Healthy Living 101

[Tony_SS]

I read a few dozen pages of this book last night and I'm sold... ordering it today.

Essentially the establishment is dead wrong on butter, animal fats cholesterol, etc. They are blamed for heart disease when heavily processes vegetable oils are to blame.

And then is goes into studying diet and health from different cultures. Dr. Price found out that people who's diet consisted of grass fed animal meats, butter and diary were the models of perfect health and disease such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease were non existent. Comparing that to our western diet of processed grains, flours and sugar and our health issues, it points out the difference.

Some of it read like a scientific ingredients guide to health too.

The Amazon reviews are a good insight about the book and if you have a Kindle you can download preview.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/096...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[gearheads78]

So did any of you know you could die while trying to loose weight? I almost did the other night. If for some reason I had been recording myself I could have made a bunch of money with about 2million hits on youtube by now.

A little back story my shop is pretty infested with brown spiders. I'm not sure what kind of spiders they are. I call them "path" spiders because every where I walk the damn things have made another web in my path. Other than being annoyed they do not really bother me and I am not scared of spiders.

So I was cruising along at a good clip on the elliptical. I happened to notice one of my spider friends about 10 feet away. I don't know what spiders talk about to each other but I know for sure there is some sort of communication.(more on this later)

So this spider catches my attention and I start watching him making a web from the 69' Camaro to the roof. Up and down up and down. I am watching this obvious diversion going on when the spider gives the signal to his partner. You see while I was watching the first spider was making his web another spider that was in on the conspiracy must have been told I had killed a few hundred of his ancestors over the years and they had put a hit out on me. The second spider dropped from the ceiling above me and stopped 3 inches in front of my nose. Now as I said before I am not scared of spiders but I don't think I have ever been sneak attacked by one. Maybe I am a little more afraid than I though I was because my reaction was to step and move back. This was not the best split second decision I have ever made since I was basically running in place at the time.

I don't know exactly what happened next (that would have helped to have video) but trying to stay in an upright position was a challenge to say the least. Their plan is that I would fall to my demise spitting my head open on the concrete floor. I did foil their plan because there was a 78 Silverado only a foot or so away. I can attest the mirror on the door will hold all of my falling weight.

I have not completely planned my retaliation but when I do I'm going in fast and hard.

[GregWeld]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That is f'n hysterical!

[Vegas69]

Crack kills...

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Just for you - click if you dare

[Tony_SS]

I HATE spiders.

That is one way to get me to run for miles... chase me with bucket of spiders.

[Vegas69]

I completely agree Stephen, just because your parents are overweight or have a bad attitude that doesn't mean you have to suffer the same fate. It's really just a lame excuse and the easy way out. Kelli is a prime example. Her Mom was overweight her whole life and had gastric bypass surgery a few years ago. Sure there are some genetics that make it difficult, but it's her habits and lifestyle that led her down that road. No excercise and poor nutrition will lead most down the same road. Kelli has a different philosophy on life.

I tipped the scales at 174 this morning and I've decided to call it a day. I'm going to work on maintaining my weight by adding calories back into my diet responsibly. The 175 mark seems to be my sweet spot. I was 175 at 22 years old.

[srh3trinity]

I think this thread will add some accountability into the equation too. I know somebody mentioned the "my fitness pal" app and I think that is a nice tool too.

[legend]

Originally Posted by Tony_SS

I read a few dozen pages of this book last night and I'm sold... ordering it today.

Essentially the establishment is dead wrong on butter, animal fats cholesterol, etc. They are blamed for heart disease when heavily processes vegetable oils are to blame.

And then is goes into studying diet and health from different cultures. Dr. Price found out that people who's diet consisted of grass fed animal meats, butter and diary were the models of perfect health and disease such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease were non existent. Comparing that to our western diet of processed grains, flours and sugar and our health issues, it points out the difference.

Some of it read like a scientific ingredients guide to health too.

The Amazon reviews are a good insight about the book and if you have a Kindle you can download preview.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/096...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

in all things apart from horsepower moderation is the key. I agree with the above, but it's not license to chug butter

I do think that people 50 years ago probably ate better than we do now.

[Vegas69]

There wasn't any choice in the matter. The covnenience of processed and junk foods just didn't exist. Then you factor in computers and the efficiency that's needed in most lines of work to be successful, and the weight gain makes sense as well. Along with the additives that are toxic.