When I started out in this whole fitness thing, almost four years ago now, I was around 280 to 290lbs. I was completely out of shape and couldn’t run to save my life. These days I’m 215lbs and in great shape. My body fat percentage is right around the upper edge of the healthy range. Still, I’ve always wanted to lose those last 15 lbs and get to 200. So this is it, today is when I start doing that. I made a plan and I’ll stick to it, three more minor changes to implement in my life and hopefully those will do the trick. I guess we’ll see as the weeks go by.
And with that, here are this week’s useful articles:
We talked about negative calorie foods and crazy diets recently. Here’s an idea that combines a little of both. I’m sorry, but if you think drinking a lot of cold water is going to make a big difference in your life, you’re just wrong. 1 calorie can heat up 1 liter of water by 1 degree centigrade. So you’re going to need to drink a lot of VERY cold water if you hope to make even a small dent in that candy bar you just ate. Wouldn’t you rather take a walk?
@That’s Fit
And while we’re on the topic of diets that make little sense, here’s a piece about the Atkins diet and the things it can do to your body. Please note that I think the Atkins diet does have some benefits to it. I think we eat too many refined carbs and the Atkins diet is great in removing that from our diet, but people who treat Atkins as an excuse to never eat vegetables while eating unlimited amount of meat are doing themselves harm.
@Reuters
And let’s finish up these crazy diet links with an article from Mark’s Daily Apple about the only diet that really works. It’s short but sweet and very useful.
@Mark’s Daily Apple
Off topic of crazy diets, here’s some information from the Diet Blog about the difference between dark meat and white meat. This is the kind of nutritional information I like. It’s easy to understand, makes sense and can be really useful when you’re trying to make healthy choices.
@The Diet Blog
And before I forget, big thank you to Fit Buff and The Positive and Successful Life Tips blog for featuring 60 in 3 articles in their carnivals this week.
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