tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255501082024-03-13T11:45:06.175-05:00The Green Coffee BeanMy thoughts about living eco healthy, eco friendly and other interests and research.Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-76319302141148049492010-07-29T01:42:00.000-05:002010-07-29T01:42:12.788-05:00Great Late Night SnackI was staying up until my wife came home and during that time I was getting hungry. So I was looking to have a low carb snack that tasted great and was simple. I was looking in the refrigerator and found some mushrooms. So I sautéed the mushrooms with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. It was excellent! The key of making good mushrooms is to cook them till they are moist and soft in the Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-22572889457125452162010-07-22T11:38:00.001-05:002010-07-22T22:21:52.391-05:00Low Carb or No Carb?For the last week and a half, I have been experimenting with going no carb. Within that time I have lost over 6 pounds. One thing that I have found is when I ate some carbs this last weekend, I gained a lot of weight....I was also eating till I was full all of the time. I mean I was just shoveling it in. But now it is Thursday and I am down to 234 when I was 241 before I started. I am Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-5889776226222778902010-04-06T22:22:00.000-05:002010-04-06T22:22:55.670-05:00Plantar Fasciitis Under ControlI have been having plantar fasciitis for a couple of months and because of me taking care of my feet and stretching them out, I am good as new....mostly. I am thinking about running again but I will see what the treadmill says first.Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-59068855818307197192010-03-09T23:30:00.000-06:002010-03-09T23:30:18.165-06:00Feet Hurt Again!!My left foot and partially my right, has been suffering from Plantar Fasciitis again. This time I didn't let it go for over a year and have been working on stretching and keeping from working it to much for the last few months. I can honestly say now that I have been feeling better and my feet are getting back to where they need to be. I went to the gym last night and was on the elliptical Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-4578693809323313512010-03-04T23:44:00.001-06:002010-03-05T22:06:51.186-06:00You Only Have One ChanceI was thinking about life while I was traveling for work. It hit me that we only have one chance at life and to enjoy it as much as possible. I think sometimes to when I do something, I feel like I will have a chance to do it again later. Like it was a game of something. I then started to think that I don't have a lot of time left of my life. I want to reach my goals of having the body that I Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-55740255854660669932010-03-01T13:34:00.000-06:002010-03-01T13:34:55.537-06:00Bedini Motor for FreeEnergyI have been working on a Bedini Motor with a friend of mine to try to gain free energy. There are numerous motors out there being created to create over unity which is the act of creating more energy than consumed. The motor that we are making is from scrap material from the trash or garbage that I am able to salvage. I am person that likes to make something from nothing or close to it. It is Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-80055766813694974832010-02-22T19:45:00.000-06:002010-02-22T19:45:26.459-06:00How much volume should a person consume?These last few days I have been eating while on vacation. I am able to put away a whole burger (large size burger), fries and a large glass of water. Then on top of it all eat a third of my wifes burger, some of my children's fries and some of their grilled cheese sandwich. A person should not be able to put that much away and then 1 hour later be just starving.Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-13115030520478970562010-01-31T10:21:00.000-06:002010-01-31T10:21:15.508-06:00Aquaponics - The GoalThe goal for me is to have an environment where we can have an attached green house to our existing house so we can setup an aquaponics garden within. This kind of garden would consist of fruits and vegetables off all kinds and depending on the size of the garden, have a large enough tank to hold a lot of fish which we would be able to eat from time to time. I am going to try to setup a mini Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-45665145935512572522010-01-30T22:09:00.000-06:002010-01-30T22:09:42.076-06:00New Name and FeelI have updated the site to match more to my personality and interests. I love coffee and I also like things that are economical and also ecological to our life style. I have been interested in living healthy and free for a long time so some of the interests that you will see is aquaponics (organic growing of fruits and vegetables and fish). This is an enclosed environment to allow the vegetation Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-43248242938077295392009-12-01T21:28:00.003-06:002009-12-14T14:03:05.295-06:00Go mobile...the best thing ever.I know it has been a long time since I have written on this blog. I have been busy but most importantly, I got a new phone which is awesome. It is an HTC Imagio. The web browser is great (I am writing this with my phone) and the capabilities are endless. I will be utilizing my phone for mulitiple different uses. Here are the following things I will be using my phone for.SportyPal app. to track myAuthorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-2038705514814127372009-05-16T21:32:00.004-05:002009-05-16T21:50:41.697-05:00First Week Down and No Sweats!!Well, I am down my first week of being on the "wagon" and I have not had any sweats. I have eating once late at night but that was Friday night and it was not very much food. I have been using coffee as my late night snack and as a filler for when I want to have that ice cream or cookie. Since it is about 5 calories per one cup of coffee, I am not counting how many I drink especially when I am Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-21933583667204792052009-04-28T09:09:00.002-05:002009-04-28T09:14:11.613-05:00The sweats are killing me this time.Last time I wanted to lose weight I had a little trouble staying away from the sweats. This time, it is just killing me. So I am going to create a list of the sweats that I have missed so I can come back and revisit them once I lose the weight that I want to lose. I need to lose 10 pounds before I can have sweats again. Once I have done that then I will eat whatever is on that list and enjoy eachAuthorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-21398432600477028162009-04-24T10:11:00.004-05:002009-04-24T10:35:08.599-05:00Importance of Omega 3 VideoI received a comment from a reader yesterday about the Omega 6: Omega 3 ratio post stating how she thought I would be interested in this video...I was and it was very cool to show an Omega 3 nourished rat over an Omega 3 malnourished rat. Comes to show how eating your greens and the proper meats really will go a long way with human development and maintenance. I have recently started adding Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-2887670089737641082009-04-20T14:33:00.002-05:002009-04-20T14:48:25.279-05:00What is the proper dose of Omega 6 : Omega 3Studies have shown us that taking the proper dose of omega 6 and omega 3 is beneficial for our health. In many cases, it has been shown that these two fatty acids can help in the fight against obesity.Sounds great right, wrong. Omega 6 and Omega 3 are very good fatty acids but with the improper ratio of the two, can actually cause obesity and cancer. The magical ratio to try to maintain for Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-35597301875749520762009-03-24T14:17:00.002-05:002009-03-24T15:42:25.986-05:00Update on The HipI have been doing the stretches almost everyday and whenever I have some down time at work. I have also incorporated a new stretch that I felt it working last night. What you do is stand at attention and then take your right leg and cross it over your left leg. While holding onto something lean to the the left until you feel tension and hold it for about 30 seconds. Now reverse that and lean to Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-66709518656109557502009-03-24T14:02:00.003-05:002009-04-06T08:49:52.805-05:00Switch It UpI was lifting last week and I just could not get over that fact that my arms were not increasing in strength. I have been increasing in everything else but not that. So this week I switched the order in which I did my lifts and saw a huge improvement right away. For my arms, I was able to lift past 95 pounds for EZ curls and when I did my flat bench dumbells, I did an easy set of 90s. I am Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-58024532258307655912009-03-17T11:32:00.002-05:002009-03-17T11:37:51.221-05:00Data Data Data...Sometimes to much is to much.I have been maintaining a couple of journals to keep track of my progress. I have now come down to using a little journal book that I keep in my back pocket. It is about a 3" X 5" book that has many lines on it which allows me to keep track of each day with the food that I eat and the weight that I weigh. I have evolved from that and am liking it.I use to weigh myself every day and now I am Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-77168929023091371232009-03-02T22:30:00.004-06:002009-03-02T23:23:10.390-06:00Stretching in the MorningFor the last few weeks I have been stretching my hip flexors and also the rest of me for walking and jogging. I have been working more on my hip flexors because I have been having some pain when I turn to go to the left. The discomfort is primarily in my left hip and it is a sudden pain and then goes away. I was suggested to keep stretching my hip flexors and to also strengthen my glutes since I Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-13921571262286973392009-03-02T22:18:00.003-06:002009-03-02T22:30:00.804-06:00Jogging...that's what I saidSo there I was, slightly jogging with my two dogs and then finding myself jogging farther and farther and then I was almost done with my route so I decided to keep going. The next day I did it again and I was almost enjoying it.....me enjoying jogging....never, but in this case I think it because of the weight that I have lost and stretching that I have been doing to my feet and legs. I stretch Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-22392909339415872322009-02-26T15:19:00.001-06:002009-02-26T15:22:07.669-06:00New BlogI am going to be starting a new blog called Optimum Knowledge. I have started it as a on going journal of all of my thoughts and ideas. I wanted something to capture all of my interests and research. I have done a lot of research on energy savings, perpetual motion, aquaponics and of course weight lifting. I did have a thought in bringing this site over into it but I have not yet gone that Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-7717647741693301142009-02-14T12:35:00.002-06:002009-02-26T15:16:40.471-06:00High Weight Low RepsThis year I am doing something that I haven't done in a long time. Heavy weights. I typically do moderate to high reps with lower weight.I want to bulk up and in doing so, becoming the threatening figure to any guy who is interested in my daughters.Update:After four weeks of following this routine, I have been seeing a lot of results like strength and definition. I need to take an update picture Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-55471224481894662682009-01-07T08:23:00.004-06:002009-01-07T08:50:39.118-06:00Starting it Up again. Goal is 200lbs.I have started to watch my calories again and my new goal is to reach 200lbs by this years end. I am currently at 237 so I am down a total of 3lbs since I started on January 2nd. I have to make sure I get my cardio in somehow which I think will have to be every night for about 30-60min walk with the dogs. I want to upgrade that to a 30min jog but we will see.My other goal is to also bulk up in Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-14154564551500888212008-12-22T11:44:00.000-06:002008-12-22T11:45:38.660-06:00The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far KidAuthorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-84349580824979383672008-11-10T08:14:00.002-06:002008-11-10T08:20:44.957-06:00Katy Perry - I Kissed a GirlAuthorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25550108.post-31797733628196775432008-11-10T08:11:00.001-06:002008-11-10T08:14:50.238-06:00The PussyCat Dolls- When I Grow UpAuthorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08564327214293904372noreply@blogger.com0