Okay, who turned up the thermostat?

[nockergeek]

It's not even noon yet, and it's already about 90 degrees outside. Fortunately, I'm in an air-conditioned refuge at the moment, but that can't last forever. Besides, I have to walk to the post office sometime today. Sure, it's not a long walk -- only about 3 blocks or so -- but I'm still not looking forward to it, for fear that I'll sweat myself into oblivion.

Slowly adjusting to a low-carb diet. Finding that I have to give up, or at least greatly cut down, eating and drinking some of my favorite things. Donuts. Chips. Soda. Chocolate milk (that one hurts). Snack mixes. Pasta. Rice. Potatoes. Sandwiches. I'm also finding myself checking the nutritional facts on everything we buy, and often cringing when I see the carb level. On the upside, meats and veggies and salads are all good, so I have a steak packed for my lunch tomorrow, along with broccoli (with cheese, natch) on the side and buttered cinnamon apples for desert. Sounds like a TV dinner, I know, but it's homemade, which makes it infinitely better than any TV dinner ever. Today's lunch is a chili burger with salad and celery sticks. Got a Diet Vanilla Coke too - the only diet drink I can stomach. What can I say? Z spoils me with the best lunches. *snugs his Z*

Still feeling the depression trying to nip at my toes like an angry corgi, but I'm not going to let it get a hold on me today. I'm not. Got to listen to music while I work, I think. The quietness lets my mind wander too much.

Oh! A bit of good news before I go. greenwings's portfolio has been reviewed by our graphic designer, and he thinks it looks very good. Still don't know what my boss has in mind for future hiring plans, though. Here's hoping that it'll work out, since Doug (the graphics guy) is swamped with work right now.

Comments

[flwyd.livejournal.com]

I'm always amused by people who want to eat healthy, so they get broccoli... with cheese! Or they order a salad... and smother it in creamy dressing! Or they have a nice baked potato... with bacon! and cheese! There's a reason Milwaukee and Philadelphia duel for fattest city...

One of humans' most powerful attributes is their ability to live on a wide variety of diets. However, if the number of calories going in is less than those expended, weight is gained. The solution? Expend calories. Walking in the heat is one way to do so...

[nockergeek.livejournal.com]

A few points of rebuttal:

1) The diet Z and I are going on is a low-carb diet; the goal is to cut down on sugars and starches - the instant energy providers - in order to get the body to tap into its fat reserves instead. If your body is busy running on starches, it never has need to burn off the fat.

2) That said, we're also cutting down calorie intake by having smaller portions. Also working on getting back into my morning DDR routine for 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week.

3) Walking in the heat, while good for burning calories, is very bad for me. I'm very prone to dehydration and heat exhaustion - if I stay outside for any length of time while the temperature is above 85 or so, I start sweating off moisture like a fiend. With Missouri humidity, though, the sweating doesn't cool me off, so my body temperature keeps on rising. I tend to end up sweat-soaked and nearly unconscious.

[flwyd.livejournal.com]

I wasn't trying to imply that you should follow my dietary advice, just pointing out the "not quite getting it" trends of American society.

And part of my point was that humans can live healthily on a diet high in carbs (plenty of thin Asians eat lots of rice), fats (lots of fisherfolk have high fat intake), or both (think France).