#1588, Wednesday, January 27: Fear itself (aka the Future)

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Post 1588, Day 27 of 2016
- 1,853 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

Here is the problem with focusing your attention on anything but the present. As I've been writing about these last few days, my mind has been on events that will begin - should I survive the next couple of days - Friday night.

The cliche, which I happen to believe, is that all depression comes from living in the past, all anxiety from living in the future.

And, today, I have to admit that dwelling in the future, while packing up my work stuff and planning for Friday night, has been my mode. At least when I'm not playing music.

Today, I felt some anxiety for the future. This is ridiculous - I cannot foresee anything bad happening in the future - there is no threatening event looming.

Yet, there I was worrying about life after retirement, thinking about the unknowable future. Rationally, I have nothing to worry about... But that's what happens when you spend too long out of the present and in the future: Anxiety.

I have to say, things improved right after I wrote that, and nothing changed, except that I'd written it.

The joke's on me.

Food and Diet Section

Today's Weight:                   205.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (1/26):           203.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                   +  2.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

Eating salty, high-calorie food late last night has hurt me, as far as weight management goes. It will take a few days to recover. Oh, well!

Food Log

Breakfast
A Quest bar.

Lunch
At Core Greens and Grains:

Beef broth bowl with kale, spinach, chicken, broccoli, black beans, mushrooms, red and green peppers.

Snack
A Quest bar.


Dinner
Roast beef, cheese, and a salad with kale, spinach, chard, cole slaw mix and balsamic vinaigrette, and a Quest bar.

Snack
Cottage cheese, celery with home-made mayonnaise, sriracha chicken breast and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake
   Espressos: 1;  Coffee:  20 oz.;  Water: 64+ oz.; A shot of Jameson's Irish whiskey, neat. 

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