From an evolutionary perspective our bodies and brains developed while working out. Our ancestors moved between 8-12 miles per day getting food and resources. For many of us movement consists of going from the bed, to the car, to the office, back to the car, to the couch and then back to the bed.
I’m in Salt Lake City, UT for a series of speaking engagement this week and had a chance to go for a run this morning. Absolutely gorgeous, and my quads are going to be feeling it for the next few days.
I just finished my first outdoor bike ride after a winter of being in the basement on the trainer. I looked at my bike computer and was going 21+ mph - and if felt really easy. I thought “Sweet! All my hard work over the last several months has paid off!”
Exercising on an empty stomach to burn fat sounds nice. You can create a scenario in your mind that if your body needs energy to exercise, it will take it from the fat cells. Unfortunately, this is not the case.
I have made a very diligent effort NEVER to talk about my weight in front of my daughter. I am adamant about “fat talk” - it is never allowed in our home. So when we were standing in the kitchen last week after dinner and she said “I feel fat”, I heard the record scratch. As a matter of fact, you could have heard it too. It was that loud.
How often do you eat? Do you eat several small meals with a few snacks each day or do you eat one or two huge meals with nothing in between? If you only eat 1-2 times per day, whether you want to or not, you are on The Sumo Wrestler Diet.
