Thursday, August 27, 2009

"Honey, I've shrunk my muscles!"

I just read an astonishing fact in Dr. Anderson's book, "Living a Longer Healthier Life" (companion guide and workbook to  "Habits of Health").  It states that we lose on average a pound of muscle per year after age 20.  Yikes!!!  Since each pound consumes 50 - 70 calores of energy in a twenty-four hour period, by the time we're forty we've lost about 1400 calories of energy expenditure a day!  Although this rate will slow as we age and as we continue to lose muscle mass, it's negative effect on our energy balance and  health will continue.  And because modern medicine has eliminated many infectious diseases, our life span has been extended significantly-so as we grow older and become more sedentary, our bodies are carrying an unhealthy amount of fat.

This is why is it so important for everyone to be including a weight resistance program along with your exercise. (Along with a balanced eating program)  This will help you keep as much of your lean muscle mass as you can, and therefore raise your metabolism and calories used.  Not to mention it is so beneficial for bone health also.


So I am writing this as I sit at my booth at our county Fair.  I am also directly across the room from the local hospital booth where they are checking blood pressures, blood sugars, weight, and BMI,etc.  I want so badly to grab those people and let them know that we have such a great program to help!  Oh well, I'm grateful for those who do wander over my way and try my samples and take some info.  I love helping people get healthy!

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Food journal

Be prepared to be amazed.....I have been staying on track and eating healthy for days now!  Even with all this Fair food.  I must be scaring off the little beasties :)  ....or finally taking my own advice!

Peach oatmeal (Meal Replacement)
Dark Chocolate antioxidant shake (MR)
beef jerkey (snack)
chocolate crunch bar (MR)
cranberry mango fruit drink w/fresca(MR)  my favorite!
cherry pomegranate antioxidant shake w/fresca) (MR) wow! another favorite!
chicken Greek Gyro (minus theh pita + extra lettuce)  wonderful :)
Omega 3 supplement
68 oz. water

Energy level  10!,  partly because of an incredibly busy week and running on pure adrenalin.

****Shout out to:  my kids for learning such good nutrition and exercise habits and for inspiring others to follow their lead.  Love ya!

****Did you know:  That we are swimming in a sea of  nutrition pollution.  Over 90 percent of the food we eat on a typical American diet is processed, meaning that in addition to all those energy-dense extra calories, we're eating a diet that's:
l.High Glycemic (e.g. high fructose corn syrup)
2.High fat
3. High in salt
4. High in chemicals

Vietnamese Beef Salad
beef steak (sliced very thin),
Saute in a little olive oil, and splash on some lite soy sauce and simmer for 5 minutes
slice yellow onion and cover in rice vinegar and marinate for at least 2 hours.
Chop lettuce, top with beef and juice, and pickled onions.  Add a spoonful of onion vinegar over salad, and top with chopped tomatoes.

So yummy and incredibly low carb.

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