It’s Enough to Make You Crazy

A couple months ago, every fitness magazine I read ran stories about a study showing that people who worked out prior to eating burned more fat and lost more weight than those who ate first.

Today, I finally got around to reading the current issue of Shape. What did I find? An article about an Italian study showing exactly the opposite.

I give up.

July 28

WPs: 19 (used 8 ) (11 remain)
APs: 27 (used 0) (27 remain)

Breakfast: Peanut butter sandwich, chai, peanut butter (7)
Lunch: Tomato soup, chocolate, peanut butter (10)
Dinner: Grilled cheese (7)
Dessert: Smoothie (5)
Exercise: Elliptical, yoga (7)
Total points used: 29

July 27

WPs: 20 (used 1) (19 remain)
APs: 20 (used 0) (20 remain)

Breakfast: Orange juice, apple sauce (3)
Lunch: Soft taco, chocolate, peanut butter (8)
Dinner: Asparagus, hollandaise sauce, almonds (6)
Dessert: Smoothie (5)
Exercise: None
Total points: 22

July 26

WPs: 25 (used 5) (20 remain)
APs: 20 (used 0) (20 remain)

Breakfast: Orange juice, peanut butter (5)
Lunch: Lean Cuisine, chocolate, peanut butter (10)
Dinner: Soft taco, almonds (6)
Dessert: Smoothie (5)
Exercise: Yoga, elliptical (8)
Total points: 26

July 25

WPs: 29 (used 4) (25 remain)
APs: 12 (used 0) (12 remain)

Breakfast: Orange juice, apple, cheese, peanut butter (9)
Lunch: Lean Cuisine, almonds (8)
Dinner: Asparagus and hollandaise sauce (3)
Dessert: Smoothie (5)
Exercise: Run/walk (5)
Total points: 25

July 24

WPs: 35 (used 6) (29 remain)
APs: 7 (used 0) (7 remain)

Breakfast: Oat bran cereal, orange juice (6)
Lunch: Tomato soup (5)
Dinner: Sauteed veggies with canola oil, cheese and pasta (11)
Dessert: Smoothie (5)
Exercise: Elliptical (7)
Total points: 27

July 20

WPs: 13 (used 4) (9 remain)
APs: 11 (used 0) (11 remain)

Breakfast: Orange juice, peanut butter (7)
Lunch: Lean Cuisine, chocolate, peanut butter (10)
Dinner: Soft taco (3)
Dessert: Smoothie (5)
Snack: None
Exercise: Yoga (1)
Total points used: 25

July 19

WPs: 25 (used 12) (13 remain)
APs: 10 (used 0) (10 remain)

Breakfast: Peanut butter, orange juice (7)
Snack: None
Lunch: Rice and veggies, sub, two cupcakes (16)
Dinner: Cheese (10)
Dessert: None
Snack: None
Exercise: Treadmill, elliptical (5)
Total points used: 33

July 18

WPs: 28 (used 3) (25 remain)
APs: 5 (used 0) (5 remain)

Breakfast: Peanut butter, orange juice (7)
Snack: None
Lunch: Chocolate, peanut butter (5)
Dinner: Soft taco (3)
Dessert: Smoothie (5)
Snack: Cheese (4)
Exercise: None
Total points used: 24

July 17

WPs: 35 (used 7) (28 remain)
APs: 5 (used 0) (5 remain)

Breakfast: Oat bran cereal, orange juice (6)
Snack: None
Lunch: Almonds, cheese (7)
Dinner: Soft taco, chocolate, peanut butter (8)
Dessert: Smoothie (5)
Snack: Cheese (2)
Exercise: Walk/jog (5)
Total points used: 28