<p>CJane so jealous of that hike. The Sierras looked like that. Pointy mountains and gorgeous lakes hidden in there. We used to go with a guy with a fishing license so we also got to eat fresh trout.</p>
<p>Back to the gym again this morning. No soreness from yesterday’s workout so that is great news! 
45 minutes on dreadmill and 45 minutes on the recumbent bike. Went by quickly. Ate really well yesterday but then upped my low carbs when I had wine last night. Hadn’t planned on getting guests last night and I am too weak to say no to a good Cab! ;)</p>
<p>Cals 1247
Fat 40 g
Cholesterol 50 mg
Carbs 85 g
Fiber 19 g
Protein 68 g
Sugars 21 g</p>
<p>Fat 37.04%
Protein 27.98%
Carbs 34.98%</p>
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<p>If that was Mark Sisson, he’s fantastic. Probably has the most down-to-earth sensible fitness/nutrtiion advice I’ve heard and he’s a terrific communicator. Overall, the Livin LaVida Low Carb podcast has some terrific guests and some that are real quacks (even though they are often quacks I agree with!).</p>
<p>Because CJANE probably missed the link when her computer was on the fritz, here’s a new YouTube interview with Sisson. The interviewer is a Swedish M.D. who publishes a blog called The Diet Doctor:</p>
<p>[Low</a> Carb Paleo with Mark Sisson - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um-a61rClSs]Low”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um-a61rClSs)</p>
<p>This is a great interview for geezers who want to get motivated to eat a little better, move a little more.</p>
<p>For running/hiking flashlights:</p>
<p>The one I carry in my hiking pack (in addition to a headlamp) is a 4 Sevens Quark series that takes 2AA batteries. It comes with an interesting rubber handgrip attachment that allows you to “wear” it on the back of your hand while still leaving both hands free to grip things.</p>
<p><a href=“http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg192/scaled.php?server=192&filename=quarkhandgrip.jpg&res=landing[/url]”>http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg192/scaled.php?server=192&filename=quarkhandgrip.jpg&res=landing</a></p>
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<p>They also make a finger grip accessory that holds one of their smaller single-battery lights in a position much like those knuckle lights:</p>
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<p>The 4 Sevens flashlights are seriously hardcore powerful LED flashlights. The one I carry with two AA batteries is much more powerful than my old 3 D-cell Maglite police flashlight. I hope I never have to use it hiking, but, if I need it, I will be very glad that I’ve got it! I have a second one that lives in my car glove compartment. Instead of rechargeable AA batteries, that one uses single use lithium batteries that have a virtually unlimited shelf life (like 10 years) and maintain their power even in sub freezing and ultra hot temperature conditions.</p>
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<p>Looks like tomorrow is my hiking day. Not much rain across northern NH today, so it should be dry enough. I realized that I’ve got tickets to a geezer concert Saturday night, which means I really don’t want to get up at O-DARK-THIRTY to drive and hike all day with barely enough time to get home and shower before going to the concert.</p>
<p>Which geezer concert?</p>
<p>Geezer concert = [New</a> Riders of the Purple Sage](<a href=“New Riders of the Purple Sage - Hello Mary Lou 1972 - YouTube”>New Riders of the Purple Sage - Hello Mary Lou 1972 - YouTube)</p>
<p>They started up as a pickup band for Jerry Garcia when he bought a pedal steel guitar and needed a “country” band that would let him play it. So he put together this band which started out opening for the Grateful Dead. Their first album (which is basically all Garcia) is genius. Garcia bowed out, replaced by pedal steel virtuoso Buddy Cage and Jefferson Airplane drummer Spencer Dryden joined. Their second album Powerglide, featuring the Mary Lou cover above is killer, too. </p>
<p>Here’s rare footage of Garcia rehearsing with NRPS at the Fillmore in 1972. </p>
<p>[Jerry</a> Garcia and The New Riders of the Purple Sage - YouTube](<a href=“Jerry Garcia and The New Riders of the Purple Sage - YouTube”>Jerry Garcia and The New Riders of the Purple Sage - YouTube)</p>
<p>And, my fav song from their first album with Garica wailing on fuzz-tone pedal steel throughout the entire thing:</p>
<p>[New</a> Riders of the Purple Sage - Dirty Business (1971) - YouTube](<a href=“New Riders of the Purple Sage - Dirty Business (1971) - YouTube”>New Riders of the Purple Sage - Dirty Business (1971) - YouTube)</p>
<p>I don’t recall that I ever saw them back in the day. Several of the members are dead, so I’m expected a fairly mellow show with capable geezers and younger hired guns playing a nice set list of classic country rock in a terrific little 200 seat venue.</p>
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<p>An speaking of new clothes and stuff, I’ve got a spiffy new pair of hiking shorts for tomorrow:</p>
<p>[Timberledge</a> Shorts: Casual | Free Shipping at L.L.Bean](<a href=“L.L.Bean: Page Not Available”>L.L.Bean: Page Not Available)</p>
<p>Awesome. Heavy nylon tech fabric. 8 inch length, so slightly above the knee, but not short/short. Little bit of elastic bits in the waist. Plenty of pockets with velcro. One with a zipper. And a built in clip to secure car keys in the pocket. I got them in black.</p>
<p>Thanks for the music and hike links everyone has been posting. I’ve been enjoying these. :)</p>
<p>I remember New Riders of the Purple Sage! That will be fun.</p>
<p>Like the shorts, too.</p>
<p>3.25 miles. I forgot my GPS Watch so I just duplicated my super-hilly run and added a quarter mile. 80 degrees, sunny, 60% humidity, a few light breezes - not bad. The forecast was for rain this afternoon but I looked out the window and there were hardly any clouds out there.</p>
<p>MOWC and idad…forgot to say thanks for the Superfeet suggestion for D2! She is doing better since she started using the inserts. She has also been stretching, icing with a water bottle and taking ibuprofen. She is doing a half marathon this weekend in Iowa and D1 is doing the 5K. Unfortunately H and I are sidelined this year. It is a really nice event called Park to Park in Waterloo, IA.</p>
<p>I’m glad she is doing better and I hope the races go well for both girls! Let us know!</p>
<p>Intervals tonight. 6 200s all between 30-32 so seems like I’m progressively getting faster. </p>
<p>I really think it is partly a result of going off Lipitor. Had my blood test today and I had a mini argument with doc. He wants me on. I’m staying off as I think I’m doing ok without the muscle side affects. (177 tc, 42 hdl, 121 ldl, 73 tri, 4.2 ratio. I could probably drop tc by 50 points with Lipitor, but at what price? Two years ago, the doc seemed happier when I was 120 total cholesterol, 40 pounds heavier, with no exercise and a McDonald’s diet. Go figure!</p>
<p>Watched the Berdych - Federer match; great match, Berdych won in four sets over Federer. Federer has never lost at this stage of the tournament before. I usually don’t watch complete matches - I watch them on replay and skip the breaks.</p>
<p>Weird day. Felt fine. Wore my Nuu Muu to my cardio dance class and felt fine exercising.</p>
<p>No appetite. Not in a bad way, just never really felt hungry. Not deliberate at all, but when I had done yet another round in the kitchen to try to find something appealing and couldn’t bring myself to choke down a protein shake, I decided it’s okay to just go with it. </p>
<p>Cals 570
Fat 47 g
Carbs 16 g
Fiber 8 g
Protein 15 g
Sugars 6 g</p>
<p>Fat 77%
Carbs 11%
Protein 11%</p>
<p>That’s not very many calories. Does that happen often?</p>
<p>^ Nope. Almost never.</p>
<p>ohiopublic–my husband’s doctor is the same way, and I think this is usual. They pay no attention to exercise, just prescribe meds and if the numbers are ok, they’re happy. :(</p>
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<p>What’s he complaining about? Unless you have multiple heart attack risks (overweight, smoking, family keeled over at an early age, etc.), your LDL number isn’t even in range to justify treatment.</p>
<p>The ratio of Triglycerides to HDL is now considered to be the best correlation with coronary artery risk and your ratio of less that 2:1 is good. Cut some carbs and the triglycerides will probably go down even more.</p>
<p>If my doctor were yappin’ at me for Lipitor with those numbers, I would either:</p>
<p>a) thank him for the presciption and throw it in the trash on the way out (he’s happy because he handed you the script)</p>
<p>b) Demand that he do and NMR lipid profile to determine whether or not you have high numbers of LDL particles. Odds are very good that you don’t with that tri/HDL ratio, but you could confirm a low coronary risk with a test that shows a low number for sure.</p>
<p>Well, the hiking weather head-faked me. Today was supposed to be the clear day. I’ve got everything laid out by the back door. Woke up early, looked out the window, and saw gray, gloomy clouds. Checked the weather and now the forecast is cloudy all day with tormorrow being totally sunny. So, tomorrow it is.</p>
<p>The clouds were supposed to burn off by around 7:00 but I just looked out the window and there are a lot of clouds out there.</p>
<p>You don’t like hiking with cloud cover?</p>