Category: Phase 9

I’m having trouble with nightmares so I thought of Dream Girl. Tricky finding something not NSWF. Regina, -23°

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 45
The numbers on the sheet show a pretty good estimated calorie count. Although I think the Fitbit has a minimum calorie burn for people as this number seems fairly familiar. Oh, well, it’s the data I have. I could feel the benefits of not eating as much that’s as rich and skipping wine was OK.

The trick is to have the mind linger in the space where such a change is positive.

The stress levels are always pushing to go to so called comfort food. (“So called” because too much causes gastric trouble and is hardly comfortable.)

Today I have more stressful meetings but I want to see if I can just stay on course with the diet. I have a meeting that makes me miss yoga so I’m not sure. I might be able to hit the gym at the end of the day, will power willing.

I thought it would be good to kick off again with Wolverine. I have to call someone in Calgary.

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 44
I took a few days off for stress management reasons. However the stress of not making progress on diet/fitness has reached a level that’s causing me concern. I’m in the no win situation of being way off the diet upsets me and leads to negative self-messaging while being on track leads to great discomfort.

If I find a middle ground I’ll let you know.

In the meantime, I have to track, plan and execute low-carb process, not because of some belief in any kind of low-carb magic, but because if corn/rice/wheat/potato are mostly removed, it brings the calorie count into the medically recommended weight loss range.

To my knowledge, no deaths have been reported when baguettes are removed from the diet.

This represents the stand off in my head. It’s warming up in Vancouver, but what a mushy mess.

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 40
Valentine’s Day had a lot of chocolate so let’s move along from that mess onto a wet, cold, wintery Friday in Vancouver. It’s a Pro D Day at school so the kids are home and many downtown workers took the day off as it’s also Family Day on Monday.

I wish I just felt better. A late night with not enough fun.

I declared it muffin day. You can tell how good my focus has been.

The debate in my head rages on as to whether I go to the gym or not.

In honour of Valentine’s Day, they did have an arc where Wonder Woman and Superman had a thing. There’s a really romantic hotel in Sooke.

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 39
So, yesterday food wise … I wrote it down but honestly it’s too embarrassing to scan and document here.

Today is Valentine’s Day. I saw cupcakes in the hall. Lord give me strength.

On the theme of trying to maintain a good mental posture, I will be tested by inherently frustrating topics. (E.g. A broken seismic upgrade process for my son’s school and the threat to move/close his French Immersion program at that school.)

How do I keep myself calm and stay away from the high calorie, purely recreational food?

I’ll let you know how it goes because seriously apart from trying to stay hyper conscious, I have no idea.

Wonder Woman and Dr. Fate. Vancouver Island schools are still closed.

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 38
Yesterday was the anniversary of my mother passing away.

But is this relevant? It’s germane to my state of mind, which is terrible, and my state of diet, which is weak. I was walking to work from the chiropractor, who did a nice job shoving my SI joint back into place. I also have to place my shoulders down and inward all the time with deliberate thought.

Speaking of deliberate thought, as I was walking to work from the chiropractor – and feeling like I was puffing out my chest like a superhero to keep my shoulders in place – it occurred to me that the mental issues will also require consistent activation of the brain’s equivalent of shoulders. I.e. the conscious mind.

I’ve done this before where you question each thought with “is this reasonable, balanced and fair to others and yourself?”

However, it’s exhausting.

I was looking for a Shazam/Wonder Woman image but this worked. Snow Day in Vancouver.

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 37
I really should have poked myself in the eye. Good thing I didn’t say that thing about committing to restart the diet. I had a sugar meltdown in the afternoon. And, honestly, I feel like crap. I was please I pushed through two-thirds of a high intensity workout, but I felt like a horse on a high calorie diet.

I promised myself I would not whine. I need to deal with my fatigue and energy levels without throwing in the towel.

I see a substitute personal trainer today. I’ll try to open up the energy valves there.

Is it bad that I’m looking forward to the new Batwoman TV show? All school districts around the lower mainland are closed except Vancouver‘s. -4° and snow on the ground. Call the fuzz.

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 36
I would like to put in an order for will power please. Level 10.

And a side of fries.

No, no, that’s not right. Just will power, with a side of grace and humility. OK, and if there are some chocolate almonds lying around, I’m good for that.

Wait, wait. What is will power? I Googled: “pricing for will power” I got:

“Pricing power is an economic term referring to the effect that a change in a firm’s product price has on the quantity demanded of that product. Pricing power ties in with the ‘Price Elasticity of Demand.’”

So I conclude that there’s no such thing as will power because if you can’t buy it online, it can’t be real.

Images with lots of Spider people make me feel better. Calgary -26° and “ice crystals”. Yikes.

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 34
I declared yesterday a muffin day. I was so tired and messed up that I ate muffins and then went home to bed. Only to wake up to situational stress from the kid’s school. I didn’t even make it all the way through for a blog post.

Yes, it’s going that well.

Today I went to Stinky Gym where there were posers, loud talkers, cursing personal trainers, no space to stretch and people not sharing machines. However, I did see people with greater lard issues than me working hard on cardio equipment. For you folks I have nothing but respects, empathy and – if this is not too over the top – love.

Tonight we finally properly celebrate my wife’s birthday … There shall be Indian food and cake!

Black Canary in honour of my wife’s birthday. Snow threatened for Victoria BC. The gardeners will be ticked off.

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 32
It’s my wife’s birthday. I made cheesecake. It’s in the fridge. Honest.

Seriously, I’m a mess. I am suffering from a languor (I had to look this one up) that’s leaving me so low-energy that it’s a slog getting through anything. I skipped the gym today because of fatigue and I also plan to walk home (and need the time) so that I can deliver flowers to my wife that are from my sister. The odds of them being pulverized on the bus are high.

If I can’t off load some stress or turn the stress into motivation or wine or something, I’m sure I’m going to achieve any of my goals.

They’ve been foreshadowing Infinite Crisis for years on the TV. -6° in Twillingate. Not bad.

Mutant Diet Phase 9 Day 31
In case you needed support for the assertion that it’s a bad idea to go shopping when hungry, I can assure you that it’s a bad idea to go shopping when you are hungry. It was The Attack of the (On Sale) Expensive Tortilla Chips. I mixed it with a lot of meat so that’s OK, right?

I also have not had a chance to breath due to work and related issues. Sucks on the diet front. Yoga was subtle. I didn’t realize how good it was until I sat for 45 minutes.