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Post 2054
- 7 years and 102 days since I started this blog -
- 7 years and 102 days since I started this blog -
It's been a while since I commented, and a lot has happened, but, pretty nothing left a mark, or changed my regular day-to-day life.
I guess I'm writing today to update my overall physical condition, because I just had my regular six-month checkup, and it was extraordinarily good, the latest in a series of improvements over the last couple of years, that led from having checkups every three months to checking every four months, and now, six-month intervals.
That, in itself, is a testimony to my doctor's optimism.
The results of the blood workup I did last week were just perfect. Nothing out of whack. Nothing. That's a first in my adult life - I have never had any blood analysis come back so clean and well-balanced.
It made for a very light and smiley visit with my doctor. We talked about my trip to Thailand, and I showed him some of the pics I took. The last time I saw him, it was all about the medical prep for my trip. He found it remarkable I had not gained weight after that trip (I actually lost weight, and have been trying to recover from a weight gain involving my Florida and New Orleans trip after).
He was interested when I told him I'd been blogging my food, and how I'd read that the one thing almost all successful dieters (people who had lost weight and kept it off for more than a year) had in common was keeping a food journal, and that I had been blogging mine the whole time. He got this blog's url, and said maybe other patients would be interested.
So, this was a good start to the day.
Another thing that happened since my last Comment was a change in my band, Scuba Gear. While I was away for a couple of months, a new band, Modafferi, was formed so that Brian Modafferi (Scuba Gear's main songwriter and guitarist) could play with his brother, Nate. Then, separately, there were some problems with Josh, Scuba's drummer, and Scuba Gear officially evolved into Modafferi, same as Scuba with a different drummer.
I liked Scuba Gear (and Josh, who I still like), but I have to admit, Modafferi is a better band with the same repertoire.
Tonight we played our first gig, at Al's Wine and Whiskey, a bar I like very much, in downtown Syracuse. It was a great success, even with some rough patches, as the overall sound of the band was good, we got a good crowd (bar owner/booker very happy), and an audience that was enthusiastic and, at the end of the night, complimentary.
It was a workout for me, and I ended the night with some muscle-soreness and very, very tired.
So, this was a good end to the day, and I'm nothing but grateful (well, as I said, nothing but grateful, sore and tired).
Today's Weight: 203.6 lbs.
Previous Weight (4/11/18): 203.9 lbs.
I guess I'm writing today to update my overall physical condition, because I just had my regular six-month checkup, and it was extraordinarily good, the latest in a series of improvements over the last couple of years, that led from having checkups every three months to checking every four months, and now, six-month intervals.
That, in itself, is a testimony to my doctor's optimism.
The results of the blood workup I did last week were just perfect. Nothing out of whack. Nothing. That's a first in my adult life - I have never had any blood analysis come back so clean and well-balanced.
It made for a very light and smiley visit with my doctor. We talked about my trip to Thailand, and I showed him some of the pics I took. The last time I saw him, it was all about the medical prep for my trip. He found it remarkable I had not gained weight after that trip (I actually lost weight, and have been trying to recover from a weight gain involving my Florida and New Orleans trip after).
He was interested when I told him I'd been blogging my food, and how I'd read that the one thing almost all successful dieters (people who had lost weight and kept it off for more than a year) had in common was keeping a food journal, and that I had been blogging mine the whole time. He got this blog's url, and said maybe other patients would be interested.
So, this was a good start to the day.
Another thing that happened since my last Comment was a change in my band, Scuba Gear. While I was away for a couple of months, a new band, Modafferi, was formed so that Brian Modafferi (Scuba Gear's main songwriter and guitarist) could play with his brother, Nate. Then, separately, there were some problems with Josh, Scuba's drummer, and Scuba Gear officially evolved into Modafferi, same as Scuba with a different drummer.
I liked Scuba Gear (and Josh, who I still like), but I have to admit, Modafferi is a better band with the same repertoire.
Tonight we played our first gig, at Al's Wine and Whiskey, a bar I like very much, in downtown Syracuse. It was a great success, even with some rough patches, as the overall sound of the band was good, we got a good crowd (bar owner/booker very happy), and an audience that was enthusiastic and, at the end of the night, complimentary.
It was a workout for me, and I ended the night with some muscle-soreness and very, very tired.
So, this was a good end to the day, and I'm nothing but grateful (well, as I said, nothing but grateful, sore and tired).
Food and Diet
Net Loss/Gain: - 0.3 lbs.
Diet Comment
It's nice when I lose weight, not so much when I gain wait, but really, it's the sustained effort that gets results, and when I travel, little effort is made. That being said, I have been back for over a month, and have not kicked back into my normal post-travel lose-the-weight and back-to-maintenance eating that has usually followed my jaunts. But I am dedicating myself to doing the right thing right now.
Food Log
Breakfast
4:55pm, at CoreLife Eatery:
Lunch
9:10pm: A Quest bar.
Dinner
11:55pm: An Epic bison protein bar, and baby carrots with homemade mayonnaise.
Liquid Intake
4:55pm, at CoreLife Eatery:
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| Tuna poke salad with: Kale, cabbage, spinach, cucumber, carrots, scallions, ginger, edamame, avocado, tuna poke, sesame seeds, walnuts and miso-sesame dressing. |
9:10pm: A Quest bar.
Dinner
11:55pm: An Epic bison protein bar, and baby carrots with homemade mayonnaise.
Liquid Intake
Espressos: 1; Coffee: 0 oz.; Tea: 0 oz.; Water: 48+ oz.; A good pour of Redbreast Irish whiskey (I so like Al's), and most of a beer - no idea what kind
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