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"What does a warrior eat?". That may sound a bit silly in this time and age, but the question still applies. Nowadays when people think "warrior" they probably think of athletic icons, people they see on television, the gym rat who is always at the gym, and a whole slew of other images of "warrior" that bombard us each and every day. While it may be true that those people are at the peak of athletic excellence, they are often the most un-healthy people out there. Between all the chemicals they put into their bodies, and the nutritionally shallow foods most of them eat, they are really not the ones we should look to for a model of how a warrior eats.

A warrior only eats things that are natural, whole, and nutrient dense. Lots of fruits and vegetables, plenty of plant based fats and protein, moderate amounts of lean animal protein, and water. In short, a warrior only eats things that will help him to be more healthy, and not things that will passively kill him.

This page of my blog is dedicated to articles reviewing diet books, warrior worthy food ideas, and my ideas on diet.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Thoughts on fasting

Over the past couple of weeks I've been fasting through the day (except for that yogurt-drink fiasco :X). And over the past couple of weeks I've felt almost obnoxtiously energetic even in the morning at work. I have been bouncing back and forth about the "water"fast, and the "controled" fast. Some people have speculated that you would benifit more from doing a water fast as far as fat loss goes. I'd like to do a study to determin if I can measure if one way is better or not.

I am keeping track of my data on an excel sheet. Things I'm watching are:

Weight (lbs)
BF% (%)
Lean body mass (lbs)
Total body fat (lbs)
Sleep (hrs)
Carbs/Protein
Water-fast/controled-fast