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Tag: Nutrition
February 28, 2016
Kilometers To Run To Burn Off These Foods
I seem to be on a bit of a nutrition tear lately. It’s probably because my clinic is going through several weeks worth of nutrition talks and I’m hyper-aware of information. Well, a couple of days ago I found this post on Facebook and thought it was interesting enough to re-post: Some erroneously believe you can eat anything because you exercise and burn “enough” calories. Regrettably, that’s not entirely true. Running and other exercise make you hungry, and usually you’re actually craving protein. These listed products are actually quite heavy in simple sugars, which are really bad for you in general. I don’t fully agree[…continue reading]
February 26, 2016
Top Protein Sources I’ve Recently Eaten
A while ago I talked about how I’ve been enjoying using MyFitnessPal.com to track my nutrition. In that post I also mentioned that I’ve been focusing on maximizing protein while minimizing calories. Protein is a really important macromolecule for a lot of reasons: The first and most obvious is that your muscles are built and repaired using protein you ingest. Second, and perhaps more importantly, protein makes you feel more full. A pure protein source is about 4 calories per gram. Other than distilled, processed, artificial sources (like the Glutamine I’m taking), it’s almost impossible to get to that level. But, you can get[…continue reading]
February 18, 2016
The Glutamine Experiment
Along the lines of things I never said I’d do (or do again), I’m taking a new artificial supplement: Glutamine. I’m a little embarrassed that I’m resorting to using another supplement, but I’ll take the chance and document the process for others to see. In the summer of 2012, I was convinced to buy into a system of nutritional supplements called ViSalus. It was essentially a meal replacement or protein powder. I even did weekly updates for about 9 weeks and lost about 9 pounds. Using such an artificial thing kinda worked, but it wasn’t sustainable because I later got all that weight and then[…continue reading]
