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Beat the Autumn Blues 2007-10-09 16:44:00 photo by cureanythingIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder. On my Saturday morning run, this was the first time that I had to dig up my cold weather gear. Granted it was only about 42 degrees, here in Albuquerque, but with a little wind, and 15 miles to go, it was long sleeves and running tights for me. Those of you in the Great White North can point and laugh now, if you must. This is the time of year where people who have started to get in the habit of exercise, begin to second guess themselves. Excuses are much easier to justify and it gets much more difficult to get outside when the temperatures are south of freezing, sometimes far south of freezing.Upper body clothing Get the right gear for the temperature. Layer where possible so that you can remove layers of clothing as your body warms up. You don't want to find yourself dripping with sweat when its 25 de Read more:Autumn
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Fast Food 4-1-1: Sonic 2007-10-05 08:27:00 photo by cornfusionIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.By special request, today's post gives the lowdown on what are the best choices at Sonic
.CaloriesFat(g)Carbs(g)Protein(g)Fiber(g)McDonalds Big Mac5402945253Sonic Worst ChoicesSuper Sonic Cheeseburger w/Mayo9706356454Super Sonic Jalapeno Cheeseburger8605253453Chili Pie9406472256Chicken Strip Dinner9204397369Sonic Best ChoicesJr. Burger3201629152Grilled Chicken Salad*3101419284Corn Dog**250152352Sonic ExtrasLarge Onion Rings720417995Extra Long Chili Cheese Coney6003354244Large Peanut Butter Shake112063128180Wow. Just...wow. I think I've been to Sonic three times in my life. I just can't do the whole, car hop, thing. Of all the fast food nutrition information that I've looked at in writing these posts, Sonic is, BY FAR, the worst fast food establishment to find a decent, relatively healthy meal.* The Santa Fe Chicken Salad has only slightly higher calories, so it's al Read more:Fast Food
When I Grow Up, I Want to Be Like You! 2007-10-19 07:20:00 photo by paul a faganIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.As I get closer to a race, I usually get lots of questions about training, how much do I run, etc., to train for long distance races. My mileage tends to fall between 50 - 100 miles per week with most of that taking place over two very long runs on the weekend. Here are some other questions answered:"When I grow up, I want to be like you. My weekends are so busy, I can't do anything else."Cry me a river. I get up at 3:15, to be out running between 4:00 and 4:30am. On the longest run weekends, one weekend every 4 weeks, I'm out running until about noon. On 2 of the other 3 weeks a month, I get up and get my running done by 7:30am. I'm usually back home before my family is fully awake. On the final weekend of the 4 week cycle, I don't run at all. There is always a way, if you want something bad enough. The question is, "How bad do you want it?""Do you just go ho
Planning for Plateau Busting 2007-10-18 09:26:00 photo by rafael penalozaIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.By constantly, evaluating and re-evaluating your progress, you can make changes necessary to continue making progress. Plateaus are an inevitable part of making long term progress. Whether your goals are weight loss, better fitness, more strength, or greater performance, as your body adapts to what you are throwing at it, you will need to make changes to continue making progress and break through those plateaus. This requires a few things before it can work.1. You must have a specific goalWithout a goal, you are a ship without a rudder. No matter how much effort you put into moving forward, you'll never get to your destination if you are moving in circles. You must have a goal so that you can create a plan tailored to achieving that goal. Specific goals make you more accountable for your progress. Having a goal of losing 5% body fat is better than having a goa
The Four Minute Workout of Death 2007-10-25 11:16:00 photo by katieeosgoodIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.That's right in only 4 minutes, you can do an effective, proven fat-burning workout. It's called the Tabata protocol, named for the Japanese researcher who "discovered" it. It is a very specific, precisely timed, interval technique. Now to be totally accurate, including the 5 minute warm-up and cool-down, it would be a 13:50 workout. DO NOT SKIP THE WARM UP AND COOL DOWN if you are going to try this. You are going to need them.Tabata, the researcher, studied the effects of this protocol versus a more typical, moderate exercise program and this protocol increased aerobic capacity even more than the moderate program while at the same time increasing anaerobic capacity. Yeah, yeah, but what about fat loss, you ask? Well, it turns out that the participants in the study burned more fat using the interval protocol than the moderate cardio protocol, even though the moderat Read more:Minute
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You must challenge your body to change it! 2007-10-24 09:36:00 photo by mr38If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.The American Heart Association in conjunction with the American College of Sports Medicine has released it's newest set of guidelines for physical activity. Adults age 18-65 should get 30 minutes of moderate physical activity 5 days per week or 20 minutes of vigorous activity 3 times per week. Moderate activity is equivalent to a brisk walk and noticeably accelerates your heart rate. An example of vigorous activity is jogging and causes rapid breathing and a substantial increase in heart rate. Combinations of moderate and vigorous exercise can be used to meet the weekly activity recommendation. Additionally, adults should engage in muscle-building, or strength training activities twice during the week. People who engage in greater amounts of activity than this further reduce the risk of chronic disease and disabilities, as well as unhealthy weight gain.So, here's the deal.
Ready...Set...Go! Palo Duro 50 Mile Trail Run 2007-10-22 12:12:00 If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.This weekend was the 23rd annual Palo Duro Canyon 50 Mile Trail
Run at Palo Duro Canyon State Park, just south of Amarillo, Texas. My running partner, let's call him Fit Club Don, and I were scheduled to leave on Friday to get to Amarillo in time to check out the park and attend the pre-race briefing/spaghetti dinner. We had been checking the weather reports for weeks and we knew it would be a scorcher. On Thursday, I obsessively checked the predicted high and each time I checked, the days predicted high was getting hotter and hotter, so I finally decided to quit checking to ensure that I wasn't personally responsible for making the days high temperature reach 100 degrees! It finally leveled off at a high temperature of 90 degrees, matching the record high for that day. Oh boy, this was going to suck.We arrived in Amarillo shortly after noon and drove down to the actual park. It didn't
Alcohol and its effect on fat burning 2007-11-02 08:27:00 photo by dcmahon77If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Alcohol
is a powerful chemical depressant that effect
s our body in many ways. Here are a few reasons why alcohol and weight loss don't mix:1. Empty caloriesAlcohol has 7 calories per gram, less than fat, but more than carbs or protein. These are completely nutritionally empty calories that would be better spent on nutrient dense foods.2. Lowered inhibitions result in greater food consumption, usually calorie-laden foodYou can't go out for a drink without getting something to snack on. And we all know that nothing goes better with a beer than...a salad? Ha. I don't think so. How about some cheese fries, or nachos? Now we're talking. The types of food that people eat while imbibing certainly don't help the situation.3. Alcohol halts fat metabolismYour body cannot metabolize alcohol and burn fat at the same time. All fat burning stops until your body has processe
You can't bank fitness 2007-10-31 11:20:00 photo by sirwiseowlIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Fitness is a current status and is in constant flux. Unfortunately, you can't save fitness
for a rainy day. Exercising every single day for a month doesn't mean that you can skip a month and expect to hang on to your fitness. It is a "use it or lose it" proposition. This is why consistency is so important. Progressive improvements require consistency!Here are some tips to maintain consistency 1. Schedule your workoutsEveryone is busy these days. Don't let that be an excuse to skip workouts. Don't tell yourself that you will exercise "when you get an opportunity". It's funny how that opportunity never materializes. 2. Always do some type of workout during your allotted exercise timeDon't have time to do a full workout? Take an opportunity to stretch. Normally, run 30 minutes, but you don't have time? Go out for 10 minutes. Even if you can't get out to d
Recipe: Thai Coconut Chicken 2007-10-30 09:16:00 photo by meIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.I'll start posting recipes of some of the things that I cook regularly with nutrition information, and more importantly, how much time it takes to prepare. Apparently, my family is out of the ordinary because we cook meals regularly, as opposed to ordering pizza, going to restaurants, or heating up things that come in a box. I'm curious about how much time we actually spend cooking meals, so I'm going to time how long it takes to cook each of the meals that I post.I'll start by saying that this isn't exactly the healthiest thing that I cook, but it sure is tasty. This recipe is more a "lightened" version of an atrociously unhealthy original recipe. Even then, it isn't too bad, but it is a little higher in saturated fat than I would like thanks to the coconut milk. I've subbed the light version, and that helps, but it's still got more than I would like. Oh well. By the w Read more:Chicken
Make yourself a slave to good habits! 2007-11-07 09:48:00 photo by pupskiIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.I can hear the groans now. Scott's gone off on another unrealistic tangent that "regular people" can't do. I know, I know, you don't have the time. When the day is done you are just a shell of your former self...totally devoid of energy. Let's face it...we are all slaves to our routines and habits
. These daily rituals help us get through the day. Make sure that you are a slave to healthy habits, not unhealthy ones. Here are some healthy activities that you should do each day:Eat breakfast - I've said it a thousand times and I'll say it again, "Don't skip breakfast". A good breakfast sets the stage for a great day.Eat 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables - Few people eat the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables each day. These foods provide the essential nutrients that our bodies need to be healthy and strong. They also tend to be very low calorie dens
Running Surfaces Rated 2007-11-05 09:38:00 photo by gawnescoIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Concrete - Without a doubt the worst running surface possible. The problem...it's hard. Really, really hard. A few miles a week on concrete sidewalks might not set you up for an injury, but as you increase your mileage, try to find a softer surface to run on, as lots of concrete running dramatically increases the likelihood of injury.Asphalt - Now you would think that asphalt is just as bad as concrete, but it is not. It's actually about 8 times "softer". The real problem with running on asphalt roads is not the hardness, but the camber of the road. Roads are designed to shed water and are actually higher in the center and lower of the sides. This leads to a surface that isn't flat and can cause injuries.Sand - Well, sand is nice and soft, right? Not when you run on it. It compacts into a hard unstable surface. Running on the beach is especially hard on your body b
Pimp Your Ride 2007-11-16 08:53:00 photo by uncle suIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.I consider myself pretty fit right now, but I've also been a fat slug in the past. Lots of people look at me with sorrow because I eat healthy and don't eat very much junk food. "Oh, Scott, poor thing, won't even allow himself to have a single dessert. That's no way to live." The irony is that during my fat slug period, I did eat whatever I wanted...with unabashed abandon. I frequented restaurants and loaded up on desserts of all kinds. As a result, I felt terrible. And I don't mean terrible in some Freudian guilt complex sort of way, I mean terrible as in lack of energy and lethargy. Feeling terrible was the norm.Well, I had a epiphany and started exercising and eating healthier. I haven't looked back since and as a result, I feel better all the time. I do occasionally indulge in junk food, but the negative effects are even more pronounced. So the benefits of
Fast Food 4-1-1: Starbucks 2007-11-14 10:25:00 photo by andrewmartinIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Ok, ok, so Starbucks
is not technically fast food, but lots of people, including me, frequent them and they are fraught with danger for those looking to make healthy choices. Most of the drinks contain plenty of calories, fat, and sugar and they pass under the radar because few people consider how many calories can be shoved into a drink.CaloriesFat(g)Carbs(g)Protein(g)Fiber(g)McDonalds Big Mac5402945253Worst ChoicesStrawberries and Creme Frappucino w/Whipped Cream (Venti)*75015135102Eggnog Latte6303069210Iced Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha71026 (5 g Trans Fat!)109140Best Choices**Coffee50010Cafe Americano250410Various Tazo Iced Teas***13003100 * The highest calorie drinks are all Frappucinos. I only listed this one because it is the absolute highest calorie item on the menu, but all other Frappucino flavors have very similar numbers.** The best choices are simple coffe Read more:Fast Food
Fast Food 4-1-1: Burger King 2007-11-21 10:35:00 photo by jwrbIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.CaloriesFat(g)Carbs(g)Protein(g)Fiber(g)McDonalds Big Mac5402945253Worst Choices*Triple Whopper w/Cheese**12308252713BK Quad Stacker10006834621Double Whopper w/Cheese9906452523Best ChoicesHamburger2901230151Cheeseburger3301631171ExtrasKing sized French Fries600336966Medium Chocolate OREO Sundae Shake96032154133*All menu items are listed in their unadulterated form. You can cut down on fat and calories by leaving off the sauce, which is invariably mayo-based.** Even w/o cheese, the aptly named triple whopper packs 1100 calories.Related Posts:Fast Food
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Holidays are On the Way 2007-11-19 15:46:00 photo by master phillipIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.All of the articles that I've been reading on the Internet for the past few weeks have been discussing ways to handle the Thanksgiving holiday, carefully examining which foods are best to eat and which foods are forbidden. Here are some of the well-meaning suggestions that I've read...if you're into this sort of thing:Eat only the breast meat with no skin.Have a slice of that pumpkin pie, but only eat the filling. Leave the crust. Make those mashed potatoes with skim milk and no butter.Skip the pecan pie, it's got 500 calories per slice.Skip the cranberry sauce, it's just sugar. Wow. Some holiday, huh. If you've read any of my posts in the past, you know that I'm definitely a proponent of eating healthy. But I'm also of the opinion that holidays and special occasions should be just that...special. If you want spend the holiday counting calories, knock yours Read more:Holidays
Cold Weather Running 2007-11-27 08:52:00 photo by ben lawsonIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.The leaves have almost completely fallen and the evenings are beginning to have a distinct, chilly bite to them. The mornings, well, they are downright frigid. So what's a runner to do to avoid having to resort to the forsaken "dreadmill" to get in those miles. Here are a few tips for keeping warm when the temperatures drop:Layer up - You've heard it before and I'm telling you again...the best defense against the cold is to dress in layers. Layering clothing traps air between the layers that insulates you against the cold. Think that fluffy down coat is warm because the down is a good insulator. Wrong! It's the air trapped between the feathers that does the heavy lifting to keep you toasty. A second benefit of layering is that as you begin to generate heat from running, you can remove layers that are no longer necessary. The only thing worse than being cold on a r Read more:Cold Weather
Picking the Perfect MP3 Player 2007-12-03 09:50:00 photo by oliver laveryIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Well, it's a fact, lots of people like to exercise with MP3 players. I have one, rarely use it on a run, but in the event that I find myself needing to workout in a gym, or need the distraction in a long race, it is an invaluable tool to mentally keep me going. There are lots of models available to choose from. Some of the basic features that you must consider:Storage SpaceAll MP3 players have a certain amount of storage space to store songs. Using Apple's numbers (4 MB per song), you can get approximately 250 songs per GB of storage space on the device. Some models have small amounts of storage space and will need to be loaded frequently if you want to listen to new songs, but some models have space to store you entire music collection. I honestly don't think I could fill up anything more than 4 or 8 GB, much less a 160 GB IPod! Consider how much storage capacit Read more:Picking
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Not-So-Healthy Health Foods 2007-11-29 10:48:00 photo by yuckbananasIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email. Excessively Sweetened Yogurt - The worst offenders here are the "fruit-on-the-bottom" style yogurts and the super sweetened, kid-friendly yogurts. If a cartoon character is on the box, beware of the sugar content. Fruit on the bottom yogurt is another example of taking a healthy food and turning it into something not healthy while still allowing people to rationalize to themselves that they have made a good choice. Don't fall for this trap. Breakfast Cereals - The largest breakfast cereal makers are doing a great job of plastering the 100% Whole Grain label on all of their cereals, which is great, but don't be seduced into believing that makes Fruit Loops healthy. Consider the sugar content, as well. Flip over the box and look at the Nutrition Facts label. Glance at the grams of sugar and divide by 7. Each 7 grams of sugar is equivalent to 1 tablespoon of sugar. Fo Read more:Health
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The Supplement Game 2007-12-10 11:25:00 photo by laura aIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.In 2000, 17 billion dollars were spent on dietary supplements. The desire for a pill to solve all that ails us is pervasive in our culture. We want...no expect...some smart guy to provide the answer to all of our problems, for three small payments of only $19.99. To even begin to try to unravel all of the available supplements would be an monumental task. Instead, here are some supplements that seem to have a substantial amount of evidence that they can provide some benefit.MultivitaminThe common view of multivitamins is that they are a good "insurance" policy against vitamin deficiencies. As long as they contain vitamin and mineral amounts near the Recommended Daily Allowance, you should be OK. Again, these should only serve as a supplement to a healthy diet. If you are eating the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables, you shouldn't need a multivitamin. If it m Read more:Supplement
Top Nine Ways to Get Fat...Stat! 2007-12-05 11:58:00 If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Obesity...it's the new black. Thin is out! Fat...that's what it's about! A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University predict that by 2015, 75% of adults in the U.S. will be clinically overweight or obese. Don't be left behind in the, ahem, stampede, to keep up with the Joneses. Here are my top ten tips for livin' la vida grande:Skip breakfast - Cultivate your appetite and hunger by not eating anything for breakfast. Have no fear, you will make it up, and then some later in the day.Eat lightly throughout the day...then pile it on at night - To pack on some prodigious poundage, you must have the appetite to eat vast amounts of food. By eating lightly throughout the day you can be ravenously hungry to get in as many calories as possible in the evening. Cookies and ice cream calling your name? Well, answer that call! Pass on the Protein - Protein consumes too many precious calor
Medical Research and the Media 2007-12-19 11:29:00 photo by culhanenIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email."Research
is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing."-Albert EinsteinI admit to being a bit of a fitness and health dork, so I read up a lot about different studies that come up in the news. Just because some new groundbreaking study comes out, doesn't mean that the results are all that meaningful. With a little research, you can quickly find out more about how the study was performed, what population was it done on, etc. Most of the time the media picks a small, controversial nugget of information from the result while leaving out the explanation.The scientific process takes time to ensure that results of an experiment are repeatable. This explains why there is so much conflicting information in the media. Research studies have shown that high saturated fat intake is linked to a greater incidence of cardiovascular disease1, but other research shows that a die
Find Thy Limiting Factor 2007-12-17 11:28:00 photo by onelove69If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.In the beginning of a training program, physical changes come quickly. Your body adapts at the fastest rate that you will ever see in the first six months of a training program. After that the rate of change begins to slow down as your body becomes accustomed to your new lifestyle. You can continue to improve for a long time, in the case of certain adaptations like aerobic capacity, for many years, but at some point you must become smarter about your training.Once you have a foundation of consistency and adequate intensity, over time, progression will become more difficult. You must work on your limiting factor. You can get complicated in trying to determine what is holding you back, or you can do it the simple way: Figure out what you hate doing the most. Nine times out of ten, the thing that you hate doing the most is holding you back from further improvement.You Squa Read more:Limiting
Dear Flabby 2007-12-14 09:19:00 photo by notmyown2k3If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Can cardio exercise kill you?Is it possible? Yes, but it's very rare. I know Jim Fixx dropped dead while running, but it was a congenital heart defect...dammit! Actually, intense cardio is more likely to cause death because it exposes heart defects that may not be known. If you have concerns, schedule a treadmill stress test to determine if you have a heart issue that may cause problems with intense exercise. Many more people die each year from complications that could be avoided by doing cardio exercise (cardiovascular disease, Type II diabetes, etc.) than die from intense cardio.Can you get fat eating salad?Depends on what you put on it. Most vegetables are not very calorie dense and are okay, but watch out for the cheese and high calorie dressings. There is nothing magical about a salad that will make you lose weight if you load it with a cup of ranch dressing. A
The Process of Progress 2007-12-12 15:53:00 If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.OK, let's get something straight, right now. Simply getting out there and doing the same thing, i.e. running the same speed/distance or lifting the same weights will not lead to improvement. If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got! There is nothing wrong with lifting the same weights if maintenance is your goal, but don't spend the next two years lifting the exact same weights or running the same 3 mile loop and wonder why your squat or your 5k times haven't improved. The following three factors, in order, are essential for improvement.Consistency Leads to DedicationConsistency is the foundation on which a successful training program is built. The body requires a constant cycle of overreaching beyond your comfort level, followed by adequate rest and recovery to lead to supercompensation, i.e. your body becoming stronger, faster, etc. A good Read more:Process
The Good Ole' Days 2008-03-04 07:51:00 photo by EmJayIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Just because you could eat anything you wanted in college and not gain weight doesn't mean you still can. Now I realize that a few of you have maintained a lifestyle that allows you to eat plenty, but if you are just starting an exercise program, even if it's the same one that coach had you doing back when you were a PAC 10 linebacker, you still need to watch what you are eating if you intend to lose weight.Years of being sedentary will have several effects on your body that work against successful weight loss.Lowered Metabolism - As we age, our metabolism tends to creep downward. Studies suggest that this effect is mostly avoidable by doing strength training, but most people don't
Designer Foods 2008-02-26 09:19:00 photo by peko-chanIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Life Water. Vitamin Water. Protein Water. Are any of these worth the two bucks a bottle that they commonly sell for? In my not-so-humble opinion, no, they are not. These are glorified soft drinks that, admittedly, do contain fewer calories, but they are still empty calories, and they still accumulate to put additional fat on your body. Water is still the best choice. No calorie diet drinks are still ok in moderation, but there are some recent studies that suggest that people who drink lots of diet drinks gain more weight than those who drink regular sugar-containing soda. Researchers hypothesize that people who drink lots of diet drinks are overcompensating by eating more Read more:Designer
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The Illusion of Being in the Game 2008-02-22 11:10:00 photo by bejanIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.I had a conversation the other day, as I am wont to do, occasionally, and I mentioned that I was fascinated by people who continue to exercise for long periods of time, but so inconsistently that they really don't make any positive changes as a result. What motivates them to continue grinding away, basically fruitlessly?Now let me stop for a moment and explain myself. I am definitely a proponent of exercising for greater health, but consistency is a requirement to achieve this benefit. Let's say that Suzy hates running...absolutely despises it. But she forces herself to do it occasionally, maybe once every week or two, because she reads that its the "right" thing to do to better h
100th Post Recap 2008-02-13 11:12:00 photo by creativity+If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Well, I was about to post today and I noticed that the next post, i.e. this one, was going to be my 100th post so I decided to do a recap of what I consider the best posts from the first 100.Here goes:The skinny on getting thin - I still think that most people forget that losing weight is a matter of calories in vs. calories out. There are still too many people who avoid certain foods because they are considered "fattening". This post details a good formula for determining how much a person should be able to eat and lose weight. It isn't perfect...everyone is an individual and you may need to adjust the number up or down to lose weight, and as you gain, or lose weight. I sti Read more:Recap
Portion Distortion 2008-02-12 11:21:00 photo by hometown invasion clubIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.More people are eating out at restaurants for many of their daily meals. As time has gone by, restaurants have been making portions much larger than they need to be. Now I don't know which came first, jumbo-sized meals, jumbo-sized appetites, or jumbo-size butts but either way, when you order a meal at a restaurant, you are likely to get a meal that would be more appropriately 2 or more servings. McDonald's sold meals in the 1950's that would be considered a kid's meal today.I recently went to a highly rated local eatery and was stunned when my plate of food arrived. In hindsight, the portions were definitely on the large side, but the plate that it was served on Read more:Distortion
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