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Food and Caloric Burn

Day 4 since my high caloric burn... it has been a struggle to get out of the red as far as caloric deficit is concerned. Those precious calories I built up over time quickly depleted in a two hour all out tri training session. Lacking a good supply of bread set me on a voracious trend downing almost the entire box of GF Vanilla Cupcakes. Fortunately, I hardly ever eat this and my system only tolerated it for a time. As I ate the last cake only 30 minutes ago, I am now experiencing some discomfort. So, it's time to break out the bread machine and experiment making my first GF loaf. Here a list of some ingredients:

Brown Rice
Soy Flour
GF Oats
Oil Olive
Soy Milk
GF Yeast

Do You Like Pina Coladas?

Here is the follow up to an earlier blog post mentioned in the title. Yes, I enjoy this refreshing drink! I have tasted virgin and non-virgin forms. Today, I stick with virgin Pina Coladas. I tried Dole's brand, it was very tasty. Unfortunately, the market stop carrying it. Then I heard that young coconuts contain over 50 percent water and blended together with the soft flesh makes a hearty milk. I quickly found the closet market that sold them. I brought one home and prepared my first raw coconut milk. It was heavenly rich. It was so rich I could only drink a half cup every three days, so it spoiled before I could finish it off. That was the end of my attempt to use this method suggested by my friend the Dietitian. I continued my normal eating habits, though I had consumed more carbohydrates since I was pretty active that summer playing over 2 hours of tennis in the morning and running 3-6 miles in the evening four days a week. As a result my weight did even out during the summer months of 2008.

Fat Digest

This is dialogue I recount from visits with my doctor (MD), nurse practitioner (NP), and dietitian (RD) colleague
Docotors visit:
MD - "Come right in and have a seat. Your labs are in, and here's a copy for you."

My eye lands on the total fat or triglyceride number(15). "Whoa, no change!" I hear my inner voice bemoaning.

Me - "doc., my total fat level is so low! How is that? I've heard that sometimes low fat levels could be an indication that their is a malfunction with the Liver!"

MD - "No, your Liver results are very good. It's healthy to have low fat results. I wouldn't worry about it"

NP Visit:

NP - "Hello, how are you, take a seat."

Me - "I have a copy of my labs for you."

NP - "Good, let's have a look. Everything looks good, but I am concerned that your triglyceride number is so low. Are you eating enough good fats like avocados, salmon, nuts, and olive oil?"

Me - "Yes, of course, and I also take flax oil supplements three times a day!"

NP - "Well, we need to either change your brand of supplement or increase the amount."

Me - "I'd rather not increase it-what brand do you recommend."

She gives her recommendation and I am off to school.

Two years later I confide in a dietitian and colleague I trust:

Me - "I had labs done to check my LDLs, HDLs, Total Cholesterol and Triglycerides levels. All are fine except my total fat is still low. I had it checked two years ago and it was 15 and now it has only increased to 35."

RD - "Well, a 35 triglyceride level is pretty low. And yet low can be good, but if you are trying to gain weight you should try to raise it at least to 60 or 65."

Me - "So, I should increase my good fats even more, right?"

RD - "Wrong. Triglyceride levels increase with more saturated fats and sweets in the diet. So I can understand why you may have trouble getting that number up! You might try coconut milk which has saturated fat, but won't spike up your cholesterol like other saturated fats. Do you like Pina Coladas?"

To be continued!

Unwrapped Taste

What's the Rave about this product? Simply delicious with more fiber than any wrap I have seen on the market. Even if you are not into gluten free you won't want to miss out on the nutritious value. They taste great too! That may be a bias statement coming from someone like me. Why not judge for yourself. The store I visited had a sale on the wraps. I say, go for value, go for taste, and last (certainly not least), go for nutrition ;-0

Recovery 5K Run Lunch

Today's Lunch:

G-Free Teff Tuna Salad Wrap

Marinated Cucumber Salad

Slice Fresh Plum

This was light recovery food that went down easy and was tasty too!