Weekend Roundup - Ouch Edition!

Wow, I forgot how painful long runs. I ran 7.5 miles yesterday as part of my marathon training and my legs are really feeling it. I have to say, shoes are key if you’re going to run long distances. You don’t need expensive ones but you do need good ones.

And now, on to some useful articles from this week.

This article from Reuters is short but sweet. It talks about how more people are staying away from silly celeb diets like the cabbage soup diet or the maple syrup diet. Instead, they’re starting to see healthy eating as a permanent lifestyle change. That’s good news. On the other hand, the article also mentions that most people only stick to their new diets for an average of 78.6 days. Ouch!
@Reuters

And if you thought your nutritionist was a miracle worker, wait until you hear about these folks working at various zoos. They have to come up with diet and exercise plans for everything from snakes and birds to tigers and elephants. This article is more amusing than useful but I did think some of the changes they talked about were interesting. Note that even for animals the basic rules don’t change. Move around more and eat less junk.
@The Associated Press

The following article from the Los Angeles Chronicle talks about the impact of diet on testosterone and what that could mean for weight and muscle gain. There’s too much information to be summarized here so I recommend just clicking on the link and reading the article for yourself. Keep in mind that this is one study among many and feel free to research the topic on your own, but it’s interesting food for thought, especially for vegetarians like myself.
@The Los Angeles Chronicle

And while we’re on the topic of the impact on diet on your body, here’s another article from Reuters talking about the impact of a vegan diet on arthritis. Again, keep in mind that this is one study among many and I would recommend further research (and a discussion with your doctor) before making any drastic changes to your diet, but both this and the previous article show that diet has much more of an impact than just on your waistline.
@Reuters

And let’s finish things up on a slightly less serious but still very useful note with this article from the Daily Mail. It talks about some historical diets and which ones worked. Oddly enough, the diet that worked best was the one that forced you to chew your food exactly 32 times before swallowing. Sounds stupid? Well, when you think about it, it’s actually pretty smart. This diet forced you to be very aware of what you’re eating and to eat it very slowly, both of these are very good tips. That said, I wouldn’t recommend this diet but still, one can always learn a lesson by looking at history.
@The Daily Mail

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