We have been away at a family reunion since Thursday and had a great time :). The family reunion was in Brummundal which is one of the towns that Norway's toughest bicycle road race goes through. The race is 540km long from Trondheim to Oslo and the riders has been on their bike for about 400km when they reach Brummundal.
We saw a lot of tired riders during our stay in Brummundal but they all seemed to glow as they all knew that they where getting close to the finish line. This inspired me tremendously and it has planted a seed of desire to finish this race myself one day :)
Congratulations to everyone finishing "Den store styrkeprøven 2011". I am impressed!
http://www.styrkeproven.no/
Monday, June 27, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Back on track
So I am finally back on track after Bergen - Voss. I have been out on the bike twice the last 4 days and I am going back out tomorrow. Hopefully I will be joined by Terje and/or Beathe.
I can definitively notice that I am back on a low-carb lifestyle as I did not feel I had the same power as earlier but once the body adjusts again I will hopefully be fine. It will be interesting to see next weekend how I perform on a longer ride as I will do a 55km ride then.
I can definitively notice that I am back on a low-carb lifestyle as I did not feel I had the same power as earlier but once the body adjusts again I will hopefully be fine. It will be interesting to see next weekend how I perform on a longer ride as I will do a 55km ride then.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Salmon salad
Here is a simple recipe for using leftover salmon in a salad for lunch.
Ingredients:
Salmon(as much as you want/have)
Iceberg lettuce
1/4 small red onion
1/2 small red pepper
5-6 walnuts
1 clove of garlic
1 ts chilli past (or to your liking)
Ground black pepper
Maldon salt
Chop lettuce, red onion and salmon and add to a bowl.
Chop the red pepper into strips and pan-fry together with a little oil (for example sunflower oil), small lump of butter, chilli past, salt, and ground pepper. When the red pepper is soft and golden mix it with the rest of the salad.
Coarsely chop 5-6 walnuts and add them to a dry frying pan and sprinkle with Maldon salt. Fry the walnuts until golden and add to the salad.
I really like this simple salad and use it for lunch the next day after we have had salmon for dinner.
Ingredients:
Salmon(as much as you want/have)
Iceberg lettuce
1/4 small red onion
1/2 small red pepper
5-6 walnuts
1 clove of garlic
1 ts chilli past (or to your liking)
Ground black pepper
Maldon salt
Chop lettuce, red onion and salmon and add to a bowl.
Chop the red pepper into strips and pan-fry together with a little oil (for example sunflower oil), small lump of butter, chilli past, salt, and ground pepper. When the red pepper is soft and golden mix it with the rest of the salad.
Coarsely chop 5-6 walnuts and add them to a dry frying pan and sprinkle with Maldon salt. Fry the walnuts until golden and add to the salad.
I really like this simple salad and use it for lunch the next day after we have had salmon for dinner.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Salmon with fennel
Decided to try something new today. Salmon with fennel, and it turned out great :)
Ingredients:
Salmon 400gr
1/2 Fennel
1 Red onion
1/4 Red paprika
8 Cherry tomatoes
Salt (I prefer Maldon salt)
Ground pepper
Ground dried chilli
Olive oil
Garlic (I am a big fan and used 6 cloves)
Start by slicing fennel into 1 cm slices the red onion into wedges
and the red paprika into strips and mix them into the roasting pan together with the cherry tomatoes.
Mix together olive oil, salt, pepper, chilli and chopped garlic and pour it over the vegetables. Mix well.
Place the roasting pan in preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius. Roast until golden.
Just before the vegetables are ready, pan-fry the salmon. Serve hot with a cold glass of water with a bit of lime.
Ingredients:
Salmon 400gr
1/2 Fennel
1 Red onion
1/4 Red paprika
8 Cherry tomatoes
Salt (I prefer Maldon salt)
Ground pepper
Ground dried chilli
Olive oil
Garlic (I am a big fan and used 6 cloves)
Start by slicing fennel into 1 cm slices the red onion into wedges
and the red paprika into strips and mix them into the roasting pan together with the cherry tomatoes.
Mix together olive oil, salt, pepper, chilli and chopped garlic and pour it over the vegetables. Mix well.
Place the roasting pan in preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius. Roast until golden.
Just before the vegetables are ready, pan-fry the salmon. Serve hot with a cold glass of water with a bit of lime.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Low carb at T.G.I.F Fridays
As we went to Oslo for the Bon Jovi concert from Wednesday to Thursday we at least tried to eat low carb food when going out eating. On Thursday we decided to have lunch at T.G.I.F Fridays at Karl Johan Gate in Oslo.
I decided on a hot chicken salad that was clearly marked "New - Low Carb" in the menu. You can imagine my surprise when it arrived with a BIG garlic white toast, which I found a bit ironic.
I know, I did not have to eat the garlic toast, and I did not. Still, why serve it on a dish that they had clearly marked as low-carb? The salad itself was great and it lived up to the "hot" keyword :)
P.S
Bon Jovi was fantastic :)
I decided on a hot chicken salad that was clearly marked "New - Low Carb" in the menu. You can imagine my surprise when it arrived with a BIG garlic white toast, which I found a bit ironic.
I know, I did not have to eat the garlic toast, and I did not. Still, why serve it on a dish that they had clearly marked as low-carb? The salad itself was great and it lived up to the "hot" keyword :)
P.S
Bon Jovi was fantastic :)
Sunday, June 12, 2011
3.6 kg lost last week
First week in induction over and I lost 3.6kg. I am getting close to the lowest weight I had before I changed to a high carb intake 7 weeks ago. I can already feel all the good changes in particular my stomach is back on track once I got rid of all the carbs :)
I was suppose to go on a bike ride Yesterday but we took a long road trip Yesterday showing some guests we have here the beautiful Nærøyfjorden and Hardangerfjorden and we were not back until 21:45. That was a bit late for a bike ride and I was quite honestly a bit tired after 400km in the car.
I will try again this afternoon.
I was suppose to go on a bike ride Yesterday but we took a long road trip Yesterday showing some guests we have here the beautiful Nærøyfjorden and Hardangerfjorden and we were not back until 21:45. That was a bit late for a bike ride and I was quite honestly a bit tired after 400km in the car.
I will try again this afternoon.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Back in ketosis
Today is one week after Bergen - Voss and I have done no exercise this week. No particular reason, I just did not feel like it at all this week.
Today I will finally go out on the bike again for a 35km ride.
I have used the past week to get back into ketosis and I am now eating < 20 carbs a day so it will be interesting to see how I perform this afternoon.
The plan for the next 4 weeks is to get at least three workouts every week where I try to stay at a heart rate of 140 to try an maximize fat burning. I will also make sure I vary my exercise routines to include some hiking in the mountains in the vicinity of our home.
Tomorrow I will do my first weighing after starting ketosis. Last Sunday after Bergen - Voss I weighed in at 138.8kg and I hope I have lost quite a bit when I step on to the scale tomorrow.
Today I will finally go out on the bike again for a 35km ride.
I have used the past week to get back into ketosis and I am now eating < 20 carbs a day so it will be interesting to see how I perform this afternoon.
The plan for the next 4 weeks is to get at least three workouts every week where I try to stay at a heart rate of 140 to try an maximize fat burning. I will also make sure I vary my exercise routines to include some hiking in the mountains in the vicinity of our home.
Tomorrow I will do my first weighing after starting ketosis. Last Sunday after Bergen - Voss I weighed in at 138.8kg and I hope I have lost quite a bit when I step on to the scale tomorrow.
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