Shooting in Tucson.

This story has really touched everyone I know. The shooting of Gabrielle Giffords and several others outside of a Safeway in Tucson, Arizona has been all over the news the last few days. Jared Lee Loughner, 22, is facing federal charges in the attack. Gabrielle Giffords survived the shooting and is responding well to medical treatments, an amazing feat considering she was shot in the head. While it seems Giffords may make a recovery, the nation is still mourning the loss of several others. One loss in particular has really saddened the nation, even President Obama couldn't help but get teary eyed when speaking about her. She is 9 year old Christina Green. She attended the event with a neighbor, the neighbor survived but she did not.

Ted Williams made me cry.

What a ridiculous story. What an amazing story. What a story. A homeless man named Ted Williams is getting a second chance at life. They say he has a golden voice and I can't say that I disagree. He was discovered just a few days ago by Columbus Dispatch. Now, he's all over the Internet. Ted has received job offers from several radio stations and even the Cleveland Cavaliers. Yes, the Cleveland Cavaliers! Click on the link below to read more and to watch the video. You really have to watch the video to understand why people are going nuts for Mr. Ted Williams.





http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/amplifier/51933/golden-voiced-homeless-man-captivates-internet/

Eat Twinkies & Lose Weight

Did you hear? You can eat Twinkies and still lose weight. It turns out, it's not what you eat but how much of it.

This story is all over the internet. You can find all the details here http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html

Before you go clicking on any links, let me give you the scoop. An overweight Kansas State Professor put himself on a calorie restricted diet. Sounds pretty normal so far, right? Well, here's the catch, the calories may have been restricted to about 1,800 a day but he did NOT restrict what kind of food he ate. So, he ate a lot of twinkies, one of every 3 hours to be exact. He also munched on Doritos, oreos and cereal. Now, this is where it gets really weird, he lost 27 lbs, and lowered his body mass index (BMI) from nearly 29, to under 25 in just 2 months! Not only did he lose weight but his LDL cholesterol and triglycerides went down, while protective HDL (the good stuff) cholesterol went up.

This may be surprising to most but I have to say, I already tried this type of diet and it does indeed work. Although, I didn't go the Twinkie route, I did cut my calories while still eating all my favorite foods! I lost 24lbs in 3 months. I ate out on a regular basis but restricted my calories to about 1,200 a day.

I guess you don't have to eat lettuce and carrots to lose weight. You just have to cut calories and watch your portions!

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