euheide's Journal, 02 February 2014

It looks as if I slept well today :) It's about time that I restart my exercise routine!

edit: I rarely eat shrimp so, today, I was amazed to find out it has a similar protein amount to chicken breast while having much less fat. If I was looking for proteins with less fat this would be perfect :) And it tastes really good. I will start eating more often just because of how good they taste though lol, but not more than once a month since they're pricey.

100 g of shrimp: 27.59 g protein - 2.35 g fat
100 g of chicken breast: 29.55 g protein - 7.72 g fat

the lady at the grocery store has taught me a very tasty way to cook them. Just put them in a pot without any water, just a little salt, and let them cook until they start acquiring their "cooked color". They will release enough water for the cooking and the taste is really very good! The best I've ever made. :)You just have to mix them a little while cooking so they get equal exposure to the heat. After cooking let them cool off and then put them in the fridge until they get cold. These were small wild shrimp and incredibly cheap (for shrimp).


edit: after reading this article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2044880/The-rotten-truth-Why-fruit-sugar-damaging-ingredients-food.html

I guess that, not only high-GI carbs can harm your health. Apparently, fructose with a glycemic index of only 19, can do lots of harm too. It doesn't convert into blood sugar because it's converted directly to fat in the liver. When you consume fructose in fruit, it is apparently not as damaging since it's connected to lots of substances that neutralize its effect though. But fruit juice is a no-no. And since High-fructose-corn-syrup (HFCS) is used in lots of processed foods, there are probably many low-GI processed foods out there that will still make fat. I don't believe other low-GI carbs such as beans, for example will make you fat though, but there appear to be some exceptions to the high-GI rule and they're probably mostly found in processed foods as the harmful variant (i.e. fruit VS fruit juice). This is another reason to stay away from sweet tasting processed foods even if they're low GI such as some breakfast cereals for example.

edit: Finally exercised again. I feel much better! :)

This is unrelated to food but some of you might be interested (check the exercise solutions bellow):

http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/national/the-health-hazards-of-sitting/750/

130.5 lb Lost so far: 13.7 lb.    Still to go: 7.1 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1544 kcal

Fat: 78.42g | Prot: 86.14g | Carb: 131.62g.   Breakfast: cherry tomato, goji berries, Water, Pistachio Nuts, Hazelnuts or Filberts Nuts, Cashew Nuts, Almonds, Dried Pumpkin and Squash Seed Kernels, Raisins, Dried Prune, Walnuts, Whole Milk. Lunch: Bean and Rice Soup. Snacks/Other: Cashew Nuts, Liver Pate (Canned), Whole Milk, Queijo Serra da Estrela (DOP) Queijo da Serra (DOP), Granny Smith Apples, Shrimp, Whole Milk. more...

1822 kcal

Activities & Exercise: indoor cycling intensity level 6 (light) 10 to 14 km/h (this extra entry is just here to correct the average speed from the previous one without having to write it again - 30 minutes, indoor cycling intensity level 6 (light) 10 to 11 km/h, 6.6 km (due to absence of fatigue from previous exercise, I was able to go a little faster today but it wasn't very enjoyable possibly because I pushed it too much lol - 30 minutes, Resting - 15 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...