Nibbles and Bits

TWO WEEKS TO GO - THE FINAL PUSH

Have you stalled in your weight loss?  Not losing any more inches?  Frustrated about the whole thing?  You're not alone.  There are several of you that have approached the training staff with these issues, so let's take a look at what you're doing and see if you can tweak something to get the train rolling again:

EAT THIS or THAT?

Join us for our version of Eat THIS, Not That, BBQ Style.

Wednesday, July 20, 6:15-7:00pm at CrossFit Ocean City.

We'll take a look at the healthiest way to navigate a summer bbq party.

Complimentary for CFOC members.

 

NEW SUPER SNACKS

Looking for a quick portable snack this is: 

100% organic  

Crunchy

Delicious

Gluten Free  

Wheat Free

No GMOs

Naturally Sweet

Paleo/Primal Friendly

Stop by the CrossFit Ocean City Pro Shop and pick up a package of Ginger Snap or Chocolate Super Cookies.  Made of organic coconut, sprouted organic seeds, organic dates, organic ginger powder. They arrived today and are awesome!    

  

 

 

 

SUMMER'S BOUNTY

There are now 3 buying days in Berlin, MD: Monday in the Atlantic General Hospital parking lot, 10am, Wednesday and Friday in the shaded parking lot at the south end of town, 10am-3pm. 

Local farmers provide free range eggs, crabs, seasonal vegetables and fruits, fresh flowers, herbs, local honey, greens, plants, and much, much more.

Click here for daily Berlin Farmers Market updates.

 

NUTBALLS

Yes. They are Paleo. And a few nutballs from time to time can be a great way to add some healthy fat into your diet. Yes, I said healthy fat. Without healthy fats, you'll be hard pressed to feel satiated at each meal.  Without healthy fat, your digestive tract may not function optimally. Fat is essential and the sooner we realize what's essential for good health, the better off we'll all be.

LUNCH ON THE GO

I say it all the time: "Success is the prep." It doesn't matter what area of your life you are trying to change, improvement comes as a result of conscious, daily decisions.  Ensuring a nutritious lunch on the go is no different.  To help create your lunch on the go system, check out today's post from Food Renegade.

What's your go-to lunch on the go?

CHOLESTEROL

Every time there's a food challenge, I bring up cholesterol.  Perhaps it's my own lingering insecurity with high cholesterol (due to the constant bombardment of cholesterol-lowering drugs) that leads me to these posts.  I find it odd, though, that my own independent research of cholesterol leads me to the conclusion that I shouldn't worry too much about it.  In prior years as I worried more about my excess body fat, my cholesterol numbers reflected a less than optimal LDL/HDL ration and triglyceride levels.  Now, while my cholesterol numbers have remained roughly the same, or even slightly higher, I'm less concerned because my ratios of far better than normal (about 3:1) and my triglycerides are very low.  What this tells me is that while my overall total cholesterol is high (over 240) my LDLs are big, bouncy balls that may actually improve my health.

Check out this post and add it to your own study on cholesterol.  

SHOULD YOU CONTROL PORTIONS?

Perhaps not. It isn't really the quantity of what you eat, but the quality. Excellent protein sources, high quality carb sources - i.e. veggies, and good fat choices all contribute to the bottom (or waist) line.  Check out this post from the guy who gave the great life story on Mark's Daily Apple in yesterday's post. I like his thoughts on portion control for fat control.

 

THE CARBOHYDRATE CURVE - FROM MARK'S DAILY APPLE

Mark's Daily Apple is a fantastic blog about health and fitness that I've been following for several years now.  Success stories abound and this one is no different.  Eat right. Train right.  And then live right.  It works if you do the work.  Don't take the path of least resistance when it comes to what you eat.  

For our ancestors, eating wasn't easy.  They had to hunt and gather, or kill, the next meal.  Doing so required tremendous physical fitness. Life wasn't about luxury and lavish meals, but about survival. Today, starvation isn't the motivator it once was - at least not here in America.  Rather, we worry about the opposite end of the spectrum: overeating and health-related diseases associated with excess carbohydrates, sedentary lifestyles, and high stress jobs.

 

A LITTLE ABOUT COFFEE

Watch and learn.