Archive for April, 2008
The Health Bloggers Unleashed Contest47 lbs LOSTso farApril 10, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 2 comments
I have been wanting to run a contest for quite some time, but just haven’t found the time to come up with something I would be satisfied with. Not anymore! I thought of a way to give away my t-shirts (and more) and to spread some more health love, because we all need some. The contest is pretty simple really and I will be adding more prizes to the list of prizes as they come in, just check for updates.
The Rules
The contest begins today Thursday April, 10th and ends Friday May 30th. There is only one entry per person. You need to write a health focused article and submit it to me via the contact form. This must be an original article, not published anywhere else, that will be published on Fat Man Unleashed. The whole point is to spread some health knowledge, while still engaging and entertaining readers. So make sure to write about health. It can be mental health, physical, weight loss, environmental, blogging & health, etc.
Entries will be posted on this blog as they come in. Entries must be in English, not have any grammatical errors, or be DULL! As long as you follow the above rules, your entry will be posted, making you eligible for a prize.
The Prizes
The winners will be based on a combination of the following: most traffic received to their guest post, most comments, most engaging, and a randomizer. The amount of prizes will vary depending on amount of entries received. I am working on adding more prizes to the list and will update when I hear back from potential sponsors. Right now the prizes consist of:
1st Place: Fat Man Unleashed T-shirt (Any Size), One Month Banner Ad Run of Site (the one you see above that’s 600 x 50 Pixels), 1 Year Subscription to the health magazine of your choice, Site/Product Professional Review.
2nd Place: Fat Man Unleashed T-shirt (Any Size), Site/Product Professional Review.
3rd Place: Fat Man Unleashed T-shirt (Any Size).
See, that was simple right? Good luck and I hope we all get some great entries full of health and fitness related brain wrinkling articles.
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Decrease your Likelihood of Being Hit By a Meteor47 lbs LOSTso farApril 3, 2008 by Dr. Kal | 29 comments
During your weight loss journey, you are going to have days where you forget why you are trying to lose weight. In this post I’ll give you some great reasons to stay the course. These are not my TOP 10 reasons, but they are good reasons.
Reason # 1: To Run From Wild Animals
There may come a day when you are standing in your yard, watering your lawn, and a Polar Bear comes out of no where. Yes, I understand you live in Florida, but Polar Bears are known to wander. What are you going to do? Run, of course. Now, if you were a few pounds lighter, you would be a little faster, and the Polar Bear would not have eaten you for dinner.
Reason #2: To Use Less Water in the Shower
The amount of water you use in the shower is directly proportional to your size. If you lost a few pounds, you would save water and your water bill would decrease. You would also save time in the shower and time drying off. How valuable are time and money to you?
Reason #3: To Use Less Gas in your Car
The heavier you are, the more work your car’s engine has to do to get and keep the car moving. This work requires more gas and gas prices are increasing. I think it’s like $6 a gallon now. So, lose a few pounds and increase your car’s gas mileage.
Reason #4: To Decrease your Likelihood of Being Hit By a Meteor
The Earth will inevitably be hit by a meteor. The bigger you are, the bigger the target on your back is. Lose weight and the meteor will have a harder time crushing you. Now, I’m sure you are thinking that some scientists will let you know when a meteor is coming. Well, these same scientist cannot even predict the weather accurately. Are you sure you want to rely on their meteor forecasts?
Reason #5: To Decrease Your Likelihood Of Being Eaten By Cannibals
If your airplane ever crash lands on a deserted island, your fellow passengers will eventually resort to cannibalism. After all of the peanuts, pretzels, and bad airline food are eaten up, they are going to look to eat the largest people first. They want large people because they have more meat and they can’t run as fast (see Reason #1).
Reason #6: To Have Less Belly Button Lint
The bigger your belly is, the deeper your belly button will be, and the more belly button lint you will have. You may have enough in there to knit a sweater. Plainly said, belly button lint sucks.
Reason #7: Play Sports Better
Your performance in every sport would be improved if you lost a few pounds. You would run faster, move quicker, and jump higher. Even offensive lineman and professional golfers could improve their performance by losing some fat.
Reason #8: Get Drunk Quicker
The smaller you are, the less alcohol you would need to get drunk. Getting drunk quickly has two benefits:
- You save money on alcohol
- Your date gets attractive much quicker
Reason #9: To Fit In Seats More Comfortably
The smaller you are, the more comfortable you will fit into seats. Everywhere you go, the seats seem to be getting smaller. On the subway, on the bus, in the movie teathers, and on airplanes. When you are big two things inevitably happen:
- You are too small for your seat
- Another person, even bigger than you, decides they want to sit next to you, so that you are both even more uncomfortable
Reason #10: To Live
This is the last reason on this list, but it is my #1 reason of all time. It is also the reason I lost over 130 pounds and have kept it off.
Obesity-related diseases will make your life miserable and make you die earlier than you should. Life is already short. Why shorten it by being overweight?
Dr. Kalvin Chinyere is a weight-loss expert and ex-fat man. He is also the creator of the Don’t Go Broke Weight Loss Plan and the main contributor at Dr. Kal’s Blog.
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Fasting Diet: No Food, All Water47 lbs LOSTso farApril 1, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 41 comments
I have decided to test my inner strength by undergoing a grueling fasting diet. I won’t be eating anything and will only be drinking water and possibly green tea. I will however take a multi vitamin each morning. This isn’t something I am used to so it should prove to be a challenge.
Why am I doing this? I want to test my will power and test my body. I read and hear of countless people fasting for days on end and they live to tell about it. I plan on doing it for a few days at most. I have read of 2 week fasts. But that’s not something I am interested in doing. I will continue to exercise and go throughout the day as I normally would. That won’t change. I hope.
Now usually I would not do something like this, but I think it’s a welcomed shock to my system. I will make an update the minute I start eating again, which I hope isn’t until Saturday at the earliest. Wow, just thinking about the possibility of fasting for so long amazes me.
I guess we will see if I can last being stranded on a deserted island.
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