Category: Phase 6a

I found this odd section of a Batwoman comic. Once my daughter is finished writing, there’ll be a new addition to the Vancouver travel articles.

Mutant Diet Phase 6a Post 5
Today I went off the diet because I wanted to and I declare the experiment a success.

So, Phase 7 will start Monday, after the chocolate Jesus bunny weekend.

Key Features are

• Ultra low carb. I.e. no carbs from sugar, wheat, rice, corn or potato
• Smaller meals, all planned, spread out
• No food past the final snack, which should not be planned past 8 PM
• As much fitness as I can eat. Please lord let the weather change for decent riding

Enjoy the weekend!

I found this image and it’s only a sample of large super hero collage. Let’s try Wolfville Nova Scotia some day.

Mutant Diet Phase 6a Post 4
Day 2 of the 3-day-test was a success in that no sugar/carb combos were consumed. But the reduction in meat I was planning did not happen. Interestingly I went to the store to by corn chips for family members I managed to bring them home, open them and not eat them. Amazingly.

So, what happened to not reduce the meat? I had to break lunch into pieces because of a trainer session. I could not go on empty, but if I ate my whole lunch it would have been uncomfortable. When I came back from the workout, I was too hungry and said screw it. Three pieces not two.

At dinner it was a case of having left it late. I used up all my will power just to avoid the corn chips. But I did notice that I did put too much meat on my plate. Should I have saved it? Yes. I should have eaten it cold later.

It’s interesting that no creative problem solving happens in your head when you are hungry or craving something.

An additional factor in all this is the spring allergies. It’s a tough season this year (see image) and that’s not helping. When I was a kid I used to eat for comfort when allergy season hit. Which in Ontario was about half the year.

The real question about my test is: Can I try this method for an extended run? I think the answer is yes, but with the cheat day concept added. But compared to previous cheat days this will not be a triple scoop of ice cream but a little bit of rice in sushi.

Spider-man and Deadpool are always fun. I wonder about a movie. Work is being done to upgrade the listings on the Kingston Ontario page.

Mutant Diet Phase 6a Post 3
Amazingly I did the first day of the 3-day diet test correctly. I did have a risk where I waited for my family before eating dinner. I prepared them pasta and the good smells were nearly overpowering and nearly led the cook to taste the food. Nearly.

I think the small test timeframe and the explicit preplanning (see chart below) helps focus the mind on what to do. I find thinking about doing something off the plan leads to the mistake. If you can somehow get it out of your mind, I think that helps.

We shall see. But I always said that thinking about anxiety normally makes you more anxious.

Today is a personal trainer session and I think I made the right call not doing a full on session yesterday.

I needed some retro Spider-man today. My mini vacation was at The Harrison Hot Springs Resort.

Mutant Diet Phase 6a Post 2
I have to write my blog entry early today because I have a 3-day experiment before things go sideways schedule wise.

While on a mini vacation, eating M&Ms, I was reading the book The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work by a guy named Freedhoff. I was trying to see what was different about this approach and whether anything could be applied in my case. I also needed some focus on food that was achievable and might teach me something. I have been off the rails food-wise for a number of weeks now.

Freedhoff’s approach is really a way to limit the impact of cravings on our people’s overall will power, which a number of sources I’ve read have cited as a scarce commodity. He’s also a calorie-watcher and admits there’s no real way to know person by person which calories are bioavailable. In my thinking food is converted to body fat, dumped out the wazoo or used to maintain body systems.

He’s thinking is eat small meals with protein throughout the day and try to limit the cravings that lead to mistakes. It’s also a plan ahead method.

My plan is to

• Cut back at each of my three meals
• Add a small bag of nuts at each mid-point (i.e. 10:30 AM, 2 PM and 7:30 PM)
• Don’t eat late or drink wine after 7:30.

Only for three days. I can do three days. I can do three days. It’s only three days. The Easter Bunny will come soon enough.

I’m also hoping I’ve repaired the ab muscles I trashed (frightenly around the hernia repair zone) from last week. A tough yoga class last night did not make things feel too bad.

This Wonder Woman cover cost $30 at the comic book store on Saturday. Original cover price 12¢. I wonder if the pollen count is better in Tofino.

Mutant Diet Phase 6a Post 1
This is my first random post during Phase 6a, the prequel to the soon-to-be-legendary Phase 7.

I’m writing this as I’m eating a mini cupcake. Despite prescription eye drops, my eyes wants to jump off my face. The pollen count report supports my sensations. Slutty trees.

My abdominal area around where the hernia was repaired is still sore from last week’s workouts and stretch classes. It was twitching like a crazy eel on Saturday and scared my pants off. I need another hernia repair like I need a bullet in the head.

So at with the personal trainer today, it was boxing training. I think my arms feel like limp towels.

I had hoped to have eating under control but it isn’t there.