Engine 2 Diet - Day 3

It doesn't look like too many people are checking out the blog too much. It's ok though. The only thing that matters is that I continue to get into a healthier better shape. I think that's one of the big problems these days. Most people attribute their weight loss to that... loosing weight. However, I don't think enough people think about getting healthier and in shape.

What defines each though? Let's start to put a list together. I'm open to suggestions and comments:

Health:

• Cholesterol - This is the leading factor to heart disease and should be #1 as it's the #1 killer of people

• Fat % - Use the tables here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_fat_percentage . Basically, Men should be in the 16-17% range and women in the 21-23% range. Ever hear of skinny fat? Yeah, most of those skinny people around your office that never work out are probably as worse off as those of larger proportions around the office. 

In Shape

• Cardio capabilities - At minimum, you should be able to run 3 miles in 30 minutes. That's 10 minutes a mile and easy enough.

• Weight Training - You should be able to bench your body weight 10 times and squat your body weight 10 times

• Core Strength - Try holding a plank for 3 minutes. There's a more complicated test here: http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/bestabexercises/a/core_test.htm but I think if you could hold a plank for 3 minutes, your core should be in good shape

Now, why are these two important? Health drives our susceptibility to certain diseases and our "In Shapeness" provides us with strong bones, prevents us from having many accidents and leads to overall general happiness.

Today's Meal:

Before Breakfast:

• 1/2 banana
• Handful of Almonds

Breakfast:

• 1/2 Banana
• Pinto Beans with brown rice, red & green bell peppers and onions (Got to get more Veg in my diet)
• 1/2 handful of almonds

Lunch:

• Bowl of Cereal (Kashi Go Lean Crunch and Autumn Wheat squares) with Vanilla soy milk
• Vegetable Chips with Trader Joe's Black Bean Dip (10 chips and 2 Tbl of Dip)

Dinner:

• Soy Tacos (4 small corn tortillas, meatless ground, organic taco mix, 1/2 avocado, green salsa, shredded cabbage, bell peppers and onions, 1tbl soy cheese, lime)
• 1 pear
• 2 small orange cuties
• 1 small piece dark chocolate

Exercise:

• Warmup
• Circuit Weight Training (Curls + Bench dips, lat pull down + bench, ab work + back extensions)
• Stairclimber - 30 minutes