| Archive for The Magic Bus Trip Never get off the Bus! |
| Dean |
Gettin' In Tune In June Carnivore ChallengeSummer is comin'. Do you know where your eating/exercise is going?
Now's the time to let go of those bad habits and focus on the prize in the sky. Keep your eye on it. 
Don't miss this trip.  It's gonna be a good one. 
Turn on, tune in, drop out... and don't forget to write. 
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| Miriam |
Okay I'm up for the June challenge.
Are there rules? Or just our own? 
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| Lynne |
I'm going to TRY (will) and avoid alcohol the month of June.
I have visitors the first weekend of June... big beer drinkers comin' from the northeast, but I will be brave!!! other than that... stick to my WOE which has been very beneficial in the continued progress of my good health... a fish taco once during the month. a plate of jalapeno poppers with company. a dill pickle once in awhile eggs here and there and then of course my fat, protein and water! Miriam, good to see you posting here! 
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| jeff |
Yes Miriam, good to see you!
Dean, what do you have in mind for June? |
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| y0u |
Quite frankly, I have been awfully good and think I should add some bad habits back in.
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| Dean |
Well, you asked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHqzNXqWulU
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| jeff |
I meant in terms of a June challenge. 
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| y0u |
I would like to weigh under 200 pounds in June...I am 205 right now.
I will continue to enjoy some produce from my garden in very small amounts, and eat lots of protein and good fats. Not weighing myself daily has helped a lot. I will also continue bike riding and lifting weights and crunches and push-ups. So there. |
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| Cecilia |
Personal June Challenge Goal:
I am going artificial sweetener free!
Continue keeping my carbs >10, Fat <70%. Restrict calories, but not sure of how low I can go without triggering desperation. Probably about 1500. Start exercising again. I just had a freaking can of diet coke. That stuff is going to stall me. 
Oh well, back in track... Have not posted my meals, but have been the same. Scramble eggs and pork chops. I finally went grocery shopping and got some good meat cuts. |
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| MetalMama |
I'm in! My goal for June is mostly just to stay the course.
Allowed foods: All meat and fat All seafood Seasonings Water I'm also considering adding one or more of the following items - I'll experiment their impact on me one at a time: Cheese Olives Nuts I'm also going to be replacing salt with NoSalt Exercise goals: Official workout a minimum of 2 days per week to include weights and Interval training. Some form of activity all other days. I would like to lose 10 lbs in June Onward and forward! |
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| jeff |
Sounds good, MM!
I will continue eating as I have been. My goals are geared toward getting ready for my first half-marathon in just over 2 months. |
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| Lauren R |
June goalsMy goal is to eat Zerocarb, and post more often. I didn't do very well with posting last month.Current weight 136, height 63"....goal 125lb. My real end goal is better health and less self criticism. Lauren |
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| jeff |
I like your real goals.
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| Lynne |
I might have to check into that No Salt..
Let us know how you like it. i like your goals, lauren. go for it! Food today: 6/1 hours between meals-10hrs beef 2x ice cream (i don't know why i bought ice cream) |
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| y0u |
Day 1
Food cold salmon with melted butter chicken wings in jerk sauce stuffed mushrooms cantaloupe lettuce raw snow peas coffee with cream Exercise, walk, crunches, 135 push-ups, weight training.(I am up to 3 sets of 15 reps with 15# dumb bells, time to move up to 20's) I need to find a ride to the weight place to trade in my 10's..don't need those whimpy things anymore. I weigh and measure on Mondays..I lost 3 pounds ..so I am 202# now..and 1 inch smaller in the tummy..great way to start out this June challenge.. |
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| Lauren R |
Today's workout is Tabata. Today's menu is egg, steak, coffee, water. Weigh in tomorrow. Lots of errands to run this morning. Have a great day everyone! Lauren |
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| MetalMama |
Day 1:
Chicken wings Boston Butt Activity: Wii |
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| Miriam |
Hi Lynne and Jeff.
Okay, I am going to be so good this month. Meat, fat, water, decaf, a cocktail once in a while. No more white wine. I like it too much.
I have lost two sizes since the beginning of the year and 15 pounds. But I didn't even think about the size I lost before zero. So since last year I am three sizes down. That is so cool.
Now I just have to lose the rest of the fat on my body. I am a small frame so anything extra just really shows. 
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| jeff |
Congrats on the progress, Miriam. Keep it up!! | ||||||
| Cecilia |
Hi everyone! I have not posted for a couple of days, and I am feeling the attraction of the peanuts, the fake cereal and the diet coke.
I am still eating low carb, but have bee indulging in the frankenfoods. 
Today: 3 coffees with cream scramble eggs, cheese and butter hand full of nuts a few bites of steak ( guest I will be saving it for later) diet coke I have started exercising, need to setup an organized program. |
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| Jessica |
All I eat anymore are burger patties and ribeye.
Oh, and coffee. Black. I told my husband i'm down to 3 "food groups".
I probably won't be posting every day. Pretty boring stuff. |
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| y0u |
Day 2
Food Bacon and eggs with cheese Chicken wings cauliflower soup 1/2 an avocado coffee with cream Exercise, crunches, bike ride. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CTPLUcQAjk |
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| Lynne |
Day 2 food intake:
3 eggs fried in bacon grease/cheddar on top of each yolk 1 fish taco, chips and salsa dessert burrito beef w/sriracha sauce ok... one luncheon down. miriam, great stats! i hear you on the wine..
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| jeff |
Bacon
Fried Eggs with cheese Boneless Country Style Pork Rib Ham Steak |
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| MetalMama |
Day 2:
Bacon Boston Butt Ribeye Exercise: Bodyweight, Treadmill intervals |
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| Lauren R |
Today, soft boiled egg, sardines and ribs.
Coffee and herb tea. |
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| y0u |
Day 3
Food Chuck steak bacon cauliflower soup stuffed mushrooms(2) lettuce coffee with cream Exercise, walk, crunches, weight training. I went up to 20# dumb bells for all exercises. |
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| MetalMama |
Day 3:
Bacon Boston Butt Ribeye Didn't exercise - did handyman stuff on the house till after midnight, at least it was productive. |
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| y0u |
Day 4
Food chuck steak eggs and bacon with cheese stuffed mushrooms(2) cantaloupe Exercise....crunches. My weight lifting/exercise schedule is getting tweeked a bit due to new job..but I am fine with that..and continuing with it...tho I am not walking as much because I am on my feet all day. I made friends with the meat manager at my new job.
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| Lauren R |
TGIF!!
weight 136.... Eggs, steak, coffee with cream. Have a great weekend, Lauren |
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| MetalMama |
Day 4:
Bacon Boston Butt Wings Activity: More handyman stuff |
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| jeff |
Now when yOu say friends........
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| jeff |
Have a great weekend, Lauren.
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| y0u |
I'm not telling!!.. |
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| y0u |
Day 5
Food chuck steak eggs jalapeno poppers sockeye salmon with butter edamame with corn and red peppers strawberries from my garden. Exercise, walk, crunches, pushups, weight lifting. |
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| Lynne |
food for the last few days has been beef & water.
2 beers yesterday (friday) |
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| MetalMama |
Day 5:
Ribeye Boston Butt Activity: Bodyweights, Treadmill intervals |
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| jeff |
I ran 4 miles yesterday. I timed myself for 3 miles at exactly 27 minutes. I felt like I could have maintained that pace for quite a while, which is good, because that is just about the pace I need to do my half marathon is 2 hours. | ||||||
| y0u |
Day 6
Food Salmon chicken thighs cauliflower soup jalapeno poppers stuffed mushrooms coffee and cream Exercise..crunches... I have not had alcohol for 40 days in a row... I still have a crappy job..and my back and ankles hurt a lot...not sure quite how to deal with that. I used to just get drunk after work...that made the pain go away. I don't know if I have lost any weight this week..I probably have not been eating enough. I am done complaining now..so there..
Jeff, you are the stud... |
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| jeff |
Well, I do seem to be the only one around here lately. More girls for me.
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| MetalMama |
Day 6:
Bacon Fried Bologna Ham Shrimp Pork Rinds Activity - zip |
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| y0u |
Did I happen to mention that my new job..even though it is crappy..has the best meat department in the world? (for regular non grass fed kind-o-meat)
Boneless country pork ribs $1.39# Chuck steak..every day $2.79#..on sale for $1.99 often!! Skin on chicken thighs..oregon grown .99#..every day! NY strips $4.99# often!! Boneless ribeye $5.99 You can also buy whole hog heads, chicken feet, beef tongue, hog maws, tripe, and things I don't wanna talk about. 
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| jeff |
I don't think yOu did mention that, but those a great prices. Do you also get an employee discount?
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| MetalMama |
Day 7:
Bacon Ribeye Ham Shrimp Pork Rinds Y0u - those are awesome prices! Glad there is SOME positives to working there. |
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| Lauren R |
Sunday's workout:
Short run Walking lunges, planks, hammer curls, pushups Eggs, chicken wings, ground beef. Weight stable, clothing loose. Lauren |
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| Lynne |
company is gone.
i enjoy company.... but not their habits. this friend was drunk when she arrived on Thur night and left drunk yesterday... i watched her slam down about 12 beers a day. i watched her eat bags of chips, sweets that were wrapped in saran wrap from 7-11.... i watched her take pill after pill to keep her digestive system working.. i was waiting for her liver to explode... but watching her eat made me more aware of my own eating. i don't have to take any pills... although one day i made a bunch of mexican food for company with meat and cheese in it and i think the cheese did me in pretty badly.. i rarely eat cheese and it impacted me so badly i had to take one of her pills... other than that, i kept close to my own eating.. i did have a couple of beers each day. i am just really, really glad that i know what works for my body to run efficiently and without any medication.. that's all i need to know. so food has been beef & water couple of beers each day. now that company has gone, i will be back to proper nutrition. |
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| y0u |
Oddly..no employee discount unless I charge it against my paycheck. And I don't do that. Day 7 Food chicken thighs poppers cauliflower soup coffee with cream exercise, it's Sunday..I am working today..no exercise besides that. I did not eat dinner..may not eat on Monday..not sure yet. |
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| Lynne |
Y0u, good prices on the protein..
silk lining to your job? food today: beef beef, dollop mango salsa. 9 hours between 1st meal and 2nd. |
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| jeff |
It's great not being hungry, isn't it?
I had Bear's chicken recipe for dinner tonight. I had 4 thighs. That's all I had all day. I also went for a 6 mile run. |
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| y0u |
Day 8
Hard day/night..didn't eat much...no sleep Food contemplating Potato Vodka..and lots of it a bunless bacon cheese burger jalapeno poppers coffee with cream Exercise..nada. |
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| Dean |
jeff, you can entertain all the girls in the Ward. I'm hangin' at the back of the Bus with all the guys.
Man, it's gettin' pretty hot back there!
If you can spare the Heather's at some point we'd sure appreciate it.
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| jeff |
I'll have to think about that one.
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| MetalMama |
Day 8:
Ribeye Chicken Wings Exercise: weights & treadmill intervals |
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| jeff |
Hey MM, is your energy improving yet? | ||||||
| y0u |
MM..be very careful how you answer that..I think they are recruiting you for the back of the bus.
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| MetalMama |
 I'll stay on my toes y0u
Jeff, I'm still dragging much of the day but I have found that I do have sporadic bouts of slightly more energy than usual. I can only hope that this continues to improve and eventually I feel ready to conquer the world
Thanks for checking on me
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| Lynne |
16 hrs between last meal and first meal this morning.
9 hours between 1st & 2nd meal, today. beef & water squirt of sriracha sauce. sea salt |
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| y0u |
Day 9
Food Vodka chocolate torte..gluten free and full of real sugar.. Exercise, weight lifting (before the vodka) |
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| Lynne |
so how did the vodka and chocolate taste together?
hope you're feeling a little better today, Y0u.. (((hugs))))) |
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| jeff |
Smart move!!!
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| Lynne |
16 hours between meals from tuesday night to wednesday morning.
and 9 hours between both daytime meals, yesterday. i love the fact that i'm no longer hungry.. only eat when hungry. nice digestion lengths between meals. |
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| MetalMama |
Day 9:
Ribeye Chicken wings Pork rinds Activity: Wii fit y0u - hope y0u're feeling better soon. |
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| y0u |
I am ok now..thanks everyone.
I went temporarily insane for 2 days....all the vodka is gone..and I only ate 1/2 of the chocolate torte (it was an individual sized one)..the rest is in the freezer..not sure if it stays there or not...I did get quite a sugar rush from it..I was almost hallucinating..tho that could have been the potato vodka I washed it down with too. I don't regret it.. Now I can get back to my regular eating..and neurotic exercise plan to hopefully reach Onederland within 21 days..5 pounds 21 days...who knows..crazier things have happened. Will have chuck steak, poppers, and bacon and eggs today I think. No exercise except my walk to work. |
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| Lynne |
take all the time you need to be insane, Y0u...
food today: beef beef patty chipotle mayonnaise 11 hrs between daytime meals, today. |
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| Lynne |
i just got back from the meat market this morning..
i had my butcher ground up half a whole brisket.. the fattiest end. he asked me if i had seen it done on Bobby Flay's cooking show. i told him no, i had read it somewhere.. he told me when that show aired on bobby flay, he must have ground 400 lbs of brisket that week.. Larry, over at ZIOH had asked if anyone had done it and then he did it and said it was the best tasting burger he had had... i'm looking forward to it. |
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| MetalMama |
Day 10:
Ribeye x2 Bacon Activity: Weights, Treadmill intervals |
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| Lynne |
15 hours between last meal yesterday and first meal today.
9 hours between daytime meals, today. beef patty this morning w/half sour pickle beef with chipotle mayo this evening. 2 32oz tumblers of homemade limeade with stevia. didn't get any insulin spikes or cravings from that, yet....
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| y0u |
Day 11
Food salmon patties 1/2 an apple, walnut,bacon,lettuce salad with bleu cheese dressing NY strip 2 poppers Exercise, bike ride, walk, weight lifting, crunches. |
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| Lauren R |
Another week behind us....
Yesterday I had a flat iron steak and then ribs for dinner. I slept like a baby. I have noticed too, that I don't get hungry and have to think about eating to eat. And like Jeff, I can go for a run if I want and I have no recovery issues or soreness the next morning. 
Today's choices: soft boiled egg yolks, the rest of my ribs and hmmm I don't know if I'll eat dinner because of a late appointment. Have a great Friday! Lauren |
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| Lynne |
16 hrs between meals.
todays food: 6/12 sausage & cheese fritatta w/mango salsa & sour cream limeade beef i have strayed here... because i think i can turn my nose up at cravings? no... i don't have a good answer.\ last night i was outside with friends and i noticed tons of mosquito's flying around. normally i am the one that they feast on. my friend got the worst of it, i only got one bite. that is not how it usually plays out. i'm usually the one that gets thousands of bites and then i get sick. change in body chemistry? |
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| jeff |
Lynne, over the years in various forums, I have heard quite a few people say that mosquitos don't bother them as much any more. Seems to be true for me, as well. I have no idea why it is. | ||||||
| MetalMama |
Day 11:
Ground beef w/cheese Ribeye |
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| y0u |
Day 12
It's a work day for me..which means I don't get home until 10:30 pm..I am finding that it's best if I don't eat my first meal until about 1 or 2 pm..and then dinner when I get home. I like to have something already made, as I am on my feet all day and don't usually want to deal with cooking or food preparation. Salmon patties on a bed of Flashy Trouts Back heirloom lettuce with tarragon mustard sauce. New York strip coffee with cream Exercise, crunches and a walk..work. 
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| Lynne |
Mmmmmmm........
that looks yummy, Y0u!!! |
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| MetalMama |
That does look good!
Can you post the recipe for your salmon patties? |
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| y0u |
Yup.. http://magicbus.myfreeforum.org/sutra34097.php#34097 |
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| Lynne |
helloooooo people who are participating in our june challenge...
this really does help us. i had 3 meals today. the first one was a sausage and cheese fritatta. it did not sustain me like i need. so i had 6oz of ground beef w/chipotle mayo in mid afternoon and then dinner at 7pm which was beef cooked quickly in hot tallow in a cast iron fry pan. now i'm satiated.
eggs do nothing for me. |
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| MetalMama |
Day 12:
Steak-umms w/cheese Ribeye Pork rinds |
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| Lynne |
13 hours between last night and this morning's meal.
10 hrs between both meals today. sausage & cheese frittata beef mango salsa sour cream chix wings lemon pepper seasoning limeade 
i rode my bike along the beach today. it was a glorious day from all the rain we've had. 
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| y0u |
http://forum.lowcarber.org/index.php?Day 13Food salmon patties with sauce NY strip walnut/apple/bacon/lettuce salad with dressing the rest of the chocolate torte (oops)  and it was delicious...tho..this time I did not wash it down with vodka.
waitin for the sugar high to start...OoOoOoOo...here it comes.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUAUCCKvd9U Exercise, crunches, push-ups, weight training, 10 mile bike ride. |
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| y0u |
Day 14
Ok..after my sugar crack fest...there are no more bad things in the house..and my temporary insanity (it lasted a few more days than expected)..I have come back down to earth...I make no apologies..as I am human. Food baked chicken hind quarters steak coffee and cream creamed spinach 1/2 apple/walnut/bacon/lettuce salad with dressing. the rest of the cauliflower soup..finally! With all this vegetable matter I have been consuming..or so it seems..it's all in small amounts and under 25 total carbs daily..often much less...but it sure feels good to eat stuff out of my garden this summer!! Exercise, work...crunches. |
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| MetalMama |
Day 13:
Went to iHop for breakfast (their menu now clearly states that they add pancake batter to omelet's) so I requested an eggs only omelet with bacon and cheese (told them I was horribly allergic to wheat) and they complied but used some kind of cheese sauce? Blech... First eggs I've had in over a month - no effects from it. So...eats were: Eggs, bacon and processed cheese goop
Beef Spareribs Small chunk of Muenster cheese |
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| y0u |
Like this? 
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| Lauren R |
Sorry to miss posting...I'm in the process of moving my house. I love the salmon patty picture!
I've also, had fewer bug bites and I live in Florida. You know bug-bite central? Today I have eggs and chicken. My workout yesterday consisted of squats, lunges and a short sprint...alternating these three for about 40 minutes total with walk cool down. No weight change but my pants are very loose this a.m. so I am stoked. Good day to all, Lauren
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| Lynne |
sunday's intake:
sausage & cheese frittata, some beef mango salsa & sour cream |
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| y0u |
Day 15
Chicken hind quarters NY strip apple/walnut/bacon/lettuce salad with dressing coffee with cream Exercise, push-ups, weight lifting, work. I am back to 202#..so there is hope for being in Onederland this month despite myself. Oh so lender lettuces and double purple orach from my garden.. 
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| kateryna |
Grats on yOur success. You definitely will be in onederland this month.
I'm kind of lurking in this June challenge thread even though I didn't start at the beginning of June. Day 3 of my re-commitment to zero-carb. |
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| MetalMama |
Like this?
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Day 14: Bacon Wings Ribeye |
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| Lynne |
pretty garden, Y0u.. thank you for sharing.
today's intake: beef patty beef patty sriracha sauce hunk of brisket limeade 1 beer 14 hours between last night and this morning's meal 7 hours between daytime meals today. the beef patty's don't satiate my appetite and i have a large appetite. i ate a patty for my 1st (8a) & 2nd meal at 4pm and then a plate of brisket at 8:30pm. |
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| Lauren R |
Chicken and steak today. Since I'm moving I'm counting all the lifting and walking as my workout.
Lauren |
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| y0u |
Day 16
apple/walnut/bacon/lettuce salad with dressing ny strip chicken hind quarter coffee and cream exercise..nope..just work. |
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| MetalMama |
Day 15:
Shrimp Chicken Butter Parmesan cheese Ribeye Good luck with your move Lauren! |
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| Lynne |
12 hrs between yesterday's meal and this morning's meal.
6 hrs between daytime meals and then another meal 2 hrs later. my brisket is too lean. i also made a bacon-garlic mayonnaise. |
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| MetalMama |
Lynne,
I've been thinking about making bacon mayonnaise but I wonder how it compares to Hellman's. How would you describe the flavor/texture? |
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| MetalMama |
Day 16:
Ribeye Wings |
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| y0u |
Day 17
Food New york strip salmon patties apple/walnut/bacon/lettuce salad with dressing handful of strawberries from the garden coffee with 1/2 n 1/2 Exercise, push-ups, weight training. I am 200 pounds today(I have lost 40#'s in all)...oh so close to my goal this month which is to be under 200..can I make it?..can I go beyond it? can I take over the world? bwa hahahahahaha.... 50 pounds to go after this...I am almost 1/2 way there... |
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| kateryna |
I thought anything with bacon tasted good
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| MetalMama |
Well bacon is definitely king in my house but I was always very picky about Mayo (but I also really miss it). I could never eat anything but Hellman's and tried the Olive Oil version once - yuck.
Day 17: Eggs, Cheese, Bacon Wings Ribeye |
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| Lynne |
i was a big hellman's fan too, until i began making my own.
i didn't make mayo out of bacon grease.. i made a regular homemade mayonnaise and then put in 1T bacon crumbles. i also had minced 1/2 clove of fresh garlic.. it was to die for. |
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| Lynne |
wow, i missed posting wed and thurs eats....
the usual, protein fat and water.. made some chipotle mayonnaise tonight. |
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