pink.pixie
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Rex, intu flow I found through this page, it is a Scott Sonnon's work for mobility of joints.
LSD = right guess (BTW I wrote it there), long slow distance but because I do not walk that long each day, I walk a little faster, let's say medium speed. Some days in MBT shoes that force the muscles into another mode.
Based on VO2, my futile calculations say that if my resting pulse is 60 beats/min, which it is, then I should be up in 132 circum to start burning, to that is 'pretty slow'.
I wanted to discuss this cardio topic vs. HIIT with others here (rumors based on some resent research) but I didn't get to it yet, so much is going on here all the time.
pixie
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michelle
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05-02-08 09:58 PM - Post#438183
hey pink, great log here. i enjoyed reading for the first time and catching up. 
that herb korvel is in english chervil, it's a mild parsley.
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pink.pixie
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Hey Michelle my appointed herbalist,
last year (2007) was three hundred years aniversary of Carl Linné's birth. He was the clever Swede who organized all the plants into groups. He was one of the founders of Swedish Academy of Sciences that nowadays appoints the Nobel prize winners each fall and dishes out some extra pocket money and honor. The king shakes hands with them and the royal ladies smile kindly.
Actually, believe it or not the crown princess Victoria fell in love with her personal trainer at her gym while improving her muscle looks! So now he, Daniel, is in royal training, instead.A tough go. He's a normal boy from a little town out in a country of nowhere. Now people wonder if they get permission to marry, she's over 30 yo now.
Sweden is the mixed up socialistic royal god forgotten pond of envy. Actually Sweden is not what it used to be in sixties and seventies. All that is a great myth, believe me. It changed, for better for worse, outback country anyhows.
http://nrm.museum/fbo/hist/linnaeus/ linnaeus.html.en
Linné on that picture looks like he would profit from some bodybuilding, too many carbs I'd say, LOL!
In fact, Swedes nowdays discuss more the unrealistic and anorectic fashionable ideal of slimness, rather than obesity. Couldn't happen in France for all I know!
Thanks for that chervil word, it actually sounds similar, doesn't it?
I am following your threads and I see that you joined the rehab camp. O-hoo, one does it usually against one's will, forced on knees so to speak. That's the body's way to shout for attention.
Never fear, we'll win!
greetings
pink
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pink.pixie
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Subeer,
in your post here on my log from 4/29-08 you spoke about zink citrate. I usually take zink picolinate because I heard (? maybe from dr. Weil) that the body utilizes it easier. What do you know, please tell me.
I said I ask you in times of need, didn't I? 
All are of course always invited to chime in (any time, for any reason).
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Rex Khan
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05-03-08 11:38 AM - Post#438269
hey pixie,
hit me with the link again, it didn't come through.
regarding your questions in my log:,
i was studying business for the last 4 years, then decided i didn't want to complete it because i can't handle the morbidly repetitive math/acct combo that i've got to go through..
i'm not coming back to america because, by not wanting to study, i can't be here on an F-1 visa, and i want no reason to be deported!! :P
(yes, i'm sad to be going back)
got the beaded kinda jump ropes, but haven't used it since the first time, coz i jump without me shoes, and using that rope without any padding on the feet is asking for an extended rehab..
err, i don't have 'trouble' with sleeping.. its just that sometimes i don't want to sleep. :S so i don't.
the times i DO whine about no being able to sleep is when i have a late workout, and that adrenaline keeps me awake, even though i might be bone tired..
dunno if that makes sense.
(sorry; i wrote a thesis of a reply..)
questions, questions??....
Rex
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pink.pixie
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Rex, for jumping rope it's good to have well cushioned shoes (or softer floor) it's hard on your joints, like running.
pixie
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Lunge Queen
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Rex, for jumping rope it's good to have well cushioned shoes (or softer floor) it's hard on your joints, like running.
pixie
Right on Pixie!
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05-03-08 07:59 PM - Post#438391
oy, will both of hold your horses?!! :P i've typed similar sentences in my jump rope forum post on the weight training deck!! :P honestly..
pix, i know about the whole last-rep-pain-is-gain thing bit, but if one doesn't want to gain in the first place, then even the reps completed are pointless, eh?
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult. — E. B. White
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. - Mahatma Gandhi
To be stupid and selfish and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless. -Gustave Flaubert |
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pink.pixie
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05-03-08 08:58 PM - Post#438412
pix, i know about the whole last-rep-pain-is-gain thing bit, but if one doesn't want to gain in the first place, then even the reps completed are pointless, eh?
Only you know best.
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Subeer
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Subeer,
in your post here on my log from 4/29-08 you spoke about zink citrate. I usually take zink picolinate because I heard (? maybe from dr. Weil) that the body utilizes it easier.
Modern life has put enormous stress and acidic loads on the body. And we have metal toxicity & chemical toxicity on top of the metabolic errors we are tying to fix.
Zinc is a vital part of our hormonal processes, hair, skin and immune system. Supplements in an alkaline form are used better and also contribute towards tipping the acidity-alkaline scale to an alkaline one. Acetates, Citrate and bicarbonate forms are alkaline and easy to find. On a fitness perspective, I think a picolinate form is good too. But I dont know if its alkaline or acidic in itself.
Then there is always baking soda to the rescue!
Do you work in a teaching field!?
(there is a reason I ask)
Life's a rock 'n roll
Means you keep rocking and rolling, no matter what, no matter how much; while people feel that you have to smash into the rocks and roll into a ditch...
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pink.pixie
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Well, you certainly hit a subject that I ponder these days.
There is a Finish birch ash(among all the other available things) that you boil for 20 min in water, filter and get clear alkaline solution. But...I am not sure how to use it. If I add it to water and drink, it is not good for my digestion because that needs acid....so that was disappointign and I didn't get that far with the whole experiment.
Also the acid/alkaline balance is the basic one body regulates... if not death is certain  so I am not sure if tinkering with it is so wise. But the excess of acid is a concern in connection to many ilnesses...what do you know? 
PS
No, I am not a teacher. I taught art (painting) for a short while in adult courses but I let them loose, it was best so, it brought out their wildness.
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Subeer
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05-06-08 02:12 AM - Post#439128
Pix
I work in the energy sector (finance) and I see invoices for buffer solutions used in the processing plants, and think what it would be to use them. But I would be dead before I can think again.
If the negative charge (ion) is very low (more negative) it can disrupt our digestion and blood saturation. I am not sure of the ORP (oxidation reduction potential) of the birch ash. If it is interfering with digestion, you need to dilute it. But is it safe to consume internally?
ORP levels and health:
Positive figures Dangerous!
0 to -49 Fairly Unhealthy
-50 to -99 Not so healthy
-100 to -124 Average
-125 to -149 Good
-150 to -175 Healthy
-175 up Excellent
It is right that the acid/alkaline balance is fragile, but when our body is pushed to remain acidic for our modern lives, we could do a little to keep us within alkaline norms. The body balances its ph itself, by leeching calcium from its bones. Calcium reacts with the acid and forms calcium oxalate, which is the component of 90% kidney / urine stones. The body is ph neutral with many costs, which in this case is: calcium clogged cells, urine stones, demineralized bones, inflammation in the body, calcium attacking the joints.
For these kind of Ph buffering the body takes calcium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, Vit B, Vit C, Vit E, Omega 3, molybdenum, iodine, etc to keep us alive. Over a long term we end up with many borderline deficiencies and stress body.
Ideal Ph = 6.4 (higher is alkaline, lower is acidic)
Urine is usually 6.1-7.3 (6.4 is ideal)
Saliva is usually 6.8-7.4 (7.4 is ideal)
Our diets are deminerlized in some minerals, and yet over mineralized due to some other minerals.
In a lifestyle where there is full of raw and minimal cooked veggies, leaves, berries, fruits and some animal protein, we are full of bicarbonates. Alkaline enough!
In our lives, we can add some alkalinity and help our own inflammatory systems to cool their heels.
1. Sodium Ascorbate (alkaline form of Vit C is an antioxidant) is the good stuff. But if you dont find it, grind 1 tsp regular vitamin C (ascorbic acid is the pro oxidant form of Vit C) and mix and equal amount of pure baking soda (Sodium Bicarbonate only), add a little water and let it react. Fill the glass with water and drink, an alkaline antioxidant boost.
2. Equal amounts of citric acid and sodium bicarbonate (1 tsp) reacted in water as above, gives sodium citrate, which is an ORP booster. Use these two in empty stomach at separate times of the day.
3. Natural Apple Cider Vinegar (1 tbsp), also reacted with enough sodium bicarbonate till the fizz dies out results in malate and acetates, that has been known to reverse aging and many degenerative diseases like arthritis.
What if we take too much bicarbonates? The body dumps them via the stool and we get loose stools. Resetting the body is a slow and hard process, hence we need to give it time, and gaps. Hence, do 5 days and take a break of 2 days.
A simple test for everyone. Take iodine (the colored stuff) and paint a 3*3 inch square on the side of the belly. If it disappears in 4-6 hours or less, you are very deficient in iodine. If it disappears in about 12 hours, you have sufficient quanitities in your blood. If it stays for 24 hours or more, you have a lot.
Subeer
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pink.pixie
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I am not sure of the ORP (oxidation reduction potential) of the birch ash. If it is interfering with digestion, you need to dilute it. But is it safe to consume internally?
Yes, it is meant for internal use. It's sold here in health food stores. I will inquire about the rate.
I think to dilute it much more is probably the solution, as you say.
I measured the tap water (which here is of good quality, definitely drinkable) and it was sour. One tbsp of that ash stuff added to one liter H2O turned the water pH neutral.
My saliva was five point,something? I forgot now, but sour anyhow. I'll measure again tomorrow morning.
I know this vinegar/ baking soda bubbling experiment from my cook teacher...
I understood it is a process to get to the alkaline state (as you mention). I heard sour fruit like lemon turns alkaline in the body, is that right? What do you do in this respect?
Meat also makes the body acidic.
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pink.pixie
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vitamin C 05-06-08 08:57 PM - Post#439469
1. Sodium Ascorbate (alkaline form of Vit C is an antioxidant) is the good stuff.
As vit C I use:Calcium Ascorbate Crystals (powder) and Acidum Ascorbicum as tabs.
So are you saying the ascorbic acid is not good if you want to achieve more alkaline state?
What is the difference between Calcium ascorbate and natrium ascorbate, my knowledge of chemistry is basic if I put it nicely.
But if you dont find it, grind 1 tsp regular vitamin C (ascorbic acid is the pro oxidant form of Vit C) and mix and equal amount of pure baking soda (Sodium Bicarbonate only), add a little water and let it react. Fill the glass with water and drink, an alkaline antioxidant boost.
well, I took 5 tabs = 500mg ascorbic acid and a dash of bicarbonate...bubbled...I drunk it....dunno, I din't die yet...heheh
What about this Alka Selzer stuff?
2. Equal amounts of citric acid and sodium bicarbonate (1 tsp) reacted in water as above, gives sodium citrate, which is an ORP booster. Use these two in empty stomach at separate times of the day.
You mean use both nr. 1 and 2. during the same day but on different occasion? What about nr 3?
3. Natural Apple Cider Vinegar (1 tbsp), also reacted with enough sodium bicarbonate till the fizz dies out results in malate and acetates, that has been known to reverse aging and many degenerative diseases like arthritis.
That can be done, ACvinegar and Hammer soda...
And do all numbers 1-3 each day? 
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Subeer
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05-07-08 04:16 AM - Post#439558
Pix
A few days ago you said about your system being wrecked and there is some mention about the physical stuff. Is that all, or do you have internal issues as well?
In case there are internal issues, there is more to work on. 1/2 tsp citric acid converted to citrate, 1-2 gram vit C as sodium ascorbate would be my minimum. ACV is a few times per week. CajinJohn and few other old timers here, does the baking soda, ACV, vit c etc.
The ones I told are very cheap, while you could be buying these things at higher price when packaged.
When you call your water sour, is it taste or acidic quality? If so, try adding a pinch of baking soda to the water and look for a fizzy reaction. If there is a fizz the water is acidic, else note. Then, the taste could be heavy metals in your water (mostly copper / iron from rusting pipes).
Is there a way you can test your acidity. Then you can do these alkalinizing routines and check after half an hour to see how its effecting you. And then remain in the healthy range as much as you can.
All fruits and veggies are alkaline, even the sweet ones. The fine print on the package is that they should be unprocessed, means no packed juices. The fiber and fruit nutrients when burned in the body gives ash, which makes the net effect always alkaline.
If finding citric acid is hard, take the juice of a lemon or lime and add baking soda till the fizz is gone, fill the glass with water and drink. Same thing, and more nutritious...
Meats do make the body acidic, but breads and processed sugar are much badder. Only meats got the bad rap!
From what I know, I think Calcium forms of vitamins are easy to manufacture and cheap to sell, still maintaining the profits, but absorbability is questionable. Marketing calcium to females has been easy as we have a small fear of osteoporosis within us all, while the more important vit D and physical activity has not been marketed, as people wouldnt buy into science or hard work easily.
I'm not aware of the natrium ascorbate name. Yes, ascorbic acid is acidic. Vit C is a prooxidant if the body is already in an acidic state and a antioxidant if the body is in an alkaline state.
The alka seltzer is part of both vitC forms. You may still want to balance out the acid.
The body is stressed at about 2-3 am while it is doing a lot of repairs and also dehydrated. So drinking the citrate first thing in the morning will bring up the ORP up quick. And then VitC at other times could be good, especially around training or before sleep.
In case you have more deeper issues with detox, we may discuss the intestinal recycling process.
Subeer
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pink.pixie
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... take the juice of a lemon or lime and add baking soda till the fizz is gone, fill the glass with water and drink. Same thing, and more nutritious...
I like that. cuz it's simple. I usually add lemon into my drinking water. One have to pay attention to teeth/the enamel/ and drink plain water afterwards.
When I mentioned the tap water it is the quality of the water if I measure it with the indicators/sticks. However, those I have are not very refined, no decimals. Seems to vary slightly between 6 and 7.
Thanks Subeer, always learning more...
here the ash...called bjorkaska
http://www.holistic.se/kosttillskott/syrabas/ #
and the detox (last row)
http://www.holistic.se/kosttillskott/magetarm /
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Rex Khan
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05-07-08 06:45 PM - Post#439930
man is this an informative log!! ;) i think u guys should archive the last few entries..
keep it up!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult. — E. B. White
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. - Mahatma Gandhi
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Lunge Queen
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05-07-08 09:44 PM - Post#439982
man is this an informative log!! ;) i think u guys should archive the last few entries..
keep it up!
I'll say...great reading here.
Thanks Subeer and Pixie.
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pink.pixie
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Hi Rex, that is encouraging to hear...thanks...that is what I want ..worthwhile info connected to what one works with. I think I will post some summary on the acidic condition if it would prove helpful to me... what I read is that a lot of people loose fat when that is corrected because fat binds acid. Not sure about the scientific part of the whole thing,there are both pro and contras (but a lot of cancer patients are acidic according to some polls).
Anyhow I had a very interesting surf-evening, mostly about the acidic condition but I found a site that relates to both TMJ and frozen shoulder...boy am I hopeful!!
Trigger points, yoga all that's relating to stuff from coach Scott Sonnon, and also to what Laree is up to in rehab and prehab department; it all seems to be converging.
http://www.ctds.info/tmj.html
pixie
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Subeer
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Pix and all
Our pineal glands are directly responsible for aging. And if our pineal glands get calcified or abused in any other way, we age faster.
When our adrenal glands are stressed in our daily living, our pineal gland steps in and takes some of the load. The pineal is very small, and cannot do this for a long time. Hence, when system breakdown happens, there is not much to rely back on. The proverbial last straw on the donkey's back.
Chlorine in the water is acidic. Chlorine can destruct the pineal glands straight away, and so can flouride in a more dangerous way. Can someone ask the Govt. to listen to this, or the scientist community to show what they know openely? Lobbies and their money talks!
Some can battle the minutae of political operations, and I even dont know the difference between the political parties and who is leading whom. Let's get to work.
Two things noted by you regarding the acidity issues: the lemon eroding tooth enamel and stomach acidity. Lemon should not erode as much as carbohydrates! Carbs in the tooth causes bacteria activity, the bacteria digests the food and releases acids as a byproduct which erodes the enamel. Now if it would erode something as tough as the enamel what would be happening inside us? The second is about increasing or decreasing the stomach acid by using lemon or baking soda. The stomach acid is stronger in comparison with both and a big difference will not be noticed unless huge quantities are consumed. If I remember my science lessons, the acid in the stomach is for digestive breakdown and further down the road the intestine releases bicarbs to neutralize the acid. What when we are low on bicarbs?
In our recent discussion, we are neutralizing the acid-alkaline reaction in the glass before adding water to dilute it. On all the three solutions, technically we are drinking an inert solution, which will turn alkaline inside the body, at the same time with the potential to bring up the ORP of the blood.
If you are worried about the sodium, the lemon will give you enough pottasium to balance your electrolytes. Only kidney impaired patients have to worry about sodium. You should be using only pure sodium bicarbonate known as baking soda, not baking powder or bicarbonate of soda - read labels.
The Ph sticks / strips are good for general reading. If you are looking for small variations, you may want to go digital. In other cases, do not be worried if the reading jumps (either way) suddenly while you havent done anything drastic. Just take another reading.
Pix, know that it will take about a month to notice differences, because you are aiming at cellular changes. A lot of detox will happen, and you may feel worse and confront a few mysterious aches and dullnesses, especially in the first weeks and if you have a lot to clean out. Changes happen at the plasmic levels first and then the cellular levels, hence the time taken. In any case, take the weekend off from detox, to allow the body to catch up and recharge.
If you are having metal/chemical issues which are creating big problems, then you will not alkalinize even after a month. Then we need to work more aggressively. Oral EDTA has been used in Europe for a long time. Remove all mercury filling from the mouth (I am going to do this from next week) and replace with composites. Many dentists are in denial about them causing any harm, but mercury is mercury. Do we want more when there is enough in the environment?
Removing the metals and their exposure plus the chinese parsley can cure a lot. The dose is 1/2 cup per day chewed and swallowed (in case you got carried by the idea of a bit here and there for flavor). If you want more Oral EDTA is fine too. If you want to take it a step further hook up to an intravenous EDTA therapy (can cost you, so save it for big issues).
Malic acid can also decalcify our organs and cells, which will result in increased cellular output, recovery and slow (perhaps reverse) aging. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, because apple has malic acid, and the skins have pectin. Now you know why the ACV with sodium bicarb was suggested. ACV has malic acid and acetic acid, which when reacted is giving you malate and acetate.
You may want to stop calcium combined supplements, if that hasnt been clear from my earlier posts. When you remove the calcification (smothered with calcium compounds) from the organs (this is preventing the organs from functioning properly), you will have more calcium in your blood plasma plus make better use of calcium from your diet. Take calcium away from all other minerals, and combined with Vit D ONLY, in case you want to supplement.
Late Linus Pauling was a big proponent of VitC therepy. There was some doctor in early Europe who claimed to cure cancer with lemon only diet. Its a bit more than that, but just the "C" can make a big difference. Vit C plays a big role also in the metabolic process and does contribute to fat loss. You may want to add lecithin granules to the diet (about 1-3 tbsp) per day, so that bodyfat is melted faster. Fat is where toxins and metals are stored, in addition to the brain. It is not a surprise that brain related degeneration (dementia, alzeihmers, parkinson) is escalating while brain damaging incidents are very less in modern life.
Take time to digest all this and ask questions. If you are interested, we can discuss the mouth's and stomach's role in detoxification and elimination.
Subeer
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pink.pixie
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Body weight:
beginning of April: 64,5 kg (143 lb)
May 2nd: 63,5 kg
May 8th: 62,5 kg (138 lb)
It goes in the right direction, maybe a bit too quickly this week. I was fiddling with the diet a little (a week following the sample I posted below).
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pink.pixie
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As I said previously , I post a sample of my diet-eating (one week). I'd appreciate comments.
With this eating I was not hungry or suffering in any way and I am not training hard either. Times are a bit irregular but I try to hold the body's rhythm in some way at least.
In the future I will not post in such a detail , just when changes happen but I'd always appreciate if you from time to time ask me how the day was-eating wise. In so doing you'll help me to stay alert. Thanks for your help.
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Sunday 27.4.08
(time?)2 spoons aloe vera juice in one glas water on empty stomach
breakfast(40 min later):
one small eco banana with plain 0,5%fat yoghurt (2dl?) some (ca10) raisins, 2 big spoons of flaxseed(ground) and 2 spoons of rolled oats.
(Normally I mix my own cereal but it's finished and I resorted to plain rolled oats)
3) 2 hours later again: 2 corn (maize?) crackers with melted cheese (low fat) and omelett with 1 egg and 2 whites and again 2 corn crackers. Black tea with unsweetened soy milk. 3 small cups usually.
Vit D 1000 IE, calcium, B-complex, silicon, E-vit.
(I eat now the corn crackers instead of bread. I just calculated that one is 23 cal.)
kl. 16 detox dose
(walk 2hours-in town MBT)
Dinner:
18.30 (6.30pm)
120g thin-leaf steak, two fists cooked cauliflower, one smaller carrot, green leaf sallad, one tomato, halv red onion, 1 garlic clove, olive oil.
Some vits (don't remember which)
evening direct after dinner:
(park walk 1,5 h, leisure tempo, MBT shoes)
22.30 (10.30pm)
one small apple, langfil (type of yoghurt, special culture from north of Sweden), flax seed, raisins, cinnamon, a spoon of rolled oats, red tea with 1dl soy milk (40kcal)
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Monday 28.4.08
8.00am: aloe vera juice on empty stomach, bach flower remedies
Breakfast:
9.15 am small banana, 2dl yoghurt 0,5% fat, oats, raisins (same as Sunday)
2 corn(maize) crackers with 2 tbs peanut butter, black tea 2 cups with 1dl soy milk
not hungry
12.15pm detox bulk and pills
Lunch
14.30? or 15.00 (3pm)
100g thin beef (=lövbiff), half red onion
sallad: two shredded carrots, broccoli 3florettes, an inch of cucumber, olive oil 2 tbs, 1tbs flax seed oil, 2 leaves green sallad, vits
(dunno which)
(short walk town errands)
snack:
17.30
one medium apple +100g cvit
short walk town (15 min)
Dinner 19.30:
chicken breast sallad, two florettes broccoli, one small tomato, half avocado, 1tbs pumpkin seeds, 1tbs olive oil over, one cup shredded squash raw, green tea
(missed park walk)
bed 3am
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Tuesday 29.4.08
10am: 2 tbs aloe vera juice in 3 glasses of water on empty stomach
Breakfast
11.00am: "the usual": 1 small banana, 2dl yoghurt (3%fat), 2tbs ground flax seed, 10 raisins, 2 tbs rolled oats
Lunch:
13.00 (1pm)
omelett of 2 eggs + 2 eggwhites + 50 g tofu (soy product), 1carrot (whole raw), 1/2 kohlrabi raw, 2tbs flax seed oil.
vit D,E, B, C,silicon,
Black tea 2 cups with ca 1cup(?)soy milk(unsweetened w. added calcium)
15.00 (?) detox bulk and tabs
Dinner 17.30 (5.30 pm)
2 corn)maize) crackers with 2tbs peanutbutter, 100g 'leaf biff', half yellow onion, half avocado, 2 inches cucumber
1,5 hour lower medium speed walk (2 hours after food intake)
Night snack:
ca 9.45pm? (after walk)
1 medium apple in bits, langfil (=special yoghurt from north) 1,5 dl 3%, 2 tbs buckwheat puffs, cinnamon, 1tbs pumpkin seeds,
1 maize cracker with 1tbs tahini, red (rooibos) tea with 1dl soy milk
and
ahem sugar shot:
1,5 cm square bit of 60% chocolade with ca10 raisins.
bed 3am
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Wednesday 30.4.08
up 11 am
(same): aloe vera juice
breakfast11.30 (as usuall) yoghurt 3% etc
2 maize crackers with 2 tbs peanut butter 3 cups black tea with 1 dl soy milk (1 dl soy milk= 40 kcal)
probiotics, Cvit 100g, Dvit 1000IE
Lunch
kl. 15 (3pm)
no hungry but
100g 'leaf steak', half a yellow onion, I clove garlic, 1tbs olive oil for quick frying
2 florettes broccoli lightly cooked in H2O
sallad:
1tbsp olive oil, 1 tbs flax oil. 1 medium carrot shredded, 3 leaves green Roman sallad, 1 cup saurkraut
B complex, calcium, silicon
(note: for not feeling hungry I ate pretty greedily )
Snack 18.00 (6pm):
one medium apple +200mg ascorbinsyra(C vit)
1,5 h walk medium to brisk
Dinner 22.00 (10pm):
75g tuna /skipjack 1spoon mayo-commercial normal stuff, lemon squeeze and chilipowder
5cm cucumber 1/4 kohlrabi, 2 maze crackers, rooibos tea with 1dl soymilk (no sweetened ,calcium fortified actually), one cheap multivittab-or did I take 2?, 1tsp glutamin
bed 3am
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Thursday 1.5.08 (holiday, sleep in morning)
11.30 aloe vera, water
13.00 brunch
usual start: 1 banana, 3% yoghurt, flax, buckwheat flakes 2tbs, raisins (I go heavy on raisins this weak ,I see) plus omelette 2 eggs 2 eggwhites, 2 maize crackers, 3 cups of black tea, with 1 cup soy milk
vit E,D, silicon, probiotics
16.00
detox tabs plus powder, bach flower (=5remedies and olive)
Lunch 17.00:
plain tuna 75g with sallad: 2 roman sallad green leaves, 1 big carrot /translates to 3 cups shredded, 1/3 kohlrabi, 1 inch cucumber,1,5 cup saurkraut. 1tbs olive oil 1 tbs flaxsoil, 1tbs pumpkin seeds, spice:chili peppar, some herb salt
Bcomplex , silicon, calcium
satiety: full
rest of bach flower remedies
snack:
20.00 one big apple 200mg C vit
2hours walk-medium speed to leisure
dinner sort of: 22.30 (post walk)
ca200g kvarg 0,1%fat ( ca120 cal) and 70 g canne pineapple in own juice (68 cal) with cinnamon& cardemon spice, one little wheat cracker(skorpa)= [ca 2inches in size(gluten free), not sure about cal but contains sugar (whole package is 150g and 450cal per 100 g, and maybe there are 10-15 pieces in it]....I just have 3 left (tried a new product) and I will not buy them again, 1 tbs peanutbutter, rooibos red tea with 0,5 dl soy milk
/the cracker with the peanut butter did that I felt satisfied and complete-full, considering it was post walk I allowed myself that/.
bed 3.30am
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Friday 2.5.08
10.30 aloe vera juice in water
Breakfast 11.00am
small pear, 1dl yoghurt3%, buckwheat flakes, 10 raisins, 3spoons ground flax seeds
1 maize cracker with 1 tbs peanutbutter (no tea)
probiotics,Dvit, Bcomplex vit, Evit, silicon
Lunch
14.00
Omelette: 50g tofu, 2 eggs, one little red onion, basil, pepper, herb salt, 1tsp olive oil
sallad: one shredded medium carrot, 5cm shredded zuchini, Roman sallad 2 green leaves, 1 small tomato(2") 1 tbs flax seed oil, 1tbs olive oil, herb salt
glutamine, calcium, Cvit
16.oo? detox powder plus tabs (black tea)
Dinner 19.00:
1 cup kvarg (=dairy type of curd) ,1%fat, flax seed ground 2tbs, 70g pineapple in own juice (no extra sugar), halv a pear,
Bvit, Dvit, flax oil 1tbs.
medium fast walk 1,5h
Late meal 22.15 (10.15pm)
sardines 100g (without tomato sauce), on 2 maize crackers, 2eggs (fried in 1tbsp oliveoil)
sweets: 10 raisins, 1 dried apricot ,black tea with 1dl soymilk,
1 multivit tab
bed 3.30am
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Saturday 3.5.08
11.30 am
Breakfast: (the usual combo)
yogh3%, banana,flax, 20 raisins, buckwheat flakes
1 maize cracker with 2slices marinated tofu, 3 cups black tea with soymilk (2dl in toto ?)
Dvit,E, probiotics.
Lunch 16.00 (4pm):
iron 'juice' with100g C vit (+somemore vit in it, Inoticed afterwards)
ca120g thin steak (sjömansbiff) (1tbs olive oil), 2 garlic cloves, two boiled florettes cauliflower, 1cup shredded carrot, one cup shredded zuchini, 1 tbs pumpking seeds, 1tbs olive oil, 2green leaves roman sallad, 1tsp french mustard
Bcomplex, calcium, silicon, glutamin 1tsp, taurin
19.OO detox dose
20.15 snack
sugar attack: 1 apple, 1 dried apricot, 1 dadel, 1 tsp of raisins
(walk 1,5h medium speed)
Dinner-snack 22.20:
dairy fruit mix:
Kvarg 1 dl (0,1% fat) and yoghurt 0,5dl 3%, half a pear, 70g pineapple (canned no suggar added), raisins, 1tbs rolled oats, 1 multivit tab, 1 glass cold black tea with 0,5 dl soy milk
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Notes:
This week I switched to fish oil. I found a purified product with a little lemon taste that I do not burp up (but five times as expensive as the flax oil!). I take 1 tsp a day (afternoon) and I wonder If I shoud also continue with the flax oil (morning), 1 tbsp a day if I eat no fish that day?
The raisins I eat because they contain iron, not sure how much, I am iron deficient and (I do not tolerate the usual meds-iron-tabs). so for now I am pumping up that sort of iron...LOL
http://www.nms.on.ca/Secondary/iron_is_good _for_you.htm
It takes me some time to eat 'a batch of food' that I buy which means I might eat more chicken one week, beef, another, fish now and then etc. When I eat up what I have I will buy what I feel I want and what is available.
This week I'll do ground beef and spinach etc.
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05-08-08 01:38 PM - Post#440233
Hey Pixie,
I commend you for your disciplined and consistent healthy eating plan. 
CB
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pink.pixie
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Hi CB, that makes me happy coming from you!
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05-08-08 07:52 PM - Post#440404
whoa!!.. this is one detailed log!!!! :D u're gonna be REAL comfy here with em crazies! ;)
i barely understand diet stuff, but your bodywork is quite consistent.. when u planning to hit em weights though?
keep up the good work!!
(ps, so u're English?)
~Rex
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05-11-08 02:44 AM - Post#441060
I second what the guys above have said. You have dedication and you pay attention to details.
I'm not very sure about the detox supps or the bach remedies, as in what it has.
What are you taking silicon for?
Note: Oats has silicon in it.
If blood tests have shown you are deficient in iron, then two tips: Red meat has the highest amount of iron foodwise and is highly bioavailable (plant sources are not very bioavailable). Iron binds with Vit C, so you may take iron rich food and Vit C together, and they will help each other. Dates and figs are also iron rich.
Like me, you eat carbs late and sleep later. I slept at 5 am the last two days.
Life's a rock 'n roll
Means you keep rocking and rolling, no matter what, no matter how much; while people feel that you have to smash into the rocks and roll into a ditch...
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Thanks for your comments, they help.
My second 'food loging week' went well, too.
It sharpens my attention when I write down all I eat. I took a break from the detox herbs this week, it's a strong blend.
Saturday (yesterday) I had a carb plus eat as you wish day.
All I can say I ate more frequently(=tendency to snack) and allowed some sugar:
noon: aloe vera upon awakening
1.30 pm-breakfast: cooked oatmeal with buckwheat and raisins and soy milk and also rose hip powder (more on that later)
3pm -lunch
ground beef and two soft boiled eggs, sallad
6pm 1/4 fresh pineapple and one maize cracker with cottage cheese (2tbsp)
7pm (da capo) one maize cracker and cottage cheese (4%F) no additives and one maize cracker with peanut butter (1 tbsp)
8.30 pm
3 pancakes! with 2tsps jam, 1dl curd, more fresh pineapple (1/4), cinnamon, raisins
The pancakes I made from gluten-free blend for baking (mostly starch=maize), I added buckwheat flour and ground flax seeds (2tbs) and soy milk and one whole egg. I also fried'em in butter- used 1 tbs totally. Filled with curd and jam and cinnamon, pineapple on the side.
The curd (dairy) is a smooth version of cottage cheese (only 1%fat) (more like a creme fraiche in consistency)
walk 2hours+intu flow
11pm half cup oatmeal (leftover from the morning) one maize cracker with 1tbsp PNB, tea
11.30pm I think I sneaked i 2 tbs of curd (kvarg), 1% fat, no suggar nothing in it
bed 3.30 am.
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Today back to normal.
This past week I also switched to the fish oil (from flax seed oil). It makes no troubles and it tastes great. For that part I could take even more than they recommend. Expensive but good! Comes from www.pharbio.se (also no or dk)
2,5ml has omega 3: 1400mg
(EPA 700mg,DHA 470mg,DPA 100mg,others om3-130mg)
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I'm not very sure about the detox supps or the bach remedies, as in what it has.
What are you taking silicon for?
Note: Oats has silicon in it.
If blood tests have shown you are deficient in iron, then two tips: Red meat has the highest amount of iron foodwise and is highly bioavailable (plant sources are not very bioavailable). Iron binds with Vit C, so you may take iron rich food and Vit C together, and they will help each other. Dates and figs are also iron rich.
Subeer,
when my iron Odyssey started a couple of years ago I switched from being vegetarian(=carb years) back to eating meat (thus I most likely fell into the 'acid trap' we spoke about earlier).
I am taking the Aloe Vera juice (second month now) because I was told it helps the overall absorbtion. It's important to buy a clean and properly certified product. I get mine from a German company. When the AV juice is not clean enough it can cause digestive problems instead.
http://www.lrworld.com/lrweb/
Kisel (= silicon): I take it right now as a cure for brittle nails (they have to do with iron def. also).
Bach flower remedies work on another level, it's not so much about diet but I wrote it down because I took it (=you drink them in water).
The detox formula is very complex. I can't translate all the herb-names. It is more a question of what is not in it, LOL. I linked to that product earlier.
I laugh when they warn you: don't use the product when the seal is broken, ROFL. Sounds like catch 22.
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Rex, when do I hit them weights?
Not right now. My frozen shoulder didn't thaw yet. The pain is now lessening a little. It takes a long time. The question is how to train around an injury.
Frank Zane has a sane take on it in his booklet The Zane Body.
Meanwhile I concentrate on the fat issue. I collected the additional fat by my own negligence of myself during winter 2006-7. Dave (=pwrhgr) wrote elsewhere on this forum:
"First off, as to bodyfat: In my opinion, the single most important factor influencing bodyfat, bar none, is diet. More than cardio work, lifting duration, intensity, frequency, anything what we feed ourselves seems to have the greatest, most immediate impact on body composition."
I happen to agree with him.
I was lifting weights and my weight didn't change a bit. Looks yes, but weight, no. I measure now by clothes' size. Once the size 38 (US 8) is loose on me (tight right now) I'll be happy. That is what I always wore.
Size 8 is an easy cruise, size 6 might be a hard work. But I do not want to limit my mind. What if I so far never ever were myself and 6 is the optimal goal?
I didn't yet figure out which routine would sustain me in the best way.
I follow with interest the rehab/prehab discussions here on IOL.
Moreover, before I use an additional weight load I should be able to handle the weight of my own body.I'm learning, trying to figure out an approach.
Thanks for being interested.
pixie
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My neighbors told me about their positive experience with eating 'rosehip flour' and their joint pain disappearing. One had troubles with frozen shoulder and it speeded up the healing, the other's knee didn't quite heal after an operation but became pain free and their 80 yo mother's arthritis improved so much that she was able to walk again without any problems. Spectacular, I thought and decided to try it.
To begin with I bought the rosehip flour (whole rosehip, not just the skin) and not the special product that they also produce in Denmark which contains more of the active substance. I'm staying with 'the food' for now.
I didn't read many studies yet, here's one note:
http://www.healthypages.co.uk/newsitem.php?news=5556
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/he alth/healthmain.html?in_article_id=378719 &in_page_id=1774
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Thought for the Day:
"The true solutions are not those which we force upon life in accordance with our theories, but those which life itself provides for those who dispose themselves to receive the truth. Consequently our task is to dissociate ourselves from all who have theories which promise clear-cut and infallible solutions, and to mistrust all such theories, not in a spirit of negativism and defeat, but rather trusting life itself, and nature, and if you will permit me, God above all."
(Thomas Merton. Raids on the Unspeakable (New York: New Directions Press, 1964): 61)
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Today a visit at pt's. I asked for a whole body evaluation and sure enough my hip was askew an the thoratic area locked. Anything new under the IOL sun? Right hip more backward than the left side. I am sure that influences the shoulder condition to some degree.
My left (thawing) shoulder is more mobile, less painful, but still stiff. Pt measured degrees of movement but I didn't ask what it was.
I asked her for full body training program and I will see her next week again.She wants me to train in her gym, I want to get a program and get going on my own. We'll see.
As I said I gotta get the aircraft off the land in some way.
I also took new blood tests today and I see doc in two weeks about that.
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I intensified the cardio a little using two poles for walking. I think it is called nordic walking in English. "Stavgång" in Swedish. It employs the muscles of your back and if done correctly it can be effective. The arm movements look like if you were skiing.
Today I walked in this mode 1h and back normal, 2h total.
http://intraspec.ca/nordic-walking.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_walking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKTufkzpo8E
http://www.nordicwalkingusa.com/
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I just decided to start my own IOL challenge today, the first day of May! Ha!
Yea for Pink! Good luck on your venture (baby steps = big strides later)
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I found a foam roller in a fitness shop nearby (unfortunately only one of the more expensive kind) so I'll be joining that IOL-FMR gang shortly.
So far during this week I experimented with the hard land hockey ball but I find it a bit difficult to control underneath the back. It worked well enough with the neck muscles (provided I held it in place with one hand) and definitely very well with the soles of feet.
Diet
I tried calf liver. Gironda said the calf liver has less nutritios value compared to other kinds (beef, pork, chicken) but I figured they must be less poisoned than when they come from an older animal. The whole food situation was different in Gironda's times, methinks.
How to cook the liver was the big question.
I found a good way in Mark Bittman's cookbook How to Cook Everything. I like his general approach to cooking.
The trick is not to overcook it. With lemon and chopped parsley on top it worked nicely and this time I didn't feel under the weather afterwards (like it happened with beef liver a while ago).
I also added extra selenium to my supplements this week.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenium
Curiosa: there is a Berzelius park in Stockholm named after the man who discovered selenium- "the esential moon drug" as I call it, LOL.
A quote from tourist info: In Berzelius Park (named after the famous chemist J. Berzelius) is a very popular restaurant, Berns Salonger. In periods it is an upscale restaurant, bar, night club etc. The entrance was modified by Terence Conran (the famost UK designer) some years ago.
(You can see a picture of Berzelius' statue in this park in the link below.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6ns_Jakob_ Berzelius
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05-17-08 12:40 PM - Post#443252
Hi Pink.Pixie,
Really liked your perspective on the boy who's mama said no to eggs. Great advice.
David
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week 21 05-20-08 08:02 PM - Post#444444
Thanks Davids!!
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Today was a second visit to PT. Hip is looking better. Shoulder movement stil very limited, that will take months/years. So anybody here who complains think about me: Three phases: eight months pain (I'm done), eight months no pain & no movement (I'm midway), then a couple of years to gain back a full movement again--that is the usual protocol and I hope it will be shorter...ugh.
Anyhow this is how it looks:
Diet: I decided on no diet, just normal sensible eating. Can't be bothered with carbs or proteins and manipulation of these. I await the visit with gastro doc next week.
My weight: didn't change I think, I didn't check.
Cardio for now: daily walks 1,5-2 hours, somethimes with the poles, sometimes without, sometimes wearing MBT shoes, sometimes normal shoes.
Baby Pink present daily routine:
With the PhTh we added some basic exercises using light weights and body weight on lower part and the yellow tube and super light DBs for the shoulder. Some pull for lats/pecs (but the shoulder is not that happy with it).
PT time interferes with my regular weekly dance sessions 
I will start overhead squats no weight (broom stick)..but I can't get lower than parallel, then it's the high heels style  It bothers me.
I can't quite hold up the stick properly either for that part, trying will suffice for now. Shame on the one who gives up easily.
For now I do the full squats by a door knob (holding on)....no sure how I will progress from there. Zane leg blaster seems like a dream to me. Where's the money?
I read closely the Gironda files, very interesting info, a surprising amount of sallads he recommends. How did all the myths about huge numbers of eggs started I have no idea. Poor man, so misunderstood he was by the crowd (so it seems to me).
Intu-flow in slow progress
A yoga book I can definitely recommend: Structural Yoga Therapy (I've got it yesterday and don't regret it.)
Major tooth work tomorrow, aye.
Moreover, it's cold here. Some trees and bushes bloom and smell divine.
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Subeer
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05-21-08 12:16 AM - Post#444479
Pix
You are doing good...
Life's a rock 'n roll
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week 22 05-27-08 07:01 PM - Post#446320
Another visit at PT today. My hip is looking "muuuuch better" she said and she sounded like she realy meant it. I think the glutes are awakening, too.
We challenged the shoulder with some more advanced weight training but it is difficult, the joint just won't move. Instead the whole shoulder area moves up, it's hard to imagine if you never experienced that. However, PT is adding exercises and wants to build up to a whole body program as I requested. For some reason she recommends 2x15, I'd like 3x10 more.
What is the difference?
Our goal is to create a doable whole body program for my present condition. At the end I tested a rod (only for 5min) and it wasn't any trouble whatsoever. I had it on step 18 out of twenty (whatever that means). I like rod machine so this was a good news. This machine had a water filled wheel aside so it made sounds that could suggest you did the real thing, LOL.
Then I spoted a long foam roller there and she said they use it mostly for stretching. My upper back is OK when rolling but the area kidney-down to- waist is a sheer pain. I must admit I didn't get a hang of the rolling technique, it feels pretty odd and quite far from a massage treatment or breema and alike.
I neglected my walks the last three days, I had a long board meeting with trustees but I could wear my trousers again which were outa competition a year ago....and they were loose! Very good. Something's gotta give.
Eating: I didn't write down food last days, I continue to eat liver (and spinach sometimes), imagining it is good for iron. I buy calf liver and I create Mark Bittman's inspired daring variations...it works well.
Wanna know? I cut them into inch big pieces, roll in buckwheat flower, fry them quickly (just a couple of minutes, more like wok style) and so far I experimented with curry or, sesame seeds, or pumpking seeds, or garlic and today fresh spinach, black peppar I also tried lime instead of lemon....it works....I might try some red peppar or some mexican-mix spice. I use Australian sea salt-flakes (no bitter taste like normal salt). If you use only olive oil it gives you different surface comparing to when you mix it with a tsp of butter.
Catastrophe: a whole new bottle of olive oil fell out of a cupboard and hit the floor. Result? A huge pool of oil mixed with glass and a major floor cleaning session...life is. I don't even need a dog around to make a mess.
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Never a dull moment, eh?
Sorry about the olive oil and I passed on reading how you made liver... Altho I have heard it is a great source for iron; good for us grrrrls!
Sounds like you're making improvements with the PT.
That foam roller can be tough on the lower back, for sure. If i'm sore, that's where I'll feel it, too. It is awkward, but just keep working it.
"The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary..."
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Hi Karen thanks for your comments, I appreciate it.
Today I felt a tiny soreness in my pecs and no one will believe if I say I was grateful for that! It means that some (even if minimal) resistance training is possible again.
I work now with my yellow & green tubes and I will also add light dumbells for shoulders.
I'd like to get a rod machine. I would gladly do half an hour each day but it looks like neither my budget or homespace allows it right now OTH I am not sure I can afford not doing it, heheh.
PS
I finally discovered how to use the spell check here correctly. So far it messed up the formatting so I didn't use it but now I know the "click trick", LOL. Simple does it.
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Subeer
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05-29-08 01:26 AM - Post#446843
Progress is progress, keep it up.
Life's a rock 'n roll
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Thanks Subeer. Good to hear from you.
Today I am very glad, beaming. I saw my new specialist doctor, I like him a lot and we went through my recent blood results one by one in detail and he pronounced me healthy! Yay. What a relief after five years of uncertainties and different examinations, ups and downs and lows. It seems I am absorbing the nutrients, even iron looked all right (and I didn't eat the nasty iron tabs, just food). Must be the iron on line, LOL. Next check up will be in October 08. I am staying on the gluten free diet but other than that all looked normal. I was told to let all history go, not worry and enjoy life. Was I happy!!!
I never had any trouble with my body but after this experience (combined with the FS) I noticed that I value health much more, not taking it for granted, feeling more grateful and I am also more willing to consistently follow a routine that helps me to stay fit.
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05-29-08 06:39 PM - Post#447116
Getting a clean bill of health from the doc is always good news, and it's sure a great stress reliever! Looks like the liver is working it's magic, huh?
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squats? 05-31-08 05:18 AM - Post#447564
Looks like the liver is working it's magic, huh?
Hi jen,
I rotate the meats usually but I am glad I discovered a way to eat the liver. I am not sure I could deal with dessicated liver but I hear good things about it. The health food shops nearby don't carry it.
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I started kelp tabs, a cure of 100, one or two a day, no Gironda amounts. LOL.
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I have a question about squats:
I did squats as Dan John teaches them, by the door knob (all the way down). Now I started to do squats only with a broomstick and I just get down to 90 degrees, then it comes to full stop. I feel the training next day mostly on the front of my lower leg. How does that hang together?
My goal is to come down all the way with both heals resting on the floor.
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Subeer
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Thoracic flexibility & Shoulder mobility?
Life's a rock 'n roll
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Must be my big butt Subeer, I fall backwards, heheh!
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weight 2008-06-01: 62,5 kg (now stabilized), onward&downward... Patience definitely pays off here.
Eating: normal, relaxed (similar to what I posted earlier)
I started my rehydrating mission: 2-3 l H2O daily and addition NaCl (sea salt). According to dr. Batman (as I call him) it promotes weight loss, too (=reduces oedem).
http://www.amazon.com/Your-Bodys-Many-Cries -Water/dp/0962994235/ref= pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=bo oks&qid=1212315771&am p;sr=1-2
The alkaline/acidic idea is on the back burner, a bit too complicated to master that Finish Birch Ash right now, too many variables. Light motion promotes alkaline state, weight training acidic, it's not just the eating.
When these two patterns (eating, drinking) are in place and steady I'll focus on some training routine.
It can't be that bad on the whole (I think) because I ventured to the park in a pair of shorts. I wouldn't have done it a year ago.
It was a hard work to lie in the sun and fabricate some D vitamine, LOL. I was finished and had to take a nap after I returned home. LOL.
Walk 1,5h as usual in the evening. Rehab light exercise.
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Must be my big butt Subeer, I fall backwards, heheh!
How tight is the hams, glutes and lower back?
Is your ankle stable enough to walk without problems?
Life's a rock 'n roll
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Hi Pink Pixie! Just saying hello,and glad you are progressing well with your dietary regimen. I'm looking forward to seeing your workout program.
I have been doing a little of everything but mostly cardio....
take care,
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dddDD!!!
I was thinking about you.
My training? That is simple: for now it is to wriggle in the grass and do some assigned body weight exercises while manufacturing vit D, further I get entangled into all those colorful stretchy tubes hanging on my door. I spice it with stretching and intu-flow joint work and I walk, walk and walk, ca 2 hours a day often more when all is added. I do rowing machine when I get a chance but on the whole I comply with PT and her suggestions. She's a tough one but she said "I am pleased with the back development". Well, if she is, I have to be,too. LOL.
I tried a heavier machine in PT's own lab but no way. I can't keep the form, the shoulder is sleeping so I see no point in pushing it in that way. I push it in an easier way according to Scott Sonnon's advice: don't go above number 4 of difficulty/discomfort(10 being the maximum). I do flies with a book in hand when flat on grass, it works, too, for now...Swiss ball is waiting.
PT here means physical therapist not a personal trainer.
BF: I am not sure. My back is skiny, the normal one golden pinch aside says 12 which would indicate the body total but legs are an absolute catastrophe, if I pinch the worst place it is surely 38.
However, buying bikini was never easier. I kept all four pairs Ahem, actually this is just a part of the whole loooong story. Finally I lost nerve, couldn't decide and ended up with seven  One pair for each day, LOL. Let's hope for a long hot summer.
Subeer,
I posted my reply the other day, now I see it didn't show up. All that you mentioned could be the case. Tight but not uptight, heheh.
PT said never go lower on squats than parallel so I didn't get anywhere with the discussion there.
Ankles I think are steady, not sure how to judge it. The MBT shoes help I think, and they train the back of the body. I do not wear them every walk, but a couple of times a week. I'm still pondering the bosu ball so I didn't move toward a buying action on that particular prop. Budget deviation. I will try it at PT's next time, she has a small one there.
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Walking is good. Sounds like you've got it down. The stretching sounds great too. That's what I have to implement more of. I was having a converstation with Kim on my log, and we were discussing Bikram Yoga.
Nice to "see" you Pix.
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I was having a converstation with Kim on my log, and we were discussing Bikram Yoga.
Yes, I read it. I was never a yoga person myself but it is an ancient approach with a lot of wisdom.
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Yesterday, six of June was a national day here. Holiday. Nothing like the fourth of July in USA though. Swedes are mostly happy to have an extra day off. Earlier it was called The Day of the Swedish Flag and that fit the mellow attitude a bit better, methinks. In Norway 17th of May is another story. They like to celebrate their national day.
In any case I experimented and created some interval walk. Walking, jumping rope (100x), walking, jumping rope 100x (ca 5 sets total) then walking and doing lunges, walking and lunges three sets of ten...but after that my walking pace slowed down to a pleasant cruise.
No pain today, maybe no gain either LOL.
Speaking of cardio, jumping rope does it for me in no time...but it was hard on my knees. I used a new jump rope that was 'forgotten' in my closet. I need to get the more sofisticated one. I didn't get far with that purchase yet.
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Subeer
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06-08-08 03:16 AM - Post#450120
I could take some lessons in determination from you 
Not uptight at all 
Life's a rock 'n roll
Means you keep rocking and rolling, no matter what, no matter how much; while people feel that you have to smash into the rocks and roll into a ditch...
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