Food or Tapeworm redux...

I couldn't continue to post everything as I got really busy the end of last week and went to the cabin on Friday. Suffice it to say that Thursday and Friday were pretty much like the rest of the days during the week. On Friday I barely ate anything until I got up to the cabin. As for Saturday and Sunday man did I put away the calories!!!!

With all that being said I have come to the conclusion that I am binge eater. Is that better or worse then a binge drinker? Not really sure. In any case for some reason I don't eat that much during the week. As a result because of all the excercising I do, my energy level goes down as the week goes on. Then the weekend comes and I pack my self full of food. Then Monday comes and I start the entire thing over again. I am guessing that this isn't all that healthy and probably doesn't do well for my muscle mass from biking as I am pretty burning muscle by the end of the week due to my calorie shortage.

Conclusion: Try to eat more spread out during the week and spend the weekend drinking my calories instead of eating them...

Food or Tapeworm Wednesday

Excercise
Existence.................2100
45 Min bike ~19 mph........620
45 Min bike ~19 mph........620



Food

Banana........................................................108 cals
12oz Glass of OJ..............................................180 cals
Whole weat Bagel..............................................254 cals
Fat Free Yougurt w/Granola....................................300 cals
Apple.........................................................60 cals
6 Pretzals....................................................100 cals
Popsicle......................................................75 cals
PBJ Sandwhich.................................................560 cals

finished later

Tuesday Tapeworm or Anorexia

Right to it...

Excercise
Existence..................2100
30 mins biking 15 mph......320 cals
2 hours of soccer..........1600
1 mile of walking..........125

Food
Bowl of Raisin Bran with milk........260
Bagel................................254
Banana...............................108
Los Ocompos chicken burrito..........1000
2 Brautwurst with Saurkraut..........700
1 Bottle Propel......................25
2 Handfuls of grapes.................75
10 strawberries......................65

Total Cals out 4145
Total Cals in 2487

I think I am beggining to understand why I eat so much on the weekends. I am a binge eater.

Food or Tapworm??

Ok so I am going to try and keep track of all my food and excercise for one week starting today. Sometimes I think I have a tapeworm with how much I eat. Other times I don't think I eat enough as I get really schlunky(a made up word that means to be tired of have lack of energy). It may be possible I have a very cyclical eating cycle. So I guess I am turning this into a diet/excercise journal for 1 week. At the end of each post I will attempt to record total calories consumed along with total calories burned. I am going to assume that a normal male ~190lbs burns about 2100 calories in a normal day. I will attempt to edit the post to make one day complete in one post. Ok so here goes day 1



Excercie


Normal existence..............................2100 calories
45 min bike at ~19 mph).......................620 calories
45 min bike at ~19 mph).......................620 calories


Food

Banana........................................................108 cals
12oz Glass of OJ..............................................180 cals
Whole weat Bagel..............................................254 cals
Fat Free Yougurt w/Granola....................................300 cals
Apple.........................................................60 cals
12 wheat thins garlic&Herb Chips..........................130 cals
6 Pretzals....................................................100 cals
small box raisins.............................................130 cals
Odds and ends while feeding Isaac.............................50 cals
Steak.........................................................390 cals
Potato........................................................278 cals
Broccoli......................................................100 cals
Ice Cream.....................................................420 cals
PBJ...........................................................560 cals

Total Cals Out 3340
Total Cals in 3060

Hmm I need to eat more!

Edit:oops forgot PBJ

Suprise!

No. It is not a surprise that I actually posted something. Author#1 pulled off a surprise birthday party for me at the Cabin in Michigan. I was really surprised. It was really fun to have everyone there. Especially the people who came all the way from Minneapolis for a weekend. Pretty cool. I didn't want to leave and wished everyone could have stayed longer. Also wished the weather was a bit warmer but in any case it was still fun.

The waves were so big in the lake that the Ferry was cancelled and Author#1 and myself were forced to drive all the way around through Chicago and home. It was a long drive. We got a late start because we thought we were taking the Ferry. Actually we left at what I feel was the worst time for traffic going into Chicago. I also explained to Author#1 my conspiracy theory on the Indiana toll road. So I have been driving back and forth from the cabin to Chicago since before I can remember. One thing I do remember is that there is always....and I mean always construction on the stretch of 94 in Indiana. It is only a 48 mile stretch of road but yet it always seems to have construction. My theory is that Indiana purposefully puts construction on this road to force people to the toll road therefore making more money(Though I believe now the Indiana toll road is private...shhh don't tell anyone it ruins my theory). It always seems as if the construction starts right around a convenient exit to get to the toll road and ends where the toll road ties back into 94. It also doesn't make sense that in the 40 years I have been driving the road that it doesn't seem like it has been widened once yet there is horrible traffic there year after year. With this being said I went against all principles and decided to go onto the toll road. Which surprise surprise moved much faster then 94. One thing I notices was I-Zoom lanes in the toll plaza's. There was nothing zoomey about these I-Zoom lanes. Every other speedy toll pass I have seen means you don't have to stop to go through the toll plaza. You either can drive through slowly...ie 15 mph or quickly 70 mph. In this case you had to stop in the I-zoom lanes like any other lane. In any case I just found it funny. With all the bad traffic...and history of bad traffic...and the fact I was staring a very long day of driving in the face I started to think what does Indiana have that is special? Author#1 reminded me she had special relatives in the state. To which I replied besides that what is there a bunch of Amish? Anyway we got home at 215ish am. Long day...I'm tired.

Kugler Fishing Tournament

So the weather was a little cool. The fishing was good but not great. In any case fun was had by all. As far as the results go here they are.

Biggest Northern 30" Chad
Biggest Bass 19" Mike
Most fish unkown as I won by so many....Mike
Smalles Fish ~3" Jason

And an unofficial award will be given to Steve for must entertainment while fishing and the most grunts during a 5 minute period... If I can get some pictures from Chad I will post them.

Minnesota Nice...and bikes

I will not claim to be completely innocent in the events that follow but I don't think I did anything terribly wrong either.....

This story needs a little background before it starts. I have been biking to and from work pretty much since I moved to Minneapolis. I have been yelled at...in advertantly run off the road...had stuff thrown at me from car windows and pretty much have had to put up with a general lack of respect for bikes. On my way to and from work I bike through the intersection of chicago and 38th street. Those who know minneapolis know its not the nicest part of town. For some reason in that spot I have been almost hit nicked and squeezed more then any place on the city. So my senses are high and on tend to be a little on edge when I reach this spot on my ride home.

To the car driver defense I have flipped people off when they get to close to me and yelled at people that they are m-fers. Even stopped and pummuled(in a not to hurt way) a kid after he nailed me with a stick while biking. Usually its provoked but sometimes its just a bunch of little incidents that boil to the surface.

Ok enough background...now to the story. Today on my bike ride hom I reach the infamous intersection metioned above...well actually just slightly before it. I see a car(huge pickup truck) in the right line trying to pull into traffic. I slow down to an almost stop to let the guy in. He doesn't react so I stand up and start pedaling again before I have to completely stop and unclip my pedals. As far as the rules for the road go I am completely in the right to pass this guy. As I pass him he says through his rolled down window in a severely condscending voice.."Oh Come on Dude."
I reply "Whatever" as a go by him
He then speeds into the lane of traffic and catches up to me at which point Im going about 20 mph. He rolls down his passenger window and proceeds to tell me "how everyone was waiting for him and why I didn't wait."
To which I reply "When is the last time you waited for a biker?"
He replies "You sure have a bigg mouth."
I reply "F-off"
He replies "You sure have a big mouth why don't you pull over and we will settle this"
I reply "You sure have a big truck and are quick to fight. Do you have a small penis?"
The conversation degrades from there, if that is possible, with him saying lets pull over and my saying blow me until he finally turns right on like 10th street and I continue straight....

Not saying Im completely innocent in these matters but when it comes to bikes there is no such thing as Minnesota nice.....

For the record I want to state that this gentlemen was of white anglo decent....