The Road to Ultra

Today I’ve got news about a "weight loss resolution,", why our children need help, the Mayo Clinic’s "hold the mayo" campaign, how to be an organic insider, and more on the cholesterol scam.

I’m actually getting ready to pour myself a cup of coffee before I head out for a morning run. It’s a beautiful day here and I can sneak out before it gets too hot. It’s been a phenomenal week. With my focused nutrition and training, I’ve shed 12 pounds the past 4 weeks and lost over an inch from my waist. My running has been improving steadily so I look forward to getting back into some races and targeting another marathon.

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The Corn Refiners Association is launching a 30 million dollar campaign to assure us that High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is one of the good guys. Another study suggests otherwise. The New York Times reports on whether or not all of our bars, shakes, and gels make sense during workouts.

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Oh do I have a lot of news to share with you today! Everything from how fish can help fat loss, commentary on the big lawsuit against chiropractors in Canada, the TRUTH behind the claims being thrown around about how weight loss surgery reduces cancer risk, the connection between genes and your jeans, and much more!
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First, I have to say this week has been going great. I had a phenomenal set of workouts so far … I track my daily training in my online training journal for anyone to follow. I found that my struggle in the past was waking up early to train. My mentality was “Oh, I have to get up” and then there’s always the flood of excuses (too tired, too weak, etc). This time I changed my strategy and instead of going straight to training, I go downstairs, settle in with a cup of coffee, and wake up first. So far it’s worked … no matter how beat down, sore, or tired I feel, it’s not tough to …

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The highlight of my Father’s Day weekend was learning that my daughter’s application to the International Association of Culinary Professionals has been accepted. Way to go, Lizze Marie!

My Father’s Day gift? A hike with my daughter up a local mountain … we hiked about three miles together and I enjoyed a nice apple on the summit. It was a fun time and we’re planning on cooling off in the pool later.

This is my seventh day eating squeaky clean … five days of juice fast, followed by mostly raw foods. Today I had …

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This is the fourth day of my juice fast, and I’m feeling great. Last night, dinner was six carrots, three stalks of broccoli, one full beet green (root and leaves), and a jalapeño pepper (yes, I like some spice). This morning, breakfast was an apple, a pear, some strawberries, and several bunches of grapes.

I’ve had quite a few people inquire about what a juice fast is, why I would do it, what the benefits are, etc. So I will be writing an article hopefully in the next day or so to post and answer all of your questions! It is NOT the same as a "Master Cleanse" and I don’t do it directly for weight loss … (click here to read the rest)

I began my 12-week intensive competition today. This is the day I started my juice fast. It’s been an interesting day … so far I’ve handled the fast well. It is amazing how the body tunes into the juice … you can start to feel tired and even get a bit of a headache, mix up some juice, and within seconds of taking it in feel the energy just flow in and the pains subside. I will fast through the week, wean off on Friday, get some good variety of foods on Saturday, and then celebrate Father’s Day with some protein at a Brazilian-style buffet on Sunday.

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Protein continues to wave the flag as the "key" macronutrient. Not only are amino acids, or components of protein, the building blocks of muscle, tissue, even precursors to hormones in the body, but the effort it takes to digest protein creates a "thermic effect" that raises metabolism. In addition, it appears protein may be the key signal to control hunger. Read how protein shakes quell hunger pangs with different results. We have a comprehensive guide to protein on the website, along with a list of high protein foods in our healthy shopping guide.

While people still continue to debate whether being overweight in and of itself is dangerous (in fact, some even claim…
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While the excitement here in the U.S. is over the fact that the "obesity epidemic" appears to be stalling, in Australia everyone is upset about the reverse: apparently there, the obesity epidemic has been exaggerated and wasn’t as bad as the government led people to believe. I’ve been reading the reactions to this news, for example this blog that points out the epidemic seems to be hitting the poorest the most, and that things like “junk food taxes” would really become “poor tax.”
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