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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Great Fiber "Rich" lunch recipe

So, as you might already know...I'm very much INTO fiber these days. Here's a great fiber-full lunch:


Wow! Tastes like a Thanksgiving feast (I think because of the cranberries) and you get about 19 grams of dietary fiber!!

Friday, December 25, 2009

Health Benefits of Sesame Seeds

This is cool...I did not know how awesome the sesame seed was:

Not only are sesame seeds a very good source of manganese and copper, but they are also a good source of calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc and dietary fiber. In addition to these important nutrients, sesame seeds contain two unique substances: sesamin and sesamolin. Both of these substances belong to a group of special beneficial fibers calledlignans, and have been shown to have a cholesterol-lowering effect in humans, and to prevent high blood pressure and increase vitamin E supplies in animals. Sesamin has also been found to protect the liver from oxidative damage.

I learned this from "The World's Healthiest Foods"

Thursday, November 26, 2009

BuckyBalls are cool!

Check out this link to view a video of them in action and buy some for yourself:

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Obama's pardon of the turkey was awesome!

"...cause I was gonna eat that sucker..." :D

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Monday, October 26, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Dr. Oz, Fiber Wraps, and Google

Hey, this is cool...

Dr. Oz talked about fiber and cholesterol the other day and interested folks started Google'ing "Dr. Oz "Fiber Wraps"" and my blog comes up as a top link :)

Here's another fiber tip: POPCORN

Popcorn is made from a seed, which is actually a whole grain. Therefore when popped, it's considered to contain as much fiber as other grainy treats.

I like to sprinkle Nutritional Yeast over my popcorn...I eat popcorn almost every night.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Lessons learned from the Mandala

Work every day with these concepts in mind:
Right belief, Right resolution, Right speech, Right action, Right living, Right effort, Right thinking

And…

Be indestructible (the diamond)
Be open to wisdom
Be effective

Google Mandala to learn more...

Monday, October 5, 2009

H1N1 Vaccine?

We're either gonna:
  • Feel stupid for getting the vaccination...
  • Or, feel stupid for not getting it...

Friday, September 25, 2009

Saw The Killers last night, Woo Hoo

I'll admit that my MAWG kinda made me go...but, it was pretty cool. I highly recommend seeing The Killers in concert...take ear protection though :) they're very LOUD!

Here's some video of "Smile Like You Mean It"...My life song.


I couldn't afford a T-Shirt too, but if I could've bought one...it would have been the one that looked like this:


These guys were the band before The Killers took stage:

These guys were awesome too. Preview some of their songs on Amazon

Friday, September 4, 2009

My cholesterol is going down...Naturally!!!

OK...here are the results of my last 3 months of eating right and getting regular exercise:

Initial Test Results

Current Results

Cholesterol

276mg

222mg

HDL

45mg

43mg

Triglycerides

192mg

131mg

LDL

193mg

153mg

Chol HDL Ratio

6.1

5.2


!! Y E S !!

Now, I need to figure out how to raise that HDL -- Very tricky this good/bad cholesterol thing.

My 2nd cholesterol check is today...

It's been about 3 months since the 1st check and finding out it was high. My Dr. gave me the time to see if I could lower it on my own without drugs.

Hopefully I have :)

If this is your first time here, read below for some of my meal plans that have been helpful to me for obtaining my cholesterol and weight lowering goals.

Friday, August 7, 2009

Still losing weight!

It's been a few more weeks since my last post. Still eating the healthy and fiber rich food described earlier...and still doing my walking.

I was 178 lbs the other day...that's 22 lbs lost since the beginning of June, 2 lbs over my goal :)

Sunday, July 12, 2009

More Weight Loss Info

I ate this for lunch today...Hmmm, and healthy :)


Ingredients:

Friday, July 10, 2009

Lose Weight Now...

...Ask the MAWB how.

I found out like May 20'ish of this year that I had high cholesterol etc. It runs in the family I guess...and, I just chose not to get tested until now :)

Anyway, losing weight and getting healthy was now top priority for me.

So, I became more consistent with my walking. I try to get in around 2 miles a day...and roughly 10 miles a week. I walk at lunch with other people at work, and find that not only am I getting healthier...but, I also find out more about what's happening in other areas of the company that I don't have a lot of contact with :)

I also have made drastic changes in my diet. I'm eating lots of fiber, fruits, and veggies. And cutting out fats and cholesterol ridden foods like Ice Cream (ouch, cutting ice cream hurts) etc.

My typical breakfast is:
  • 3 cups of Cheerios and enough skim or soy milk (I like Silk brand Lite Vanilla) to fill the bowl, but not have much left when done...probably a cup and a half or so. Cheerios rock!
  • Then a banana about an hour later
OR
  • Two egg whites sandwiched between two slices of a high fiber bread, like Mack's Fax, with a little mustard on one slice and apricot marmelade on the other (kind of a sweet and sour breakfast sandwich)

My typical lunch is:
  • A Don Pancho high fiber wrap filled with 2 oz of Tribe hummus and 1/4 to 1/2 lbs of a vegitable salad (like Cucumbers, Radish's, and Red Onions etc from a local super market deli)
  • A glass of chocolate OR vanilla soy milk
  • Then, an hour or so after that some kind of fruit or veggy

My typical dinner is:
  • Another Don Pancho high fiber wrap filled with grilled red onion and other veggies (see pic). Grilling tip: I like to thow on several shakes of Curry Powder while Grilling my onions and pepers -- Hmmm.

The results of eating like this, walking\exercising, and cutting out excessive fats, calories, and cholesterol filled foods...I lost 7 lbs in my first 2 weeks. About five weeks more of this regiment brought my weight down by around 20 lbs, Wow!

I'm feeling better and I'm noticing several of my previous health issues are going away. This feels sustainable too...as it's a life change and not a diet.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

How much was that!

Saw these adds while reading an email the other...Woa, expensive iPod!


Monday, April 13, 2009

Dove Advice


Take 5 deep breaths...

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The 'funny" about getting a loan...

In order to get a Loan,
you first need to prove that you don't need it.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Dove Advice about chaos...


"In chaos there
lies opportunity"

my cup overfloweth with opportunities :)

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Dan Hesse, of Sprint, is an ass...

"Even as Sprint continues to lose money and customers, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse rakes in a hefty compensation package that includes a $2.6 million bonus for 2008. "

I hate seeing this guy in his !(@#*^!(# Sprint commercials

Read this for the full story...

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

New cars...we don't need anymore.

I'd rather see the big 3, or some competitors, get into "upgrading" our cars for the future.

There are people converting cars to electric and bio diesel etc..."small scale"...why doesn't someone with resources do it large scale???

We have plenty of cars, let's just make them better.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Dove Advice

My sister-in-law obviously reads my blog...because she and her husband sent me a package of Dove Chocolate for my B-Day...Thanks! A link to her blog is in the right nav area, over there =>



Test your own
limits and
keep going.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Dove Advice

Think
without
limits

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Obama's in the House!


O to the B to A, M, A
Obama's in the House, yeah! yeah! yeah!

He'll bring us change and refresh our hope
I like to put it all together and call it "Chope"

Chopeity, chope, no more Bush on Dope
Chopeity, chope, no more Bush on Dope

...add a comment with some of your own rhymes...

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Song Update...Check out my rough draft

A few posts back, New Song Questionaire, I asked what you thought these lyrics should song like...Rock, Pop, etc.

Well, this is what I did with them tonight...Let me know what you think:

Click Here to listen