Category: Mutant Diet

This cover is famous (I also own it) because it does not have the Comics Code seal because the story deals with a friend of Spider-man struggling with drugs. For the final day … prepare for Wolverine. Help me pay for all this here: Niagara-on-the-Lake

It’s obvious the de-lardification is not over. The trick is to use today’s numbers to plan a way forward for the balance of the work. I’ll actually know what that work is. I’ll know what effort it takes to achieve such a goal.

I realized I didn’t take a picture, darn it. I talked the personal trainer Victoria into joining Catherine and I for yoga. There’s a fair amount of misconception about yoga, not helped by some practitioners who are too New Age-y about it. Trainers tend to be a bit more mechanical but I think Victoria saw some techniques she can use to help some of her clients, particularly those recovering from injury. Victoria met the kids as we all went for Sushi afterwards.

I found the yoga super helpful in this regime because it’s slower and makes me notice what parts of the body had actually strengthened over the week and is a chance to take an inventory of the sore parts.

OK … back to work!

An image of the Suicide Squad. Looking forward to the movie. Check out Vancouver for places to stay.

Some of my morning was spent on the phone with my brother and sister discussing my mother’s health. She managed to get a fever and then have it turn in to low body temp. Which apparently causes minor hallucinations.

Yep, another reason to become fit people is that your medical history prior to turning 80 is of huge importance to your quality of life once in your 80s.

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A few years ago there was an awesome comic book crossover with Justice League and the Avengers. Maybe one day there’ll be a movie crossover.

Go to Victoria and click on something for me, would ya?

On Monday I’m asking Victoria for three killer homework sessions that I can continue in the summer. There’s disruption with travel and vacation so I want to be able to lose a little in the weight department but concentrate more on core strength. This is because I noticed that my lower back is stronger and not throwing as many warning twinges as usual.

One of the least plausible comic book characters is Matter-Eater Lad. This cover I’m sure we had as a family but I don’t think survived the many summers at the cottage. The cottage was in Prince Edward County. Go here for lots of pictures.

The idea that I’m doing a final weigh-in prompts me to think I should do some heroic effort to be lean for Monday. Not only is this impossible, it does not represent the reality of the process.

At the end there’ll be heaps of numbers that let me predict future progress.

There is really no going back. What will continue next week? Gym Homework, cycling, karate, yoga.

Diet? No way I’m taking back wheat. Maybe the occasional treat, but not as a component of each meal like it used to be.

In preparation, remember to place your guesses. See Day 74 and put your weight guess in the comments. Chocolate for you is at stake!

Deadpool always annoys the other superheroes and I found this image that illustrates that. Try a spooky walk in Kingston Ontario.

The trick now is to not lose focus. The reason is that I will have solid data on what I can pressure myself to accomplish, which will be an estimating factor for the remaining lard.

Deadpool and Daredevil. Just because. Parts of PEI are on the To Visit List.

Why dine out? Well, while the family went to karate, I put myself on the couch and moaned quietly. By the time they got back, the thought of cooking was too much work. Plus the cold wasn’t helping.

So, whine, whine, whine and not enough wine.

These three are bad versions from an alternate universe of Superman, Flash and Lois Lane (Superwoman).

The story line I’m reading has these guys being very nasty and it takes all of Earth’s super villains to take them down. Go to New Brunswick to relax.

Somehow I don’t think she means chocolate chip cookies from President’s Choice. Damn, why did I write that? Anyway, once she tells me what she means I’ll let you know.

In the meantime, let’s talk numbers. The chart below compares fitness activity against previous months.

It looks like I’m on track to meet or beat my average numbers for April and May.

The next chart is my last week worth of homework.

The mental game is now to accept that …

I was looking for an image of Flash racing someone and he’s Harley Quinn wanting to race him. With cheetahs.

A week.

By the end of next Monday, I will know how to estimate the second phase. Yes, the mirror says I ain’t done. This is hardly a surprise given about 12 minutes into this 15-week extravaganza I knew that there would still be work remaining. I am looking forward to having real data to use in estimation.

However, this is too much forward thinking. Today I need to keep on track and keep my sanity chip fully screwed in.

It’s lovely in Vancouver today. Click on the link and do stuff!

There are very few parents in comic books. The superheroes often have parent figures, but rarely do they become parents themselves. The Fantastic Four is an exception and this image shows Luke Cake and Jessica Jones as parents.

It’s a wet Sunday in Vancouver and I still have a cold. Make it go away.

Tomorrow is my second-last Monday before the final weigh-in and measurements. The conclusion I have drawn so far is that I probably started out worse off than I thought, made significant progress, but still have 40-50% remaining.

The plan for the summer is to ride as much as possible and continue my personal trainer homework at the gym. Diet-wise, I am not going to stress, but I’m not going back. Wheat is going to be minimal as that seems to be the key for me.