August or bust, stay on the Bus Carnivore Challenge
Hunter S. Thompson's on the roof
And he's shootin' anything that moos
The Bus is rollin' on down the road
All we wanna do is lose
All that fat from our SAD days in July and June
So pass by every fast food drive-up
And throw that Frankenfood out the window
Stay on the Bus and let's rock and roll
We've got so many places yet to go
Hang on tight and don't lose sight
On the Bus you've got lots of friends
Who will keep you sane and always light
Cuz this trip will never end
kateryna
I'm definitely going to be on the Bus in August.
Just want to see how July turns out stat wise.
Kim
I have pretty much stayed on the Bus in June and July
Kim
Forgotten18
I shall be aboard for the August Challenge
y0u
Can y0u all just sort of drag me behind the Bus?
Dean
I was sorta countin' on y0u to drive this thing!
y0u
How about I ride my bike along side it?..
Willeke
Oh yes, I will certainly stay on the Bus for the rest of my life. Haven't strayed once in the almost four months I've been back on it, and will keep joining the challenges. Don't write in my journal, I keep that at ZC, but hope that's OK!
Lauren R
I feel kind of like YOU, but dragging myself behind the Bus...now I am running to catch it.
Had not been working out like I planned....back on that today. I am getting rid of my jiggle.
I am also getting rid of any tiny amounts of carb I have been ingesting by plan or mistake.
Lauren
y0u
In all seriousness..besides my few alcohol binges this month (head held in shame)..I am very much on the Bus..and will have clocked about 200 miles on my bike for July..and lifted weights 3 days a week..did my push-ups..and stayed in Onederland..and even dropped a few more pounds to maintain 195.
So what are my goals for August???
*Stay on my food plan which seems to evolved into: (for the summer anyway)
Primarily meat and fat (including fish and poultry)
No grains of any kind
limited veggies from the garden which I grow
small amounts of berries which I grow
some dairy
coffee
*eat less cheese
*stay away from alcohol the best I can
*eat more consistantly
*keep my total carbs around 20 or less a day
*start riding hills and longer distances
*get up earlier to exercise
*bump up the weight training routine
*not use the bus as a SAG wagon unless I rode over 50 miles..haha
****get into the "overweight" category instead of the "obese" one..which is 6 pounds away for me.
Anyone else have any goals they would like to achieve in August?
y0u
*add some raw walnuts and the occasional apple to that food list
Willeke
I know it's a bit weird, but when I do something, I just don't stray. I do make mistakes, like the cheese and cream in the past, but I intend to eat meat and drink water in August. I can have one real coffee a day and further decaf or (decaf) tea. Maybe I will have a little bit of cheese on my birthday, but I'm not sure yet. I might also have some extra T-bone instead of pork ribs <g>.
In my mind sugar and white flour are poison for me, and fruit en vegetables only make me hungry, make me stall and create cravings. So I don't really have much choice, do I, if I want to be happy and healthy in a reasonably normal body...
y0u
Willeke wrote:
I know it's a bit weird, but when I do something, I just don't stray. I do make mistakes, like the cheese and cream in the past, but I intend to eat meat and drink water in August. I can have one real coffee a day and further decaf or (decaf) tea. Maybe I will have a little bit of cheese on my birthday, but I'm not sure yet. I might also have some extra T-bone instead of pork ribs <g>.
In my mind sugar and white flour are poison for me, and fruit en vegetables only make me hungry, make me stall and create cravings. So I don't really have much choice, do I, if I want to be happy and healthy in a reasonably normal body...
There is nothing weird at all about y0u having found out what works for y0u...I commend y0u for it indeed!
I agree with y0u about sugar and flour..actually all grains...I feel much better without either.
kateryna
My war plan for August is to stay under the radar, avoid confronting enemies (carbs and co-workers) and spend time with friends that do not threaten me in any way:
Meat, fish, eggs, some cheese and some dairy and my daily cup of coffee or two.
This is all I've been eating for 45 days now and don't seem to be halting my weight loss at all, so here's to August
Lynne
yup, yup... in honor of neal cassady and timothy leery, and the magic bus....
i am sticking to plan... protein, coffee, water, some dairy, limeade.
Willeke
OK< the plan for August is steak for late breakfast and prok ribs for dinner, and I will come and report when I do anything else! It seems such a waste of time to come in here every day and write the sameold, same old!
I will also come and report the stats for my 4th month on ZC around the 7th.
I am losing weight, although it's working a bit slower than I would like, but still, I am happy that things finally got working!
And I feel so much better!!
Forgotten18
I'm moving down to FL on the 23rd, and going to Texas Roadhouse to Celebrate.
After today the agenda for food for August for me should be strictly meat (including the occasional sausage, bacon, or fish) & water, and a little decaf coffee.
No veggies, nuts, dairy, or fruit is my plan, of course this is after my peanuts & salad tonight at the ol' Texas Roadhouse =)
kateryna
August 1st, 2009
Starting weight today is: 210.6
Tried to take my BG reading and only got 59.4. So I guess I'm dead
Will try eating more beef, and some pork, seafood, eggs. Don't plan on giving up my coffee though.
Willeke
why would you give up your coffee? you're doing fine with it, aren't you? It is terrific, your weightloss in two months! well, 50 days <g>
Lynne
just went out and stocked my fridge with some good meat.
no reason for me to want to add variety!
Hello August!
and hello everyone!!
y0u
kateryna wrote:
Tried to take my BG reading and only got 59.4. So I guess I'm dead Don't plan on giving up my coffee though.
Good god woman..coffee might be the only thing that is keeping you alive at this point...drink more of it!! ...hehehe
surfergirl
y0u wrote:
kateryna wrote:
Tried to take my BG reading and only got 59.4. So I guess I'm dead Don't plan on giving up my coffee though.
Good god woman..coffee might be the only thing that is keeping you alive at this point...drink more of it!! ...hehehe
surfergirl
Alright, I'm jumping on this bus.....yOu have inspired me.
weight today 181.2 lbs,
* to lose more than enough be in the overweight category instead of obese, I am close, like yOu, only 6 lbs away!
* to keep my carbs below 4
* no alcohol, or sodas
*no nuts, grains, vegetables,or carb condiments
*no sugar
My diet for August:
Fat including butter, Beef, Lamb, Veal, Poultry, marrow bones
Heavy cream and cheese
dry spices.
less than 1 gm carb condiments( mayo, horseradish sauce, low sodium Worcester,hot sauce, grey poupon mustard)
earl grey iced tea, decaf
decaf coffee
Lynne
i am reluctant to drop my spices.
i have added limeade to my rotation.
i'm so glad we have a bunch of people here for August reinforcement!!!
Go August!!
y0u
Day 1
Food
chuck steak
ratatouille with sausage
salmon patties
boiled eggs
poppers
iced coffee with half and half
Exercise, 20mile bike ride this afternoon after work.(it was 90 degrees out..bad bad idea)
Gonna be a busy work week for me..got lots of hours and will have to eat dinner at 11 pmish. Will make sure I have lots of cold prepared food ready like steak and chopped liver..salmon patties etc..otherwise I tend to just not eat dinner.
Luckily I got mostly evening hours so I can ride in the mornings when it's nice and cool out.
Day 1 - Decaf Coffee, Side Salad (cheese, eggs, lettuce, tomato) w/ blue cheese dressing, a few pieces of broccoli, a prime rib, and peanuts (!). [Went to Texas Roadhouse)
For the sake of the bus, I'll list my food for today, however I consider my August Challenge "unoffically" starting tomorrow since I went a good amount more lax today than I intend to for the month. (Damn those peanuts they're so addictive).
MetalMama
Day 1:
Bacon
Pork Chops
Chicken
Beef Ribs
surfergirl
Food Day 1:
Ribeye Steak
Blue Cheese
Beef Meatballs (homemade plain)
Small amount of tomato sauce
Earl grey iced tea
3.5 carbs all day
Forgotten18
Day 2:
Decaf Coffee
Sausage (approx. 1 lb)
Chicken Leg
Lynne
day 2
iced decaf coffee w/cream & stevia
limeade
beef
sea salt
30 min bike ride
surfergirl
Day 2:
Corned beef
Chicken
rib eye steak
Decaf Earl Grey Iced Tea
Flax seed oil
y0u
Day 2
Food
beef liver with onions in bacon fat
salmon patties
poppers
strawberries and cream
boiled eggs
iced coffee with half and half
Exercise..day off except for my 8.5 hour cashiering shift *groan*
Looks like I will be eating a LOT of salmon..work had frozen whole wild caught salmon for $2.29 a pound!!!!!. .I bought 3 whole fish..
kateryna
Day 2 - Bacon, eggs, NY steak, pork chop, coffee, cream
MetalMama
Day 2:
Ribeye
Chicken Salad (w/mayo & olives)
Bacon
Mixed it up a little yesterday - it was hot and humid and I was exhausted and just wanted something cool and comforting. Haven't had commercial mayo or olives in months - it hit the spot.
y0u
MetalMama wrote:
Mixed it up a little yesterday - it was hot and humid and I was exhausted and just wanted something cool and comforting. Haven't had commercial mayo or olives in months - it hit the spot.
It's damn handy stuff isn't it.....kinda wish it wasn't.
Lynne
ha! i nearly bought some prepared mayo, the other day, too!!!!
it's up to $4!!!
Salmon with gorgonzola dill sauce
beef cracklings
beef liver with onions
coffee with half and half
poppers (all gone)
strawberries from the garden
Exercise, 40 mile bike ride(one in the morning, one in the evening), 100 push-ups, weight lifting.
I weigh 193 today...down from 195. Won't weigh again until next Monday...or I have to get locked up in Jeffs basement with Paleoman again..and we all know how much I hate that!!
kateryna
Day 3: bacon, eggs, cheese, shrimp, chicken, coffee, cream
Forgotten18
Day 3: Coffee (decaf), Italian hot sausage, few slices of roast beef & capicola, slice of muenster cheese, blue cheese bacon burger at Bobby Flay's Burger Palace, a small handful of duck meat, and 2 iced coffees.
y0u
Forgotten18 wrote:
blue cheese bacon burger at Bobby Flay's Burger Palace, a small handful of duck meat, and 2 iced coffees.
I love his show on the food network!!
jeff
coffee
fried eggs
steak
kateryna
eggs, headcheese, rib steak, coffee, cream
Lynne
Tuesday- Day 4
beef
coffee w/cream & stevia
limeade w/stevia
2 meals.
surfergirl
I spoke too soon on the steak last night,
Iwas taken out for a surprise dinner at Laguna Beach's French 75
so omit the steak on my last post, add:
Escargots with garlic and butter
Chicken with truffle butter
1 glass Pinot Noir 3.6 carbs
Yum.
y0u
Day 4
Food
ratatouille with turkey sausage
iced coffee with half and half
Exercise..nope...unless you count shooting pool
Forgotten18
Day 4:
Decaf Coffee
Duck
Sausage
chicken breast
jeff
SURFERGIRL wrote:
I spoke too soon on the steak last night,
Iwas taken out for a surprise dinner at Laguna Beach's French 75
so omit the steak on my last post, add:
Escargots with garlic and butter
Chicken with truffle butter
1 glass Pinot Noir 3.6 carbs
Yum.
Well done, Surfergirl. Eating out is not always easy.
Day 4 for me was
coffee
ham and cheese omlette
pork chops
MetalMama
Day 4:
Italian Sausage w/cheese & tomato sauce
Ribeye
surfergirl
Yes Jeff, Im learning!
Food day 4:
Corned beef
Chicken
Chicken again
Coffee
water
1/2 glass iced tea
y0u
Day 5
Food
cold salmon with gorgonzola sauce
grape tomatoes sauteed with bacon and fat and basil/thyme
scrambled eggs and sausage
iced coffee
Exercise, 20 mile bike ride, weight lifting,100 push-ups, work.
kateryna
Menu Day 5: shrimp, ground beef, ham, cheese, coffee, cream
Walked: 2 km
Need to add more seafood to diet. Omega 6's are greatly outnumbering my Omega 3's
Decaf Coffee
Chicken Tenders
Chicken Leg
Buffalo Hot Wings
MetalMama
Day 5:
Ribeye
Wings
jeff
coffee
heavy whipping cream
bacon and cheese omlette
pork chops
surfergirl
Food Day 5:
Corned beef
chicken
steak
decaf coffee w/HC
Decaf iced tea
1.1 carb all day, in serious ketosis, losing lbs. again yay!
jeff
SURFERGIRL wrote:
Food Day 5:
Corned beef
chicken
steak
decaf coffee w/HC
Decaf iced tea
1.1 carb all day, in serious ketosis, losing lbs. again yay!
Cool!
y0u
Day 6
Food
cold salmon with gorgonzola sauce
grape tomatoes sauted in bacon fat and bacon with basil and thyme
sausage links and scrambled eggs
iced coffee with half and half
Exercise, 20 mile bike ride at 56 degrees..brrrr, work. (80 miles this week so far)..trying for 120 I think.
The scale has been locked up for the rest of the week..But I did step on it this morning..190
kateryna
y0u wrote:
Day 6
The scale has been locked up for the rest of the week..But I did step on it this morning..190
The scale has been locked up for the rest of the week..But I did step on it this morning..190
that's 3 whole lbs!
surfergirl
Oh...i forgot.....
Food Day 6:
last of the corned beef
chicken with capers
steak with blue cheese
decaf coffee w/HC
decaf iced tea
lots of water
MetalMama
You guys are doing great - y0u, surfergirl - congrats on the weight loss!
Day 7:
Ribeye
Wings
Pork Rinds
runningdog
Ok, I've got no idea what's all about but I'll post my food from yesterday:
coffee
water
cheese
heavy cream
butter
3 or 5 eggs
half a bottle of red wine
hamburger meat
cup of coconut milk
2 h on a bike
Forgotten18
Day 6
------------------
Decaf Iced Coffee
Chicken Tenders
Veal Arm Chop
Veal Cutlet
Pork Chop
Butter
y0u
Day 7
Food
the rest of the salmon
ratatouille
chopped liver
iced coffee with half and half
benadryl..lots and lots..
Exercise, 20 mile bike ride. Not lifting weights or doing push-ups due to bee sting. (again)
off to work with a giant swollen neck..
kateryna
Just for yOu Hope that sting goes away quickly.
Menu today: headcheese, egg, cheese, wild salmon cooked in lots of butter, parsley, coffee and cream
Adding fish seems to be getting rid of the some of the edema and I've dropped a few pounds. Of course, that could still be a coincidence. I think I prefer to eat the foods rather than supplement.
y0u
Kateryna..thanks for the hug..I needed that. My neck is just huge.
Forgotten18
DAY 7:
Decaf Iced Coffee
Chicken Tenders
Turkey Burgers
Pork Chop
Pork SpareRibs
surfergirl
yOu, so sorry to hear of your anaphylactic reaction. hopefully it's cleared today with the Benadryl.
and running dog
Food Day 7:
ground beef
sliced skirt steak with hot sauce
chicken stuffed w/goat cheese and oregano
decaf coffee/HC
decaf Earl Grey tea
Water
MetalMama
Day 7:
Ribeye
Bear's chicken
jeff
MetalMama wrote:
Day 7:
Ribeye
Bear's chicken
That''s almost as simple as it can get! Great job.
y0u
Day 8
Food
scrambled eggs and sausage
sauteed grape tomatoes with bacon fat and bacon
chopped liver
roasted chicken
berries and cream
coffee with milk (was at dads, he has no cream)
Exercise, nope but I did get 100 miles in this week.
My neck is HUGE. Benadryl and coffee make a pretty interesting cocktail though..this is the only way I can go to work right now and not fall over..I probably won't ride until Monday. Hopefully the swelling will be down then.
Y0u, I hope you get over this sting quickly and feel better.
I'm also happy to read that the heat wave broke there..
mornings are like the inside of hot clothes dryer-here.
**not sure if this means anything, but i've been drinking a pot of decaf coffee in the mornings... with the rest of it going into an iced coffee in the afternoon. my meals are still spaced about 8-10 hrs apart during the day and about 14-16 hrs from night to morning meal...
Day 8:
Coffee
Few SpareRibs
Small piece of London Broil
Small Sausage Link
Wendys Hamburger (3 Patties w/ 1 slice cheese)
2 slices of Muenster Cheese
2 slices Roast Beef
Piece of a Pork Chop
Weight This Morning: 171.5 (- approx. 4 lbs this week! Broke my plateau)
jeff
Wow, 4 pounds in a week! That's what I call busting through a plateau.
Forgotten18
jeff wrote:
Wow, 4 pounds in a week! That's what I call busting through a plateau.
Definitely. I have no idea how it happened, I took the sausage out of my almost daily food for around a week and haven't exercised (Jiu Jitsu/MMA) in over a week. Perhaps, the exercise was causing me to cling onto the extra bodyfat? or maybe the sausage was just that bad. lol
surfergirl
Food, Day 8:
lamb simmered with olives and garlic
decaf coffee/HC
decaf earl grey iced tea
thought I would plateau by now, but I'm still losing.
y0u
Day 9
Really groggy today..slept until noon after getting up a few times..no exercise today..neck still quite swollen but a little better.
Food
roasted chicken
ratatouille with turkey sausage
chopped liver
scrambled eggs
iced coffee with half and half
exercise, nope...just work this evening.
I have no idea what I weigh..will do that tomorrow I think..maybe...maybe not.
surfergirl
I'm so glad you are a bit better, yOu.
even small amounts of allergens will make your body puff up, yOu will be back to the smaller yOu soon.
Two cheese burgers
Bought some shrimp and crab legs (3.99/lb!!) for tonight...yumm, may still need some ribeye though - we'll see.
kateryna
Menu today: eggs, bacon, a few sardines, ny steak, coffee, cream
Lynne
sunday!!
2 meals: beef
decaf coffee w/cream & stevia
surfergirl
Food Day 9:
ground beef patties with herbs
Small wedge of brie and french feta drizzled with truffle oil
4 small olives
flaxseed oil
decaf coffee
decaf tea
water
Forgotten18
Day 9 Food:
Coffee
London Broil w/butter
Pork Spare Ribs
Lynne
hey forgotten, where in florida are you moving to? maybe we can hook you up with a good butcher..
Forgotten18
I'm moving to Clearwater (right outside of Tampa).
If you guys knew of a Butcher that'd be great! I'm willing to travel a ways, so let me know of anything you may hear/know of.
jeff
Can't help with a butcher, but I do know that Clearwater has a great beaches!
Lynne
many of my family members live just north of you... Tarpon Springs...
maybe i can get a lead on butchers in that area for you..
otherwise, i suggest you try Yelp.com, chowhound.com, roadfood,com, and egullet.com
Forgotten18
Thank You Lynne! And I actually just signed up for Yelp last night, love that site so far.
surfergirl
Hey......Tarpon Springs!, Clearwater! My old stomping grounds! You are soooo lucky.
Tarpon Springs has the best Greek lamb, fish and chicken in Florida. Check out Hella's restaurant on Dodecanese Blvd. Wish my family there would Fed Ex their food to me.
Forgotten18
I'll def. be checking out everything in the area, especially when it comes to food. 12 more days until I leave.
I eat at 5 pm then I don't eat until 19 hours later at noon the next day. Then I eat again at 5 pm and only as much as I need. Today for instance couldn't eat all my dinner. Only ate about about 4 oz of the chicken instead of 8 which I had prepared. Maybe later but who knows?
Hope that sting goes away quickly.
