New York Times on Sweden

New York Times

Sept 29, 2020

After having weathered high death rates when it resisted a lockdown in the spring, Sweden now has one of Europe’s lowest rates of daily new cases. Whether that is an aberration remains to be seen.

[…]

Now, though, the question is whether the country’s current low caseload, compared with sharp increases elsewhere, shows that it has found a sustainable balance, something that all Western countries are seeking eight months into the pandemic — or whether the recent numbers are just a temporary aberration.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/world/europe/sweden-coronavirus-strategy.html

Day 177 of Year 6 Low-SOS Vegan Plan (DAY 197 COVID-19 LOCKDOWN)

[Calif on four-tier, color-coded covid system]

EXERCISE:
* Jog outdoors 5k w/ face exercise
* Lift biceps & triceps
* Eight core yoga poses (multiple sets)

WATER:
(3) × (25) = 75 oz

EATS:
* oatmeal w/ strawberries, pecans, almond milk
* hibiscus lemon tea & few almonds
* potato & pinto taquitos (baked, no oil) served w/ guacamole, arugula, vegan ranch dressing
* plain sparkling water w/ soft XL-drink
* popcorn w/ avocado XL-oil & junior mints

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

Day 176 of Year 6 Low-SOS Vegan Plan (DAY 196 COVID-19 LOCKDOWN)

[Calif on four-tier, color-coded covid system]

EXERCISE:
* Jog outdoors 5k w/ face exercise
* Stroll at park

WATER:
(3) × (25) = 75 oz

EATS:
* oatmeal w/ strawberries, pecans, almond milk
* banana & few almonds
* hybrid burger (mustard, onion, pickles, lettuce) w/ XL-fries
* plain sparkling water w/ soft XL-drink
* steamed broccoli w/ sphagetti
* popcorn w/ avocado XL-oil & junior mints

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

Day 175 of Year 6 Low-SOS Vegan Plan (DAY 195 COVID-19 LOCKDOWN)

[Calif on four-tier, color-coded covid system]

EXERCISE:
* Jog outdoors 5k w/ face exercise
* Day 30! of 30 Day STATIC CORE CHALLENGE 🎉🥂👍🍹

WATER:
(3) × (25) = 75 oz

EATS:
* watermelon
* banana & few almonds
* tostada (beans, rice, lettuce, salsa, avocado on XL-crispy corn tortilla)
* plain sparkling water w/ shot of soft XL-drink
* half-teaspoon of natural peanut XL-butter w/ few vegan chocolate XL-chips
* steamed broccoli
* hybrid half-burger w/ avocado & mustard on one piece of thin high fiber toast

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

Jeff Novick’s 10-Point Checklist for Maximum Weight Loss:

Jeff Novick’s 10-Point Checklist for Maximum Weight Loss:

  1. Start each meal with a soup and/or salad and/or fruit.
  2. Follow the 50/50 plate method for your meals, filling half your plate (by visual volume) with non-starchy vegetables and 50% (by visual volume) with minimally processed starches. Choose fruit for dessert.
  3. Greatly reduce or eliminate added sugars and added salts. This includes gourmet sugars and salts too. If either is troublesome for you, you can eliminate them.
  4. Eliminate all animal foods (dairy, meat, eggs, fish, seafood).
  5. Eliminate all higher fat plant foods (i.e., nuts, seeds, avocados, tofu, soy).
  6. Eliminate any added oil.
  7. Eliminate all higher calorie-dense foods including flour products (i.e. bread, bagels, muffins, crackers, dry cereals, cookies, cakes), puffed cereals, air-popped popcorn and dried fruit.
  8. Don’t drink your calories (especially from juices & sugar-sweetened beverages).
  9. Follow these principles, eating whenever you are hungry until you are comfortably full. Don’t starve yourself and don’t stuff yourself.
  10. Avoid being sedentary and aim for at least 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise daily (i.e., brisk walking).

MAXIMUM WEIGHTLOSS RECIPES

Day 174 of Year 6 Low-SOS Vegan Plan (DAY 194 COVID-19 LOCKDOWN)

[Calif on four-tier, color-coded covid system]

EXERCISE:
* Day 29 of 30 Day STATIC CORE CHALLENGE
* Coconut oil facial

WATER:
(3) × (25) = 75 oz

EATS:
* watermelon
* sauteed potato, green/red sweet peppers, onion, tomato w/ tiny slices of plain sourdough toast
* fresh pomegranate seeds
* leftover gorilla salad w/ white beans, few potato XL-chips sprinkled on top & vegan ranch dressing
* lowfat popcorn & few jr mints
* very veggie sandwhich w/ XL-chips
* plain sparkling water w/ shot of soft XL-drink

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food