Maundy Thursday

Motivation:

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." ~Dale Carnegie

Diary:

B: eggs and sausage
S: protien bar
L: bbq pork, green beans, mixed greens xs, vitamins
S: orange, deli ham and cheese
D: turkey blt
S: hard boiled egg sandwich, cauliflower & peppers, hard salami slices
g: elliptical 1.94 miles, 390+ calories, walk 1 mile, sauna


Notes:

Twins win AGAIN! Unbelievable. afternoon game on Thursday, which I missed. Too busy at work to listen in on the internet. Glad they won, though, and I am glad I went to the first two home games. they were very fun. I got a few pics on the 'portable' camera, that will be up in time.

It is like 80 degrees outside, which is fine, but for the Fat Man this can be dreadful. Now I reallize why I like cold weather. It is easier for the Fat Man to sleep at night with the cold weather, but the warm weather wakes him up, in a sweaty pool.

I had to get up at 3:00am and open a window, I decided while I was up to switch the furnace from winter to summer mode, and take the cover off the outside AC unit. I set the temp on the digital thermometer and put some water bottles in the fridge. I switched the dining room fan from winter to summer direction, and found a few other things that need to be done. (replace furnace filter, check the attick fan that doesn't seem to be making any sound when I turn it on, and assorted other items.

I need to add "nice quality fan for bedroom" to my list of wants. That may come in handy on hot nights after a long workout or run. I am going to need cooling help.

While I was up, I decided it was time to put in my blog entry for the day. Things are moving right along, and I am looking forward to May 5, 6, 7 when the 5K training will start.


On the way home the other day, I drove under the Xerxes bridge in Bloomington and saw the entire underside ripped up by a crane that was too tall for the bridge. It stopped I-494 traffic for some good amount of time, and caused a big rip under this concrete and steel bridge. I think the whole bridge might have to be replaced. (congrats MN taxpayers and I-494 commuters)


A handful of nuts every day can lower your heart-disease risk by a third, chop your Alzheimer's risk by two-thirds, and help you slim down. Here is another snippet I read from Men's Health magazine:

The Elite Eight of nuts go against each other to determine the "BEST NUT OF ALL" (ba bada bum!).

(Winners based on ounce-by-ounce comparison of dry-roasted, unsalted nuts.)

ROUND 1: MONO MADNESS
Winners were based on monounsaturated-fat content, the heart-healthy fats that help lower your total and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, while raising levels of HDL (good) cholesterol.

• BRAZIL - 6.5 grams (g) mono fats
• MACADAMIA - 16.8 g mono fats (WINNER)
  
• PISTACHIO - 6.9 g mono fats
• ALMOND - 9.5 g mono fats (WINNER)
  
• WALNUT - 2.5 g mono fats
• PECAN - 12.5 g mono fats (WINNER)
  
• PEANUT - 7 g mono fats
• CASHEW - 7.7 g mono fats (WINNER)
  

ROUND 2: PROTEIN PUNCH
You need protein to help you get lean, pack on muscle, or fight off an afternoon slump at work.

• MACADAMIA - 2.2 g protein
• ALMOND - 6.3 g protein (WINNER)
  
• PECAN - 2.7 g protein
• CASHEW - 4.3 g protein (WINNER)
  

ROUND 3: VITAMIN VITALITY
The best nuts are like multivitamins. An ounce of almonds provides half the vitamin E you need daily, 8 percent of the calcium, and 19 percent of the magnesium. These nutrients lower your risk of heart attack and improve your bone strength.

• ALMOND - 7.5 milligrams (mg) vitamin E, 75 mg calcium, 81 mg magnesium, 211 mg potassium
• CASHEW - 0.2 mg vitamin E, 13 mg calcium, 74 mg magnesium, 160 mg potassium
  

AND THE NUT CHAMPION IS . . . ALMOND!

A City of Hope National Medical Center experiment had people eat 75 Almonds daily for 6 months, in conjunction with a reduced-calorie diet, to drop 18% of their body weight. Go for whole almonds in their unsalted, raw, or dry-roasted state. Fifteen to 20 will do the trick for a quick snack. Try 50 as a meal replacement.

(Chazz says:) If you don't like almonds, you can eat any of the Elite 8, as they are all good choices.


more later..

Chazz