Mood is fleeting; food and sleep are forever...or we wish.
Several years ago--after Mom had recovered from her first heart attack--I became aware how food affected my mood for the first time in my life. A couple of years later I discovered how a steady lack of sleep hours (for me, preferably eight hours a night) affects my mood. When you combine both...well, let's just say I haven't been of right mind for the past couple of weeks.

But mood is temporary. Now that my body's beginning to stabilize to my lesser food intake (I'm still working on the sleep part) I'm finally beginning to feel normal again. I don't want to snap at everyone or think pessimistic thoughts every time I'm driving. As I type this post I'm actually feeling quite happy at the moment.

Hmmm. Anything else? Oh yeah. Another "convert" to the exercise cause.

- posted by Unknown @ Friday, October 08, 2004 0 comments

 
Why
"I've found people often convince themselves they're losing weight for one reason, when clearly it's about something else," says Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester in New York.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/food/2002054849_platkin06.html

- posted by Unknown @ Thursday, October 07, 2004 0 comments

 
Joel: 2 (as in two pounds down)
I'm still working on my eating habits to help me to continue to lose weight. I started what
I call the "hourly diet": I eat a meal literally every hour. However, each meal can be no
more than 200 calories and the wetter (i.e., high water contents like vegetables, fruits,
soups, shakes, etc.) the better. It's been actually difficult in preparing such meals and
I'll have to pay even more attention to this week's shopping.

Still working on my workout schedule. While I've started off strong in cardio, I've only
been averaging a class a week. Definitely need to increase if I want to average 3-4 classes. A couple of weeks ago I added a strength-training class after cardio for the first time. Yikes! My
tri's and arse (from lunges and squats) definitely felt the workout for the next few days.

The efforts from both dieting and workouts (limited as they are) have paid off. Weights
already dropped by at least four pounds, averaging a couple of pounds a week. And even
better: my new pants are fitting well though I have yet to get into that one pair.

- posted by Unknown @ Tuesday, October 05, 2004 0 comments

 
Bodybuilder of the Week
From Bodybuilders.com:


(Image found on the Internet and all rights belong to its owner.)

Marcus Dungen

- posted by Unknown @ Sunday, October 03, 2004 0 comments