April 2011
Why lift weights?
nutritionisttobe:
#3. You’ll Burn More Calories
Lifting increases the number of calories you burn while your butt is parked on the couch. That’s because after each strength workout, your muscles need energy to repair their fibers. In fact, researchers found that when people did a total-body workout with just three big-muscle moves, their metabolisms were raised for 39 hours afterward....
Recap Today
-Grapes and Yogurt (100)
-1/3 of a Domino's Mac n Cheese Breadbowl (500)
-Pita Bread and Hummus (100)
-Cheez-its (100)
-Cereal (200)
-Apple (100)
-Green tea, then more green tea, and a bit more after that.
Total: 1,100 but I'm not done eating today. I'm having a small meal with my fiance soon =)
Recap!
Intake:
-Grapes
-Special K Cereal and skim milk
-Pita Bread
-Hummus
-Apple
-Nut Thins
-Spicy Beef Sirloin Stew from this local Ethiopian place
-Injera (bread) from the same place
-Mixed Veggies
-Grapes and Yogurt
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