[elky] Re: CAGS was Re: Re: (no subject)
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:48:36 -0600
Oh, and the beers..... Even though it's none to 2 in a day, they are still
the heavy ones. Grimbergen Double, Carlsberg, Leffe Blonde, Hoogarden, Sam
Adams. That's 90% of my gut issue.
JC
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 5:46 AM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am in a winter slump at the moment. The Christmas present of a Wii and
> Jenny McCarthy workout are saving me. I wish there were more ice free
> walking paths in our area. In the Summer and fall, I was walking (very
> briskly) 3 miles a day. Now that I am only doing half that, due to ice, and
> only 2 times a week, I am pushing 200. I have to balance slipping and
> wrenching my back with staying limber from the walks. It all goes down the
> tubes if I hurt myself. I was up to 225 at my heaviest. 185 before surgery
> (drugs, and not eating). At least I am healthy enough to move again. I can't
> wait to get out there on the walks again, because I am not getting the
> cardio I need from it.
>
> Brian, That is really great. I had a treadmill, but I didn't have the space
> in the house for it, and I hated it besides. I have never eaten too much,
> but I have been lately. Cindy has discovered FoodNetwork.com and the recipes
> are awesome. Her business is a bit slower, and she has had more time to
> cook. It's my biggest issue right now. Trying not to eat so much, when it's
> soooooo tasty!
>
> JC
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Mongar, Brian
> <Brian.Mongar@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> I had to rule out being too busy and get up at 5-5:45 everyday so I am
>> finished by the time my son is getting up. I run about 20-25 miles a week,
>> most everyday I do 25 min of cardio and 2-3 days a week 45 minutes(around 4
>> miles at 6mph on the tredmill)
>> I focus mostly on the weight training but right now I am doing 6 days a
>> week, each bodygroup 2 times a week, changing the excersizes every week to
>> get sore each time. Tremendous amounts of whole foods, you wouldn't b elieve
>> how much I am eating and still loosing weight.
>> Breakfast was 9 eggwhites(no salt or butter, plain), bowl of plain quick
>> oats with a little cinnamon only, and a heaping half cup of mixed veggies,
>> light salsa and Jalepenos on top.
>> That is the first of 6 meals thruout the day, it is really hard to get it
>> all down, but good whole food is naturally very low in calories,. So in
>> order to rebuild and have energy fot the next day, I have to eat that much.
>> The crazy part is, I am losing weight so it is still not enough calories.
>> March 1st will change to grow, and will have to eat 50% more. Mayan
>> Riiera vacation planned soon so want to cut down before
>> then.
>>
>> John, the worst part is no fun beers for now :-(
>>
>> Sent from my Treo™ Pro on the Now Network™ from Sprint®
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:33 AM
>> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [elky] Re: CAGS was Re: Re: (no subject)
>>
>>
>> Wow that is major progress. Impressive. I bet you feel better too.
>> Work has crowded out time for workouts, but I make sure I get at least
>> one in a week. The Y has a Fitlinxx system that keeps track of your
>> reps & sets on each machine, and your overall workout. Lately I've
>> been trying to see how much total weight I can lift in one session by
>> doing sets of 12 instead of 10, raising the weight, etc. I was amazed
>> that a small change could take my total weight lifted from the mid 30K
>> pounds to over 50K. I'm skipping cardio... but I'll get back to it...
>> the busy season for my wife will make schedules tricky around our
>> house.
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Mongar, Brian
>> <Brian.Mongar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Yes, I know about most everything available, but lack motivation, being
>> focused elsewhere.
>> >
>> > Weighed in at 172.5 this morning, when I started I was right about 230.
>> Not only have I lost considerable weight, I have gotten a lot stronger and
>> built up my frame considerably, my personal trainer buddy(guy at the office
>> I have known for 10years) says I have lost around 70lbs of fat, since I have
>> put on a good amount of lean muscle. I feel 10 years younger after a run in
>> the morning to get loosened up- I can't move very comfortably until I do
>> about 10 min jogging on the tredmil, arthritis and tendonitis are a b#@ch,
>> but the light jog helps a ton, glucosamine cond... Has helped quite a bit
>> too.
>> > I don't want to be that fat guy that can't coach his sons soccer. I am
>> actually trying to get my 5 year old to take Judo with me, being a wrestler
>> in highschool/college, I know those guys that knew Judo had a strong
>> advantage
>> >
>> > Just last night I bought a Hoist V2 home gym to replace the bowflex.
>> $400 for a machine they spent $2000 on a year and a half ago, then was
>> deployed overseas for 16 months, only got to come back to sell his stuff and
>> move to England. The Hoist is supposed to be the best home gym out there,
>> itlooks like it should be, very high quality const, and all the bowflexes on
>> craigslist are twice what I paid for the V2, so I should end up at least
>> even.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Sent from my Treo™ Pro on the Now Network™ from Sprint®
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:35 AM
>> > To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Subject: [elky] Re: CAGS was Re: Re: (no subject)
>> >
>> >
>> > I'm sure you know it's a $20 harness and a plug and play deal at the
>> > trans... I guess I drive conservatively, I noticed CAGS fairly
>> > often... but that was 3.5 years ago. You can even make your own
>> > harness http://www.cadillacfaq.com/faq/answers/cags/index.html (I'd
>> > still opt for the $20 pre-made harness).
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Mongar, Brian
>> > <Brian.Mongar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Every time I get down to wanting to mod the car, I realize I am
>> starting with the wrong car, it may stay it may go, I like it the way it is
>> but really want a streetable 700hp car, I know I am stupid that way, but 400
>> isn't cutting it, and there are quite a few cars out there that can much
>> more easily get there and handle it much better.
>> >> Besides, I don't have time to play right now, been so busy with work
>> and happy about that. Today the V is good cause I can't drive it with 2
>> feet of snow and potholes galore, but come summer we'll see. My buddy says
>> his 2200 hp 90 chevy truck is getting close, so the itch will be severe.
>> >>
>> >> TheCAGS is annoying but not very often do I even notice it
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my Treo™ Pro on the Now Network™ from Sprint®
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:17 AM
>> >> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Subject: [elky] CAGS was Re: Re: (no subject)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Besides the annoyance of the trans locking you out of gears you will
>> >> get better MPG if you get rid of CAGS. I'm sure you're driving it
>> >> harder to avoid CAGS. I had mine taken out of the programming on the
>> >> LT1... I hated it and it is unnerving for anyone else who drives the
>> >> car and doesn't know what is happening.
>>
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