The next disgusting wave of softdrinks...

They plunged us into vanilla, forced a twist through lemon, and dragged us through lime... Now, the next disgusting trend has arrived.

All I have to say is whatever happened to Pepsi-clear?

Bottoms up!

The baking soda myth...

The "Ask a Scientist" education website, setup by the government to provide a place for education-sector folks to share info, dispels the 'baking soda in the fridge' myth:

www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem00/chem00388.htm

Moral of the story: don't let the lair of soda u see through the side-screened walls of those newer boxes crust over-give it a shake now and then. Until "activated charcoal" is sold on store shelves on the cheap, I'll still continue to use it... keeping in mind it's not the advertised miracle for refrigerators.

Numb

Today marks day two of my self-ass-kicking regime. I'm on a 1500 calorie diet and working out twice a day. I'm so sore today I can barely move. I'll be switching to a more cardio based workout from now until I leave, to avoid gaining much weight from the muscle I might gain otherwise. Going strictly for calorie burn/fat loss. Of course, the muscle will help to burn the fat, but there will be enough of a balance for that.

It's a miserable thing running in this cold weather. 6 degrees today and I'm out running, wheezing in freezing air that cuts my lungs with every breath. Staying warm isn't a problem, just the breathing part...

It turns out that eating this way isn't leaving me as hungry as I thought it would. I'm consuming a lot of protein, which seems to be staving off the hunger. I'm not even thinking about food as much as I thought I would. And the feeling of successful self-deprivation is, for the most part, a good one.

If anyone is interested, a great fitness site was recommended to me-even includes small videos demonstrating proper workout techniques:

http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html

Off to a deep...deep sleep.