Injustice 2-s Day

Injustice #8 didn't come out Tuesday. Memorial Day delay. Even though the information stamp on Comixology said it wouldn't come out until May 31st, I kept checking back. Just in case. I was Jones-ing, man.

And shortly after I woke up this morning (at 4 A.M.), I checked again. And continued to check. Thinking I'd have to wait until 9-ish. But viola, there it was. Just finished reading it. And it was a change of pace kind of thing. Actually light-hearted. But really good. Poignant. Funny. Actually funny. If they could make a movie based on this series that actually stayed true to the comic book script, it would make a billion dollars. But I don't think Warner brothers has the balls for that kind of thing. It's okay to have Batman fight Superman because of a stupid misunderstanding, but to have Superman actually go rogue . . . and not because Starro shoved a tentacle up his ass or some such nonsense, but because a tragedy had fractured his mind . . . no. Too close to the bones of reality there.

But at least we have Tom Taylor's comic book. For now. 

Say It Loud, I'm Fat & I'm Proud! 1773c / 38 gF / 800g fandv

And by proud, I mean in the Because Until A Few Days Ago I Was In The Obese Weight Class And Now I'm In The Overweight Weight Class ( = Fat To This Spade Is A Spade Guy), not in the I Am Marching Down The Middle Of The Street Grinning Like An Imbecile Because I Am So Proud Of Myself sense.

Oh, and By The Way: 
Continued From http://songsofinnocenceampexperience.blogspot.com/2017/05/once-i-was-obese-now-im-just-fat-1773c.html


Oh, and Further By The Way: 
Caveat comedenti: The following is meant primarily to serve as a Bullshit Detector for me. If anyone Out There derives inspiration (or laughs--what the hell, right?) from My Fat Struggle, that's lovely, but I don't have any expectation that anyone other than myself will be interested in this. 

Just sayin', sir.

Week 15: Tuesday, 5/30/2017 

Food: 

Breakfast * :  coffee 24c, TJ RB 170c / 8gF, 5g coconut 18c / .5gF, 15g almonds 86c / 2gF, almond milk 25c, 75g blackberries 32c / 4gF, 50g raspberries 16c / 3.5gF, 30g blueberries 17c / .7gF 16 oz water

323c /// 18.7gF /// 160g fandv /// 16 oz water

Lunch: crisps 110c / 3gF, sunflower seeds 200c / 4gF, 8 oz water,  92 grams strawberries 30c / 1.8gF, ham 132c, mayonnaise 50c, roll 90 c, chips 130c / 3gF, 34 grams salsa 20c / 1gF

762c /// 12.8gF /// 126g fandv /// 8 oz water, 16 oz water
1085c /// 31.5gF /// 286g fandv /// 40 oz water

Dinner: 30 grams blueberries 17.1c / .7gF, 28 grams raspberries 15c / 2gF, 32 grams blackberries 14c / 1.6gF, crab cakes 340 c / .4gF, 198 grams antioxidant blend vegetables 100c / 4gF, 16 oz water, crackers 120c / 1gF, 48 grams blackberries 21c / 2.4gF, 16 oz water, pretzels 55c

666.1c /// 9.7gF /// 288g fandv /// 32 oz water
1767.1c /// 43.6gF /// 622g fandv /// 72 oz water

1767.1 calories
43.6g fiber
 622g fandv **

72 ounces of water

* So here's the thing. When I finished my breakfast and sat down to tally things up, I saw that I had not done a very good job on the fiber and grams of fruits and vegetables. So I went to the refrigerator and loaded up a bowl with some blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries. It only added 65 calories to my total. And it was pretty fuckin' tasty, too. But it took me from 10.5 grams of fiber to 18.7, and from 5 grams of fruits and vegetables to 160. That's a lot of bang for a 65 calorie buck, ennit? And you know, before I started into this Thing, it wouldn't have even occurred to me to do that. Breakfast was just the shit you ate when you woke up in the morning so your stomach wouldn't hurt. Big shift in paradigm there.

** Didn't make my 800 today. Realized that I wasn't going to make it too late, as I didn't have enough calories left to meet the grams of fruit and vegetable. So I ate six pretzels instead. 

Exercise: mowed lawn -459 calories; stretching and stationary bike 36:30, 4501, -632 calories. Deliberately pushed my pace a bit today, and the results seem to show that. Was supposed to be a weights day, but since I'd already cut the grass and wanted to go out in the evening, I decided to do that tomorrow. Give those poor muscles a chance to recover, maybe.

Week 15: Wednesday, 5/31/2017 

Food: 

Breakfast:  coffee 12c, TJ RB 170c / 8gF, almond milk 25c, 52 grams blackberries 22c / 2.6gF, 5 grams coconut 18c / .5gF, 16 oz water

247c /// 11.1gF /// 57g fandv /// 16 oz water

Lunch: coffee 12c, 116 grams banana 160c / 3gF, 173 grams ham 251c, crackers 120c / 1gF, chips , 16 oz water, 212 grams apple 110c / 5gF

783c /// 12gF /// 328g fandv /// 16 oz water
1030c /// 23.1gF /// 385g fandv /// 32 oz water

Dinner:  16 oz water, cookies 110c / 1gF, 100 grams blackberries 43c / 5gF, 198 grams vegetable mix 100c / 4gF, baked potato 164 / 4.7gF, margarine 50c, 16 oz water

467c /// 14.7gF /// 298g fandv /// 32 oz water,

83 grams lettuce 13c / 1gF, 75 grams cucumber 12c / .4gF, 65 grams radish 10c / 1gF, 99 grams tomato 18c / 1.2gF, dressing 20c


1570c /// 41.4gF /// 1005gF /// 64 oz water

vita cake 60c / 5gF, pudding 60c, pretzels  (76c)

1766 calories
46.4g fiber
1005g fand v

64 ounces of water

Exercise: stretching + weights 20/15/10 + 8 push-ups + 15 ll + 30 bp + 40 sit-ups + 15 bp + 15 sit-ups + 15 c + 15 rowing + 37 minute bike (4437 distance *, -625 calories).

* Speaking of distance, I checked my pedometer before and after, and it came up with an almost identical number of 4087 steps. Well, almost identical within the parameters of this shitty pedometer, anyway. So there's that.

Week 15: Thursday, 6/1/2017 

Food: 

Breakfast:  coffee 24c, 65g TJ RB 204c / 9.6gF,  10 grams coconut 36c / 1gF, 105 grams banana 105c / 3.1gF, 11 grams blackberries 5c / .6gF, 16 oz water

374c /// 14.3 gF ///  126g fandv /// 16 oz water

Lunch: 40 grams dates 110c / 3gF, crisp 110c / 3gF, sunflower seeds 150c / 3gF

370c /// 9gF /// 40g fandv /// 16 oz water

Dinner:  96 grams lettuce 15c / 1.2gF, croutons 30c, 85 grams tomatoes 13c / 1gF, 88 grams radishes 14c / 1.4gF, dressing 20c, vegetable mix 60c / 2gF, 223 grams chicken 441c,  136 grams beets 59c / 3.8gF, 16 oz water

652c /// 9.4gF /// 405g fandv /// 16 oz water
1396c /// 32.7gF /// 571g fandv /// 64 oz water

130g cantaloupe 44c / 1.1gF, 50 grams blackberries 22c / 2.5gF, 50 grams raspberries 27c / 3.5gF, pretzels 110c / 1gF

203c /// 8.1gF /// 230g fandv /// 
1599c /// 40.8gF /// 801g fandv /// 64 oz water, chips 130c / 3gF, salsa 20c, jello 5c

1754 calories
43.8g fiber
801g fandv

64 ounces of water

Exercise: stretching + 10 push-up + 15 ll + 30 p + 40 sit-ups + 20 p + 15 sit-ups + 15 c + 15 r + 36 minutes stationary bike (4459 distance, -625 calories)

I have learned my lesson about "rest-up" skip weights day: unless it's unavoidable, I'm not going to do its anymore. Yesterday I felt so sluggish, but today went by quite nicely. Also enabled me to do a bit more vis a vis time / distance on the stationary bike.

Week 15: Friday, 6/2/2017 

Food: 

Breakfast:  coffee 12c, TJ RB 170c / 8gF, almond milk 12.5c, 100 grams raspberries 53c /  7gF, 10 grams almonds 58c / 1.2gF, 16 oz water

305.5c /// 16.2gF /// 100g fandv /// 16 oz water


Lunch: coffee 12c, 103 grams banana 105c / 3.1gF, sunflower seeds 100c / 2gF, 112 grams strawberries 37c / 2.2gF, 101 grams raspberries 53c / 7gF, 109 grams blackberries 47c / 5.5gF, 102 grams cantaloupe 35c / .9gF, crisp 110c / 3gF, 16 oz water

499c /// 23.7gF /// 527g fandv /// 16 oz water
804.5c /// 39.9gF /// 627g fandv /// 32 oz water

Dinner: salad 96 grams lettuce 15c / 1.2gF, croutons 30c 170 grams tomato 31c / 2gF, 72 grams radishes 26 grams 12c / 1.1gF, artichokes 10c / 1gF, croutons 30c,  56 grams salsa 20c, steak 211c, 114 grams sweet potato  114c / 4gF, granola 170c / 1gF


643c /// 10.3gF /// 434g fandv /// 16 oz water

chips 224c / 3.2gF cheerios 100c / 3gF cashew milk 25c
1796.5

1796.5 calories
56.4g fiber
1061g fandv

48 ounces of water

Obviously some very impressive numbers on the fiber and fruit and vegetable consumption, but I did go over on the calories by a few   --23.5 to be exact. Actually not too worried about that, but I do want to come in under the wire every day, so I'll keep a closer eye out.

Exercise: stretching + weights 20/15/10cycles + 8 push-ups + 15 ll + 30 bp + 40 sit-ups + 20 bp + 15 sit-ups + 15 c + 15 rowing + 37 minute bike (4443 distance, -626 calories).

Week 15: Saturday, 6/3/2017 

Food: 

Breakfast:   coffee 24c, TJ RB 170c / 8gF, almond milk 12.5c, 100 grams raspberries 53c /  7gF, 50 grams blackberries 22c / 2.5gF, 16 oz water, 106 grams banana 105c / 3.1gF,  sunflower seeds 50c / 1gF

437.5c /// 21.6gF /// 256g candv /// 16 oz water


Lunch: 106 gram cantaloupe  35c / .9gF, ham 123c, bread 120c / 6gF, 16 oz water, cookies 110c / 1gF

388c /// 7.9gF /// 106g candv /// 16 oz water


Dinner: 294 grams sweet potato 253c / 8.8gF, 198 grams vegetable mix 100c / 4gF, crab cakes 340c / .4gF, artichoke 10c / 1gF, 16 oz water


703c /// 14.2 gF /// 492g fandv /// 16 oz water
 1528.5c /// 43.7gF /// 854g fandv /// 48 oz water


chips 130c / 3gF, 34 grams salsa 20c / 1gF, 16 oz water, dates 73c / 1gF

1751.5 calories
48.7 fiber
888 g fandv

64 ounces of water

Exercise:  stretching  + 10 push-ups + 15 ll + 30 bp + 40 sit-ups + 20 bp + 15 sit-ups + 15 c + 15 rowing + 37 minute bike -625 calories.

And today's post exercise weight: Mmm hmm.

Week 15: Sunday, 6/4/2017 

Food: 

Breakfast:  coffee 24c, TJ RB 170c / 8gF, almond milk 25c, 100 grams blackberries 44c / 5gF, 100 grams strawberries 33c / 2gF, 100 grams banana 89c / 2.6gF, 16 oz water

385c /// 17.6gF /// 300 grams fandv /// 16 oz water


Lunch: crisp 110c / 3gF, sunflower seeds 100c / 2gF, ham sandwich 123c + 120c / 6gF + oomayonaise 50c, 16 oz water, 79 grams banana 70c / 2gF, 106 grams strawberries 35c / 2.1gF

608c /// 15.1gF /// 185g fand v /// 16 oz water


Dinner: 88 grams lettuce 13c / 1.1gF, 174 grams tomato 31c / 2gF, 90 grams radishes 14c / 1.4gF, 50 grams salsa 32c, 124 grams brussels sprouts 52c / 4.7gF, margarine 50c, 317 grams sweet potatoes 273c / 9.5gF, 16 oz water


465c /// 18.7gF /// 843g fandv /// 16 oz water
1458c /// 51.4gF /// 1328g fandv /// 48 oz water
77 grams dates 211c / 5.7gF, pretzels 101c

1770calories
fibe r

ounces of water

Exercise:  stretching + weights 20/15/10cycles + 8 push-ups + 15 ll + 30 bp + 40 sit-ups + 20 bp + 15 sit-ups + 15 c + 15 rowing + 31 minute bike (-498 calories). Say what? Yep, because THAT happened. At the 31 minute mark all the tension went out of the peddles. Tried to do some disassemble and repair, but for naught. Called the store--it ceased to be their problem five days ago. So I get to call the factory tomorrow. Fuck. So I took my bike out for a little ride. I kept the pedometer running to see what it would do, and it seemed to keep track of my "steps." To wit:
START 4:44 FINISH 5:12                                   28 minutes
             5816              8389 step                       2573 steps
             2.47                3.57 distance                    1.1 miles
             367.7              530.3 cal          162.6 calories burned

Seems a little light on the calorie burning side, though, doesn't it? And only 1.1 miles in 28 minutes? Not likely. And just to top it all off, when I went to check the counter a second ago, it had reset and wiped out all of my miles for the day, so when I upload to GO365 I'm not going to get much for my efforts today. That's life. Pass the butter, motherfucker.

Weight: 209.8 !

Week 15: Monday, 6/5/2017 

For future reference: 
There are 204 calories in Boatswain Heavy Lift Vessel Ale.
Just sayin', sir.

Food: 

Breakfast:  coffee 12c, TJ RB 170c / 8gF, almond milk 25c, 42 grams blackberries 18c / 2.1gF, 131 grams strawberries 43c / 2.6gF,  16 oz water

268c /// 12.7gF /// 173g fandv /// 16 oz water


Lunch: crisp 110 / 3gF, 87 grams banana 77c / 2.2gF, 16 oz water, 41 grams dates 110c / 3gF, sunflower seeds 200c / 4gF

509c /// 12.2gF /// 128g fandv /// 16 oz water


Dinner: coffee 12c, 426 grams sweet potatoes 366c / 12.8gF, 123 grams tomato 22c / 1.5gF, 90 grams radishes 14c / 1.4gF, 50 grams cherry tomatoes 9c / .6gF, 46 grams artichoke hearts 20c / 2gF, 96 grams lettuce 14c / 1.2gF, 213 grams chicken  230 c, 16 oz water


687c /// 19.5gF /// 831g fandv /// 16 oz water
1464c /// 44.4gF /// 1132g fandv /// 48 oz water309 calories to go

+ 1/2 can Boatswain H.L.V. Ale 102c, chips 130c / 3gf + 60c popsicle = 1756c 

1756 calories
47.4g fiber
1132 fandv

48 ounces of water

Exercise: Stretching + The Rest. Then, since my Weslo is down for the count for the nonce, I went to a local gym to try them out /  steal some time on one of their machines. And got quite a shock: 37 minutes of pedaling only netted me -275 calories . . . less than half of what my Weslo was showing for that amount of time. So maybe the Weslo was just fucked up. I'm going to try a different gym tomorrow, and I'll see how that goes. Being in a gym did convince me that I was a lot better off at home, though. Didn't like the on display feel at all--and there was hardly anybody in there at the time. I'm just not a public sweat kind of guy.

Week 16: Tuesday, 6/6/2017 

Food: 

Breakfast:  coffee 12c, TJ RB 170c / 8gF, almond milk 12.5c, 66 grams blackberries 28c / 3.3gF, 65 grams raspberries 34c / 4.5gF, 16 oz water

256.5c /// 15.8gF /// 131g fandv /// 16 oz water

Lunch: 106 grams banana 105c / 3.1gF, crisp 110c / 3gF, ham  123c, bread 120c / 6gF, oomaynoaise 50c, coffee 12c, chips 130c / 3gF,  47 grams salsa 20c, 30 grams almonds 170c / 4gF, granola bar 170c / 1gF, 16 oz water

1010c * /// 20gF /// 153g fandv /// 16 oz water

1266.5c /// 35.8gF /// 284g fandv /// 32 oz water
506.5 to go 

Dinner: 108 grams strawberries 36c / 2.2gF, 114 grams raspberries 60c / 8gF, 243 grams sweet potato 209c / 7.3gF, 198 gramsveg 100c / 4gF, 2 artichoke hearts 20c / 2gF, 16 oz water


425c /// 21.5gF /// 663g fandv /// 

1691.5 calories
57.3 g fiber
947g fandv

48 ounces of water

* Holy Fuck, how did I manage to put down 1,000 calories between breakfast and dinner? Just goes to show you that you've got to stay vigilant if you don't want to hit that slippery slope with one ski missing. Fortunately breakfast was light, so I still have a little room for dinner.

Exercise: weights + stretching + bike ride: 

Week 16: Wednesday, 6/7/2017 

Food: 

Breakfast:  coffee 24c, TJ RB 170c / 8gF, almond milk 25c,  103 grams blackberries 44c / 5.1gF,  98 grams banana 87c / 2.5gF, 5 grams coconut 38c / .8gF, 16 oz water

388c /// 16.4gF /// 206g fandv /// 16 oz water

Lunch: sunflower seeds 200c / 4gF, 16 oz water, ham sandwich 123c + 120c / 6gF + oomayonaise 50c, 101 grams blueberries 58c / 2.4gF, 107 grams strawberries 35c / 2.1gF, crisp 110c / 3gF, 200 grams cauliflower 50c / 4gF

746c /// 21.5gF /// 208g fandv /// 16 oz water


Dinner: 8 oz water, 126 grams lettuce 19c / 1.6gF, 146 grams tomato 26c / 1.8gF, 64 grams radishes 10c / 1gF, 30 grams salsa 20c, chicken 300c / 4gF, bread 120c / 6gF, 16 oz water, 51 grams blackberries 22c / 2.6gF

517c ///17gF /// 386g fandv /// 24 oz water

fffudge bar 80c, 2 artichoke hearts 20c / 2gF, 16 oz water
1751 /// 56.9gF /// 800g fandv /// 72 oz water

1751 calories
56.9g fiber
800g fandv

72 ounces of water

Exercise: stretching + ll, s-u, bp, c, r + 36 minutes stationary bike, -300 calories. Went to try out Fitness 19 today for my bike ride, and again the calorie count was WAY lower than the home version. About half. So there's that. 

Week 16: Thursday, 6/8/2017 

Food: 

Breakfast:  coffee 24c, TJRB 170c / 8gF, almond milk 25c,  52 grams blackberries 22c / 2.6gF, 50 grams blueberries 29c / 1.2gF,  51 grams raspberries 27c / 3.6gF,  109 grams banana 97c / 2.8gF,  45 grams dates 127c / 3.6gF  453 grams honeydew melon 170c / 3.4gF, 16 oz water

691c /// 25.2gF /// 713g fandv /// 16 oz water

Well . . . holy shit. I have to confess that I was more that ordinarily peckish this morning, but I didn't realize how the numbers added up until just now. So on the one hand, almost twice the calories of my normal breakfast (or at least my New Normal Breakfast). Although, to put it into perspective, it wasn't all that long ago that I considered a Breakfast Burrito Meal with Small Orange Juice at McDonald's to be a perfectly acceptable breakfast, and that would have netted me  880 calories . . . with only 4 grams of dietary fiber. As to that, my Big Breakfast netted me 25.2 grams of dietary fiber. Yowza. I'm not going to go through all of the dirty details, but my guess is that I would be appalled to see the the negatives of the McDonald's Breakfast in terms of protein, sugar, etc., as well.  
So . . . yeah. One other thing: that goal of 800 grams of fruits and vegetables per day? Almost hit that mark with breakfast alone this morning. So not such a difficult thing once you get used to buying the right stuff and just having it there with your meal. Peace out.


Lunch: crips 110 / 3gF, ham sandwich 169 + 120 / 6gF + 50c, 16 oz water, chips 130c / 3gF

579c /// 12gF /// 0g fandv /// 16 oz water

1270c /// 37.2gF /// 713g fandv /// 32 oz water

Dinner: chocolate Silk milk 100c,  salad 20+30+30+20= 100c / 1.6gF, chicken 300c / 4gF, bread 120c / 6gF, 283 grams Brussel sprouts 150c / 7.5gF, mayo 50c, sunflower seeds 100c / 2gF, granola bar 170 / 1gF, fffudge 80c


1170c /// 23.1gF /// 283g fandv /// 16 oz water

2440 /// 60.3gF /// 996g fandv /// 48 oz water

Well, that was not my best day. Couldn't really say why, either. I felt really tired and weak after hitting the bike, so I didn't keep an eye on my dinner calories, otherwise I might have been able to pull it back to my calorie goal. Biggest overage in a very long time: almost 670 calories over, which is essentially an extra meal for me. 

2440 calories
60.3 grams fiber
996 grams fandv

48 ounces of water

Exercise: stretching + 37 minute bike ride

Week 16: Friday, 6/9/2017 

Food: 

Breakfast:  coffee 24c, 106 grams banana 94c / 2.8gF, 28 grams blueberries 16c / .7gF, 69 grams blackberries 30c / 3.5gF, 102 grams raspberries 54c / 7.1gF, 77 grams strawberries 25c / 1.5gF, 16 oz water

243c /// 15.6gF /// 382g fandv /// 16 oz water

Lunch: slice of pickle 0c,  ham sandwich 164c 120c / 6gF, oomayo 50c, nacho chips 140c / 1gF, cookies 110c / 1gF,  100 grams banana 89c / 2.6gF,  crisp 110c / 3gF, 16 oz water

783c /// 13.6gF /// 100g fandv /// 16 oz water

1026c /// 29.2gF /// 482g fandv /// 32 oz water 

Dinner: 16 oz water lentil soup 200c / 16gF, 100 grams lettuce 15c / 1.3gF, 150 grams tomatoes 27c / 1.8gF, 50 grams radishes 8c / .8gF, 30 gram black olives 60c, 70 grams salsa 35c, 16 oz water, bread 120c / 6gF 


405c /// 22.9gF /// 400g fandv /// 32 oz water

1491c /// 58.1gF /// 882g fandv * /// 64 oz water


crackers 60c and tuna 50c, fffudge bar 80c, 100 grams straw 33c / 2gF, 13 grams date 36c / 1gF
1750c /// 61.1gF /// 995g fandv /// 64 oz water

1750 calories
61.1 grams fiber
995 g fandv

64 ounces of water

* I didn't include any grams for the lentil soup, but I'm sure that there were at least a couple of hundred grams of vegetables in there. (490 grams total weight, and there's one hell of a lot of vegetable matter in there.)

Exercise:  40 minute walk, 3,753 steps, 1.6 miles, 237.3 calories burned
stretching + The Usual, Crystal + 37 minutes stationary bike -325 calories

Week 16: Saturday, 6/10/2017 

Food: 

Breakfast:  coffee 12c, Wheatabix 195c / 6gF, 100 grams blackberries 43c / 5gF, 113 grams strawberries 37c / 2.5gF, 16 oz water

287c /// 13.5gF /// 213g fandv /// 16 oz water

Lunch: coffee 12c, crisp 110c / 3gF, sunflower seeds 100c / 2gF, almonds 85c / 2gF, 334 grams succotash 137c / 5.5gF, bread 120c / 6gF, 16 oz water

564c /// 18.5gF ///  334g fandv /// 16 oz water

851c /// 32gF /// 547g fandv /// 32 oz water

Dinner: 45 grams dates 124c / 3.4gF, 263 grams sweet potato 226c /  7.9gF,  126 grams lettuce 19c / 1.6gF, 102 grams tomato 18c / 1.2gF, croutons 30c, bits 30c, 200 grams cauliflower 50c / 4gF, steak 450c, olives 30c,16 oz water

977c /// 18.1gF /// 736g fandv /// 16 oz water
1828c /// 50.1gF /// 1283g fandv /// 48 oz water + 16 oz water = 64

1828 calories--55 over
50.1 grams fiber
1,283 grams fandv

64 ounces of water

Hmmpf. I'm doing great on the High Fiber and the Fruits and Vegetables intake, and pretty good on the water, but here I've gone over on the calories yet again. Which only bothers me because I'm not ready to stop losing weight quite yet. I'm also wondering, though, if pushing myself on the exercise end of things is what's "causing" me to want more calories. If so, that would obviously make sense. I mean, I looked back at my first I'm Trying Not To Be Fat entry, and it said that if I was on a Moderate Exercise schedule that I could take in 2376 calories per day and still be on track to hit 200 pounds by November. So maybe I'm actually pushing too hard with the 1773 calories a day limit? I don't know, but I think I'll do some more poking around on the internet to make sure that I'm not undercutting myself here. More news as it happens.

Exercise: 37 minute bike ride, stretching
cut Mary's grass
weights, sit-ups, etc. 

Week 16: Sunday, 6/11/2017 

Food: 

Breakfast:  ☕ 12c, Wheatabix 130c / 4gF, 101 grams blackberries 43c / 5gF, 100 grams raspberries 53c / 7gF, 126 grams strawberries 33c / 2gF, almond milk 12.5 calories, 16 oz water

283.5c /// 18gF /// 327g fand v /// 16 oz water

Lunch: crisp 110c / 3gF, coffee 12c, tuna 184c, 60 grams salsa 30c, 385 grams golden honeydew melon 144c / 2.9gF, 152 grams cauliflower 38c / 3gF, 16 oz water

518c /// 8.9gF /// 597g fandv /// 16 oz water
801.5 /// 26.9gF /// 924g fandv /// 32 oz water

Dinner: 190 grams pork chops 384c, 89 grams lettuce 13c / 1.2gF, 101 grams tomato 18c / 1.2gF, 20 grams date 55c / 1.5gF, dressing 30c, 191 grams spaghetti squash 59c / 2.9gF, 314 grams sweet potato 270c / 9.4gF, cookies 110c / 1gF, 16 oz water


939c /// 17.2gF /// 715g fandv /// 16 oz water
1740.5c /// 44.1gF /// 1639g fandv /// 48 oz water

calories
fiber

ounces of water

Exercise: Went to the Y today since I had Jacqueline and Joe and couldn't take advantage of the Guest Pass at Fitness 19--besides which, I'm not so sure I like that place after my last visit. I might go back one more time to see what I see, might just be done with it. ANYway, I really liked being at the Y. And the equipment liked me, too, as in my usual 37 minutes I racked up -375 calories, which isn't as much as my (probably fake) numbers on the Weslo, but was a bit better than I've gotten at Fitness 19 (two visits) or AnyTine Fitness. Also did my stretching and stuff (here--I prefer not to exercise in public whenever possible). 

Weight: Morning wake-up weight was 212.4 pounds, which of course is that a happy thing because my previous recorded Sunday weight was 209.8 pounds. The week before that was 214, though, and I don't remember the circumstances of last week's weigh in. If it was directly after exercise, for instance, it would have been pretty damned low. Have to wait and see, I suppose.

Week 16: Monday, 6/12/2017 

Food: 

Breakfast: coffee 24c, wheatabix 130c / 4gF, 63 grams raspberries 33c / 4.4gF, 52 grams blackberries 22c / 2.6gF, 111 grams strawberries 37c / 2.2gF, almond milk 12.5 c, sunflower seeds 100c / 2gF, almonds 85c, 2gF, 16 oz water

443.5c /// 17.2gF /// 226g fandv /// 16 oz water

Lunch: crisp 110c / 3gF, nacho chips 140c / 1gF, sunflower seeds 100c / 2gF, tuna 99c, bread 120c / 6gF, 114 grams cauliflower 29c / 2.3gF, 13 crackers 84c / 1.8gF, 16 oz water, 119 grams banana 105c / 3.1gF

787c /// 19.2gF /// 233g fandv /// 16 oz water
1230.5 /// 36.4gF /// 459g fandv /// 32 oz water

Dinner: granola bar 170c / 1gF,  89 grams lettuce 13c / 1.2gF, 76 grams tomato 14c / .9gF, croutons 30c, 60 grams salsa 30c, 89 grams carrots 36.5c / 2.5gF, pea soup--482 grams, so I'm going to lo-ball it at 200 grams vegetable matter 208c / 11gF, 16 oz water

501.5c /// 16.6gF /// 514g fandv /// 16 oz water
1732c /// 53gF /// 973g fandv /// 48 oz water

41c to go
16 oz water + 85 grams of carrots 35 c / 2.4gF = 

1767 calories
55.4 grams fiber
1058 g fandv

64 ounces of water

Exercise: stretching, weights, bike 40 minutes

And thus endeth Week 16. 4 months. 50 pounds. Um . . . that's pretty good, come to think of it. In fact, according to one of the sites I visited, with my current weight combined with a less than 40 inch waist, I have actually now entered the "Healthy Weight" zone. Which is quite a journey away from obese.

It's also not as comforting as it could be, in that I know I still have fat on my body that I want to lose. 

But I am most certainly heading in the right direction.

It also makes me stop and think: if I now eat a low calorie, high fiber, high % of fruits and vegetables, and exercise 40 to 60 minutes every day and I can still see fat on my body that I want to get rid of, then how fucking fat WAS I before? 

And the upshot of it  . . . I really didn't know. Not in the way that you know know something.

I am a human being who can hide almost anything from himself.

Not cool.

Time for a change, St. Petersburg. Foe shoe.

To be continued . . . . 

PROBABLY a joke . . . .

"By the end of next week we're going to be arguing over whether treason is bad."

David Frum 1 on AM Joy _\||/_MSNBC

1  Who I am now following on Twitter. 2

2  Yeah, I know. It's kind of like shopping at Walmart, isn't it. But I'm trying to drum up some traffic for this fucking blog, man. 3

3  Oh, thanks for asking. It's Brother K@BrotherK19. Why sure, I'd be happy to have you follow me. Although caveat: I have a propensity to walk close to the guardrails.

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