#1477, Tuesday, July 28: Lesson learned

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Post 1477, Day 209 of 2015
- 1,670 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

A day after I figured out the problem I had all weekend (the one that had me out of the zone when trying to meditate, and also eating emotionally), I now feel guilty and embarrassed about my reaction.

I let some nonsense - in this case, feeling that a club in a mall, a crass commercial venture, but one that was willing to pay me to play, was somehow responsible for my bad mood.

While some circumstances, notably the ones that elicit autonomic physical reactions like fear or arousal, may in fact temporarily alter someone's mood, those are exceptional and can be controlled with practice.

Nothing else I can think of overrides our ability to control our thoughts and, therefore, our moods.

In fact, it was all on me. The club didn't take the gig, it was offered to me by someone who wanted to play it because it pays pretty well. I took it, knowing what the club was, knowing where it was, knowing its theme.

All on me! I created the bad mood. And, in  a rare moment of denial, let it ruin most of my weekend. To quote birthday boy Bugs Bunny, "What a maroon!"

So it is a learning experience for me. Chastising myself, seeing the lesson learned, I move on.

I forgot to be grateful. I'll do better next time.

Food and Diet Section

Today's Weight:                   208.6 lbs

Previous Weight (7/27):           212.0 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:                - 3.4 lbs

Diet Comment

Snap back! Getting back to good eating and hydration does it again!

Food Log

Breakfast
Protein shake with almond-coconut milk, kefir, kale, large organic egg, whey powder (36g protein), hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), raw organic cacao powder, chia gel, moringa leaf powder, cinnamon, celery and stevia-inulin blend.

Lunch

Salmon salad (Wild Alaska pink salmon, celery, mayonnaise) on baby kale, baby spinach, chard and cole slaw mix.

Dinner
Roast beef, bacon and eggs with cheese.

Snack
Cheese.

Liquid Intake
   Espressos: 3;  Coffee: 24 oz.; Water: 80+ oz.;

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