All Journeys Start the Same
Consistency succeeds where bursts of activity between long periods of bad habits does not.
That’s a common phrase at IDM: progress, not perfection. They are dealing with some pretty sick people; I’m actually one of the healthier ones – not diabetic, no kidney failure – though I’m high risk and on more meds than I’d like. The IDM caregivers are aiming for long term treatment, so every improvement is […]
My birthday has passed without much fanfare. Several dozen birthday wishes on social media, a few phone calls. I tend not to celebrate the day until the weekend. I had a two hour massage, which was great, and a steak dinner at Black Angus, which was meh. The refurbished notebook is working better, but it’ll […]
I often joke about cleaning my own or someone else’s PC – starting with a fresh install of Windows or other OS – as “walking in new snow.” Before the system starts to bog down from daily use, a fresh Windows install is often the device at its best, with a spring in its step […]
The ancient netbook is on Day 3 of a Windows Update. After two full days, it finally showed what it found: 290 patches. That must have been the slow part; it’s currently, after a mere 6 hours, 100 patches down, with 200 or so to go. It could be another full day before this round […]
I pulled out and fired up an ancient netbook I last updated two years ago to see if it’s still functional. Yes and no. When the Acer Aspire One was released in 2008, the eight year-old Windows XP was the dominant OS, and was finally feeling solid with service pack 3. Vista had been out a […]
Weighed 461 this morning. Ate poorly yesterday, from gas station snacks in the morning to with Jack in the Box and Randy’s Donuts around 11pm. I had a 12p-1pm meal of thick cut pepper bacon and eggs with butter and avocado mayo, with a splash of olive oil. Heavy, heavy on the fat. I want this […]
There were treats after a work meeting today: gourmet cupcakes. I had two, which is two more than I should have had. Aside from that and a bar of 88% cacao chocolate, though, my food choices today weren’t bad. I ended the day with two eggs, two pats of butter, and a small baggie of […]
I ate a bit yesterday, keeping it fairly low carb. Macadamia nuts, pork rinds, Parmesan crisps, eggs, coconut and olive oil. Ate my last meal late, around 10 pm – sausage and cabbage. Nice fatty meal. Didn’t sleep well at all, but still up before an early alarm. Took honey to work at 8 am, […]
Last week my sweet tooth got out of control. I took too many trips to the vending machine on Friday. Saturday was better – we had dinner at a Korean restaurant, and I skipped the soda and plenty of veggies – but I was feeling lousy and we didn’t leave the house until early evening. […]
46 hours in. Feeling hunger pangs…or are they? it’s something, anyway. I haven’t decided to eat, but I do have eggs, mayo, and macadamia nuts on hand. I also have less healthy stuff, so for now I’m pressing on. I have water and fasting tea and salt on hand. (nope, I needed some macadamia nuts….which […]