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Alright…I officially kicked off my pre-contest diet and cardio, America!  Hey, don’t hate me cause you ain’t me…I didn’t tell you to gain all that excess bodyfat to where you had to start doing two cardio sessions 12 weeks out!  Seriously, I’m glad I chose to stay within 8-10 lbs of contest weight and look because I didn’t have to sweat things until this past weekend.  Saturday I officially kicked off my diet by putting the finishing touches on my already 90% clean foods.  I also started doing 5 days a week of 2-a-day cardio – the first session first thing in the morning with just a protein drink in me, and the second session immediately following my training for 30-45 minutes.  I’ll make the call at 3 weeks out as to whether I’ll need two hours per day, but as of right now, it’s not likely.  Life is good…

Hey, I hope you liked the blog by Kathy McMahon a couple of days ago.  She’s training real hard for her first and second show – she’s doing both the Vancouver and the EC.  Here’s the kicker – as she said, she’s 50 years old and looks great!  So for those of you contemplating doing a show thinking that it’s ‘too late’, it’s never too late!  I’ve got a couple more guest bloggers that you’ll be hearing from as well – keep checking back.

 So here’s what I’m noticing at this point – I’m gettin’ hungrier sooner after my morning cardio.  I typically have a Parrillo Protein Cookie and Protein bar immediately after cardio and that would hold me for 1.5 – 2 hours, at which point I’d have my first ‘real food’ meal.  Now, I’m getting hungry within 30 minutes of finishing the cookie/bar.  I’m trying something different this go-round, America.  Instead of my usual 5-6 meals eating 150 gms of protein (~5 oz), I’m switching to 7 smaller meals at 3 -4 oz each meal.  Why am I switching to this?  Because I’m experimenting to see how more smaller meals will affect my metabolism and thermic effect.  I hypothesize that I should turn into a furnace within a couple of weeks.  This is akin to turning your car on and leaving it running all day long.  If I continually ingest smaller amounts of food then I’ll process, digest, and assimilate them even faster.  Since I’m actually taking in fewer calories at each meal than my body needs, it’ll have to draw even more from my fat stores to provide the necessary energy.  I’m not really eating less total calories, just spreading them out more throughout the day.  I’ll keep you apprised of how this is working. 

 Ok…so here’s the situation…you remember me telling you about Costco’s Kirkland Signature Rotisserie Chicken breast in the 2.56 lb package for $10.99?  Well, I found out that they had discontinued it a couple of weeks ago and in some stores even pulled their remaining stock from the shelves.  But I talked with my Puyallup connection this past Sunday who said that they’ve been flooded with requests to bring it back – I was one of them.  He said it looks like they (meaning corporate) might start carrying it again, but just to be on the safe side, if you haven’t already, please take a few minutes to hit up your local Costco at their suggestion box up front and tell em you want the Rotisserie chicken back in.  Every voice counts, so please don’t wait for ‘someone else’ to do it.

Other great Costco items are Dave’s Killer Bread (although I think most everyone knows about this product by now…), Flat Out Wraps (I’d forgotten about those but Julie reminded me…), Edemame soy beans in the frozen foods section (makes a great fibrous carb replacement instead of salads and veggies…), and an old standby of mine – the Original Garden Burger.  I just finished eating a Garden Burger and 3 oz of chicken along with a Protein Cookie, and I literally felt the pins and needles, niacin feeling, thermic effect within 10 minutes of finishing.  I’m sure there’s lots of other great ‘secret’ foods out there that you guys use that I or others may not be aware of.  So feel free to hit me up via email, call me, or Facebook me and I’ll add em to the list. 

 That’s about it for now…I’ll start writing on SO and his student again soon…promise!  Until then, just make it do what it do, baby…peace!

 The Dr.

 David “Dr. Buff” Patterson

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