I walked in the kitchen this morning and found my better (and fitter) half whipping these up.
My son had a friend over so I thought she was making them breakfast since I know SHE doesn’t eat pancakes or even much flour – have you seen her abs?
Luckily for me, she has been looking around for great, healthy recipes… and she definitely found one!
One word… Awesome!
Although it is a distant second [Read more…]
4th of July. That can mean only one thing…
It’s time to kick back and have fun celebrating our nations birthday with fireworks, parades, picnics, grills and BBQ.
And let’s don’t forget the tasty beverages. You can try to resist, but Frank the Tank needs to get out of his cage every now and again.
Once it hit’s your lips….it’s so good!
Here are some tips on how I plan to survive the BBQ without regret:
If you are around a pool, lake or beach this holiday weekend, try this three step approach to control your mind generated cravings:
Step 1 – Remove shirt (this applies to both 40-ish men and women…assume women will be wearing a bikini top)
Step 2 – Look at abs, or lack of abs.
Step 3 – Now look back at the bag of chips and see if they are still appealing
Bonus Step 3a – if those chips do look appealing and you decide to indulge, use the bonus step – Check to see if anyone of the opposite sex looked when you took off your shirt. Note level of interest or utter disgust and level of eye burn they exhibit. Now think again fat boy.
See you at the pool!
Anyone seen the new ad campaign for Diet Coke in New York City?
Really? Coke marketers are going with a subtle reference to cocaine? I know we’ve gotten a little loose on the drug front – even openly selling marijuana in some states, can’t remember which ones… What was I talking about again? Oh yeah, Diet Coke. JK
Science Daily posted an article today (from Obesity journal) discussing the positive role of Diet Coke in weight loss.
This study finds that those who consume Diet Coke feel less hungry and ultimately lost more weight than the group which consumed water. I can’t help but wonder who funded this “scientific study.” HMMMMM?
This is the first article I recall reading where Diet Coke is touted as an
aid to weight loss or frankly has any health benefit at all.
Any 40-ish year old has been subject to many years of marketing campaigns from Coke. And no doubt about it, Coke is the industry leader in beverages and marketing/branding and is a global, household name.
Here’s a mind blowing(pardon the coke pun) fact:
If you drank 1 coke beverage per day, it would take you 9 years to [Read more…]
So what is “Normal Sized” or “Average?”
Mekayla Diehl is “Normal”
More specifically, I keep hearing about Mekayla Diehl and her recent beauty pageant ‘win…’, and trust me, it is a win!
There are only two times when I recall anyone talking about a beauty pageant:
Despite being eliminated prior to the top 10, most mainstream media outlets including Twitter @RealMissINUSA @stephwatson_91, @terraj21 and others saw a frenzy of activity with overwhelming applause for Mekayla’s so called “normal” body. No doubt about it, she was confident in her own skin and owned the moment.
Most comments thank her for not being a bag of bones, loving the ‘healthy’ life and representing the “Average” or “Normal” woman.
Where I have a problem, and the newscaster agrees, is that [Read more…]
Which came first… the chicken or the egg?
Which came first… being obese or having negative relationships in your life?
I recently read an article in Mens Health, which was also picked up by Fox News discussing how poor social connections are related to obesity. It made me wonder…
How many obese people are truly happy?
Sure we always see pictures of Jolly Old St. Nick and seem to think that fat people are happy.
Far from the truth.
I would venture to speculate that there are very few obese people in this world that are happy with their current body fat percentage and [Read more…]
As we approach Easter weekend and what has become another huge “Candy Holiday”, take a few seconds to think about what you are going to consume…
Did you immediately think of chicken eggs or one of the tasty Cadbury Creme Eggs
Seriously? If you thought about chicken eggs and the tragedy that is the wasted protein and GAINZ that are being lost in the grass and leaves you can stop reading now… You are good.
Otherwise, read on.
I have yet to meet an overweight person who [Read more…]
College hoops are finally here with March Madness officially kicking off!
You’ll hear that a lot over the next few weeks. From the tipoff of the play-in game to the final four and ultimately the championship game.
I ask that same question to myself… I am typically “That Guy” who relishes glancing over at the scoreboard of life.
Never even close. No Cinderella’s. I always have a considerable lead for the home team…..me! Life is my B!
Scoreboard:
That Guy – 175 vs Life – 0
Every so often I let the work-life balance tip in favor of work. Today is that day, or should I say… this week is that week.
When work starts gaining ground and [Read more…]
Today is St. Patrick’s Day. Green, Shamrocks, Parades, Parties, Leprechauns, Celebrations, and Green Beer!
That has become the phrase of the day! And St. Patrick’s day has become an international day of celebration of…
Well, I have no idea other than it is a really good excuse to get a bunch of people to party and drink green beer.
Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t really need an excuse to drink beer, but I always find it fascinating how people rally around a good beer drinking event.
What got me thinking about this is several friends wanted [Read more…]
Like most 40-ish guys, you work/live in an environment where there is always a random candy dish – at home, in a lobby, or possibly even on your desk.
As I walked past the candy dish in our house last night, I reached in for an M&M just like hundreds of times before, maybe thousands. And like most ‘junk’ food, who can stop with just one tiny M&M? No thought or plan or even malicious intent – just habit.
After a few had “melted in my mouth and not my hands“, I saw an email from Not So Average Joe inquiring on tomorrow’s workout. I responded with the norm and then mentioned… oh yeah, need to start with a mile on the treadmill to burn off some chocolate candy.
That got me thinking… How far would I need to run to burn off those bad choices?
Imagine if you did eat just one…
After a little research, I will never look at some foods in the same way. Ever.
Warning!!!
If you enjoy junk food and don’t want [Read more…]
Years ago when the first 300 movie
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, look at the links for some of those dudes. Not only did they have some excellent muscle, there were also shredded. Lean.
Now, like a lot of other guys in [Read more…]
