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Saturday evening - second journal - and I’m looking around for the marker to check another item off my bucket list: I gave blood today. I’ve tried several times in the past but was rejected because of being anemic - even this time I made it by the skin of my teeth. The minimum level is 12.5; mine was 13.3. So after submitting this journal I’ll be interwebbing to understand iron and see if it has any bearing on my weight. Maybe if I had more iron my metabolism would take off, hmmm?
Regarding the camel; the guy wasn’t offering rides so I didn’t ask nor did I think to get a photo, sorry. It was the first time for me to even be close enough to a real one in life to touch and I was so overwhelmed by it’s size and beauty that didn’t think to do a selfie. Or a duo. Or whatever you call it when you use your cell phone to take a photo of yourself with a Camel.
My ankle held so I was able to go to the downtown event and one of the local vineyards was having a wine tasting event. They had an adult tricycle there on loan to the vineyard for hauling and it was courtesy of the very bike store I’ve been trying to visit in The City so….. PERFECT. The vineyard let me try it and Mushy rode in the basket just fine. I was so excited I called the bike guy and he’s delivering me one tomorrow. In metallic green. I’m as pumped as I hope those tires will be. I know I won’t be getting my speed or distance anywhere near Heather or Glen but I’m really looking forward to riding around town early mornings or late evenings when the traffic is less.
Of course, they wanted to take a photo of Mushy in the basket and all I could think was ‘please don’t get my butt in the shot’. I swear … bappity bap to me for such thoughts when I’m having a good time.
I picked up a beautiful vintage summer purse from one of the downtown thrift stores and a pair of white capris from the boutique. And I took the grandson’s to a Crawfish Boil; their first ever. The oldest is definitely his Mother’s Son (Blondie) - approaches everything new as if he’s a contestant on ‘Fear Factor’. So I just let him eat the corn, potato and sausage. Of course, the youngest grandson called him a wimp and had to show him up by digging in and matching me ‘tail for tail’ especially when I told him sucking the head would make him smarter. It was fun.
Other interesting statistics at the Blood Bank: my B/P was 93/60 and pulse was 60. This was after all of the walking and very salty crawfish. Not bad at all. After that we came home because it was getting really chilly; curled up in the living room and I beat them both in a game of Monopoly on the PS3. Yes, I’m that kind of Nana: ruthless. Can’t call me bloodless anymore though - today proved without a doubt I have more than ice water running thru my veins. In fact, they had a hard time getting it to stop flowing. In a few days I’ll be able to go to their website and determine my blood type - I’ve never known - as well as get a cholesterol reading. Yay me.
ATF - a couple of chinks in the rails today. I’d had tuna for lunch when I brought Mushy back home; she was pooped. So the crawfish was ‘eating when not hungry’ but it isn’t something we have in these parts very often. All in all it wasn’t the RDI pusher as much as the cheese & biscuit was when I got back home. But the lady advised me to eat a ‘hearty meal’. So there, it was for the good of the blood bank.
And that’s about it for my day. I think I’ll go soak my ankle in the spa tub and settle down for the evening. Going for my 5th night of Mastering Team Bella through the Midnight Munching Madness.
Have a good evening.
Biker Bella
Diet Calendar Entries for 22 March 2014:
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1916 kcal
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Fat: 110.43g | Prot: 111.96g | Carb: 120.88g.
Breakfast: Boiled or Steamed Crayfish, Quaker Chewy Granola Bars - Chocolate Chip, Ritz Crackers - Fresh Stack, Gouda Cheese, Emerald Raw Almonds, Whole Milk, Spectrum Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Coffee-Mate Sugar Free Hazelnut Liquid Coffee Creamer. Lunch: Smucker's Cherry Preserves, Smart Balance Omega Natural Peanut Butter, Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits - Flaky Layers Honey Butter, Mt. Olive Kosher Dill Pickles, StarKist Foods Chunk Light Tuna in Vegetable Oil, Hellmann's Mayonnaise with Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Snacks/Other: Bob's Red Mill Chia Seed, Cottage Cheese, Schwan's Whole Blueberries. more...
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Glad the ankle is holding up.... I guess you know that spinach, Swiss chard and parsley are excellent sources of iron, without containing to many calories.... But, iron is hard for the body to absorb... Eating foods rich In Vitamin C, help absorption. Yellow bell peppers and kiwi, are some of the highest in vitamin C (we always think of oranges as high in Vit C - but they are about 8th on the list of high vitamin C foods). I find it so interesting, to look at the nutrients in food - sadly - intensive farming, means our foods are not so nutritious as they used to be... So we have to have more, to get the same nutrition - bet the calorific value hasn't gone down though!
23 Mar 14 by member: Sk1nnyfuture
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Iron is used in your blood to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from your lungs. I prefer red meats to veggies to boost iron levels, but im just that kind of girl lol. Sounds like you had a wonderful day, and that makes me happy. You make me want a bike so badly! We just dont have a lot of riding options here unless I load up the bikes in the back of the suv and drive to a bike trail, or course this kids would want to go. Makes me tired just thinking about it. Lol It will be a great boost in cardio for ya, I hope you love it! I have also wanted to donate blood for a very long time, I will put that on my to do list. Im just crazy about donating myself, evidently lol.
23 Mar 14 by member: Annabelle3117
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Sounds like a great, fun day... Blood donating and all, my sweet friend! Good for you! No it sounds like you've got your M's just as I have my P's & C's! Hope the mastering of the munchies went well! Xoxox
23 Mar 14 by member: Ruhu
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Sounds like you had a most wonderful day! Good for you. I like the bike idea, especially that you re getting it right away. I want to buy a bike this spring too. I will have to wait a bit cause you can't bike in the snow (haha), but it's on my list to do. I wonder if my cat would ride in the basket??? Cheers.
23 Mar 14 by member: Lynn1958
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I also have been looking at the adult trikes. We have a bike trail here that is just phenomenal. It was an old railroad line. WV instituted a program some time back called "rails to trails". PA. did too. This particular branch goes quite some ways! Its 4.5 miles from here to Fairmont, and then it winds through the city on old rail lines and city streets, until it gets to the north end, where it again goes to the rail lines, moseys on north to Morgantown. Where the bridges are/were, they have been boarded over to make walking/biking easy. Some areas of the path have had to have the bridges totally replaced. It also goes south from my town, all the way I think to Clarksburg, WV. Some beautiful scenery to see on those trails. I really would like to go biking on those trails, and with a trike, I can stop when I get winded and use it for a seat until I get my wind back! Besides, it will give me some great exercise and help with some toning! Glad your ankle is doing better! Don't forget to get a little pillow for Mushy to sit on in that basket!!
23 Mar 14 by member: pumakitten
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Sounds like you had a good weekend. Glad your ankle is doing better.
23 Mar 14 by member: SJacqueline
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