Fast & Furious 🤪

I just finished a two-day fast. It wasn’t that bad. I have done one-day fasts in the past, but this was my first two-day fast. During the previous one-day fasts, I only drank salt water, black coffee, and I took my magnesium. During this two-day fast, I took out the coffee. Taking out the coffee was probably why I had a raging headache the first day, and a mild headache the second day. When I woke up on the third day, the headache was gone. I went to the gym as usual in the morning, and throughout my fast, my workouts didn't feel any different. In fact, I actually felt stronger. Especially on the morning of the third day. I did back that day and I was pulling more weight than I usually do. You would think that I would have felt weak and fatigued from not eating for almost three days. However, on the evening of the second fast day, I had difficulty sleeping. Surprisingly, I was only hungry on the first and second days of my fast. When I woke up on the third day, I wasn’t hungry at all.

Fasting has been shown to increase autophagy in the human body, which cleans up old cells and replaces them with new ones. It has also been found that when you start eating again your body is flooded with new stem cells.

When I started back on my food plan, my food was especially delicious! When you don’t eat for a day or two, you will really appreciate your food. It also makes you realize that you can survive a few days without eating and it won’t kill you. 

It makes me wonder how people can eat every day, and usually all day, and they never give their digestive system a rest. I think back in the day when food was more scarce, our physiologies adapted to not having food for an extended period. 

I have talked with other people who have done 6-day fasts, and this one person I follow on Facebook, did a 30-day fast. I couldn’t even imagine going longer than 3 days. In fact, 72 hours after not eating, autophagy maxes out, and then your body starts breaking down muscle for energy, but initially, the body will utilize energy from fat storage. I theorize that if someone has an excessive amount of body fat then they could probably go a long time without eating. However, they would still need to supplement their electrolytes and water.

I hope everyone has a fantastic week!

Carpe Diem

Chiropractic Lifestyle Food & Exercise Plan

6:00 am 👉 Sea Salt with water

6:30 am 👉 Weight training & Water Loo sparkling water.

 8 am 👉 6 eggs, 2 oz cheese, 2 oz butter, 20 oz cooked beef, sea salt, 22 grams beef bone broth protein powder, Vitamin D, Vitamin K, Organic Coffee, & 4 oz Organic half & half.

12 pm 👉 2 bananas, 20 oz pineapple, 11.2 oz coconut water, 1 scoop fruit powder, 1 scoop whey protein,1500mg Organic Lion’s Mane, 240 mg Magnesium Glycinate, 1000 mg Vitamin C, & 1 scoop collagen powder. 

3:00 pm 👉 Sea Salt with water & 240 mg Magnesium Glycinate.

Macros Breakdown

Calories: 2,300 Protein: 186 grams   Fat: 124 grams   Carbs: 164 grams 

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Hotter Than 3 Dogs in a Hen House 🔥

The older we get, the harder it is to maintain healthy body composition. You can have the perfect diet and still struggle with staying lean. Sometimes this can be correlated with hormonal changes as we age. Your best strategy is to first be super strict with your food plan. You may think you are being strict but slight deviations can add up over time. An older metabolism doesn’t give much slack and can make it difficult for you to spring back into shape.

Before you give up on your food plan, give yourself an honest assessment to determine if you really have been sticking to the program. The best way to do this is to keep yourself accountable by food journaling. This is what I kind of do here on my blog. However, I’m simply sharing my food plan as a template for you to plug and play with. I don’t need to keep track of everything I eat every day because I stick to my plan like glue. 

For you to reach my level of commitment and discipline it’s a good idea to write down everything you eat each day and then evaluate your eating patterns at the end of the week. I always recommend eating the same thing every day because it makes life a lot easier. But some people need more variety in their food plan. With diverse eating creates unpredictable outcomes, so keeping track of a food journal keeps you accountable.

You should also do this with your exercise plan. Me, I’ve been working out for over 40 years now, and I have an excellent memory, so I’m able to remember every workout I have done previously. My exercise journal is in my head. Many people can’t remember like this and it’s better just to write everything down. 

This is like conducting your own scientific experiment on yourself. You stick to an exercise and food plan over a given period and then assess the outcomes. Assessments need outcomes to measure. Your outcome measurements can be repetitions, sets, resistance, or an overall decrease in body fat percentage. You can also measure frequency, intensity, mood, and many other variables. 

Outcome measures allow you to collect data and help identify deficiencies in your performance. Based on your data and outcome goals, you can then develop an improvement plan, make the changes, and continue to measure performance. Just remember: Plan, Act, Track, and Review. Repeat this process until you are happy with your results.  

Carpe Diem

Chiropractic Lifestyle Food & Exercise Plan

6:00 am 👉 Sea Salt with water

6:30 am 👉 Weight training & Water Loo sparkling water.

 8 am 👉 6 eggs, 2 oz cheese, 2 oz butter, 20 oz cooked beef, sea salt, 22 grams beef bone broth protein powder, Vitamin D, Vitamin K, Organic Coffee, & 4 oz Organic half & half.

12 pm 👉 2 bananas, 20 oz pineapple, 11.2 oz coconut water, 1 scoop fruit powder, 1 scoop whey protein,1500mg Organic Lion’s Mane, 240 mg Magnesium Glycinate, 1000 mg Vitamin C, & 1 scoop collagen powder. 

3:00 pm 👉 Sea Salt with water & 240 mg Magnesium Glycinate.

Macros Breakdown

Calories: 2,300 Protein: 186 grams   Fat: 124 grams   Carbs: 164 grams 

Chiropractic Lifestyle Food Supplies                                           

Happy 4th of July 💥

Happy Birthday, America! I hope everyone still has all their fingers and toes.

When I was young, I lived in a state that allowed fireworks. We always had a great time and I looked forward to the 4^th of July every year. When I moved to Santa Cruz, there were still fun fireworks activities but soon they were trifled by irresponsible and reckless behaviour. It’s usually the few that ruin it for the whole.

The food plan was on point this week. I did go to a bbq and it was easy sticking with the plan because all I had to do was pick and choose which foods I wanted to eat. Since meat and fat are the staples of the Chiropractic Lifestyle food plan, it was actually easy to stick to the Chiropractic Lifestyle plan. I had lots of chicken, cheese, and tri-tip.

The exercise plan is staying consistent and I’m maintaining my lean muscle to help me maintain optimal function. 

My spine care plan stays consistent by maintaining my spinal alignment and mobility. Do not neglect your spine care. A lot of people think if your neck and back don’t hurt, then your spine must be fine. Unfortunately, most people do not feel a subtle loss of movement in the spine. When the spine stops moving normally it will start to degenerate and eventually fuse together like a tree. So, you may feel good now, but later you will suffer the consequences of neglect. You can ignore the facts or be proactive and do what you need to do to maintain optimal function.  

The summer is just begging, so make sure you get outside and enjoy this beautiful weather. We live in a unique area that is free from humidity and extreme heat. I have a friend that lives up in Lodi and he said it is normally over 100 degrees every day during the summer and it doesn’t cool down much at night. I think the weather here in the bay area is what keeps me living here. I can’t think of anywhere else with comparable weather.  

Carpe Diem

Chiropractic Lifestyle Food & Exercise Plan

6:00 am 👉 Sea Salt with water

6:30 am 👉 Weight training & Water Loo sparkling water.

 8 am 👉 6 eggs, 2 oz cheese, 2 oz butter, 20 oz cooked beef, sea salt, Vitamin D, Vitamin K, Organic Coffee, & 4 oz Organic half & half.

12 pm 👉 2 bananas, 20 oz pineapple, 11.2 oz coconut water, 1 scoop fruit powder, 1 scoop whey protein,1500mg Organic Lion’s Mane, 240 mg Magnesium Glycinate, & 1 scoop collagen powder. 

3:00 pm 👉 Sea Salt with water & 240 mg Magnesium Glycinate.

Macros Breakdown

Calories: 2,300 Protein: 186 grams   Fat: 124 grams   Carbs: 164 grams 

 

Chiropractic Lifestyle Food Supplies