March 9 - HCHC Day

Post 765, Day 68 of 2013
 - and 799 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

One of the most annoying symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder, which I and all of the people of the United States have been diagnosed with, is hyper-focus.

To be fair, there are times when this symptom is very useful, but usually it is a thing that will get you into trouble. 

The ability to become so focused on some internal activity that it becomes an omnivorous fixation means that, as a kid, when reading, no outside stimuli were recognized. All noise, temperature fluctuations, anything short of violence is ignored, with no effort. 

At times like this, hyper-focused, stimuli-inured, if a fire alarm went off, I'd burn.

In conversation, hyper-focus means the internal dialog drowns out the external, and there is a compulsion to jump ahead, speak the thing that is on the mind, ignore other people's contributions. This is extremely rude. 

The other night, I wanted to tell my friend Pat, who owns Mac's Bad Art Bar, something. I walked over to him, and he got in the first words, about a thrash-metal band that was onstage: "This is my favorite song." To hyper-focused me, not caring for the band, not recognizing what I heard as a song, and with something else fixed in my mind, I said, "I don't care about that. I want you to ask Mike if we can Pedro on sound for our dates." That was why I was talking to Pat, and any item of conversation that he had on his mind was irrelevant to me. 

Totally rude, and only understandable as a manifestation of, a symptom of, a mental illness. That this illness is pervasive doesn't excuse the breach, but only explains it, and brands me as someone who can't control himself. 

I think most of my readers, at least those who know me well, are nodding their heads now.

I like Pat and actually respect his opinion on matters of band performance and music (I don't agree, but he has my respect). This was on a night when I was under the influence of an unusual quantity of Jameson's, and, yes, my ability to exercise self-control was compromised.

I owe him an apology and an explanation.

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 Food and Diet Section

First-half year 2013 daily weight

Today's Weight:         205.2 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     209.2 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      - 4.0 lbs

Diet Comment

Not a lot of food or water yesterday, and a huge loss today. High-Carb/High-Calorie day today may put all that back on.

Food Log 

Breakfast

Ezekiel Golden Flax sprouted grain cereal with blueberries, almond milk, hemp seeds and stevia-inulin.

Lunch
At Village Burger:

Moroccan burger with Cajun fries and cole slaw.

Snack

Pizza with pepperoni.

Dinner

Second Nature Wholesome Blend: peanuts, cashews, almonds, raisins, cranberries and dark chocolate.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  10 oz.   Water:  110+ oz.    

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