Sat 29 Jan 2011
I’ve been doing really well in my nutrition-aware new year! I’ve been cooking a lot more, and making as much healthy stuff as I can. Mr. W makes extra breakfast when he makes his, and packs it for me to take to work so I can eat at my desk before work starts. It’s usually something like steel-cut oatmeal with flax seeds, blueberries, raw almonds, raw cashews, raw pistachios, and golden raisins, mixed with organic soy milk or almond milk. I also make sure to take a complete set of vitamins after breakfast (women’s multi, folic acid, salmon oil capsule, Vit C, calcium, acidophilus, glucosamine+chondroitin). This morning, Claudio invited me to join them on a run, so I met up with him, Jenny, Dwaine, and one of Jenny’s girlfriends in a park and we did track laps and short sprints. I’m not a sprinter, so my right hip flexor feels a little odd, like I may have overworked it on a sprint, but I feel pretty good. When I got home, I made a lunch of veggie wrap: red cabbage, carrots, kale, sprouts (all raw and organic) marinated in extra-virgin olive oil and organic apple cider vinegar, with guacamole, wrapped in a low-carb high-fiber wheat tortilla. I’m finishing off the meal by relaxing with a nice hot mug of red raspberry leaf tea (good for woman parts). Tonight Mr. W and I are meeting up with Eddie and Michelle at The Stinking Rose. I’m probably not going to eat raw organic veggies for dinner, but I’ll try to only eat half my dinner (considering the 40-clove chicken or garlic prime rib) and bring back half for lunch tomorrow. I’ve also gotta remember not to drink or have caffeine, to make sure these little eggs are at their optimal health. And isn’t that the best reason to abstain from drinking and bad stuff? I find it more effective than vanity. And that, is definitely unexpected. This kid is already more important than I am. 🙂
I ate at the Stinking Rose in San Francisco last year. It was good, but not great. I think I chose some type of ravioli. What did you end up getting?
You take a lot of vitamins!! I recently did some research on Vitamin D (D3) and plan to add that to my after-breakfast regimen, as well.
I thought no caffeine was only after you got preggo, I didn’t realize you couldn’t have it while trying. *placing Red Bull back on the shelf*
We started with the bagna calda (garlic bulbs simmering in olive oil, so soft you smear it into your bread like a spread), mussels, and clams (both very good), for my entree I had the portabella mushroom over roasted veggies (thought it was overly salty, and the veggies burnt and dry), dessert was yellow custard ice cream (yum). Eddie had the rabbit, Michelle had prime rib, Mr. W had 40-clove chicken. The guys had garlic ice cream with mole sauce for dessert. Dinner tasted “okay” to me, it wasn’t as good as I remembered. Probably because I’ve refined my food and palate so much in the last few years; the last time we ate there was early 2008, when Mr. W and my parents met after we were engaged.
My reporter, who is my nutrition guru, recently told me about D3, too. I checked it out and turns out there’s some in my women’s multi. If I can get 30 minutes of sun exposure a day (such as when I rode the bike to the beach, or when I went running with my friends yesterday), I will pass on the D3 in favor of natural D. But if you’re in a low-sunlight area in winter season, having the supplement can do a lot for your body.
I guess there is some correlation between caffeine and infertility, enough to justify eliminating the risk factor if we can. So, why not? Why not give this kid the best shot possible? Haha, I’m all for foregoing the energy drinks (they’re bad for you even when you’re not “trying”), so keep that Red Bull on the shelf.
I wish I got more sun exposure, but I am not getting 30 min a day. I will probably not take it in the summertime, altho the articles I’ve read correlate it (2000 I.U.)to fighting off cancer.
Energy drinks are bad for you? Is it the aspertame? I drink the sugar-free Red Bull, but I find it highly addictive (caffeine?). Your kid deserves the best shot possible…and your credit card!! 🙂
Aspartame is bad for you for different reasons (carcinogen). Energy drinks are bad because any chemical stimulant messes with your body. It’s still a drug. You crash after you come off the high, and over time your body becomes dependant on it for energy. So you’re always on this high then crash, and feel you need it again to get off the crash, and the cycle restarts. Plus the chemical is just not good for your body. Red Bull + vodka drinks have killed some people with high blood pressure and/or heart issues.
Here’s a quote from Wikipedia (under “energy drink”):
“Caution is warranted even for healthy adults who choose to consume energy beverages. Consumption of a single energy beverage will not lead to excessive caffeine intake; however, consumption of two or more beverages in a single day, can.[12][13] Other stimulants such as ginseng are often added to energy beverages and may enhance the effects of caffeine,[14] and ingredients such as guarana themselves contain caffeine. Adverse effects associated with caffeine consumption in amounts greater than 400 mg include nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness, increased urination, abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmia), and stomach upset. Consumption also has been known to cause pupil dilation when taken with certain antidepressants or SSRIs [12][13] Energy drinks do not provide electrolytes, and have a higher likelihood of an energy “crash-and-burn” effect. Caffeine in energy drinks can excrete water from the body to dilute high concentrations of sugar entering the blood stream, leading to dehydration. If the body is dehydrated by 1%, performance is decreased by up to 10%.[15]
In the US, energy drinks have been linked with reports of nausea, abnormal heart rhythms and emergency room visits.[16] The drinks may cause seizures due to the “crash” following the energy high that occurs after consumption.[17] Caffeine dosage is not required to be on the product label for food in the United States, unlike drugs, but some advocates are urging the FDA to change this practice.[18]”
France has already banned Red Bull after the deaths of otherwise healthy young people after drinking it.
I drank my last Red Bull Saturday night. I’ve heard they are bad for you…but they are just so damn hard to give up! Thanks for sharing this information with me. 🙂
Congrats on having had your last Red Bull! My solution for dealing with things hard to give up is to never start, altho I know, I know, a fat lot of good that does you. 😛 But you’re fixing that now.
Sprints are a GREAT workout!!! I have been doing them once a a week with my friend since the new year and they kick our butts every time!
I’m not a sprinter, so I never knew. I’m STILL sore. Upper quads and hamstrings, especially.