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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Tim's cake

Been making sponge cake for Phoebe to use construct a cake for Tim Hills 60th birthday. 



Monday, February 2, 2026

Weight Loss & Diet

Need growth hormone to maintain muscle. 

ACTION
reduce carbs 
Add
Salad
Protein and fat
Intermittent fasting


INTERMITTENT FASTING
Don't eat for 16hrs
Eat 6-8hrs
For me, I try to finish eating by 7pm and then have lunch at 11:30.
Black coffee does not break the fast. 

Fast for a long period
Ortifergy 
Body eats damaged cells. 


BAD
Fructose is bad. In fruit. Very high insulin. 
Berry's are ok
Strawberries, blueberries, 

Veggies ok above ground
Peas corn pumpkin.

Bad
Milk
Potatoes 
Bakbeans
Chick peas
Grapes
Kidney beans 

Alcohol inhibit liver from performing neoglenesys.
Diminishes muscle mass.

Carbs for recovery.
Not protein.

1g protein per kg body weight minus the fat. 

Flesh is About 30% protein 
Processed meat (nitrates) is carsonogenic .

To increase or maintain weight
Weights 3 x /week. 

Carbs give a dopamine hit.

Caffeine before exercise
Createen 5g per day. Build muscle. 

RECOVERY
Unless we are elite sports people, having post exercise carbs is not necessary. 

Autophagy is a vital cellular "cleaning" process that removes damaged components, typically triggered by fasting for 16–48+hrs.

Thursday, January 29, 2026

drink stand

Phoebe gave me a lovely and very practical stand to put my drink on. 

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Monday, January 26, 2026

Australia Day

Australia day seems to have become very polarised. 

I don't see how the label "invasion day" is helpful. 

I can understand that people of aboriginal descent would not look back on the arrival of white people as being a good thing. 

I'd like to hope that we could find a way where an "Australia Day" is a day where we look to the future.   

For me, there's a reality that none of the people living in Australia were alive back in 1788.  Focusing on the negatives of the past seems a bad thing. 

Now that's not to say that we should try to minimise the past.   The phrase "those who ignore history are bound to repeat it

Sunday, January 25, 2026

50th Aniversery Dad's Death



My memories of the day include:

Cleaning the overgrown back yard at 144 Mackenzie St and building a huge bonfire to burn it all off. 

Then walking up tabletop. 

Very hot day. 

Dad collapsing. 

Running back down the mountain and knocking on doors to use a phone.   The first place, the lady wouldn't let me in. Maybe she thought I wanted to rob her.  Next place, the lady gave me a cold drink while I waited for the ambulance. 

Guiding the ambulance down to the parking area and then walking to the top of the hill. 

Waiting forever at the top.  The sun went down.  It was blowing a gale. 

They were rumours of a helicopter ride out but apparently too windy.

Walked out in the dark by the SES? I think cousin Andrew was there.  They had choc bits to keep us energised.

Cousin Andrew wrote:

Edgar and his brother Lewis.

Saturday, January 24, 2026

sat 24 Jan Park Run

PARK RUN

Today has begun with parkrun. 

Followed by a Bunnings sausage and coffee. 

What excitement does the day hold? - cleaning!

Rocks Riverside parkrun results for event #603. Your time was 00:47:13.