Food Philosphy and My workout today.

I had realized that one of my biggest set backs to getting to a healthy weight was my food philosophy. I basically viewed food in the same way I do entertainment. It was all about pleasure and an escape from boredom. This led to constant over eating and over indulgence. I am trying to view food in a different manner , I put my food into two categories, one is food for building blocks the other is food for fuel. The there are two types of fuel one is a slower burning long lasting fuel ( complex carbs) the other is a quick burning fuel (simple carbs). Building blocks are the vitamins and minerals we get from food, another very important building block is protein. Protein is basically what makes muscle on our bodies. I started to view my body as a machine. I wanted to make my machine using the best materials possilbe, ie fruits vegetable and light proteins. Also it is important to fuel up with the apropriate fuels. I will discuss this in later blogs
Jaque le Lane Juicer Rules.
workout for today
consisted of resistance training for the back and shoulders
then followed up with a 20 minute cardio workout using a heavy bag
I did not use my cardio and a warm up this depletes fuel for resistance training

excersise log Wed July 30th

I walked today 3.2 miles takes me about an hour and a half. I had to work my way up to the distance I remember I could only handle about a mile before my feet started to hurt. It took a few months of walking regularly to build up to my current distance. Walking does provide me with a good cardio workout and it is easy on my knees which feel like they are going to shatter when I run.

Five servings of fruits and vegetables..

I called a friend who was working as a nutritionist one day and told her that I was trying to lose weight. I asked her for some advice. She told me right off the bat eat five serving of fruits and vegetables everyday. So my next question was what is a serving? She told me a serving is about the size of your fist, an apple could almost be two servings. She also told me to make sure I ate plenty of vegetables along with the fruits. A combination of the two give us essential vitamins and minerals. this website is usefull as an educational tool. http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/