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Post 2057
- 7 years and 107 days since I started this blog -
- 7 years and 107 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're 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 end to the day, and I'm nothing but grateful (and, as I said, sore and tired).
Today's Weight: 203.8 lbs.
Previous Weight (4/16/18): 204.0 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're 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 end to the day, and I'm nothing but grateful (and, as I said, sore and tired).
Food and Diet
Net Loss/Gain: - 0.2 lbs.
Diet Comment
Well, if the dial is only going to move slightly, I'd prefer it moving down. So, that's good, but... I want a bigger reward for being on-plan, as I was yesterday. I want more loss than this when I'm "good".
Food Log
Breakfast
1:55pm: Hardboiled eggs and guacamole, and a Quest bar.
Lunch
5:15pm, at CoreLife Eatery:
Dinner
12:05am: Broccoli with Dubliner cheese, pepperoni and walnuts. And a Quest bar.
Liquid Intake
1:55pm: Hardboiled eggs and guacamole, and a Quest bar.
Lunch
5:15pm, at CoreLife Eatery:
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| Chicken Cobb salad (shredded kale and spinach, grilled chicken, avocado, bacon, hard-cooked egg and blue cheese dressing with a little sriracha). |
12:05am: Broccoli with Dubliner cheese, pepperoni and walnuts. And a Quest bar.
Liquid Intake
Espressos: 0; Coffee: 22 oz.; Tea: 0 oz.; Water: 90+ oz.;
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you are an inspiration. I am in a giving up phase. feeling stirred up about Katie's engagement party, wedding stuff in general. And, of all things, Phil Bromberg. I wonder if you ever think of him. I have been at the edge of calling you several times but I have no privacy at work and bad reception so could not call when I thought of it. I went so far as to find a Lillian Bromberg's phone number. Haven't called. write me (text) since I can't really talk at work, anymore
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