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High Fructose Corn Syrup

Administrator — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:08:09 +0000

Is there any escaping this stuff? There are some serious health concerns about consumption of HFCS. Of course studies funded by agribusiness concerns declare it completely safe but I have doubts about their objectivity. Some research suggests that there is a link between HFCS and obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes. While the jury may still be out, there is enough circumstantial evidence to make me avoid HFCS.

Trying to get it out of my kids’ diet is darned near impossible. Just about the only products that don’t contain it are organic. We have switched to organic whole wheat bread and organic yogurt. I still can’t find hotdog and hamburger buns that are HFCS-free and edible to a 9-year-old boy.

What really gets me is that many of the products containing high fructose corn syrup have “All Natural” on the label. This stuff is made in a lab not a kitchen. How can food producers claim it is “natural?”

Check the labels on the food you and your kids eat. You’ll be shocked at how much HFCS you are consuming.

Tuesday 8/19/08

Administrator — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:48:27 +0000

No workout today. We have back to school night and I am sitting in the library waiting for visitors.

Food:
Breakfast: cereal w/ soy milk, coffee, water
Snack: plain yogurt, 4 or 5 hard candies
Lunch: leftover pasta w/ sausage, apple, water
Dinner: Tritip, greenbeans
Snack: tall Cinnamon Dolce Latte, chocolate

Monday 8/18/08

Administrator — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:44:14 +0000

Workout:
This week it my turn to take my son to soccer practice so I ran while he played (between my son and daughter we have four days of practice per week!). I ran for 40 minutes, approximately 4 miles, maybe a bit more.
Focus: Body lean, relaxed joints and muscles
Results: I could feel the lean better today and the run seemed fairly easy. I still have tell myself to relax my shoulders and hands. I don’t do a good job relaxing my knees and ankles.

Food:
Breakfast: cereal w/ soy milk, coffee, water
Snack: plain yogurt, 4 or 5 hard candies
Lunch: black bean chile w/ rice and cornbread (Amy’s organic frozen entrees), apple, water
Dinner: energy bar, yogurt, banana, chocolate soy milk, organic fruit roll-up
Snack: glass of wine, chocolate

Sunday 8/17/08

Administrator — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:40:15 +0000

Workout:
15 minutes on the Elipse and 30 minutes of weights (upper body and abs), 15 minutes in hot tub

Food:
Breakfast: oatmeal w/ raisins and almonds sweetened with real maple syrup (it’s better than it sounds), coffee, water
Lunch: Leftover pizza, grapes, water
Dinner: Tritip, greenbeans, 2 glasses of wine, icecream
Snack: glass of wine, chocolate

Saturday 8/16/08

Administrator — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:36:43 +0000

Workout:
Ran on the treadmill at the gym for 35 minutes (3.6 miles)
Focus: body lean, loose joints
Results: I did a little better at both but it is sporadic and I really have to concentrate. I did the last 5 minutes at 6.7 mph so I got a little winded, but not bad.

Food:
Breakfast: We went out to breakfast at the Courtyard Cafe in Merced. I had the Californian Scramble (eggs, bacon, cheese, avacado) and home fries, coffee and water
Lunch: Pizza at Mountain Mikes in Merced with my son (4 smallish slices)
Dinner: Pasta w/ italian sausage, spinach salad, 2 glasses of wine, banana pudding
Lunch

Friday 8/15/08

Administrator — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:28:29 +0000

No workout

Food:
Breakfast: Cereal w/ soy milk, coffee, water
Snack:plain yogurt
Lunch:Vegetable pot pie (organic), apple, water
Dinner: This was our faculty back-to-school party and I ate and drank way too much. I can’t even remember it all. Probably a week’s worth of calories.

Thursday 8/14/08

Administrator — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:25:08 +0000

Workout:
Ran the same route as Tuesday. It was around 101 degrees in the shade when I left the house. This time I remembered my iPod and I stretched before and after running. The run seemed much easier. I thought I was going slower but I finished in almost exactly 35 minutes again.
Focus: feet parallel, body lean, loose joints
Results: body lean and relaxed joints are still difficult.

Food:
Breakfast: cereal w/ soy milk, coffee, water
Snack: plain yogurt
Lunch: leftover steak (mmmm…), greenbeans, apple, water
Snack: tall coffee frapucino, 4 or 5 hard candies
Dinner: yogurt, banana, granola bar, banana pudding
Snack: wine, chocolate

Wednesday 8/13/08

Administrator — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:16:53 +0000

I am way behind in my postings. I didn’t workout on Wednesday.
Food:
Breakfast: Cereal w/ soy milk, coffee, water
Snack:plain yogurt
Lunch:Brocolli pot pie (organic), apple, water
Dinner: A superb ribeye steak, greenbeans, water, wine, icecream

Tuesday 8/12/08

Administrator — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:13:26 +0000

Workout:
Ran 35 minutes. It’s a new route for me and I’ve never driven it so I don’t know how far I ran but I was running faster than Saturday so I guess I went around 4 miles. I ran during my daughter’s soccer practice. That’s at 6:00 pm in Merced so it was pretty warm but, call me a freak, the heat doesn’t really bother me too much.
Focuses:
Feet parrallel, relaxed joints, body lean
Results:
I did Ok with the feet but relaxing is difficult and I don’t have the body lean. I was actually breathing pretty hard today. Saturday I felt like I could go another mile or so but today I wanted to stop after 25 minutes. I didn’t do the pre-run stretches and only did a few post stretches. And now I am sore– real smart.

Food:
Breakfast: cereal with soy milk, coffee, water
Lunch: hamburger, potatoe salad, sun chips, chocolate chip cookies
Snack: Starbucks coffee frapucino (no whip), 6 small chocolates
Dinner: granola bar, yogurt, banana, turkey jerky, 3 bites of a rotten apple (didn’t know it was rotten until the 4th bite– it was totally disgusting), BIG bowl of ice cream.

Monday 8/11/08

Administrator — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:39:32 +0000

Workout:
40 minutes on stationary bike (~80 rpm). It was a pretty easy workout since I am planning on running tomorrow. 20 minutes in the hot tub.

Food:
Breakfast: Cereal w/soymilk, coffee (forgot my coffee at home so I had a double latte at Starbucks), water
Lunch: Chips & salsa, quesadilla supreme w/ chile verde, rice and beans, unsweetened iced tea (at La Morenita in Livingston…mmmmm)
Snack: 4 or 5 hard candies
Dinner: grilled salmon with peppers and onions, ice cream
Snack: apple