Week 40, Day 4

Tuesday was an off plan day.

Weight this morning: 140.6 (One week ago: 133.2)
Calories burned in exercise today: 88

BART fares are going up again on January 1. My normal $1.40 ride (base fare since I rarely go far) will go up to $1.50. My cost of living increases at work do not keep pace with with bus and train fares and my rent.

The newest addition to this blog is a new Webring I joined - an anti-Kimkins Webring. Even though I've only posted about Kimmer a couple of times, I guess that's enough and every anti-Kimmer voice helps.

As promised, photos from Thursday's staff dinner, plus two random photos of me taken after getting home from work (Brad drove me home). Click the thumbnails to enlarge.


I got to meet our new hire Phillip at the dinner and find out a little about him. That was nice.


The Riesling is dry Riesling and it was very good. But at $17 a bottle I can't afford it that often.
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Kimkins, and my workouts

Calories eaten yesterday: 1278
Fat: 32g (24%)
Carbs: 100g (33%)
Protein: 125g (42%)

Weight this morning: 131.6 (One week ago: 133.8)
Calories burned in exercise today: 357

Just a quick aside about the Kimkins saga - I found a great Web site with the whole sordid history laid out. It's quite long, but this lady has done her homework. She has tons of quotes and great information on the Kimkins diet and it's rise and eventual fall from grace. Check it out!

Today I'm going to share a rundown of a fairly typical gym day to give you all a flavor for what I do. Today was upper body and core work.

Weight Training:
I started with uneven push-ups. I used a step bench 3 levels high and did 2 sets of 5 reps on both sides. (men's push-ups of course; girl push-ups don't count) ;-)

On the "Bodymasters" equipment (the kind with pulleys and you can do multiple exercises) I did the following pyramids:

Arm curl:
50x12, 60x10, 70x7

Tricep pulldown:
70x12, 80x10, 90x8

Lat. pulldown:
70x12, 80x10, 90x6

Back row:
60x12, 70x10, 80x7

That was it for the Bodymasters stuff.

Rotary chest press machine:
40x12, 50x10, 60x7

Arnold press (lbs. per dumbbell):
12x12, 15x10, 20x8 (I can't do the 25 lbs. dumbbells yet)

Standing calf raise:
360x11, 375x10, 390x8

Plank with leg raise:
3 full sets, 30 seconds on each side

V-sit:
3 sets, 30 second hold each time

Rotary lat machine:
70x12, 85x10, 100x6

High row (lbs. per side - double for total weight):
45x12, 55x10, 60x8
(Need to raise my starting weight with this one.)

I finished with 10 quick men's push-ups.

Cardio:
30 minutes on the crossramp elliptical. Crossramp set to 20 (highest), resistance at 5-10.

I also walked to work from BART (35 minutes) for extra exercise due to all the off NS days coming up - a planned binge tomorrow followed by a planned cheat, followed three days later by a Christmas staff dinner at a local restaurant.

I'm supposed to give blood tomorrow so I will be back Sunday with photos!

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The Kimkins Controversy, take 2

Well, here I go with another Kimkins post. I've been keeping up on the happenings. The Daily Show aired a segment about Kimkins in their "Diet Scams" series and Jimmy Moore was kind enough to post the entire segment on YouTube. It's poor quality, but it's the only place to watch it. It's worth it.

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

The doctor on the show is a moron and doesn't know the difference between ketosis (burning of body fat) and ketoacidosis (a deadly condition when the blood sugar is too high) and talked about how unhealthy ketosis is. That's a slam again all low-carb diets if ever there was one. Will the madness never end???

Also, Kimmer has "come out" and admitted a lot of stuff. Here's her announcement, with commentary from "Kimkins Dangers": Heidi Diaz Comes Clean (Well, sorta) Don't miss it! It's a great read.

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The Kimkins controversy

Since this is a low-carb blog I would be remiss without mentioning the current Kimkins controversy. In brief, her unhealthy low-carb, low-fat, extreme low-calorie diet has made people sick, and Kimmer has misrepresented herself - she is in fact a morbidly obese woman.

I never did her diet. At the time she came on the scene I was on Atkins and happy with it. She has no training in the area of nutrition and diet - she is not a doctor, nurse, nutritionist, or dietitian. Thanks, but I'd trust a doctor first and foremost, or at least someone with a modicum of training in some area relating to diet.

There's a ton of links out there. Here's a few to get you started. You should be able to surf around from there and find even more information. Kimkins is the big story in the low-carb community at the moment.

A summary of the controversy from Kimmer's first appearance to now
The private investigator speaks
Jimmy's post - with links to other blog posts by him and his podcast interviews with her

The TV news investigation:
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

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