The Magic Bus Trip

y0u · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:32 pm Post subject:

One of the things I love most about this way of eating..is that you can exercise a TON..and have absolutely no aches and pains the next day..at least for me. Yesterday I did my 100 push-ups, crunches, weight training, and a 20 mile bike ride..I have no aches or pains this morning..in fact..I feel friggin GREAT!

From my garden this morning...

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kateryna · Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:00 am Post subject:

I don't exercise as much as yOu do, but then I was born in 1919 :P I also find that I'm nore energetic and have been walking a lot this week and I have absolutely no arthritic pain anymore. Just from walking this week I have found more strength and desire to move more. I will gradually ease myself into more strenous exercise. It's a wonderful feeling. Sunny

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"I don't want to live a little, I want to live a LOT, and I want to live WELL! Kateryna

y0u · Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:36 am Post subject:

y0u · Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:32 pm Post subject:

Hot hot hot..it's very hot here..but I am making sure I eat an ample meal before work..and after as well. It's really hard to eat after work but if I have something prepped I will eat at least 1/2 of it.

4th of July weekend at a grocery store (where I work) is not the most fun time of the year..I happen to be lead cashier all weekend for the busiest shifts.. I suppose since I am new this is good and means I am doing a good job..but it aint gonna be fun..

I made some deviled eggs for later..and I think I will cook up a bunch of salmon burgers again..I had those cold last night...very tasty.

I do have to admit that I am not that pleased with myself for eating things with canola oil in them as of late..especially mayo. It's unrefined, but I read they use some pretty harsh stuff to renature the smell of canola oil..and vegetable oils in general I have avoided for the better part of this year..due to the wrong omega ratios..and just the fact that I don't think we were meant to eat them..it's unnatural..sort of like drinking juice.....oh well..I am doing so well in other areas..I guess I should just commend myself for that and move on.

I am trying to have a relaxed month..a certain someone in my life (relative) is out of the country for 5 weeks..and that always makes me more relaxed..so onward with exercise..onward with self improvement..and the weight will come off..

from the garden this morning...

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jeff · Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject:

kateryna · Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 4:52 pm Post subject:

yOu should join Jeff and I on the Magic Bus tour under Tribal Games since you do a lot of bike riding. Jeff runs, I walk and you cycle. We could use the help. You just need a miles to kilometers converter.

Wave

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"I don't want to live a little, I want to live a LOT, and I want to live WELL! Kateryna

y0u · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:48 am Post subject:

y0u · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:10 pm Post subject:

I liked my scale this morning. Grin

The weather is perfect for a bike ride but I have to lift weights and go to work. I find that if I lift and ride..and cashier..I am just too wiped out...so maybe a ride tomorrow..I still have the rest of the week to get my 30 miles in...no biggie.
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jeff · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:40 pm Post subject:

It sure is nice when the scale cooperates! Yup

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y0u · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject:

kateryna · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:43 pm Post subject:

yOu are so lucky with the most beautiful flowers and lilies are my favorites. I definitely need to come visit you when your lilies are in bloom Sunny

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"I don't want to live a little, I want to live a LOT, and I want to live WELL! Kateryna

y0u · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:03 pm Post subject:

y0u · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:11 pm Post subject:

Woke up after a nap...went down to the garden to find this.

I got some lovely chuck steaks yesterday..I will consume one today..
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jeff · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:02 pm Post subject:

That's really pretty!
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y0u · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:45 am Post subject:

I became obsessed with my scale again..I developed a great fear of gaining after I got in the 100's..so now I am grounded from my scale until the 20th..it's back in storage..and I might even leave it there longer..who knows.

so there...

will concentrate on going on bike rides instead..since I am getting crap for hours at work..I have plenty of time...I went on a 10 mile ride today..and will go on a 20 mile ride tomorrow (which is actually today at this point)..my legs need more muscle definition indeed..
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kateryna · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:16 pm Post subject:

Hi yOu!

Just dropping in to say Hi and to thank you for sharing all those wonderful sights in your garden especially to those of us who don't have one.
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"I don't want to live a little, I want to live a LOT, and I want to live WELL! Kateryna

Karen G · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:24 pm Post subject:

Hey y0u! Thanks for stopping in my journal. I'm back for good this time.

The pics of your flowers and garden are beautiful.

Good luck with your scale issues.
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y0u · Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:07 am Post subject:

Thanks Kateryna and Karen....my garden makes me happy.

I ran into someone today that had not seen me in months..she was blown away. She kept saying "you know how good you look don't you?" "you do realize you have lost a ton of weight right?"...I laughed so hard...and thanked her profusely.
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jeff · Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:50 am Post subject:

It's a great feeling when people notice you've lost weight, and tell you so.
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kateryna · Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:50 pm Post subject:

y0u · Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:52 pm Post subject:

I ran into an old riding buddy on my bike ride yesterday...we're riding together this morning. We rode 3,000 miles together one summer about 10 years ago..ahh..to be in that kind of shape again...well..maybe some day.

I still cannot do hills..my achilles is a bit stubborn that way..but hell..this time last year I was in a wheel chair and 45 pounds and 23 inches bigger..so no complaining here.

She wants to go on a 20 mile ride at least once a week, and I have another friend that wants to do that as well..which we're doing tomorrow night. So now I have 2 riding buddies for short rides.. Both of these women and I ride at the same pace..so it works out well. It would be nice to be able to ride to Harrisburg by the end of summer, which is a 43 mile flat ride. Or short Mckenzie which is 32 mile ride with 3 hills. (though I really don't want to push it with the achilles)

Life is good today...will spend time in the garden after my ride out to the wetlands...hopefully I will get to see an otter and a few great blue herons..or an egret..
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MetalMama · Location: GA Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 546 Gender: Female

Awesome - bike riding with a buddy sounds like a lot of fun. You need to get one of them to take a pic of you on your bike!

jeff · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:31 pm Post subject:

y0u · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:55 pm Post subject:

y0u · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:57 pm Post subject:

These are some cosmos I grew from seeds my neighbors gave me..gorgeous!!

This is my new pet.. :D

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y0u · Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:55 am Post subject:

My blood pressure has been amazing lately...115/65 this evening..yesterday it was 120/70.

I am still resisting the scale..but I sure think about it a lot...MUST RESIST SCALE..until the 20th.. Bonkers

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y0u · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:53 am Post subject:

I made myself go on a bike ride today...I ate a small meal before hand..and told myself I could have a big meal when I was done with my ride.. Went on a 25 mile ride at 5:30 pm..in 80 degree weather..got home..and absolutely no appetite..I ate maybe 900 calories today..not good..but I will try harder tomorrow. I lift weights in the morning on Fridays..that always makes me hungry for lunch....and I have to work tomorrow evening so I really do have to eat more.

40 miles in this week so far.. Grin

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jeff · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject:

Exercise kills my appetite, too. Sometimes I may feel a slight hunger before I go for a run. Afterwards, my hunger will be gone, and I can go a few more hours before I feel like eating.

My thinking is that the exercise causes our bloodstream to be flooded with fatty acids, to fuel the exercise. When we stop, we still have lots of fatty acids in the blood. On the cellular level, the body is well-fed.
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y0u · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:29 pm Post subject:

jeff · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:15 pm Post subject:

Were yOu eating a high carb diet when yOu would do the 60-90 mile rides and then be hungry afterwrd? That would make sense. yOu would have had a much higher level of circulating insulin, which would make it harder for your body to access your fat stores. That's what made yOu hungry.
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y0u · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject:

jeff · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:36 am Post subject:

y0u · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:20 pm Post subject:

I have heard of those Brazilian steakhouses..you are probably their worst nightmare.. Grin

They won't be making any money off of you and your friends.

So this is my biggest strawberry harvest so far...I'll have them this evening for dessert.

I woke up this morning very groggy from a very hot evening..(no, not what you think, just hot weather)..and had NO motivation to exercise..but I made myself do it. before it got hot out again....and without any coffee before hand..so another 20 mile ride..and perhaps another ride today..we'll see.

So that is 65 miles this week...plus 3 days of push-ups and weight training.. and crunches...not bad at all!
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kateryna · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:35 pm Post subject:

Jeff needs to translate your biking miles into kilometers, yOu, and put them up in the Magic Bus World Tour. I'm trying to delegate here since I don't have anyone at work or at home I can delegate to Bonkers

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"I don't want to live a little, I want to live a LOT, and I want to live WELL! Kateryna

y0u · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 2:09 am Post subject:

kateryna · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 2:27 am Post subject:

Yeah we really need to do this cause you're doing some serious damage on the cycling front Sunny

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Carnivore (Jun 12/09) 227/195.2/137 Max. wt: 247 (Jul-08)
"I don't want to live a little, I want to live a LOT, and I want to live WELL! Kateryna

MetalMama · Location: GA Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 546 Gender: Female

y0u are kickin' ass and takin' names!!!

Those strawberries look awesome - it's the only fruit I ever miss...and maybe clementines.

Fantastic job on the exercise!!

y0u · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 3:42 am Post subject:

OOps..forgot to update here..I did 2 20 mile rides today..so that is 40 miles today and 85 miles for the week.

I swapped my next Friday shift with someone for their Sunday..now I can get a great workout in on Friday...great way to end a week!
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Dean · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:04 am Post subject:

Hey, y0u should go through this journal and add up all the miles y0u've done, then just punch that number into a calculator and multiply by 1.6 to get the klicks. Grin

Take this Bus a little "Furthur" around the world! Wink

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyj6t-5THic Cool

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y0u · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:00 am Post subject:

kateryna · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:39 pm Post subject:

I understand how a person can get an immense amount of joy from gardening which I used to when I could spot a patch of dirt around whatever I was living in at the time. Now it's just flower boxes on the balcony. I was never interested in vegetable gardening but my flower patches were to die for. I loved planting and growing flowers of all kinds. That's why I love the pictures you post of your flowers Excellent

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"I don't want to live a little, I want to live a LOT, and I want to live WELL! Kateryna

y0u · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:40 pm Post subject:

y0u · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:06 am Post subject:

I've decided not to weigh myself tomorrow..I know I have not lost weight..I can tell. It's not from lack of exercise or eating badly..I am quite on track with both of those. I don't need any disappointment right now.

I have Mon-Wed off and Friday off..so I can get lots of rides in this week..and try and find a ride to the sports store to pick up some 25# hex's. I would like to go up in weights.

I need to keep focused...and stop stressing out.
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y0u · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:47 am Post subject:

Vicodin gives y0u weird nightmares and doesn't really help y0u sleep...
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jeff · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:16 pm Post subject:

Not weighing is probably a good idea. No sense in setting yourself up for disappointment. Maybe you could take measurements?
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y0u · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:05 pm Post subject:

Couldn't help myself..I weigh the same..as I thought..no measurement change either..I am stalled and that is that. But at least I am still 195..no gain. Sunny

Moving on...
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jeff · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:46 pm Post subject:

There are some who believe that exercise actually hinders weight loss.. If the stall continues for an extended period, you might try ditching the exercise for a while. Just a thought.
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y0u · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:24 pm Post subject: