KK's March Check-in

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So sorry I've been out of touch. I had to take to the road mid February and then have been just busy, busy, busy. At present I'm in Florida, but I'll be coming home very soon.

Hi Janie! Hi Rhea! Hi Jeanette!

Rhea, I wanted to pass along a book I'm reading -- in all my dieting I've sort of forgotten about low-carb. It's still part of my diet (some things just don't go away easily), but I haven't been stressing it. Then this last Saturday (cause I'm away from hubby at the moment), I turned on an internet talk radio show and the host had on a personal trainer who has an unusal view about diet. Anyway, I ordered the book, and it's really good. It's low carb, but he really discusses why this is such a good idea -- and he calls it "normal carb." But on this low carb diet, some carbs (breads and fruits) are allowed and people lost weight like mad.

He also stresses eating good meats and raw products and raw milk products or at least lacto fermented milk if raw can't be gotten. Anyway, I know you're part of the lo carb thread and so I thought I'd pass this along. I'm about 1/2 way through reading it -- you get a download free if you buy the hard copy of the book -- and actually you can share the download two other times. Here's the website: http://www.liberationdiet.com/

Similar in many respects to Atkins, it yet is quite different and he really stresses the need for whole foods, fermented drinks, soaked nuts and grains, etc. He goes into Weston A. Price and how important his research was as repect to diet. Anyway, I thought I'd pass this along.

I've really been out of it on the forums, but I got something in my email from Cathe today that made me think I'd better try to communicate to you both again. Time right now passes me by quickly.

Hi Janie! How are you doing with your exercise? With Joey? With your book? Am right now in the process of negotiating some of my back titles for an ebook publisher. Sad about all the bookstores closing. No more Waldenbooks, no more B. Dalton, no more Bookstars (or very few), Books Galore and now Borders is going out of business.

Peoople say it's cause of the internet, but that's a lie. The truth is a little more sinister and if you have an interest, I can tell you more about it in personal emails. Think about it logically for a moment. If it were true, that the internet was the reason, all the publishers would have to do is move everything to the internet -- but that's not happening because it's not too easy to make a good living with ebooks.

Anyway, hope all is well. I've been keeping up my exercise -- and with this diet book, I'm at last beginning to make a dent in those extra pounds.

Have a super evening!:D
 
Good Evening!

Today and yesterday was Cardio & Weights 1/2 and 1/2 each day. Am planning 4DS Bootcamp, cardio/anaerobics tomorrow. The transmission on my car blew out here in Florida and spark plugs needed replacing -- so just got my car back after a week...

Hope you are all doing well. Have a super evening!:D
 
Thursday the 10th

Today was 4DS Bootcamp -- cardio only -- anaerobics -- was a good workout -- I may do one tonight -- am getting off 5 lbs I put on while on the road here -- and I have a few more to go. Sigh...:confused:

Hope you're doing well! :D
 
I see that you are doing well on exercises and taking care of yourself.

Joey will be going to Vegas tomorrow for a couple of weeks. He has sold some of his radios that he has restored to better than life originals. I'll be starting a new routine on Monday. Don't know what yet though. It will be different while Joey is gone. I already miss him.:(

Lately I've been doing Aerobic Yoga and stretches for flexibility and balance also ab work. Have to stick with that. I'm also thinking later today to get the balance board out and work with that as well, but so far the yoga I'm doing is wonderful.

Still very cold, rainy and dual here in the Pac. NW. Can't wait for better weather.

I'll be leaving for a few days in the beginning of next month to visit my family in Eastern Wash. I like to celebrate my April Fools birthday there. They usually have a party or something special for me.

When I get home from that, will make a yearly appointment for a pap smear. Reminder: You ladies don't forget that all important visit with your doctor. It's important and saves lives.

Take care and have a wonderful day.

Janie
 
Good Evening!

Rhea, here's that other post -- the one that has the info about that new book. I'm really loving it. Anyway, I've given the link here -- it's a low carber diet, for certain, but different... It had just enough info on it that I really took to it and was amazed to see those 3 lbs kinda melt away.

Geez, it's raining so hard here. I do love the rain, but it's really been hard. Janie, your exercises look great. Flexibility is always great, but I'm such a cardio gal... gotta get back to exercising -- so easy to fall away from it when one isn't feeling well.

Have a great one!:D
 
KK and Rhea,

Once a month I try to get some rest in after working out continually. I try for a week, but sometimes, only do about 4 days and back at it.

Today I did 10 min. on my climber, 10 min. on the mini trampoline and 10 min. on the treadmill. It was all good.:D

It's always Nice to hear from you. It's rainy here as well, but it is our rainy season. I love cardio too, but feel better when I can get both in. I don't know what you are feeling ill from, but do hope you feel better very soon.

Take care,

Janie
 
Hello all! Glad I finally got to catch up with you. When I am on the ipad, I only see the threads that I have posted on...otherwise I have to go a little by little to find the thread. But now I'm caught up...

Good information on that diet KK. I've been reading the Lean Belly prescription plan He is about the same type of thing, complex carbs and whole foods. Eat some fat too! It is better for us. I think it all boils down to no overindulgence and sensible whole foods.

I've been extra busy with the house. I can't remember what I told you last. I'm now in the middle of tiling the bathrooms. I'm actually done with the tiling part; still need to finish up with the grouting. Only things left for me to "tile" will be the laundry room floor (which I will do toward the last because everybody walks in and out of that room to gain entrance to the house) and the back splashes to the kitchen. I have to wait until the granite guy is done with the kitchen before I can finish the back splashes. I will be very glad to be finished, especially with the moving. I'm starting to wear out. Trials during the week, 10-12 hour days on the weekend. At least the trial schedule will slow down a bit in the next few weeks.

Here's a peek at the kitchen ( I may have put this on already, but can't remember if I did.) Also, this is the snow from the next to last storm. It had pretty much melted and now we have about 4 foot more!!!! This wet weather is just amazing. It snowed all day Sat and Sun (and I mean all day while we were there, continuously) I kept looking out the window to see if it had stopped. I was fooled a couple of times when it slowed to a light trickle. At least I see sun today in Susanville, I hope it is sunny in Lake Almanor too.
 

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Today was Upper/Lower/Stability ab work. (Took a little over an hour).

Rhea, Always so glad to hear from you. Your house looks soooooooo nice. I'm very impressed. With all the hours you are putting in your job, how do you find time to work on the house. You are amazing.

Have a great rest of the evening,

Janie
 
Good Evening!

Am back in Florida for a very short time. Rhea, it looks like you got the snow while we got the rain. It rained and rained and rained in LA that same weekend.

Your house is gorgeous! Wow! You must be thrilled and excited.

Janie, I had an allergic reaction to something -- most likely mold -- so that was why I wasn't exercising -- I had some hives and just wasn't even able to sleep the night through... But that's all gone now (knock on wood). Always good to take a rest sometimes -- but I haven't really taken a week off for a long time -- last time was also cause I was down and out -- I think with a spider bite or something.

So today I did a longer than usual workout for me -- cause I've just not been working out. It was one of the Hiit and then Total Body Sculpting.

Rhea, it does sound familiar -- yeah eat some fat once in a while. Interesting, huh? Anyway, it seems to be working for me -- and I'm back to eating fairly low carb -- not completely but fairly low carb.

Have a super day! Hope your exercises are great. : )
 
Didn't do to much today, hot tubbing and other fun stuff.

KK, so nice to hear from you. Sorry about your episode with mold and spider bite. That sounds so nasty!:( Hoping you feel much much better and glad to see you exercising again. Good for you.

Hi Rhea girl, miss you too.

Janie
 

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