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Why Eating Out Is Making You Fat
In recent years, American restaurants have been piling layers of fat, salt, and sugar on their creations — all of which tricks our brain into craving more food, says former FDA commissioner David Kessler, MD, in his book The End of Overeating. "Even lettuce has become a vehicle for fat," he says, citing the cream-based dressings, cheese chunks, bacon bits, and oil-soaked croutons that turn many restaurant salads into health hazards.
If you're watching your calories — or your life expectancy — there are a few fast rules to follow if you eat out at a popular restaurant chain:
- Avoid anything with the word "sampler" or "platter," unless you plan to share it with three or more people and make it your main course.
- Skip anything that comes in an edible bowl or includes the words stacked, stuffed, double, triple, slammed, or dunked.
- Nachos are something best shared with a group, and subs are something best measured in calories, fat, and sodium — not inches.
- When you see the words crispy or glazed, realize that's what will happen to your arteries and your eyes, respectively, if you consume too many of these items.
- Dressing and sauces are among the major calorie culprits of many restaurant choices, sometimes doubling the fat and sodium content of an entree. Ask for all sauces on the side, and try replacing cream-based dressings with mustard (straight mustard, not sugar-loaded honey mustard), suggests New York City-based nutritionist Sharon Richter, MS, RD. Other good alternatives: lemon and grated cheese (25 calories per tablespoon).
- Just because an item falls under the word "appetizers" does not mean it should be followed by more food. Not even in the same day. Some of the country's most ubiquitous food establishments serve appetizers that would stuff a Sumo wrestler.
And remember, the average woman needs 1,500 to 1,800 calories a day to maintain weight (depending upon activity level and frequency), and the American Heart Association recommends limiting dietary fat to 30 percent of total calories.
Armed with these basic tenets, prepare yourself as we unveil some surprising calorie bombs — and the choices you can make to avoid them.
If you fix yourself an oversize sandwich at home - say, with ham, cheese, and mustard — it would likely contain one-third the calories you'd find in many of this chain restaurant's large subs.
The good news about Quiznos, though, is that their Sammies (small, folded flatbread sandwiches) limit the calories to around 300 apiece. Try one with a cup of lower-sodium soup, and you'll be full and mobile. We can't quite say that about the tuna melt.
Calorie Bombs
Tuna Melt with Cheese and Dressing (large)
1,760 calories, 133g fat, 25g saturated fat, 200mg cholesterol, 2120mg sodium
It looks so harmless: tuna salad, cheddar, lettuce, tomato. But the combination of mayo, cheese, and fatty tuna — not to mention the sheer size of this monster — adds up to more fat grams than four Big Macs, says Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHC, a Long Island, NY-based nutritionist and author of The Lifestyle Fitness Program. Even the small sub contains more fat (55 grams!) than most of us should be consuming in an entire day.
Classic Italian Sandwich
Large size, with cheese and dressing: 1,330 calories, 68g fat, 24.5g saturated fat, 135mg cholesterol, 3,760mg sodium
This salami-pepperoni-capicola-ham combo comes with a light vinaigrette and still eats up nearly a day's calories and two days' worth of sodium. If that's not enough to scare you, "We have clear and convincing evidence that sodium is associated with high blood pressure, and high blood pressure is a major risk factor for stroke — and it is pretty consistent across populations and ethnic groups," Dr. David Katz, a preventive medicine specialist at Yale University Medical School, told the Los Angeles Times in June. "It is unconscionable that a single meal would have 2,000 milligrams or more of sodium."
"Meats like salami, pepperoni, capicola, and ham are loaded in fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, and calories," adds Silber. "These foods are caloric time bombs — offering little nutrient value for the amount of calories and fat they have."
Chicken with Honey Mustard Flatbread Chopped Salad
1,070 calories, 71g fat, 13.5g saturated fat, 135mg cholesterol, 1,770mg sodium
This salad looks healthy enough, with chicken breast, tomatoes, and red onion. However, the biggest calorie culprit isn't even the bacon in the salad — it's the honey mustard dressing, which clocks in at 500 calories all on its own. And the skinny-sounding "flatbread"? That adds an additional 330 calories.
Healthier Alternatives
Broccoli Cheese Soup
140 calories, 10g fat, 6g saturated fat, 15mg cholesterol, 580mg sodium
This soup is a low-cal way to get a good dose of calcium, folic acid, and antioxidants, thanks to the veggies and dairy. And though the soup comes with 580 mg of sodium (still less than half the amount in their chicken noodle), broccoli has been found to have heart-healthy benefits as well. Researchers at the University of Connecticut found that rats fed with broccoli had decreased blood pressure and inflammation in the heart, as well as higher levels of heart-healthy chemicals.
Sonoma Turkey Sammie
280 calories, 14g fat, 4g saturated fat, 30mg cholesterol, 740mg sodium
(Without cheese and mayo): 170 calories, 3.5g fat, 0.5g saturated fat, 10mg cholesterol, 580mg sodium
Lean turkey, pepper jack cheese, lettuce and tomato, and they claim they've even factored in the Chipotle mayo to the total calorie count. Skip the mayo and you'll bring this down to 220 calories and just 1 gram of saturated fat.
Chicken with Honey Mustard Flatbread Chopped Salad
(Without flatbread and dressing): 240 calories, 11g fat, 5g saturated fat, 70mg cholesterol, 620mg sodium
Yes, this is the same calorie-bomb salad we previously mentioned — but if you skip the flatbread and replace honey mustard with just mustard, you'll winnow this down to around 260 calories. Not bad for a high-protein salad that still has bacon and cheddar.
TGI Friday's
TGI Friday's is also tight-lipped about their nutritional stats — for good reason. Eating can be an extreme sport here. And while they do post a "Right Portion, Right Price" menu, it's intended to help the wallet, not the waistline. We could only find two items that were 500 calories or under.
Calorie Bombs
Jack Daniel's Ribs & Shrimp
1,910 calories
A "full rack" of baby back pork ribs — flinch-inducing on its own — is basted in the chain's Jack Daniel's glaze, accompanied by "battered and fried shrimp" and fries. There are so many kinds of wrong here, someone oughta write a country-Western song about it.
Pecan Crusted Chicken Salad
1,360 calories
Sure, there are good ingredients in here: pecans, chicken breast, dried cranberries. And the choice in dressing (balsamic vinaigrette) is wise. But watch out for the word "glazed," which just means the nuts are covered in sugar. And adding blue cheese to an already-dressed salad is yet another example of the "conditioned hyper-eating" referred to by Dr. Kessler.
Loaded Potato Skins Appetizer
1,430 calories
Potato skins are nothing but "fat on fat on fat on fat, much of it loaded with salt," as Dr. Kessler puts it — and nowhere is this more evident than at Friday's. The hollowed-out skins are fried, giving the surface area extra "fat pickup" — which is then loaded up with bacon, cheese, and sour cream.
Healthier Alternatives
Shrimp Key West
370 calories
Two skewers of grilled shrimp with lime and Cajun spices, served with steamed broccoli florets. According to the menu, net carbs are just 12. Give TGIF points for evoking the vacation resort with this healthy option — that's the kind of conditioning we all need.
Dragonfire Chicken
500 calories
They couldn't help themselves with the glaze (Chinese Kung Pao sauce), but at least this is served over brown rice with pineapple pico de gallo, Mandarin oranges, and broccoli. Compared to white rice, brown rice has more riboflavin, folate, iron, and magnesium. Moreover, it has triple the amount of fiber, which helps you feel fuller longer — and able to resist second helpings.
California Pizza Kitchen
California — the land of fruits and nuts and avocados. Surely their kitchens are healthier than, say, Big Al's New York Pizzeria? Yes and no. California Pizza Kitchen has some eye-poppingly caloric pastas, salads, and specialties — though they are introducing lower-calorie salads in November. In the meantime, stick with what they do best: thin crust pizza. And try not to eat too many slices!
Calorie Bombs
Thai Crunch Salad
2,115 calories
If only they'd stopped at the shredded cabbage, grilled chicken, cucumbers, edamame, carrots, green onions, and lime-cilantro dressing — this would be a healthy, crunchy salad. But the peanuts, crispy wontons, crispy rice sticks, and peanut dressing (yes, again with the double dressings) turn this salad into three meals' worth of calories.
Note: California Pizza Kitchen plans to reduce the calories of this salad down to 1,253 by November 2009.
Avocado Club Egg Rolls Appetizer
1,180 calories
The avocado, chicken, tomato, and Monterey Jack cheese sound good. But then you see the rest: bacon, deep-fried wontons, and a double whammy that is the ranchito sauce and herb ranch dressing. You don't even want one ranch, much less two.
Blue Crab Cakes
1,567 calories
Crab cakes are usually small enough to make for a reasonable lunch entree. But not when they come extra-large and are served with remoulade sauce and an accompaniment of "spaghettini in a creamy lemon-caper sauce." Don't let the word lemon fool you into thinking it's light — this is what the Center for Science in the Public Interest would call "discomfort food."
Healthier Alternatives
Sesame Ginger Chicken Dumplings Appetizer
326 calories
With this app you get a unique mix of flavors along with the heart-healthy omega-3s in sesame seeds and the vitamin A and cholesterol-lowering properties of green onions.
Pear & Gorgonzola Pizza
(1 slice) 188 calories
Here's a pizza you won't find at Big Al's in New York - vitamin C-rich pears, chopped hazelnuts, caramelized sweet onions, and fontina, gorgonzola and mozzarella cheeses. Not only do the hazelnuts provide vitamins E and B, but among all nuts, they also have one of the lowest percentages of saturated fat and are one of the best sources of heart-healthy mono- and polyunsaturated fats. Just be sure to ask for the Gorgonzola ranch dressing on the side when ordering this pie!
Pesto Chicken Thin Crust Pizza
(1 slice) 155 calories
Pesto and pine nuts are rich in calories and fat, so be careful how much you eat. The trick here is to share the pizza with at least one other person — there are six slices in each pie, or 900 calories total for this one.
Though you might know them for their "Grand Slam" breakfasts or their "Rock Star Menu," Denny's has gotten some bad press recently when the chain was sued for "putting customers at risk with its unsafe sodium levels." With the help of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the New Jersey man behind the suit demanded the chain reduce its sodium and fat content across all menu items. Denny's claimed it couldn't meet the demands completely, citing costs and taste compromises, and instead introduced a line of healthier menu options. The chain now claims to use frying oil that adds zero grams of trans fat per serving.
Still, that doesn't mean it's entirely safe to go back into the Grand Slam waters. Brace your arteries and waistlines for these shockers.
Calorie Bombs
Cheesy Three Pack Appetizer
1,940 calories, 125g fat, 23g saturated fat, 100g cholesterol, 3,840mg sodium
"But they're so cute!" Not everything that comes in "mini" size is adorable. You'd be better off ordering the Fit Fare Boca burger (410 calories), or even their Classic Burger (770 calories) than this three-pack of mini cheeseburgers served with onion rings — a frightening overdose of calories, saturated fat, and sodium.
Granola (4 ounces) with Milk (8 ounces)
690 calories, 12g fat, 2g saturated fat, 20mg cholesterol, 430mg sodium
A bowl of cereal that adds up to nearly half a day's calories? And this is supposed to be a breakfast "side"? Take heed: "People don't realize there's a ton of fat and sugar in granola, and restaurants serve oversized portions," says New York-based nutritionist Richter, who tells her clients to avoid granola altogether, not just at Denny's. "Opt for oatmeal instead — or Cheerios."
Heartland Scramble
1,150 calorie, 66g fat, 20g saturated fat, 530mg cholesterol, 2,800 sodium
There are only two eggs in this breakfast entree, yet the bacon, fried potatoes, and cheddar cheese send this one into the danger zone, especially when you factor in the sodium content.
Healthier Alternatives
Baja Chicken Salad
280 calories, 13g fat, 3g saturated fat, 75mg cholesterol, 780mg sodium
It may be only half of a salad, but with the double protein combo of grilled chicken and bacon plus folate-rich avocado, this can fill you up. Consider the pico de gallo topping as your dressing and spare yourself the doubling (or tripling) in calories a ranch or blue cheese would provide. And remember to skip the bread!
Seasonal Fresh Fruit Appetizer
70 calories, 0g fat, 0g saturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 7mg sodium
Yes, you can find fresh fruit at Denny's — and you'll be a walking caveat to all those with stomachaches from wolfing down a French Toast Slam.
Egg-White Omelet
280 calories, 16g fat, 6g saturated fat, 20mg cholesterol, 720mg sodium
(omelet only; not counting the toast or sides)
This one will give you bragging rights — a big, fat omelet with only 20 mg of cholesterol, less than a tenth of the average woman's daily cholesterol consumption. For eggs! At Denny's! (Compare that to 530 mg for the Heartland Scramble.) You're also getting a big helping of veggies (green peppers, onions, mushrooms, and tomatoes) and enough protein to last you until lunch.
Don't be fooled by the "apple" in their name — this chain has one of the most egregious menus of the bunch, which might explain why they're secretive about their nutritional information and won't make themselves available to talk to media.
Thanks to legislation in New York City, Seattle, and California, we got the rundown on their biggest diet busters — and the (few) Weight Watchers approved alternatives that will help you dodge their worst bullets.
Calorie Bombs
Quesadilla Burger
1,820 calories, 46g saturated fat, 4,410mg sodium
This new menu item stuffs a burger into an already stuffed bacon-cheddar-pepper Jack quesadilla, then adds a Mexi-ranch sauce. With fries (440 calories), this full day's worth of calories adds up to 46 grams of saturated fat — the equivalent of two jumbo steak burritos at Chipotle. And with 4,410 milligrams of sodium, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) calls this one "a prime candidate for Applebee's Don't-Have-a-Stroke (on our property) Special."
Grilled Shrimp Pesto Alfredo Fettuccine
1,790 calories
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) once referred to fettuccine Alfredo as "heart attack on a plate." This entree takes the heart attack and finishes it off with a bullet of highly caloric pesto and high-cholesterol shrimp.
Spinach and Artichoke Dip Appetizer
1,590 calories
Even though it's an appetizer, it still packs more punch than an entree should. "'Spinach dip' is a misnomer," says Dr. Kessler. "The spinach provides little more than color and a bit of appeal; a high-fat, high-salt dairy product is the main ingredient. It's a tasty dish of salt on fat."
Healthier Alternatives
Grilled Chili-Lime Chicken Salad
250 calories
Reduced-fat cheddar and mozzarella and chili-lime vinaigrette help curb calories, and a nutrient-rich combo of spinach, red onions, roasted red peppers, and mushrooms make this salad a diamond in the (deep-fried) rough.
Onion Soup au Gratin
150 calories
While this soup can vary in calories depending upon the restaurant, Applebee's claims to go light on the cheese. Consuming onions also has blood sugar-lowering effects and may lower your risk for several common cancers.
Cajun Lime Tilapia
230 calories
A grilled Cajun-seasoned tilapia fillet topped with mango salsa and rice. "Tilapia is a good source of protein and rich in omega-3s," says Silber.
On the Border
This chain of Tex-Mex restaurants is expanding internationally as it expands waistlines here at home. Owned by the people behind Chili's (another restaurant full of insane menu bombs — no small feat to earn the distinction of "absolute worst burger in America" from Men's Health), On the Border wins its own place in the nutritional hall of shame for most caloric salad in America. And just because your doctor told you to eat more fish doesn't mean you should eat it here!
Calorie Bombs
Dos XX Fish Tacos with Creamy Red Chili Sauce
2,350 calories, 152g fat, 31g saturated fat, 4,060mg sodium
No, those numbers aren't typos. Yes, this is all meant for one person. Though fish is generally considered a healthy option, these three fish tacos stuffed with Dos XX beer-battered, golden fried fish, creamy red chili sauce, and cheese are far from that. What it all means, in plain English: fat on salt on fat on deep-fried-fat on alcohol and fat, in a fat-soaked shell...with a little bit of fish hidden inside it all.
In one single meal, you are getting two to three times the maximum daily dose of fat, saturated fat, and sodium. "When our levels of sodium are too high, our blood volume increases which puts more pressure on the arteries and blood vessels," says Silber. "This makes the heart work harder than it needs to." The effects can be cumulative, and it's worth noting that heart disease is the number one killer of women over 65.
Grande Taco Salad with Taco Beef and Smoked Chipotle Vinaigrette Dressing
1,680 calories, 121g fat, 40g saturated fat, 2,660mg sodium
This salad was chosen by Men's Health as the Worst Salad in America in 2008 — perhaps because it contains "as much saturated fat as 40 strips of bacon and more calories than 11 Taco Bell Fresco Tacos." How's that even possible? Watch out for the bowl — it's made of deep-fried tortilla. That's fat-onto-fat-onto-fat, holding up a whole pile of fat.
Big Beef Bordurrito
1,600 calories, 110g fat, 27g saturated fat, 3840mg sodium
The word "stuffed" is a big red flag, because not only is the Bordurrito filled to bursting, but you probably will be too after ingesting it. In this case, it's stuffed with fajita steak or chicken, Mexican rice, cheese, black beans, caramelized onions and red peppers, and sour cream sauce. Oh, wait, what's that noise? Probably your digestive tract staging a pre-emptive rebellion.
Healthier Alternatives
Pico Shrimp Taco with Black Beans and Veggies
490 calories, 5g fat, 1g saturated fat, 1,650mg sodium
Shrimp done right with two of the best sidekicks: black beans and veggies. "Black beans are a low-fat source of protein and fiber that helps lower cholesterol," says Silber. Plus, putting the veggies into your taco ensures you don't skip them.
Citrus Chipotle Chicken Salad with Mango Citrus Vinaigrette
290 calories, 3.5g fat, 2g saturated fat, 840mg sodium
Perhaps in response to earning the title of "World's Worst Salad" by Men's Health, On the Border has offered this new "Border Smart alternative": Pulled chicken breast tossed in a Mango Citrus Vinaigrette with peppers, red onions, tomatoes, corn, jicama, and mixed greens — overall, a low-fat salad that's still filling, thanks to the protein from the chicken.
Outback Steakhouse
Home to the 16-ounce steak and the 2,700-calorie dessert, Outback is for big appetites and big groups, crocodile hunters, and other people with nerves — and arteries — of steel. The restaurant chain does offer menu suggestions for people concerned about their heart health, carb, sugar, sodium, or MSG intake, or food allergies (including gluten) — but no nutritional breakouts. You can, however, request that your food be prepared without butter, glaze, or seasoning, allowing you to control how much you fatten and salt your meals. Remember to do this, and you'll add years to your life!
Calorie Bombs
Bloomin' Onion Appetizer
1,560 calories
This could be called "The Bloomin' Butt." Outback representatives say this is meant to be shared with a group, but the onion — healthy and flavorful on its own —- provides a whole lot of surface area to absorb fat, Dr. Kessler explains. Here it's fried in batter and topped with "spicy signature bloom sauce" — layering salt on sugar on fat.
Aussie Cheese Fries Appetizer
2,140 calories
Make sure there are at least five of you digging into this plate! Cheese fries come under particular condemnation from Kessler. "The potato base is a simple carbohydrate, which quickly breaks down to sugar in the body. Once it's fried and layered with cheese, we're eating salt on fat on fat on sugar." And that's not even to mention the bacon and the ranch dressing.
Baby Back Ribs (full rack)
2,580 calories
Can you count the sins in here? A full rack of ribs smoked, grilled, coated in BBQ sauce, and served with Aussie fries. That's what's known as fat on fat on sugar on fat on fat.
Healthier Alternatives
Seared Ahi Tuna Appetizer (small)
360 calories
From a calorie and fat perspective, you can't really go wrong with seared Ahi tuna. Split this with someone as an app so you can still indulge in one of the (lower-cal) entree runner-ups.
Prime Rib (8 ounces)
350 calories
You are at a steakhouse, so if it's meat you're craving, opt for this one. It's a healthy size, and if you ask them to prepare it without butter, it will still be delicious while sparing you the artery-clogging cholesterol and diet-crushing calories.
Shrimp on the Barbie (half-order)
330 calories
Finally, shrimp that isn't deep fried, drowning in glaze, or piled on a plate designed to feed orca.
Baja Fresh
"Fresh" has become synonymous with "healthy," and this chain boasts "no freezers, can openers, or microwaves" — in other words, nothing processed, preheated or reheated. That all sounds great, except that nearly a third of the menu items here will run you 1,000 calories or more. Order from their "Healthy Choice" menu — which eliminates the edible shells, tortilla strips, and chips — the fat traps that most people tend to eat once they're put on their plate.
Calorie Bombs
Breaded Fish Quesadilla
1,400 calories, 770g fat, 38g saturated fat, 170mg cholesterol, 2,350mg sodium
More than half the calories in this entree are from fat (770), and 38 grams of saturated fat is more than twice the maximum amount you want to be digesting in an entire day — much less in one meal. The red flag here is the word "breaded" — and the irony is you'll hardly taste it since the fish is buried in a cheesy quesadilla. Avoid this and your heart will pump with pride (and relief).
Shrimp Bean & Cheese Burrito
950 calories, 34g fat, 17g saturated fat, 310mg cholesterol, 2,320g sodium
Enchilada Style: 1,580 calories, 74g fat, 36g saturated fat, 385mg cholesterol, 3,770mg sodium
Shrimp and black beans = good. This burrito = bad. It's the size of a linebacker, for one, and if you order the enticing "Enchilado Style" — melted jack and cheddar on top of the cheese that's already in the burrito, plus nachos and sour cream on the side — you could find yourself consuming a day's worth of calories (1,580 calories), roughly two days' worth of fat (74 grams) and enough sodium (3,770 mg) to bloat you into the next dress size.
Charbroiled Steak Tostada Salad
1,230 calories, 63g fat, 17g saturated fat, 140mg cholesterol, 2,380mg sodium
Be afraid of the word "tostada" — it involves a whole lot of surface area that's deep fried into an edible shell, designed to be eaten after you consume the steak, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole it will contain. The only actual salad ingredients you'll find in here are some (buried) lettuce and tomato.
Healthier Alternatives
Charbroiled Shrimp Baja Ensalada
(Without tortilla strips): 193 calories, 1g fat
With romaine lettuce, sliced tomatoes, cotija cheese, and pico de gallo, you'll want to opt for the salsa verde. Just make sure you skip the tortilla bowl and those little crispy "strips" on top — they may look harmless, but they're soaked in fat.
Original Baja Taco Chicken
210 calories, 5g fat, 1g saturated fat, 90mg cholesterol, 280mg sodium
Always look for the word "original," which likely means it was created before the entire restaurant industry overloaded their menus. This relatively lean taco is a good example of fast food done right, and with only 230mg of sodium, it's close to health food in the realm of takeout.
Mango Chipotle Chicken Salad
390 calories, 1g fat
This salad has the kind of "stimuli overload" you can love: mango, avocado, cotija cheese, romaine lettuce, chicken, and chipotle vinaigrette. Enough protein, greens, healthy fats, and fruit in a combination that will make you feel like you've indulged, all for less than 400 calories.
P.F. Chang's
This may come as a surprise to many, but restaurant noodle dishes and stir-fries can be frighteningly high in fat and calorie counts. And few people understand that places like PF Chang's create entrees intended to be shared by the table.
To minimize the damage, ask them to go light on the oil and sauce in the food prep. Chang's also offers "stock velveted" treatment, which replaces oil with vegetable or chicken stock in the cooking, which can "drastically reduce the amount of fat and calories to an entree while still providing great flavor," says Silber. Also, ask for your sauces on the side, and always opt for brown rice.
Calorie Bombs
Chicken Chopped Salad with Ginger Dressing
940 calories, 68g fat, 10g saturated fat, 2,225mg sodium
According to the menu, this salad is simply grilled chicken with house greens tossed with the restaurant's "signature ginger dressing." But they add, "for a lighter touch, try it with our sesame vinaigrette dressing" and that should be your cue that their signature tosser is anything but light. Eater beware: not all salads are made equal.
Crispy Honey Shrimp
2,110 calories, 70g fat, 10g saturated fat, 1,815mg sodium
Though shrimp is relatively low in calories (three ounces contains around 90 calories), the two words "crispy" and "honey" spell bad news. This is the fat on sugar concept, and it works like crack. Remember, kids: just say no!
Lo Mein Combo
1,968 calories, 24g fat, 3g saturated fat, 1,465mg sodium
We're used to seeing our lo mein noodles in a small, harmless-looking white cardboard box. This is something else entirely. Intended to be shared by three people, a big pile of lo mein noodles are stir-fried in oil with large portions of beef, pork, chicken, and shrimp. To avoid keeling over from cardiac arrest, ask for a "vegetable stock velveted" preparation to replace the oil, and remember to split this one!
Healthier Alternatives
Asian Ginger Salmon
272 calories, 14g fat, 2g saturated fat, 159mg sodium
We all need more heart and brain-healthy salmon in our diets, and ginger is good for the stomach and for reducing inflammation, according to Silber.
325 calories, 16g fat, 4g saturated fat, 749mg sodium
An 8-ounce portion has only a little over 300 calories, and in addition to being a great source of omega-3s and protein, mahi-mahi provides plenty of selenium, an antioxidant thought to help prevent cancer.
Chang's Lemon Scallops
188 calories, 3g fat, 0g saturated fat, 257mg sodium
More than 80 percent protein, scallops are also a good source of both magnesium and potassium, and these quick-fired scallops in a light lemon sauce won't balloon your waistline, either.
Olive Garden
Attempting to curb calories at a family-style Italian restaurant is not for the weak-willed. This is where people go for the ultimate "carbo loading," after all — and Olive Garden doesn't skimp on the carbs or the fats. The restaurant chain does, however, offer a "Garden Fare" section with low-fat options, and their menu suggests substituting sauteed fresh vegetables for potatoes when you choose your side. We suggest asking for those veggies steamed — once you work them into your entree, they'll be plenty sauteed anyway.
Calorie Bombs
Create Your Own Pizza Appetizer (cheese and sauce only)
930 calories, 910 calories, 28g fat, 12g saturated fat, 2,970mg sodium
Before you even add a tomato, you're looking at nearly 1,000 calories and — gasp — 2,970 mg of sodium! The 12 grams of saturated fat also clogged our arteries just thinking about it.
Pork Milanese
1,510 calories, 87g fat, 37g saturated fat, 3,100g sodium
Milan may be the fashion capital of Italy, but you can be sure those runway models aren't eating anything "Milanese": pan-seared pork scaloppini covered in Italian herb breadcrumbs, accompanied by "asiago cheese-filled tortelloni pasta tossed in a garlic-butter sauce with fresh spinach." Step away from this entree, and no one gets hurt.
Tour of Italy Pasta
1,450 calories, 74g fat, 33g saturated fat, 3,830mg sodium
For the indecisive hedonist, this entree includes lasagna, "lightly breaded" chicken parmigiana, and fettuccine Alfredo — all with a meat sauce made of beef and Italian sausage. In other words, your tour of Italy begins and ends with "The Last Supper."
Healthier Alternatives
Venetian Apricot Chicken
380 calories, 4g fat, 1.5g saturated fat, 1,420mg sodium
Venice appears to be a much healthier city than Milan. Case in point: this low-cal grilled chicken breast in an apricot citrus sauce, which is served with an impressive array of top veggies: broccoli, asparagus, and tomatoes.
Linguine alla Marinara
430 calories, 6g fat, 1g saturated fat, 900mg sodium
If you can't stave off the pasta cravings, this classic marinara dish is your best option. No meat, but plenty of ripe tomatoes, onions, and herbs.
Minestrone Soup Appetizer
100 calories, 1g fat, 0g saturated fat, 1,020mg sodium
This very low-calorie soup offers fresh vegetables, beans, and light tomato broth, all of which offer heart-healthy benefits that will help offset the relatively high dose of sodium.
How to Navigate the Menu
Knowing what you're up against is the first step in conquering restaurant bombs. Arming yourself against the seductive smells, tricked-out menus, heaping plates, and multiple distractions will help you make sane choices. "We have made food into entertainment — a 'food carnival,'" says Kessler. "Go into a modern American restaurant: the colors, the TVs, the monitors, the music. You do it with your friends. We've taken sugar and added all these multiple levels of stimuli. What do we end up with? Probably one of the great public health crises of our day."
All nutritional information is from the restaurants' online menus, their respective publicists, and/or Men's Health magazine (NYS ordinance/their NYC menu, and the Center for Science in Public Interest).


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Staying up late...is bad for you. And why? Because it's not normal, is why. The majority of the population goes to bed at some insane hour of 8-9 o'clock at night, and then gets up at 6 in the morning?!? Well, just because most people do it, doesn't mean I should and it doesn't make it right either. Ok, on to the next argument...the Bible has so much to say on getting up early and how good it is for you. Let's take a look at some of them, shall we?
Psalm 127:2
It is vain for you to rise up early...
Proverbs 1:28
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
Isaiah 5:11
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning...
Isaiah 37:36
Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Zephaniah 3:7
I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
As you can see, waking up early can be detrimental to our health...and can also corrupt us. No wonder this nation is in shambles; people just aren't seeing the light (no pun intended). There are such things as nocturnal animals, why not people? And who says that getting up at 2 in the afternoon is late? For those of you who may not know, that is early in the night owl's dictionary. You just have different definitions for your "early." So for all those people out there who are night owls, kudos, for going against the flow and being unique.
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|Block Diagram Of SQLite
This document describes the architecture of the SQLite library. The information here is useful to those who want to understand or modify the inner workings of SQLite.
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Much of the public interface to the SQLite library is implemented by functions found in the main.c, legacy.c, and vdbeapi.c source files though some routines are scattered about in other files where they can have access to data structures with file scope. The sqlite3_get_table() routine is implemented in table.c. sqlite3_mprintf() is found in printf.c. sqlite3_complete() is in tokenize.c. The Tcl interface is implemented by tclsqlite.c. More information on the C interface to SQLite is available separately.
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The program generated by the code generator is executed by the virtual machine. Additional information about the virtual machine is available separately. To summarize, the virtual machine implements an abstract computing engine specifically designed to manipulate database files. The machine has a stack which is used for intermediate storage. Each instruction contains an opcode and up to three additional operands.
The virtual machine itself is entirely contained in a single source file vdbe.c. The virtual machine also has its own header files: vdbe.h that defines an interface between the virtual machine and the rest of the SQLite library and vdbeInt.h which defines structure private the virtual machine. The vdbeaux.c file contains utilities used by the virtual machine and interface modules used by the rest of the library to construct VM programs. The vdbeapi.c file contains external interfaces to the virtual machine such as the sqlite3_bind_... family of functions. Individual values (strings, integer, floating point numbers, and BLOBs) are stored in an internal object named "Mem" which is implemented by vdbemem.c.
SQLite implements SQL functions using callbacks to C-language routines. Even the built-in SQL functions are implemented this way. Most of the built-in SQL functions (ex: coalesce(), count(), substr(), and so forth) can be found in func.c. Date and time conversion functions are found in date.c.
An SQLite database is maintained on disk using a B-tree implementation found in the btree.c source file. A separate B-tree is used for each table and index in the database. All B-trees are stored in the same disk file. Details of the file format are recorded in a large comment at the beginning of btree.c.
The interface to the B-tree subsystem is defined by the header file btree.h.
The B-tree module requests information from the disk in fixed-size chunks. The default chunk size is 1024 bytes but can vary between 512 and 65536 bytes. The page cache is responsible for reading, writing, and caching these chunks. The page cache also provides the rollback and atomic commit abstraction and takes care of locking of the database file. The B-tree driver requests particular pages from the page cache and notifies the page cache when it wants to modify pages or commit or rollback changes and the page cache handles all the messy details of making sure the requests are handled quickly, safely, and efficiently.
The code to implement the page cache is contained in the single C source file pager.c. The interface to the page cache subsystem is defined by the header file pager.h.
In order to provide portability between POSIX and Win32 operating systems, SQLite uses an abstraction layer to interface with the operating system. The interface to the OS abstraction layer is defined in os.h. Each supported operating system has its own implementation: os_unix.c for Unix, os_win.c for windows, and so forth. Each of these operating-specific implements typically has its own header file: os_unix.h, os_win.h, etc.
Memory allocation and caseless string comparison routines are located in util.c. Symbol tables used by the parser are maintained by hash tables found in hash.c. The utf.c source file contains Unicode conversion subroutines. SQLite has its own private implementation of printf() (with some extensions) in printf.c and its own random number generator in random.c.
If you count regression test scripts, more than half the total code base of SQLite is devoted to testing. There are many assert() statements in the main code files. In additional, the source files test1.c through test5.c together with md5.c implement extensions used for testing purposes only. The os_test.c backend interface is used to simulate power failures to verify the crash-recovery mechanism in the pager.


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An article published on the "Front Page" magazine 10 days ago has gained up till now more than 1500 comments .. scrolling down the comments makes me realize how that man has built a very strong case.
Here are some paragraphs i'd like to quote and share with you .. you can read the whole article from that link
Western intellectuals and commentators refer to the enemy's ideology as:
"Islamic Fundamentalism," "Islamic Extremism," "Totalitarian Islam," "Islamofascism," "Political Islam," "Militant Islam," "Bin Ladenism," "Islamonazism," "Radical Islam," "Islamism," etc….
The enemy calls it "Islam."Imagine, if during past wars, we used terms such as "Radical Nazism," "Extremist Shinto" and "Militant Communism." The implication would be that there are good versions of those ideologies, which would then lead some to seek out "moderate" Nazis. Those who use terms other than "Islam" create the impression that it's some variant of Islam that's behind the enemy that we're facing.
In another paragraph he says:
Islam is a political religion; the idea of a separation of Mosque and State is unheard of in the Muslim world. Islam has a doctrine of warfare, Jihad, which is fought in order to establish Islamic ("Sharia") Law, which is, by nature, totalitarian. Sharia Law calls for, among other things: the dehumanization of women; the flogging/stoning/killing of adulterers; and the killing of homosexuals, apostates and critics of Islam. All of this is part of orthodox Islam, not some "extremist" form of it. If jihadists were actually "perverting a great religion," Muslims would have been able to discredit them on Islamic grounds and they would have done so by now. The reason they can't is because jihadists are acting according to the words of Allah, the Muslim God.
He continues by saying:
Far from being a personal faith, Islam is a collectivist ideology that rejects a live-and-let-live attitude towards non-Muslims. And while the jihadists may not represent all Muslims, they do represent Islam. In the end, most Muslims have proven themselves to be mere sheep to their jihadist wolves, irrelevant as allies in this war. Recovering Muslims call the enemy's ideology "Islam," and they dismiss the idea of "Moderate Islam" as they would the idea of "Moderate Evil." When, based on his actions, Mohammad would be described today as a "Muslim Extremist," then non-violent Muslims should condemn their prophet and their religion, not those who point it out.
He replied to his critics of the idea of calling "Islam" Islam in a post script by saying:
I've been around Muslims my entire life and most of them truly don't care about Islam. The problem I have with many of these essentially non-Muslim Muslims, especially in the middle of this war being waged on us by their more consistent co-religionists, is that they give the enemy cover. They force us to play a game of Muslim Roulette since we can't tell which Muslim is going to blow himself up until he does. And their indifference about the evil being committed in the name of their religion is a big reason why their reputation is where it is.
Another problem with Muslims who aren't very Muslim is that they lead some among us to conclude that they must be practicing a more enlightened form of Islam. They're not. They're "practicing" life in non-Muslim countries, where they are free to live as they choose. But their "Islam" is not the Islam. There's no separate ideology apart from Islam that's being practiced by these Muslims in name only, there's no such thing as "Western Islam".
If an individual Muslim is personally peaceful, it's not because of Islam, it's because of his individual choice, which is why I often say that your average Muslim is morally superior to Mohammad, to their own religion. The very rare Muslim who helps us against Jihad is acting against his religion, but that doesn't stop some among us from thinking that his choice somehow shines a good light on Islam. It doesn't. A good Muslim according to us is a bad Muslim according to Islam.
That is really very good article i've been reading it over and over again trying to memorize every word he wrote .. I totally agree with him .. from now on i won't use the term islamists .. they are muslims. .. let's call "Islam" Islam
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it's not that there is a ton of crap to sift through, there just isn't a whole lot of anything. like 5 additions to the furniture category in 4 days. i managed to find a few things in her areas but i did venture to detroit just in case...detroit is no picnic either.
here's heather's letter to me:
"Dear MFAMB,
let's begin...
(*michigan people like to jack the prices of their shit up...be warned. my advice is to always offer half. if they are stubborn and say- no way assfarter! just say ok thank you and bye. watch the item...in a week if it's still there...call back and ask again.)
love seat and chair- $220 this is a great shape and reasonable for both pieces.
beautifully carved french sofa- $585 it is quite unique and you could make it waaay cooler by covering it in a gorgeous nubby black linen and maybe gold leaf the wood. drool. sexballs.
french provincial sofa- $300 same advice as above. or go opposite with some white linen and silver leaf. but the possibilities are endless.
3 piece antique settee- $400 gorgeous.
french settee- $300 probs too small for your sofa purposes but happy in a bedroom or next to your dining room table. cover it in something durable and washable. oh and forgo the tufting. i love tufting but not on this piece. it's like a fat chick in thigh highs to me for some reason.
couch-vintage settee- $300 way cool in an entry.
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Plenty of Upside For TFS Financial, and I'm Buying More
I've been buying shares of TFS Financial in my Special Situations portfolio for some time, and I finally saw the catalyst I had been waiting for: the bank cleared its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with federal regulators. That means that restrictions on buybacks no longer exist, and the company promptly announced a buyback for 6% of its outstanding shares. In addition, a dividend could be initiated. So I'll be adding to my already overweight position in the stock.
MOU is DOA
I'm very pleased to see regulators lift the MOU, and it means the company can begin aggressively buying back stock. The bank's first buyback authorization was for 5 million shares, about 6% of outstanding shares.
I expect the bank to make short work of this buyback, given its history and the repeated telegraphing of its intent to repurchase stock. Before the financial crisis, this same management team had repurchased nearly $300 million in stock in just two years at prices similar to today's. Buybacks at today's price are tremendously accretive to tangible book value per share.
There are about 80.1 million shares of TFS in the public market, and the company has $1,862 million in tangible book value. That translates into $23.23 per share of tangible book. The stock currently trades around $13 a stub. So the market values the company at about 56% of tangible book. That's remarkably cheap for a profitable bank.
What happens after this buyback? Let's assume they buy all the authorization at $13. Tangible book value goes down by $65 million and share count drops by 5 million. So now you have 75.1 million shares with a tangible book of $1,797 million. That translates into $23.93 in tangible book. Just by buying back stock, the company can rapidly compound tangible book value. I expect further buybacks to follow.
I expect the bank will power through this authorization, as it did with a much smaller authorization last year and as it did a few years ago with its near-$300 million buybacks. My calculations suggest that the company may have already purchased about 900,000 shares since the buyback went in force on April 9.
But there are other value drivers here, too. The bank is expanding its operations to have a more national footprint, using third party non-commissioned salespeople. And then there's the potential for a dividend, too. There are some legal hoops to jump through to make that a reality, but let's take a quick look at what the stock might yield if a dividend does happen.
Over the last four quarters, the bank has earned $60.8 million. If TFS paid out half that amount, it could offer a $0.40 annual dividend on 75.1 million shares. That would be about a 3% yield at today's price. Not bad, and it would attract dividend investors to the stock, likely pushing up the price. If earnings grew, the dividend could grow too, while the bank still maintained a modest payout ratio.
The real magic happens when you combine aggressive buybacks with a dividend. If TFS buys back another 6% of its stock, then it can increase its per-share dividend an equivalent amount without raising the absolute cost of the dividend. Buybacks remove shares that otherwise would have received a dividend.
The company reports earnings on April 24, and will hold its conference call on the 25th. I expect we'll hear a lot more from the company on its buyback plans then. I know many analysts will be happy to express their congratulations on the MOU being lifted. Recent conference calls have seen many analysts bemused by the persistence of the MOU in the face of sustained profitability and absurdly high capital levels at TFS Financial.
Foolish bottom line
My Special Situations portfolio will be buying $500 of this cheap and profitable bank, and will look to add more if the stock remains this cheap. That will add not quite a full percentage point to a position that already amounts to over 12% of the portfolio. I think the prospects for TFS for the next few years are tremendous.
Interested in TFS Financial or have another stock to share? Check out my discussion board or follow me on Twitter, @TMFRoyal.
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When the current incarnation of LightBox launched a year ago today, one of our very first posts featured the work of Eugene Richards, an American photographer who had released a book documenting the impact of the Iraq War on soldiers and their families. It's been years since the book, War is Personal, hit shelves in September 2010, and even longer since Richards completed the project. In honor of that anniversary, LightBox caught up with Richards to discuss the way that photographs can follow a photographer. With War is Personal, Richards has found that it's not just the images that draw him back in. "When you do a project like this, people keep occasionally popping back into your life," he says.
Some of the subjects of the book have fallen out of touch with the photographer, while others he leaves alone, for now at least, feeling that it would be an intrusion to contact them before they want to be contacted. Still, others are still very much involved in the afterlife of the project. Richards knows that one combat medic featured in the project, suicidal at the time, has started law school and is doing well. Another of the subjects, already confined to a wheelchair, has seen his health deteriorate further in the months that have passed. And in one situation, Richards' involvement with his subjects has gone past keeping tabs. Carlos Arredondo, featured in War is Personal as the father of a deceased soldier and as an antiwar activist, recently lost another son, Brian, to suicide. Because the Arredondo family was in financial trouble, and because the self-published War is Personal sold better than Richards had expected, the photographer and his team—along with the Nation Institute, which had given Richards a fellowship to work on the project—helped defray the cost of Brian's funeral. The photographs in the gallery above were taken in the days around that event.
"The grief really took over Brian," Arredondo told Richards. "But it's not only those people who kill themselves who are suffering, but los familios."
Richards, who already began two new projects in the past year, says he tries not to revisit stories after he finishes them. "I think all journalists try not to," he says, "but then they come back to you, again and again and again."
On one level, they come back as people, like the Arredondo family. On another, the stories come back as a consequence of the photographer's immersion in the subject. Following an idea for long enough to create a large project about it means that the facts and emotions of its world become so familiar that, Richards says, they start to seep into every aspect of life. Something only tangentially related to a photograph taken a year or two years or twenty years ago can provoke the old perspective. "Suddenly you're back to where you were at a different time," says Richards.
Richards hasn't taken any other additional photographs of the families from War is Personal, but he says he will probably return to the subject of war's impact. Richards says he can't turn away from people who are open to his journalistic curiosity and his camera's presence. After all, there is no shortage of reasons to continue to snap away, no shortage of families affected by the country's evolving military situation.
"This is the next round of response now that the declaration of war here is over, and perhaps people will come back from Afghanistan," he predicts. "Concerns are going to grow and grow."
Eugene Richards is an award-winning American photographer. See more of his work here.
Watch LightBox's video about War is Personal here.


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Goodbye Song – Lyrics & Activity
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by Paula M. Riley
In 2007, Lock Haven natives Ron and Abby Pete purchased the Chestnut Hill Hotel and Farmers' Market (recently renamed "Market") property. Their plan was to turn the 36-room hotel into an upscale boutique hotel.
After a total renovation of the hotel's interior and exterior, the hotel portion of the project is complete. No stone was left unturned.
A self-proclaimed anal retentive guy, Ron Pete has overseen every detail of the renovation and is a constant presence on the property.
"We wanted to make something that we could be proud of," he said. "What we didn't realize was how much the community would appreciate what we did."
From the new lobby to the fitness center, in each building and hallway in between, the Chestnut Hill Hotel has been completely transformed. Guests register in the eclectic lobby that has replaced floral wallpapers and homey décor with rich paint colors, zebra-print chairs and avant garde light fixtures.
Rooms now feature new furniture, beds, Simmons pillow-top mattresses, mini-fridge, totally renovated bathrooms with electric makeup mirrors, heated towel bars, heated mirrors to prevent steam from forming and, arriving later this month, brand new 300-thread count linens
The main hotel building hosts rooms on the second and third floors and other options are available in the adjacent buildings. Above the Post Office are five long-term-stay studios complete with kitchenettes, designed in a mid-century modern theme.
The "Carriage House," the building hosting Jonathan's Best Gourmet Foods, has four hotel rooms on the second floor.
As this building once served as an actual carriage house, the original carriage lift remains in the building, and the Petes have incorporated this into the design. Rustic décor and fireplaces create a great ambiance. Wedding parties often use all four rooms and the building's common area during wedding weekend celebrations.
The Bombay Room, a gathering space adjacent to the lobby, hosts meetings, engagement parties and bridal showers for 40 sit-down dinners. During the mornings, hotel guests enjoy continental breakfast there, served on china with fruit, waffles, pastries and freshly squeezed orange juice.
"China at breakfast – this is what it means to be an upscale boutique hotel," said Pete. "We want to be the nicest boutique hotel in Philadelphia."
To achieve this, Pete explains, the service must be excellent as well. He praises his manager Tardu Last Name? and front house staff, saying each one acts as a concierge – calling guests by name and assisting with every need. Pete is a bit obsessed with service. While giving a tour for this story, he stopped a housekeeping staff member to show him the correct method of fluffing and positioning of bed pillows.
Most recently, the exterior of the entire property at 8223-8229 Germantown Ave., was repainted. This includes all the buildings owned by the the hotel: the Chestnut Hill Grill & Sidewalk Café (leased to Greg Welsh), the Post Office, King's Garden, Jonathan's Best, the Market and Follicles Hair. Pete consulted local interior designer and historical society member Patricia Marian Cove to choose colors that would maintain the buildings' historical significance and blend with the community corridor.
"We had to choose a palate that worked with all the buildings but maintained each building's originality," Cove said. "We picked colors so that the architectural pieces on the hotel became the facade colors of the other buildings. When you look at the entire complex, each is different but all are coordinated and related."
Residents stop Pete to tell him how much they love the colors as well as the new windows, shutters and balcony added to the building.
In the spring of 2013, even more is coming. Bardea, a brick oven pizza and wine bar, will occupy the first floor space that was once occupied by The Melting Pot, and new windows will be added to the wall facing Southampton Avenue.
In addition, a complete renovation of the open space between the buildings will be done in time for spring's warm weather. Working with community members and James Morrissey Design, the Petes plan to create a community gathering space connecting the Avenue to the Market. They hope to make the walkway a promenade featuring open space, seating, a water feature, flowers and anything else the community would like to see.
"Please, give us an idea of what you want to use this space for and we'll see if we can do it," Pete said. "We want it to be a welcoming destination for people from Chestnut Hill and across Philadelphia."
Community members are invited to participate in a naming contest for this space by submitting ideas to Chestnut Hill Business Association, Chestnut Hill Community Association and the Market by Friday, Nov. 16. One participant picked randomly will win a two-night stay at the hotel, dinner for two at Chestnut Hill Grill and a complimentary Market basket. The winner will be be announced Saturday, Nov. 17.
Pete anxiously awaits these submissions with the same excitement he has maintained throughout the entire renovation. Seeing his and Abby's vision unfolding is thrilling for him.
"The other day somebody told me that the hotel brings 'a little bit of New York' to Chestnut Hill," he said grinning widely. "Now that is a real compliment."
For more information, visit: www.chestnuthillhotel.com


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While it is true that you rarely see a successful triathlete who weighs over 200 pounds, this is essentially an unfounded fear. To begin, top triathletes typically have an ectomorphic body type. That is, they have a linear physique with firm but trim features. On a comparative basis they are relatively low on fat and relatively low on muscle. Due to fewer fat cells they do not add fat easily, and due to fewer muscle cells they do not build muscle easily. In other words they do not have the genetic potential to develop large, muscular physiques.
But they certainly can become leaner and stronger through a sensible program of strength exercise. For example, let's say that Tom weighs 140 pounds and is 12 percent fat. He therefore has 17 pounds of fat weight and 123 pounds of lean (muscle) weight. After 12 weeks of regular strength training Tom weighs 142 pounds. He has added 3 pounds of muscle for 126 pounds of lean weight, and lost 1 pound of fat for 16 pounds of fat weight. His percent fat is now 11 percent, and he is leaner than before even though he has a slightly higher bodyweight.
As an analogy, Tom has changed from a 6-cylinder engine to an 8-cylinder engine. Although a little heavier, he has increased his horsepower and should experience a higher level of athletic performance. Power is essential for endurance events as well as for sprint events. Because power equals work divided by time, the person who completes the triathlon (work) in the least time is the most powerful athlete, and the winner.
Our muscles are the engines of our bodies. But, unlike automobile engines, our muscles use energy when we are moving and when we are resting. Because each pound of muscle increases our resting metabolism by about 35 calories per day, Tom's 3 pounds of additional muscle requires over 100 calories a day just for tissue maintenance. That amounts to almost a pound of fat loss per month just to sustain normal metabolic function even when Tom is not exercising.
It should be clear that Tom has nothing to lose and much to gain by developing more functional muscles. Although not as obvious, the greatest benefit of a well-designed strength training program may be the experiences that he avoids. I am referring to the various overuse injuries that frequently plague triathletes. Because swimming, cycling and running all emphasize some muscles more than others, joint structures in the feet, knees, hips, back, shoulders and neck may become vulnerable to musculoskeletal problems. By performing a comprehensive program of strength exercise many potential injuries may be prevented.
For example, swimming emphasizes shoulder extension and adduction movements (pulling the arms through the water) more than shoulder flexion and abduction movements (recovering the arms through the air). Consequently, the stronger pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi muscles tend to overpower the weaker deltoid muscles which frequently leads to shoulder injuries, especially in the vulnerable rotator cuff area.


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A study performed by Quicken and the American Mustache Institute (yes, there is an American Mustache Institute) revealed that mustachioed men make more than their bearded and clean-shaven compatriots.
The report, titled "Saving and Spending Patterns of Mustached Americans," showed mustached men don't just make a hair more than co-workers, but 8.2 percent more than men sporting beards and 4.3 percent more than clean-shaven men.
In addition, men with mustaches are more likely to get hired at job interviews, Reuters reported.
Unfortunately, the study also showed men with mustaches tend to spend 11 percent more and save 3 percent less than their facial hair-less peers.
"If efficiencies in financial management could be realized in the near-term ... it's highly probable that over the next four to five years, we will see mustached Americans' savings rate grow to surpass their bearded and shaven peers," research consultant Hans Menjou-Bartchen said in a statement.
The study was taken during the first six months of 2009, polling 2,000 men with mustaches, 2,000 men with beards and 2,000 shaven men.


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Director: Curtis Hanson. With Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy. (111 min.)
Sterritt ** See review.
Director: Nils Tavernier. With dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet. (100 min.)
Sterritt *** This graceful documentary explores dance, life, and love through interviews with gifted ballerinas at various stages of their careers. While more performance views would have been welcome, this is a treat no balletomane can afford to miss. In French with English subtitles.
Director: Todd Haynes. With Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson. (107 min.)
Sterritt **** See review.
Director: Brian De Palma. With Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Antonio Banderas, Peter Coyote. (110 min.)
Sterritt ** See review.
Director: Neil Burger. With Raymond J. Barry, Dylan Haggerty, Christel Khalil, Jack Tate. (88 min.)
Sterritt ** An unemployed newsman probes the story of an enigmatic neighbor who claims he wants to unveil his experiences as the second gunman in John F. Kennedy's assassination. This documentary-style fiction is no "JFK," but the story is weirdly compelling when it focuses on the journalist's growing paranoia as he plunges ever more deeply into a world of conspiracies that may or may not really exist.
Director: Luis Buñuel. With Monica Vitti, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Lonsdale, Michel Piccoli. (105 min.)
Sterritt **** Poker-playing monks, police looking for a missing girl who is right under their noses, and an uproariously bizarre dinner party are among the ingredients of this dreamlike 1974 comedy, directed by the greatest surrealist in the history of film. Made near the end of Buñuel's career, it's not his greatest movie, but it contains some of his most memorable moments. In French with English subtitles.
Director: Tom Rice. With Frances Fisher, Gary Cole, Tess Harper, Laurel Holloman. (93 min.)
Sterritt ** Reading a stack of decades-old letters she's found, a woman learns about 1940s life in the Mississippi Delta through the words of her aunt, whose adventures included giving birth to a baby out of wedlock and having an African-American best friend. This low-key drama is always warm and mellow, although it doesn't build much of an emotional charge.
Director: Joel Katz. With Amiri Baraka, Abbey Lincoln, Pete Seeger, Michael Meeropol, Robert Meeropol. (57 min.)
Sterritt **** This film documents the story behind Billie Holliday's longtime association with the jazz protest song "Strange Fruit," including the tale of its authorship by a Jewish high school teacher in New York whose other good deeds included adopting the children of executed communists Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. This is a riveting treatment of a fascinating subject.
Director: Mike Leigh. With Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Alison Garland, James Corden. (127 min.)
Sterritt *** A downbeat portrait of Britain's working poor, focusing on an unhappy cab driver, his common-law wife, and their two grown kids, who make up in girth what they lack in civility. Leigh is at his best when etching their daily experiences and showing how a catastrophe delivers a crushing blow to their meager amount of hard-won comfort, and then encourages them toward new levels of loyalty and understanding. Unfortunately, the last portion isn't quite convincing in its elements of uplift and redemption.
Sex/Nudity: 6 scenes innuendo, implied sex. Violence: 2 scenes, including accident. Profanity: 126 harsh expressions. Drugs: 24 scenes of drinking, smoking.
Director: Christian Charles. With Jerry Seinfeld, Colin Quinn, Chris Rock, Garry Shandling. (100 min.)
Staff *** In this film, you may not find out how comedy is made, but you will certainly see what goes on behind the scenes when one of America's most popular comedians gives up his jokes and starts from scratch. Shot in comedy clubs across the US, we see Seinfeld "kill" (that is have a great show) and bomb at a small New York club. At its best, this documentary-style film reminds us of the joy in doing something for the joy of doing it, and the dedication that is needed. Unfortunately, viewers are subjected to a companion story line with Orny Adams, a young comedic upstart whose ego is larger than most of the rooms he plays in. Ignore him, and the film is comedy gold. By Michele Babineau
Staff *** Absorbing, Reveals artistry in standup, fun but not funny, low budget.
Sex/Nudity: 5 references to sex in jokes or comedy skits. Violence: None.
Director: Julie Taymor. With Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Ashley Judd. (120 min.)
Sterritt * The legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo had a colorful life - great achievements in painting; a turbulent marriage with fabled muralist Diego Rivera; even a close relationship with Leon Trotsky, the communist leader. This biopic gets the facts on screen, but that's about it. Perhaps intimidated by the strength of Kahlo's own artistic personality, Taymor shows isolated flashes of the storytelling inventiveness she brought to "Titus." Hayek doesn't have the acting skills such a multifaceted character calls for.
Sex/Nudity: 18 scenes innuendo, implied sex. Violence: 8 scenes, including brawls. Profanity: 12 expressions. Drugs: 28 scenes of smoking, drinking.
The Grey Zone (R)
Director: Tim Blake Nelson. With David Arquette, Daniel Benzali, Steve Buscemi, David Chandler. (108 min.)
Staff **1/2 Based on true events, this is the first mainstream Holocaust movie to highlight Jewish prisoners who worked in the crematoriums at Auschwitz - and who daily faced the wrenching moral dilemma of prolonging their own lives in exchange for disposing of others' lives. It focuses on the men of Auschwitz's 12th Sonderkommando, the only group of its kind to foment a rebellion in the camp. This difficult, heartrending film ultimately doesn't slow down enough to greatly illumine or enlighten. By Jen McLaughlin
Staff *** Heavy, well-acted, horrendous, grim
Sex/Nudity: 9 scenes nudity, all of prisoners in gas chambers. Violence: 20 graphic scenes, including executions, torture. Profanity: 31 expressions. Drugs: 13 instances smoking, drinking.
Director: Betty Thomas. With Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen, Gary Cole. (96 min.)
Staff *1/2 Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson are both masters of comic patter, and pairing them in a buddy film does result in some entertaining comic riffs. But everything else here is strictly spy by the numbers. Secret agent Alexander Scott (Wilson) must stop a stolen US super "stealth" airplane from being sold to evildoers. Boxing champion Kelly Robinson (Murphy) is recruited to help him. But can these two bickering teammates blend as buddies, stop the villain, and save the world? "I Spy" grabs its title, but little else, from the '60s TV show, which emphasized cool, witty repartee. Murphy and Wilson are more inspired by the "Dumb and Dumber" school of comedy. There are chuckles, but far too few. By Gregory M. Lamb
Sex/Nudity: 4 instances innuendo. Violence: 19 scenes, including kidnapping. Profanity: 41 harsh expressions. Drugs: 3 scenes of drinking.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard. With Bruno Putzulu, Cécile Camp, Jean Davy, Françoise Verny. (98 min.)
Sterritt **** For the first hour, a movie director named Bruno works on a film about the four stages of love - meeting, passion, quarreling, reconciliation - in the lives of couples in different stages of life; the last portion takes place two years earlier, as Bruno visits an elderly couple mulling a Hollywood offer for the rights to their story as anti-Nazi resisters. Godard's masterpiece is as densely layered and intricately structured as the subjects of memory and history that it explores. It's also witty, contemplative, and sublimely beautiful.
Sex/Nudity: None. Violence: None. Profanity: None. Drugs: 9 scenes of drinking and smoking.
Director: Godfrey Reggio. (89 min.)
Sterritt **** All three parts of Reggio's adventurous "qatsi" trilogy, which includes "Koyaanisqatsi" and "Powaqqatsi," are free-association documentaries exploring the idea that humanity has fallen out of balance with the natural world and needs to realign its psychological and spiritual priorities if it is to survive and prosper. This last installment focuses on "life as war," but the shimmering beauty of Reggio's images and the pulsing allure of Philip Glass's music suggest an optimistic prognosis for our uncertain future. The film has moments of sheer cinematic poetry that will lift receptive viewers clear out of their seats.
Director: Dylan Kidd. With Campbell Scott, Isabella Rossellini, Jesse Eisenberg, Jennifer Beals. (105 min.)
Sterritt **** After getting dumped by his latest girlfriend, a 40-ish womanizer named Roger gets an unexpected visit from his 16-year-old nephew Nick, and together they set off on a quest for seduction and romance in the bars and byways of Manhattan, where Roger's temerity and Nick's timidity prove a predictably poor combination. As shaggily comical as it often is, this sharply directed satire deals with two serious themes - the age-old clash between innocence and experience, and the amazing powers of self-delusion. Scott is excellent, and so is everyone else. See this with a date ... if you dare.
Staff *** Superior acting, Inventive, cynical.
Sex/Nudity: 11 scenes of innuendo and implied sex. Violence: 1 fight. Profanity: 25 harsh expressions. Drugs: 16 instances of smoking and drinking.
Director: Michael Lembeck. With Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson. (105 min.)
Sterritt ** Allen reprises his 1994 role as an ordinary guy who's taken over Santa's job. This time he has to marry a Mrs. Claus, get his misbehaving son off the "naughty" list, and save his workshop from a malfunctioning Santa robot, all before a Christmas Eve deadline rolls around. Allen does well with all three of his roles, ably helped by the Disney makeup department. The rest of the acting is bland, but the movie's preteen target audience won't mind, and adults will find occasional grown-up jokes to chuckle at.
Director: Jonathan Demme. With Thandie Newton, Mark Wahlberg, Tim Robbins, Lisa Gay Hamilton. (104 min.)
Sterritt *** The widow of a recently deceased adventurer learns she's the heiress to millions of hidden dollars and meets threatening people who believe they have a right to it. Newton and Wahlberg are well cast, but there's little chemistry between them, and the story is so busy springing surprises, it forgets to develop much feeling. Ultimately this remake of 1963's "Charade" is just a razzle-dazzle chase picture, not the romantic thriller it might have been. But film buffs will enjoy tributes to France's New Wave filmmaking era of the '60s.
Staff **1/2 Stylish, jumpy, OK remake, artistic.
Sex/Nudity: 9 scenes, including innuendo, implied sex, partial nudity. Violence: 14 scenes, including shootings. Profanity: 2 expressions. Drugs: At least 8 scenes of drinking, smoking.
Director: Peter Care. With Kieran Culkin, Emile Hirsch, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster. (110 min.)
Sterritt *** "Stand by Me" meets "Ghost World." This coming-of-age story centers on two 1970s parochial-school students who express their frustrations by drawing a lurid comic book, but get into trouble when their discontents spill into the real world. The film's theme is that many adolescents don't draw firm lines between reality and fantasy. It has no profound insights to offer, even when it tackles the grim topic of incest, but nimble performances and lifelike dialogue make it entertaining and thoughtful.
Staff *** Dark, captures the struggles of youth.
Sex/Nudity: 11 instances, including innuendo. Violence: 12 scenes, including violent drawings. Profanity: 49 harsh expressions. Drugs: 13 scenes with drinking, smoking, drugs.
Director: Callie Khouri. With Ellen Burstyn, Ashley Judd, Sandra Bullock, Maggie Smith. (118 min.)
Sterritt * A mother flies into a Louisiana tizzy when her daughter criticizes her in a magazine interview, so her kooky old friends kidnap the erring offspring, convinced she'll change her ungrateful tune if they reveal how many challenges her mom faced during her own salad days. Flashbacks follow, depicting childish mischief and girlish romance along with alcoholism and mental illness. Full of cardboard characters and logic-defying leaps between farce and melodrama, it is rarely effective.
Staff **1/2 Tender, well-paced, an acting fest.
Sex/Nudity: 1 instance innuendo. Violence: 1 scene with child beating. Profanity: 42 expressions. Drugs: 20 scenes with drinking, smoking.


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