Category Archives: Physical Fitness

Sleep, Post 3

Last weekend I was down about 6 hours, gained three hours in the first part of the week and was down two hours again last night. So I’ve a sleep debt of five hours. Each weekend, I suppose I could … Continue reading

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Sleep- Part 2

Sleep tracking in practice I put my sleep tracker onto my Kindle Fire. Bad idea, for two reasons. I use my android cell phone for my alarm clock, so it would have made more sense to put it there. If … Continue reading

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Sleep

Either I’m getting old, or I’m just getting better and spotting oddities in how my brain works. I’ve never been able to nap. I lack the talent for it. So if I don’t sleep, I used to sleep in to … Continue reading

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Vegetarianism: My advice for new vegetarians

Get enough calories, especially if one decides go go vegan. Ounce for ounce, vegetarian and vegan fare has fewer calories. This good if one is trying to lose weight, otherwise not. Iceburg salads don’t count as a substantial vegetarian meal. … Continue reading

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Alanis Morissette: Hand in My Pocket

So I was listening to Alanis Morrisette on Lucy radio & she’s complaining about how uncertain she is about how she’s doing, then she says  “Is that everything’s gonna be quite alright I’ve got one hand in my pocket And … Continue reading

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Gym: Rehabbing the knee

I’ve been working on getting to the gym every other day.  Whilst walking across the parking lot, something broke in my knee, some tendon, ligament, string or rubber band that goes diagonally across the knee started to hurt and I … Continue reading

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Huzzah for Montgomery County!

Transfat ban is now in effect in Montgomery County in Maryland. Now when will Arlington County in Virginia follow suit? And how about a smoking ban too?

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Come on Baja Fresh, Ditch the Trans Fats!

I’m a big fan of Baja Fresh. They are like Taco Bell, but with good food– the lettuce doesn’t taste like rotten leftovers like Taco Bell’s usually does. For a company that is so uncompromising with the quality of their … Continue reading

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Gym Goals & a New Book

I got a new book, Optimal Muscle Training. And just in time, I’ve been in maintenance mode at the gym–just working out enough not to decline much, but not working out intensively enough to progress. I’ve pretty much met and … Continue reading

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Vegetarian Protein and Strength Training

I’ve written on this before, somewhere, so I probably will end up repeating myself. Seitan is my favorite source of vegetarian protein. Invented by Chinese monks, the modern recipe is flour with all the carbohydrates rinsed out of it, leaving … Continue reading

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