Reverend Ken's Blog: January 17, 2013

Thursday, January 17, 2013

January 17, 2013 - Fast Day

Post 714, Day 17 of 2013
- and 748 days since I started this blog.-

Daily Comment

I got a call last night where one friend asked me if another was angry with him, and went into a long dissertation on why he shouldn't be.

When I asked the first friend why he thought the other friend was mad at him, he said it was because he hadn't gotten a couple of phone calls returned. I told him the same was true for me, and as far as I knew, nobody was mad at me.

Then I sent the following text to my friend: "Is everything ok? Are you mad at me?"

I didn't get an answer until the following morning: "All good. Crazy week."

Paranoia is contagious.

But, like all fear, it is irrational, and it is based on being out of touch with the present - of thinking of past things or projecting future things. We're all programmed to do it - all of us. A lucky (and usually, hard-working) few manage to stay well-grounded in the moment. I find I can usually maintain myself in that place, or at least have an awareness that it is there, and understand the consequences of not being in it.

But I do occasionally get caught out, and, in the heat of the moment, forget what I know.

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Food and Diet Section

First-half year 2013 daily weight

Today's Weight: 207.2 lbs

Yesterday's Weight: 205.0 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain: + 2.2 lbs

Diet Comment

As expected, I was done in by dinner at a place that served absolutely no un-breaded un-fried vegetables. It was a pretty good hamburger, not a great one, but new friends were involved, and friendship supersedes anything. I will recover. But it will take some time, especially if I keep cheating the way I ended up the night today.

Food Log

Breakfast
Skipped.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner