Comments for Itsonlybarney http://itsonlybarney.com Learning about Jesus, WordPress, Fitness & Photography Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Custom Post Type with Custom Fields by Mel http://itsonlybarney.com/custom-post-type-with-custom-fields/#comment-37 Mel Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:08:50 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=620#comment-37 Thank you, thank you, thank you! You are the only person that I have found that showed how you add the code to the front end. Thank you, thank you, thank you! You are the only person that I have found that showed how you add the code to the front end.

]]> Comment on Cliques in Church by Andrew http://itsonlybarney.com/cliques/#comment-15 Andrew Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:11:04 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=134#comment-15 Thanks for commenting Kimmer. My previous church was a tad like that, I had people who would claim to be "friends" with my wife and I, but we were the last to hear places and parties they hosted, yet when we did manage to hang around them, they were the best "friends" with us. It is very hard to not take that kind of thing personally, we are only human, but I definitely feel your pain. I certainly find the best way to deal with it is to pray that God will show the cliques in the church that what they are doing is the wrong thing to do Thanks for commenting Kimmer.

My previous church was a tad like that, I had people who would claim to be “friends” with my wife and I, but we were the last to hear places and parties they hosted, yet when we did manage to hang around them, they were the best “friends” with us.

It is very hard to not take that kind of thing personally, we are only human, but I definitely feel your pain. I certainly find the best way to deal with it is to pray that God will show the cliques in the church that what they are doing is the wrong thing to do

]]> Comment on Cliques in Church by Kimmer http://itsonlybarney.com/cliques/#comment-14 Kimmer Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:26:21 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=134#comment-14 My church has a couple of cliques. My family was welcomed with open arms when we first started and then slowly things went downhill. The "clique" invited us a few times and then started leaving us out more and more. They even had a wedding shower for a couple in the clique to which they did not invite our family even though my family had thrown showers for other church members in the past. When we asked about it they said "dont take it personally". Seriously???? Just how SHOULD we take it? They all go out to eat together after church on Sunday and never ask anyone else to go with them. My family is dealing with it but it still upsets us at times. My church has a couple of cliques. My family was welcomed with open arms when we first started and then slowly things went downhill. The “clique” invited us a few times and then started leaving us out more and more. They even had a wedding shower for a couple in the clique to which they did not invite our family even though my family had thrown showers for other church members in the past. When we asked about it they said “dont take it personally”. Seriously???? Just how SHOULD we take it? They all go out to eat together after church on Sunday and never ask anyone else to go with them. My family is dealing with it but it still upsets us at times.

]]> Comment on Cliques in Church by Charlene http://itsonlybarney.com/cliques/#comment-13 Charlene Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:25:25 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=134#comment-13 Yes! I have seen the church that I had attended with my family for the the past decade suddenly become taken over by cliques. I see the stereotypical "Gossipy Church Lady" types working their damage and treating church as more of a social club rather than the solemn and holy place it "should" be. I have actually stopped attending and have been trying to get plugged into the local "megachurch" instead. I too used to be wary of megachurches, but now I'm actually drawn to them because their largeness and diversity would mean it would be impossible for one tiny group of queen bees or power families to take it over. Yes! I have seen the church that I had attended with my family for the the past decade suddenly become taken over by cliques. I see the stereotypical “Gossipy Church Lady” types working their damage and treating church as more of a social club rather than the solemn and holy place it “should” be. I have actually stopped attending and have been trying to get plugged into the local “megachurch” instead. I too used to be wary of megachurches, but now I’m actually drawn to them because their largeness and diversity would mean it would be impossible for one tiny group of queen bees or power families to take it over.

]]> Comment on The Slow-Carb Diet by Angella Quenzer http://itsonlybarney.com/the-slow-carb-diet/#comment-36 Angella Quenzer Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:29:19 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=519#comment-36 Outstanding post, you have pointed out some superb points , I likewise think this s a very fantastic website. Outstanding post, you have pointed out some superb points , I likewise think this s a very fantastic website.

]]> Comment on Protein Seems to be the Key by Finchy http://itsonlybarney.com/protein-seems-to-be-the-key/#comment-35 Finchy Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:56:50 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=514#comment-35 I think getting hung up on things like concentrating on eating protein (or carbs or vegies or whatever) in an effort to lose weight is not the ideal way to go about it. It may help, but it also may be counterproductive long term. When I lost a lot of weight (13kgs) and maintained most of that for about 4 years (before finally getting slack and going back to eating crap) the thing that worked for me was just a mindset that the only thing that would work for me was if I eat less rubbish, Whilst I am (like you) a methodical, numbers person, the art of calculating points on weightwatchers is fun but I can see that it would quickly become tedious and I'd get slack with counting because it would bore me. I prefer to go to the fridge/cupboard/shop and then think "is there a less fatty or smaller option". It doesn't restrict me to any particular food, but If I am serious about weight loss, I find I make good choices and if I am not serious, I usually don't even ask myself the question...so if I was on a more formal diet I'd have failed anyway. The more restrictive the diet is, the more likely it is to fail - mainly because being told that I have to eat specific foods gets right up my nose. As a side note, for lunches I would get a Subway footlong from the "<6g of Fat" range and avoid the cheese and sauces. I then forced myself to then eat only half of it and leave the second half till later in the afternoon when I was actually hungry again. After a few weeks of that, I found that I got used to eating less, and could usually leave the second half until lunch the next day. (And not eating Chicken, Chips and Gravy with a Coke for lunch makes a big difference.) And 1 kg in a week is good. Enjoy it as a small win, and persist! I think getting hung up on things like concentrating on eating protein (or carbs or vegies or whatever) in an effort to lose weight is not the ideal way to go about it. It may help, but it also may be counterproductive long term.

When I lost a lot of weight (13kgs) and maintained most of that for about 4 years (before finally getting slack and going back to eating crap) the thing that worked for me was just a mindset that the only thing that would work for me was if I eat less rubbish, Whilst I am (like you) a methodical, numbers person, the art of calculating points on weightwatchers is fun but I can see that it would quickly become tedious and I’d get slack with counting because it would bore me. I prefer to go to the fridge/cupboard/shop and then think “is there a less fatty or smaller option”. It doesn’t restrict me to any particular food, but If I am serious about weight loss, I find I make good choices and if I am not serious, I usually don’t even ask myself the question…so if I was on a more formal diet I’d have failed anyway. The more restrictive the diet is, the more likely it is to fail – mainly because being told that I have to eat specific foods gets right up my nose.

As a side note, for lunches I would get a Subway footlong from the “<6g of Fat" range and avoid the cheese and sauces. I then forced myself to then eat only half of it and leave the second half till later in the afternoon when I was actually hungry again. After a few weeks of that, I found that I got used to eating less, and could usually leave the second half until lunch the next day. (And not eating Chicken, Chips and Gravy with a Coke for lunch makes a big difference.)

And 1 kg in a week is good. Enjoy it as a small win, and persist!

]]> Comment on Protein Seems to be the Key by Ben http://itsonlybarney.com/protein-seems-to-be-the-key/#comment-34 Ben Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:11:19 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=514#comment-34 In my experience there has been no one thing that has been key in my own weight loss across the past year. I decided that I needed to loose weight and decided to try and change some small habits rather than ascribe to a radical diet. I decided to eat less, I cut down my dinner portions by about a third then not allowing myself to eat after dinner, I also reduced the amount of fruit I was eating from 4 to 2 pieces a day. Sure I was really hungry at time but it dissappeared after about a week, eating huge amounts now is uncomfortable and I generally feel better for eating a little less anyway. I also started semi regular exercise, both for the physical and psychological benefits. I started by walking a little loop, then started jogging sections of it to raise my heart rate. Now I run sections of it, almost half of it. Going for a run straight after work is a good de-stress measure and also leaves me feeling pyshically and emotionally much better. It also is a disincentive to eat on the way home from work because then I'll have a stitch and get frustrated. Protein is good, and you do feel full fast, but it also digests quicker so you feel hungry again soon. Protien in my opinion should be used as a stop gap while you are building self control. Also make sure you are exercising (even just weights or sit-ups/push-ups) so your body is using the protien you are putting into it. Oh, and my weight seems to naturally fluctuate by 1-1.5kgs across different days, but make sure you weight yourself at the same time each day to more acruately monitor your progress. It'll might take a week or two to show up but it will. My 2c from my own experience In my experience there has been no one thing that has been key in my own weight loss across the past year. I decided that I needed to loose weight and decided to try and change some small habits rather than ascribe to a radical diet.
I decided to eat less, I cut down my dinner portions by about a third then not allowing myself to eat after dinner, I also reduced the amount of fruit I was eating from 4 to 2 pieces a day. Sure I was really hungry at time but it dissappeared after about a week, eating huge amounts now is uncomfortable and I generally feel better for eating a little less anyway.
I also started semi regular exercise, both for the physical and psychological benefits. I started by walking a little loop, then started jogging sections of it to raise my heart rate. Now I run sections of it, almost half of it. Going for a run straight after work is a good de-stress measure and also leaves me feeling pyshically and emotionally much better. It also is a disincentive to eat on the way home from work because then I’ll have a stitch and get frustrated.
Protein is good, and you do feel full fast, but it also digests quicker so you feel hungry again soon. Protien in my opinion should be used as a stop gap while you are building self control. Also make sure you are exercising (even just weights or sit-ups/push-ups) so your body is using the protien you are putting into it.

Oh, and my weight seems to naturally fluctuate by 1-1.5kgs across different days, but make sure you weight yourself at the same time each day to more acruately monitor your progress. It’ll might take a week or two to show up but it will.

My 2c from my own experience

]]> Comment on Protein Seems to be the Key by Andrew http://itsonlybarney.com/protein-seems-to-be-the-key/#comment-33 Andrew Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:28:37 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=514#comment-33 That's the thing, I don't know if I did anything right or not. I'm just wondering if it is a fluctuation, or is actual weight loss. That’s the thing, I don’t know if I did anything right or not. I’m just wondering if it is a fluctuation, or is actual weight loss.

]]> Comment on Protein Seems to be the Key by April broadbere http://itsonlybarney.com/protein-seems-to-be-the-key/#comment-32 April broadbere Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:24:27 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=514#comment-32 So u r doing sOmething right then So u r doing sOmething right then

]]> Comment on Cliques in Church by Andrew http://itsonlybarney.com/cliques/#comment-12 Andrew Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:33:08 +0000 http://itsonlybarney.com/?p=134#comment-12 Thanks for sharing your experience Paul. I don't think I have experienced any cliques like yours, and I hope I never do. Thanks for sharing your experience Paul. I don’t think I have experienced any cliques like yours, and I hope I never do.

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