Well, actually, as of today the 29th of December, I only have 994 miles, but on new years eve I am running a 10k (6.2 mi) so essentially I have 1000 miles this year.
But I am helping out at a Snap Fitness Gym and am running on the treadmill (listening to Foo Fighters and Breaking Benjamin) so I plan on getting "my thousand" before then. By the way, it's supposed to be minus 18 degress on new years morning, yay. So I am running a 10k on the 31st and a 10k on the 1st, what fun! Bit cold though. As a caveat, I need to note that the only reason I am able to run is by incorporatng a paleo/keto type diet and lifestyle. Again, this way of eating destroys or at least slows down the major metabolic diseases; arthritis, diabetes, alzheimers, many nuerological problems. It is a lot less expensive in the long run than conventional medicine and much more enjoyable. to your health Rich couchpotatoprimalfit@gmail.com 402-525-5828 www.couchpotatoprimalfit.weebly.com changing the world one person at a time
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This thanksgiving was very special. It signaled the start of my 4th year of running. Woohoo!
Various family members join me for the turkey trot every year on thanksgiving morning and then we go out for brunch and have our main gathering on the next day friday. But even more than my running, it signifies to me the success of my fitness journey which has as its cornerstone foundation the eliminating of grains and addition of the much maligned saturated fats. By the way, I just heard again on the radio Dr. Sanjay Gupta exhorting us to avoid saturated fats (like coconut oil) and include "heart healthy" whole grains. PUHLEEZ! If this worked we wouldn't have all the sickness worldwide and also the "keto dieters" wouldn't be in such awesome shape. (the keto diet emphasizes the importance of fats, making up the majority of the calories). So, the danger in my running and exercising is that people think thats how I lost weight and got "in shape". Its funny, my doctor also commented that my running sure is good for me, thats after I just began and couldn't run a 5k. I told him that actually it was because I ditched grains and sugars, (which are the same thing) but he really couldn't even hear it or concieve of it, because it's not taught in school and the myths continue about the dangers of fats and cholesterol. Disclaimer, I of am not a doctor. But,... did you know that cholesterol is needed for almost every metabolic function in your body? Every cell needs cholesterol, your brain definately needs cholesterol. Too bad the anti- cholesterol drugs called statins are so widely prescribed and so profitable for docs and drug companies, and they aren't very effective according to many Doctors. Some of the healthiest people have high cholesterol. Often at night I wake up in the "peaceful, sacred, or holy" middle of the night and give thanks as I lie there gently humming with life energy coursing through my veins, knowing that the peaceful hormone melatonin is coursing through my body, along with human growth hormone, testosterone, and other body rebuilding hormones, and my brain recalibrating itself. Awesome! So, if I at age 60 (4 years ago) can transform my life, weight wise from 215 to 170, from a couch potato to a primal fat burning beast, you can too! Easy Peezy Lemon Squeezy I have continued to learn and experiment with fitness ideas and practices, have earned a health coaching certification and am thrilled with the thought of helping others to this "higher ground" or "sacred ground" of primal health and fitness. Get a hold of me if you would like to get off the roller coaster of ill-health and indecision of what to do about it. I can help! to your health, Rich couchpotatoprimalfit changing the world one person at a time couchpotatoprimalfit@gmail.com 402-525-5828 This is what my friend John said to me one day when I asked him to be a part of my health coaching team.
John and I had been meeting occasionally to share our fitness life and other life stories. He is very fit, swimming almost daily and had competed in many tri and duathalons. I had shared with him one of my favorite books by Gary Taubes, "Why We Get Fat" (and what to do about it). He enjoyed it and promptly lost 15 lbs in a couple of weeks, just by kicking grains and cereals to the curb. Awesome, but not uncommon. Now, it should be noted right here, I didn't tell John what to do, nor did Gary Taubes, just suggested nutrition ideas that are based on historical, evolutionary facts and John was interested and enjoyed the benefits! So, I asked John to consider being a part of my health coaching team, so that he could share his story and help those who are interested in real health and real results without the hype of fake foods, pills, shakes, or number crunching or anything like that. And this is where he made the statement, " I don't want to tell anybody what to do". Well, neither do I and further, most people I know aren't interested in being told what to do. BUT.... let's take a look around and see who is telling who what to do and who is doing it. Aren't we being told what to do 24/7 by the "food industry" through their ubiquitous marketing campaign on radio, television, billboards, and supermarkets? Pepsi is supposedly great for us, donuts can't be beat for food, breakfast cereals are a definate necessity and we should be devouring sweets and candy bars multiple times per day. Also, fats like animal fats, avocados, coconut oil, and butter are very bad for us, thanks to a flawed study by Ancel Keyes way back in the 60's. This study was called the seven country study whereby he supposedly proved that fats and cholesterol cause heart disease. But this study is flawed because he collected data from 22 countries and his findings weren't conclusive to his convictions, so he "cooked" the books. Yet to this day we are inundated with this phobia of fats because of this self renewing myth. See? We really are being told what to do and what to eat and most of us are, unfortunely, listening, usually unconsciously. That is why we need health coaches to support and encourage those who are fed up (pun intended) with the sickness promoting main line foods to show the simple way out of this morass. We need to constantly be reminded that real food can help heal us! Again, we can take the "father of medicines" word for it "let thy food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be thy food". The "food" we are being told to eat is causing metabolic disease, diabetes, cancer, alzheimers, arthritis, and all the other "itises". If the main stream food worked we wouldn't be in this global health mess. Give me a call, I can help you. 402-525-5828 to your health, Rich Couchpotatoprimalfit changing the world one person at a time ,Well, maybe.
But I doubt it. My experience with pills, shakes, or any "fake foods" is that while you may actually get some benefit, in the long run you quit the program because of expense or just tired of the hassle. I have a friend who has seen my fitness journey and wanted me to help him just lose 10 to 15 lbs.. I spoke with him a little about changing the food he puts in his body, very basic stuff, but he wasn't willing to give it a go. So, I see him again and he informs me that he is about to try a pill that will enable him to lose weight effortlessly. I told him to go for it and it might work, prob not though. But I am happy that he is willing to try something to get his health back. But I'd much rather he take a different approach. The approach I'm referring to is training your body for life-long fitness and health. First of all "training" your body is a somewhat misleading term. Our bodies are super intelligent and accustomed to ensuring our survival. Our bodies aren't interested in our 5 yr plan or our plans even for next week, they are concerned about making sure all of our systems and functions are in balance, working properly. So, briefly, we can "train" our bodies by eating our ancestral foods and allowing our bodies to become fat burning engines instead of a constant need for sugars and other cheap carbs. By eating primally we allow our bodies to tap into their own fat stores( a huge resourse) instead of incessently craming ourselves full of crap carbs that just get locked away as fat and we can't utilize them. Again, our bodies will adjust and start running efficiently on this ancient and primal fuel that has allowed us to survive for so long as a species. Can you imagine our ancestors chasing down some wild game, even after a time of food shortage, and complaining that they need a coke or sandwich? It didn't happen, they were efficient fat burners. It's really hard to imagine that life-long health is just one meal away, every day. It's almost like fiction to someone who hasn't tried it, but to those who have adopted a primal/paleo lifestyle, it's magic and it truly works. All we have to do is to try it. Just like Hippocrates said in 400 b c "Let thy food be thy medicine, and let thy medicine be thy food". And so my friend, by all means keep on experimenting with health ideas, but if you want life-long fitness and to decrease your chances of getting all the metabolic diseases that our standard american diet predispose us to; give me a call and I can help coach you to life-long primal fitness! 402-525-5828 in health, Rich couchpotatoprimalfit@gmail.com changing the world one person at a time That is what my friend Corey said to me one day.
I hadn't seen him for a few months and I didn't really recognize him at first, he usually kinda slumped around with a nice slow easy- going smile. But this time he really bounced up to me with a huge grin and said he was on a diet. We didn't have time to chat, but he looked great and his energy was fantastic, I knew I had to visit more with him. By the way, usually no one has a great smile on their face while announcing that they are on a diet! So, about a month later I was able to catch up with him and get his story. I didn't know any of this. Apparently he had, for the last 10 years (!!!!!) been trying different diets and only sticking with them for a week or so before finally saying something like " darn, I don't really care to do this". I think he used different nomenclature though. How, I asked, did you finally do it? How did it happen? "I got tired of lying to myself" he related, "either **** or get off the pot". So, what did you do? " Nothing really" he humbly replied, " just started eating common- sensibly, smaller portions, not us much processed foods, eliminate breakfast cereals, replace with apple cider vinegar, green tea, and lemon juice". "I also started eating lots of veggies with butter, occasionally eggs and bacon for breakfast, just eating sensibly smaller portions when hungry, not on any real schedule". Oh, I should tell you that Corey habitually drank around six pops a day, first thing in morning he would start with a pop. Wow!!! He slowly eliminated these, at first just giving himself a reward pop once or twice a day and then just kicking them to the curb. He weighed 325 lbs 6 months ago. Now he is at 235 lbs and going strong! Again, I had to ask why? He said he just snapped, tired of looking and feeling that way. He said it was difficult at first. Now he says its easy peasy lemon squeesy, no problem at all and he has great energy and just on his way to life-long health and fitness. Speaking of fitness, he really doesn't do much, just some enjoyable walking approximately 3 times a week. One thing he mentioned that I really relate to and appreciate is the fact that he never did or does any calorie counting or pills or shakes or any unnatural stuff like that! Just low stress common-sense enjoyment of life. Now I'm sure Corey will continue on his journey and continue to learn as he goes, but as he also said,"If I can do it, definately anyone can!" Corey is 47 and looks 30ish, way to go Corey, keep it up! I know you will. So, let's follow Corey's example and reclaim our birthrite of awesome health. Let's live and learn how to become what we are truly capable of! cheers to you Corey, in health Rich Couchpotatoprimalfit changing the world one person at a time What would you pay to be healthy? What are you paying now in medications and are these meds giving you optimal health? Many of us take prescriptions to lower blood pressure, to lower cholesterol, to lower blood sugars, etc.. And to top it off these meds come with nasty side affects. Now of course sometimes we really need the relief from acute pain and symptoms. But we can take control of our health simply by eating nutritious paleo type foods. True story! Our bodies can be healed through food, just like Hippocrates said, let your food be your medicine. Your optimal fitness is just one meal away! Start now, and then feel great and continue to feed your awesomely intelligent body (which by the way is working 24/7 to make sure you survive,even if you feed it poison i.e. refined carbohydrates).
Many people who try the paleo or similar ways of eating experience weight loss and an increase in energy and also tend to loose the painful inflammation in their joints and throughout their bodies. Do you know what else many experience? RAGE Righteous indignation because no-one told them how to eat the heathiest way and in fact they have been told just the opposite all their life and are still to this very day being told false and ineffective information by the health authorities. i.e. "coconut oil is bad for you" This by the same folks who said margarine is "heart healthy". What I want to do is help you become the most awesome, healthy, naturally energitic individual you can be. OK I want your money too. $750.00 for a twelve week program of great eating, primal living (not even the cost of a two week vacation but definately much more life changing) $600.00 8 week program $500.00 4 week program or $100.00 per session as desired Thanks folks! Let's kick all these unnecessary diseases in the butt! I'm tired of seeing my friends suffering and dying of these metabolic syndrome diseases! Try it you might like it. to your health, Rich Couchpotatoprimalfit Changing the world one person at a time couchpotatoprimalfit@gmail.com 402-525-5828 |
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