February 14

Post 742, Day 45 of 2013
 - and 776 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, I become a hater. I hate Valentine's Day. 

All the romance has seemed un-romantic to me. Just like all the other Hallmark holidays, making something special out of something that should be normally special - romantic love, maternal and paternal love - never seemed to me to do anything but put a strain on something that should be easy; or to excuse bad behavior, or, yes, to stoke the fires of commerce.

That's really all I'm going to say about it.

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 Food and Diet Section

First-half year 2013 daily weight

Today's Weight:         207.0 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     205.0 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      + 2.0 lbs

Diet Comment

I read yesterday that one of the most important things you can do to lose weight was eat earlier. Then I had a midnight snack.  That is a pretty dramatic weight increase, considering I ate nothing off-plan all day. I got 'stood up' for lunch, ate alone, then got back to the office to find Valentine's Day being celebrated in the most diet-destroying ways.

Although I had decided not to, I ended up eating a very late snack. That and the post-lunch fail will cost me tomorrow, right in front of a long weekend down in the City, where I will  have a socially-limited range of food choices most of the time.

Food Log 

Breakfast
Skipped.

Lunch
At Ling-Ling's Chinese Buffet and Grill:

Brussels sprouts, kimchee, and, from the "Mongolian Grill", my go-to dish, pork and chicken with bean sprouts, cabbage, onions, mushrooms, green peppers, snow pea pods and broccoli. Not shown: Back at the office, a Valentine's Day fail for me: leftover treats: some chocolates, some home-baked cupcakes - I probably could have/would have passed on the chocolates if home-made baked goods weren't also involved.

Dinner
Hard-boiled eggs, celery and home-made mayonnaise.

Snack
Cole slaw.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  30 oz,  Water:  140+ oz.

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