Hiking and Juicing

What an interesting day today.

First: I was all worried about what to bring on my hike today. I wanted to make sure I had enough fuel for the trek. I had planned to drink 2 quarts of juice in the early morning and then bring some agave nectar for a quick pick me up.

Well during the night the power went out. It was still not on when it was time to leave for the hike so I had some lemon/cayenne/agave and packed the last of my agave in a small tupperware and went hiking. I kept waiting for the bonk but it never came. We hiked about 6 miles (maybe more like 5.5) in the cold and extreme wind and I never once felt like I was going to bonk (depletion of glycogen and blood sugar while exercising. Symptoms include a dramatic reduction in performance and feeling disoriented and weak) . I was super surprised that I was able to hike at a reasonable pace and never felt like I was losing strength or energy. When I got home the power was on again. However, the power had not really gone out - we had been pranked, some kid(s) had turned off the power during the night as a prank. It took my wife calling the electric company to figure this out. And now we have a lock on our electrical box. The upshot is that I did not "eat" until almost 1:30 today and still felt fine.

The other interesting thing about the feast is the amount of garbage that I'm not making. I try to recycle the plastic bags that the produce comes in and am really trying to use cloth shopping bags when I do grocery shop. And today I got a box of produce from my friend Adam who is buying in bulk from our local market. We save about 10% this way and that also cuts down on garbage. I also bring the pulp to a friend at work that composts it . My carbon foot print is much smaller that it used to be.