Most of the time, Turkey is dry, and absolutely worthless without that gravy. Now, don’t get me wrong … I love gravy. But, I’d like it if my Turkey tasted as Juicy as it always looks on TV. Turkey is a great meat. It’s lean and just a versatile as chicken. I’m surprised people don’t… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: December 2006
QOTD-Woody Allen
Eighty percent of success is showing up.–Woody Allen If you can make it to the gym, even if you don’t feel at your best, your body will thank you. Have your morning Shake even though you REALLY want a muffin and coffee. Goto bed on time, and skip that last show on the tube. Your… Continue Reading
Is Obesity Caused by Bacteria? … Not likely.
The Bugs that Bite The human gut is home to trillions of bacteria that help to break down food and fight off invading pathogens. Researchers are now considering the possibility that some of those have an effect on Obesity. There is some reason to believe this. According to the resent… Continue Reading
Lady Power
More proof that Weightlifting isn’t just for men.
Dieting Basics
There are a thousand ways to skin a cat, but some are better than others. The same is true for dieting. You can lose weight on the cabbage soup diet, the Atkins diet, south beach, Weight watchers, or simply by becoming a heroin addict. Some aren’t so bad … Others will likely kill you. But,… Continue Reading
Keep your Colon Clean
Now, I eat pretty badly. I’m on the SNIKTA diet, which is the Atkins diet in reverse: 100% carbs. Three bowls of sugared cereal for breakfast, cookies for lunch, and a hoagie roll for dinner. You know what’s the bread of life? Bread. That’s why they call it that. So if anyone’s colon needed cleansing,… Continue Reading
More Cheesecake for the Holidays
We all Need more cheesecake. Here’s one from the net. Ingredients: Basic Cheesecake: 8 oz 97% fat free ricotta (296 cals, 8g carbs, 21.5g protein, 5.5g fat) 16 oz creamed cottage cheese (477 cals, 4g carbs, 87.5g protein, 12g fat) 9 egg whites (108 cals, 28g protein)Then, you decide what flavor you want. For example:… Continue Reading
Cheese Cake … it's good for you!
Well, not traditionally. But here is a recipe from “Breaking the Vicious Cycle“ by Elaine Gottschall, that is not only tasty, but won’t have you crying cause your waist is growin’. Ingredients: 2 cups dry curd pressed cottage cheese (fat percentage optional) 3 eggs 1/2 cup yogurt (any percentage of fat) 1/3 cup honey 1… Continue Reading
Breaking a Mental Sweat … keeps you young.
Reuters recently had a report that involved older people in a 5 year study. 5 years ago, a number of them were given 10-18 hours of “brain training” where they were taught memory skills, etc. 5 years later, the group that received the training showed a marked difference in cognitive capacity over the control group…. Continue Reading
QOTD-Chad Waterbury
If you can’t touch your fingers together with the over-under test (top), I want you to immediately stop all upper body training … Yes, that’s right, all upper body training. –Chad Waterbury What he’s worried about here is further damage to your shoulder complex. And he’s right. I know that hurts to hear … especially… Continue Reading
