Category: Phase 7

I’m looking forward to superhero interactions in Avengers Infinity War. I am nearing Mississauga in my data clean up.

Mutant Diet Phase 7 Day 8
It’s official that week 2 has started. Cheat days make for difficult calorie counting. I’m not sure about my numbers, but it does provide me with the evidence to realize that getting to a 4000-5000 calorie cheat day would be easy.

I did notice a change in my eating. When I was eating my sushi treat last night, I actually got full. I should have stopped eating the rest, which I will try next time, but what I need to do is order less. It’s funny that it only took a week to develop the self-awareness.

Of course the question is, is this working? I know the pants are looser. I won’t be brave enough to weigh in until at least the end of April.

It would be nice if the trees could finish pollinating so I could remove one stressor.

Yesterday was better from a grumpy perspective, but took a lot of concentration.

This is a cool Avengers montage. I didn’t know The Hulk ever had an Iron Man style suit. Pretty soon I have to review the Minden Ontario listings.

Mutant Diet Phase 7 Day 7
It’s Sunday. Do you know where your calories went? Technically it’s a cheat day, but I cheated a little Friday and Saturday so I don’t think it’s going to be that big.

Counting calories when you aren’t doing the cooking is a pain. However the stir fry at a food court was pretty fresh and had obvious mix of vegetables and zero rice. Regardless, this is why I don’t trust yesterday’s number so much. But I did restrain myself and I noticed I was a little hungry when I went to bed.

A notable side effect of dieting for me is satanic levels of grumpiness. If I or my family is to survive, I have to put a lid on that shit. The lower back discomfort does not aid in promoting one’s Qi

I’m still on a Spider-man kick and I found this part of a cover of all Spider Women. Midland Ontario is coming up soon for data review.

Mutant Diet Phase 7 Day 6
Yesterday had a wine-and-cheese event and two cookies and that blew my 2500 calorie goal by 500. I can feel the difference the extra sugars and carbs. But one of the side effects is less stress mentally. The good news is that when you are strict for five days straight, the so-called cheats taster really good.

Tomorrow’s post will show where I went off today. I don’t think the dull pain from my lower back’s left side is helping. One looks for comfort from where one can.

It looks like fitness will be delayed until yoga tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll be able to reset the back at that class.

The balance of today will be trying to take in the bare minimum needed.

I can’t imagine what dialogue between Deadpool and The Hulk would be like. The listings in Markham Ontario are refreshed.

Mutant Diet Phase 7 Day 5
Yesterday one kettle bell went the wrong way and now my lower back is pissed off. I think I’m going to stay away from the gym. And clench everything else except my lower back muscles. Dang.

Calorie count yesterday seemed to work. There’s another social at work with free booze and snacks. That’ll be the third big will power test this week. Figures I wouldn’t get an easy first week of a new phase.

I’m hoping the tingling and weird body temperature swings (no, I’m not menopausal) settle down. The weekend is coming and I want to cheat but not lose what momentum I suspect I’ve built. According to the Diet Fix book, the key is planning.

We shall see.

I needed a lot of Spider-people today. It’s warmer in St. John’s than in Vancouver.

Mutant Diet Phase 7 Day 4
Yesterday’s calorie count doesn’t seem right. It seems low. But when you skip nuts, it works. I also did a weird thing. I broke the “you must eat what’s on your plate” conditioning and saved some meat from dinner for my 8 PM snack.

I have figured out dieting. I.e. Why it’s impossible and what has to happen for it to work.

If you are trying to lose weight and you buy that 2500 calories is the amount for slow weight loss, you have a problem. If you figure you should eat vegetables, meat and carbs (e.g. bread) you may only pick two. From my analysis you can’t have all three (in any satisfying amount) and stay within the calorie limit. Supplements are required so that you take some vitamin C and other stuff that fruit might provide.

That only took two years to figure this out. I found a diagram of a “standard” plate and made the necessary changes.

How long can any of us last without carbs? Physically, forever. Emotionally? Everyone for themselves!

This is a nice gallery of heroes. .

Mutant Diet Phase 7 Day 3
Wow. This week throws challenges. I came back at noon yesterday from my workout and, right next to where I sit, there was a pizza party. The smell nearly overpowered me. I quickly heated up my chicken and ate it with salad so that I could join the social event. This removed the temptation to eat the free pizza. Amazingly.

Based on the estimates, the calorie count is a little higher but this is a guideline so I am not going to obsess. I will tune as I go. However, it occurred to me that I’m struggling with keeping in the 2500 calorie range with no bread or potato at all. How on earth do people on more typical diets keep to that?!?

I am looking forward to Spider-man and Dr. Strange scenes in Avengers Infinity War. Check out some cool pictures from The Vancouver Aquarium.

Mutant Diet Phase 7 Day 2

Day 1 was a success in that I did what I said I was going to do.

How easy do you think it is to measure calories? It’s much harder than it looks and it’s not as definitive as it sounds. I see why Weight Watchers went to a points system a while back.

For example, chicken thighs. To determine the calories, do you consider precooked weight? Bone-in weight? Is it with or without skin? What kind of seasoning did you use? Was it fried or baked? These matter to the calorie count.

As you will see in the chart below I had to make some assumptions and I used multiple sources to try to figure out what was worth what.

I also looked up what my calorie intake should be. I found a site that told me that I should be able to lose weight with 2500 calories per day. My estimated total from yesterday? 2508.

I am hoping that if I can keep to 2500 calories, maintain my fitness regime and avoid refined carbs and sugars, I might finally make progress.

This Mutant Diet has not gone the way I expected yet, so forgive me if I moderate my hopes.

I actually scanned this one myself from a comic advertising comics. Check out the Museum of Vancouver.

Mutant Diet Phase 7 Day 1
Day 1 of Phase 7 (which goes to June 29) is off to an interesting start. I forgot to grab my step counter, so some data will be missing. I did prep my breakfast and ate it before a free breakfast was offered at the office due to a milestone that was reached. It does work if you are full before being offered treats.

I am struggling with allergies and that’s not helping at all. I know for example that my face will fall off itching if I walk home.

I am unsure what keeps me going in the face of not losing any meaningful amount of weight for over two years. I’m hoping to measure the calories of this phase to see what’s happening. There are a lot of calorie calculators out there and it’s a mess. I have found a PDF that helps with basics.

I don’t agree with all these 10 rules that Freedhoff in the “Diet Fix” book says, but some I am focusing on as new to this process, i.e. 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8.