Day 63 of the 100 Day Body Evolution

Eating:

Breakfast:    Nothing

Mini Meal:   Nothing

Lunch:   Piece of pizza

Mini Meal:   Nothing

Dinner:  Tomato slices and mozzarella, 4 oz. filet, 2 tablespoons of potatoes and cheese

Late Dessert:   Nothing

 

Exercise:       No walk

                   No workout in the gym

                   Upper body stretches

                   No Lower body stretches

 

Supplements:  3 ounces of Night Cap from Pure Chemistry

                     2 Thin Stat caps from Trigger Factors

                     500 mgs. of Carnosine from Life Extension

                     1 Advanced Probiotic from Maritz Mayer

                     2 caps of Pure Chemistry Super Resveatrol 500

                     Crystal Thin at meals

 

 

Daily Summary Notes

Food Values: 

Calories:    955

Protein:    71

Non fiber carbs:   72

Fat:    45

Glycemic Index:     69

 

I feel pretty bloated tonight but I really didn’t eat that much at dinner.  I could have eaten far more but I didn’t see the purpose.  I enjoyed my food but ate so slowly that I got full very fast and feel pretty satisfied.

I tell people who use Crystal Thin to chew their food more but it’s a great strategy for everyone at all meals.

 

 

 

March 4, 2010

Weigh In:  261

 

Still feeling great this morning.   Very bloated actually but mentally and physically strong.  The world is my oyster and I am excited about how to attack it.

Today’s “brick” is a little nutritional philosophy that I truly believe and was reminded of yesterday.  While that message might have been lost on some, it certainly wasn’t on me.  I need to slow up my eating as digestion of food, does in fact, start in the mouth.

The problem is that most of us ignore this fact.  We take a huge mouthful of food, chew it a few times and swallow.  The focus seems to be on how quickly we can eat rather than how much we can benefit from and enjoy the food.  This has become especially bad as “time poverty” takes its toll on the world.  Fast food, drive thru windows and eating on the go.

Why specifically is chewing so important?  First, small food pieces cause less esophageal stress.  The esophagus is a delicate, yet very important muscular tube located between your larynx and your stomach.  Stress of any kind is not good for the health of the esophagus.  Second, the longer the food stays in your mouth the more exposure it has to saliva and its digestive enzymes.  This is especially important for overweight people as carbohydrate digestion begins with the saliva enzyme alpha-amylase and fat digestion begins with the saliva enzyme lingual lipase.  Saliva also helps to lubricate food so that it passes through the esophagus more easily.   Additionally, saliva also aids in the relaxation of the pylorus, a muscle between your stomach and small intestine.  The more relaxed the pylorus is, the better is the movement of food through your digestive system.  Third, smaller better digested food pieces result in better nutrient release and a lower likelihood for bacterial growth in the colon.   The benefits of chewing your food more completely don’t end here either but I hope I have convinced you with these beginning benefits.

Is there a rule for how many times to chew your food?  No, definitely not.  Counting the total number of jaw movements is silly and takes away from the enjoyment of your meal.  Before beginning to eat, take a few deep breaths and then chew your food until it becomes liquefied and is easy to swallow.    It is really that simple.

Today’s brick may seem simple but my guess is that when you tackle this one in your own program you are really going to have to train yourselves to get it right.  Life is so fast paced, it’s genuinely hard to take the extra time to enjoy being nourished.

Good success today; this is actually a big change in lifestyle for me.

 

Comments

[Chuck]

Response to Phyllis:

Hi Phyllis:

Thank you for your note and your concern. I keep my Journal every day but sometimes getting it on line daily is a challenge. The past week was wild with work.

I am glad that people read and follow this. Not because I am so enthusiastic over myself but so that everyone can see that any person's biggest weakness can be turned into a strength - one step at a time.

I hope everyone is doing well. Change is never easy but the harder it is to achieve the more worthwhile the results. Keep up the good work all.

[Phyllis Anderson]

Great information on Fasting and Chewing slowly Chuck! As someone who follows your blogs EVERY DAY I was feeling a bit concerned about you as you were a few days behind...keep up the GREAT JOB ... and although not everyone is as verbal as I am ... I know there are people who are also working to achieve their weight loss goals along with you and also seeing success! Last night's call with Dan sharing his experience with Resveratrol and Night Cap was a perfect example!

Phyllis Anderson