A couple of years ago (at 29) I looked in the mirror and decided enough was enough. My weight had increased slowly from the age of 18 and I was 215 pounds (5'11"). Not massively overweight, but enough.
My solution was just to be very careful about what I ate. You'd be suprised at how many calories you really have to cut out of your diet, at least 500 a day less than your recommeded daily intake. Also, you can't relax at the weekend, it just doesn't work that way. You will be hungry *all* the time, but it doesn't take long for that not to be a problem. After the first year I had dropped 30lbs, but then I got stuck at a plateau.
About this time my wife and I decided to go totally vegetarian (we had been eating only chicked for a while anyway.) In the 10 months since then I have dropped another 20lbs down to my ideal weight (165lbs).
Keeping at this weight takes a lot of effort though, you can't suddenly relax and eat what you want again. Some people may say this is excessive, but I weigh myself every day and if a couple of pounds have gone on, I simple cut back a little that day (e.g. no dessert with dinner.) to drop the weight off again.
One thing to note though, it is the last 20lbs that really make a difference in your appearance.
So - go for it - it's hard work, but definately worth the effort and you will feel much better about yourself once its done.
For the work that I do the manufacturers have given credit on their web pages, provided links to the web site and provided new hardware to test the drivers on.
We don't do the work to get recognition, but it is nice when we do, especially when we get a "good work, keep it up" message.
IBM is definately getting better with their hardware support, their people have been most helpful with getting me technical specs information for the drivers I maintain. Check out developerWorks for the stuff they've done.
Now if they want to make me an offer to head up an IBM/Linux hardware support and development team:)
> However after a J visa you have to spend at least two years outside the US
Bong, please play again.
You don't necessarily have to got back for two years, that is upto the visa issuing agency (ie you local embassy.) My wife's J never had the two year requirement on it and she simply transferred on to an H1.
There shouldn't be a problem with cell-phone access from the trains, esp. with the digital phones, you get more problems from the fact the train is a metal cage and blocking signal.
Do you realise just how many of the cell-phone companies actually use Amtrak property to house their antennas, so most of the time your phone is close to an antenna.
And on the East Coast all of the main fiber lines run along the railroad, simplifies all the real estate issues, just one entity to deal with.
What would be nice would be to convince them to run 802.11 along the corridor.
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My solution was just to be very careful about what I ate. You'd be suprised at how many calories you really have to cut out of your diet, at least 500 a day less than your recommeded daily intake. Also, you can't relax at the weekend, it just doesn't work that way. You will be hungry *all* the time, but it doesn't take long for that not to be a problem. After the first year I had dropped 30lbs, but then I got stuck at a plateau.
About this time my wife and I decided to go totally vegetarian (we had been eating only chicked for a while anyway.) In the 10 months since then I have dropped another 20lbs down to my ideal weight (165lbs).
Keeping at this weight takes a lot of effort though, you can't suddenly relax and eat what you want again. Some people may say this is excessive, but I weigh myself every day and if a couple of pounds have gone on, I simple cut back a little that day (e.g. no dessert with dinner.) to drop the weight off again.
One thing to note though, it is the last 20lbs that really make a difference in your appearance.
So - go for it - it's hard work, but definately worth the effort and you will feel much better about yourself once its done.
Mike - Now back down to a 32" waist !!!
I remember some application that came with Netware 3.11 that would play music and realistic speech over the pc speaker. Sounded pretty good too.
For the work that I do the manufacturers have given credit on their web pages, provided links to the web site and provided new hardware to test the drivers on.
We don't do the work to get recognition, but it is nice when we do, especially when we get a "good work, keep it up" message.
IBM is definately getting better with their hardware support, their people have been most helpful with getting me technical specs information for the drivers I maintain. Check out developerWorks for the stuff they've done.
:)
Now if they want to make me an offer to head up an IBM/Linux hardware support and development team
> However after a J visa you have to spend at least two years outside the US
Bong, please play again.
You don't necessarily have to got back for two years, that is upto the visa issuing agency (ie you local embassy.) My wife's J never had the two year requirement on it and she simply transferred on to an H1.
L-1:
Yep, but you have to be employed by the foreign subsidiary for at least a year.
Of course, if you can get in on an L1A then you can get an automatic greencard (no labor cert required.) Still takes 2 years though
There shouldn't be a problem with cell-phone access from the trains, esp. with the digital phones, you get more problems from the fact the train is a metal cage and blocking signal.
Do you realise just how many of the cell-phone companies actually use Amtrak property to house their antennas, so most of the time your phone is close to an antenna.
And on the East Coast all of the main fiber lines run along the railroad, simplifies all the real estate issues, just one entity to deal with.
What would be nice would be to convince them to run 802.11 along the corridor.
Mike