Ok, this is new. This easily adds the ability to turn your bicycle into an electric bicycle and nobody will ever know. Here is the link to the dvice article:
Gruber Assist electric bike: Only your cycle mechanic will know for sure
The kit will cost you an arm and a leg or if you have money it will cost a mere $2,473. But if you are trying to cheat in a race then it will pay off. Nobody will ever even know. That is until they hear your bicycle because it does have some noise. Watch the video in the Dvice website.
You have the option of turning it on and off so you aren't always using it. So perhaps when there are no other riders around you can turn it on, speed up to get ahead then when someone shows up turn it off so they won't suspect anything hehe. Personally this would help me get to the bike trail faster then I can go much further and get more exercise done. Then when I go home I can just coast along. The battery lasts like an hour to an hour and half so that wouldn't be too difficult.
But... no money hehe.
Friday, May 08, 2009
I said NO... well, sorta
Wow, this diet must be really messing with my head because I said no to Taco Bell today.
I went to the grocery store before Chip came home to buy him some fried chicken and macaroni salad and I also bought him some macaroni and cheese just in case he wanted it. I also bought some salad stuff for myself. But when Chip came home from work he was carrying a Taco Bell bag. UGH!
So we went in the house and he had 3 of those .99 cent double beefy cheesy burritos or whatever they are called and a .99 caramel apple empanada. I was going to say no thanks to them all but I just couldn't. I only ate 1 burrito and the empanada. I did say no to the other 2 burritos though.
Well, technically I didn't say no, I put them in the fridge. I'm sure he will end up eating them but that's ok. I'm ok if he does.
In order for me to be successful with my weight loss I have to say no as much as possible. I don't think 1 burrito and an empanada (which is an apple pie) is going to hurt me though. But tomorrow I'm definitely going to eat a salad and hope that he ate all my burritos hehe.
He isn't working tomorrow so he can have the burrito's for lunch and the fried chicken for dinner (or vice versa) and I'll just eat my diet foods/shakes.
I went to the grocery store before Chip came home to buy him some fried chicken and macaroni salad and I also bought him some macaroni and cheese just in case he wanted it. I also bought some salad stuff for myself. But when Chip came home from work he was carrying a Taco Bell bag. UGH!
So we went in the house and he had 3 of those .99 cent double beefy cheesy burritos or whatever they are called and a .99 caramel apple empanada. I was going to say no thanks to them all but I just couldn't. I only ate 1 burrito and the empanada. I did say no to the other 2 burritos though.
Well, technically I didn't say no, I put them in the fridge. I'm sure he will end up eating them but that's ok. I'm ok if he does.
In order for me to be successful with my weight loss I have to say no as much as possible. I don't think 1 burrito and an empanada (which is an apple pie) is going to hurt me though. But tomorrow I'm definitely going to eat a salad and hope that he ate all my burritos hehe.
He isn't working tomorrow so he can have the burrito's for lunch and the fried chicken for dinner (or vice versa) and I'll just eat my diet foods/shakes.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
New Amazon Kindle DX Coming This Summer
Amazon has announced their new Kindle DX which will ship this summer. It's new features are a 9.7 inch screen that measures 8.5"x11" so it's the size of a sheet of paper. Also when you turn the Kindle DX sideways the screen auto rotates very much like the iPhone. They have also added more hard drive bringing it to 4GB.
Those are some pretty cool features, except that it still is not in color and it still doesn't have an SD card slot. AND the price went up from $359 for the Kindle 1 and 2 to $489 for the Kindle DX.
WOW that's just too much money to spend on something that's just going to be outdone in another 6 months or so. When they have their 4th generation Kindle is that going to go up to $600? So what do people do with their old ones? Recycle them? Ebay them? Or do they just live with it and feel stupid for wasting their money when they could've waited 6 months?
I'm going to wait.
Those are some pretty cool features, except that it still is not in color and it still doesn't have an SD card slot. AND the price went up from $359 for the Kindle 1 and 2 to $489 for the Kindle DX.
WOW that's just too much money to spend on something that's just going to be outdone in another 6 months or so. When they have their 4th generation Kindle is that going to go up to $600? So what do people do with their old ones? Recycle them? Ebay them? Or do they just live with it and feel stupid for wasting their money when they could've waited 6 months?
I'm going to wait.
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Preoccupied
I haven't been blogging the last few days but I'm still here. It's unusual for me not to blog since I typically blog 1-5 times daily lol. But I've been preoccupied with other things.
We just had new tenants move in on May 1st and so I helped them carry boxes in the house from the U-Haul truck and I've been watching TV. Catching up on Stargate SG-1 on Sci Fi as usual.
I have noticed some weight loss thanks to my new way of thinking about eating and stuff. Before I was just riding hoping that would be enough to lose the weight considering I lost nearly 20lbs last year with exercise alone. It doesn't seem to be enough now so I've been measuring my food and drinking slim fast for lunch too.
I'm afraid of talking about my progress because it seems to never fail, I talk about how much I've lost then the weight loss stops completely then I plateau for a couple months before I give up.
About maybe 5 years ago I was eating nothing but salads and snacking on sliced cucumbers and baby carrots and I remember I was 212lbs and then one day after about 2 or 3 months of this diet I decided to weigh myself and I was 172lbs. Well from that day forward the weight stayed the same, it just stopped then I got frustrated because I plateaued then gave up and the weight came back almost as fast as it left. That's because I started bragging about how I lost the weight.
All I'm going to say is that I'm working on it. I've decided that by not talking about it I'm not bragging about it and if/when people come up to me and tell me OMG you've lost so much weight I'm just going to say thanks and move on from there.
As long as I'm eating right and not over eating and exercising I think I'm going to do good and lose the weight I need/want to lose then I can get back on with my life. But not talking about it lol.
We just had new tenants move in on May 1st and so I helped them carry boxes in the house from the U-Haul truck and I've been watching TV. Catching up on Stargate SG-1 on Sci Fi as usual.
I have noticed some weight loss thanks to my new way of thinking about eating and stuff. Before I was just riding hoping that would be enough to lose the weight considering I lost nearly 20lbs last year with exercise alone. It doesn't seem to be enough now so I've been measuring my food and drinking slim fast for lunch too.
I'm afraid of talking about my progress because it seems to never fail, I talk about how much I've lost then the weight loss stops completely then I plateau for a couple months before I give up.
About maybe 5 years ago I was eating nothing but salads and snacking on sliced cucumbers and baby carrots and I remember I was 212lbs and then one day after about 2 or 3 months of this diet I decided to weigh myself and I was 172lbs. Well from that day forward the weight stayed the same, it just stopped then I got frustrated because I plateaued then gave up and the weight came back almost as fast as it left. That's because I started bragging about how I lost the weight.
All I'm going to say is that I'm working on it. I've decided that by not talking about it I'm not bragging about it and if/when people come up to me and tell me OMG you've lost so much weight I'm just going to say thanks and move on from there.
As long as I'm eating right and not over eating and exercising I think I'm going to do good and lose the weight I need/want to lose then I can get back on with my life. But not talking about it lol.
Saturday, May 02, 2009
Weight Loss
I'm going to be brief because I just took an ambien about 30 minutes ago and it's kicking in.
Yesterday and today I've been following a new way of eating. Muffin for breakfast (today bran muffin yuck hehe) and slim fast shake for lunch then whatever for dinner. Tonight we went to Young's grocery store and got the Chinese food but only ate half of it. I'm saving the rest for tomorrow nights dinner.
So far a couple lbs lost. Tomorrow I'm going to ride the bike with this diet and we'll see how it goes as far as how hungry I will be and how much energy I have from taking Slim Fast Optima. We will see.
Yesterday and today I've been following a new way of eating. Muffin for breakfast (today bran muffin yuck hehe) and slim fast shake for lunch then whatever for dinner. Tonight we went to Young's grocery store and got the Chinese food but only ate half of it. I'm saving the rest for tomorrow nights dinner.
So far a couple lbs lost. Tomorrow I'm going to ride the bike with this diet and we'll see how it goes as far as how hungry I will be and how much energy I have from taking Slim Fast Optima. We will see.
Will The New Diet Stick?
Yesterday I went to the grocery store and bought about 10 power bars and 4 tigers milk bars for my bike rides so that should last me awhile. Well, at least 14 rides anyway. Actually that should last me the whole month since I ride 3 days a week. Plus I bought 2 cans of Slim Fast Ultima.
I also bought a box of muffins because they were reduced for quick sale. It had 2 bran muffins and 2 blueberry muffins. I ate 1 blueberry muffin for breakfast and a slim fast shake for lunch then nothing all day until dinner time and we went to Que Pasa for dinner where I had a 2 item combo, beef Enchilada and beef burrito with rice and beans on the plate. Then with my ambien I had a banana. Food helps the ambien kick in faster.
It seems to have done some good for me because I've finally noticed some weight loss on the scale.
While I was at the store yesterday I bought 2 bags of the salad mix so when dinner rolls around I can eat some salad instead of the usual pasta or pizzas that we eat.
It's time for me to start taking responsibility for what I eat and just say no when confronted with certain foods that I like. I REALLY want to lose this weight but at the same time all this food is coming at me left and right, sometimes I just can't say no.
I was going to ride today but my theighs are just in so much agony so I'm going to just stay home. Our new tenant moved in yesterday and I'm going to help them with the rest of the heavy stuff in the U-Haul. It rained yesterday from about 3pm until late last night but the street seems to be dry as a bone now. I was going to use that as my excuse for not riding but frankly I can't lol. I'm just going to say that my legs are tired, I'll do it tomorrow.
I also bought a box of muffins because they were reduced for quick sale. It had 2 bran muffins and 2 blueberry muffins. I ate 1 blueberry muffin for breakfast and a slim fast shake for lunch then nothing all day until dinner time and we went to Que Pasa for dinner where I had a 2 item combo, beef Enchilada and beef burrito with rice and beans on the plate. Then with my ambien I had a banana. Food helps the ambien kick in faster.
It seems to have done some good for me because I've finally noticed some weight loss on the scale.
While I was at the store yesterday I bought 2 bags of the salad mix so when dinner rolls around I can eat some salad instead of the usual pasta or pizzas that we eat.
It's time for me to start taking responsibility for what I eat and just say no when confronted with certain foods that I like. I REALLY want to lose this weight but at the same time all this food is coming at me left and right, sometimes I just can't say no.
I was going to ride today but my theighs are just in so much agony so I'm going to just stay home. Our new tenant moved in yesterday and I'm going to help them with the rest of the heavy stuff in the U-Haul. It rained yesterday from about 3pm until late last night but the street seems to be dry as a bone now. I was going to use that as my excuse for not riding but frankly I can't lol. I'm just going to say that my legs are tired, I'll do it tomorrow.
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