BRATTITUDE - Chapter 3, SPRING/SUMMER'07 UPDATES AND MILESTONES

[CF-OC_gal]

Once again thanks for the input! I caught this shoulder issue in time two summers ago and addressed it with some light weights and good warmups.

If BJJ (Brazilian jujitsu) is hard on shoulders I may save it for another part of the year, not the summer.

Oh and I'd likely take a girls-only class.

[CF-OC_gal]

Cool! I just signed up for a trial womens only BJJ class next Tues. evening. This should be an adventure.

That's great! You can learn how to choke others out. I've heard that some people find getting choked very arousing.

[CF-OC_gal]

Originally Posted by pierini

That's great! You can learn how to choke others out. I've heard that some people find getting choked very arousing.

I suppose it depends what you are choking on!

[CF-OC_gal]

Blah!!!! Bad couldn't finish - the wrists gave out on the last round and I was outta time (42:30). I felt like crying.

WOD

LOCATION: Mooney's Bay Park
TIMING: 09:00hrs
WOD - 5 rounds for time:
45# Overhead Squat x 45 (sub 35#)
Run (to waist depth in water)
45# Push Press x 45 (sub 35#)
Run (to waist depth in water)

NOTES: Be prepared to get wet!

I did 4 rounds and something like 29 OH squats.

I felt so bad I pigged out when I got home. This is what I ate...
cup of whole milk
2 scoops whey pwd
2 scoops ovaltine pwd

then:
2.5 thin strips double smoked bacon (cooked crisp)
1.75 lg omega eggs scrambled in .5 tsp bacon grease

My shoulder is sore again.

We had an audience today too but we scared him away. He was beachcombing with a metal detector and warned us of the nails he found. We told him we are tougher than that. I think it becomes negative advertising at that point! Mothers with children were avoiding us. The participants all have quite a sense of humour which comes out as our brains start to fatigue. LOL

[JDR3]

Great effort Brat!
That looks very tough!!

[Lady C]

How do you do weights at the beach? Silly me if I missed this. Is it like Venice Beach (muscle beach) where they are always there?

I don't think I could have done 5 rounds of that workout even with 25#. Nice work Brat.

[CF-OC_gal]

How do you do weights at the beach? Silly me if I missed this. Is it like Venice Beach (muscle beach) where they are always there?

The trainers take the weights in the back of a truck, trailer or car, usually kettlebells or Olympic bars. since they were on a sublet lease when the gym started there is now no permanent CCF home as of yet. (They are looking for a specific location)

We are doing more WODs which take a long time to complete rather than skill training and short - fast WODs like the standards.

There is another CF affiliate that just opened up here this week too! Last year there were none now there are 2!

[CF-OC_gal]

I thought I'd note an interesting phenomenon. I'm no scientist, doctor or nutritionist as everyone knows and certainly this no formal study.

I have been trading off meal preparation duties with my parents for the last 3 months. They are both diabetic, my dad on pills, my mom on insulin injections.

They've noticed that every time I make supper they have a "low" which means they did not get enough food to use up the insulin for that meal. My mom takes enough insulin for a 500 cal meal.

Last night my mom's blood sugar was really low. I made beef tacos with sour cream, avocado, full fat cheddar cheese and a greek salad (lots of olive oil). We also had fresh garden asperagus with real butter. She claims that her 2 tacos and 2 cups of salad, and 4 asperagus spears were only about 180 calories which is impossible!

I'm starting to believe that a calorie is not "a calorie."

When they cook the suppers, there is a lot more emphasis on low fat cooking and rice. They never have blood sugar problems with their meals. I tend to eat very small portions when they cook.

Hi Brat,

I'm trying to fully understand your last post which interests me since my Mom was identified with adult-onset diabetes and was taking medicine for it until I finally motivated her to exercise and change her eating habits. She did this and after alot of hard work her physician took her off the medicine. She takes her blood reading each morning and is currently averaging about 108 (whatever that measures).

Are you stating that your parents' food is higher in carbs that what you prepare? I'm confused. Thanks in advance for clarifying.

[CF-OC_gal]

What prompted me to post was that I see little difference in the caloric content of our meals, but that the food choices that go into them are different.

I've got both types of diabetics in my parents. My mom has what was once called juvenile diabetes although she was only diagnosed 30 years ago. She's been on isulin ever since and she keeps very accurate logs of her calories, blood sugar and activity levels so she can compensate for mistakes.

My dad has age onset diabetes. Both are slightly overweight but no where near "diabetic" obesity.

The meals they prepare are definatley lower in fat, especially lower saturated fat. If I don't eat with them, they use Becel margerine on vegetables not real butter. They also take larger portions of rice with their meals or take an additional slice or 2 of bread which I don't care for.

Calorie wise I'm pretty sure that my meals are the same as theirs or more. Fibre and fat-wise mine are higher. Even something simple like a grilled hamburger gives them low blood sugar. Their meals seem to have more carbohydrate based calories.

It would be interesting to do a Fitday comparison but we each seem to have our own way to "wing it" with ingredients that makes exact measuring of ingredients tough.

My parents take blood sugar reading too, but it must be a different scale (we are likely metric) because the numbers they like to have in the morning are a lot lower than 108.

My Mom is a caregiver for her younger sister who is bed-ridden with many ailments, one of which is age-onset diabetes. Recently, the visiting nurse paid a visit to assess my aunt's medical condition and how well a job my Mom was doing as the caregiver.

One of the findings from this visit was that my aunt's blood sugar readings had improved, certaintly the result of my Mom feeding my aunt as she now eats. In fact, the nurse said they will be closely monitoring my aunt's blood sugar readings and may be heading in the direction of taking her off the insulin injections.

Let's all take another slab of beef and go lighter on the mash potatoes.

[CF-OC_gal]

That's good news for your family!

My mom's answer is to have a glass of orange juice and sugar along with a chocolate bar on nights I cook! You can do that if you are on insulin.

[gymgirl]

Very interesting Brat. I'm surprised your parents eat diets higher in carbs. My dad has the adult-onset diabetes (not overweight at all, actually pretty skinny!) and eats very minimal carbs. He eats whole wheat bread, but no rice. I think he eats oats though. His meals mostly consist of higher fat and protein low carbs. lots of salmon, chicken, salads, olives, olive oil, nuts, veggies (no carrots or potatoes) some fruit, yogurt etc. He dosen't eat salt or butter or anything with cream (don't know if that has to do with diabetes). Anyway interesting topic, and I agree I don't think a calorie is 'a calorie' either.

[Lady C]

Brat this example proves how each body treats foods differently.

My mother is also diabetic (nighttime insulin only). She eats BIG portions too. I think it is more of what the doctors are educating them to do, like take insulin for a 500 calorie meal. My mother too will crash around 2am and have to go drink orange juice or something to bring her sugar levels back up. My mother is quite heavy and regulating her sleep sugar levels has been quite a challenge.

I would be plumply showing my diabetic status eating the way our parents do.