Birds Are Troublemakers

, originally uploaded by Sameli.Great shot I found today on Flickr. Had to share it.

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Weight Loss Insurance For Your Jeans

How many times have you decided not to purchase that new pair of jeans because you committed to your weight loss plan and you know that they’ll be too big for you in a few weeks or months?You stick with the same old, dull clothes that you’ve been w…

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World Record Weight Loss - Manuel Uribe

Manuel Uribe holds the title of worlds fattest man according to Guinness World Records, weighing in at his highest weight of 1,235 pounds. Now he’s shooting for a second entry into that record book with his new mission, a world record weight loss!Si…

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Olympic Torch on Mt Everest Summit

The Olympic torch made it to the top of Mt Everest on Thursday May 8. A Tibetan woman took the torch the last few steps to the summit shouting “Long live Tibet” along with the other climbers says this story in Routers.I’m set to climb to Mt Everest ba…

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Fat Man Unleashed - Interview Part 3

As I said in Part 1 of this interview with healthy weight loss blogger Israel Lagares, in his best shape, a few years ago, standing 6 feet tall and weighing a muscular 235 pounds, Israel enjoyed living the fit life, working out and turning food into m…

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Whole Foods Market Shopping Tips

How to Shop at Whole Foods MarketThe merger of Whole Foods Market with Wild Oats highlights the benefits and drawbacks of this organic retail giant. Although Whole Foods Market certainly provides a “feel good” shopping experience for millions of consum…

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Fat Man Unleashed - Interview Part 2

Last week I began my three part interview series with Israel Lagares who runs his healthy weight loss blog Fat Man Unleashed. Part one of the series was about his fitness routine, and this week we continue with his nutritional program.Describe the die…

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Fat Man Unleashed - Interview Part 2

Last week I began my three part interview series with Israel Lagares who runs his healthy weight loss blog Fat Man Unleashed. Part one of the series was about his fitness routine, and this week we continue with his nutritional program.Describe the die…

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Free Recipes Blog - a Review

As I write my course on better eating, I’m realizing that many of the participants are enjoying the recipes that are provided. Great whole food recipes that my girlfriend and I create and eat ourselves here at home.Everyone loves recipes, and the mo…

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Lost Generation - More on Choices

Just a few moments ago I posted about the power of words, about carefully choosing your words and how what you say influences your subconscious.then…magically…I received this… Length: 1m44sThanks to Greg Mooers of Life Camp

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The Words You Choose

Imagine the challenge of climbing to the top of Mt Everest. Imagine standing at the bottom looking up, knowing that the peak is your final destination. Imagine how long it’s going to take and how much effort to finally reach your goal and the summi…

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Food Rationing In The US?

Sams Club and Costco in the US are limiting the amount of rice customers can buy.

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Big Give Health and Fitness Challenge

I love giving away things as much as I love getting things for free. My good friend Scott Tousignant, aka “The Fit Bastard” is in a really great mood (the secret is that he’s always in a great mood) and he wants to give away his products to one lucky …

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Fat Man Unleashed - An Interview with Israel

In his best shape, a few years ago, Israel Lagares stood 6 feet tall and weighed a muscular 235 pounds. Israel enjoyed living the fit life, working out and turning food into muscle. A few years later, having fallen off the fitness wagon and tending t…

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Four Doctors of Health and Fitness

Found this Paul Chek video via fight geek. I love his position on what to look for in a doctor. No better words have been spoken on the topic.The Four Doctors

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Weight Loss Interviews - Steve

Steve was 160 pounds when he graduated from high school and entered the Navy but years later, at 38 and being married for almost 13 years, he broke the 200 pound mark topping out at 212. Steve says he started burn the fat, feed the muscle on my recomm…

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Fuhrman’s Eat For Health

Dr Joel fuhrman has a new 2 set book out entitled “Eat For Health” available at Amazon for $46. It’s a two book set, part one being about the mind makeover and part two being the body makeover. His first book Eat To Live is a fantastic read that I re…

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New Photos of My Cats

Darlene was able to get some shots of my cats today. They’re 14 and 15 (I think) and I want to get some photos done sooner rather than later.The orange cat is Pumpkin and the black one is Boo. They’re my Halloween cats.  I like dogs too, but the…

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Moving Servers Again

Moving Servers AgainSo I moved servers again. I’ve been getting ready to re-launch my new blog since Jan 1 (I know, I know), and this is now the 3rd server I’ve been on.I still cannot get wordpress to work correctly because of the hosting environment….

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Lifes Achievements

I got this idea from Marla, while reading her “best of posts” list. I have my own “Life List” on my other blog, listing things I’ve accomplished and things I still want to do in my life.Copy and paste the list, link to the source who gave you the idea…

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What’s in Marla’s Gym

I’ve been reading Marla’s blog Someday is Now. Marla is a 46 year old woman who works from home, and interestingly enough helps with edition on Project Gutenberg. At her highest weight, she was 260. She’s lost 60 pounds from 2003 to 2005 but has bee…

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Vitamix Blender Question and Answer

I’ve gone 18 years now since I first began my natural health journey, and for the full 18 years I’ve not yet purchased a Vitamix blender or other similar whole food processing blender. I’m now in the market for one and have been researching the variou…

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Inspirational Quotes

What We Focus On We ReceiveSeek and Ye Shall Find, so the bible says. And similarly, many spiritual teachings say that whatever we focus on, we we move towards. In business they teach you that whatever you believe, you can achieve. And from what I’ve h…

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Exercising Before or After You Eat

This is a response to an email I got from a friend through facebook. Christina recently went to the gym for the very first time earlier this week with my girlfriend Darlene. On Monday, they did a little fitness assessment and then did a short workout…

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Weight Loss Roundup

A year ago on this blog, I was talking about vegan protein sources, vegetarian fitness, night time eating and how it applies to weight loss goals and changes in your diet to make it better.Here are the posts from last year at this time:Vegetarian Fitne…

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Weight Loss Blog Interviews - Andrew Scott

I had to opportunity to interview Andrew Scott, a Scotsman living in Indonesia about his weight loss program. I met Andrew when he answered the call to be a beta tester for the 12 week course in whole food eating I’m developing. In a post I did the o…

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Speed Linking - Weight Loss Blogs

A few weight loss blog’s that I’ve come across lately or interacted with. Fat Man UnleashedIsrael was always a gym rat, and in his best shape weighed in around the 220 pound to 235 pound mark. For one reason or another, Israel lost touch with the gym…

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How To Build Muscle Fast

I’ve been reading more about green smoothies, the debate about VitaMix vs BlendTec blenders as well as strength training. It’s been a vegetarian nutrition sort of day for me.Jason Ferruggia, suspected vegetarian body builder / strength trainer (I’ll do…

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Notes From The Universe - The Words You Choose

Help me with the lingo here, Rob. Are people just kidding when they refer to the “holy land,” “holy words,” and “holy people,” as if they were somewhere else?Or do they understand that there’s no land holier than that beneath them? That no words are mi…

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How To Row Correctly With A Rowing Machine

Very nice descriptive video showing how to row correctly with a rowing machine. Rowing machines are one of the best cardio training devices available and I use one each week.Nice to have a resource showing proper rowing machine form.

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France Takes a Stand Against GM foods - They BAN it

PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - France’s top legal authority on Wednesday upheld a government decision to ban commercial use of the only genetically modified (GM) crop grown in the country by rejecting an emergency injunction filed by the pro-GM camp.Franc…

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Seattle Bans Bottled Water

First San Francisco banned it. Then Chicago started taxing it. Now, the city of Seattle is taking action against bottled water; last week, Mayor Greg Nickels signed an executive order to stop the city from buying bottled water. That means no more bottl…

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Bring Your Daughter To War Day

Bring your daughter to war day, claimed to be the most accident free day yet at only 4 daughters injuredvia The Onion

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Worlds Strongest Girl - Varvara Akulova

Strong Ukraine girl, Varya Akulova, 13 years old now, but most of the pictures on this site show her at age 6. She trains using Kettlebells (of course), and other than that I don’t know much about her. Just happened to Stumble upon her tonight.Strong…

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Original 300 Workout by Mark Twight

The original 300 workout, designed for the actors of the movie 300, is definitely a challenge. Here’s how it goes:a) Pullups - 25 repsb) Deadlifts with 135lbs - 50 repsc) Pushups - 50 repsd) 24-inch Box jumps - 50 repse) Floor wipers - 50 repsf) 1-ar…

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Where Are My Visitors Coming From?

I’ve been using the who’s amung us widget for almost a year (give or take) and it’s awesome to see how many people are on my site.

now they’ve got a map too, so I can see where they’re from (where YOU’re from)

and of course, there are currently …

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A Good Rice Cooker

I like rice. When I first started my weight loss journey back in 1990, I ate rice as the primary part of my diet. Now, I control my starch intake and eat the best quality rice, on occasion. I prefer brown rice, but I also like to have my rice availab…

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