ChrisComedy's Journal, 25 July 2014

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I'm thinking about putting together a People Chow (Soylent) 3.0 recipe for my down days on the 4:3 diet (500 calories). It's a way to vary the monotony of diet shakes and will probably wind up being cheaper and better for me: no sugar and sodium. I'm going to order the ingredients one-by-one from Amazon.

Body fat: 28.05 (somewhat dehydrated). Today is a down day on the 4:3 diet (500 calories). Half hour nap. Nice thing about the Android for Sleep app is that you can set an alarm so that you don't oversleep.

Exercise: wall slides (planks for your legs) six reps of 30 seconds each, 19 minutes of stretching in bed, 26 minutes of leg exercises on the mat with 1 1/2 pound ankle weights, 33 minutes of leg exercises on the chair with ankle weights, 20 minutes of leg exercises with resistance bands and yoga block, 30 minutes of rowing.

The Lifeline fitness band system arrived today. Comes with three 40-pound bands and an accessory to attach to doors. There's a trick to securing the bands to the handles. The accompanying poster is pretty rudimentary - shows exercises but doesn't outline a whole body workout. I would think a book on resistance bands would be a good investment. The DVD that was supposed to come with it was MIA. Wrote to Woot but haven't heard back.

Diet Calendar Entry for 25 July 2014:

698 kcal

Fat: 38.50g | Prot: 23.00g | Carb: 71.19g. Breakfast: Celestial Seasonings India Spice Chai Tea, Kroger Lactose Free Fat Free Half & Half, Sugar, Slim-Fast Shakes - Rich Chocolate Royale, Planters NUT-rition Heart Healthy Mix. Snacks/Other: Kind Nuts & Spices Madagascar Vanilla Almond. more...

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Hey Chris - saw your recipe for People Chow and the word soylent and had to grin a bit. What ARE you up to over there?? FWIW, check the prices on some of your ingredients at vitacost dot com. I've found them to be cheaper than Amazon on many of the things I order. Free shipping at $49. The lifeline fitness bank thing sounds interesting! I'm always impressed at your routine each day. Lots of variety and you've remained really dedicated. Kudos!!

26 Jul 14 by member: Vickie 5966

Is it green? Sorry, had to ask. Imagines of Edward G. Robinson.

26 Jul 14 by member: ClassicRocker

Thanks, Vickie 5996, for the compliment and the tip. I've sort of backed off my enthusiasm for People Chow after reading Amazon reviews on the ingredients that raise caution flags, particularly the GGNC Men's Mega Men Sport, Vanilla Bean. "My only concern is that there is a few extreme dosages such as Thiamin, Riboflavin, and B6 which are 3330%, 2940%, 2500% of your daily value." "According to an article on SFGate.com, adults between 18-50 are recommended to take 1.3 mg of vitamin B-6 in a day. In addition, 'too much vitamin B6 in supplement form can cause adverse reactions. An excess of vitamin B6 can cause sensory neuropathy. It can also cause painful skin lesions, gastrointestinal problems, nausea and heartburn.'" Then again, once you start stripping out ingredients,I wonder whether it's effective. If you're going to the trouble, maybe it's better to stick with a fruit smoothie to get your 500 calories. Suddenly Slimfast doesn't sound so bad... I may wait for People Chow version 4.0. I assume People Chow lists Amazon because they're getting a cut.