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May 2, 2005
Starting Early
No, this is not an entry about the joys of being an early-riser, though I could go on at length about how wonderful it is to have more fun before 9 am than most people do all day. This is about starting CR when you're an age when most people think they're immortal.
I got a very exciting email last week from one of our newest Three Hundred brothers who is thinking of starting CR. He is in his early twenties, and clearly has a very strong interest in life-extension as he's made the commitment to spend the next 25 years standing up with the other Three Hundred members in the fight against aging. He is thinking of beginning CR in order to maximize his chances of seeing the results of all of our work.
I am downright inspired by this brother's decision. He is young enough to have not yet seen the signs of aging that pushed me to do that google search on "calorie restriction." He's already thin, so he doesn't have that weight loss motivation that eggs on so many of us, especially the women among us. He's thinking about his own aging process, and taking every action available to him, from joining the Three Hundred to starting CR.
Isn't that cool? Welcome aboard, brother. The CR'd are soon going to outnumber the non in the Three Hundred! There are a few more out there who are thinking of making the switch... come join us... we're a bit odd at times, but we're really tons of fun.
Here's the crunch for today:
Food List : 5-2-05.fls
DATE : 05/02/05
Num. Foods : 18
Food #1 : Egg, white, raw, fresh 1 cup
Food #2 : Flax oil 2 teaspoons
Food #3 : Grape juice drink, canned 1.5 oz
Food #4 : Dannon Light and Fit Yogurt 1 cup
Food #5 : Salsa, med. chunky 2 tablespoons
Food #6 : Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, November thru May average 100 g
Food #7 : Olives, ripe,(jumbo-super colossal) 10 olives
Food #8 : Kale, raw 30 g
Food #9 : Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw 30 g
Food #10 : Arugula, raw 10 g
Food #11 : Broccoli, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained 25 cals
Food #12 : Cauliflower, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained 25 cals
Food #13 : Carrots, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained 25 cals
Food #14 : Soup, chicken broth cubes, dehydrated, prepared with water 1 cup
Food #15 : Brewer's Yeast 2 tablespoons Lewis Labs
Food #16 : Milk, nonfat, fluid, without added vitamin A (fat free or skim) 1 cup
Food #17 : Coffee, brewed, prepared with distilled water 2 cups and 1 iced cafe au lait
Food #18 : Olives, ripe (jumbo-super colossal) 4 more olives with dinner
ADD HALF MEGAMUFFIN!!! 110 calories, Zoned
P:C:F pre-megamuffin = 33:41:26 (megamuffin should improve ratios)
Add 20 cal calcium chewy
Total calories: 986
NUTRIENT TOTALS:
Abs. Values %RDA/SA
Calories 856.45__cal 43%
Protein 70.64__gm 128% RDA
Total Fat 24.89__gm 38%
Sat. Fat 5.03__gm 25%
Mono. Fat 13.82__gm 48%
Poly. Fat 4.66__gm 70%
Carbohydrate 116.62__gm 39%
Fiber 19.04__gm 63%
Cholesterol 71.74__mg 24%
Vit. A 19208.58__IU 384% RDA
Vit. B6 3.18__mg 199% RDA
Vit. B12 1.79__mcg 90% RDA
Vit. C 161.65__mg 269% RDA
Vit. E 14.70__mg 184% RDA
Thiamine 1.30__mg 118% RDA
Folacin 234.80__mcg 130% RDA
Riboflavin 3.16__mg 243% RDA
Niacin 12.13__mg 81% RDA
Panto. Acid 14.47__mg 289% SA
Calcium 1405.79__mg 117% RDA
Copper 1.95__mg 98% SA
Iron 11.84__mg 79% RDA
Magnesium 194.92__mg 70% RDA
Manganese 2.04__mg 68% SA
Phosphorus 2312.57__mg 193% RDA
Potassium 3021.58__mg 151% RDA
Selenium 129.23__mcg 235% RDA
Sodium 4006.10__mg 167% SA
Zinc 4.35__mg 36% RDA
Tyrosine 4.29__gm 446% RDA
Lysine 7.66__gm 1064% RDA
Phenylalanine 5.00__gm 521% RDA
Leucine 8.31__gm 866% RDA
Valine 6.47__gm 770% RDA
Methionine 1.68__gm 560% RDA
Cystine 1.06__gm 352% RDA
Tryptophan 1.49__gm 825% RDA
Threonine 4.97__gm 1036% RDA
Isoleucine 5.68__gm 788% RDA
Posted by april at May 2, 2005 10:17 PM