Before and After

These are me taken January 2012

These are me taken August 2012, 42 pounds lighter and a whole lot leaner. 

If you have doubts that you can lose weight, put them aside. If I can do it, you can do it.

Hike Up Tuckerman Ravine

Earlier this month my Wife and I hiked the 2.5 miles up to the AMC Hermit Lake Hut for lunch in Tuckerman Ravine. There are picnic tables to eat at and a nice deck to sit on in the sun and just enjoy the scenery. The weather was perfect and the hike strenuous but we felt pretty good when we got down.

 This photo is about half way to the hut.

This is taken on the trail at Hermit Lake just past the hut.

Fats and Oils

Fats and oils of a variety of types can be found in many processed foods, in healthy foods and in their basic usable forms. So whats good and whats bad? You may have heard terms like polyunsaturated or Omega 3, but how does that relate to your daily diet and cooking?

Our bodies need some fats, at least 20 to 30% of our daily calorie intake should come from healthy or "good" fats, and most peoples diets contain fats and oils with too many omega 6 fatty acids and not enough omega 3s, knowing the differences of these 2 acids and what foods contain them will help you make the right food choices.

There are three types of fats and oils so lets run down the list.