Barry Hughes

Letter On Corpulence

Barry Hughes — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:34:28 +0000

William Banting to me is considered the Father of Low Carb diets. He was over 100 years ahead of Atkins and struggled with being Obese most of his life until after dozens of doctors, he met a Doctor named William Harvey who gave him the secret to weight loss.

Banting published a book in 1863 called “Letter On Corpulence”. There were 2 more editions published within the next 7 years. After reading some very poor digital versions of his book, I have decided to make a good re-write of this classic book. The book is now in the public domain and I even think William Banting would be pleased to see this book still in print. This is my small contribution to the Low Carb community and I hope that it will ignite a spark in someone to get better control of their health. I will try and release it in the next few days.

Goal Updates

Barry Hughes — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:35:42 +0000

Got up early today. Have a renewed energy to get going on the house and my goals. I have created my own office for my stuff but I already need to de-junk it so my goal this Saturday is to get baskets into each room and de-junk everything out to the garage for sorting. So that is the big item today which is De-junk.

I also put the no-bite on my fingernails this morning so I can work on breaking that habit and I have been doing good on my low-carb diet this past week. BTW: I was eating the KFC double down for lunch and thought it only had 3 carbs but after review find that it has 18 carbs. If you couple that with (4) McDonald’s sausage patties (4 carbs) and (2) McDonald’s folded egg (4 carbs), just those two meals put me at 26 carbs per day which I did not realize was happening.

Kent Altena’s Mock Danish

2 oz Cream Cheese, softened
1 egg
2 tsp Splenda
1/2 tsp Vanilla
Microwave for 90 seconds

Topping
1 TBS Butter
.5 tsp Splenda
Dash Cinnamon
Microwave for 15 seconds

292.2 LBS Low Carb Weight Loss

Barry Hughes — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:34:15 +0000

My New Years Resolutions

Barry Hughes — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:30:46 +0000

Usually I don’t make a list but this year I am going to do it. 2 years ago was my best goal setting year so far but I want to make 2012 THE year. I want to make the list small but achievable goals but I also want to make several so I will constantly be working towards them. Here are my list of items that I would like to accomplish in 2012.

Lose weight to a minimum of 225 lbs.
Stop biting my fingernails
Dress professionally at work everyday.
Finish paint, flooring and trim in interior of my home.
De-Clutter every room in my home.
Digitize all of my Genealogy records
Digitize all of my photos
Pay off Credit Card
Get my Ford F100 running and on the road
Finish my Bathroom
Sell all unwanted items on eBay and Craigslist
Finish work on Shed
Finish three seasons room
Read the entire bible
Clean back yard and get rid of old bricks / yard waste
Keep home clean daily
Get mail bin for front door – Stop paper clutter
Get a emergency kit made with flash light etc.
Create a legacy folder for all my information
Get my blood pressure down into the normal range
Get off of Cholesterol medicine
Volunteer at least once per month
Take a cake decorating class
Walk at least 5,000 step per day with a goal of 10,000
Sleep at least 6 hours per night

Looking over my list – I feel that everyone of these is achievable in the coming year AND most of these items are already on my goals list. This would make such a huge impact on my life if I can accomplish these goals. Having said that – this isn’t really that big of a list and several of these could be done on any good weekend. I am stopping now – I am getting a start on the New Year and cleaning the house today.

My Unofficial Guide To Lose It Badges

Barry Hughes — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:15:53 +0000

I have been using Lose It since October 2010. One of the many things that I enjoy about it is the badges that you can earn. This is my unofficial listing of loseit badges that are or were available to be earned. If there is a date beside the badge then I earned it on that date otherwise I am still working on it. If you know of any more – please leave me a comment and let me know.

	Welcome Aboard – You activated your account on Lose It!… Welcome aboard! 12/15/2010
	Hello My Name Is – You filled out your profile to let everyone know who you are! 12/15/2010
	Losin’ It – You have logged your first weight loss. 12/15/2010
	Keep It Up – You are still here after 3 days! Keep it up! 12/15/2010
	WEIGHT LOSS
	Ten Pound Club – You have lost more than 10 pounds! 12/18/2010
	Twenty Five Pound Club – You have lost more than 25 pounds!
	Fifty Pound Club – You have lost more than 50 pounds!
	Seventy Five Pound Club – You have lost more than 75 pounds!
	One Hundred Pound Club – You have lost more than 100 pounds!
	Two Hundred Pound Club – You have lost more than 200 pounds!
	Goal Achieved – You have completed a plan successfully!
	Smooth Sailing – You have maintained for the last 2 weeks!
	LOGGING
	Regular – You have logged everyday for at least 2 weeks. 12/23/2010
	Dedicated – You have logged everyday for at least 4 weeks. 01/06/2011
	Committed – You have logged everyday for at least 8 weeks.
	Hardcore – You have logged everyday for at least 24 weeks.
	Die Hard – You have logged everyday for at least 52 weeks.
	EXERCISE
	Exercise Buff – You have exercised 3 times a week for at least 2 weeks. 12/25/2010
	Exercise Hound – You have exercised 3 times a week for at least 4 weeks. 05/24/2011
	Exercise King – You have exercised 3 times a week for at least 8 weeks.
	Strut Your Stuff – Thank you for joining us at the inaugural Lose It! 5k in Boston!
	Pool Shark — You have done a pool exercise at least 12 times in the last month!
	Hole In One — You have gone golfing at least 10 times in the last month!
	Om — You have done yoga at least 12 times in the last month!
	CALORIES
	Heating Up – You have burned an amazing amount of calories for 2 weeks in a row.
	On Fire – You have burned an amazing amount of calories for 4 weeks in a row.
	Inferno – You have burned an amazing amount of calories for 8 weeks in a row.
	MEMBERSHIP
	Extrovert – You have at least 3 friends! 12/12/2010
	Networker – You have at least 10 friends! 12/12/2010
	Social Butterfly – You have at least 25 friends! 12/17/2010
	Social Animal – You have at least 50 friends! 01/06/2011
	One in a Million – Thank you for being one of our first 1 million LoseIt.com users! 03/31/2011
	Magnetic – You have invited more than 5 people to Lose It! 12/13/2010
	Spellbinding – You have invited more than 10 people to Lose It! 01/01/2011
	HOLIDAYS / SEASONS
	Starting Off on the Right Foot – You started 2011 off on the right foot. 01/01/2011
	Spring Fever – Spring is right around the corner, time to get outside! 04/06/2011
	Spring Cleaning – Spring cleaning and burnin’ calories! 04/02/2011
	Gobble Gobble – Sticking with it even on Thanksgiving!
	New Year New You — You came back to Lose It! to make a new you this year.
	Skinny Santa – You burned calories on Christmas day. 12/25/2010
	Festivus for the Rest of Us — Happy Festivus! Kramer would be proud.
	Let It Snow – You took advantage of the weather to burn some calories! 12/25/2010
	Black Friday — Burning calories and shopping. Two birds one stone.
	DEVICES / MEDIA
	Bookworm – You pre ordered the Lose It! book. 12/16/2010
	Fitbit Connected – You have configured a Fitbit to share with Lose It!
	Withings Connected – You have configured the Withings WiFi Scale to share with Lose It! 02/02/2011
	FOOD RELATED
	Just Peachy – You made at least half of your plate fruits and vegetables for 2 weeks.
	Cool Carrot – You made at least half of your plate fruits and vegetables for 4 weeks.
	Hot Tomato — You made at least half of your plate fruits and vegetables for 8 weeks.

102 Minutes That Changed America – 911

Barry Hughes — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:10:53 +0000