2011-02-24

grouchiegrrl: Black cartoon cat (Default)
2011-02-24 09:41 am

Dear Interwebs....

Which of these ingredients is the likely cause of my breakfast repeating on me all the time?

cannellini beans
chopped tomoatos
onions
bacon
garlic
red wine vinegar
bit of tomato paste

eggs
then a bit of seasoning.

with everything but the eggs I make baked beans. Then we do a couple of eggs on top and that is breakfast - and meets the protein/legumes/vegies ratios quite nicely. But hours later I am still burping it up. Especially when I am exercising.

Any thoughts? would really appreciate the advice, I am considering chucking in the beans at this point, but it is the best balanced breakfast I have been able to come up with so far.
grouchiegrrl: Black cartoon cat (Default)
2011-02-24 06:21 pm

Today

I was working at an office that is only 3km from home, so I figured it was a good first ride with my new ortlieb panniers. And all went well.

they make my bike a fair bit heavier (25L heavier mebbe?) which I really noticed. However, that weight was not on my back, so that is a great thing. And my legs will get stronger, so it will all be good.

Either it was very muggy/hot today, or having panniers on my bike made me work MUCH harder, because after work I did a short hop to the pool, and I was looking like I might actually melt when I was locking up the bike. Panniers also mean I have to rent a locker at the pool, or I won't have them when I get back.

I had forgotten how much I loathe, hate and abhor swimming in afternoon peak hour. There are almost no lanes available for the general public, and complete arseholes swim in the ones that are. I don't know if swimming at afternoon peak turns you into an arsehole, or if a lack of public lap pool etiquette is the problem (actually it is definitely part of the problem) or if it was worse today because some idiot made the only public lanes 'slow' 'slow' and 'fast freestyle'. so the guys in the fast freestyle lane were over taking me and kicking me (and the other two women) in the face to point out to us that this lane is for FAST swimmers. I did try the slow lane, but it was the kind of frustration that has me reconsidering the morality of homicide, so I gave the fast lane a go.

swam a half click of freestyle in 17 minutes, and then got out of that lane. the others were too crowded and so I gave up and went home. Never again!

Rode home from the pool (nope, got off and walked the top bit of the hill) and collapsed in a heap. It will be interesting to see how I go riding to work tomorrow.

meh, shame that I can't find my chest strap - I can't actually rate the difference. V annoying.