Big Superhero fight! And a snow fall warning in Vancouver in March? Are you kidding? Mutant Diet Phase 9 Finale I officially declare Phase 9 to have ended early with an utterly inglorious end. It was a complete bust and to say I was disappointed would be an understatement. Why? Illness and situational stress overwhelmed my self-discipline. How do I fix it? A tough question. Obviously reduce stress. But stuff does pop out of the…
I want to meditate like Dr. Strange. A balmy -11° in Saskatoon. Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 58 I have no actual hope of succeeding in Phase 9. There are reasons and I don’t know if I care. I know that going back to where I was before is not an option because the strength I’ve developed, I don’t intend to give up. On the mental health front, if I don’t handle my situational stress…
I needed retro today. How can there be pollen in Vancouver when feels like it’s 2°? Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 57 Another restart. I had a close call with a muffin this morning. The panicked thoughts about all the various obligations led to the “screw it” mindset. Which nearly led to a muffin. I had been strict diet-wise for nearly two hours and it seemed incredibly lame to break it now. This week is…
Yesterday’s image made me think of if these two teams had ever met. At lot going on in Ottawa, eh? Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 54 I write this post while eating chocolate almonds. I consider them a serotonin food. I am hoping to do a full high intensity workout today. The real issue is keeping the brain calm. There are so many distractions and stress points and I have to ask my noodle to…
I saw a preview for the Doom Patrol TV show. Bonavista is only -3°; It’s almost that cold in Vancouver. Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 53 Let’s talk about blood pressure. He talks about treating it the way I hear artists talk about composing music. I.e. I have no idea what he’s on about. However, I’m in the normal-ish zone and will be on pills until I can reduce my weight and my situational stress.…
The Skrulls will feature in the Captain Marvel movie. I wonder how much snow Whistler had given this longer winter BC is having. Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 52 There’s a new machine at the gym that simulates rolling over a monster truck tire. I like it. There’s an inclined arm press that seems easy until the 9th rep when your arms and shoulders abruptly feel like they’re going to jump off your body. I…
Retro X-Men and Fantastic Four. It helps me. I had to look. Winnipeg is -23°. Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 51 Monday was a bust. Let’s just move along, shall we? Today I see the trainer and I’m better supplied to avoid whoopsies. The anxiety/stress combo is really, really not helping. You get to a point of mental pain where you don’t care. My goal today is clean eating. I see the trainer to make…
Dream Girl in the bottom left. Big by-election in Burnaby today. Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 50 Well, that was fun. Nothing like the whole family taking ill over the weekend to derail eating habits that were hardly on the rails in the first place. So I am here to ask myself to carry on. Last night we all had a mild fever so going to yoga class and sharing seemed like A Dumb Idea.…
I think I need all these folks to help at work today. Snow then sun in Vancouver. Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 47 I had a conversation with a friend who had done on what would ultimately become a keto diet. Super strict. What was interesting is that, due to many years of friendship, I trusted his work. Also his assessment of my work over the years was free of judgement, which was interestingly refreshing.…
This is Ms Marvel who becomes Captain Marvel. If you go trekking in the back country near North Vancouver, be advised you might die. Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 46 Yep, stress will lead you to sugary foods that you don’t normally like. I had a meeting about my son’s school’s seismic upgrade and it led me to sugary foods. Honestly. I don’t think stress per se is the issue, it’s the snacks that you…