BODYBUILDING NUTRITION BASICS

When I got to New York, it was covered in snow. I had been fantasizing about 50 degree weather, but no such luck.

I like how the neighborhood looks when it’s covered in show — it’s really quite lovely. This appreciation for all the loveliness is usually short-lived and I tend to want to leave when the feeling fades. This time was no different, but I have no choice — I must stay.

One of the problems many people have with weight loss is motivation. People often start with great expectations, and then, when they hit a roadblock, their plan or program comes undone, and they fall back into old habits.

I’ve discovered several strategies that seem to work for most people.

1. Changing your mental pictures

2. Measuring

3. Keeping a diary.

4. Accepting the fact you aren’t perfect.

Many people who are overweight think of themselves as losers in some way, shape, or form. Eating for them is a sort of comfort therapy. They’re thinking, “As long as I have my potato chips and soda, I’m okay.”

This is delusional, but it’s true, and it needs to change. You need to start looking in the mirror and imagining yourself as healthy and fit all the time. This doesn’t happen overnight, but it is easily accomplished by practice. Changing the picture pays you huge dividends in the long run.

Practice is the way to become what you imagine yourself to be.

You can use a tape measure to get numbers if you want to, but I prefer pictures. When you start on a weight loss program, take pictures of yourself. Then imagine the new you, and get started.

A journal is such a good way to keep a record of your progress. You can hand-write it, or you can use the computer. Each day, keep a record of what you are eating and how much you are exercising. At the end of each week, take a photo. You will really start seeing results after about 3 or 4 weeks — your body will look different, better. And you’ll hardly believe you eyes after looking at photos from weeks 10 through 12.

Slip-ups happen to everyone who is in the midst of a weight loss routine. Don’t beat yourself up about it. The best thing to do is log it into your diary and pay attention to when and how the slip-ups happen — this will show you where your weak spots are. If you feel guilty, get in an extra workout. Don’t let you slip-ups get in the way of your progress — just take note of them, get back to your routine, and stay positive.

Your body will be grateful to you.

Listening to your body will help you immensely. The more fit you get, the more your body will tell you what it needs, and if you don’t heed what it’s saying, you may get another signal, one that isn’t pleasant.

There are other things, in addition to healthy food and regular exercise, that your body needs to function at its highest level. One of those things is pharmaceutical-grade fish oil with enteric coating.

You should be taking enteric coated pharmaceutical grade fish oil every day for any number of reasons, including optimal joint function, healthy brain and nervous system function, along with the cardiovascular benefits.

I’ve been taking pharmaceutical grade fish oil for quite some time, and I can tell you, for instance, that if I miss taking it for a day or two, my joints start talking to me.

(Hi Bill…it’s your joints here. We noticed that you did not give us any fish oil for the last few days. Here comes a message for your right knee…yes, I know it hurts…so don’t forget next time!)

Traveling, which I do a great deal of, seems to be the time when I most often forget to take my fish oil. I came up with the great idea to bring some extra with me, in those “travel only” bottles. The bottles are with me at all times and are a great reminder.

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I’m able to get some extra work done today because it’s one of those rare days where it’s quiet in the house. My wife is out, and miraculously, the cats all seem to be asleep or occupied and don’t need my attention. This doesn’t happen very often, so I’m taking advantage of it.

Taking advantage of the quiet, I just finished reading a really interesting article from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, published in 2007. The article comes to some extremely attention-grabbing conclusions.

One of the conclusions shown in the article is that the people who were involved in the study, upon which the article is based, were able to lose weight with a moderate amount of exercise while taking fish oil. The subjects also gained muscle mass and showed a tremendous change in their risk factors for cardiac disease.

The subjects who merely took fish oil but did not exercise did not lose weight, and the same results were shown for a group who took sunflower oil.

The weight loss group took between 3 and 6 grams of fish oil per day. Now, normally less would suffice for most people, but I suspect the folks in this study had fairly significant weight problems, and would need more than the average bear.

I also read an article which reviewed the study, in which the author comes to a number of conclusions that I have reached myself.

1. You get what you pay for. You should get a high potency molecularly distilled pharmaceutical grade fish oil, free of contaminants and PCBs.

2. The fish oil product that you have chosen should not taste fishy. A sure sign of an inferior product is “fish burps.” If you are experiencing fish burps, then you are not taking the type of product that you should be taking — one that has an enteric coating. This coating ensures that the softgel will not dissolve before it has reached the intestines.

3. Flaxseed oil is simply not as effective as fish oil. In order to get the same benefits as fish oil, you would need to take 6 times the amount of flaxseed oil — that is, 12 grams of flaxseed oil, as compared to merely 2 pharmaceutical-grade fish oil softgels. And flaxseed oil is likely to send you to the bathroom much more often than you would like.

If synergy for weight loss is your goal, the combination of high-potency, pharamceutical-grade fish oil with an enteric coating, in addition to healthy food and moderate exercise is the way to go.

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I received three video clips from a friend of mine yesterday, one showcasing Meghan McCain’s appearance on the talk show “The View.” At first, I could not remember exactly who she was, but then it dawned on me.

She’s the daughter of Senator John McCain, and as such, considers herself fairly important to the future of the Republican Party. Others disagree, and her appearance on “The View” was used to promote her political point of view, which is “moderate republicanism” (whatever THAT means).

McCain got into a scrum with Ann Coulter, basically telling her where she could put her message (where the moon don’t shine). Coulter parried back, and then Laura Ingraham, a talk radio host, joined in the battle, on the side of Coulter. Insults were hurled, and McCain said Ingraham called her “plus sized” (a euphemism, if ever I heard one).

I have heard Laura Ingraham previously and I think her insult towards McCain was meant to kill two birds with one stone. It seemed to me that she wanted to show solidarity with Coulter’s politics and she wanted to score points by calling out McCain for being fat. Despite all the negativity, I enjoyed Ingraham and Coulter more than I did McCain — they just looked to be at the top of their game: funny and smart, rather than (I hate to say it) boring.

McCain looked as though she fit right in with Joy Behar, Sherrie Whoever, and Whoopie (and that ain’t a good thing). Jay Leno had already called the sneering Behar “fat,” among other things, on his show a few weeks back. McCain, with her own sneer and sense of entitlement, told all who could hear that they could kiss her fat a$$ (just like Tyra Banks, who was starting to look like Oprah Jr.).

Honestly, I don’t remember Meghan McCain at all from her father’s campaign, but she apparently now thinks the fate of the Republican Party rests in her hands. You can read all about it on her blog. And it’s also apparent that she has inherited some of her father’s legendary temper.

If she is thinking of running for her father’s seat in Arizona anytime in the near future, I would strongly advise her to stock up on some fish oil.

The reason that I mention fish oil is that a number of behavioral studies have been done, in which fish oil seemed to have a very positive effect on the mind, and some studies have reported that fish oil reduces the incidence of anger and violent behavior.

There have been a few studies in Britain that showed that young adults who were prone to “hooliganism” and were given fish oil showed a marked improvement in the reduction of their destructive behavior.

What I am suggesting is that maybe the young Miss McCain might not have been so quick to drop the hammer and insults, had she been taking Dr. Bill’s Powerhouse Omega Formula. It’s just possible that the omega-3 fatty acids might have facilitated a better choice of response. Clearer, more precise thought processes…are just one of the many benefits enjoyed by those who take pharmaceutical grade fish oil, on a daily basis. That’s one reason why I do, myself.

I have to say that I don’t agree with those that call themselves “fat and proud of it” — no matter if you are a young celebrity or not. I am fully convinced that both Tyra Banks and Meghan McCain, after publicly announcing that everyone who doesn’t like them can kiss their fat a@$, went on some sort of diet. I believe that is part of the problem.

I believe that if they took my counsel, that is, nutritious food, a steady exercise program, a good amount of rest and the addition of pharmaceutical-grade fish oil to their daily diet, they would find that things would go more smoothly for them. And no one would need to mention their rear ends again, especially on national television.

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