The Dog Days are with us. The time between the 4th of July and College football's kickoff is an eternity. When time stands still in the dead of Winter and the scorching heat of Summer, all we do is grind. We show up and stay disciplined to the routine.
Perhaps this summer, we could entertain the idea of introducing some nutritional discipline to the exercise program. We have always maintained that "if we get the engine hot enough, it will burn anything." Back in the day, we had epic workouts where "attrition is the mission." These were 1,200 to 1,500 calorie burn efforts. Our goal was to last as long as we could in the workout until there was no one left standing. The more infamous workout was 4 years ago; 8 miles, 888 repetitions in 88 minutes on 8/8/8, the open ceremonies for the Beijing Olympics. When we work out like that, we can eat and drink whatever we want. Our bodies are a raging furnace that incinerates garbage on contact.
The folks that work out every day maintain hot coals in their belly that smolder continuously and slow roast unwanted fat away. We don't have to work out like a maniacal deranged animal to keep the coals burning. We just have to stoke them EVERY day.
Most of us are neither working out hard nor are very consistent. We enjoy a very social exercise group a little more than occasionally that runs at a conversational pace. There is nothing wrong with that, as long as we monitor what we stuff in our face.
Today's recommendation: Put the scales in the kitchen in front of the refrigerator. Every time we make a move for the fridge, step on the scales.
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