| Sue - it means your smoke alarm's batteries are going dead | Week 6 of 12, Day 37 of 84
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posted by Jeremy on 8/12/2003 8:40:20 AM | | Eating kills and I'm a juicer! | Week 6 of 12, Day 37 of 84 cont...
So, not the JUICE, per sé, it's actually just a Juiceman Jr. and I don't juice as much now. Heh. Best compliment I ever received was someone accusing me of taking steroids. They obviously haven't seen too many bodybuilding physiques because I'm like a skinny white boy with no defense when it comes to mass. I've mastered lean, now it's time to handle the strong part.
In lieu of recent conversations, I leave you with these inspirational lyrics:
In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey,
butane in my veins so I'm out to get the junkie
with the plastic eyeballs, spraypaint the vegetables,
dog food stalls with the beefcake pantyhose,
kill the headlights and put it in neutral,
stockcar flaming with a loser in the cruise control,
baby's in Reno with the vitamin D,
got a couple of couches, sleep on the love seat,
someone came sayin' I'm a saint (I'm insane)
to complain about
a shotgun wedding and a stain on my shirt,
don't believe everything that you breathe,
you get a parking violation and a maggot on your sleeve,
so shave your face with some mace in the dark,
saving all your food stamps for burning down the trailer park,
yo, cut it
Soy un perdedor, I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me,
double barrel buckshot,
Soy un perdedor, I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me,
forces of evil on a bozo nightmare,
ban all the music with a phony gas chamber
cause one's got a weasel and others got a flag,
one's on the pole, shove the other in the bag,
with the rerun shows and cocaine nose job,
the daytime crap of the folk singers slop,
he hung himself with a guitar string,
a slab of turkey neck and it's hangin' from a pigeon wing,
I can't write if ya' can't relate,
trade the cash for the beef for the body for the hate,
and my time is a piece of wax, fallen on a termite,
who's chokin' on the splinters
Soy un perdedor, I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me
get crazy with the cheez-wiz,
Soy un perdedor, I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me
drive, by, body pierce
yo bring it on down
(em llik uoy t'nod yhw os ybab resol a m'I, rodedrep nu yoS)
I'm a driver, I'm a winner
things are gonna' change I can feel it
Soy un perdedor, I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me
I can't believe it
Soy un perdedor, I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me
Soy un perdedor, I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me
Sprechen sie deutsch, baby
Soy un perdedor, I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me
You know what I'm sayin'
Werd. Although, the irony is huge ... I'm not a loser, baby, I'm a winner, child, please!!!!
Jeremy
posted by Jeremy on 8/12/2003 6:49:23 AM | | ONE MORE DAY!!! | Week 5 of 12, Day 33 of 84
Oooh I'm so excited. I feel great ... when in the past I've done drastic carb cutting, etc, this time just upping cardio but raising my food intake and keeping protein sane and carbs comfortable, I am absolutely euphoric. The only low carb days were two this week in preparation for carb loading, and those weren't bad at all. Enjoyed my carbs yesterday!
My razor burn is almost gone, thanks for the great advice. I had a moment this morning that is a "true love" moment. I was up at 4am applying my sunless tanning lotion and RAN OUT with only half of my body done! My wonderful, wonderful, awesome, incredible wife actually drove to the 24-hour Kroger (not far away) to pick up some Ban de Soleil so I could finish!!! Of course, she did take advantage of that to ask me for some favors ... heh, perfect timing ... LOL ... now that's devotion!
Anyway, I'm nice and dark, I love this method of tanning, it's a royal pain but has given me the best results. I've actually had several people at work ask me if I've been going to tanning beds because I look incredible, which is great because they're not saying "Ew orange fake tan!" - LOL. Been practicing my poses. I can't believe how much I always thin out the last week, it's as if my body "knows" a shoot is around the corner. Granted, my sodium/carb/water manipulation contributes, but I've literally lost inches on my love handles this week alone. I can see the full six pack, including the outline of the lower abs, and the only place I'm carrying significant fat is my lower back and buttocks, which I can make sure I pick my poses accordingly. I'm guessing 7% - I'm actually leaner than my photo shoot where I thought I was 6.5% but I've learned much since then and think I overestimated back then. I still would have to lose about 10 more pounds to be stage ready.
Okay, enough about me ...
Colleen - keep it up and thanks for letting us help you vent!!! No worries, mate, as they say in Australia (that's what the Australian tattooist in Amsterdam said as he began jabbing my calf muscle .... but he did good work, honest!)
Teri - I've read and followed his progress. It is amazing. I just hope it is the result of him having fun with fitness and eating well, and not his parents pushing him hard and forcing him into something they want to be ... it has to come from within!
Cory - big pimpin', spendin' gees .... WHOOO HOOOOOOOOO werd up well deserved bro my hat of to YOU!!!!!
Dianna - YES! Congratulations for getting back on track and progressing. But, more importantly, WELCOME TO THE COFFEE CLUB!!!! YEAH!!!!! COME ON IN, SIT DOWN, HAVE A SEAT. My wife and I would love to chat over a bold cup of strong smelling espresso with a complex flavor that is bitter at the tip of the tongue but then rolls into something full-bodied and rich and leaves with lingering aroma of oak and chocolate ..... can you tell I LOVE coffee? LOL.
Emma - if we ever do meet, I'm sure we could start our own penny university and ramble nutrition over a bold cup of Joe!
J.I. - brother, you are there. You know what makes you such a winner, such a success? It's the very fact of what you said ... that even though you didn't make the remarkable progress of someone else, you still saw it through to the end. And you are going to keep going. That, my friend, is the mark of a winner. I had to struggle for almost a year of "mediocre" challenges before something clicked for me, and for others, it takes longer. But the fact is, the true winners are the ones who don't give up at the least sign of resistance or when the results aren't as fantastic as they expected ... they keep on moving. Events happen in life, sometimes you slide backwards and stumble forwards instead of sprinting to the finish as you planned, but persistence will definitely pay off. I think you are dead on with the spiritual side of your life. Of course, my beliefs make me feel strongly that you will accept the FREE gift of salvation and eternal life that CHRIST gives to everyone, BUT I know that each person has to make their own journey and I'm certain that you are in the good hands of our creator and will find your way. Just remember, and I'm not here to debate or draw everyone into a huge religious discussion, because this is a fitness board, but while there are "many paths to God" all religions share the same precept, that if you truly embrace their beliefs, you will recognize theirs as the ONLY path to God. There is no way around it. I am very familiar with Hindu, with Buddhist belief, with Islaam, with Judaism, with Christianity, and you are either a true Seeker of Self, Follower of the Enlightened One, Submissive to Allah, Devoted to the God of Jacob, Abraham, and Isaac, or Freed through the Christ Jesus. Failure to commit to the path is failure to embrace the religion and is rather a "new age" belief that the modern world has invented out of convenience .... so I do encourage you to find what your TRUE belief is, and don't accept a fence-sitting position where you can conveniently mold different concepts to fit your life, because faith is about submission and sometimes giving up things we don't want to give up in order to follow our straight and narrow path. 'Nuff said on that.
Nicole - cool pix!
Su - the Ketogenic diet is more targetted and less "lax" than the Metabolic one. For example, there are specific routines to follow before carb-up and then controlled amounts, instead of laissez faire so to speak. However, I say, Diet Schmiet. Like dragnet: just the facts, ma'am. Less calories in, more calories out, and a nutrition program you are comfortable with for health, and possibly one you have to live with for competition. :)
I'm out!
posted by Jeremy on 8/8/2003 6:52:39 AM | | Coffee Facts | Week 5 of 12, Day 32 of 84
Lot of controversy surrounding this. For me, when I step outside of the science, I see one thing that makes it negative for me: it's addictive nature. I hate being addicted to anything. Then my friend, who is an avid coffee drinker - and I mean AVID - people think I drink a lot (4 - 5 cups a day) but this guy drinks POTS of it - he says, "Well, you're addicted to food and air but I don't see you cutting those out."
FitRx has a GREAT article about coffee this month. I wanted to share some fun highlights:
* US Navy used to serve alcohol aboard ships. Adminiral Josephus "Joe" Daniels became Chief of Naval Operations and banned alcohol, thus coffee became the favored drink, i.e. a "Cup of Joe"
* Coffee has been given a clean bill of health by: American Academy of Family Physicians, American Cancer Society, American Medical Association, Association of Women's Health, Framingham Heart Study, International Food Information Council, National Academy of Science, National Research Council on Diet and Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, the Centers for Disease Control (hey, I work with the former 14-year Director of Nutrition from there, and he also gave me the thumbs up), National Cancer Institute, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (we'll take that one ever so lightly, they approve a lot of things ... heh), U.S. Surgeon General.
* Coffee was discovered around 840 - 1000 A.D. and was originally eaten (had they discovered it 1,000 ears earlier, would Jesus drink it?)
* The first coffee shop, Kiva Han, was opened in Constantinople in 1475.
* First coffeehouse in England: 1652
* First coffeehouse in Paris: 1672
* Coffee plant is smuggled out of the Arab port of Mocha by the Dutch, who grow it in Ceylon and their East Indian colony of Java. Get it? Mocha Java. (1690)
* French naval officer Gabriel Methieu de Clieu steals a seedling and transports it to Martinique. This is the precursor that supplies almost the ENTIRE WESTERN COFFEE INDUSTRY. In 50 years (he smuggled this in 1713) there are 19 million coffee trees from that initial one. Currently, 90 percent of the world's coffee comes from that single plant!!!
* 1886 Maxwell coffee is born
* 1906 Mass production of instant coffee
* 1923 Sanka, the first flavorful decaffeinated coffee, is introduced
* 1938 Freeze dried coffee (Nestlé)
* 1946 Espresso machine is invented, and capucchinos are named after the the color of the robes of the Capuchin monks
* The conversion of fat to energy is about 30 percent more efficient when caffeine is consumed prior to exercise
GOOOO COFFEEE!!!!
posted by Jeremy on 8/7/2003 4:15:03 PM | | Fast razor burn cures? | Week 5 of 12, Day 32 of 84 cont...
Well, I've been shaving for weeks without a problem. Probably the combination of shaving, exfoliating, and then applying the sunless tanner ... but I've got a pretty bad case of razor burn on my chest. So, any tips/tricks for diminishing it as much as possible before Saturday? My only thoughts are hot rags and witch hazel. Thanks in advance!
Jeremy
posted by Jeremy on 8/7/2003 2:47:07 PM |
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