Another sunny day :) more running!!!

miles run: 10 miles....clear/ sunny...... mud/grass
something to think about: "Run like hell and get the agony over with."--Clarence DeMar

Calling all runners and running fans,

Today I opened my eyes to a ray of sunlight beaming through my window and knew it was time to hit the trails again after yesterday's rain. Today my run felt great. It was a nice sunny day in the middle of December?Yes, that's what happens when you live in the dessert and it only gets to 11o in the summer. Its all relative... compared to those triple digit temperatures, this is heaven... Now if you compare this to the snow storms and blistering freezing temperatures of the east coast then there is no room for comparison. I took some pictures along my run that I should be posting in the next few days. I have a nice little camera I bought a few months ago and haven't quite mastered its usage. Moving along to other things, many of you know that a good diet comes hand in hand with running and although they say you can eat whatever you want when you are running high miles, the truth is that while in terms of weight gain you may have nothing to worry about, in terms of nutritional replenishment you may be limiting your body and therefore its potential by sticking to this "eat whatever you want" mind set. I have posted an excerpt from an article in the men's health magazine that looks closely at some surprising foods that may not be so good for you after all. It also looks at their ironic alternatives for best nutritional value. Please keep in mind that while the alternatives might not be healthiest food, they are still better and its important to make wise choices when selecting from your options for nutritional fuel. This blog, the Salmiler lifestyle, is here provide the tools and resources for all of us to make more wise choices but in the end the choices is yours...

The following article was placed in the latest edition of the http://www.mensmagazine.com/ . "There may be no place on the planet more daunting than the American supermarket. From the produce section to the frozen-food aisle, the modern day market is loaded with 50,000 food choices, all vying for your hard-earned money. And there’s no better way to start slimming down in 2009 than by eliminating the most egregious offenders in the supermarket from your shopping cart. That’s why we created the Eat This, Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide: to help you cut through marketing mysteries and food-label lies in order to make the smart choices that lead to fast and permanent weight loss for you and your loved ones.
Some are conspicuous calorie bombs, others are junk food masquerading as healthy food, but all of these foods have one thing in common: They will undermine your efforts to lose weight and feel great in the New Year. So study up on the list of the Worst Supermarket Foods (and while you’re at it, don’t forget the 20 Worst Restaurant Foods in America), and resolve to master your market in 2009!
WORST COOKIE
Pillsbury Big Deluxe Classics White Chunk Macadamia Nut (dough; 1 cookie, 38 g)180 calories / 10 g fat(3 g saturated, 2 g trans)13 g sugars
Stick to Nestlé Toll House when it comes to big-brand cookie dough; the people of Pillsbury have a penchant for scattering trans fats across your market’s refrigerated section. This cookie has one load of dangerous oils mixed into the flour and another blended with sugar and interspersed throughout the dough as “white confectionery chunks.”
FAT EQUIVALENT: 5 “fun” size 3 Musketeers bars
Eat This Instead:Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (11⁄2-inch ball, 28 g)130 calories6 g fat (2.5 g saturated)11 g sugars
WORST CANDY
Twix (1 package, 2 oz)280 calories / 27 g sugars14 g fat (11 g saturated)
Twix takes the already-dubious candy-bar reputation and drags it through a murky pool of saturated fat. With more than half the USDA’s daily consumption recommendation for these dangerous fats in each package, this is one potentially hazardous after-lunch snack.
SATURATED FAT EQUIVALENT: 11 strips of bacon
Eat This Instead:100 Grand (1 package)190 calories22 g sugars8 g fat (5 g saturated)
WORST CEREAL
Quaker 100% Natural Granola, Oats, Honey & Raisins (1 c)420 calories12 g fat (7 g saturated)6 g fiber / 30 g sugars
Granola, for all its good reputation, is usually weighed down by a deluge of added sugars. In fact, for the same amount of sugar, you could have a bowl of Cocoa Pebbles more than twice the size—and you’d get more fiber and save about 60 calories in fat.
CALORIE EQUIVALENT: 8 chicken wings
Eat This Instead:Kashi GOLEAN (1 c)140 calories1 g fat (0 g saturated)10 g fiber / 6 g sugars
WORST INDIVIDUAL SNACK
Hostess Chocolate Pudding Pie (1 pie)520 calories / 45 g sugars24 g fat (14 g saturated, 1.5 g trans)
Skip past the enriched flour and water on the ingredient list and here’s what you get: animal shortening, corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, sugar, modified corn starch, butter, chocolate liqueur, and so on. Any one of these ingredients alone might prompt you to raise an eyebrow, but taken together they should invoke a gag reflex and a sprint for something far healthier.
SATURATED FAT EQUIVALENT: 2 McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
Eat This Instead:Chocolatey Drizzle Rice Krispies Treat100 calories / 8 g sugars3 g fat (1 g saturated)WORST PACKAGED LUNCH
Oscar Mayer Maxed Out Turkey & Cheddar Cracker Combo Lunchables (1 package)680 calories / 61 g sugars22 g fat (9 g saturated, 1 g trans) / 1,440 mg sodium
Here’s your first clue that this meal has issues: The ingredient list—in its squinty small type—is a full 4 inches long. It includes just about every form of fat and sugar you can imagine. Your child deserves better.
CALORIE EQUIVALENT: 15 Chicken McNuggets
Eat This Instead:Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Fajita Beef & Salsa Flatbread(145 g)280 calories9 g fat (4 g saturated)890 mg sodium
WORST FROZEN PIZZA
DiGiorno for One Garlic Bread Crust Supreme Pizza850 calories / 1,450 mg sodium44 g fat (15 g saturated, 3.5 g trans)
The bloated crust and the greasy toppings will saddle you with 60 percent of your day’s sodium, 75 percent of your day’s saturated fat, and nearly twice the amount of trans fats you should take in daily.
CALORIE EQUIVALENT: 6 slices Domino’s Thin N Crispy Cheese Pizza
Eat This Instead:South Beach Diet Deluxe Pizza340 calories660 mg sodium11 g fat (4 g saturated)WORST FROZEN ENTRÉE
Hungry-Man Classic Fried Chicken1,020 calories / 1,570 mg sodium57 g fat (12 g saturated)
They should rename the company Hungry-Men, because there’s no way the average guy needs more than a pound of fatty fried chicken, oily potatoes, and a brownie.
CALORIE EQUIVALENT: 5 Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Doughnuts
Eat This Instead:Banquet Select Chicken Parmesan350 calories870 mg sodium15 g fat (3.5 g saturated)
Want to see the entire list? Discover the No.1 Worst Supermarket Food in America, and 12 other offenders" Men's Health Magazine.


There you have it... who would have thought that this food could be so bad for you....At any rate, just try go for whats better for you... although with the holidays around the corner I can already taste the treats, the tamales and the candy that will be made available.... I do the lemonade cleansing come January 1st so I should be okay.... That's it for now gotta get ready for work.. its my Friday.. oh yeah!!! Peace. -got miles?

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