The Magic Bus Trip

Karen G

And meet me on the other side.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hdx9JjzDfo

Not the original, but still sounds good.

Anyways, on to my journal. I figured this would be the best place on the Bus to park my baggage. I tend to be a bit of a whiner, but I hope I can throw enough humor and sarcasm in to make it an easy read. Happy

All this exercise is kicking my ass. I lift weights and do a tiny bit of intervals with a trainer 3x/week, and I just started a yoga class last night. The yoga class on Wed. falls smack in between my Tues and Thurs workouts, and this is going to take some getting used to. Last night when I went, I was still a little sore from Tues, this morning I was more sore, and really dragging butt. After this morning's workout, I may be completely immobile by tomorrow am.

The good news is that I believe I need smaller underwear. Thoughout my workout this morning, I spent most of my recovery time trying to discreetly pick my underwear out of my ass. Shock

Ok, there really is no way to do that discreetly, so I'm sure everyone noticed.
LOL

I've lost a few lbs on ZC, so I will keep it up. But I'm going to add fish, shell fish, and eggs back in soon. I'm taking my kids on vacation in a few weeks and I need more options for eating out. Or maybe not, depending on how my taxes come out. Roll Eyes

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Lynne · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject:

hi and welcome to the bus.
i'm enjoying watching your ZC experiment.
i wanted to add...
your nails and hair are going to start growing like weeds!
can't figure out if it's because of the lack of caffeine and calcium is being absorbed once again.. or if it's cutting out all the carbs that has done it..
but that will be the next thing you can watch!!!!

good luck, enjoy the journey, and congrats on the new journal!

Lynne
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Manaloa · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:52 pm Post subject:

OMG Lynne! I thought it was just me. My nails grow like some mad science experiment!

Looking forward to hearing more from you Karen!!
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Lynne · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:44 pm Post subject:

i have begun cutting my nails with scissors.. it's a waste of time to file them.
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Billi-Jean · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:29 pm Post subject:

Welcome to Journaland Karen! Sunny

Look forward to sharing your journey, wining and all! Wine

Karen G · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:32 pm Post subject:

Hey Lynne and Manaloa, thanks for stopping by. That is great news about hair/nails. My hair has always grown painfully slow. My last two haircuts were Jan. 2009 and May 2008. I usually can go about 6 months in between and have the same growth someone else would have in 2 months. Ugh.

Manaloa - thanks for the tip about ground beef. I find it easier to eat than steaks sometimes. I think I'm going to pick up some ground pork and start eating that, too.

I'm going out tonight - WooHoo! I rarely get out. No alcohol for me Sad

but I'm meeting a good friend, and it should be fun. Devil

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Manaloa · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:07 am Post subject:

Tip? what tip? what did i say? I think I'm going senile.

Have fun tonight!!
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Karen G · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:55 pm Post subject:

Karen G · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:57 pm Post subject:

Karen G · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:52 pm Post subject:

I've been humming this song all day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCIw4gc6G8Q&feature=related

It's one of those songs that just reaches in and tugs at my heart. I think that most people can relate to the lyrics in this song at one point or another in their life, so I thought I'd post it.

Today was a rough day. I was tired from staying up too late last night, and work was, well just one of those days... I don't have my kids tomorrow, so I should be able to get some stuff caught up.

I will spend tonight cleaning up my house, which has been really neglected lately. I figure there aren't enough hours in the day to get all excited about getting every little thing done, but that catches up with me after a while. So I'll put away the deep ballads and put my headphones on and kick some ass.

I wore a pair of jeans that were still too small about a month ago when I tried them on, so that was a good thing. If I hadn't run out of clean laundry, I never would have tried them on. I guess my horrible housekeeping pays off once in a while. LOL

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Karen
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Manaloa · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:27 am Post subject:

Billi-Jean · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:43 am Post subject:

Dean · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:44 am Post subject:

Tina, same thing for me with soft boiled eggs and butter. Quick and easy to make. Wink

It was a long time ago, but, I too remember those microwave dinner days. LOL

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Karen G · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject:

OMG I slept way to long today. I have got to start using an alarm clock on weekends. I hate alarm clocks. I hate being jolted out of sleep like that. But I sleep like a corpse, so it's the only thing that wakes me up. I've tried the alarms that use soft nature sounds to wake you up, I sleep right through them.

I didn't get the house cleaned last night. I ended up on the phone for work until after 8, so I just said to hell with it and watched a movie and went to bed.

At least I have all day today. I'll clean for a couple hours and then see where I'm at. I have to do something while waiting for the laundry to get done so I have something to wear today anyways. I have to be at the gym at 6:30, so maybe I'll go into work tomorrow am before my kids get home. But then I have to set an alarm...

I have to get to the grocery store today. Running out of meat...

This song always gets me moving when I have stuff to get done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFaT69CyyKU&feature=related
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Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to loose - Recorded by Janis Joplin

Karen G · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 1:58 pm Post subject:

Ugh... Daylight savings. Totally pisses me off. I should have stayed in AZ long ago when I had the chance.

I went to the grocery store. I hate grocery shopping. I hate carrying all the stuff in the house when I get home. Yup, I'm lazy. Trying to get past that... so now I hate the grocery store because it's filled with carby crap. I was having ginormous cravings yesterday, and went to the grocery store after the gym. I did my usual bee line to the meat department, and then went to get the rest of the stuff I needed. I had to walk down the cookie aisle to get to the spices. And past the coffee to get to the deodorant. Assholes. I swear I almost picked up a package of oreos and licked it. I did sniff several packages of coffee. That stuff is like crack. A friend of mine has this saying... "Butch it up, Sally." So I kept telling myself, Butch it up, Sally. Stop being such a pussy and go home. Eventually I did. But only after I sniffed everthing in the damn store that I wasn't going to buy. I must have looked like a total freak, walking throught the store with a cart full of meat and smelling everything with sugar in it. Shock

So today I will implement the denial technique. Every time I'm having a craving, I will tell myself, you are not having a craving. Like that even has a chance of working. LOL

Ok, enough whining. I gotta take a shower and go to work, now that the time sucking bastards left me with one less hour. Ben Franklin's on my shit list today.
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jeff · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:04 pm Post subject:

Dean · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject:

That's one nice thing about owning a large freezer and eating only meat and eggs and dry seasoning. Eggs keep a long time, but that is typically the one thing I have to go get fairly often, like every other week. Wink

I am not one to like any type of shopping. Being a modern consumer is just not in my nature. I've often considered seeing how long I could go without ever going near a grocery store. I could buy animals directly from local farmers, and often have, and I am planning on raising chickens for meat and eggs, with some friends in the country. I think this is doable, and may end up being a Challenge in the Ward for me in the near future. Yup

Karen, it feels good to bitch sometimes, doesn't it? As long as you can laugh at the whole thing afterwards and not internalize the shit, I think it is very therapeutic to get this out and not carry it around with you. WTG on resisting the temptation to cave. Cravings suck, don't they? Being exposed to your drugs of choice is a hard one, huh?. We are all so constantly exposed to the carbage in this world, aren't we? Stay strong, Sally. Cool

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When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
- Jimi Hendrix

Every day you'll see the dust
Never get off the Bus!

Karen G · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:04 pm Post subject:

Karen G · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:07 pm Post subject:

Karen G · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:32 pm Post subject:

Wierd, I was in the middle of typing about how beautiful the trees look in the freezing rain, and I lost power for just a second there. The wind is really picking up.

The trees are just mesmerizing. All the branches are encapsulated in ice, and a thousand tiny icicles are starting to form. I tried to take a picture, but the view from my front door doesn't do it justice. And I'm not going out there right now, it's pouring and the branches are flying off the trees.

This isn't my tree, but it looks just like it:

It's a good afternoon to grab a book and a blanket.

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Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to loose - Recorded by Janis Joplin

Dean · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject:

That poor little birdie looks cold. Sad

You Wisconsinites have it made, don't ya? LOL

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When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
- Jimi Hendrix

Every day you'll see the dust
Never get off the Bus!

jeff · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:11 pm Post subject:

Karen G · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:18 am Post subject:

Karen G · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:19 am Post subject:

Dean · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:30 am Post subject:

jeff, tell the governor that you wanna see that on the next batch of license plates. Wink

Wisconsin
Cow Cum Capitol of the World

That's sorta catchy! LOL

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When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
- Jimi Hendrix

Every day you'll see the dust
Never get off the Bus!

Karen G · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:30 am Post subject:

Something amazing just happened. I think found a cure for my cravings. At least it worked today...

Precursor to this story: my kids eat carbs.

So I made hamburgers for dinner. Threw out the moldy hamburger buns this am, so they were stuck with bread (although I always give them to option not to eat it). As I was putting the bread on their plates, all I could think about was taking that whole loaf of bread and making butter sandwiches, and pigging out. The smell really knocked my on my ass. But I didn't eat any.

While eating my hamburger, all I could think about was the bread. I even ate in the next room so I wouldn't have to look at it. It was definitely the worst craving I've had in the last week.

And then I remembered, my rack is getting smaller. Yes, I'm talking about my boobs. Shock

The girls are my best reference for weight loss. They don't fluctuate randomly, and my mid-section does, and I don't hold any water weight there, as I do in my feet/ankles/hands/wrists. But they definitely stay in proportion with the rest of my body. When I gain, they grow. When I lose, they shrink. And just this morning I was thinking that I will need new bras in a week or two if I continue to lose.

Bread craving disappeared. Almost instantly. Happy

So... when I have a craving, all I have to do is feel myself up a little, and it will go away. Devil

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Dean · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:37 am Post subject:

Does it work the same when paleoman does it? Wink

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When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
- Jimi Hendrix

Every day you'll see the dust
Never get off the Bus!

Karen G · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:42 am Post subject:

Steve J · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:42 am Post subject:

Dean · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:54 am Post subject:

Steve,

I don't wanna hijack Karen's journal, but, since it is a tradition around here, what the hell. Wink

I've got a frost-free upright freezer that is the same size as an apartment size fridge (the one's with the freezer up top). It allows me to stock up on all kinds of great deals, including big turkeys. I have used it many times to get bulk meat from local farmers. I would get a quarter or half animal, and sometimes a whole animal, like a pig. Some of the best meat I've ever had came from those farms. I would also get nearly free deer meat. I have paid for my freezer several times over with all the savings on meat. For a carnivore, it's definitely worth the investment. Yup

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When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
- Jimi Hendrix

Every day you'll see the dust
Never get off the Bus!

Karen G · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:04 am Post subject:

No worries about threadjacking. After all, not everyone wants to talk about me feeling myself up. LOL

I only have the freezer that's on the other side of my fridge. I would like to get another one, but have nowhere to put it, and I don't know if my electrical system can handle something else that runs constantly. But that's another story for another time.

I'm planning to start getting my meat from a meat market nearby. It's a little more expensive, but fresher cuts, and I've heard that they have good sales. Then I won't have to walk down the cookie aisle in the grocery store as often. Happy

It would be nice to have more freezer space for stocking up.
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Dean · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:12 am Post subject:

Karen, you mentioned a basement. Perhaps you can get a chest freezer that you can have down there. They come in pretty small sizes. You can get good deals on craigslist.

Great idea on going to the meat market. I get a lot of cuts that are cheaper and a LOT better from the large meat processor a couple miles away. Their meat counter is HUGE and there is ONLY meat in that place! No cookies to lick! Wink

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When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
- Jimi Hendrix

Every day you'll see the dust
Never get off the Bus!

Karen G · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:54 am Post subject:

y0u · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:00 am Post subject:

Karen G · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:14 am Post subject:

Dean · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:25 am Post subject:

You guys must have very happy meat men in your towns! Devil

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When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
- Jimi Hendrix

Every day you'll see the dust
Never get off the Bus!

Karen G · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:27 am Post subject:

Karen G · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:29 am Post subject:

y0u · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:30 am Post subject:

Dean · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:38 am Post subject:

Well, come to think about it, I always wondered why those meat men seemed so content with their jobs! Wink

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When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
- Jimi Hendrix

Every day you'll see the dust
Never get off the Bus!

Karen G · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:42 am Post subject:

It's because they have very loyal customers... Devil

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y0u · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:43 am Post subject:

AND...they get paid! LOL

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Dean · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:24 am Post subject:

Hmmm... paid AND laid! Devil

Maybe I should reconsider my profession afterall. Wink

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When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
- Jimi Hendrix

Every day you'll see the dust
Never get off the Bus!

jeff · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:38 pm Post subject:

jeff · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:43 pm Post subject:

Karen G · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:29 pm Post subject:

Karen G · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:07 am Post subject:

So this CKD thing takes some planning, I'm finding. That would be planning to not buy so much stuff to eat on carb up day that it is all staring you down the rest of the week. But I made it through the first few days of cravings, and it's getting better already. My kids better eat the bananas pretty soon, cuz there is no way I'm making banana bread with them when they get too ripe!

I bought a sport bra today for yoga. Buying a sport bra when you are big is not easy. Hell, getting one on when you are big is a workout in itself. LOL

There are websites you can order the larger ones from, but my luck is they won't fit and I'll have to send them back. So I went to walmart for one. It's a bit too small, but it's not like I have to jump around or anything. I hope it works, because I don't want to try to hold a downward dog position while feeling my boobs slip right up out of the top of my regular bra again. There are only so many times you can break the pose to readjust before you start to draw attention to yourself. Roll Eyes

So off to do laundry and watch a little tv and then to bed early. Long day tomorrow, lots of driving.
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y0u · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:32 am Post subject:

I am going to be so happy when my boobs shrink more. I am a DD and it just aint right! I know that men love em..but the fuckers get in the way...a nice C would be just fine.

I wanna be the president of the Itty Bitty Titty Committee!! Grin

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Karen G · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:39 am Post subject:

I couldn't have said it better. Wink

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Lynne · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject:

These DDD's dream of being perky B's...
in my next life...

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