Oh how the times have changed…
March 24th, 2010. Published under Main Content. No Comments.
Do you remember the days of going to the grocery store, when you could just go to the meat section and choose a piece of meat with some degree of confidence that you’re actually getting the real thing. As in, getting a piece of meat that wasn’t injected with growth hormones or some super feed?
Or how about the days when “natural” and “artificial” flavoring wasn’t even in our vocabulary. Or perhaps when you saw a label that something had anything “natural” in it, you were confident that it was, well… natural.
Oh how the times have changed.
Nowadays going to the super market and actually reading the ingredients on the food that you buy can be like reading a short novel. With so many chemicals and lab produced foods and flavors, it’s no wonder why the US is currently the fattest country in the world according to NationMaster.com (I admittedly have no idea how accurate they are).
Over the last 20-30 years our food supply has become industrialized. In fact, chances are most people my age have NEVER had beef from a grass fed cattle. Pretty shocking if you ask me. Especially considering the cattle’s current feed, corn, is so terrible for the cattle that it literally destroys their internal organs.
Yup, cows aren’t supposed to eat corn. They’re supposed to eat grass just like all those pictures you see on your dairy products (and nope, those cows generally aren’t fed grass either).
It’s truly amazing to me what we’ve done.
We now live in a country where people go to fast food restaurants to eat off their value meals because it’s CHEAPER to buy a cheeseburger than it is to buy food at a grocery store and make it yourself. And that’s not even if you want to eat organic foods which is a whole other topic all together.
I’m truly shocked at what is our current reality.
Now in my last blog post I said this blog is going to take on a different direction and I’m sorry to say I kind of lied.
I’m not going to dedicate this blog to my insane obsession that is our food supply.
Instead, I’m going to be creating a completely new blog to do it. To share all of my findings and merely inform you and anyone else willing to listen of what the reality is that we live in.
Be on the lookout. I’ll post the new link soon.
Cheers,
–Curt
Wow… It’s been a while.
March 9th, 2010. Published under Main Content. No Comments.
It seems like this always happens.
I get all excited and think that I’m going to be super dedicated to actually blogging only to eventually end up being lazy and let the thing sit for a while.
My bad.
Anyway, if you’re at all interested in how I did in my 14 week challenge, I didn’t quite hit my goal, but I did come close. I ended up losing 20 pounds and got in pretty darn good shape. Since then, I’ve fluctuated a little but my weight seems to be for the most part under control but I’m working on a new program now.
So… with all that being said, what’s next?
Well, I’ve never really found something that I was truly passionate about blogging about until recently (well, minus anything regarding the Mac but you can just check me out on Twitter for those updates 
).
But I’ve finally found something that I’m becoming extremely passionate about. And something that I think the world (at least Americans) really need to know about.
There’s information about it out there, but not enough if you ask me.
Most people have no idea what’s really going on (and I’m no expert either…yet) but they have the right to know.
So be on the look out (if anyone actually reads this thing) to see what this is all about and what’s gonna happen next.
I think you might be pretty surprised at the information I’m about to reveal to you.
Talk soon,
–Curt
After 7 Weeks, I’ve Lost About 14 Pounds…
August 6th, 2009. Published under Main Content. 1 Comment.
Hey,
So I’m 7 weeks down, just about halfway done with my 14 week challenge and I’m right on target.
I’ve now officially lost right about 14 pounds and to be honest, I’m pretty stoked. I was kinda worried that I would lose any motivation that I had but this is becoming more and more fun.
But I have made a pretty big change in what I’m doing… and I think it probably has a pretty big influence on the results that I’ve got up until now and how this is gonna end up finishing up…
As crazy as it sounds, I’m cutting out as much meat as I possibly can (if you know me, you know how much I LOVE cheeseburgers and meat so this is a big deal for me) for a bunch of reasons (if you wanna know, just ask). Now don’t get me wrong, I’m still gonna eat meat, but it’s gonna be a LOT different.
And if I can, I’m going to try and cut it out completely. But for now, baby steps…
So anyway, I’m about halfway done and pretty much right on track of where I should be…
Till next time…
Cheers,
–Curt
5 Weeks Done, 10.5 Pounds Gone
July 17th, 2009. Published under 14 Week Challenge. No Comments.
Hey,
WOW, I actually can’t believe the progress that I’ve made so far…
Just about a month ago to the day I set out on a mission to lose 27 pounds in 14 weeks and at the end of this week, I will have officially gone through 5 weeks of my challenge.
Initially, I decided to do this just to see if I actually could do it. If it was really possible to do whatever I needed to do to lose the weight. I was sick and tired of being over weight (at least I thought I was) and decided that I was determined to do something about it.
Well, now that I’m 5 weeks into it, it’s turned out to be so much more.
This isn’t just about losing the weight anymore…
It’s not just about going through the motions, going to the gym and getting into better shape.
This has now turned into a challenge that’s not only physical, but mental too…
It’s become a test of will power, of dedication to my goals and following through with my plan.
Which brings me to a very important point.
Before I started this challenge, I took the time (I don’t know, maybe like 10 minutes) to actually plan this whole thing out. To plan exactly what it would take to accomplish what I was setting out to do.
I broke down this big goal into much smaller realistic goals (weekly goals) so I could celebrate my success as I achieved it. I planned exactly what it was going to take, how many times I go to the gym, what I eat and how much I drink and all the little things.
Well, after doing this for 6 weeks now, I can see how critical that has been to my success so far.
If I didn’t take the time to come up with a plan, I would just be going out there and not really have any real direction, but making the plan has really made all the difference for me.
Originally I planned out losing 1.93 pounds/week to achieve my goal.
Well, after 5 weeks, I should be at 9.65 pounds and I’m at 10.5 pounds already lost.
That’s nearly an entire pound ahead of what I had planned!
With all that being said, this is becoming really fun and the challenge is something I’m ready to take head on…
Till next week…
–Curt
4 weeks down, 8.5 pounds gone…
July 13th, 2009. Published under 14 Week Challenge. No Comments.
Hey,
So I know am one month down on my 14 week challenge and I’m right on target.
My original goal was to lose just under 2 pounds/week for 14 weeks. So far I’ve been at it for 4 weeks and now have lost 8.5 pounds (well since the last time I checked which was sometime toward the end of last week).
I’ve been super committed to my plan and so far everything is going smooth.
Only problem is…
The last couple weeks I’ve been fighting off some sort of weird viral sickness. I’e been feeling alright but I’ve had to rest a little more than I wanted to.
Instead of being able to do my strength training 4X a week I’ve been stuck at around 3 because of this weird thing going on…
Here I thought I was fine around Wednesday of last week only to wake up on Saturday with this huge rash all over my body.
Evidently Amoxicillin or whatever the drug is called doesn’t agree with me and I broke out in this rash that I still have.
Hopefully it’ll be pretty much gone tomorrow so I can hit the gym again tomorrow and hit it hard…
I’ve missed not being there the last couple of days…
Regardless, I’ve been committed to my diet so I’ve been losing the weight regardless…
I’ll have another update sometime soon…
Cheers,
–Curt
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