MontanaVegan

I ran out of organic peanut butter and maple syrup today. Those sandwiches tasted good. Goodbye old friends. They helped me transition from omnivore.

I'm almost out of cooked "food" except for about 4 gallons of soymilk Watermelon for me tonight

Nice to meet you belledonna. It is difficult to watch family and friends when they are killing themselves. I have both parents in there 60s. Both take a handful of pills everyday. Neither one will change their diet.

I've been lurking in the raw threads for a while. I would really like to become raw. A problem I had was I first tried raw in the winter. The fruit choices in Montana are limited in the summer, and even worse in the winter. Winter raw was hard for me, sometimes I couldn't even find bananas that weren't dark green. Right now I'm at the whole food stage in my conversion and adding more raw. Not sure what percent is raw, at least half, but I've eliminated refined cooked food. My cooked food is usually soymilk or stirfry veggies. Summer is here and I can eat more raw fruit, which I like a lot. Mostly melons and berries. Sometimes apples and oranges.

I was worried that Potter would show up in his Kale thong. If anybody ever comes through this neck of the woods, I would be glad to take them for a drive up the hill. But only in the summer, the road closes again in September, or whenever it snows again.

Cuz he's crazy.

Thanks JW. I'm new to deadlifting, so I'm still a little cautious. Concentrating on form so I don't injure my back. I could really feel it in my hips and lower back the next day. Not a bad pain, just sore from working it hard.

Watch out Portland, Potter and Jamie left today at about noon. They will be there soon. He left me some of his pottery work. Very nice, thanks again. Jeremy was wondering what the altitude was: 10,974 feet. 20 peaks in the Beartooth Mountain range are over 12,000 feet.

Now I know why everybody likes Potter. Those of you who haven't met Jamie yet will like her too. They are both great people.

Jeremy and Jamie arrived in Billings late Thursday evening. Friday we made a trip to Red Lodge MT and then up the Beartooth Highway. We were disappointed that part of the road was still closed. Here is a few pictures Jeremy and Jamie at the first lookout point. Jamie thought it was cold. It was 37 and sunny. http://www.huetheronline.org/pottertrip/potter-lookout.jpg Jeremy and Jamie at the Welcome to Montana sign. We couldn't go any further, Wyoming was still plowing their side of the mountain. http://www.huetheronline.org/pottertrip/potter-border.jpg The mountain tops. They are miles away, it just doesn't seem like it in the picture. http://www.huetheronline.org/pottertrip/snowymountains.jpg The snowplows had recently been here. http://www.huetheronline.org/pottertrip/snowplowed.jpg Jeremy and Jamie on a bridge over the Rock Creek. http://www.huetheronline.org/pottertrip/potter-bridge.jpg Jeremy spotted this big rock that resembles a face. http://www.huetheronline.org/pottertrip/rockface.jpg

Monday, May 28 Bench Press Day Got home late so I only did flat benching, was tired so I went to bed. Tuesday, May 29 Back Day Hit the deadlift pretty hard tonight (at least for me) Warmup: 6x135 6x155 5x175 4x185 Workout: 6x195 5x210 5x210 4x215 4x215 4x225 Finished with a couple sets of shrugs, rows and pulldowns

Friday May 25 My 4th Deadlift workout. I worked my way up to 245x2 Also did shrugs, pulldowns, rows.

I think I win the most boring desktop award. http://www.huetheronline.org/vbb/2003desktop.jpg

I've been slacking in my Training Journal again. Monday, May 21 Chest 30 Minutes on Incline Treadmill Flat Barbell Bench Incline Bench on IsoLateral Machine Decline Bench on IsoLateral Machine

Great photos. Maybe the older gentleman let the youngster win.

Good luck at the race tomorrow Mr Potter

Is this person German? The "kalt" smilie is why I ask.

good chatting with Offense and RawSteve. Sorry I stepped out for a few, and you guys left before I got back.

my MSN alias is boiledspinach

We have at least one thread dedicated to Potter. Maybe we need a "Potter Only" chat room.

Just joined also.

Tuesday, May 16: Squat Night Front squats with 155 pounds until I could only do 3 reps per set. Then a couple sets with 135 pounds.

Do you have studded snow tires for your bike? They are still working on getting the snow off the road. It is still unsure if the road will be open by June 1

Thanks Robert

Bring your bike to Montana, we'll go up the Beartooth Pass.