Today hasn’t been the best day. I am not sure if I am battling a sickness or not, but either way I sure was draggy earlier. I was having trouble finding the energy to do anything. I ended up taking a two hour nap, which helped, but when I awoke I was famished. There is no way that what I had this evening was weight-loss portions. Of course, the great stumble has to happen the night before weigh-in. Perhaps my body just needed sleep and fuel to stave off something.
I am pleased to report that I did do the Intu-Flow routine in spite of my dragginess this morning. Of course, that routine is pretty easy, it is just time consuming. Tomorrow is my off day with regards to exercise.
I don’t remember if I have talked about my upcoming trip on here or not. This Tuesday I am supposed to go and represent my company in a forum of federal regulators. No, we haven’t done anything wrong, nor is this even a forum that would suggest that. It is more of a round table discussion with us, our competitors, and the bodies which regulate us. Really it is a great thing to be selected as a representative for this, as only two people were permitted. Anyhow, this forum is in Washington D.C., which is another reason to be excited. On top of that, I have some family which lives just north of Washington D.C., so I made arrangements to see them while I was there. All that being said, Washington D.C. is buried in 30 inches of fresh, wet snow tonight. Many are without power (200,000 is what I read on the news), roofs are collapsing from the weight of the snow, and the cities and states are saying it may be Wednesday before the neighborhoods are dug out. That part of the country is as ill-equipped as where I live to deal with this much snow. Needless to say, the trip I have been so excited about may not happen.
I ran across an interesting article this week, one that is sure to create a little controversy here. A study has been published that indicates a link has NOT been found between saturated fat and heart disease. <WARNING, STEVE’S OPINION AHEAD> This seems to support my theory (and yes, it is only a theory from my perspective). Other studies have found that saturated fat increases LDL cholesterol, and high LDL cholesterol has been found in heart attack victims, thus it has been assumed that high LDL cholesterol was the cause of heart disease. The theory that sums up my thought is that we have been chasing a symptom, not the problem. Here is the theory: the high LDL is the body’s way of repairing a damaged cardiovascular system, which is why heart attack victims have traditionally had high LDL. However, the high LDL is not the problem, it is the symptom. In fact, I wonder whether the high LDL is necessary to repair the damage, and by lowering the LDL with medication we may be preventing the natural repair of the body. That being said, we may, and probably do, need lower LDL, but it should be done through long-term healthy eating and healthy living, not quick fix medication.
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This entry was posted on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 9:00 pm by South Beach Steve.
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I packed an extra set of clothes as I am anticipating getting stuck somewhere. To top all of that off, I forgot that I booked an extremely early flight out of an airport that is two hours away. Ughh! Since we are expecting 6-8 inches of snow this evening, I am going to have to leave even earlier. That means I will be on the road by 2:00 AM. Again, ughhh! Why do I do this to myself?
