Phase 9

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 5

The Punisher and Deadpool. No way we’ll see that movie. The Prime Minister was in Regina. Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 5 Nothing like a cold to make things tougher. Last night I was faced with delaying dinner or grabbing something. So I grabbed a seafood Pho soup, a spicy version, which I think helped the cold. The noodles, probably not so much. No one ever said that the first week back from holidays would…

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Phase 9

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 4

I saw a Punisher episode on Netflix. This is how I remember the character. Apparently the Prime Minister was in the Thompson-Okanagan. Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 4 Hi it’s Day 4 and despite not being 100% on the diet I can feel the weight over the holidays start to go away. I don’t think I’ll feel like I did at the end of Phase 8, which was early December, until next week. Yoga was…

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Phase 9

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 3

Margo Robbie has a Birds of Prey movie in the works. It’s near Houston BC that there is new gas pipeline controversy. Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 3 Gosh, Day 2 was a bigger diet train wreck than Day 1. One thing I forgot about was the phenomenon known as hunger-caused-by-pain. By the time I was done my high intensity workout, my chest was really sore. I had a rushed lunch and by 2 PM…

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Phase 9

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 2

I wonder if Brie Larson saw the original Ms Marvel drawings. I remember a steak house in Toronto. I wonder if it’s still there. Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 2 I tried to be a tough guy and not take ibuprofen before bed. The effects of yesterday’s weight-lifting kicked in in the middle of the night. The diet for day 1 was great until a blow-out with red wine and chocolate. Some Christmas treats had…

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Phase 9

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 1

I saw Aquaman. They should have referenced people like Wonder Woman. A review of a breakfast place in Victoria seems like a good start. Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 1 Day 1 of Phase 9. I can report with confidence that I ate a lot of fun food yesterday, but have started out today with the traditional bacon and eggs with no carbs. I have supplies for the week and have my tracking sheets ready.…

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Phase 9

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Warm Up

Spiderverse. I saw the animated movie over the holidays. We just got home from Victoria. Mutant Diet Phase 9 Warm Up Phase 9 preparation. Gasp. I went to the gym today and did my high intensity workout. Yep, it’s still high intensity. So, what’s to be different? Not a lot. Heavy workouts. Low carb as possible. And I’m going to see if the Naturopath can come up with some Harry Potter style potions to tweak…

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Writing

2018: London Calling

Author’s note:  this story is a sequel to 2013’s "Psychic Movements." https://robertfordfiction.com/2013-psychic-movements/ Christmas Story 2018 London Calling Robert Ford Download the PDF Sunday December 16, 2018   I do not surprise easily because I’m psychic.   My phone booped with a text message from Sylvia. “I need your help.”   Sylvia was an ex-girlfriend who worked for the British government in the international criminal investigation division of Scotland Yard or the Secret Service, depending on the whims of…

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Phase 8

Mutant Diet Phase 8 Day 81

Batwoman will be appearing in this year’s crossover episode and honestly I’m dying of curiosity. I always wanted to go to Bamfield. Mutant Diet Phase 8 Day 81 Today I see a naturopath and I’m trying to be open minded. I’ve been at this so long that I can’t imagine someone having a better idea that the thousands of ones I’ve looked at. The focus will be digestion. The key mystery is how can I…

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Phase 8

Mutant Diet Phase 8 Day 80

Batman, Constantine and Swamp Thing. There was sun in Vancouver yesterday, but that didn’t last. Mutant Diet Phase 8 Day 80 I weighed-in yesterday. I am down 4.4 pounds from the Oct 16 weigh-in. That’s about six weeks. I weighed slightly less than this in October 2017. The problem is that the pants I wear now, last year, were tight and two belt notches higher. Now my pants are falling off and I need a…

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