lose weight

just a few quick tips. this time of year everyone has a super easy, quick plan to make you look like the stud or babe on the package cover of whatever diet or machine their promoting.

drink water. lots of water. when you have had as much water as you can stand....drink more.
always drink a big glass right before you eat. sure you'll pee more often but it feels good any way.

eat 6 times a day. small portions. 3 meals with 3 snacks in between.

whole grain carbs in the morning. protein in the afternoon. funny, God provided the Israelites manna for breakfast and quail for dinner.

raw veggies. cooking them removes the good stuff.

no white. bread, potatoes... yes, that includes ranch dressing.

colors. green, red, orange. romaine lettuce...iceberg has no nutritional value.

lift weights. muscle burns fat a lot faster than jogging or running.

set realistic goals in steps...but push yourself. a partner really helps.

be patient. the model posing with that treadmill didn't get that buff on that particular piece of equipment in 90 days. also...he/she is a model. they work out twice daily and have trainers. don't expect the unrealistic.

know your body. it take me 1 month to even begin to see any results. also, don't injure yourself...which means you ....

rest. allow your self time off for your body to recover. weight lose is a marathon, not a sprint.

reward yourself. have a cheat meal schedule. we crave what we can't have.

if you slip on your health schedule...get back on it. don't quit.

if you want a six pack...it's made in the kitchen. 2000 crunches a day will give you a ripped stomach but no one will see it if it's covered with fat.

exercise however you want to. you won't continue if you don't like it.

it take one month for every years you've neglected yourself to get back.

switch it up. your body adapts to your routine so surprise it.

cable networks have free workout routine shows.

just a few tips I've learned over the years. hope i can get back to work.

new years resolutions

it's that time of year. i'll change this or stop that. weight or health is always a big one...no pun intended. one of my resolutions is my health and weight. i'm not fat but i'm not in the shape i was two years ago. my goal is to get back to 175lb and start a consistent work out plan. check out my blog for tips on losing weight and feeling better. so my top ten resolution list ...

1. start lifting again consistently. i feel better when i'm exercising.

2. relax more. i am always too busy to just hang out with friends and enjoy life. my therapist
says i'm afraid to slow down.

3. eat right. 10 years ago a dr. told me i had reflux disease and would always need medicine...
when i eat correct i feel great and have no heart burn.

4. do more for others. i want to get on a consistent schedule of doing for others.

5. smoke fewer cigars. maybe less but higher quality.

6. save money. i suck at this. i'm going coupon crazy.

7. take several advance firearm classes.

8. take a trip with just sheree...no schedule, kids or agenda.

9. take the time to take jacob fishing...guntersville, 2 days.

10. make an honest attempt to find a church to attend. no, i'm serious. if i can find one that
does not expect perfection, has real relationships, doesn't try to work you to death, keeps
their services under 2 hrs, spends more money on helping others than on themselves....well,
i'll try.
11. i'll add this. i'm going to try to fast. whether from food, media or anything consuming me..
i want to cleanse myself periodically.

thats it. oh yeah.a big no 12.

12. i am going to stop debating religion. it's like peeing in a crowd. it feels so good when you're
doing it but really all you do is piss on or off yourself and everyone else.

have a happy new year.

scrooged

just a few thoughts for my xmas scrooge season.

stop posting the damn youTube video of the "impromptu" hallelujah chorus. everyone with a pulse has been bombarded with this video. the chorus is one of my favorite songs but enough is enough.

your probably not reading this if the term "xmas" really knots your drawers. i really prefer christmas but i'm not gonna have a cow if someone uses xmas instead. you know that the letter x in ancient......oh, never mind.

if your overly religous and feel like santa claus and rudolph are of the devil....please keep this to yourself. my wife overheard a church staff member's wife walking down the preschool wing ranting about how "santa wasn't real" and "they didn't put up a tree" and so on....that's fine if you want to be a zealot but keep that shit to yourself. i"ll let my kids know about santa when i'm ready.

being the twofer* that i am i attended a christmas play this past sunday. they kinda lost me in the end when the cool looking guy in the beard came out in a white satin gown with the spot light glowing down on him. why does the guy playing jesus always have the cool beard and is unbelievably good looking and so suave? as soon as the play was over the preacher began to blast george bailey and miracle on 34th....that these "fantasies" were not what christmas was about. i understand that christmas is founded about the birth of christ. i know that george bailey is a fictional character. it's called a movie! most of the xmas movies i enjoy are about giving, putting others first, turning your life from being selfish to selfless....damn, sounds like christianity.

if the church spent more time leading people to love others rather than living a mandated code or spending their money on robes, steeples and such that guy wouldn't have to ring the bell in front of wal-mart and target.

i like getting presents. big, expensive presents. cool stuff like wide screens and ipods. i'd like a kindle this year btw. i also like giving big presents. what do you want this year?

it's not a christmas party unless you have to send apology letters for the things you said or did...at least the stuff they tell you that you said or did.

that is it. have a merry christmas

*twofer: a person that goes to church twice a year. i go fer easter and i go fer christmas.