TAN #203: TANese New Year - Horsing Around (Page 20)

I hate doughnuts..ick.

In the good news dept
1-I had time to swim at lunch so I can go straight home after work instead of swimming at the peak time when there is generalized chaos at teh pool
2-The xray machine at work has started working again
3-My foot is getting better and I can run again and walk without a limp
4-I hired a wedding planner

PLUS you seem to still have time to game!  Or at least I think it's you I see on and off the playstation network.  There are several BTers that are on my PS3 friends list.

BTW, are you the one that has FIFA 14 that I keep doing better than at all the skill challenges?    Well, since you don't do them (score is zero), it's easy!

I'm back on the low carb thing again.  I finally got really mad at myself about me weight so vowed to crack down for 3-4 months.  Just 90-120 days of training and low carb and I should be back down.  I found the same phenomena.  I seriously lost 10 lbs in 5 days (don't look any different) just switching to low carb.

It's not fun though.  The cravings and I don't sleep well doing it.  I always wake up at 2-3 am with and uncomfortable stomach.  Basically, HUNGRY.  I never fell FULL without carbs.  But small price to pay. 

SO, I guess I'm getting to the age where this should statistically happen more often BUT I got a text message that an old coworker I was friends with didn't show up on Monday with no word so they checked in on him on Tuesday to find him passed away.  He was not much older than me (maybe 10 yrs in his early 50's?)..

He really didn't live a healthy life (drank and smoked), but still.  It left me in a daze.  So unexpected.  I JUST had lunch with him a couple months ago and he was trying to get me to come back and work with him.  I guess you just don't expect people around your age to suddenly not be there anymore.

I'm surprised this has hit me as hard as it has.  We weren't THAT close.  Probably go the funeral in a couple days. 

I'm having that issue too... I'm mildly hungry right now but just popped some gum and that usually helps.
I still struggle with meat making up most of my meals but am getting better, knowing the protein will (SHOULD) keep me fuller. 

I guess I'm the opposite?  If I'm slightly hungry at night, I can have a normal bowl of mini wheats or couple slices of toast and feel full during the night.  OR an entire chicken breast and feel full for about a minute, then just sort of have a hollow/empty feeling.  I can't stand laying there at 3am just feeling empty.  I can't sleep.  When it get's really bad, I have a couple slices of gouda cheese or a small Greek Yogurt when is just enough to keep the stomach occupied for the rest of the night and I can sleep.

So far, ZERO sugar and ZERO "bad" carbs for 14 days (well sugar is included in "bad" carb).  It SUCKS!  I have to say "no" to so many things.  I still eat leafy greens and other green vegies.  It feels wrong to not have them in the diet.  But no flour, potatoes, rice, sugar, fruit...  Maybe bring brown rice and some fruit back in the diet eventually.

I figure 90 days of gutting it out and I should be where I want.  Anyone can do 90 days.

I weighed 168 after my ride.  This is about 12 pounds more than I weighed in October and about 16 more than I want to weigh.  I've lost these pounds before.  I know how hungry I have to feel about an hour before the next meal for the weight loss to actually work at a detectable rate.  It's so easy to give into that hunger and sabotage the loss for the day.

Sounding like Weight Watchers in here.

The bike ride was great.  A racing bicycle is a wonderfully efficient machine.  I wanted to go forever clicking the gears up and down as I go over the East Tennessee hills.  On Monday, we had ice and snow with highs in the 20's.  Today it was 54 when I went out.  It is going to be even warmer this weekend when we are in Atlanta.  I think we have turned the corner on winter in this part of the country.

TW 

I've been reading "Racing Weight", as I have about 8 pounds I'd like to lose (currently weigh 158) by May, and am struggling with it.  Two years ago I had the best weekend of racing I think I ever had, and I weighed 153.  I'm racing that same weekend this year (Memphis in May sprint on Saturday and olympic on Sunday), and would love to get into that level of form again for it.

Yep, I was shocked when I went from my MTB to a dedicated tri bike (then added a road bike).  Talk about reducing wasted energy.  Feels like what you put into the pedals you get back with forward motion.  Riding a MTB is like riding in mud, even on the streets.

I agree, avoiding the sabotage is the important thing.  I know there were times when I made lemon bars or cookies or what have you and said "eff it" I'm eating the whole lot of them...  Or plow through half a bag or more of Doritos.  seriously, the Doritos and the Cheetos (puffs or crunchy) is my kryptonite to weight loss...  I can typically go without sweets without too much withdrawal, but I like my salty snacks.

Ha, I have 100 lbs on you.

I usually raced at 235, but ideally, It should be closer to 215.  I would be happy at a lean 220...  One of the curses of being 6'7"-6'8"... 

Ha, I have 100 lbs on you.

I usually raced at 235, but ideally, It should be closer to 215.  I was 217 once and people said it was too skinny.  I think they were just used to me being 230 because I was far from TOO skinny.  I would be happy at a lean 220-225...  One of the curses of being 6'7"-6'8"... 

I was having good success with allowing one meal with grains/carbs per week (Friday night pizza! Still gluten free and thin crust, but coming in at like 50g carbs for one serving). For me I just need one of those "yup, that tastes awesome. I'm good for another week" kind of meals. 

I also cheat and eat Atkins fake candy bars and M&Ms... I count net carbs and they only have 1 or 2 net carbs per snack. Definitely curbs my sugar craving!

Ha!  You're also a foot taller than me.

Lisa - is that counting not a giant pain in the arse? 

Full disclosure...... reading your posts has led me to look up celiac disease, and my best friend's daughter is currently in the middle of a battery of tests to find the cause of some minor bleeding, pain, and irritation....his doctor has brought up Celiac disease (her colonoscopy showed minor inflammation) and I've mentioned LIMITED knowledge of it to him because of your posts. 

So.....since you seem to have a handle on it.......is it something that you need to constantly stay on top of because if you don't you'll suffer, or is it only something to really monitor because of the amount of working out you do? 

Does watching your diet that closely "cure" it? 

Thanks.

celiac is an autoimmune disease.  you can't "cure" it.  controlling your diet only manages the symptoms.  lisa can weigh in on more detail...

Hi Kids,

New topic.  BBC series, Sherlock.

I lead a remarkably sheltered life when it comes to television.  We have watched Downton Abbey with the rest of the world but beyond that, my TV knowledge sort of ended pre-kids  back in the mid 70's.  Anyway, I bought the first three seasons of Sherlock and watched the first episode last night.  'Twas quite fun, a bit disturbing for a sheltered senior citizen like myself.  I read most of the Sir ACD's books back in the 60's and felt a similar delight in the literary trickery and misdirection that went into setting up the deductions.  The series gets that and Cumberbatch delivers the revelations so fast that it adds to the impact.  I am sure I read them slowly flipping back a few pages to check the revelation.  He delivers them in a torrent. I expect to watch more of the series. JWKMH nailed the cab driver early on.

Any fans, thoughts or comments?

TW

10% good leads. That is a veritable, gold mine of data.

TW

I guess I don't actually calculate carbs daily, just keep an idea in my head. And I just happened to read the nutrition label on my pizza crust package I try to keep it "low carb" as a general rule right now for weight maintenance. 

As to your Celiac questions - yes if you are diagnosed with Celiac you really need to constantly watch what you eat, know common and uncommon names for ingredients that contain gluten but are not labeled as wheat/rye/barley (like malt, which is made from barley), READ LABELS, ask restaurant managers. Some folks are so sensitive that even foods cooked on common surfaces with gluten ingredients will make them sick. Not following a strict GF diet can supposedly lead to long-term health issues internally... I hear things about cancer and other auto immune diseases but don't know if there's any concrete evidence - it's probably different for everyone individually but it's not a risk I'm willing to take.

For me, if I accidentally eat gluten (restaurants are the worst about it being in EVERYTHING. Like salsa. Mass produced from a base that contains wheat - who knew?) I know the next day and a few days after - I'm in the bathroom all day and it sucks. When I was a child I would vomit for a few days at even ONE BITE of gluten. Working out doesn't really have anything to do with it - it's allllll about what you eat. 

The only cure is a gluten free diet. And it's definitely a huge adjustment for someone who has not been aware of it until now. I was lucky (?) to have been diagnosed as a baby, so I've never known anything different. My mom and sister though, were both diagnosed as adults and it was really hard for both of them to adjust. 

I became a Cumberbatch fan pretty quickly after Star Trek: Into Darkness.  After watching it, I gave the Sherlock series a shot on Netflix and really enjoy it!

I feel that the dialogue is speedy in general.

n=ln(.5)/ln(.9)=6.57

You only need to call 6.57 people for a 50% shot at a good client even if you pick randomly.

Math can be so reassuring.

TW

Thanks.