Riding Down Under - Tropical Cairns Australia

[MacDoc]

Lovely temps in Cairns - ranging high teens to high 20s. Showers are annoying but rather that than drought. Quite windy each day.
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Got a shock at the docs. My bathroom scale showed my weight moving up a bit from 107 kg.
Imagine my pleasant surprise when the tested scales at the doc showed 101 kg
Ozempic rocks. With an a1c of 5.4 - lowest in years I now have to be aware of low blood sugar.... boggled.
With the list of benefits growing rapidly glutides are getting into wonder drug territory as the licenced knock offs make it available for low cost to millions.
The massive diet industry is in tatters.
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Big focus for me is getting 50 gm of protein daily. There is only 6.3 gm in one egg.
Tuna pretty cheap protein ...one pack is 21 GM for $1.90

and lower ecology cost than a can.
The kangaroo patties I make are very protein dense.

Kangaroo meat is one of the leanest, most nutrient-dense red meats available. It boasts an exceptional protein content of roughly 22–24%, with under 2% fat. As a wild game meat, it is entirely free from added growth hormones and antibiotics, while delivering massive health benefits.

Still 50 gm is a lot to get to.

 

[sburns]

Try sardines MacDoc, they have a lot of healthy nutients, and not very expensive.
Maybe some more rides!

 

[MacDoc]

Thanks, partner eat lots of them but not my fav sea food. Tuna first then smoked oysters, maybe crack a can of sardines next lunch.
just had a couple of small roo patties and baked beans. That will make my 50 gm for sure.- there are 6 in the baked beans.

Bike is running fine so no reason not to ride other than inertia. Catheter change today went well, new nurse practitioner was quick and painless and had a good chat about long covid which knocked her out for a couple of years. Friends partner still suffering/disabled after 5 years.
Quite glad neither partner nor I ever got covid and Queensland did very well controlling it.
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'bout time for a legit birdie

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Scored a slightly damaged but working iPhone 13 mini for $100. Happy with that as my iPhone 7 is woefully dated.

My first step away from a touch button

The iPhone 13 mini remains a beloved unicorn for those who want a truly pocket-sized, one-handed smartphone. Featuring the powerful A15 Bionic chip, an excellent 5.4-inch OLED display, and highly capable dual cameras, it delivers flagship-tier performance.

 

[MacDoc]

Had a very tasty Chicken Kiev at Bowls club tonight.
I think I had too little to eat during the day and came home with a wicked headache.
Panadol avec caffeine seems to have put paid to the headache.

Another birdie for me but needed help then chose correctly
Too late at night to think clearly.


new iphone crazy fast - still a learning curve.
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$80 well spent and quite sure it had just about zero use as the bolts were loose.
It has lots of sensors and nothing to set up - just get on and pedal.
Gotta start somewhere. Got the exercise bike mostly set up....used a spare Airhawk medium I'd snagged earlier and that helped. At minimal resistance I sweated very quickly - the concerning thing was my heart beat hitting 149 too quickly. I slowed my pace til it dropped into the 130s range and spent 10 minutes and that was okay - dropping to 110 in a few minutes.
The watch matched heart beat on cycle. 95% O2 level

Inclined for a ride to Herberton tomorrow as I know the cafes will be open and it's a nice loop.

looks okay


well that sucks - damn coastal rain.

The football France vs Norway is very good.

 

[MacDoc]

Total cheat yesterday ....lost my look up table for previous answers and stumbled on todays.

Hopefully will find a new look up by tomorrow ( in a few hours ).
Not looking promising tomorrow for a long ride but maybe morning. - least I have some soccer to watch
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Ugh ...never getting this one on my own

stuffing my face at hungry jacks - whopper with 31 gm protein plus two yummy hash browns fo $8 - carry me to supper
my ozempic is complaining loudly on food overload but very tasty
partner made a very healthy veg stew last night with veg mince from coles ...tthey have taken over the fake meat from birdseye here in aus which was welcome news - some of our main go to meals were dependent on it

Dodging coastal showers but sunny just now.

 

[MacDoc]

Of all her rides Mongolia seems most remote and Noraly is loving it.

Wow!
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nice treat to sleep on soon