GutCheckCast 20 - Office Work(outs) and Belly Budgets

Hello, all, and welcome to another episode of the GutCheckCast.

This week -
Zach is yo-yoing, but we'll call it down (so I don't slack off)
and Doug's body seems to be perfectly happy where it is weight-wise.

Campbell's brings us some great ideas for being healthy with a white-collar office job...

Matt sends us to not one, but two (2) great Facebook apps

Zelky (allows you to share workout information and goals with your friends, as well as mapping your running routes and providing you with mileage information)

and Personal Trainer (which gives you custom workouts and diet plans according to your goals)

And Matt refers us to a great article from Zen Habits, which talks about 3 simple rules for a healthy diet - Create a Meal Plan, use super healthy foods, and pick foods you love.  The article has a lot of great super healthy foods that even I like.

And those articles gave Zach an Idea - we budget our money (or we should be), we should be budgeting our calorie intake as well.  Planning ahead on what you'll eat over the week not only helps you stay disciplined at the table, but it helps you stay disciplined in your money as well. How? If you have a meal plan, you'll need a shopping list, and if you'll stick to your list, you're a lot less likely to grab things based off packages and sales. (2 for 1 Doritos?! In the words of the Kool Aid Guy, OH YEAH!!!)  Anyway, the Mayo Clinic has a great site with a calorie calculator that helps you see how many calories you need to maintain your current weight with your current activity level.  Check it out!

Enjoy! 

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GutCheckCast Ep 13 - That Magical Smell of Maple Syrup

Tonight, we discuss...

Our general slackerness in doing pushups.

Doug is up 0.2 pounds, and Zach is down 1.6.

Oatmeal. And using it to drive your co-workers insane. (I'm switching to Quaker Oats Weight Control Banana Bread and Cinnamon flavors this week).

Doug's Anniversary.

And from our Silent Partner, Matt Edenfield,

The Swole Project has a list of foods you THINK are healthy, but are really killing you. (Let's hear it for melodrama. And Cherry Coke Zero)

The Ririan Project talks about the need to warm up before working out, and how it makes your workouts more effective.

And finally, the Martha Beck Blog discusses fighting late night snacking.

And that's it. Get out there, pound some pavement, and check your gut.

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GutCheckCast09 - Living the Sweet Life

Because MSH is sitting in for Doug this week. My apologies again for the audio quality. We're going to have to do something about that.

Doug's down...
Zach's down... and breaks ten pounds this week.

We discuss ... BMI measuring scales, and gaming their systems,
Fringe Benefits of a Diet and Exercise Program, Pain (hear Zach squeal like a little girl), Family Fun Time, etc.

Then audio quality takes a sudden dip, so I discuss solo some traps, like focusing on weight to the exclusion of all else, and beating yourself up/constantly denying yourself any of your old favorite foods.

From Matt (foodandexerciselog.wordpress.com) AND from Random (sturgeonslaw.com)

100 Pushup Challenge is all about helping you be able to do 100 pushups in 6 weeks.

Foodsel is a website that gives you nutritional information on the foods you eat (including a cool visual lay out), but also provides you with an idea of how much of what activity you need to do to burn off the calories.

Reader's Digest had a recent article on how to help control your cravings. This is mostly repeated from any list of things to help you control cravigns but always deserves another read.

Hope you guys enjoy the episode, and the great links above. We'll have to start comparing notes on the 100 pushup challenge.

And that's it. Enjoy!
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GutCheckCast002 - I Think I Hear a Parade...

Hey, everybody. Welcome to week 2 of the GutCheckCast.

This Week...

Zach has his Parade Moment.
You can't drink Mountain Dew at BYU.
We talk a little tech with new DS releases: Let's Yoga, Let's Pilates.
We point people to: Podrunner, Couch25k, (*Zach has used Couch to 5k, and can recommend it up to week five, where he is currently repeating it until he feels up to a straight 20 minute run)
Nuketown Radioactive
Listener Matt is the Man - find his food and exercise blog here.
If you have a comment, question, or suggestion (Zach, try not to breathe so heavily into the microphone, for example), you can reach us in any of the following ways.

Leave us a voicemail at 206-666-4196.

E-mail us directly at gutcheckcast *at* gmail *dot* com

Or leave a comment here at the website.

Now, good luck, let's have a great week.

Enjoy!

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