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I be in possession of known this little gem for years now and I have introduced the whole of my friends to the delightful smoked salmon crepes. Located in the downtown shaded walk (the Steven Avenue Mall, 202A – 304 – 8th Avenue SW), Fresh Crepes is to have ~ing found in the smaller food court on the first floor, onward the corridor that links the Bay to the rest of the shopping bruise. It recently changed owner, but I am a consistent customer and always order the same thing: smoked salmon crepes, no onion. So in great part, it has been the best smoked salmon wrap I’ve had in Calgary. I like that the crepes are made up~ the spot and that all the ingredients are fresh. And that you be possible to be picky and ask for “less sauce, more salmon, ~t any onion”. My favorite crepe is around $10 (probably the greatest in quantity expensive on the menu). I’ve also tried and perfectly liked the black forest crepe; yummy but I’m not a full fan of whipped cream that comes from a can… All in completely, I have my favorite crepe there every time I’m downtown.
Since I started cycling last year, I often hear how beneficial interval training is to a workout routine. I’ve not yet incorporated it into my routine, but I plan to give it a try. Intense bursts of activity followed with short rest periods in between allow for the body to more quickly build stronger muscles. I’m not a morning person, so I have a very difficult time making myself get up and do a decent length workout at 5:30 a.m., which is when I’d have to start in order to be finished, showered, dressed and get to work on time. I try to make time to work out after work in the evenings, but it seems like life just gets in the way. If this type of training enables me to squeeze in a good workout in a shorter amount of time, then I’m all for it. Prior to my rotator cuff injury, I used to do a DVD kettlebell workout which was based on the Tabata method: 20 seconds of maximum intensity, followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated without stopping for a total of about 12 minutes. It was exhausting, but a very enjoyable workout. (Which had nothing to do with my shoulder injury, by the way.)
In an article today on MSNBC.com, an exercise expert at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology “. . . recommends people try four sessions lasting four minutes each, with three minutes of recovery time in between.” The article went on to mention that, “when compared to people on a normal exercise routine, like jogging, research has shown those doing interval training can double their endurance, improve their oxygen use and strength by more than 10 percent, and their speed by at least 5 percent.”
What’s not to like about that?
Do you incorporate interval training into your exercise routine? If so, what kind of payoff have you experienced?
Today’s starting weight: 152
Food journal:
Breakfast:
– Chocolate, peanut butter, banana smoothie (fat free chocolate milk, reduced fat peanut butter) = 353 cal.
Lunch:
– Panera smoked turkey sandwich on country bread = 620
– Iced tea = 0
Dinner:
– Salad with ranch dressing = 163
– Soft pretzel = 483
– Iced tea = 0
Snacks:
– Fat free chocolate pudding = 60
Thanks for visiting. See you tomorrow.
Because I want to be able to walk to the mail box.
Because I want to be able to help my Grandma garden
I want to be able to cook dinner or do dishes without sitting in a chair
Because I want to be able to walk around the mall without getting short of breath and wanting to cry.
Because I want to be able to walk around the park for events or street fairs without wanting to die before I am half way done.
Because I want to be able to walk on the beach in the sand.
Because I want to play in the waves and be able to walk out through slushy wet sand.
Because I want to travel by plane.Because I want to be able to drive long distances without my knees hurting so badly.
Because I want to be able to sight see when I travel.
Because I want to be able to fit into booths in restaurants.Because I want to not have to worry I will get too big for my car.
Because I want to be able to drive safely without a seatbelt extender.
Because I want to be able to sit in any chair without fear of collapse or getting stuck.
Because I want to be able to ride amusement park rides (I haven’t been able to since I was 16)
Because I am tired of having to squeeze through tight spots and ending up with bruises
Because I want to have a lap not just a knee.
Because I want to be able to sit on the floor without having my legs strait out in front of me.Because I want to be able to get up off the floor and not look like a fat 2 year old with my butt up in the air.
Because I want to be able to get in and out of a swimming pool using a ladder.
Because I want to be able to cross my legs not my ankles.Because I want to bend over without making an umph noise.
I want to be able to trim my toenails
I want to be able to polish my own toenailsI want to be able to shave my legs
I want to be able to put on my shoes without just slipping my foot into them
Because my cholesterol was too high.
I want to be in as good as shape as my grandma at least.I want to not sweat with the least amount of effort.Because my triglycerides were too high.
Because I want to be able to ride a bike.
Because I want to be able to go walking around the neighborhood.
I want to be able to actually swim laps not just float
I am tried of being the fattest person in the room
I am tired of being the fattest person I know personally.
I am tired of being the fattest person in my family (both sides)
I am tired of Hurting so badly
I am tried of every step being an effort.
I want to be able to buy clothes in plus size stores not just catalogs
I want to be able to buy clothes in any store.
I want to have more choice of what I can wear.
I don’t want to HAVE to sew my own clothing.
I am tired of bathing suits that look like knee length dresses when wet
I want to keep walking
I want to dance at all
I want to someday have my knees replaced
I want One Size Fits All clothes to actually fit me
I want to be able to wear rings and not have it look like I am retaining water.
I want to be able to wear bangle bracelets
I want to feel healthier
I want to be healthier
I want to enjoy my life more
I want to know I can change my life
I want to know I am strong enough to fix what I destroyed (my health)
I want to not always get so much sicker than everyone else
I want to be able to buy a pretty braI want to be able to use a regular tape measure (not a quilting one)
I want to be able to shop in any store for anything
I want to be able to shop in a store without a motor cart
I want to be able to stand in line if I need to.
I want to be able to weigh on a normal medical scale
Because I want to weigh on a regular home scale
I want to actually see something through to the end
I want someone to be able to hug me and get their arms all the way around me
I am tired of being bigger around then I am tall
I miss my cheekbones, I have nice high cheekbones and you can’t see them.
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It is notto weight that those with more advanced cases of acne cannot enjoy or benefit from regular facials.
Vigorous exfoliation should not be done on anyone taking Accutane or using topical retinoids like Differin or Retin If a dermatologist is treating the acne, it’s always a good opinion to gossip to him or the before having any facial healing done.
A way to win rid off acne or at least exhaust it to a great magnitude is by getting facials done.
Acne is a well-known inflammatory skin revolution caused by hormonal lack of correspondence.
It is the most general mode of acne, characterized by several kinds of pimples, whiteheads.
Further Readings
Acne, William James Cunliffe, H. Gollnick, 2001
Acne, Tim Mitchell, Alison Dudley, 2002
Acne, Christos C. Zouboulis, 2003
Acne, Elizabeth Holmes, 2003
Acne, Ronald Marks, 1984
Acne for Dummies, Herbert P. Goodheart, 2005
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You can’t see it, you can’t smell it and you can’t taste it, but it can take a life within minutes. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas that can be emitted by common household items – like a gas furnace or a water heater – without anyone knowing it. Shockingly though, only 50% of Americans have CO alarms installed in their homes. And, 61 % of Americans can’t identify ANY signs of CO poisoning risk in the home.
Known as the “silent killer,” CO poisoning kills 500 people and sends 20,000 more to the hospital each year. Commissioned by Underwriters Laboratories – a 115-year-old product safety organization, the survey overall finds that Americans might be over confident in their ability to protect themselves and their family from CO poisoning.
Additional startling survey results include:
To help educate our readers on the dangers of CO poisoning, UL has an extensive list of safety tips consumers can follow to protect themselves and their loved ones against CO. Some of UL’s safety tips include:
Head to www.ul.com for more life saving tips. More details from Underwriters Laboratories to come!
I promised you another one of my personal, purse videos of Girls… So here’s a little peak of Girls playing Solitude… This song will make your heart melt.. .sadly, it cuts off in the middle of a harmonica solo… a solo so perfect and sexy it moved me to turn off the camera and soak it up completely… Solitude…
But if I settle down
Though it won’t be with the blues
So I’ll keep on moving right along
Maybe I’ll settle down with you
Someday
Some you…. Girls, Solitude…. xoxo
Your diet before a competition will have a big impact on your performance, and could provide you with that winning edge.
The week before:
During the week before a competition, your two main aims are:
Your preparation will be dictated by the kind of event that you are competing in, the importance of the event and how frequently you compete.
Endurance events lasting more than 90 minutes:
If you are competing in and endurance event lasting longer than 90 minutes you may benefit from carbohydrate loading. You should generally consume a moderate carbohydrate diet (5-7g/kg body weight/day) for the first three days (this should be less than you are used to eating), followed by a high carbohydrate intake (8-10 g/kg body weight/day) for the final 3 days. Use table 1.1 as a guide to the amount of carbohydrate you should be eating during the pre-competition week. Your last hard training session should be completed one week before your competition. Then taper your training during the final week so that you perform only very light exercise and rest the day prior to your competition.
Table 1.1
Recommended carbohydrate intake for athletes of different body weights
Bodyweight (kg)
Daily carbohydrate intake
Daily carbohydrate intake equivalent
equivalent to 7-8 g/kg
to 8-10 g/kg body weight
body weight
65
455-520g
520-650g
70
490-560g
560-700g
75
525-600g
600-750g
80
560-640g
640-800g
90
595-680g
680-850g
95
630-720g
720-900g
100
665-760g
760-950g
105
700-800g
800-1000g
110
735-840g
840-1050g
Check:
Try to eat 6 smaller meals a day, avoid gaps longer than 3 hours, and base all your meals on low GI foods. Use the sample eating plans in table 2.1 as a basis for developing your own plan during the pre competition week. While they provide the requirements for carbohydrate prior to competition, they are low in fat and protein and are not ideal for the rest of the season.
Table 2.1
Recommended carbohydrate intake for athletes of different body weights
Breakfast
Breakfast
1 large bowl (85g) breakfast cereal
4 thick slices toast with honey
200ml skimmed milk
1 glass (200ml) fruit juice
2 tbsp (60g) raisins
1 banana
1 glass (200ml) fruit juice
Morning snack
Moring Snack
2 scotch pancakes
1 banana sandwich (2 slices bread, 1 banana
2 apples
Lunch
Lunch
1 large jacket potato (300g)
1 large bowl (125g uncooked weight) rice
3 tbsp (90g) sweet corn and 1 tbsp (50g)
salad with 60g turkey or 125g beans and vegetables
tuna or cottage cheese
2 slices bread
2 pieces of fresh fruit
2 pieces of fruit
1 carton low-fat fromage frais
Pre-workout snack
Pre-workout snack
2 bananas
1 energy bar
Workout
Workout
1L sports drink
1L sports drink
Post-workout snack
Post-workout snack
2 cereal bars
1 serving of a meal replacement product
1 carton (500ml) flavoured milk
Dinner
Dinner
1 bowl (85g) uncooked weight) pasta
2 large (2x 300g) jacket potatoes
125g stir-fried vegetables
1 carton (115g0 cottage cheese or fromage frais
60g stir-fried chicken or tofu
Broccoli or other vegetable
2 slices of bread and butter
1 piece fresh fruit
1 large bowl (200g) fruit salad
Snack
Snack
2 slices of toast with honey
1 carton (200g) low-fat rice pudding
1 carton low-fat yogurt
The day before:
The day before your competition your main aims are:
Continue eating meals high in carbohydrate that have a low GI throughout the day and drinking plenty of fluids (mainly water). To maximise muscle glycogen replenishment, perform only very light exercise or rest completely. Do not skip your evening meal, even if you experience pre-competition nerves, as this is an important time for topping up muscle glycogen. However, stick to familiar and simple foods, avoid fatty or oily foods and avoid alcohol, as it is a diuretic.
What should I eat if I get nervous before competition?
Most athletes get pre-competition nerves and this can reduce you appetite and result in problems such as nausea, diarrhoea and stomach cramps. If you find it difficult to eat solid foods during this time, consume liquid meals such as meal replacement products (protein-carbohydrate sports supplements), sport drinks, milkshakes, yogurt drinks, and fruit smoothies. Try smooth, semi liquid foods such as pureed fruit (e.g. mashed banana, apple and apricot puree), yogurt, porridge, custard and rice pudding. Bland foods such as semolina, mashed potato, or porridge made from cornmeal or ground rice may agree with your digestive system better. To reduce problems, avoid high in fibre foods such as bran cereals, dried fruit and pulses. You may wish to avoid vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and broccoli). Caffeine can cause anxiety and problems such as diarrhoea when combined with nerves. In essence, avoid anything that is new or unfamiliar. The golden rule with pre-competition eating is stick with tried and tested foods, which you know agree with you.
On the Day:
On the day of your competition, your aims are to:
Plan to have your main pre-competition meal 2-4 hours before the event. This will allow enough time for your stomach to empty sufficiently and for blood sugar and insulin levels to normalise. It will also top up liver glycogen levels. Nervousness can slow down your digestion rate so if you have pre-competition nerves you may need to leave a little longer than usual between eating and competing. The actual timing of your pre-competition meal and the quantity of food eaten depends on the individual despite the fact that studies recommend consuming 200-300g carbohydrate during the 4 hours prior to exercise. Pre-competition nerves often slow down digestion so you may find 200-300g carbohydrate too much.
The key is to find out what works for you and stick with it! For example, if you are competing in the morning, you may need to get up a little earlier to eat your pre-competition breakfast. If your event is at 10.00am, have your breakfast at 7.00am. Some athletes skip breakfast, preferring to feel light when they compete, however, it’s not a good strategy to compete on an empty stomach, particularly if your event lasts longer than 1 hour, or you will be competing in a number of heats. Low liver glycogen and blood sugar levels may reduce your endurance and result in early fatigue. Liver glycogen is necessary and important for maintaining blood sugar levels and supplying fuel to the exercising muscles when muscle glycogen is depleted. If you are competing in the afternoon, have a substantial breakfast and schedule lunch 2-4 hours before the competition. If you are competing in the evening, eat your meals at 3 hour intervals during the day, again, scheduling your last meal approximately 2-4 hours before competition.
What should I eat on the day of my competition?
Your pre-competition meal should be:
Pre-competition meals:
Pre-competition breakfast (2-4 hours before event)
Pre-competition lunches: (2-4 hours before event)
Pre-competition snacks (1 hour before event)
Should I eat or drink during my competition?
If you are competing for more than about 60 minutes, you may find that extra carbohydrate will help delay fatigue and maintain your performance, particularly in the latter stages. Depending on your exercise intensity and duration, aim to take 30-60g carbohydrate/hour. Start consuming the food or drink after about 30 minutes and continue at regular intervals, as it takes approximately 30 minutes for digestion and absorption. If your glycogen stores are low at the start of the event (which hopefully they are not!), then consuming an additional carbohydrate during the event will have a fairly immediate effect on your performance. Any carbohydrate with high or moderate GI would be suitable but you may find liquids easier to consume than solids. Isotonic sports drinks or carbohydrate drinks (glucose polymer) drinks are popular because they serve to replenish fluid losses and prevent dehydration as well as supplying carbohydrate. Sports drinks are also great because they taste good! This also encourages athletes to be hydrated and take in more fluid than they most likely would if they were consuming water.
If you are competing in certain events such as cycling, sailing, distance canoeing or running, you may be able to take solid foods with you or arrange pick-up points. Suitable foods include, energy bars, dried-fruit bars, cereal bars, bananas, breakfast bars, or raisins. If you are competing in matches or tournaments (e.g. tennis, football), take suitable snacks and drinks for the intervals and position them close by. Make use of every available opportunity to take in fluid to ensure hydration.
Table 3.1
Foods suitable to eat between heats or immediately after events
Sports drinks
Meal replacement shake
Bananas
Breakfast cereal
Meal replacement bars or energy bars
Fruit bars
Cereal or breakfast bars
Sandwiches or rolls filled with honey/jam or bananas
Oatmeal biscuits, fig rolls
Homemade muffins and bars
Rice cakes or low-fat crackers with banana or jam
Smoothie
Yogurt drink
(accompany solid foods with sufficient water to replace fluid losses)
If you are competing for more than 60 minutes, avoid or delay dehydration by drinking 125-250ml every 10-20 minutes during exercise. Clearly, the more you sweat, the more you need to drink. However, do not be guided by thirst as this is not a good indicator of hydration. When you are thirsty you are already dehydrated! Studies have shown that you can maintain optimal performance if you can replace at least 80% of your sweat loss during exercise or keep within 1% of your body weight.
What should I eat after competition?
You’ve done the hard work now it’s time to re fuel your body and assist it in the recovery process. So after your competition, your immediate aims are to replenish glycogen stores and fluid losses. If you are competing the following day or within the next few days, your post-event food intake is crucial. Again, choose foods with a moderate or high GI to ensure rapid refuelling, and aim for 1g carbohydrate/kg body weight during the 2 hour post exercise period. Any of the foods listed in table 3.1 above would be suitable. Drink at least 500ml fluid immediately after competing and continue drinking at regular intervals to replace fluid losses.
Your immediate post event food should be followed by a carbohydrate-rich meal approximately 2 hours later. Suitable post-event meals include pasta dishes, noodle dishes, thick-base pizzas (with vegetable toppings), and baked potatoes. Avoid rich or fatty meals (e.g. oily curries, chips, burgers) as these will delay refuelling and can make you feel bloated after competing. Don’t forget to drink plenty of rehydrating fluid before embarking on that celebratory alcoholic drink!
Table 4.1
Summary of key points
Timing
Aims
Food and drink recommendations
Examples
The week before
1. Fill muscle glycogen
Taper training
Pasta with fish or beans
stores
7-8 g/kg body weight/day for 3 days
Rice with chicken or tofu
2. Maintain hydration
before event
Jacket potatoes with tuna
Low GI meals
or cottage cheese
Monitor fluid intake and urine
The night before
1. Top up muscle glycogen
High carbohydrate meal (low GI)
Pasta dish with tomato
2. Maintain hydration
Plenty of fluid
based sauce
Moderate-low fibre
Rice dishes
Low fat
Familiar foods
2-4 hours before
1. Top up liver glycogen
Low GI meals
Cereal and low-fat milk
2. Maintain hydration
High carbohydrate, low fat, low protein
Bread, toast,
3. Prevent hunger
Easily digestible
sandwiches, rolls
400-600ml fluid
Potato with tuna or cottage
cheese
1 hour before
1. Maintain blood sugar
1g carbohydrate/kg bodyweight
Sports drink
2. Maintain hydration
Easy to digest
Smoothie
Energy or meal
replacement bar
Dried apricots
15-30 minutes
1. Maintain hydration
Up to 150ml fluid
Water
before
Sports drink
During events lasting
1. Maintain blood sugar
30-60g carbohydrate/hour
Sports drinks
more than 60 min
2. Offset fluid losses
High or moderate GI
Glucose polymer drinks
150-350ml fluid every 15-20 min
Energy bars with water
Between heats or
1. Replenish muscle and
1 g/kg body weight within 2 hours
Sports drinks
events
liver glycogen
High GI carbohydrate
Meal replacement products
2. Replace fluid
500ml fluid immediately after
Rice cakes, energy
Continue fluids
bars, rolls
Bananas
Post-competition
1. Replenish muscle and
1 g/kg body weight within 2 hours
Sports drinks
liver glycogen
High GI carbohydrate
Energy bars with water
2. Replace fluid
500ml fluid immediately after
Pasta dishes
Continue fluids
Rice dishes
Pizza
Hope you find the information yourself. For more great information read Anita Bean’s book “The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition. I recommend it to any athlete who is serious about getting the most out of their training and competition.
The 4th Wall Gallery is proud to announce the opening of Building Character, a group exhibition of new character-driven work by Urban Contemporary artists C. Kirk, Jeru Gabriel, and Hatziel Flores. The opening takes place on March 5, 2010 from 7:00 – 10:00pm, and the show will continue thru April 3. All three artists will be in attendance the night of the opening.
A native Texan, Jeru Gabriel introduces his new larger scale works on canvas with his signature vibrant colors, morphing his passions of underground art, graffiti, portraiture and graphic design. Rarely sketching out full ideas before painting, Jeru’s work is centered in spontaneous creation and relishing the response of the viewer once the art is displayed. Created in various mixed mediums including oils, spray paint, acrylics and markers, Jeru explains, “Label it however you wish, the end result is a bucket full of brightly colored eye candy”.
This exhibition will host C. Kirk’s highly anticipated works on canvas from 2009, as well as a selection of brand new 2010 pieces. Currently fusing fluid sketching and charcoal work styles from his past with spray paint and distress techniques that he has developed over the years, the viewer will notice major differences in genre between the 2009 and 2010 works: while the current pieces dive into a more figurative and abstract realm, the 2009 series of paintings “With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility” focuses more on a comic-themed visualization of the all-too-human defects of character, faulty perception, and skewed sense of humor. Regarding the upcoming show, C. Kirk states ” I’m so pleased to show these never before exhibited works alongside Jeru and Hatziel, two insanely talented artists I’ve come to know here in Dallas. I’m even more excited that this collection of all our pieces will be on display at The 4th Wall Gallery, a venue that I believe is a vanguard for the Metroplex by showing the current state of what’s going on worldwide in Contemporary Art.”
Also exhibiting a brand new body of work at the show, Hatziel Flores takes his childhood superhero imagery and placing them on the canvas as he sees them now. Once so vivid and powerful in his young mind, the recollection and the line work has faded and characters begin to overlap, evolving into abstraction. Becoming weary of his art school education, Hatziel was introduced to Hip Hop culture and began to get involved with graffiti, which he has developed over the years to express himself through his art in a more gestural manner. Today he incorporates the urban techniques into a surreal art form, morphing his finished pieces into urban-based Modern Surrealism.
Opened in May 2009 and recently named “Best New Gallery 2010″ by D Home Magazine, The 4th Wall Gallery is the creation of Matthew Abramowitz, a man who has earned a reputation among artists and collectors for being among the most respected and finest dealers of editorial and illustrated art. The 4th Wall Gallery is a culmination of the success achieved with The Gallery @ Storyopolis in Los Angeles, which hosted over 80 exhibitions for such artists as Gary Baseman, Calef Brown and greats from the illustrator and graphic novel genre such as Will Eisner. The goal of The 4th Wall Gallery is to exhibit an amazingly diverse group of today’s emerging and established cutting edge contemporary artists in areas of illustration, street art, and pop culture imagery.
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