I just came across this article on Yahoo! that talks about the unhealthiest drinks in the nation. I wasn’t exactly surprised by a couple of the drinks on the list nor was I surprised about their composition. I think that anyone that reads the labels could’ve figured out that something called “Vitamin water” which is made by Coca-Cola isn’t exactly healthy. I don’t care what kind of vitamins the drink claims to have, if it takes 33grams of sugar to deliver it, it’s not worth it to …

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According to a report published in the BBC, obese people are responsible for the energy shortages, the food shortages, etc. on a global scale. No pun intended.
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You see, the thing is, fat people eat more than skinny people do. In fact, they eat 25% more than skinny people. This of course puts pressure on producers to make more food, which means that they use more energy, which means that more energy is used for food production and since energy is a …

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I’ve been swimming a couple of times in the last week or so.  I don’t remember the specifics of the other workouts, but last night I did a really simple workout.  I got out to the pool after work, so it was supposed to be a fast workout, but it ended up going long.  Here are the details from the workout:
300 swim
300 pull
4 x 100 pull on the 1:40
8 x 50 kick (1 free, 1 fly, 1 free, 1 back)
100 easy
Total 1500
After the swim, I hopped in the …

To all the moms out there.  Hope you have a great day.
Cheers,
Rafael
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My loss rate, meaning the rate at which I am losing weight seems to have tapered off a bit. I’ve lost another 2lbs, this past week. I’m now weighing in at a “paltry” 349lbs. I’m 1/4 of the way to my goal weight, but I can’t help but feel disappointed in my progress.
I think that the hardest thing in the weeks since my last update has got to be in keeping to the portion control and to the controlled, purposeful eating. Sometimes I wish I was taking …