who reads this, anyway?
so the workouts over the past few days have been consistent. I’ve been using Nutridiary to track my calories. Its hard, still, to pass on a glass of wine at night.. and as for last night, a glass of wine and two hunks of dark chocolate! Kind of negates the fact that I worked out on the elliptical for 40 minutes yesterday. Ho-hum.
But I’m going to the gym this morning and that makes it three days in a row. What would be fantastic would be going tomorrow morning, too. Let’s see if I can make it!
March 11, 2008 at 6:26 am
Keep up the good work! Splurge a little, if you are only drinking one glass or having one piece it wont kill ya! Just limit youself! Stay strong! =)
March 11, 2008 at 6:34 am
OK, first, I’m reading it.
Let’s see, wine has anti oxidants. So the carbs are bad, but your arteries are better off (red wine is better - lay off the white [it’s just grape juice with alcohol added]). Wine also messes up your insulin a little, so any fat associated with wine is probably located as belly fat, and the good news is that it goes away quickly by not drinking it for a few days.
2-3 glasses of red wine per week - the benefits outweigh the negs - unless you are an addict - then you just have to go cold turkey and switch to Welch’s.
Dark Chocolate - one of the best ways to battle fat. The oils in dark chocolate actually attack body fat. HOwever, there are some conditions
You have the first one done correctly, just one or two pieces. One bar of dark chocolate should last a long time (a week or more depending on the size)
YOu want to eat the dark chocolate right before aworkout, this get’s the most effect as far as attacking the body fat
Third, what brand? Never eat American dark chocolate. there is very little bean, usually 15-30% Belgian is best. 80+% bean. The flavor is over the top, you will probably only be able to eat 1 piece (1.5 cm x 3 cm) it isn’t much, but after you brush your teeth the next 3 times, you can still taste it.
Finally, get off the hamster mobile (cardio) start lifting weights or using isolation machines. this will increase the metabolism, so you can burn fat while you sleep. Let’s ask the question, would you rather burn fat for 40 mins on the hamster mobile, or for 8 hours while you sleep. Easy! Build muscle! (Then show us a pic of your butt- that’s your reward for building a beautiful tight butt, you get to show it off)
Now get to work! lol