What Motivated Me to Blog About My Health47 lbs LOSTso farNovember 3, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 15 comments
I was asked to make a video explaining what motivated me to start blogging about my health. It’s pretty simple really so I grabbed the video camera and made a quick video to blog it up. Enjoy! What motivates you?
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Isagenix Day 4: Lost 3 Lbs. and 3.5 Inches in 3 Days47 lbs LOSTso farAugust 18, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 30 comments
As promised, here is an update of my 30 day Isagenix Cleanse program. I just started this recently and have some pretty good results. In 3 days I have lost 3 lbs. That’s a lot of weight to lose in 3 days. Aside from that, I have lost a total of 3.5 inches from my waist. Here is the my first Isagenix cleanse video, in case you missed it.
Today is my day 4 on the program and happens to be a lifting day. I had another great workout, got up some extra reps that I hadn’t been getting in the last few workouts. Placebo? I doubt it. Yesterday was day 3, a cleanse day where I drink 4 ounces of Cleanse for Life 4 times a day with water. I was not hungry at all. I was expecting to be starving, but was pleasantly surprised at how well I was able to maintain. Like I said, today is day 4, so I had another shake for breakfast, then a regular meal, and another IsaLean shake for dinner. I had one right after my afternoon workout and it went down perfectly! I am really liking the taste of the chocolate IsaLeans. I may crack open a Vanilla IsaLean to see how it compares.
Some quick side notes: This morning I noticed my belt fit a lot looser, plus someone I know said I looked skinnier. That made my day! A little mini victory I had today: I turned down a piece of chocolate ice cream cake. It looked good, but wasn’t worth it. Everyone had some but me. Mental toughness!!!
I am really looking forward to the coming days and am aiming for a 15 lb loss from the Isagenix 30 Day Cleanse. In my last post, a few Isagenix users posted their results. They had some stellar results and I can only hope to match them. I was doing some reading and listening and discovered that athletes are using Isagenix too. This is not just for people that want to cleanse and lose weight. It’s for hardcore training. I will be posting some more on that later.
I will posting my weekly weigh-in number on Wednesday and then switching to Monday weigh-ins until I finish the 30 day cleanse. That will kill two weigh-in birds with one stone for the time being.
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Isagenix 30 Day Cleanse: Video of Day 147 lbs LOSTso farAugust 15, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 20 comments
I was contacted by someone I respect with the idea of cleansing my system to help with my some stubborn weight loss. Over the last month I have lost 6 lbs since getting back on track with my eating. After a month of doing some digging into the product, I decided to go ahead and give it a shot. I’ve got nothing to lose but weight right? The following video blog is goes over my first day on the Isagenix 30 Day Cleanse. Check out the video below.
I am looking forward to some great things. Day 1 and 2 of the cleanse is pretty simple: during Pre-cleanse I need to replace two meals with their IsaLean shakes and eat one sensible meal a day. So far today I am feeling pretty good. I followed the rules and am not the least bit hungry. The plan allows for you to snack or cheat if needed, but it’s best not to. Like I said, I haven’t been hungry all day. I don’t have a desire to binge or snack either. They also have this chocolate candy you can eat!!! Chocolate. That’s right. It’s called IsaDelight.
As promised in the video, here is the link to the Isagenix 30 Day Cleanse page so that you can check it out. Search around and explore. Check out the ingredients and nutritional content of the products. I highly suggest that you watch the videos. There are some professional athletes and bodybuilders that swear by this stuff. Speaking of which, they have whey protein too. So, it’s not just for fatties like me. I would love for you to join me on this 30 day journey and see where it takes us. I know of some people that have had great results with the program, because they followed it correctly. If you do decide to take the leap, let me know so that we can work together as a team. Support is crucial during weight loss, I know that for a fact. Having this blog has already helped me lose a significant amount of weight and I think that adding Isagenix to the mix will be even better.
There’s only one way to find out though! Have you tried Isagenix and had success? Failure? Let me know, I am extremely interested.
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Weight Loss Confession or Help Me Get Motivated Video47 lbs LOSTso farJuly 10, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 43 comments
Okay, I need to tell you guys a secret I have been holding dear to my stomach. Ready? Yes? Okay, here goes. For the last few weeks I have been out of control with my eating. I’ve been cheating on my eating. I haven’t been pigging out, but I just haven’t been making the right decisions with my eating. What’s wrong with me? Part of the reason for my cut the BS post the other day was to motivate myself. It helped, for a little while. Then I went back to my bad eating. My workouts have been great, but my eating ruins it.
I also haven’t weighed myself for a very long time. I’m afraid of what I will see on the scale. I think and feel like I have added a few pounds back, but we will see the official number next Wednesday after my official weigh in. I’ve decided on updating my weight loss, getting back to my reason for starting this weight loss blog in the first place, every Wednesday. I think this will help me stay focused with having to post good numbers. Live by example, right? That’s always been my motto and now is no exception.
So, what do I do? I figured I would make the short video below to get back on track with my eating before this spirals out of control and I reverse all of the hard work I’ve done. Want to help me get motivated? I would really appreciate it. Your words, harsh or not, will help encourage me. I read every single email and comment that is sent my way. Every one!
Thanks in advance!
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Health Magazines Sorta Suck: Video Blog47 lbs LOSTso farMay 15, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 28 comments
It’s been a while since I posted a video blog. In this weeks version I go over the special “ad reports” that are found within health and fitness magazines. These fake articles trick you into thinking they are articles only to shove a product down your throat as you find yourself enjoying what you read. Don’t get me wrong, health magazines have value. You just need to know how to filter through and find it.
I must warn that the video quality is extremely grainy (something happened in the conversion). Enjoy!
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The Fiji Bottled Water Taste Test47 lbs LOSTso farMarch 15, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 16 comments
I finally decided to record a live taste testing of the much acclaimed Fiji bottled water brand. Before this water tasting, I have never tasted Fiji water. I still think that Fiji bottled water is extremely over priced. It’s all recorded for your viewing pleasure, plus my verdict. Watch the video below. Enjoy.
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Replacing Food When Dieting Vlog47 lbs LOSTso farFebruary 22, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 11 comments
It has been a busy week thus far and it’s only going to get busier. This week I launched Health Ranker, the new health 2.0, social media health site. It has been positively received so far and I can only see it getting better. In this weeks video blog I start off mentioning Health Ranker and ask for suggestions and feedback. I also mention my awesome new fat man t-shirts that came in the mail and ask for guest post submissions. I will be attending the Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas and will not have much time so any guests posts are welcome, just stick to health related topics.
The main focus of the vlog though is my health tip on replacing food when dieting and not just removing food. It’s all about dieting for the long haul. Hope you enjoy. Peace.
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Late Night Vlogging47 lbs LOSTso farFebruary 11, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 11 comments
Time flies when you are busy and this past week was no exception. I can’t believe it’s already time for another vlog. This is the second video blog so far, so bear with me as I get better at this. I try to keep it realistic, even if it means appearing unorganized. Oh well, that’s vlogging for ya. This time around I talk about Nature Valley bars, answer a question regarding not updating my weight, mention Kimberly for analyzing my headache post, and finish off by giving props to Leo at ZenHabits.net.
It was late at night and my web cam isn’t the best ever. It’s a $40 Logitech Quickcam. The quality is pretty bad. But it gets the job done, for now. Maybe in a few months I will buy a better quality camera specifically for these videos. We can all dream can’t we? Enjoy!
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Do You Vlog? My First Video Blog47 lbs LOSTso farFebruary 4, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 23 comments
Vlogging, or posting a video blog, is something I have been wanting to do for quite some time. I can now say that I finally did it. I sat down after a quick workout and recorded my very first vlog. It was spontaneous and fun to do. I plan on sticking to a weekly vlog, that I will then embed on the sidebar. Most of the vlogs will be off the top of my head and very short (about 5 minutes or so). In this weeks video you find me breathing heavy after a workout and discussing my intentions with the weekly videos, giving thanks to my readers, mentioning my new fat man shirt contest, and talking about some other random things.
Hope you enjoy it. If you have any questions you would like answered let me know and I will cover it on the next video. Be Safe.
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Pushing Around a 5500 lb. Car47 lbs LOSTso farJanuary 27, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 16 comments
Car pushing can help build muscle and strength in ways you never would have imagined. I first came across car pushing and pulling while watching The World’s Strongest Man competition on ESPN as a kid. It can help train your body in ways that conventional weights, exercises, and machines can’t. It’s also a great total body cardio workout.
I have been wanting to test my strength by pushing a car for quite some time. So I finally decided to bite the bullet and head to the park. I managed to convince a nice guy at the park to let me push his 2004 Ford Expedition around the lot for a few minutes. The total curb weight for that size truck is 5499 lbs. Add to that the 173 lbs. that the guy weighed and the extra stuff I saw in the trunk of the SUV and we are looking at well over 5600 lbs. Oh, and I have it all on camera.
I wasn’t at all intimidated by the size of the truck, I knew I could push it. I just didn’t want to look like a fool pushing around a car. My car pushing skills are limited to the many times I have had to get out and push a stalled car from the middle of the road or a car stuck in the snow during the winter in NYC. That hasn’t happened for a few years, so I am rusty. I didn’t bother stretching, instead I mentally prepared myself for the task. Small words of encouragement and picturing myself push the car around helped to psyche me up.
As you will see in the video, it wasn’t that hard to start off. I found it rather easy pushing the truck from the back, but pushing from the front was really difficult. The engine weight maybe? I estimate that I pushed for anywhere from 50 to 80 yards. Either way, it was a great experience. After that last push I ended up with that burning sensation in my throat. You know, the feeling you get when you train real hard and your heart and chest start pumping. I usually get that feeling when I run fast, but 2 or 3 minutes of car pushing and I was feeling it bad! My technique may be off, but then again I was just doing this to say I could do it. Next time, I will look into car pushing techniques. I tried pushing with my legs and upper body, then just my legs, then just my upper body. It all felt the same.
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My Brand New Smith Machine Squat Rack47 lbs LOSTso farNovember 9, 2007 by Israel Lagares | 37 comments
Fat Man UnleashedI recently received one of the best gifts I could have hoped for. It was a Fitness Gear Ultimate Smith - Functional Trainer from Dick’s Sporting Goods. My wife treated me to this, in my novice opinion, awesome rack. Fitness Gear has a partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods that makes it so that only Dick’s can carry this model.
I call these typed of machines squat racks. It gets the job done for me. It’s Friday and I don’t want to be online too long so I put together a little video of it. I plan on getting into more detail on this smith machine some other day, but for now enjoy the short video.
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