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August 24, 2010
Day 14 of going low carb - no gluten = Cranky Camy
Captain's Log, Stardate 08.24.2010
I have never been this long gluten free before. It wasn't hard for the first week, but the past couple or days have been terrible.
All you people who have to live gluten free, I hail you as heroes. Or suffering in a gastronomic dungeon. Take your pick.
I miss wheat noodles and pasta most of all. Come on, I'm Asian. What is Asian food without noodles? Chow mein (ever had Hong Kong style crispy noodles? No? You are deprived), hand-pulled noodles in black be...
All you people who have to live gluten free, I hail you as heroes. Or suffering in a gastronomic dungeon. Take your pick.
I miss wheat noodles and pasta most of all. Come on, I'm Asian. What is Asian food without noodles? Chow mein (ever had Hong Kong style crispy noodles? No? You are deprived), hand-pulled noodles in black be...
August 23, 2010
We are finally using our compost!
Captain's Log, Stardate 08.23.2010
We started composting our vegetable scraps a loooooong time ago and it has finally become actual compost as opposed to "unidentifiable dirty objects in the compost bin."
And today we finally used our very own compost! I wanted to plant chamomile seeds, so I picked a sunny section of the yard and Captain Caffeine laid down the compost.
Here's Captain Caffeine laying down the compost for me.
We found lots of non compost stuff in the compost. I think this ...
We started composting our vegetable scraps a loooooong time ago and it has finally become actual compost as opposed to "unidentifiable dirty objects in the compost bin."
And today we finally used our very own compost! I wanted to plant chamomile seeds, so I picked a sunny section of the yard and Captain Caffeine laid down the compost.
Here's Captain Caffeine laying down the compost for me.
We found lots of non compost stuff in the compost. I think this ...
August 21, 2010
Day 11 of going low carb - too few carbs/calories
Captain's Log, Stardate 08.21.2010
Well, I've been monitoring how I'm feeling, and I'm tired. I think I need to eat more.
(Hooray!)
I've been feeling exhausted at night and first thing in the morning, although I'm feeling okay during the rest of the day. My body also feels the need to sleep more than usual, which is not a good sign for me. I usually listen to my body's sleep needs as a good indicator of health.
I'm running a total of about 20 miles a week now, and the program mentions tha...
(Hooray!)
I've been feeling exhausted at night and first thing in the morning, although I'm feeling okay during the rest of the day. My body also feels the need to sleep more than usual, which is not a good sign for me. I usually listen to my body's sleep needs as a good indicator of health.
I'm running a total of about 20 miles a week now, and the program mentions tha...
August 20, 2010
Review - Good Girls Don't Have to Dress Bad by Shari Braendel
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Good Girls Don't Have to Dress Bad
by
Shari Braendel
In Good Girls Don't Have to Dress Bad, Shari Braendel teaches you how to appreciate the body God gave you and how to always look your best-from conquering the battle of finding the right swimsuit, to choosing how many bangles you should wear or how big your purse should be, to wearing the right style jeans that will best flatter your thighs or hips, to finding the best places to shop to suit your unique personal style.
Many of us are...
by
Shari Braendel
In Good Girls Don't Have to Dress Bad, Shari Braendel teaches you how to appreciate the body God gave you and how to always look your best-from conquering the battle of finding the right swimsuit, to choosing how many bangles you should wear or how big your purse should be, to wearing the right style jeans that will best flatter your thighs or hips, to finding the best places to shop to suit your unique personal style.
Many of us are...
August 19, 2010
Interview and excerpt - Vanishing Act by Liz Johnson
Vanishing Act
by
Liz Johnson
Eighteen months ago, Nora James watched as her father was shot in an alley—and then she fled. She changed her name, her appearance and her job, hoping to keep her father's shooter at bay. For months, it worked…but now her luck has run out. A ruthless assassin is on her trail, and soon Nora, now known as Danielle, will be found. But this time, she has FBI agent Nate Andersen by her side—right? The handsome agent would give his life to protect Danielle, but he...
August 18, 2010
Day 8 of going low carb - meeting my calorie count
Captain's Log, Stardate 08.18.2010
After thinking about it, I will recant what I said yesterday. While I want carbs, because I like carbs, I'm not craving carbs.
I don't feel that urgency to have starch like I used to. I still long for potato chips and French bread, but the oomph! inside of me to have them is not there. Before, I'd just listen to that oomph! and have the starch. Now, the oomph! is gone.
If I stopped this low-carb diet today, sure, I'd eat potato chips. (Actually, I miss pa...
I don't feel that urgency to have starch like I used to. I still long for potato chips and French bread, but the oomph! inside of me to have them is not there. Before, I'd just listen to that oomph! and have the starch. Now, the oomph! is gone.
If I stopped this low-carb diet today, sure, I'd eat potato chips. (Actually, I miss pa...
August 17, 2010
Day 7 of going low carb - still not hungry
Captain's Log, Stardate 08.17.2010
This is a purple carrot I got in my basket of veggies from the organic co-op this week! Isn't it cool? It's a little sweeter and lacks that slightly bitter edge a regular raw carrot can have. Kind of like a beet crossed with a carrot.
I'm not sure if it's the supplements or the diet, but I'm really not very hungry. I have a feeling it's the supplements, because I was low carb for about 2 days before starting the supplements, and I only noticed the no appet...
This is a purple carrot I got in my basket of veggies from the organic co-op this week! Isn't it cool? It's a little sweeter and lacks that slightly bitter edge a regular raw carrot can have. Kind of like a beet crossed with a carrot.I'm not sure if it's the supplements or the diet, but I'm really not very hungry. I have a feeling it's the supplements, because I was low carb for about 2 days before starting the supplements, and I only noticed the no appet...
August 16, 2010
I ran 13 miles!
Captain's Log, Stardate 08.16.2010
I'm training for the Honolulu Marathon, and I do one long run a week, building up to 26 miles. Last week, I did 13 miles! That's half a marathon! Hooray for me! I was really slow (13 miles in 216 minutes = 16.6 minutes per mile) but I don't care! I'm just glad I could do it!
According to Jeff Galloway, the key to the long run is going 2 minutes slower than your projected marathon pace. The last time I tried to do a long run, I think I started out too fast ...
I'm training for the Honolulu Marathon, and I do one long run a week, building up to 26 miles. Last week, I did 13 miles! That's half a marathon! Hooray for me! I was really slow (13 miles in 216 minutes = 16.6 minutes per mile) but I don't care! I'm just glad I could do it!According to Jeff Galloway, the key to the long run is going 2 minutes slower than your projected marathon pace. The last time I tried to do a long run, I think I started out too fast ...
August 14, 2010
Day 4 of going low carb - not hungry
Captain's Log, Stardate 08.14.2010
I'm amazed at how NOT HUNGRY I was today. I really had to force myself to eat today. I was hungry at dinner, but I ate a lot less than I expected to. I also chose not to eat a second corn tortilla even though I had planned my carb count to be able to have two. Instead, I ate only one.
WEIRD. I am turning into someone I do not know.
Then again, I was not given the option of eating tortilla chips as opposed to a low fat corn tortilla. I also was not offered...
I'm amazed at how NOT HUNGRY I was today. I really had to force myself to eat today. I was hungry at dinner, but I ate a lot less than I expected to. I also chose not to eat a second corn tortilla even though I had planned my carb count to be able to have two. Instead, I ate only one.WEIRD. I am turning into someone I do not know.
Then again, I was not given the option of eating tortilla chips as opposed to a low fat corn tortilla. I also was not offered...
August 13, 2010
Day 3 of going low carb
Captain's Log, Stardate 08.13.2010
It seems the only way I can release my frustrations is by blogging about it, so lucky you, you get to hear all about it. (I'll probably become less homicidal calm down in a week or two, so no worries about months of whining about this diet.)
I thought about carbs ALL DAY.
I had to be more deliberate about my cooking to find something both I and Captain Caffeine could eat. He's a trooper, lovely man, so I settled on chicken vegetable soup. It wasn't the ta...
It seems the only way I can release my frustrations is by blogging about it, so lucky you, you get to hear all about it. (I'll probably become less homicidal calm down in a week or two, so no worries about months of whining about this diet.)I thought about carbs ALL DAY.
I had to be more deliberate about my cooking to find something both I and Captain Caffeine could eat. He's a trooper, lovely man, so I settled on chicken vegetable soup. It wasn't the ta...
