Diet

Happy Thanksgiving Workout

A creature of habit goes about his daily existence regardless of what the calendar says. It is just another day of work. I want to be in a state of mind where my body expects the daily attention. The daily discipline.. dedication and desire. It recognizes no excuse, no holiday, no lack of motivation as I consistently take off (diet wise) on the weekends. Results are built on consistency… in both diet and work. I have learned this over the last couple years and I make it part of my daily routine… without thought…without reservation. It is just like breathing.  I need it, it is just a matter of time. I have to extend my meal plans past Friday if I want to be serious about this!

Gym was empty this morning… imagine that, I have a feeling it’s gonna be like till that New Years Resolution crap.

It was nice to get from station without worrying about others stepping on stations or crowding the dumb bell racks so they could be close to the mirror to watch themselves work. I never understood that. When I work, I focus on the muscle being worked, not the mirror and how I look doing it. To each his own I suppose.

Funny story though…I step away from the pec flyes machine this AM to grab my water and granny just steps in, changes the weights/settings and starts to do her thing….what could I say?

I digress … Enjoy the Turkey Day and eat like you mean it, cause I know come Saturday everything will be back to normal.

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6 Pack Abs: Mel B. Gets her BlackFitness On!

All eyes on Mel B. as she got her BlackFitness On. The former SPICE GIRL showed off her 6 pack and ripped figure in Las Vegas yesterday. The self-confessed fitness nut has a body that could rival a bodybuilder…I’m getting jealous here. She’s taking it to another level post pregnancy. (two babies by the way)

Stephen Belafonte and Mel B

People are email me telling me this is too much….are you kidding me?

Please do not compare her to buffie the body

and yes she too has a fitness dvd…

Mel B. with fans

The reason for her donning this skimpiest of white bikinis was to host the Hot Bodies at Tao Beach bash at The Venetian hotel.

the New Mel B.

My Semi 2-Day Detox...

So after falling flat on my face after Memorial Day…I was starting fell bloated, sleepy with headaches and stomach aches, and dear I add poor bowel management. I really could not take the trip if I was paid and I was majorly clogged. So these were all the classic warning signs that I tell people about all the time.

TIME TO DETOX! I did feel like going for a colon cleanse even though I am overdue so I opted for a 1 day fast followed with 2 days of fruit and veggies.

Saturday went great. I focused on schoolwork, yard-work and even played some ball while drinking a gallon of water throughout the day. Later I went home and had some tea. I survived until midnight (26 hrs after my last meal) until after the game where I had a small salad with a couple of oz. of chicken breast. Not bad and I felt better but that wasn’t part of the plan. Either way I woke up today, had my tea with lemon, several hours later had some veggies and egg whites. I just had a green smoothie with berries, bananas, protein, touch of 100% cranberry juice, aloe and mean greens.  Whoa! The thing about detoxing is this smoothie is sweet as hell.  I’ve had it before but not like this…

Anyway I’m not where I want to be but my last bathroom trip felt like heaven. I’ve done a 5 and 7 day detox so this was just a chance to give my body a break. I will continue to do fruit and veggies and sneak in some protein via egg whites and tuna but I just want to take it easy this week. No..I’m not one with Buddha nor do I have found the light but I am going to the bathroom…thank God…

The End of Overeating!

Nice post from theLawRawtory.com site featuring the author David Kessler M.D.

Oddly enough I’ve been feeling like crap since Memorial Day weekend. Constipation, stomach pains, bloated, headaches and straight up tired…I think we know what time it is…DETOX!  Usually, when I detox I work harder on house projects and on my rental properties, I consider this my personal time.

We all know what’s important here slimming down, eating better, and enjoying high quality food instead of high quantity food. I’ll keep you posted…

Skinned Cat, Raw Meat Ming's BBQ Atl Resturant

This is for my Atlanta people…avoid Ming’s BBQ in Doraville GA at all cost! Story below taken from myATLtv.com when a skinned cat and raw meat were found behind the resturant.

DORAVILLE, Ga. — A Chinese restaurant in Doraville is on probation for the next six months after police made a disturbing discovery outside the back door of the restaurant.

Doraville Police responded to a complaint about the mess behind Ming’s BBQ on Buford Highway and took pictures of a skinned cat and raw meat allegedly being stored outside.

The pictures were taken on January 23, 2009. They show grease traps overflowing, pigs stacked in buckets, boxes of raw meat stacked outside and pieces of meat hanging from a fence in the back of Ming’s.

Police said they actually witnessed an employee throwing the meat over the fence into an abandoned field next door.

“We had lots of concerns because there was so much meat outside,” Officer Rosemary Martin told 11Alive News. ”We actually looked at a couple of layers on top and saw that they were not the temperature they were supposed to be. So we called the health department, and the health department came out.”

Officer Martin issued two citations: one for failing to clean the property, the other for unlawfully discharging grease and oils.

In court a couple of weeks ago, a municipal judge issued a $5,000 fine, ordered the owners to serve 60 hours of community service and submit to weekly inspections for the next six months.

“They did get everything cleaned up,” Martin said. 

After scoring a 59 during a DeKalb health department inspection in January, Ming’s improved dramatically to earn a 96 during a re-inspection two weeks later. 

When 11Alive News checked the back of the restaurant on Monday, it was clean.

A manager who identified himself only as “Jack” declined to go on camera, but he insisted the meat captured in photos wasn’t outside for very long and was in the process of being moved to refrigerators.

Since then, he said Ming’s has stopped ordering so much food, changed food suppliers and put food safety managers on duty at all hours.

There was another disturbing discovery by police. They took photos of a skinned cat at the back of Ming’s.

The owners told police at the time that they didn’t know anything about it.

The manager told 11Alive News he was offended that it would be connected to the restaurant in any way.

Turbulence Training: Can't Out Train Bad Eating Habits

You can not out train bad eating habits trust me I know. Diet, exercise and recovery are the three pilars of fitness.  At 212 and 18% bodyfat I workout 3-4 times a week. Sometimes as intense as you can be and sometimes just to goof off. Either way the past month I’ve been up since 5 A.M. working hard…but I’ve also been eating more as if I deserve it. Diet is the name of the game. You can workout till you are blue in the face but poor nutrition will sabatoge everything. Working out will actually become second nature, almost a no brainer.

Dieting will become 80% of the game. It will be the difference maker and the hardest part of your day.  Craig Ballantyne makes a simple but true point here…check it out!

Blacks are the Biggest Losers

The Biggest Loser has had a lot of winners here are some of our brothers and sisters after the show was over.

Shaq and Krispy Kreme

Shaq has some advice for us….