The Fitness Blues

Retook the fitness test today, with somewhat disappointing results. Weight is steady, body-fat percentage is also unchanged according to impedance measurement, although changes in my physical dimensions indicate some improvement. Resting heart rate is unchanged, unfortunately. Exerted heart rate is down, though, which means my cardiovascular endurance is up. Strength and endurance are up moderately. Numbers to follow.

Adjustments to make: Watch my diet more carefully (I'm going all out and keeping a journal now, which is a pain but hopefully effective), and add more protein. I've been spending too much money lately, too, so I'm killing two birds with one stone by rediscovering the joy of canned tuna fish.

One option: Add one can of tuna in water to bowl (drain first), break egg over it, season to taste (I used garlic, basil, and pepper tonight, which worked well), heat in microwave until egg is sufficiently cooked, add yogurt if too dry or too hot, eat. Quick and delicious. Presumably scallions or celery could be added after heating to increase flavor and vegetable content.

(I've also discovered that lowfat yogurt is a perfectly acceptable replacement for mayonnaise in tuna salad, a welcome discovery since I don't like mayo.)

Need more fresh vegetables, too, preferably ones I can eat raw. Got home after grocery store close tonight, so that will have to wait.

Climate Change and Mass Extinction

From peristaltor comes this excellent entry on Dennis M. Bushnell of NASA, Peter Ward's Under a Green Sky, and the implications of rising atmospheric CO₂ beyond the greenhouse effect.

More books for my list.