Asia and I had a pumpkin carving contest today. I will
not say who made the nerdy looking one but it was all I could do to save her...
Um, "my" pumpkin after somebody went and made a mess of the initial
idea... When she, errr, "I"... Oh, never mind... Laughs...
Whew,
well, lots of baseball news and the biggest announcement is Barry Bonds trainer
admitting what I posted right here ages ago: The man is using drugs not detected
by standard testing. Way to go Barry, that's great news for the little kids out
there... Besides that, things are moving along with everything else (our decision
to move to Utah near my warehouse and manufacturing plant), but there isn't much
to report. We have mostly been laying low. I was asked by plenty of the readers
whether or not we would be at the Olympia convention over the weekend. The answer
is no. Sorry, I have a pregnant woman on my hands but the good news is, next year...
Next year we will be there... With a booth... With celebrity friends from the
industry... And plenty of surprises including my wife there to greet her fans...
Unless she changes her mind... Speaking of my pregnant wife, a lot of you have
asked to see if she has doubled in size and what a woman married to me might look
like at nearly 6 months of baby baking... Here you go, the love of my life:
October
24, 2004:
Hey! Our cat "Stinky" is famous
now! He made the Cat Fancy website! I know, it's not nutrition related, but come
on! It's funny! Click HERE
to see! If you want nutrition, here is an awesome new recipe from client John
Culotta:
"Grass fed ground beef sauté in a bit of extra
virgin olive oil. Add no sugar added tomato sauce, garlic powder, parsley, oregano
and cook for about 4 minutes over medium heat. Add frozen chopped spinach and
a little parmesan cheese. Cook until spinach is well done. Add seasonings until
desired taste. Mix in some Lemons Oil after its done and enjoy!!!! I made this
tonight using 2 1/2 lbs of grass fed meat, and it all GONE!!! My son and daughter
LOVED it!!!"
John also asked what I thought of a particular
colon cleansing herbal product and the answer was simple. Do not let those herbal
cleanses fool you into thinking that they offer all it takes to kill parasites.
You see, the thing is, you want that gross stuff out of you and the best way to
rid yourself of it is a thorough butt flush... A colonic. The internal cleansers
are more of a preventative measure, they keep things from getting worse or building
up, but they do not necessarily do the trick in getting it all out. They do not
pry the old "CRAP" loose is what I am saying! You'll only be half way
done! Either way, our Ultimate Herbal Product contains everything those cleansers
claim to plus about 50 other herbs on top of anyone else's product. Save your
money and get 4 times the product for half the price here.
So
folks, besides your butts, how is the rest of you doing? I also got an email about
vegans: "Don't let the anti-animal foods campaigns fool you. The footage,
info and ads they typically use come from isolated instances, businesses that
have been shut down for what you see, and other propaganda.... Things can always
be better in any industry, sure, but they are hardly like vegan protesters want
you to believe." And they would know! They work for one of the Nation's
largest food manufacturers!
October 19, 2004:
Ok,
it's official, Book Four
is ticking off the Personal Training community. This book has been rejected for
promotion by no less than a dozen organizations because it teaches you the things
they have been stringing you along about to buy their other courses! That's right...
They would rather you pay THEM HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS than buy a measly little 300
page $29.95 book from me... Hey, that's cool... I set out to add to your knowledge,
brush you up, and here, I created another controversy, go figure... I am used
to it... Does it matter? Not really. Why? Well, one of the biggest names in Southern
California Medicine is about to put a stamp of approval on it... Someone who has
more pull than anyone running an organization that's afraid of me, you can bet
on that! And one of the most visible cosmetic surgeons is coming on board as well...
We'll show 'em!
Speaking of medicine..... Keep in mind, the
nutrition industry lies to you time and time again in order to gain your trust.
They not only lie about what is in their products or their other services but
they do so while trying to turn you against conventional medicine and alternative
choices in the process. Understand that while there certainly are plenty of medical
mishaps that go undetected daily, the chances of you remaining healthy are much
greater if you cover all your bases than if resorting to mere vitamins or a certification
alone. Not all medicine is bad. Not all surgeries are unnecessary. Not all alternative
medicine is worth putting time into. And I intend to put my foot down to contest
(cun-test) any organization that says I am wrong. So, to you certifications that
want to bash me, you will pay dearly for those efforts.
October
13, 2004:
It's official, IT IS A GIRL and our baby's
name will be Catalina Lemmon. I know I probably posted that already but we just
reserved the domain name catalinalemmon.com and have decided that if she wants
a middle name, she can pick one herself, but you can eventually see photos galore
of her on an Official Website.... Proud Pappa to be... Don Lemmon... Man, this
is so cool, we had an ultrasound performed today and we cannot wait for this little
girl! We are so excited! Oh, we named her after the place we decided to get married!
To see her face on the ultrasound printout: CLICK
HERE
In other updates, Book
Three now features a diary I wrote using my own daily journal combined with
notes emailed in from various clients. This book walks you through every imaginable
obstacle from day one to day sixty on the Know
How plan.... The amazing thing is that the workouts require NO WEIGHT EQUIPMENT!
It is all Bodylastics & Isometrics
workouts! For more info... CLICK HERE
Book
Four, Don Lemmon's Personal Training Certifications is ready to deliver... Right
now, it is only $19.95... By New Year's... Before Christmas... It will more than
likely TRIPLE in price... For more information... CLICK
HERE
I have also test made new self help hypnosis therapy
CD for those of you having a hard time sticking to your diet, and not just my
diet, but any diet.... We will gauge initial feedback as to whether we will carry
this full time, so let me know what you think... (OFFER ENDED) It was put together
for me by an old friend, Steve G Jones. For more info on him: CLICK
HERE
I am sorry to note that at least for now, there will
be no more monthly newsletters. I may change my mind but instead I think I will
be doing this blog more in depth, starting a message board and then you can come
check those out until I sort things around in my head. There are too many spam
filters blocking the news I send, too many people claiming they haven't gotten
one in months and sending hate mail (which doesn't exactly make me want to send
them anything kind in return) and ironically, I have been mailing the news every
few weeks all summer.... With little positive response... Maybe I can find a service
to do this for me, I am not sure how to handle it.... I know people say a mailing
list is important to remind clients and potential customers about your work so
you make more sales, which we all need to stay afloat either way, however, I also
know I for one am sick of spam. I lose mail daily because my spam filter thinks
the newsletter I signed up with friends is junk. I feel your pain. Blame it on
other SPAM. For the time being, please, just bookmark my site, check back once
a month or weekly, but do not forget me. I will be here posting new items weekly
for you, I promise.
October 7, 2004:
I
was sent a funny video the other day. A clip of a client using the Bodylastics
kit outside... In the rain... Screaming, "I will not miss my workout!"
Funny? Dangerous! The rain storm was during one of Florida's recent hurricanes!
Talk about dedicated, "Anywhere! Anytime!"
Some of
you were confused over last week's offer/sale... We had posted on the home page
that we were putting out a MAIL ORDER ONLY deal but that wasn't clear enough.
Complaints came in from about 12 people, and I am just being honest, MAIL ORDER
means MAIL ORDER not ONLINE ORDER, please pay attention. I love you, but you give
me a hard time every now and again because you fail to read what I post. In order
to assist the folks who get so easily upset, we have changed the wording of special
and also extended the sale to be good online as well but only until the 15th.
If you decide to order via snail mail, please include $5.00 for S&H...
Thank
you by the way for all the kind emails regarding my getting glasses. I am enjoying
the ability to get back to working on the sites, articles, emails, and books full
time again. In case you haven't noticed, we have added 60 new articles to my magazine
sites this week. If I weren't wearing the new specs, my eyes would have caved
in staring at the screen around #3!
Think about something before
you finish your day... It would be impossible to get fat off of clean food, clean
water, 8 hours of sleep and exercising at the most, every other day for 30 minutes
at a shot... So what is holding you back in trying my
program? It's never too late, but it does get harder on the body the longer
you put it off! Climb on board today!
OK folks, I am off to
the beach to snorkel, feed fish, watch sea turtles and get some fun in the sun
with the World's most loved wife... Mine!
October 1,
2004:
What a week... I had to get glasses. I tried
putting it off but 12 to 16 hours a day of answering emails, writing articles,
editing novels, publishing scripts, programs, blah, blah, blah, for the past 8
years... It caught up with me. My wife insisted I go to a doctor like it or not
so I buckled down to please her. I cannot tell you how much better I feel. I was
convinced my eyesight was fine despite the blurred right eye and nothing helping
the migraines. I had this problem before, it came and went and always felt better
after I had a chiropractic adjustment, took a nap or had a good meal but not lately.
Do I feel old now? At first I felt like it meant my body was failing me from age
but it has more to do with abuse. I am a workaholic and I work on a laptop about
8 inches from my eyes.... Stubbornly, I faced the facts and have made a work schedule
that now includes play time, work away from the comp and spending half the day
out of the house on top of using a new computer that seats me 3 feet from the
screen.
In one short week I have come around so much that
I find I can get 16 hours of work done in 5 to 6 hours of time and sometimes less.
I also find I enjoy my work now that I can see again and I have no problem doing
things I once dreaded or put off. To think it is all because of my eyes. Go figure.
The doctor told me no amount of good food, exercise or supplements can fix an
abused eye, only rest and proper eyewear can... I am both convinced and thrilled
with the results plus my wife says I look like the sexiest professor she ever
laid eyes on... So, hey, I win from all angles!
Speaking of
sexy, Asia and I went to one of our favorite dinner spots last night and it happened
to be hosting the big Hawaiian Tropic Swimsuit Contest. Can I just say that I
wish all the girls luck, a long career (career in modeling swimsuits??), happiness,
fame and all that if that is what they want... But just one walk through that
place was enough for me... My wife really is the most beautiful woman I ever knew
and I am the luckiest man in the world to have her love and support. I wish I
could bottle up and sell how I feel about this woman, I really do. The world would
be a better place. Thank you Asia for talking me into getting these goggles. I
can now see without a doubt that you are the most beautiful woman I know. Let's
go make some ginger bread cookies and celebrate your 4th month of pregnancy!
And
here are some tid bits from years gone by...