Yesterday I commented on something Alan Hirsch had to say on Facebook and soon I liked what someone else had to say and that led to Jessica Fore and I messaging. Then I found out she's a musician who shares her faith experience.
I love all the things you can do more easily because of Facebook. I have included a hidden link to one of Jessica's songs which you can visit by clicking on the title of this post or you can click on this tinyurl I made http://tinyurl.com/BMW7CJFore1.
Click for more about Jessica Fore
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Thursday, July 1, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Jacuzzi-ing With My Honey
Marianne and I took a little break earlier to enjoy the jacuzzi. It looks like my gout is under control and the medication I'm taking for my infected ingrown toenail is starting to take hold. Hopefully I'll be taking long walks soon. I just wish that a doctor before Dr. Duck (real name) figured out that the left big toe wasn't gout, but an infection. Nobodies perfect, but Dr. Duck was the fourth one I told about it. My honey says the jacuzzi doesn't qualify as soaking my toe, so epsom salts are up next! LOL
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Join my networking group at Facebook - The Special Purpose Club - by clicking on the title of this post.
Keep Walking!
Join my networking group at Facebook - The Special Purpose Club - by clicking on the title of this post.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Tom Sietsema Weight Control Tips
Tom Sietsema on portion and weight control
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2010/05/19/VI2010051901193.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2010/05/19/VI2010051901193.html
Friday, April 30, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
What Are You Searching For?
In earlier posts I have mentioned Jordan Rubin's Chicken Soup and for some reason I had never Googled this phrase before:
Jordan Rubin Chicken Soup Recipe
When I searched that phrase I found a treasure trove of recipes at an official Jordan Rubin site. Jordan Rubin's company is Garden of Life and you can also follow them on Facebook. In addition to walking and other exercise you might find some great recipes and learn that food that's truly good for you can also be yummy. You might just change some habits for the better. When I was at Costco earlier I got a package of organic snack bars from Bora Bora. Crunchy, healthy energy!
During January and February I walked* 167.5 miles.
Keep walking!
Join me on Facebook by clicking here or on the title of this post.
Jordan Rubin Chicken Soup Recipe
When I searched that phrase I found a treasure trove of recipes at an official Jordan Rubin site. Jordan Rubin's company is Garden of Life and you can also follow them on Facebook. In addition to walking and other exercise you might find some great recipes and learn that food that's truly good for you can also be yummy. You might just change some habits for the better. When I was at Costco earlier I got a package of organic snack bars from Bora Bora. Crunchy, healthy energy!
During January and February I walked* 167.5 miles.
Keep walking!
Join me on Facebook by clicking here or on the title of this post.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Simply Get Up And Go!
Some things are simple. That's not the same thing as easy. I walked in the rain just a little this morning. This year has seen more frequent rain that we're used to in San Diego County. I had to adjust and expect that sometimes I'm going to get a little way from home and get rained on. The dog doesn't mind much. When my wife and son have the cars it's either walk outside or walk around and around in our home, so I chose to get a little wet. Mellow and I did 1.25 miles before 10 a.m. and I'll do more with or without him.
How can we NOT give extra effort when we see other people with greater obstacles?
I started a networking group called The Special Purpose Club on Facebook and this morning I posted about Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah and his journey. You can Google him and find out about Emmanuel and Oprah and Emmanuel and the ESPY award and you can visit my networking club where I shared a little about his desire to ship 350 more bicycles to Ghana. If you're curious, that is.
Keep walking!
Click the link below to visit The Special Purpose Club and become a Fan and read about Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah.
http://tinyURL.com/BMW20000
How can we NOT give extra effort when we see other people with greater obstacles?
I started a networking group called The Special Purpose Club on Facebook and this morning I posted about Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah and his journey. You can Google him and find out about Emmanuel and Oprah and Emmanuel and the ESPY award and you can visit my networking club where I shared a little about his desire to ship 350 more bicycles to Ghana. If you're curious, that is.
Keep walking!
Click the link below to visit The Special Purpose Club and become a Fan and read about Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah.
http://tinyURL.com/BMW20000
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Just Get Up & Do It...I Did!
How easy is that? I just decided to take a break and I know the dog appreciated it. I walked a mile and now I'm back. I know you can do it, too!
I'm taking Diet 360 and RAW ONE for Men from Garden of Life, who sponsors my blog, and I'm feeling better every week. I slept all the way through the night for the first time in weeks last night.
I'm taking Diet 360 and RAW ONE for Men from Garden of Life, who sponsors my blog, and I'm feeling better every week. I slept all the way through the night for the first time in weeks last night.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
My New Deal
There have been a lot of changes around here recently. The house in San Diego that my wife and her sister have been trying to sell for 3 years finally sold a couple weeks ago. Yay! Marianne and I have been looking at houses in North County and the 250K to 350K price range has been heating up, especially relative to the 500K and up range. I couldn't change her mind about a house at the corner of Esperanza and Bliss (Hope & Bliss!) in Oceanside, but when the listing agent came back from vacation we heard there were already ten offers! So we start again tomorrow with our agent, David Diehl.
Friday afternoon I received my products from Garden of Life, so this is a disclaimer about BigManWalking. Garden of Life is now sponsoring my blog! I'll tell a little more about the two products, Diet 360 and RAW ONE for Men in a future post. You can click on the title of this post to see another product that my wife has been using for a while. It slipped my attention that Goatein was even a Garden of Life product. Our son really likes natural smoothies and we usually mix Trader Joe's European style yogurt with Goatein, bananas and frozen berries. He enjoys this at least two or three times a week and so do I if I'm not doing a high protein/low carb regimen.
Since I weighed myself Saturday morning I found that I had gained back over 9 lbs. of the 14 I lost. Be careful of the days leading up to the Super Bowl ("Well, I know I won't be good tomorrow, so I'll start early."), the day of the Super Bowl party and the days after ("I can get back in the swing tomorrow..."), chocolate and really rainy days. I was definitely not prepared for the amount of rain we had. More than once I said something like, "Honey, it's coming down in buckets. Let's not drive all the way to the YMCA in this mess." We're finally back to more typical San Diego weather as I was actually sweating during a simple mile walk earlier.
Today I started "writing" using Philips VoiceTracker while I walked. That should be a big help in walking more. My hope is that I won't affect the technology with perspiration. That, and encouragement from friends on Facebook & Twitter, is about where it's at.
During January I walked* 111.5 miles and I have walked* 142.25 miles in 2010.
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Keep walking!
Friday afternoon I received my products from Garden of Life, so this is a disclaimer about BigManWalking. Garden of Life is now sponsoring my blog! I'll tell a little more about the two products, Diet 360 and RAW ONE for Men in a future post. You can click on the title of this post to see another product that my wife has been using for a while. It slipped my attention that Goatein was even a Garden of Life product. Our son really likes natural smoothies and we usually mix Trader Joe's European style yogurt with Goatein, bananas and frozen berries. He enjoys this at least two or three times a week and so do I if I'm not doing a high protein/low carb regimen.
Since I weighed myself Saturday morning I found that I had gained back over 9 lbs. of the 14 I lost. Be careful of the days leading up to the Super Bowl ("Well, I know I won't be good tomorrow, so I'll start early."), the day of the Super Bowl party and the days after ("I can get back in the swing tomorrow..."), chocolate and really rainy days. I was definitely not prepared for the amount of rain we had. More than once I said something like, "Honey, it's coming down in buckets. Let's not drive all the way to the YMCA in this mess." We're finally back to more typical San Diego weather as I was actually sweating during a simple mile walk earlier.
Today I started "writing" using Philips VoiceTracker while I walked. That should be a big help in walking more. My hope is that I won't affect the technology with perspiration. That, and encouragement from friends on Facebook & Twitter, is about where it's at.
During January I walked* 111.5 miles and I have walked* 142.25 miles in 2010.
Follow me on Twitter and Facebook!
Visit My Birthday Wish On Facebook
Twitter Profile http://twitter.com/BigManWalking
Keep walking!
Friday, January 29, 2010
14 Pounds, 9 Days And The Garden Of Life
Yesterday morning I awoke to find that I had lost a total of 14 pounds in 9 days and today I had eaten breakfast and filled up some so no weigh-in. Still, 14 pounds in 9 days is pretty darn good. One thing I neglected to mention before about Jordan Rubin's cleanse is no caffeine. I recommend this cleanse highly. This is the third time my wife and I did the cleanse and in my experience it gets easier every time.
Then on Facebook I received a message from the Garden Of Life!
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Subject: Garden of Life
Hi Charles-
I couldn't find a link to get a contact e-mail for you so I wanted to touch base here if you don't mind. I work for Garden of Life and we came across your blog post that mentioned you losing 11 pounds partially due to doing Jordan's cleanse.
We would LOVE to sponsor you in any way! Please contact me via e-mail directly at xxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com and we can get this started!
Thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing from you! And don't forget to become a fan of our FB page!
Have a great weekend-
Ursula Zamora
Garden of Life
Media & Public Relations
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I became a fan of Garden of Life on Facebook and we'll see how things develop next week.
Keep walking!
Then on Facebook I received a message from the Garden Of Life!
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Subject: Garden of Life
Hi Charles-
I couldn't find a link to get a contact e-mail for you so I wanted to touch base here if you don't mind. I work for Garden of Life and we came across your blog post that mentioned you losing 11 pounds partially due to doing Jordan's cleanse.
We would LOVE to sponsor you in any way! Please contact me via e-mail directly at xxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com and we can get this started!
Thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing from you! And don't forget to become a fan of our FB page!
Have a great weekend-
Ursula Zamora
Garden of Life
Media & Public Relations
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I became a fan of Garden of Life on Facebook and we'll see how things develop next week.
Keep walking!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Down 11 Pounds In 7 Days!
If you're reading this in January you'll notice in the upper right a graphic for the World Blogger Championship Of Online Poker(WBCOOP). If you have a blog over two months old, you can ask Pokerstars to give you a ticket that gets you into several tournaments for free. Since a free Pokerstars tournament is how Marianne and I got to go to the Bahamas last year, I had to say yes.
After getting the start time wrong on the first day I just finished 15th in a field of 1634 players and that got me a ticket to another tournament. I won't go into a big explanation as I'm a little tired from over 5 hours of playing and I'm frustrated that I didn't win or even reach the final nine. So, about my weight loss...
Actually, I've lost the weight mostly because of being on Jordan Rubin's cleanse, but not completely. I did lose 9 pounds in 6 days and then I got a little pain that my wife thought might be early appendicitis. Yesterday I was enjoying some yogurt with honey - finally! Then I saw Dr. Duck (his real name) at 11:00 and he had the lab draw some blood. Just in case he told me to stick to a clear liquid diet and I decided to stick with chicken broth and tea, which is even more strict than Jordan Rubin's cleanse.
Today he called to say it wasn't appencitis and now I'm back to the early stage of the cleanse. You can read the previous couple of posts for more details and click on the title of this post for more information on Jordan Rubin's diet. If I can do this, so can you.
I have walked* 95.5 miles in 2010.
Keep walking!
After getting the start time wrong on the first day I just finished 15th in a field of 1634 players and that got me a ticket to another tournament. I won't go into a big explanation as I'm a little tired from over 5 hours of playing and I'm frustrated that I didn't win or even reach the final nine. So, about my weight loss...
Actually, I've lost the weight mostly because of being on Jordan Rubin's cleanse, but not completely. I did lose 9 pounds in 6 days and then I got a little pain that my wife thought might be early appendicitis. Yesterday I was enjoying some yogurt with honey - finally! Then I saw Dr. Duck (his real name) at 11:00 and he had the lab draw some blood. Just in case he told me to stick to a clear liquid diet and I decided to stick with chicken broth and tea, which is even more strict than Jordan Rubin's cleanse.
Today he called to say it wasn't appencitis and now I'm back to the early stage of the cleanse. You can read the previous couple of posts for more details and click on the title of this post for more information on Jordan Rubin's diet. If I can do this, so can you.
I have walked* 95.5 miles in 2010.
Keep walking!
Friday, January 22, 2010
I Lost Over 6 Pounds In 3 Days
Anyone who has read my blog a while knows that I like Jordan Rubin's cleanse and right now my wife, Marianne, and I are in (not quite) the middle of it. You can click on the title of this post or scroll down to read about our start.
If you are wondering about the impact of exercise, don't. Days before the start of the cleanse I burned 977 calories in 65 minutes on the elliptical trainer at the Y and haven't done much beyond a nearly 4 mile walk in Big Bear over the weekend. Because of the rain over the last three days I haven't gotten much exercise in - walking or otherwise.
When I started 3 days ago the scale read 123.6 which means I have lost 2.9 kilos because this morning it read 120.7 kilos. You multiply by 2.2 to get pounds so that equals 6.38 lbs. By the way, you can do this cleanse. All you have to do is get over any impulse you might have to say, "How many times do I eat chicken soup?"
While I didn't purposely set out to not exercise much over the last week, one thing led to another. A busy day Thursday before I gave blood meant at least two days off since the San Diego Blood Bank admonishes you to not workout for 24 hours after donating. They found that I have iron-rich blood and hooked me up to give a double donation of red cells. I'll go back in 16 weeks.
Before my 24 hours were up I was driving us up to Big Bear and it was dark and cold when we arrived. We got our stuff inside and then ran around outside turning stuff on (like water and heat). After getting instructions over the phone from our friends ( which led me UNDER the cabin) I found myself alone putting the last tool in the stand-alone garage on this cold, dark night and successfully fought off the sensation/ambiance in the garage of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie or as our son perhaps more accurately suggested, The Strangers, and then I semi-hurried back inside. Soon I found myself waking up from a 3 hour nap and joining all those who had arrived while I slumbered. With 9 people in the cabin I forgot all about the little bit of creepiness I had imagined earlier and sure enough, the neighborhood looked like a friendly mountain getaway in the pristine light of the morning.
More next time...
Keep walking!
If you are wondering about the impact of exercise, don't. Days before the start of the cleanse I burned 977 calories in 65 minutes on the elliptical trainer at the Y and haven't done much beyond a nearly 4 mile walk in Big Bear over the weekend. Because of the rain over the last three days I haven't gotten much exercise in - walking or otherwise.
When I started 3 days ago the scale read 123.6 which means I have lost 2.9 kilos because this morning it read 120.7 kilos. You multiply by 2.2 to get pounds so that equals 6.38 lbs. By the way, you can do this cleanse. All you have to do is get over any impulse you might have to say, "How many times do I eat chicken soup?"
While I didn't purposely set out to not exercise much over the last week, one thing led to another. A busy day Thursday before I gave blood meant at least two days off since the San Diego Blood Bank admonishes you to not workout for 24 hours after donating. They found that I have iron-rich blood and hooked me up to give a double donation of red cells. I'll go back in 16 weeks.
Before my 24 hours were up I was driving us up to Big Bear and it was dark and cold when we arrived. We got our stuff inside and then ran around outside turning stuff on (like water and heat). After getting instructions over the phone from our friends ( which led me UNDER the cabin) I found myself alone putting the last tool in the stand-alone garage on this cold, dark night and successfully fought off the sensation/ambiance in the garage of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie or as our son perhaps more accurately suggested, The Strangers, and then I semi-hurried back inside. Soon I found myself waking up from a 3 hour nap and joining all those who had arrived while I slumbered. With 9 people in the cabin I forgot all about the little bit of creepiness I had imagined earlier and sure enough, the neighborhood looked like a friendly mountain getaway in the pristine light of the morning.
More next time...
Keep walking!
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