Published October 11th, 2007
in Personal Stuff.
This is what I will accomplish before the end of this year:
1. Lose 10 pounds of body fat and get ultra fit again.
2. Launch 1 great blog about Las Vegas.
3. Launch 1 great new fitness blog.
4. Do at least 8 solid hours of “smart” work per day.
5. Clean, process, and organize all my important documents as well as my apartment.
6. Create an effective, detailed plan for success for next year (2008).
7. Learn to focus my thoughts for momentum and success as well as utilize a “flow” mental state to consistently accomplish great things.
Wish me luck!
Published July 20th, 2007
in Personal Stuff and Weight Loss.
It’s the middle of summer and I’m still trying to get rid of my extra belly fat. I’ve been working out and eating a relatively healthy diet for the past couple of months (more protein, more veggies/fruit, little fried stuff, no sugar) but I still have a pretty thick layer of ugly, stubborn fat around my midsection. I expected it to be gone by now and feel pretty frustrated about its continued presence!
So a couple of days ago I decided to take a more drastic approach to losing my unwanted body fat. Since I hate waiting and always prefer to see results quickly I chose one of the only “fast weight loss” approaches that’s at least semi-proven to work: the low-carbohydrate diet… or at least a modified low-carb diet.
So for the past few days I’ve been eating nothing but protein (mainly meat and eggs), nuts, vegetables, and fruit. Yes fruit. More specifically, I’ve been eating a couple servings of fresh oranges and grapes each day. That’s why it’s a “kinda low carb” diet. I know that eating fruit, which contains some natural sugar (fructose), goes against most low-carb teachings and will prevent my body from going into ketosis, but I don’t really give a dang! Fruit is healthy, full of fiber and other good stuff… and I just love eating it in the summertime!
This is the third day on this diet and I’m definitely feeling different… and I’m pretty sure I’ve lost some weight/fat. I guess I should get a scale one of these days. But I think the mirror is the best measure of progress when it comes to fat loss. Overall, I feel pretty good on this diet… although I seem to have less energy for my morning workouts. Oh well, as long as I’m losing my belly fat fast I’m happy. Wish me luck!
Published July 7th, 2007
in Personal Stuff and Las Vegas.
I have a good feeling about today. After all, Las Vegas is definitely the place to be on 7/7/07. Even though I’m not getting married there’s definitely some magic in the air here (which happens to be about 110 degrees today). So I might just go pull a few slot machine handles and play a few hands of blackjack… just to see what happens. I may even go check out Ron Paul at the Paris!
No matter what, I’m pretty sure today’s going to be a special one… 
Published June 16th, 2007
in Uncategorized and Las Vegas.
You know it’s hot when you go to bed at 1 am and it’s 85 degrees outside… and when you wake up at 9 am it’s 90 degrees. I’ll take extreme heat over extreme cold any day but… Las Vegas weather is just crazy. There’s no relief. I’d really like to at least feel like I’m a little cooler during the nighttime. A guy I was playing poker with last week at the Green Valley Ranch compared the feeling of a late-night breeze in Las Vegas to standing directly behind the tailpipe of a large bus and getting hit in the face with hot fumes. Very accurate analogy I would say…
Published May 28th, 2007
in Personal Stuff and Motivation.
1. Live on a sailboat.
2. Live in the Caribbean.
3. Own a home in Costa Rica.
4. Own and operate health & fitness spas in Costa Rica, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
5. Earn over $3 million dollars per year.
6. Own an organic farm.
7. Launch a worldwide reggae tour that features both international and local reggae groups and donates at least 50% of proceeds to local charities.
