Thursday, January 9

Post 1051, Day 9 of 2014
- and 1104 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

A decade-overdue visit to get my eyes and eyesight checked came out very well. 20/20 vision - but I still need reading glasses, as I have for the last 20 years. That means, no change in my vision since my last exam, fifteen years ago.

I am so caught up in my other senses - touch and hearing are dominant when I play, of course, and taste, smell and sight come to the fore at different times. None of my senses is ever not in play, of course.

I have some lingering after-effects - symptoms, but not medical concerns - from my diabetes (the reason my personal doctor wanted me to see a specialist at this time) and my now-historical bout with high blood pressure. The ophthalmologist I went to carefully explained the concerns, and why he wasn't concerned.

No glaucoma present. A follow-up visit has been arranged in a month for a fancier test to make sure there aren't any other hidden problems, but the eye-guy basically said, it's all good.

Then we both sang the Boss's "Fire" - him as Elmer Fudd, me as Bob Dylan. I wish I could show you a film.

Dr. Tucker, you are a trip.

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 Food and Diet Section

2013 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         205.2 lbs

Previous Weight:        206.4 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      - 1.2 lbs

Diet Comment

That's better. I'm going to try for two in a row: I had a dinner-time gig, and the rushing around caused me to eat a couple of Quest bars (high-protein, high-fiber with only benign ingredients, certainly not whole food, but with minimally processed ingredients), my new discovery in on-plan eating, on the go.

Food Log 

Breakfast

A cacao-kale-hemp-chia protein shake (almond-coconut milk, kale, a large egg, raw organic cacao powder, hemp seeds, chia gel, whey powder (30g protein), celery, cinnamon and stevia-inulin blend).

Lunch

Salmon salad (wild-caught salmon, celery, home-made mayonnaise) on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax  bread with coconut oil, and a salad of baby kale, baby spinach, chard, cole slaw mix and balsamic vinaigrette. Back at the office, a piece of birthday cake.

Dinner

Due to eating on the run, two Quest protein bars. 

Snack

Ezekiel 4:9 Golden Flax sprouted grain cereal, blueberries, almond-coconut milk and stevia-inulin blend.

Liquid Intake

   Coffee:  28 oz.   Water: 112+ oz. 

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