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RobbyBarbaro.org - Screen Shots Have a Future!

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:54:37 GMT

Hey everyone,

RobbyBarbaro.org is up, but I think I will be making a lot of changes to the site before I begin promoting it. For now, it is simply replacing this blog so people can see what I have to share without any adverstisements.

I have also created a lot of new food consumption screen shots. They can be found on my website by clicking "photos" at the top of the site.

All my best,

Robby

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What Love is Not - February 12th, 2009

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:26:48 GMT

Hey everyone,

I decided to use my Polar heart rate monitor to see how many calories I burned through physical activity. I bike for transportation and I like to get places pretty quickly. So, I spend a lot of time out of the saddle and my heart rate gets pretty high during general commuting. I biked 12 miles yesterday, for a total of 1:45 minutes and the HR monitor said I burned 850 calories. I bike at least 7 miles every day and usually more.

I did some sprints in the football stadium in the morning. That took 50 min, including all the rest and burned 527 calories. In the afternoon, I played 3 pickup basketball games which lasted 1:10 minutes and burned 673 calories. That is a total of 2050 calories burned through physical activity.

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Food Consumption for February 12th, 2009

Click here to see the February Food Consumption Gallery

I would like to share a poem from Kelly Bryson's book, Don't Be Nice, Be Real. This comes from a chapter titled From Fighting Fair to Fun Fighting. The poem is on page 123.

What Love is Not
by Kelly Bryson

Love is not saying "I love you" when your lover is thirsty;
It is giving them a drink.
Love is not hugging your sunburned lover;
It is rubbing them with lotion made of zinc.
Love is not reading her a love poem
When she is trying to go to sleep.
It is giving her your precious absence,
That shows your love runs deep.
So if you love them, you will leave them when they need to rest.
Otherwise you will become a kind of lovers' pest.
If you want to make a mess,
Always say yes.
If you want love go,
Never say no.

All my best,

Robby

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February 11th, 2009 - LanguageOfCompassion.com

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:07:46 GMT

Hey everyone,

Here is a screen shot of for yesterdays food consumption. Click the image to see a larger version.

Food Consumption for February 11th, 2009

I pick up the book Don't Be Nice, Be Real pretty much every day. I really enjoy reading bits and pieces over and over again! I have a new realization each time.

Kelly Bryson's website is LanguageOfCompassion.com. To visit the site, click here.

The home page contains pages 323-328 of the book. There are also 2 audio interviews on the home page and many of the tabs at the top contain useful information. I hope you all enjoy exploring the site. It's not the most beautiful or organized website, but I still enjoyed the time I spend on it.

All my best,

Robby

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February 10th, 2009

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:58:42 GMT

Hey everyone,

I have recieved some useful feedback on the new video. Some people have expressed that it is too long. I am always grateful for feedback. I undrstand that in order to make comments on this blog and YouTube, people must create accounts. So, next time I will provide my email address at the end of the video. My email address is RobbyBarbaro@PathOfHealth.org.

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Food Consumption for February 10th, 2009

To see more Nutridiary you screen shots, click here.

I found the following quote online and I wanted to share it.

“Our worst fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God; your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some of us, it is in everyone; and as we let our own light shine we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

-- Nelson Mandela quoting A Return to Love
by Marianne Williamson

I hope you all have a great day,

Robby

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Produce Inventory - February 9th, 2009

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:32:34 GMT

Hey everyone,

I have created my second video. It is an update of my first video. I have changed the title because a “tour” is something people usually do once or a few times. These videos are not a one time thing. I’ll provide lots of updates. So, the new title for these videos will be “Produce Inventory – Date” until somebody suggests a better idea.

This video also includes a tour of my refrigerator, an average dinner meal analysis, and an example of how I eat my dinner meal.

Until I make a video about RSS feeds (coming soon), I suggest checking this blog daily because this time I am going to make my food consumption screen shots again. The reason is, so people can see how I manage all the food shown in the video. Like, where does it all go, ya know? This will begin tomorrow with a screen shot showing what I ate today.

There are 2 viewing options:

1. Watch the video on this blog by clicking the Play button in the middle of the embedded video.

2. Watch the video on the YouTube site by clicking here.

Watching the video on YouTube will allow people to see all the comments made, and my replies. People can also see some recommended videos on the right side of the YouTube website on related topics.

I hope you enjoy it!

Produce Inventory - February 9th, 2009

Links
Jessicas Organic Farm
Bananas – Namwa, Orinoco, Cardaba, Kofi, Giant Plantain
Sapodilla
Dr. Doug Graham in North Miami on February 21st, 2009

All my best,

Robby

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Fruit Room Tour

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:47:19 GMT

Hey everyone,

Here is my first video.

There are 2 viewing options.

1. Watch the video on this blog by clicking the Play button in the middle of the video.

2. Watch the video on the YouTube site by clicking here.

Watching the video on YouTube will allow people to see all the comments made, and my replies. People can also see some recommended videos on the right side of the YouTube website on related topics.

I hope you enjoy it!

Fruit Room Tour

Relevent Links

Robert Is Here
Going Bananas
Black Sapote Information
Mamey Sapote Information
Heat Treatment of Mangos

All my best,

Robby

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Social Situations

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:37:45 GMT

Hey everyone,

I have so much to share on so many topics, I feel overwhelmed when I think about trying to put it on paper. I just wish I could have somebody follow me around 24/7 with a video camera and then throw the good stuff up on YouTube, LOL

Anyways, I will try to share my experiences/thoughts in regards to social situations with a host of posts on the topic. I think it is most important to point out that what I have to share comes from a place of principles and having a certain mindset, which I am learning through my NVC studies. Succeeding in social situations has more to do with what’s going on in my head, than the actual words that come out of my mouth. It’s about where my consciousness is during the conversation. If it’s not on feelings and needs, I have missed the boat.

So, it’s all about being present with my own feelings and needs first, then the feelings and needs of the people involved.

Not only is every social situation unique, but each conversation at that specific party or what ever is different. So, back to principles which work in a dynamic universe.

Specific tip: In my experience 99% of the people inquiring about my lifestyle are not really interested in learning, they are interested in making sure what they are doing is OK.

There is a whole host of feelings they could be feeling and they are most likely needing to know that they are still respected. Or their need for inclusion might be threatened by me simply living a different lifestyle then them. There is a whole host of possibilities, the point is that if I have my consciousness on what they might be feeling and needing and my desire is to connect with them, then social situations become fun, just like they should be:) It is also, crucial for me to remember that I can’t cause anybody to be happy or sad or mad, I can only stimulate things in them.

Well, that’s all I got for today. If you read or listen to NVC material all that is written above will be expressed more eloquently and make more sense, I guarantee it.

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January Food Consmption Gallery

All my best,

Robby

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Food Consumption Update

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:25:57 GMT

Hey everyone,

I posted a new photo gallery with lots of meal pictures. I haven't been making any Nutridiary screen shots lately. I certainly plan to make more in the future, but probably won't make them forever. Although, maybe one day I will have an assistant who will be willing to help me out with such projects:) Or maybe a person would be willing to do it in exchange for some kind of service. Who knows. The possibilities are endless.

Click the image to see the updated gallery!

Above is a picture of my Christmas dinner on December 25th, 2008.

I think it has yellow peppers, red peppers, orange peppers, roma tomatoes, romaine lettuce, boston lettuce, bibb lettuce and passion fruit.

During exams and over the holidays I missed some meal and snack pictures, but most of them are in the photo gallery.

The main difference you will see in the gallery is that I had durian a few times and recently I have been making a lot of smoothies, which I each like soup.

My streak of rarely using a blender is over. I'll make a post about that in the near future.

I also want to let you all know that RobbyBarbaro.org will ALWAYS take people wherever I want to send them. Right now, it re-directs to this blog. I'm still in the process of setting up my new blog/website. So, if you want to tell anybody about this blog you can just tell them to visit RobbyBarbaro.org or Google my name and they will find me.

I hope you all are well and enjoying the new year!

Robby

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Update

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:35:07 GMT

Hey everyone,

I have been spending lots of time with my family and also reading books/listening to educational audio. I have a habit of reading many books at once, LOL.

A friend and fellow member of the Path Of Health Community, Jim Porter, introduced me to The Dog Listener. Really cool stuff!

http://www.janfennellthedoglistener.com/

I hope you all are enjoying Freeleas blog as much as I am.
http://www.freelea.blogspot.com/

I will make a food consumption post soon.

I also made a trip to Miami to get some fruit, I'll post about that soon.

All my best,

Robby

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Nonviolent Communication Resources

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:00:44 GMT

Hey everyone,

Marshall Rosenberg is the creator of NVC. The book is titeld Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. Marshall has written a few other books on NVC, but the book mentioned above explains all the basics.

Official website for NVC
http://cnvc.org/

Free and paid NVC courses:
http://nvctraining.com/

Marshall talking about the basics of NVC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dpk5Z7GIFs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbgxFgAN7_w&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8fbxPAXBPE&feature=related

Marshal talking about Corporations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvFeY5GXtQo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEXGNui2OQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug5E8HNn2fg&feature=related

Marshall answering questions about all the violence in our world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ-fUVM4Dos

Official NVC Publisher:
http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/

The PathOfHealth Community sponosred a book discussion group and all 10 recordings are available to members of the community.
http://pathofhealth.org/

If you are aware of any other useful NVC resources, please email me at RobbyBarbaro@PathOfHealth.org and I will include them in a future post.

All my best,

Robby

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Don't Be Nice, Be Real

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:29:41 GMT

Hey everyone,

I'm reading a book titled Don't Be Nice, Be Real by Kelly Bryson. It's hard for me to put into words how life transforming Non-Violent Communication has been for me, in regards to my own internal dialog as well as my relationships with others

I have used it a lot in every day situations, with other people, but the greatest transformation has occurred in my dialog with myself. I have a long ways to go. Just like health, there is no "destination" in regards to communication. I can always improve and seek better self-awareness.

Today I want to share a little bit about perfecting selfishness. NVC has helped me to understand that I am a Human with feelings and needs and that my needs are actually a gift to others. I'm not needy, I'm needful. If people didn't have needs then life would be pretty boring because we wouldn't be able to contribute to each others well being. That's the "good stuff" I'll write a post about the "good stuff" in the futre.

In Chapter 2, Kelly talks about perfecting our selfishness.

"Here are some mottoes to help you perfect your selfishness:

Me first and only, in ever situation, at all times.
Ask for 100% of what you want 100% of the time and be prepared to empathize with any response
Never listen to one more word than you want to hear from anyone
You never have to answer anyone's questions, because you are not on trial
Trust that all your needs are gifts to other people
Present your needs as if you were Santa Clause passing out gifts "Ho, ho, ho, you lucky dog, you get to give me a massage, if you'd like."
Develop the willingness to let people you love suffer (not to be confused with making them suffer).
Never let anyone get his/her needs met at your expense. To do so is violence to both of you.
Never do anything to prevent someone from freaking out (except babies under 15 months)
Never give anyone the power to make you give in or rebel."

I will continue to share gems from this book as I go through it and share how it has affected my life.

Kelly Bryson's website is LanguageOfCompassion.com

Some questions Kelly has answered about intimate relationships:
Conscious Loving Advice Column

All my best,

Robby

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1 Exam Left!

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:48:26 GMT

Hey everyone,

I only have one more exam left, then the semester will have officially ended! I have been doing a lot of stretching recently. I believe what Active Isolated Stretching is the most effective method because of it's specificity and respect for the natural stretch reflex of humans.

I'll write more about it in the future, but you can learn a little bit on the official site for AIS stretching:

http://stretchingusa.com/

I hope you all are doing well and prepared to live healthfully throughout the holidays.

If anyone has any questions or any topics they would like me to cover, please send an email to RobbyBarbaro@PathOfHealth.org

All my best,

Robby

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Post for LEI3832 Classmates

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:59:27 GMT

Hey everyone,

Currently, when people visit RobbyBarbaro.org it takes them to a blog. Exactly what the blog is about isn’t very clear.

This blog is about my journey towards health freedom (reversing Type 1 Diabetes).

I will be the first person in the world to have been officially diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic, taken insulin for over 7 years and then became free of insulin without the use of drugs or surgery.

Genuine healthful living can reverse pretty much every disease with few exceptions. To name just a few of the diseases which have been successfully reversed:

Virtually all cancers (liver cancer being the most common exception)
All Cardiovascular Diseases
Type 2 Diabetes
Osteoporosis
Alzheimer’s
Parkinson’s
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Crohs-Colitis
etc……

If you don’t believe me, all you have to do is read a few books, and your mind will be opened up :)

Feel free to ask me questions: RobbyBarbaro@PathOfHealth.org

All my best,

Robby

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Blog Break

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:23:10 GMT

Hey everyone,

OK, after some thinking I came up with an idea. Instead of just being "absent" for random periods of time, I will announce my lack of blogging ahead of time.

I have a clear intention of blogging every day, 365 days a year. Some days will be much shorter than others, but none the less, I want to make a post every day. It's not working out very well right now. It' all good though, it will happen. I just need to learn to be patient with myself.

So, I probably won't have a blog post with updated screen shots until December 12th.

Hopefully this will prevent people from coming here and seeing that it isn't updated. What I really need to do is create crystal clear tutorials on how to use RSS feeds, then you all can have my blog come to you instead of checking all the time.

All my best,

Robby

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Two New Posts & Link to November Gallery

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:14:22 GMT

Hey everyone,

I apologize to all those people who come here regularly looking for a new post. I'm sure you have been disapointed the last week or so. I intend to be much more consistent.

There are two new posts below. They actually have some content, so I think you all might enjoy reading them. Feel free to ask questions.

November food consumption gallery

All my best,

Robby

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Thanksgiving Day, November 27th, 2008

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:12:03 GMT

Hey everyone,

Our second Thanksgiving was at my family’s country club on Thanksgiving Day. So, we simply had to walk about 300 yards to get to the club. My parent’s long time friends Cathy and Vick joined us.

It was a buffet at it was at 3:00. So, I just brought strawberries and blackberries. I did the exact same thing with the black re-usable grocery bag, the glass bowl, the tongs and just kept on re-filling my plate. The photo was taken before we went to the buffet.

My mom told them I was bringing my own food when she made the reservation a long time ago. It was no big deal.

The whole money/politics conversation came up again. I sat in silence during the entire conversation. Then towards the end of the meal my Dad was wondering if I was OK and my mom said the same thing. Then my brother said, “No, he’s just not saying anything because he believes…..” and he basically summarized a lot of stuff. Then Cathy and Vick said they wanted to hear what I had to say, so I went on another rant, LOL.

I simply said I don’t participate in conversations if we aren’t talking about the cause of the problems. Then I started talking about the Federal Reserve System and that was that, LOL. At the end Cathy and Vick were impressed by my passion, knowledge and didn’t disagree with anything I said.

As you can see in my screen shots, my holiday treat has been lots of coconut water. I LOVE coconut water. The water has been delicious!

All my best,

Robby

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Thanksgiving Eve & November 19-26 Screen Shots

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:02:49 GMT

Hey everyone,

Here is my recent food consumption.

November 19th

November 20th

November 21st

November 22nd

November 23rd

November 24th

November 25th

November 26th

My family sort of had two thanksgiving dinners. The first was with my mothers parents. We went to my grandparent’s favorite restaurant. I called the restaurant a few days before. Here is a basic outline of the conversation:

Robby: Hi, my family has a reservation for 6 people. My doctor has me on a special program for healing from diabetes, so I will be bringing my own food, but I am happy to pay a fee for taking up a seat in your restaurant.

Women: Ok, so you have a reservation for 6 with only 5 people eating?

Robby: That’s right.

Women: Does anything needed to be heated up?

Robby: No

Women: I’m sure you’re going to be drinking something, right?

Robby: Ahhhhh, not really….just water. But again, I’m happy to pay a fee for taking up a seat in your restaurant.

Women: (not sounding all that happy) That’s no problem we will see you Wednesday.

Robby: Thanks, have a great day.

I wish I had taken more pictures, but I brought my food in two glass bowls. I prepared the strawberries, tomatoes, and lettuce before we left my house. I brought the food in a nice black re-usable grocery bag. I think it is important not to bring the food in a see through bag or bring it in a plastic bag. That does not look good when you’re waling into a high end restaurant and wearing a suit. The goal is to look like your walking with a gift or something. People do that all the time, so it’s no big deal.

In the bag I had my two large glass bowls full of my food and tongs. So, I asked the waiter for an empty plate and simply kept on filling up my plate using the tongs. I just put the plate on my lap and kept on loading it up.

Here is the best part though. Without going into too much detail, basically the majority of the conversation throughout the evening was about politics and money. Well, I sat in silence most of the time and then at the end I said a lot of stuff. The waiter was walking by and stopped dead in his tracks and listened to what I was saying about the concept of saving money vs. having a good credit rating. He said, “He’s right. I did a lot of research……” I forget exactly what he said, but the point is he stopped dead in his tracks to share his opinion when nobody at our table even asked him. Then the last thing he said before he walked away was. “He’s smart. I commend him.”

I wonder if he put it together...….the only person at the table eating health foods was the one who said some fairly intelligent stuff about money. LOL

High Fives,

Robby

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Monday & Tuesday, November 17 & 18, 2008

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:55:50 GMT

Hey everyone,

I have so much stuff in my head that I want to write on this blog. I feel really disappointed when I think about the lack of writing I have been doing. It's all good though. I'll get it out sooner than later. Right now I'm just taking care of higher priority items.

"Robby, what happened to yoga in the mornings?"

Nobody actually asked me that question, but I'm going to answer it. I started writing a long answer a few days ago and realized that what I was writing needs to separated into different posts. So, in short, I need rest more than I need the yoga. I was waking up to an alarm clock to make it work with my class schedule. I'll get back into yoga sooner or later because it is something I know will improve my life immensely.

My exercise lately has consisted of basketballs games, running and stretching at random times throughout the day. A few minutes here and there ads up and I can feel a difference.

Food consumption for Monday, November 17th, 2008
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November food consumption gallery

All my best,

Robby

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Sunday, November 16th, 2008

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:48:25 GMT

Hey everyone,

As I am sure you all noticed, the image I said was click-able on yesterdays post was not click-able and I bet some you noticed there wasn't a signature at the end of the post either. Sometimes this blogging software doesn't do what I would like it to do, and then when I try to fix the issue, things only get worse, LOL. No worries though, this blog will be moving soon :)

I had the pleasure of eating Kane The Plantain yesterday. It was perfectly ripe and well worth the 23 day wait! Click the image to see a larger version.

The gallery is now complete!

Food consumption for Sunday, November 16th, 2008
November food consumption gallery

All my best,

Robby

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November 13, 14 & 15, 2008

http://robertbarbaro.gaia.com — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:31:23 GMT

Hey everyone,

I will most likely be eating Kane The Plantain this afternoon. So, after 22 days you all will get to see the inside of a ripe plantain. If you blend a few ripe plantains without water, it has the consistency of peanut butter and tastes like peanut butter! No joke, try it :)

Kane The Plantain Day 22
Kane The Plantain Gallery

Food Consumption
November Gallery
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Friday, November 14th, 2008

Saturday, November 15th, 2008
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