It's Okay to Eat on Turkey Day

"It's not what you eat between Thanksgiving and Christmas that matters most. It's what you eat between Christmas and Thanksgiving that makes the difference."

- Originally unknown, but I'll attribute it to Alwyn Cosgrove since I'm pretty sure I heard it from him first.


Since we're just a few hours away from the one dinner of the year where people seem to want to attempt personal records for "most food shoved from plate into gullet without chewing", I feel the need to remind y'all of one nutrition principle that makes it okay to eat high calories, even if your goal is fat loss.

Dun-dun-dun-dunnnnn... it's G-Flux to the rescue.

To oversimplify it: G-Flux says that you can enjoy a higher food intake while training for muscle size or fat loss, as long as you're getting at least five hours of total exercise time each week.

Now, that doesn't mean you go for a three-hour jog tonight, do two hours of Tae-Bo videos tomorrow morning, and then you can binge like the Cookie Monster just discovered the Keebler Elves' treehouse.

It still requires smart, planned training (weight training and cardio) throughout the week. But you can certainly begin with something today. Knock out a few sets of dumbbell swings tonight or tomorrow, and we'll call it a good start.

Just remember, like Alwyn said in the beginning, it's one thing to temporarily freak out about some big holiday dinners coming up. But that should be a reminder that it's so much more important to pay attention to what you do after the holidays, after the new year, headed into next spring, and then summer...

Anyhow, I hope you and yours have a great Thanksgiving together. Enjoy.

Lean Cuisine's 900,000 Chicken Recall

I just saw that there's a recall on a whole ton (actually, 450 tons) of Lean Cuisine frozen dinners because pieces of blue plastic have found their way into the food.

"So far, the blue plastic has been found in three specific Lean Cuisine dinners -- Cafe Classics Pesto Chicken with Bow Tie Pasta, Spa Cuisine Chicken Mediterranean and Dinnertime Selects Chicken Tuscan."




Not that I've really been a fan of all frozen dinners (hurray convenience, boo sodium and nutrient profile), but this is a pretty big SNAFU.

So, if you know anyone who still relies on these frozen foodstuffs instead of doing some big batch cooking each week (discussed in Point #3 here), be sure to let them know to check the production codes on the side of the package.

Another Victory for Stronger Athletes

I just read a great blog entry from Jason Ferruggia.

265-pound Brock Lesnar's recent UFC championship sent a loud and hard-to-miss reminder to the athletic world - Beastly strength and raw power, when combined with skill, create a monstrous athlete.



Ferruggia used one particular line that caught my eye. "Like I have always said, a stronger athlete is almost always a better athlete."

I've also said this statement, almost word for word, for a long time. It's a point that gets re-proven time and time again.

To be the most effective, impressive, and successful athlete you can be (regardless of the sport), improving your strength in basic, compound exercises is always going to be a great idea... as long as you don't sacrifice speed, skill, or conditioning/endurance. That's where smart programming becomes critical.

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In other news, here's a Movember update. Still growing strong.


It's been a long time since I snapped a Myspace-style photo. Be nice.

Welcome to Movember

My MoSpace (that not a typo, it's a MoSpace.)

During Movember (the month formerly known as November) I've decided to use my facial hair-growing powers for good instead of evil. If you know me, you know that facial manscaping is my hobby. Could be a goatee one month, could be a jawbone-length muttonchop the next, whatever.

This month, I'll be rocking a serious moustache to spread the word about men's health issues, specifically the fight against prostate cancer.

To donate to my Mo you can either:

1. Click this link and donate online using your credit card or PayPal account.

or 2. Write a check payable to the "Prostate Cancer Foundation", referencing my Registration Number 1931426 and mail it to:

Prostate Cancer Foundation
Attn: Movember
1250 Fourth St
Santa Monica, CA, 90401

All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.


The money raised by Movember is donated directly to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, which will use the funds for high-impact research to find better treatments and a cure for prostate cancer. The PCF is a fully recognized charity.


Did you know:

* Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in the US with one in six American men developing the disease and more than 28,000 men dying of the disease every year.

* African American men and those with a family history of prostate cancer are twice as likely to develop the disease and should have regular annual testing starting at 45. All other men should commence testing at 50.

* Prostate cancer is 90% curable if detected and treated early.


In previous years, Movember has had a serious impact in prostate cancer cure research. You can check out the details at Fundraising Outcomes. Last year alone, the US Movember teams raised over $740,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.


Thanks for your support. You can keep an eye on my blog here, or on my MoSpace for weekly updated pics so you know it's really going on.


More information is available at www.Movember.com.

Movember is proudly grown by Canadian Club and Philips Norelco.

Movember is proud to support the Prostate Cancer Foundation.