I wasn't going to do this, but its finally sinking in that he is gone forever. I found out yesterday evening, and the real sadness of it didnt hit me right away.
There will never be anyone else in the world like Michael. He was truly a brilliant entertainer.
I predict that all of the people who have always been judgmental of him all of these years will be crawling out of the woodwork to gush about how wonderful and talented he was. I wish people could show someone like him how significant his contribution was to the world while he was still alive to appreciate it.
He was different, but that shouldn't have mattered. I dont know why people couldn't look past those things to what was truly important- his music.
I have an understanding of Michael that is very different from other people. Both of our families were Jehovahs Witnesses. There is no describing this upbringing and the permanent damage it inflicts. My siblings and I know it only far too well. It is no way to grow up.
This is a quote from Michael during his interview with M.Bashir:
"If I am guilty of anything, it is giving all that I have to help children all over the world. It is of loving children of all ages and races … it is of enjoying through them the childhood that I missed myself."
Unless you were raised a JW and all that it involves, you have no right whatsoever to judge someones behaviour who survived it. I could go on forever about this, but Im not going to. Suffice it to say that Michael had every right to be wierd. If your childhood had been stripped from you, you would know what a huge hole it leaves in your life.
This is a great loss to the world, but he will not be forgotten.
http://www.youtube.com/user/michaeljackson
Friday, June 26, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
So, you wanna lose weight-eh?
I have some advice that can be taken or left. I have lost 17lbs and 19in since January this year.
All I have done is cut back calories and exercise 30 min, four times a week. When I say exercise I mean working as hard as you can, heart pounding, get your buns moving exercise. I do this by interval training for 30 minutes on an elliptical machine at the gym. Interval training is when you work at your maximum ability for say 2 minutes, and then you drop down to an easier level for 2 minutes. I have read that this is the most efficient way to burn fat- and it has worked for me.
Strength training with this is ideal, but frankly, I am too tired from having to work at the butt crack of dawn every day that its a miracle that I do the exercise that I do.
Also, I used this website (this links to the table for women) to work out how many calories I should have per day. I write down every single thing I eat, and keep track of the calories. Occasionally I deviate.. but come on, Im only human. No one can always say no to a bite of chocolate or the occasional margarita.... hehe However, I am pretty strict with this routine. I fairly consistently lose 1lb per week, unless I've been naughty. :-I It is said that if you lose more than 1-2lbs per week you are not losing fat, but you are losing water and muscle. It is better to be patient and it will happen. I find that for me 4 days a week of exercise is the magic number. 3 days doesn't do anything.
Another source that has been so helpful for me is this series of videos on YouTube by a personal trainer. It takes time to go through and listen to them, but it is well worth it. I have followed all of his advice and it has worked.
Now, if you are a man you will most likely have a much easier time of this. Take my sweetie for example. He has lost 40lbs since last Fall strictly by dieting alone. No exercise. He looks great, and it makes me crazy that I have to kill myself at the gym and he doesnt- but there you have it.
I hope this is helpful to anyone who is interested. It took me a very long time to tweek everything into a plan that works, and it turns out that the simplest and most logical plan is what works. Eat less, exercise more.
All I have done is cut back calories and exercise 30 min, four times a week. When I say exercise I mean working as hard as you can, heart pounding, get your buns moving exercise. I do this by interval training for 30 minutes on an elliptical machine at the gym. Interval training is when you work at your maximum ability for say 2 minutes, and then you drop down to an easier level for 2 minutes. I have read that this is the most efficient way to burn fat- and it has worked for me.
Strength training with this is ideal, but frankly, I am too tired from having to work at the butt crack of dawn every day that its a miracle that I do the exercise that I do.
Also, I used this website (this links to the table for women) to work out how many calories I should have per day. I write down every single thing I eat, and keep track of the calories. Occasionally I deviate.. but come on, Im only human. No one can always say no to a bite of chocolate or the occasional margarita.... hehe However, I am pretty strict with this routine. I fairly consistently lose 1lb per week, unless I've been naughty. :-I It is said that if you lose more than 1-2lbs per week you are not losing fat, but you are losing water and muscle. It is better to be patient and it will happen. I find that for me 4 days a week of exercise is the magic number. 3 days doesn't do anything.
Another source that has been so helpful for me is this series of videos on YouTube by a personal trainer. It takes time to go through and listen to them, but it is well worth it. I have followed all of his advice and it has worked.
Now, if you are a man you will most likely have a much easier time of this. Take my sweetie for example. He has lost 40lbs since last Fall strictly by dieting alone. No exercise. He looks great, and it makes me crazy that I have to kill myself at the gym and he doesnt- but there you have it.
I hope this is helpful to anyone who is interested. It took me a very long time to tweek everything into a plan that works, and it turns out that the simplest and most logical plan is what works. Eat less, exercise more.
What's new?
I have decided that since I started my heathen soapbox blog here on blogger, that I might just as well move my personal blog here, as well. It is much easier than trying to organize it myself on my website.
Nothing too exciting happens in my what's new blog.. the purpose is to keep family and friends in the states and europe up to date on how we are and what is happening in our lives.
Nothing too exciting happens in my what's new blog.. the purpose is to keep family and friends in the states and europe up to date on how we are and what is happening in our lives.
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