 Thanks to me overfeeding Bailey, over time, he ballooned from 24 pounds to 34 pounds. My friends and neighbors jokingly called him a pig because from behind, he looked like one. And, he tore his ACL. In conjunction with his surgery, I decided to spring into action.
Typically, Bailey got a cup of dog food. To lose weight, he gets 1/2 a cup of dog food and 1/2 of edamame. For snacks, he gets either small amounts of peas or edamame. No dog treats! In ten weeks, he has lost 18% of his weight. Currently, he weighs slightly less than 28 pounds. My goal is to get him down to 25 pounds. Thank you John Oliver. Dr. Oz fans: Are you listening? I'm listening to a report on NPR about the type II diabetes epidemic. Is it possible, in addition to Coke and friends, that Rachel Ray (okay, Paula Deen and friends too) might be contributing to our obesity and diabetes epidemic? Take a look ...  I know this tastes delicious. However, my recommendation:
I'm neither, however, I do enjoy the passion of both groups. But, and this is a big but, if health is the criteria, you can eat pretty much anywhere on the spectrum (vegan to paleo). Based on the study below, only 3% of the population leads a healthy lifestyle. Bottom line: That means 97% of the population eat a ton of crap (fast food, cakes, candy, ice cream, fried food, pizza, and more). Oh yeah, and don't exercise. So, if health is the criteria, it really doesn't matter if you are vegan or paleo or anything in-between. If you omit the crap food and move, you will be significantly healthier. P.S. I'm not going to let the vegans tell me that eggs are bad for me and I'm not going to let the paleo folk tell me to eat more butter, bacon, and saturated fat. I eat eggs, rarely use butter, occasionally eat bacon, and saturated fat is in some of the foods I eat. And, if this is considered a valid "marker", my total cholesterol has gone down 34% since I started living the elusive healthy lifestyle. So, passionate vegans and paleo folk: When you have the attitude of: "it's my way or the highway", you are doing a disservice to 97% of the population. All you do is confuse them.  Really? To me, that's like saying eat ketchup. I'm not going to eat ketchup because it's full of sugar and I'm going to use butter as a flavor ... as in, I rarely or occasionally use butter. Sadly, Time's headline will cause great confusion. As many an expert states: concentrating on specific nutrients (fat, sugar, etc.) is a misdirection. Anyway, the Eat Butter headline makes me think of my visit to the Iowa State Fair ... where it had a butter cow. I also included the deep fried Twinkies booth. I found that bizarre. If you want to continue the chronic disease environment, I recommend eating a ton of butter and lots of deep fried Twinkies. If you would like to stay out of the Circle of Disease, follow this concept - fat, sugar, salt, and other "bad stuff" will take care of itself.    About 29.1 million Americans—nearly 10% of the U.S. population—now has type 2 diabetes, according to a new report. Of those Americans with the illness, 27.8% of them are undiagnosed, according to the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention’s 2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report released Tuesday. The report uses data collected between 2009-2012, as well as national surveys.
When it comes to chronic diseases, I don't usually state statistics. However, this is truly sad because with proper diet and lifestyle, this disease is reversible - up to 90% of people with type 2 diabetes can reverse it! While the packaging proclaims REDUCED FAT, these seemingly harmless cookies have trans fats in them. Oops, Nabisco forgot to tell us about that. Trans fat (ingredients label will state Partially Hydrogenated Oil) is a known artery clogger killer. Trans fat is slowly, but surely, being taken out of our food supply. It used to be in all the French fries at fast-food restaurants. My recommendation: Don't buy 'em. 
Heidi Klum kisses Mudslinger ... 
A little olive oil, salt, and pepper - shake it up in a baggie and place on grill. So that the asparagus don't fall off grill, I place them in a pan with holes. These are delicious. 
I love to hear stories like this ...
91-Year-Old Woman Breaks Marathon Record ... read all about Harriett Thompson. Need more inspiration and motivation ... read about Charles and Olga. A straight-forward graph from the Cleveland Clinic.
Here's one tip: Take those "power foods" and put them into a tasty and delicious recipe! |
Welcome to my blog about diet, health, and lifestyle issues. You'll find snippets and tidbits to assist with living a healthier lifestyle. Enjoy. - Ken Leebow
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