Tuesday 02 October 2007, Aaron Griffin wrote: | On 10/1/07, Travis Willard <travis@archlinux.org> wrote: | > I'm trying to start jogging to lose some weight. 260lbs is a | > bit much for my tastes. | | Heh. I've done two little blog posts about weight loss recently. | The second one sucks and I want to combine it with the first. Soon | I plan on going into a follow-up about exercise. | | See, I was, a while back, what jeff calls "hyperfocused" on weight | loss. I did 210->165 (sorry guys, Imperial units) in about 3 or 4 | months. And it wasn't starvation or anything. I'm not very good at | staying at 165 though - that's what I get for having hobbies that | mean I sit on my ass. swimming is better for your joints. but great you managed it. by the way: it also depends on the bacteria strains in your digestive system how efficiently you are taking up nutrients and what your storage<->food intake efficiency is. there are some quite interesting studies going on at the moment. as the bacteria strains depend (also) on what you eat, how, and how often, it may be interesting to try to change your eating style. experiment, be creative... and in case you find something interesting, please report back ... maybe we can publish a study ;) | > I actually personally don't drink any alcohol, personal and | > religious reasons, but that makes me a great designated driver! | > :D | | That has always impressed the hell out of me. Not religious | convictions, per se, but _convictions_. People who do what they | want because THEY believe it, and don't back down. | I find it amazing, so keep it up! i agree. believing in ones proper principles (or convictions) is the only way to be true to oneself. | On 10/1/07, Damir Perisa <damir.perisa@solnet.ch> wrote: | > my most time intensive hobby is not arch but photography. have a | > look here: http://lux.perisa.ch | | Wow that's a) new to me, and b) damned impressive. Photography is | one of those hobbies I'm jealous of. thanx. if you need any of the pictures bigger... say as background or so, pass me a line... all of my pictures i release under CC licence up to UXGA size. | I don't have the eye for it, but if I could do it, I would | constantly. that's exactly how it works. once you start, you cannot really stop. i cannot understand why people smoke, why they take drugs, why they do stupid destructive things... except... when i compare it to actions i see as valuable and creative and constructive to myself and keep doing, keep following without any intention to restrain myself. as for your eye... maybe the following thoughts help: if you have a camera, try the following: leave it at home! go on a trip, go somewhere, where you would like to take some pictures - without the camera! without anything! just your eyes! :) it sounds a little bit strange, but I (and i'm sure you too) see much better without any gadgets or machines. find a way to look at things in different ways. do not let the form of the every day life hold you back. if you think on a street you have to look closer on a stone on the street, do it. others may look strange, but you will be the one who will look from an unexpected angle at the street, at the people at whatever you like. you will get the impression of the street in a way the others will not. ;) next time when you take your camera with you, you will experience two things: * the limitation of the camera compared to the human eyes (also with 20 different lenses in your bags, the human eye is still better in resolving things) * the urge to try things out like you did before without the camera. now if you have a digital one, i would suggest that you just start trying out no matter of memory or battery - both must not be the limiting factor. ... and start again... the first round will be 90% crap. the second will be better... i am now at the stage that i keep 85% of the pictures taken. ... and never forget the most important thing: have fun! | > what else is social about me?... hmm... i started learning to | > dance tango about half a year ago and really like it... i know | > some standard dances but tango is worlds better in my mind at | > this stage. | | Man, I have been seriously thinking about learning swing dancing. | Don't ask me why, because I have _no_ idea. just do it! i like swing music, but do not know to dance. would be great to know it... hope i get the opportunity in the following years somewhen ;) | > another thing: i like cooking and experimenting with food | | Oh man, my last experiment with food was a mild success. It | involved chopped sirloin, black beans, melted cheddar cheese, and | mole sauce. I have no idea what I was going for... something | mexican-ish. But it ended up like spicy cheese soup. the cheddar is too dominant :) but without it may actually be interesting. beans with this kind of meat go usually well. what sauce did you do? "mole" as far i know means sauce, or is this a special one i don't know? you can try mild cheddar... or another cheese that is not so prominent, if you want to taste the rest of the components more. such sirloin chili are not too difficult to get started but to ballance them out to be perfect is actually quite difficult. you can also try to use other meat. i don't know the mexican way and the way you did it, but what i do is: put some onion, ginger or galgan (depending on what you like) in cocos fat (do not use olive oil!) heat it up at >140°C (that's why - olive oil is not stable at this temperature) of heat (above this temperature the membranes of the muscle tissue in meat get destroyed and the sugars react with aminoacids to build this brown delicious crust - little bit of molecular cooking here *smile* - further reading: Maillard-reaction). mix the spices with flour and salt. put the meat in the warm oil and make it change colour. then add the spices-flour mix to it and mix till every meat gets it around. then i add 1-2dl of water and about the same ammount of cream followed by cooking the whole thing under low heat for some time (depending on the meat used). during this, you can add little sugar, adjust salt to your likeness. now you can make some vegetables aside and/or mix them together. - goes very well with light side dishes (noodles, rice, lentils, ...). ... the lightest and best meat for this i prefer chicken breast (cut in small pieces) or other such meats. mjam... i'm kind of having just another idea for a dish now... :) - D -- .·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´ ° ° ° ° ° ° ><((((º> ° ° ° ° ° <º)))>< <º)))><