Jack LaLanne

Gotta love this guy... and this is definitely my favorite video of his:



LaLanne's approach to nutrition is:

"If man made it, don't eat it. If it tastes good, spit it out!"

(I tried to find the video again that has this quote, but failed.) Okay so I agree with the first one, but not so much on the latter. Obviously he's referring to stuff with too much sugar and fat, but whatever.

Reason for believing his advice: He's 93, looks great, is full of energy, still works out 2 hrs a day, and of course there's all the super-human feats he performed in his youth.

Calories in typical foods

I'm keeping track of what I eat, just to get a general idea of how many calories I'm getting daily. I also want to see what my mood and energy level is like as I change diets. So here are some caloric values for foods I typically eat:

• oatmeal w/raisins: 350
• protein smoothie w/banana and pb: 500
• banana: 100
• apple: 65
• orange: 85
• pizza slice: 200 (cheese) - 450 (meat lovers)
• glass of milk: 140
• 2 handfuls nuts: 400
• 1 c rice: 200
• 1 egg: 100
  

Marathon training, Week 26

Monday

run: 10 mi
strength: pushups, pullups
foodstuffs: oatmeal w/raisins, protein smoothie w/banana, sandwich w/provolone and bell pepper, banana, roasted veggies, and one too many slices of pizza...

patrician. What a great run--quiet and beautiful. Since it rained yesterday, I could actually see for miles and miles down the valley once I got near the top of the hill. I was pretty tired for the last ~2 miles though... need some serious sleep tonight.

(Super) Tuesday

strength: pushups, core, pullups
food: oatmeal w/raisins, orange, apple, peanuts, "cobb" salad, pb sandwich

rest day. left knee and ankle hurting slightly.

Wednesday

strength: pushups
food: oatmeal w/r, banana, half a smoothie, "cobb" salad, beans and rice, roasted veggies over pasta, hot chocolate

rest day.

Thursday

run: 6 mi
strength: pushups
food: banana, (turkey) ham, eggs, and beans for breakfast, oatmeal w/raisins, pb sandwich, chicken, veggies, and rice

Down to kinneloa and back. Still tired... can't wait 'til spring break... =/ Generally felt crappy all day.

Friday

plan: 6 mi, weights (no legs)
strength: pushups, core
food: oatmeal w/raisins & banana, eggs in a basket

Saturday

plan: rest

Sunday

plan: last 20 mi before race...

Marathon training, week 25

Monday

rest day.

Tuesday

run: 6 mi
strength: core, legs, chest, pullups x7

6 mi santa anita/huntington/oak knoll to gym. Worked on chest with free weights. Upper body dead for the rest of the week, after this, which is why my pullups are so dismal...

Wednesday

run: 8 mi

8 mi arroyo loop. Getting there and back was annoying as hell (felt like I was stopped at every light, and spent about 5 min at arroyo/glenarm like usual) but it sure was nice down by the park. Quite a few trees and tree branches were scattered about from the wind, so not all the trails were in great shape. Reminded me of home... can't wait to visit in March. Also, the people at Bally's are awesome--I always stop there for water coming back on Green.

Thursday

No run. Didn't get much sleep--nervous about phone interview and behind on work as usual--so I was dead tired. But.... Adrianne and I went to the Ellen show!! We had standby tickets so we only ended up in the riff-raff room for most of it, but we've got guaranteed tickets for another show next month. Actually, some guy had to go to the bathroom, so during the last "act" I got into the audience. Jack Hanna was there with various animals, and when I was in the audience he had 2 hawks that just flew wherever they felt like (including up in the rafters). Not too much structure to this particular show... After the show was over, Ellen thanked everyone for being there and having so much energy. Then she asked us to sing happy birthday for Portia, who was there in the front row. Awww... =)

Friday

strength: pullups x3

Even more tired today. Maybe made some progress on my thesis? But no run.

Saturday

strength: pullups x6

Today was going to be a long run, but Charlie worked until 3 or 4 and, when he came home, "immediately" passed out. After the nap it was dark and cold.... instead of running we ate cookies (see "Marshmallow cookies" post) so needless to say I feel pretty gross now.

Sunday

run: 4 mi easy
strength: core
food: oatmeal w/raisins, 3 cookies (mmm), banana, handful of peanuts... then stuffed myself at mannion's

Too wet for a long one. Both of us felt pretty terrible on the run. Had plenty to eat afterwards, took some vitamin C, going to take it easy tonight.

Marshmallow cookies

EDIT: we have since tried to recreate these fabulous cookies.. but failed. So hold up for a better recipe.

• 1 c butter, softened
• 1/2 c brown sugar
• 2/4 c white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 c cake flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 375ºF.

Cream butter and brown sugar; beat one minute. Add eggs one at a time, beat well after each addition.

Slowly add flour and baking soda. Add vanilla. Beat well for 1.5 min.

Bake 8 min or until outside is slightly brown and crispy. The inside will still be gooey and soft, like a marshmallow or meringue.

Enjoy!