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Friday, October 9, 2009

GM Diet works !!!!

Day 8 – I saw 10 pounds goes down  vanishing in thin air. I can’t believe it. It works. Hats off to it :)

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Day 1 on the Mission

Day 1(All fruits day) of the Dieting Program went well.  Melons entire day. And never felt hungry. Feeling really good. Took 4 Lt of water on the First day. Planning to increase the water intake from today (2nd day). Hint of slight head ache on the first day evening. But that might be due to work pressure. Otherwise I didn’t feel tired at all.

Hope at the end of day 7 Mission will be accomplished.

The Light Knight.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

7 day Dieting Plan

I got a new plan to shed out 6 kgs in a week in a natural way. It’s called the General Motors Weight Loss Dieting Program (Vegetarian variant)

I’m going to start this of today.. following is the detailed description I collected from websites and Full Courtesy to GM.

 

GENERAL MOTORS WEIGHT LOSS DIET
The following diet and health program was developed for the employees and the dependants of General Motors Inc.
The program was developed in conjunction with the grant from the US Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. It was first tried at the Johns Hopkins Research Centre and was approved for distribution by the Board of directors of General Motors Corporation at a general meeting on August 15, 1995.


General Motors Corporation wholly endorsed this program and is making it available to all employees and families. This program will be available at all General Motors Food
service facilities. It is the management’s intention to facilitate a welfare and fitness program for everyone. This program is designed for a target weight loss of 5 to 6 Kgs. per week. It will also improve your attitude and emotions because of its systematic cleansing effects. The effectiveness of this seven day plan is that the foods eaten burn more calories than they give to the body in caloric value. This plan can be used as often as you like to without any fear of complications. It is designed to flush your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well being. After seven days you will begin to feel lighter by at least 10
pounds. You will have an abundance of energy and an improved disposition.


During the first seven days you must drink 10 glasses of water each day.


DAY ONE
All fruits except bananas. Your first day will consists of all fruits you want. It is suggested you consume lost of watermelon and cantaloupe.


DAY TWO
All vegetables. You are encouraged to eat until you are stuffed with all the new and cooked vegetables of your choice. There is no limit on the account or type. Avoid oil and coconut while cooking vegetables. Have large boiled potato for breakfast.


DAY THREE
Any mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Any amount, any quantity. No bananas yet and no potatoes today.


DAY FOUR
Bananas and milk. Today you will eat as many as eight bananas and drink three glasses of milk. You can also have I bowl of vegetables soup.


DAY FIVE
Today is a feast day. You will eat 1 cup of rice. You also have to eat six whole tomatoes and drink 12 glasses of water today to cleanse your system of the excess uric acid you will be producing.


DAY SIX
Today is another all vegetables day. You must eat 1 cup of rice today and eat all the vegetables you want cooked and uncooked to your hears content.


DAY SEVEN
Today your food intake will consist of 1 cup rice, fruit juice and the vegetables you care to consume. Tomorrow morning you will be five to eight kgs. lighter than 1 week ago. If you desire further weight loss, repeat the program again. Repeat the program as often as you like, however, it is suggested that you rest for three days before every repetition. You have your system under control now and it will thank you for all the purging and cleansing you just gave it. Even more than a diet program it is good to follow this diet once in a while to clean your digestive system and remove toxic substances that have a
accumulated in the system.


ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
The most important element of the program is the 10 tall glasses of water a day. You can also flavour the water will some lemon to make the drink easier. While on the program, take only black coffee and never more than one teaspoon of oil. Preferably do
not use oil because the high calorific content. No fruit juices before day seven.
Here is what happens to you body while you are on this program and how and why it works.


Day 1: You are preparing your system for the upcoming program. Your only source of nutrition is fresh fruits. Fruits are nature’s perfect food. They provide everything you can possibly want to sustain life except total balance and variety.


Day 2: Starts with a fix complex carbohydrates in the form of a boiled potato. This is taken in the form of a boiled potato and taken in the morning to provide energy and balance. The rest of the day too consists of vegetables which are virtually
calories free and provide essential nutrients and fibre.


Day 3: Eliminates the potato because you get your carbohydrates from fruits. Your system is now prepared to start burning excess pounds. You will have cravings, which should start to diminish by day four.


Day 4: Bananas and milk. You are in for a surprise. You probably will not be able to eat all the bananas allowed. But they are there fore the potassium you have lost and the sodium you may have missed the last three days. You will notice a definite loss of desire for sweets and you will be surprised at how easy this day will go.


Day 5: Rice and tomatoes. The rice is for the carbohydrates and the tomatoes are for the digestion and the fiber. Lots of water purifies your system. You should notice colorless urine today. Do not feel you have to eat one cup rice, you may eat less. But you may eat six tomatoes.


Day 6: It is similar to five. Vitamins and fiber from the vegetables and carbohydrates from the rice. By now your system is in a total weight loss inclination. There should be a noticeable difference in the way you look today compared to day one.


Day 7: You may celebrate with champagne. You may also have white wine instead of champagne, but in al practical programs, and in all surveys done to measure the success of the program, General Motors employees have always preferred champagne to white wine.


Motor than one cup of coffee with milk is especially forbidden. Milk and oil add empty calories to your diet. Avid coffee lovers can console themselves with black coffee.


However, after the first week, it will help your digestion and set your stomach. The key think to remember is that if you are hungry at any time, then you are not following the diet correctly. Almost all people give up the diet when they are hungry because of dieting. The secret of this program is that you should never hungry. If it is a vegetable day, eat so much vegetables so that you are never hungry. If it is a fruits day, eat so much fruits that you are never hungry. You may be bored of eating vegetables all day, but you should not be hungry. You can take any amount of General Motors wonder soup on any day.


GENERAL MOTORS WONDER SOUP
The following soup is intended as a supplement to your diet. It can be eaten any time of the day in virtually unlimited quantities. You are encouraged to drink large quantities of
this soup.


23 oz water
06 large onions
02 green peppers
03 whole tomatoes
1 cabbage
1 bunch celery add
herbs and seasoning as desired.
This program is highly recommended for women and men above 40 for whom excess weight is especially dangerous. Excess weight for women aggravates arthritis problems
and leads to rapid joint decay. Pain and joint deterioration can be lessened by weight loss as weight loss removes the stress on the knee joint. Excess weight is the most critical factor in keeping good health and excess weight is responsible for the most problems including coronary diseases, heart problems, arthritis and cancer among other serious life threatening diseases. Most serious health problems can be avoided by the single function of maintaining an ideal weight. Daily mild exercise of 20 minutes is also essential. Do not tire yourself out, but being regular in your exercise and maintaining an ideal weight goes a long way in ensuring a happy, healthy and long life.

Phew Jotted my ideas down.

After a long struggle to recollect the ideas. finally I jotted them down. So I have a new software to do this jotting things. It’s called My journal.. A good software offering pass word protection and a decent composing environment and also provides a scrap pad.

My ideas look great. Believe me :))

 

The Light Knight.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Can’t sleep

Had a great day today and so tired.  I should have slept two hours back when I felt sleepy. But when I went to bed and tried to sleep there are thoughts running through my mind about ideas of writing new mobile application for the Android phone , helping the needy.. and my thought went about what if’s . Then I thought okay “I should jot the ideas somewhere  then powered on my system  and sat in front of it. Opened my blogger and while it was opening i googled for blogs and read through them and then I realised I forgot most of my ideas and what I have to write on my Blog and what I have to jot down for developing the ideas.. pooof  here I’m writing some crap.

The Light Knight.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

ESP

I got to read a book on ESP today… So stunning with concrete examples (believing nobody would dare to lie in writing) But what is more stunning was the inquiry about the consciousness about its origins and about its properties. And the very question about the absolute reality…

This makes me sure of one thing about the present concepts of consciousness

we are missing something big here…

 

The Light Knight.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader – John C Maxwell

One of Real good book I have read in the recent times. Read this book and it will change your life for ever.

 

The Light Knight.

 

Here is 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader from John C . Maxwell

1. Character : Be a piece of rock.

2. Charisma: The first impression can steal the deal.

3. Commitment: It separates the doers from the Dreamers

4. Communication: Without it you travel alone.

5. Competence: If you build it , They will come

6. Courage: One person with courage is Majority

7. Discernment:Put an end to unsolved Mysteries

8. Focus: The sharper it is , the sharper you are.

9.Generosity: Your candle loses nothing when it lights another.

10. Initiative: You won’t leave home without it.

11.Listening: To connect with their hearts, use your ears

12. Passion: Take this life and love it.

13. Positive attitude : If you believe you can , you can.

14. Problem solving: You can’t let your problems, be a problem.

15. Relationships: If you get along, they’ll go along.

16. Responsibility: If you won’t carry the ball, you can’t lead them.

17. Security: Competence never compensates for Insecurity.

18. Self-Discipline: The first person you lead is you.

19. Servant hood: To get ahead, put others first.

20. Teachability: To keep leading , keep learning.

21. Vision: You can seize only what you can see. 

The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz

I’m really impressed and inspired by the words below from Don Miguel Ruiz . I’ve figured out that these are so simple that a child can understand but yet it is so difficult that even a 60 year old can’t follow. But I’m sure this can make a difference in your life if you just manage to remember it in your everyday life.

The Light Knight.

1. Be Impeccable With Your Word
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.


2. Don't Take Anything Personally
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.


3. Don't Make Assumptions
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.


4. Always Do Your Best
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret. “

Don Miguel Ruiz

Everything Must Pass

A universal truth no one can ignore it, and no one can deny it........    One universal law..

"Everything must pass, It doesn't matter if it's success or failure it has to pass no matter what"

Under standing this truth is critical for survival. If you come across success and knowing that it will pass will keep you from transcending into a dream world and stay in reality, if you face failure and knowing the truth will help you sit tight and wait till it gets better and becoming stronger than ever before.

 

The Light Knight.

Had a Great Weekend

 

Had a real good long week end sep 5,6,7  . Went to the Smokies (Kentucky) and Ace white water rafting(West Virginia). Had a real thrilling experience while doing Rafting. One of its kind. Got to know some good people and had lots of fun. My first self made Barbeque chicken. Smokies had some real good sceneries but rain spoiled our second day there. We just saw the Scenic loop in the smokies.

Ace white water rafting took our breath away. it was a 4 hour drive from the smokies. but was worth it. Got the videos of our rafting and it looks like a national geographic documentary.

 

Will have a detailed post some time about our trip. Hope you will find some time going there 

 

The Light Knight.

Friday, August 21, 2009

The Day the Earth Stood Still

I'm writing it down before I lose it in my hectic schedule. Don't ask me why I write it. Just watched a Movie called the day the earth stood still. I was long thinking in my life what's the purpose I can live for and also die for. now I think I found one "Save the world" I understand that you think I got too much excited by the movie. It's OK and quite natural you think that way. I'll try to prove that we can change even before the crisis can reach the tipping point. We'll change for Good.

The Light Knight.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Having a good time

July 9th Grayslake.

Have been a great time so far. at the US. Lots of new things coming my way, Learning to Drive a Car, visiting new places, Seeing new people,exhotic cooking, volleyball matches,and lots of exercise,new goals and a great climate.

Keeps me occupied and more importantly keeps the feeling of liveliness.

The Knight of the Light

Friday, June 5, 2009

June 6th : My best blind turn

there are many instances in your life where you have to take some blind turns based on just your instincts.

for me one such instance is my marriage. I felt lost due to so many factors I needed a change. That's how my marriage plans started. One fine day I got engaged 16th November, and other fine day I got married June 6th 2008. I just analysed how my life changed . I'm happy to say it chaged for good. I was so unorganised ,ruined my health, my mind and every other thing I had. But now I was just starting to put htings in place.


No doubt that marriage will bring its share of load of responsibilities that seem too heavy but as you move on without giving up you will realise that you are not suffering due to the load you are in the process of excersing your faculties and changing for a better way with the load you had to carry.

Wish me on this auspicious day.

Thanks to all known and unknown forces for giving me an angel who changed me for good and guiding me in all situations.


The Knight of the Lights.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Lose Yourself

Right now I'm listening to "Lose Yourself" from Eminem.

One gem of a song, which can keep you going for your entire life time.

The lines that absorbed me fully .....


"You just have one shot,
Do not miss the chance to blow!
Opportunity comes once in a Life time!
You better rule"



The Knight of the Light.

Monday, March 9, 2009

I'm The Sun


I'm The Sun


Happiness, Content, Joy.


The meanings for the Sun are fairly simple and consistent.


Young, healthy, new, fresh. The brain is working, things that were muddled come clear, everything falls into place, and everything seems to go my way.


The Sun is ruled by the Sun, of course. This is the light that comes after the long dark night, Apollo to the Moon's Diana. A positive card, it promises Me   my  day in the sun. Glory, gain, triumph, pleasure, truth, success. As the moon symbolized inspiration from the unconscious, from dreams, this card symbolizes discoveries made fully consciousness and wide awake. I have an understanding and enjoyment of science and math, beautifully constructed music, carefully reasoned philosophy. It is a card of intellect, clarity of mind, and feelings of youthful energy.



The Knight of the Light

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Yet another resolution

I used to take resolutions stick to them for some time(very short period) then forget it. Yesterday I was thinking in my spare time where would I be now if I have followed the resolution which I took a year back,two years before ,3 years before... It would have resulted in a improved self ,character, maturity etc., I'm surprised of what I have done to myself by not following my own resolutions.

So the best way to correct the mistakes of the past is to not repeating them again and learning from it. So I've now taken a resolution to geneuinely follow the resolutions I take.

Hope I will succeed. Obviously I need your wishes.

With Lots of Love and Care,
"The Knight of the Light" a.k.a The Light Knight.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Failure - The Ultimate tool of Nature to bring us back to reality.

It's been all same happpening in my life for quite a long time now. Successful days at office, happier evenings at home with my wife felt like floating. I like C language very much for it gives my daily bread and butter . I thought I was one among the best in the C community with the capability of understanding huge volume of C code and their nuances (30000 lines of C code in 3 days time). All of a sudden I was pulled into reality by failing in a Evaluation based on C. I rightly heard the natures call saying "There's always a scope of improvement get out from the dream world"

This stimulated me to put a post on failure.

Failure is feedback from the nature citing your shortcoming and your area of improvement.

I think this is one of the common things that every human being will face at some point of time during the Journey of life. (Nature has the same syllabus for every one who join it's University;) )

I read so many biographies and auto-Biographies of the people who left a legacy, One common thing stood out. They all failed at the crucial moments and persevered during their most difficult moments and then some rose to the top storming their critics and other rose up steadily letting their actions speak loudly to the world.

Nature provides oppurtunity to every single human in different packages failure, disgrace, heart break, love, war , success. Failure is also a opputunity to write our destiny more strongly.

So Never give up on yourself even during the difficult times. There will not be tide before there can be a ebb. The deeper the ebb the higher the tide.

To my American brothers and sisters
Recession is just a time where nobody wants to spend . They are taking rest before they can spend again. Prepare yourself for the next boom rather than feeling down.

If I ever manage to attain success in my endeavours. I will loudly and proudly say,

"The secret behind my Success is failure. PERIOD"

With Lots of Love and Care,
"The Knight of the Light" a.k.a The Light Knight.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Stress - Don't try too hard

Have Googled Yahoo'ed and done everything I can to get a rule book for stress. I managed to get some but never got them to work for me 

You might ask a Why? now.

I say It's like asking a patient who is in coma to treat himself by giving advice. Funny isn't it.

So I figured out after a long struggle. Time is a Talisman and delay is the method of using time to get cured.

All rule books I've seen worked at the branches, they said to me to take a walk in the morning, inhale deeply, go to the place you like etc., These are temporary remedies and I'm sure your deepest cause of stress will revoke itself.

So Work at the root.

The following are some principles that I stuck to my mind when I come to know I'm stressed

1.  Wait till you speak the word you are urged to when you're under stress.
2.  Don't take big decisions or any kind of decisions until you sort out the real cause of stress.
3.  Don't party. It will give you a false sense of Joy but you will have the stress pushed deepp into your heart making it difficult to dig it out. Spend time as it comes don't deliberately spend time.
4.  Don't speak words that marks anger or expresses hatred.
5. If you have work do them diligently (if work is the cause of your stress do that more diligently and you can stop reading this now. You had your solution)

Understanding Stress:

Stress is a state of mind which is self defeating. It arises when your so called heart says a "Big" no  and your brain says a big "Yes" and asks you body to do that.

So your job is to just choose between the Yes and No. Period , this is what I've discovered.

This Conflict resolution will take some time. And we should be aware that we should always choose before it's too late.

you can try the points I've mentioned before in the meantime. This will help you sit tight without too many risks till you get your conflicts resolved.

The Knight of The Light.

Love , I like the verb part of it. 



Tuesday, January 20, 2009

I'm Back

Life must go on no matter what....