March 2011
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183 and counting
I gained one more pound this morning, but it seems my face is less round. Hopefully that’s a good thing. I made sure to eat a lot of protein/fats in my breakfast today, and also included a lot of half and half in my coffee.
Even though I did my heaviest leg press 2 days ago, I was never really sore. It’s very weird how my body is reacting to this training. I was, however, sore in...
Sample Meal plan from Arnold's Bodybuilding book
Look at the amount of fat and protein is in this meal plan!
Breakfast: 3 eggs poached or any style 1/4 pound meat, fish, fowl, or cheese 8 ounces whole milk 1 or 2 slices of whole-grain toast with butter Lunch: 1/2 pound meat, fish, fowl, or cheese (or any combination) 2 slices whole-grain bread with butter 8 ounces whole milk 1 pecie fresh fruit Dinner: 1/2 pound meat, fish, fowl, or...
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Old School Bodybuilder Diets
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/golden-era-diet-supplements-glory-days-of-bodybuilding.htm
http://videos.bodybuilding.com/watch/52521/rics-corner-bodybuilding-diet-of-the-70s
Account of what bodybuilders ate in the 70s. Very interesting that it’s a low carb/high fat diet. They ate a lot of cheese, eggs, milk, cottage cheese. They ate no bread, rice, pasta. They did have a cheat meal...
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Why Saturated Fat is Good For You →
Carbs associated with Fats
From time to time, I hear this statement:
Fats slow down the absorption of carbs.
I’ve been trying to find out why this is, but can’t really find a scientific article about this. I’ve also been reading that Fats slow down the absorption of carbs to the point where the Glycemic index doesn’t matter.
I may have posted this before, but here is a list of the most notorious...
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Still gaining weight!
Today’s weigh in: 182. This is the heaviest I’ve been in a while…
Based on looking at my face, I have to say that the weight gain is not 100% muscle. My face is definitely rounder…
It makes me question whether heavy lifting is healthy for me. I’m definitely getting stronger, but I’m also eating more, thus eating more carbs, which much be actually making me...
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Holy Crap I'm Strong
Today, I did the leg press exercise with 6 45 pound plates on each side. Incredibly, I pressed that 8 times. The most I’ve ever done was 4 plates on each side, and that was just this past Saturday.
The total weight was 585 pounds. Pretty crazy.
I did some research to see how good of a weight this is:
http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/be_fit/Leg-Press_2_25_Times_Your_Weight.php
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Should I be gaining more weight?
This morning’s weigh-in: 180. Yesterday I ate 3100 calories.
Lately, I’ve changed my diet to more a normal eating pattern. Here have been the rules of my eating:
1. Eat whatever you want. Sugar, Carbs, Protein, All Fats are allowed. 2. Eat until you’re full 3. Eat when you’re hungry 4. All ingredients must be as natural as possible 5. All ingredients must be as...
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My Grandma is pretty lively
I saw my grandma 2 days ago. Usually she’s stuck in her room, but when I saw her, she was walking back and forth throughout the house, and I actually had a conversation with her. She’s been walking with a walker for the past few years, but it seems like she could walk fine without it. She was THAT strong and fast.
My mom said that her blood sugar has been fine, but her blood...
Why does the Biggest Loser Work?
I used to watch the biggest loser while doing a low fat diet and exercise. It was really motivational. I saw a video with Jillian Michaels defending the low fat diet with exercise theory. She said that it works because she has helped people lose over 100 pounds with it.
Here is what happens after the contestants are off the show:
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Five Guys = NO FOOD COMA
I didn’t know I’d post this much about food comas, but I think it’s very important. Our main assumption why we get food comas is because we overeat. Our bodies go into a coma state in order to digest the food.
Five Guys just opened here in La Jolla and my wife and I tried it out for lunch. It was the best double bacon cheeseburger I’ve had in my life.
Total calorie...
How to Prevent Soreness?
I have no idea how to prevent this. I did a full body workout with heavy (for me) weights on Saturday and two days later, I’m still pretty sore. I thought my “natural” food diet would help, but so far I’m still sore.
Right now I’m back up to 181 and yesterday I ate around 3500 calories.
Last night, I got really hungry, so I ate the other half of my burrito. It...
Chipotle Steak burrito = NO FOOD COMA!
I finally found my “safe” burrito place. I got a steak burrito w/ extra cheese and extra sour cream. I tried to finish the whole thing, but could only eat half of it. It’s really an awesome feeling to look at a half eaten burrito and physically not able to eat it. It was so damn good. Best thing…no food coma!
Ok here are some reasons why I didn’t have a food...
Carnitas Burrito from MXN = food coma
Yesterday, I had a carnitas burrito and a 16 oz horchata. It was hard for me to finish the last bites of the burrito, but I managed to eat it all up.
After eating the burrito, I felt really sleepy in the car, but told Nino that I would try to stay awake. I went to his house and I just plopped myself on the floor to rest. I was determined not to fall asleep, but within like 10 minutes, I was...
Fulfilling my cravings
When I first started this diet, I went out and bought a crapload of chocolate, ice cream, and chicken wings. I even pigged out on deep fried mozzarella sticks, philly cheesesteaks, bread with cream cheese, tocino, cookies, big macs, quarter pounders.
The more I fulfill my cravings, the less cravings I have. Right now, I don’t want to eat chicken wings, or get a double quarter pounder. I...
Finally losing weight again
I’m back down to 179. Really awesome! I lost weight even though I ate:
1.5 pandesal with butter, A big mac, tons of costco meatball/cheesecake samples, cheese, home made chocolate chip cookies, fattiest home made lasagna, tequila and cranberry juice.
I woke up early and I’m ready to start the day.
Here is the recipe I used for lasagna yesterday.
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Lack of energy
When I first switched my diet, I instantly turned into the energizer bunny. I was extremely hyper and was constantly doing something. I would sleep at 2am , then wake up 5am full of energy.
Recently, even though I’m fully awake during the day, I’m not as hyper. I’m also sleeping normally (8 hours). Also, I’ve been taking naps.
I’m still wide awake, not tired,...
Still gaining...
I’m at 180 for my weight today. I’ve gained 6 pounds since last Tuesday, which is pretty amazing. If 1 pound = 3500 calories, I should have been eating 5100 calories/day to gain this 6 pounds. I am no where close to that. I never even reached 5100 calories in 1 day. I’m probably averaging around 2500-2900/day. FYI, my caloric intake to MAINTAIN my weight is 2800/day.
When...
Why is there Soy in Chicken?
I made a post about my brother’s IBS. One of the weird foods that his body didn’t like was the sweet onion chicken sub.
I looked at the ingredient list on subway’s website:
OVEN ROASTED CHICKEN STRIPS Boneless, skinless, oven roasted chicken with rib meat, water, soy protein concentrate, salt, modified food starch, chicken flavor (contains salt,...
Eating A LOT!
I had an awesome workout yesterday. We did a lot of weightlifting exercises and I can say that my whole body is now sore. I guess my ice cream/chocolate diet doesn’t make me superhuman after all :).
After my workout, I just kept on eating and eating and eating. I made sure that I ate all natural as much as possible. I eventually ate 3150 calories yesterday.
I even had to take a late...
Starting to wear off
177 was my weight this morning. I look stronger than I normally do when I weigh 177. The whole excitement from my diet is starting to wear off and my body is starting to relax now. I’m sleeping normal hours, and I actually am able to concentrate on work. It’s actually a really cool feeling to finally relax, rather than being all hyped up.
I have a training session soon and...
Taste of Lard
I was able to find the holy grail….LARD. I went to like 4-5 American grocery stores and none of them had lard. Whenever I asked someone, they would always give me a dirty look. I was able to find it at my neighborhood Mexican grocery store. My mother in law actually cooked Chicken Tinola (Chicken and vegetables in a ginger broth) and incorporated the lard in it. I had it for lunch and...
Foods That Have Made Me Sleepy
Ever since I started my diet, there have been a few times where I’ve literally went into a food coma. 1. My junk food binge. The last thing I ate were Phil’s BBQ Ribs with bbq beans and coleslaw. I think it was the immense amount of sugar in the bbq sauce that caused me to have a carb crash. 2. Eating after st patrick’s day. I was eating a ton of fried foods this day at a...
What Vegetables are in Vegetable Oils?
http://www.chow.com/food-news/53980/what-vegetables-go-into-vegetable-oil/
“Any oil that is derived from a plant, as opposed to an animal, can be called vegetable oil. In practice, though, about 85 percent of what’s labeled vegetable oil in the United States is pure soybean oil”
To extract oil from a soybean, they use a chemical solvent called hexane. You can only obtain hexane...
Weight update
I weighed 177 this morning. I’m still upbeat and feeling strong.
I do need to control my eating though. I’m still unsure why I can eat 4000 calories one day, and 2000 another.
Some thoughts I have are:
Eating too much sugar - I’ll cut back on my chocolate and ice cream meals. These are normally reserved for desserts.
Presence of vegetable oil - I had a few days of deep...
Grandma update
My lola has continued to incorporate more fat in her diet, and before every meal, her blood sugar and blood pressure has been with a good range.
One concern I have is that she’s been retaining a lot of water. For me, I see my body retain water, but in order to flush it out, I drink more water.
Unfortunately, my grandma is on medication that prevents her from peeing, and also is on a...
Vegetable Oil, Ulcerative colitis, and Irritable...
My brother was recently diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, which means his intestines has small holes in them. It is a very painful disease. He’s been on medication, which actually stopped working, so his doctors wanted him to go on even more powerful medication.
I told my brother about my diet and since then, he’s been trying different types of foods out on his system.
Here are...
Grandma's Diabetes Test
Yesterday, I ate a lot of Filipino food, but at dinner I had a chili cheese dog with a half side of chili cheese tater tots at Sonics.
I ate a total of 2000 calories yesterday. Pretty surprising.
Ok so yesterday I took care of my Lola (grandma in filipino). I cooked her bacon, eggs fried in butter, pan de sal with butter, torta (egg ground beef with butter) fried in bacon lard, rice, veggies...
Feed the Beast!
I’m so freaking hungry all the time. I’m still going to stick to my rules to eat when I’m hungry. I eventually ate 3500 calories today. I still feel really good, upbeat, and strong. I’m kind of wondering if I should trust my body. I mean, my body freaking wanted to eat a double quarter pounder…after that it wanted to it kalbi korean bbq. Even after that, it...
Diet Tips that I am naturally following
Ever since I started my new diet, I’ve done the following without having to think about it. The presence of FAT allows me to do the following: 1. Drink 8 glasses of water a day. Whenever I eat lots of fat, my body tells me to drink water. I think I drink way more than 8 glasses of water a day. http://www.shapeupshop.com/weightloss/water-weight-loss.html Seems like my liver is...
Gained 2 pounds in a day
After my St Patty’s binge, I gained 2 pounds in a day lol.
I’m at 178 right now, but I don’t feel like I’m getting fatter. I’m still very lively, my muscles feel strong and dense, and when I pinch my suprailiac, it still feels the same.
Whether the weight is actually from excess fat, muscle, or water, I don’t know exactly.
I actually was surprised at how...
Happy St Patty's day
I have decided to enjoy life and pig out and drink beer. It’s St patty’s day and I went to a bar with a bunch of friends and we just ate and ate and ate.
I had a monster workout with my trainer, Jarrett, today. I felt like the incredible hulk out there. I even did a machine leg press on the heaviest weight 20 times. He said I was doing 330 pounds, and I felt like I could go even...
Fat Retention Theory
I noticed on my diet that when I’m thirsty, but body looks more flabby and bloated. I think it’s my body is retaining water. Since my body isn’t getting the water it needs, it amazingly holds onto the existing water in my body. How do I get it out? Drink water.
By giving my body the water is wants and needs, my body can remove the excess water it has been holding onto.
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Arthritis coming back
I feel my arthritis coming back in my knuckle… Damn, maybe I’m not superhuman after all!
Cheat Days
In a normal diet routine, you would eat “healthy” throughout the week, and then allocate 1 day to eat whatever you want (within reason).
If you’re going to follow a diet, you NEED to have a cheat day. Since I started my new diet, my body has been craving a lot more fat that I thought. It seems like my body has been so deprived of fat, that it just wants me to go on a fat...
Lots of sleep
I slept like at 9pm last night and woke up at 5:45am (before the alarm rang). This is the first time I’ve slept for more than 8 hours since I started my diet. What does this mean….
Trouble?
Today, I woke up and saw my eyes were starting to get pink and I have pus now around my eyes. It looks like I might be developing pink eye…
I weighed myself today, and I actually gain weight. 176.0. Assuming that I feed my body all it wants and give in all natural foods, I don’t think I should have gained weight.
If my assumption is correct then:
1. I gave it some type of...
Feeling a bit tired today
Today I wasn’t my normal energizer bunny self. For lunch I had a bbq bacon cheeseburger. Since the protein, fats, and carbs weren’t separated out, maybe I consumed too many carbs. I have no idea. Also, in the afternoon, I ate a lot of dairy fat. Lots of ice cream, and had cake with whipped cream. It’s 8:30pm and my body is ready for sleep. My body is actually feeling a...
Fat head on Hulu!
This is the reason why I switched to saturated fats:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/196879/fat-head
The gimmick is stupid (eat fast food and lose weight), but the explanation of why is pretty convincing.
How to make different types of oils at home
Olive Oil http://wejew.com/media/9873/How_To_Make_Your_Own_Olive_Oil/
Look to see how much oil he extracted… Palm http://www.ehow.com/how_5220692_make-palm-oil.html I like they don’t need any chemicals or machines to make this Corn http://www.ehow.com/how_5040521_make-corn-oil-home.html It says that even if you grow corn at home, you won’t be able to extract a lot of oil with...
Happiness outlets
Ever since I switched to saturated fats, I’ve been so happy and content.
I used to think that I needed to make a crapload of money to be happy
I needed to have the big house to make me happy
I needed to have a nice fast car to make me happy.
Now, I don’t feel any of that.
Now here’s a thought exercise….
What if our addiction to shopping, gambling, drinking, the...
Brainwashed?
IF saturated fats are good for us, we’ve all been told a big fat lie. We’ve probably been a part of the biggest brainwashing experiment ever.
Here are a few movies related to this
A Clockwork Orange
The Matrix
Would the government approve of saturated fats?
If the lack of saturated fats ARE the reason for us getting sick, would the government approve and stand by it?
I don’t think so.
There is so much money out there being made by us being sick.
It’s sad to come to this realization…
I think a grassroots movement from the bottom up needs to happen in order to get real change…
History of "bad foods"
Mcdonald’s french fries used to be deep fried in beef tallow
Donuts used to be fried in pork fat
Pizza dough normally has butter in it.
When we made the switch to vegetable oil, our bodies didn’t get the saturated fat we needed. This is why I could consume a dozen donuts and pack on 2000 calories in one sitting. If they were fried in lard, they’d probably taste better,...
Overweight people want to be healthy
I was at Starbucks yesterday and sat right by where people people picked up their drinks.
All the overweight people were ordering the “skinny” drinks with nonfat milk. All the skinny people had the normal drinks with whipped cream.
Eating normal portions
Ever since I switched to saturated fats, I’m eating all normal portions. I don’t have to measure anything. For breakfast, I put rice on my plate, but then I craved bread with cream cheese. As I was eating bread, I looked at the rice, and didn’t want it anymore, so I put it back. I eventually ate half of an egg and 2 slices of bacon.
I was full, so I stopped eating. Total...
Can incorporating saturated fat heal you?
Can incorporating saturated fat reverse the effects of osteoperosis?
Can it reverse the effects of diabetes?
Can it heal reverse alzheimers?
Can it heal arthritis? I had some pain in my knuckle and ever since i listened to my body, the pain is going away.
Clif notes to Good Calories, Bad Calories
This is the clif notes version of good calories, bad calories by gary taube
He went through all the scientific journals and history of food and politics. It shows that the study linking saturated fat to cholesterol and heart disease is false. The government based their nutritional guidelines on this false assumption, thus leading us to the longest and biggest science experiment on humans in the...
Still losing weight
I weigh myself every morning right when I wake up. I’m at 174.6. Down .4 pounds since yesterday.
Lack of sexual desire
Now that my body is fully satisfied, maybe my survival mode stopped, so my body doesn’t need to reproduce anymore.
Back when my body was starving, it could be that I was dying and my body needed to reproduce as soon as possible.
What do you think of that conclusion?
