| Archive for The Magic Bus Trip Never get off the Bus! |
| Dean |
July Carnivore ContestJuly Carnivore ContestAll foods should be as natural, fresh, and whole as possible. Animal fat should be kept high, and carbs kept very low. Toxic treats should be kept to a minimum. Figure out what you can handle. Figure out what you need. Set your own goals and be honest with yourself. Set your own personal daily goal and give yourself a point for the day if you stick to what you want to eat to be healthy on your chosen way of carnivorous eating. Have fun and work on changing your eating habits for the better! 
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| Sol |
Dean,
Count me in. I like the new "speed through checkout system" i.e. simple rules.
Sol |
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| Tracy |
Me too :) Come July my schedule will be back to normal. Well, pretty much. I've missed the ward.
I'm playing around with the Optimal Diet right now, but come July I want to give it a real go. I really need more fat. |
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| Sassy |
July sounds like a good place to jump in - count me in too. I really need to get back on track. Thanks for the "build your own challenge" challenge Dean!
Sassy |
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| Jude |
Me 3 (or 4 or 5...).
Still working on the plan, tweaking daily, but sticking to it, and mean to continue to stick to it!
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| jeff |
I'm going to sit this one out. | ||||||
| Dean |
All us junk food/carb addicts understand. 
BTW, we all hate you! 
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| jeff |
I understand.
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| Kim |
I'm going to try.
Kim |
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| Dean |
Kim,
You very nicely summed up the ONLY reason this board is still open. 
Keep the faith, sweetie. 
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| Heather |
Not all of us!
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| jeff |
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| Dean |
LIONS 0
Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol............0 TIGERS 0 Dean........0 Kim...........0 Tracy........0 |
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| Valcan |
Hi,
Sign me up. I think I will go for carbs under ten as my goal for July but will aim for zero carbs most days, is that too wishy washy??? I am not ready to commit to zero carb for a month straight but I think I could do zero carb cycled with very low carb (under ten). Val |
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| Jessica |
I'll give it another go. I learned that I was eating far too many veggies this past month, and felt really hungry a lot, so my goal is to eat mostly meat and fat (well eggs, but I mean that when I say meat, lol).
I went to a flyin, and thought it was funny, because they had a sign in front of the scrambled eggs that said "boneless chicken".
Hugs, Jessida |
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| Dean |
LIONS 0
Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........0 TIGERS 0 Dean........0 Kim...........0 Tracy........0 Valcan......0 |
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| Valcan |
Cool, I get to be a tiger now!
This is a photo of the lions and tigers at the end of this challenge. See how the lion is feeling the sting of defeat? You can see it on his face. 
Val |
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| Valcan |
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| Sol |
Looks to me like the tiger can't get up. Too many french fries, perhaps!?
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| Valcan |
Hi,
I made it through Canada Day on zero carb. Pork belly, rib-eye and chicken thighs (no french fries). Today is day 4 of zero carb and I feel great. I walked to the fireworks tonight (I have always driven before) and on the way back, I ran most of it. I love how I feel on zero carb. I plan to continue to zero carb and then start adding in things one at a time in a couple weeks to see my reaction. The first thing I will try to add in is eggs. I have no idea if I am sensitive to them or not. My limit for adding is will be ten carbs max. That is my plan and I am sticking to it! LIONS 0 Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........0 TIGERS 1 Dean........0 Kim...........0 Tracy........0 Valcan......1 Val |
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| Dean |
 Go Tigers!
Congrats on your zero carb streak, Val!
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| Valcan |
Hi,
Is everyone else saving points for a dramatic finish? I feel like a Maytag repair man (I don't really feel like a man, I just feel lonely). LIONS 0 Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........0 TIGERS 2 Dean........0 Kim...........0 Tracy........0 Valcan......2 Today was day five of zero carb. Chicken thighs, ground beef and blade roast. I was supposed to do a Tabata today but skipped it because I worked out with a trainer first thing this morning. I was tired today but am not sure if it is from too little sleep or adjusting to zero carb. At least my thirst has diminished. Val |
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| Sol |
LIONS 2
Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........2 (through 7/2) TIGERS 2 Dean........0 Kim...........0 Tracy........0 Valcan......2 I propose that when we update our points that we also include the date through which the points apply. That way, at the end of the month, we'll know how close everyone is to logging their totals. Dean, if you don't like the idea feel free to nuke it. |
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| Dean |
Well, it would sorta look odd, for a scoreboard, and, it would also make it hard for me to be the "official scorekeeper", since I just copy and paste the previous scoreboard, so I don't have to analyze it, to see if it's OK. These scoreboards have been known to "get off"... along with contestants "getting off", perhaps? 
Hey, feed your heads, people.
Seriously, though, my general rule has always been, that I learned from being in IT, is to keep it as simple as possible, cuz, things tend to get too complex on their own. Oh, and that ebay surprise element is always sorta fun.
Really, sometimes people don't come around for a week, and, while they are gone, nobody knows how many points they racked up, anyway. So, there would still be that element of surprise, even with people posting dates. I mean, wouldn't there be? |
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| Tracy |
LIONS 2
Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........2 TIGERS 3 Dean........0 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......2 So at the moment, my goal is to stick with meat, egg, fats and veg and to stay off dairy! Condiments either homemade, or low-carb. Keeping carbs under 50g - yeah, sounds high around here I know, and that may change as I go along, and start tracking again. I don;t know if I've even hit close to 50g lately. My play starts Saturday, which means I finally get my life back. Lost a day to dairy here - *slap |
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| Dean |
 Hey, Tracy!
I'm glad you are getting your life back.
BTW, is that a lion in your avatar?
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| Valcan |
Hi,
LIONS 2 Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........2 TIGERS 4 Dean........0 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......3 Day six zero carb. Roast beef, shrimp (cooked in chicken fat) and pork loin chops. I also rendered some beef fat and made some ghee. I just need to render some pork fat and I will be good to go for awhile. I bought lots of goodies at the butcher including some Korean cross-cut beef ribs. I am also cooking some pork hocks overnight in the crockpot, tomorrow I will make jellied pork from it. Val |
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| Kristelle |
Go Val go! you are doing great.
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| Dean |
LIONS 2
Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........2 TIGERS 5 Dean........1 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......3 Go, Tigers!
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| Valcan |
LIONS 2
Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........2 TIGERS 6 Dean........1 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......4 Day seven zero carb. Roast beef, jellied pork and prime-rib steak. I ate a lot more than usual today. I am curious to see what the scale does tomorrow. Val Thanks for the encouragement Kristelle. |
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| Dean |
LIONS 2
Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........2 TIGERS 7 Dean........2 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......4 WTG, Val!
Us Tigers are kickin' it, huh?
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| Valcan |
You got that right. Better to have the glory everyday of the contest rather than one brief moment at the end.
Val |
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| Dean |
Yah, and in the July Contest, the Tigers are gonna have BOTH!
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| Valcan |
Hey,
LIONS 2 Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........2 TIGERS 8 Dean........2 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......5 I didn't think I could do a week of zero carb and here I am done day 8 and not a thought of wanting to add in some dairy or rubbish (well, a few fleeting thoughts, but nothing serious). Today I had pork belly slices and chicken wings. I also had a few pork rinds sprinkled with vinegar (pretty weird, hey?). Val 
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| Sol |
LIONS 5
Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........5 TIGERS 8 Dean........2 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......5 It's kind of lonely here on the lion team. 
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| Valcan |
Oh Dear!
Maybe the rest of the lions are eating french fries! 
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| Valcan |
Hi,
Here kitty, kitty, kitty . . . . . . . kitty? . . . . . . kitty? LIONS 5 Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........5 TIGERS 9 Dean........2 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......6 Chicken skins, Korean short ribs, dried beef, shrimp cooked in chicken fat. Val 
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| Valcan |
Hi Me,
LIONS 5 Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........5 TIGERS 10 Dean........2 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......7 Ground beef, jellied pork, t-bone. Day ten zero carb. Val 
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| Valcan |
LIONS 5
Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......0 Sol...........5 TIGERS 11 Dean........2 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......8 |
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| Sassy |
LIONS 12
Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......7 Sol...........5 TIGERS 11 Dean........2 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......8 Sorry to leave you out here alone Sol! Sassy |
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| Sol |
LIONS 16
Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......7 Sol...........9 TIGERS 11 Dean........2 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......8 Hi Sassy! Nice to see you and your points here.
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| Sassy |
Hi Sol!!!
You are doing great!!!
I've been meaning to get something posted before now. Thank-you for getting us on the map! I've been pretty focused on not eating stuff that I don't want in my diet. It helps that I don't have a lot of no-no foods around. I have also been experimenting with pork rinds and have discovered some new uses for them... which does involve (shhhhhhh - cooking - shhhhhhh). Good luck with the rest of the challenge! I may not post often, but you will see me again!
Sassy |
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| Dean |
LIONS 16
Jessica.....0 Jude.........0 Sassy.......7 Sol...........9 TIGERS 16 Dean........7 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......8 And the Tigers tie it! Here, kitty, kitty!
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| Jude |
Um, uh, hey man, I get that...   
Now, um, can someone tell me | she blows a stream of smoke to one side, coughs a bit | just HOW the heck I became a LION?!? Ugh!
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| Jude |
Oh, yeah...
LIONS 27 Jessica.....0 Jude.......11 Sassy.......7 Sol...........9 TIGERS 16 Dean........7 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......8
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| Dean |
Well, as Val would say... here kitty, kitty, kitty! Tracy and Kim, that would be you guys.
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| Tracy |
Oh god, you don't even wanna know. If I tell you what I've been eating lately, I'll be flogged. *skips to back of bus to await flogging
My play is over, so back to real life and real food!! And no more bloody dairy! |
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| Jude |
Here, kitty, kitty! woof! the liondog cometh!
LIONS 30 Jessica.....0 Jude.......14 Sassy.......7 Sol...........9 TIGERS 16 Dean........7 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......8
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| Sol |
LIONS 33
Jessica.....0 Jude.......14 Sassy.......7 Sol..........12 TIGERS 16 Dean........7 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......8 12 points through the 15th. Travel and straying from carnivory. |
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| Dean |
LIONS 33
Jessica.....0 Jude.......14 Sassy.......7 Sol..........12 TIGERS 20 Dean.......11 Kim...........0 Tracy........1 Valcan......8 Tracy, I can relate... well, I could relate, until recently... now, I've been eating pretty much nothing but nearly totally raw meat. My daily deal starts with a couple cups of java with cream, then IF till way late, then chow on a pretty decent size cut of beef, just barely warmed in the broiler, totally raw inside, and even some outside, sprinkled with a bit of salt and pepper. This is store bought meat, and I've had nada problems with it. Oh, and then after my meal, a little... 
Yah, this routine is cleaning out my GI tract, and making me feel oh so wonderful. I did discover that the only reason I stray and eat other crap other than carnivore cuisine, is simply to cope with stress. Speaking of coping with stress...  
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| Valcan |
Hi Everyone,
LIONS 33 Jessica.....0 Jude.......14 Sassy.......7 Sol..........12 TIGERS 27 Dean.......11 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....15 I was out of town but managed to eat on plan. Tomorrow I am going to try adding in some egg yolks to see what happens. So far eating zero carb was me stalled. Val |
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| Sassy |
LIONS 38
Jessica.....0 Jude.......14 Sassy.....12 Sol.........12 TIGERS 27 Dean.......11 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....15 Hey Jude! I see you've kept Sol company while I've been away - you are both doing wonderfully! I must also congratulate the Tigers - you guys are doing great too - way to go guys! Valcan I am impressed - 15 for 15! Let's keep up the momentum!!!
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| Jude |
Yes, lets!
My 4 week trial is up, and I'm glad to report I'm feeling perky and I'm down steadily over the timeframe; finally broken my slacker LC "stall", and the focus has been getting tighter and tighter on clean carnivorous eating dressed with some eggs and veg and fish (hey, it works for me) good oils, mostly nut.
Feeling good~well, better! 
Woof! |
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| Jude |
Y'all on vacation?!?
LIONS 42 Jessica.....0 Jude.......18 Sassy.....12 Sol.........12 TIGERS 27 Dean.......11 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....15 |
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| Sol |
LIONS 45
Jessica.....0 Jude.......18 Sassy.....12 Sol.........15 TIGERS 27 Dean.......11 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....15 15 points through the 18th. |
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| Dean |
LIONS 45
Jessica.....0 Jude.......18 Sassy.....12 Sol.........15 TIGERS 30 Dean.......14 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....15 Still stickin' to the coffee, beef, and wine diet.
I think some of the Bus members may have been abducted by
Somebody may have tampered with the Kool-Aid.
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| Valcan |
LIONS 45
Jessica.....0 Jude.......18 Sassy.....12 Sol.........15 TIGERS 34 Dean.......14 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....19 |
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| Jessica |
LIONS 63
Jessica...18 Jude.......18 Sassy.....12 Sol.........15 TIGERS 34 Dean.......14 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....19 |
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| Sol |
LIONS 67
Jessica...18 Jude.......18 Sassy.....12 Sol.........19 TIGERS 34 Dean.......14 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....19 19 points through the 22nd. Maybe us lions could take up a drive and donate some of our points to the tigers. Maybe we could host a "french fries for beef" exchange program.
I also notice Val's not been so smug lately and hasn't been posting any of those cute "tigers rule" photos.
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| Jude |
I'm not giving any of my points to any ol' Tigers! WOOF!
LIONS 72 Jessica...18 Jude.......23 Sassy.....12 Sol.........19 TIGERS 34 Dean.......14 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....19 |
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| Dean |
LIONS 72
Jessica...18 Jude.......23 Sassy.....12 Sol.........19 TIGERS 39 Dean.......19 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....19 Us Tigers don't want any of your guy's points! However, you are more than welcome to our french fries!
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| Sol |
LIONS 75
Jessica...18 Jude.......23 Sassy.....12 Sol.........22 TIGERS 39 Dean.......19 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....19 22 points through the 25th. |
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| Sassy |
LIONS 77
Jessica...18 Jude.......23 Sassy.....14 Sol.........22 TIGERS 39 Dean.......19 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....19 14 points through the 28th. |
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| Jude |
LIONS 82
Jessica...18 Jude.......28 Sassy.....14 Sol.........22 TIGERS 39 Dean.......19 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....19 Woof!
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| Jessica |
LIONS 91
Jessica...27 Jude.......28 Sassy.....14 Sol.........22 TIGERS 39 Dean.......19 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....19 |
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| Sol |
LIONS 94
Jessica...27 Jude.......28 Sassy.....14 Sol.........25 TIGERS 39 Dean.......19 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....19 25 points through the 30th. I'm going on vacation tomorrow so I'm done for the month. |
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| Dean |
LIONS 94
Jessica...27 Jude.......28 Sassy.....14 Sol.........25 TIGERS 45 Dean.......25 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....19 |
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| Sassy |
LIONS 96
Jessica...27 Jude.......28 Sassy.....16 Sol.........25 TIGERS 45 Dean.......25 Kim...........0 Tracy.........1 Valcan.....19 Wow - I would say it looks like we had a good amount of participation and a high number of people who did very well! I'm thinking the award goes to... http://www.worth1000.com/entries/119500/119625vbDA_w.jpg
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| Jude |
Actually, I was 31 for 31 in July, but got all tangled up in job hunting/doing (part time on call...yada yada yada).
Everyone on vacatin? Metabolic Ward is deserted...unless you're all under the seats on the bus?
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| Heather |
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| Jude |
I'm a little low on imagination right now, sadly... 
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| jeff |
Hey Jude, (hey, that could be a song ) nice job on having a perfect July.
I don't have any idea for any new challenges at the moment either. Well, I do have some ideas.....but they're not really diet related.
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