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clevermanka ([personal profile] clevermanka) wrote2012-08-22 09:41 am

I say: Don't think about elephants. What are you thinking about?

I need to get on the stick (ar ar ar) and start learning about hockey if I'm going to follow through on my plan to watch it this year. This video provides some encouragement.


My phone is still MIA. I have to buy a new one. Suxxor. Since [livejournal.com profile] mckitterick and I both use CREDO wireless, I'm going to see if they can offer us a family plan with smartphones for not too terribly much. Cross your fingers.

The Avengers gag reel got leaked this week, and consumed my Tumblr dash. Which is fine. But it means I have a few images to share with you.







In non-Avengers Tumblr news, here is the gif set of the "The rest of the world weeps when they lose the gold but Britain fucking rocks the bronze."

While he doesn't nearly inspire in me (er--yet) the obsession that Tom Hiddleston sparked, I'm becoming rather taken with Mr. Joseph Gordon-Levitt. This little clip of him singing and playing the guitar is what pushed me over from "he's very pretty and physically quite my type" to "oh dear, he's adorable."

I had to open the office at 7:30 this morning, so was only able to do 30 minutes of Crossfit this morning. Missed half the skill work and the entire WOD. Boo, hiss. If I have the energy tonight, I'll put up the TRX and do Monday's WOD again since I can do everything of that at home (ring rows, push-ups, squats). I might throw some sit-ups in there, too.

Yesterday afternoon I felt great after work. Awake and alert and awesome. It's too early to tell if the amped-up cortisol/adrenal supplements are helping or if it was just a fluke. Here's hoping it wasn't a fluke.

I took [livejournal.com profile] _luaineach's advice about the MyFoodDiary.com website. I'm pleased with it so far. It's so much easier to use than FitDay, and the food database search is magnitudes better. I'm glad I gave it a try--the findings were educational! I need to up my protein but stay in the same calorie range. I'm only getting around 110g of protein a day. For muscle-building (what I'm shooting for right now), I should be looking at about 135g of protein a day for my weight. I can't decrease my carbs. I've yet to get 100g of carbs on any day in the past four days. I range between 65 and 90 carb grams, and that's really trying to add in some carbs. So I gotta cut back on the fat. That's going to be tough. I have to restructure how I build meals, since I frequently rely on a dollop or two of mayonnaise for mouthfeel in several of my recipes.

Dang, I wish I could use a protein powder. That would make this easier. Being allergic to soy, eggs, and milk protein (casein, not lactose) pretty much nixes that as an option. Basically, I need is powdered meat and I don't think anyone makes that. Even if they did, I don't know if I could drink it. Ew. I guess I'm going to have to start eating (and making) beef jerky more often. There are worse things in the world.

Oh! And I'm going to try a day fast on Saturday, just to gear up for next week. This means I need to distract myself like WHOA that day. Errands! Dance practice! Sewing! Crafts!

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_luaineach/ 2012-08-22 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
You could use a pea and/or hemp protein powder. Those are almost always soy/egg/dairy free. just one of many examples (http://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-pea-protein#productDetails).

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-22 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd never even heard of pea protein! I'm not supposed to eat legumes, though...are peas a legume? The hemp one is something to look into, though. Thanks!

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_luaineach/ 2012-08-22 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
peas are generally (putting in italics because you'll get varied opinions depending on how militant people are) an exception to the no-legume rule because they don't have the same lectin properties as other legumes (this is also pretty true for green beans). So, i would guess it would depend on why you can't eat legumes; but yes they are technically a legume. I've had the Nutiva hemp protein powder and it is pretty good!

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-22 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I avoid them 'cos of the lectins, yeah. Good to know they don't have the same problems!

[identity profile] sherwood21.livejournal.com 2012-08-22 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I do not recommend textured vegetable protein. My cousin was going through a phase where we were eating that when I was living with them, and it made me hurl.

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-22 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Isn't that usually soy-based, anyway?

[identity profile] sherwood21.livejournal.com 2012-08-22 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Probably. Whatever the crap it is, it is an unnatural abhorrent concoction that should never be used for anything except gastronomic revenge.

[identity profile] femfataleatron.livejournal.com 2012-08-22 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Whey isolate ? Which is not casein...
http://www.truenutrition.com/c-54-proteins.aspx
has about every variety you could ask for . including beef pro. isolate. This site used to be much less flashy..
100g CHO is 400 kcl
135g pro is 540 kcl
That's 940kcl that leaves you with ~80g of fat to play with... that's quite a bit. (assuming 1800 kcl/day) If you are trying to gain muscle on less that this... U craZeee.

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-22 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
My limit for calories is about 1,400. With my thyroid issues, I have a crazy low metabolism. When I got it tested, my basal metabolic rate clocked in at just under 1,200 calories.

"Our Beef Protein Isolate has been produced by boiling down beef flesh, skimming the fat, drying the remaining aminos, and instantizing them in the spray-drying process for easy mixibility."

Holy crap. Someone really does make powdered meat.

Thank you for the link to this website. There's a ton of options, there.

[identity profile] saffronhare.livejournal.com 2012-08-22 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Instantize" is my new favorite verb for the day. I posted below without seeing the powdered meat, which is definitely sexier.

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-22 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
SEXXAY POWDERED MEAT, YO.

Image

question

[identity profile] saffronhare.livejournal.com 2012-08-22 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Would something like this work for you?
http://shop.genuinehealth.com/vegan-proteins-7.html

I ask because I happen to have some, if it seems like something you'd want to try. But maybe I'm not computing properly today and misunderstand what you need and don't need. :)

Re: question

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-22 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't eat cranberries or rice, so that's out for me. Thank you for the offer, though!

[identity profile] shanmonster.livejournal.com 2012-08-23 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
What about hemp protein? Does that work for you?

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-23 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never tried it. Something to look into, though!

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

[identity profile] gamera-spinning.livejournal.com 2012-08-23 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I can recommend him in Rian Johnson's high-school noir detective film "Brick".