tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post958530598477163139..comments2024-03-23T13:16:37.006-07:00Comments on Hawaiian libertarian: Pau HanaKeoni Galthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-84398026470834816942012-01-15T11:00:08.893-08:002012-01-15T11:00:08.893-08:00I worked with someone years back who's father ...I worked with someone years back who's father was from the former Czechoslovakia, and at the factory the workers were given beer in the afternoon. Probably after the shift or the last break. At least you still have a job in Hawaii or anywhere in the USSA. Do the homeless communities in your state have names like Obamaville, Geitnerburg, etc. Take care and keep blogging, even though it will be not as frequent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-68832885577430999562012-01-15T10:59:56.869-08:002012-01-15T10:59:56.869-08:00To date, the only scientifically proven way to los...<i>To date, the only scientifically proven way to lose weight that has been repeatedly successful in experiments is to create a calorie deficit.</i><br /><br />Your belief in the religion of SCIENCE is strong.<br /><br />The point is not to eat a diet in which you create a calorie defecit to lose weight.<br /><br />It's about eating nutrient dense food that nourishes your body and allows it to function the way it was designed/evolved to.<br /><br />This is the sticking point for anyone that denounces "Paleo" as a "cult" or a "fad."<br /><br />Losing weight is only incidental...indeed, one could follow the tenets of the Paleo diet with the specific goal of gaining weight.<br /><br /><i>I have actually done this experiment (unintentionally) several times. I used to travel to another country for periods of 3-4 months for work and would eat very little during a high stress period. I remember doing this when I believed in low-carb and before I believed in low carb.</i><br /><br />Duh. There's another word for a long period of caloric defecit:<br /><br />STARVATION.<br /><br />Why Yes, Starvation DOES lead to weight loss! Who'd of thunk it? Do you know what else has been scientifically proven? How the body responds to starvation. You may have heard of the conventional term for those results: Yo Yo dieting. You even have a role model for how this works: Oprah Winfrey.<br /><br /><i>Back in the States, I was invariably fat when on low-carb.</i><br /><br />Wrong argument. I'm not referring to "low-carb." When I say "Paleo Diet" I'm talking about eating traditional, natural foods that are nutritious, while avoiding natural foods that are harmful (like the lectins, phytates and gluten found in many grains) in addition to un-natural, industrially manufactured, and highly processed garbage foods (hydrogenated vegetable oils). <br /><br />Nevertheless, if your argument is that "caloric deficit" is "scientifically proven," than why do you feel the need to present your own anecdotal experience?<br /><br />Furthermore, do you understand that you're presenting your anecdotal experience to a guy whose own anecdotal experience is the precise opposite of yours, and who has linked to the anecdotal stories of literally hundreds of other people who experienced the same results following the Paleo diet?<br /><br /><br /><i>Eventually I was forced to simply confront reality and accept the truth that the only thing that matters is calories.</i><br /><br />True - if the only thing you are trying to do is lose weight in the short term by starving your body.Keoni Galtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-48070876192242900842012-01-15T09:12:10.771-08:002012-01-15T09:12:10.771-08:00How about I eat 3000 calories of meat, egg, cheese...<i> How about I eat 3000 calories of meat, egg, cheese and veggies sauteed in butter every day for a month.<br /><br /> You eat 2500 calories of twinkies, cookies, crackers, cake, soda, ice cream and candy every day for a month.<br /><br /> We can both follow the exact same exercise regimen, with you eating 500 calories less than I.<br /><br /> What does logic and scientific inquiry lead you to understand what would happen where we to conduct such an experiment?<br /><br /><br />No response yet.</i><br /><br />Allow me to make a clear response.<br /><br />Unequivocally and without any doubt whatsoever, you would lose more fat eating the lower calorie high sugar and high carb diet.<br /><br />To date, the only scientifically proven way to lose weight that has been repeatedly successful in experiments is to create a calorie deficit. Nothing else has been proven scientifically to have an impact on fact loss.<br /><br />I have actually done this experiment (unintentionally) several times. I used to travel to another country for periods of 3-4 months for work and would eat very little during a high stress period. I remember doing this when I believed in low-carb and before I believed in low carb. <br /><br />Each time, I lost the same amount of fat and achieved the same body definition. The composition of my diet simply made no difference. Back in the States, I was invariably fat when on low-carb. Eventually I was forced to simply confront reality and accept the truth that the only thing that matters is calories.<br /><br />But it's an unsexy truth, isn't it? No glamor in so simple a thing. <br /><br />For any who are interested, BTW, check out the Adonis Index community - it showcases a bunch of guys who got ripped while eating anything they wanted, lots of sugary and desserts, while simply reducing their calorie intake and going to the gym.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-57402795218836610222012-01-14T14:14:20.357-08:002012-01-14T14:14:20.357-08:00Actually, it was a movie, starring George Clooney,...Actually, it was a movie, starring George Clooney, which came out in theatres just before Christmas.<br /><br />In a few months, it should be available for rent / download... Worth seeing, IMO.Will S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02714519301979594160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-30537771781895755372012-01-14T10:24:25.306-08:002012-01-14T10:24:25.306-08:00I hear ya Alte, many of the critics of paleo alway...I hear ya Alte, many of the critics of paleo always focus on "weight loss" as the be all end all of the debate. I think the steady, day long energy levels is the biggest change I experienced. I used to have to take a nap every single day about an hour and a half after lunch, and I felt groggy and tired after the nap.<br /><br />Will - never saw that show. I'll have to check it out. <br /><br />Sean - Funny you should ask, yesterday was the first time I had a Tatuaje corona. Good smoke. My fav's are Padron, El Rey Del Mundo, Partigas, and Arturo Fuente. I don't smoke one every day. Some days, I skip breakfast and fast until dinner. I can't handle smoking cigars on an empty stomach.Keoni Galtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-23965782052732662002012-01-12T10:59:02.473-08:002012-01-12T10:59:02.473-08:00Keoni,
First of all, congratulations on the consi...Keoni,<br /><br />First of all, congratulations on the consistent employment. Take care of your bank accounts: we'll wait. <br /><br />Second, what kind of cigars do you smoke at lunch? I'm a cigar smoker too, and I love Fuente, Tatuaje, Carlos Torano, and Avo cigars, to name a few. <br /><br />Finally, how do I get a private message to you?Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-41166800110897700972012-01-12T10:33:29.112-08:002012-01-12T10:33:29.112-08:00Glad to hear you're not quitting, Keoni.
Here...Glad to hear you're not quitting, Keoni.<br /><br />Here's a possible idea for a blog post for you: did you see "The Descendents"? What did you think of it?<br /><br />(For my part, I enjoyed it, even if was just an ABC-after-school-special-type-family-drama that just happened to be set in Hawaii, and involve a bit of Hawaiian history and politics. Plus the soundtrack was killer, what with all the great Hawaiian music.)Will S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02714519301979594160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-3666885701061434992012-01-12T09:51:14.341-08:002012-01-12T09:51:14.341-08:00I lost my mojo with paleo. I used to have these su...I lost my mojo with paleo. I used to have these sugar spikes where I'd work feverishly on numerous blog posts, sometimes pumping out two or three in a sitting. Now I just sort of meander around the interwebs and occasionally write up a blurb. I just can't get as excited about it anymore, so I'm with you there.<br /><br />That said, I'm much more even-tempered and productive IRL now. My house has never been so neat, the food has never been so good, and my behind has never been so tight. Eh... blogging. I'll get around to it eventually.<br /><br />;-)Altehttp://www.traditionalchristianity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-45587842458129490262012-01-12T09:04:27.027-08:002012-01-12T09:04:27.027-08:00LOL
Thanks for the well wishes folks...not quitti...LOL<br /><br />Thanks for the well wishes folks...not quitting at all. Just saying I no longer have as much opportunity to blog as frequently as I used to. I still read everyone else's blogs everyday, and will still comment here and elsewhere while I have my morning coffee and get ready to head back out to work. <br /><br />But coming up with new blog posts just takes too much time...time that I don't really have as much of anymore. I'm working three different jobs now.<br /><br />Ironically, I'm also making more money than I have at my old white collar job for the past 3 years, so in terms of financially, I am doing better.Keoni Galtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-66498185664975485102012-01-12T08:38:48.048-08:002012-01-12T08:38:48.048-08:00I'm new here and thus fear that you aren't...I'm new here and thus fear that you aren't joking about suspending the blogging as I enjoy immensely and have learned so much in so little time I would hate to see you go. AND, it looks like I had it all wrong. I thought this was such a great blog BECAUSE you had had some drinks, were relaxing, and work hard to support your family!<br /><br />PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-52048112635615843952012-01-12T08:33:01.652-08:002012-01-12T08:33:01.652-08:00Living the dream, eh brother? Good on you; you ju...Living the dream, eh brother? Good on you; you just gave me my first smile of the day.<br /><br />I'll wait patiently, you're on my RSS feed.Aurinihttp://www.staresattheworld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-44318259910429321192012-01-12T08:26:23.845-08:002012-01-12T08:26:23.845-08:00We would miss you badly. You are one of the best m...We would miss you badly. You are one of the best men on the face of this planet :)Deansdalehttp://deansdale.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-11288973661344212152012-01-12T07:12:52.939-08:002012-01-12T07:12:52.939-08:00I have fond memories of the winter I spent in Hawa...I have fond memories of the winter I spent in Hawaii 27 years ago. (I'm 55 now)<br /><br />I too, developed a powerful love of cold beer and by the time I relocated (to Alaska) it was getting out of hand.<br /><br />For me, the solution was to substitute weightlifting and pushups for other addictive behaviors. Now I'm the strongest geezer in the gym, and can do 600 plus pushups in an hour.<br /><br />Give it a shot if you get too soggy from all the brew. <br /><br />Tip number two. Non-alcoholic beer tastes good too. <br /><br />Enjoyed you blog while it lasted.Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-57804258627128829282012-01-12T05:52:52.658-08:002012-01-12T05:52:52.658-08:00Take care and be well, Keoni.Take care and be well, Keoni.Elspeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/17495546895657214080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-54833955818996865862012-01-12T05:30:19.708-08:002012-01-12T05:30:19.708-08:00You know, that time of day one looks forward too w...<i>You know, that time of day one looks forward too while laboring for hours under the sun's radiant heat: BEER:30 PM</i><br /><br />I like that - BEER:30 PM - haha.<br /><br />A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.Carnivorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452340825974303142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-76969055167158163912012-01-12T03:11:17.544-08:002012-01-12T03:11:17.544-08:00I hope you're not pau with the blog, Brah...I hope you're not pau with the blog, Brah...MarkyMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710045100037253902noreply@blogger.com