The backs of my legs are killing me. my back and butt are sore too. I only learned to do the deadlift a month ago and then did not do it again until yesterday, but man it really works the whole back of my body!

I have done Romanian (straight leg) deadlifts for the better part of a year, but I was scared of doing the regular kind because it looked like it would bang into my knees and bruise me up. The trainer taught me not to unlock my back position until the bar was past my knees, and it really works like a dream. Really tests your static strength on the lower back though!

I've been reading Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes and that has been very interesting. I always thought the science behind the government dietary recommendations was rock solid, but oh my!

I also have been looking into the Weston A Price web site for information about traditional cultures' eating habits and making more allowance for animal fats. I just have to get those pesky refined sugars and starches out of my diet, but that is proving difficult for me.

Eating is going well for the most part. I am cooking a lot of great new recipes with organic free-range meats and organic veggies. but I do allow myself a sugary snack nearly every day which has to decrease or I'll get nowhere with fat loss.

I'm getting lots of sleep.

I'm thinking of switching to cod liver oil from my fish oil capsules so I can get my vitamins A and D naturally and not have to take so many pills.

That's all for now!