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- The Art of Scam - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2011 from Ulf WolfThe Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)—a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NWC3)—recently released its 10th annual report on cybercrime complaints reporting the 2010 figures. Keeping in mind that according to the FBI, the vast majority of cybercrimes are ...
Views: 436 - Weight Loss Basics -- Long-Term Weight Loss - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Ulf Wolf(Twelfth in a Series) A Marathon — Not a Sprint If you have 26 odd miles to run, common sense decrees that you don’t set out at a flat-out dash. You pace yourself, that’s what marathon runners do; and the pace of a marathon-weight-loss runner is 1-2 pounds a week. Even if your best friend ...
Views: 560 - Weight Loss Basics -- Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Ulf Wolf(Eleventh in a Series) Metabolism — Converting Food Into Energy As covered in the Tenth Article in this series, the body needs fuel and oxygen to operate, and the process by which the body changes the food you eat into energy and internal building material is called metabolism (from the ...
Views: 633(1 vote) - Weight Loss Basics -- Metabolism - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Ulf Wolf(Tenth in a Series) The Body The human body is a carbon based combustion engine, operating at roughly 37.0 degrees Celsius, or 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. It needs fuel and oxygen to operate, and the way the body changes the food you eat into energy and building blocks for internal ...
Views: 560 - Weight Loss Basics -- Eat To Live - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Ulf Wolf(Ninth in a Series) In his book, Mindfulness with Breathing, Buddhadasa Bhikku, a rather famous Buddhist monk—at least in Theravada circles—had these very wise words to say about food: “We should eat food that is food. Do not eat food that is ‘bait.’ We eat food for the proper nourishment of ...
Views: 856(2 votes) - Weight Loss Basics -- Health vs. Appearance - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Ulf Wolf(Eighth in a Series) Narrow View Ask a child about death and he or she will look at you as if you just landed from some distant planet. Death? They may have heard the word at some point or other—perhaps when a pet passed away—but it means nothing, and has absolutely nothing, to do with them. ...
Views: 611(1 vote) - Weight Loss Basics -- Resources - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Ulf Wolf(Seventh in a Series) Help Pride and independence often tell us the story we want to hear: we can do this on our own, we know we can; we don’t need any help. That may well be true if you only have ten or so pounds to lose to get into last year’s dress for a party. Live on lemon juice for a ...
Views: 636(1 vote) - Weight Loss Basics -- Diet Books - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Ulf Wolf(Sixth in a Series) Major U.S. Industry Weight loss publishing is a $1.3 billion a year U.S. industry. This should tell you that you would not have the tiniest of troubles finding books on the subject. Bookstores have giant sections for diet and weight loss; magazine and newspaper ads sell ...
Views: 552(1 vote) - Weight Loss Basics -- Measuring Progress - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Ulf Wolf(Fifth in a Series) The Goal Clearly, progress toward any one goal is first and foremost determined by the goal itself. If your goal is fewer pounds and nothing but, it would of course be very easy to determine: pounds lost equals forward progress, pounds gained equals not. But often as ...
Views: 582(1 vote) - Weight Loss Basics -- Hungers - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Ulf Wolf(Fourth in a Series) Seeing Clearly One of the main problems in long-term weight loss is hunger. They key to domesticating this particular beast is to recognize that there is not one him, but many. Listen Closely Yes, the voice seems unmistakable, and so is the message: Feed Me! But who ...
Views: 584 - Weight Loss Basics -- Willpower vs. Barrier - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Ulf Wolf(Third in a Series) A to B If we are to believe Nike, it is simply a matter of “Just Do It.” Looks good on paper, and even better in the commercials—but of course, all those Nike hard-body models have long since arrived at B (or never left, more likely). When A is 300 pounds and B is 150 ...
Views: 617 - Weight Loss Basics -- An Investment in Health - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Ulf WolfWeight Loss Basics An Investment In Health (Second in a Series) Importances It is a true statement that we always find time to do the things that are important to us, whether that be listening to music, eating, reading, running, watching television, playing with our kids, or dieting. On ...
Views: 532 - Weight Loss Basics -- Calories In, Calories Out - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Ulf WolfThe Simple Truth Pay close attention to the next sentence, for it contains the entire subject of weight loss success. Burn more calories than you consume. End of class. Really. All truths are basically simple, and the Weight Loss Truth rests squarely on the First Law of Thermodynamics, ...
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