#2229: Friday, March 29

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- 8 years and 88 days since I started this blog -

  

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No comment today.

Food and Diet  

Today's Weight:                    206.1 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/28/19):         203.9 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     + 2.2 lbs.

Diet Comment

Wow! A kilo gain and I'm at the high weight of the year. I'm not happy about this at all, especially since yesterday was an on-plan day, although it did include a lot of food, including some very salty, high-calorie eating at the end of the day. Oh, well, I'll battle back this weekend.

Food Log

Breakfast
4:05pm:

LEO (lox, eggs and onions) on brussel sprouts.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
11:00: Chef's salad (arugula, cabbage, chard, kale, spinach, roasted turkey breast, shaved parmesan cheese, walnuts and balsamic vinaigrette) and toasted Ezekiel 4:19 Flax Sprouted grain bread and butter.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 0;   Coffee: 22 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; 

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#2228: Thursday, March 28

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- 8 years and 87 days since I started this blog -

  

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Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    203.9 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/27/19):         202.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     + 1.3 lbs.

Diet Comment

I guess eating at the Dinosaur BBQ, and having a beer and a drink is not the formula for weight loss. My bad. Poor planning on my part.

Food Log

Breakfast
3:45pm: Lox, eggs and onions (LEO).

Lunch
7:00pm: Large salad (arugula, cabbage, chard, kale, spinach, walnuts, shaved parmesan cheese, balsamic vinaigrette) and a Quest bar.

Dinner
11:45pm: Pork rinds and cottage cheese.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 12 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 68+ oz.; a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer

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#2227: Wednesday, March 27: Music saves the day

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- 8 years and 86 days since I started this blog -

  

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I had a mixed day today.

I got myself all worked up over the Modafferi situation, again. I'm resigned to the fact that I'm out of the band, but that nobody in the band wants to talk with me, that is a different thing, and I'm finding it hurtful. It feels like friends acting in unfriendly ways to me.

>Earlier, I walked out of the apartment and left the water running in the sink. And the thing is, I thought about it after I left, and convinced myself that I hadn't, when I had. This is the opposite of mindfulness, and I think that it reflects my state of mind, and maybe, just a little, the amount of cannabis in my bloodstream at the time.

With that in the background, I went to a new open mic, (first of three for the evening). I saw some friends there, but when I got up to play, I wasn't comfortable with the other players' support for my songs, and ended up not feeling great about my performance.

In order to get to the other two open mics I had planned on leaving early, but I left even earlier after my below-par set, which is a good thing, because that's when I went home and found the water running in the sink.

The next open mic I went to was much better, and I was very pleased with the set I played bass in - where I played with musicians who were friends I had experience with and confidence in. I left feeling more positive than I had all day.

But the third open mic was the trick. Not only did I get to play a very long set on acoustic guitar and vocals (that was very well received), I got to play bass with a mix of old and new players that I feel went very, very well - and that's one of my favorite things.

On balance, a good day.

And I am grateful for it.

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    202.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/26/19):         203.4 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     - 0.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

This is good. Smaller steps in the right direction are much preferable to big daily swings. I fear my trip to the Dinosaur BBQ, however, might have been a small step backwards, though.

Food Log

Breakfast
3:45pm: Purple-green protein smoothie with homemade almond milk, almonds, kefir, large organic egg, chia seeds, kale, spinach, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, celery, whey powder (24g protein), coconut oil, hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), raw organic cacao powder, moringa leaf powder, fo ti, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla extract, Dr. Gundry's Vital Reds and stevia-inulin blend.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
9:15pm, at Dinosaur BBQ: Carolina sandwich plate: BBQ pulled pork with cole slaw on a bun, with a side salad and collard greens.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 22 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and a shot of Jameson's Irish whiskey

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#2226: Tuesday, March 26: Return of routine

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- 8 years and 85 days since I started this blog -

  

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Slowly, I'm getting back to my routine.

Still no clarity regarding Modafferi, which is a little irksome, but put on the back-burner.

I breakfasted at CoreLife with my friend Al, resuming our usual routine.

I went to two open mics: Limp Lizard Liverpool and Maxwell's, where I was warmly greeted, got to play two good sets, which were just as enjoyable as they were well-received.

I'm not completely recovered from my three-months travel, but I'm making good progress.

I'm grateful for that, and, well, everything.

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    203.4 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/25/19):         200.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     + 3.4 lbs.

Diet Comment

This dramatic one-day gain is brought to me by a big bag of Terra chips that overloaded me with sodium, causing me to retain water. Soon gone, maybe even in a day, thanks to today's fast (less than six hundred calories consumed).

Food Log

Breakfast
5:20pm, at CoreLife: Shiitake mushroom and Roasted Tofu broth bowl: Chicken bone broth, shiitake mushrooms, napa cabbage, shredded kale, roasted tofu, sprouts, ginger, lemongrass, sliced almonds. .

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
Skipped.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 0;   Coffee: 8 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; and a glass of merlot.

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#2225 Monday, March 25: Back home, again. Back home!

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- 8 years and 84 days since I started this blog -

  

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After more than three months of traveling, I'm home.

Except for a week when I'll go New Orleans for the Jazz and Heritage Festival, I'll be local until next December.

This year, I eliminated Lisbon and Chiang Mai (at least for now) from my list of post-Syracuse places to live. Lisbon for mostly 'medical' reasons - its geography means it is not walkable. Chiang Mai, because new visa regulations make year-round residency impractical and too difficult. It is my hope that this changes back.

I had spectacular visits to both places, enjoying myself hugely.

The US part of my visit - South Daytona Beach and New Orleans was a bit strange, due to the mental state of the friends I was visiting and staying. Both were depressed.

Coming back from Lisbon I had gained only a quarter pound, coming back from Chiang Mai I'd lost more than that, but coming back from my trip to florida, I'd put on over four pounds - but I lost it in my first couple of days back!

I am so lucky!

Things back at home changed while I was gone, too. My absence ended up with my being replaced in Modafferi - very disappointing, I loved playing in that band.

Worse, medical problems with the lead singer/guitarist/songwriter have caused I am Fool to go on performing hiatus.

I am at loose ends musically, for the first time since I came to Syracuse.

It took a lot of processing to deal with my disappointment with the Modafferi situation. It was immediately emotional, partially because it has never been officially acknowledged, and my one contact, with many attempts for more, was almost encouraging to think I might be wrong about my status.

But I'm back, new opportunities have already started coming in, and I am grateful for them, and all the other life opportunities served up to me in the past and awaiting me in the future.

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    200.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (2/20/19):         199.9 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     + 0.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

I weighed my self when I got back, and know I gained weight in my month-long road trip to North Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. I thought I had gained weight. I was surprised when I lost the new weight in only two days after I got back!

Food Log

Breakfast
4:45pm:

A LEO (lox, eggs and onions). Not shown: Cauliflower rice with chia and hemp seeds.

Lunch
9:55pm: A whole bag of Terra vegetable chips (no potato but sweet potato) and cottage cheese.

Dinner
Skipped.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; 

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