Posts by dinarly

Too little, too late.

He was in a position to prevent much death, maiming, and destruction, but did not do so. 

Why not?  Unless you like censorship and abuse of our Constitution......

kathygator wrote: "Idiocracy scares me...cause it could come true....;) "

It did...

In a better alternate universe, Shirley Chisholm would have become President in 1972.

Also, Gore Vidal would have been able to enter public service as an elected official.

09/22/08: 168.8#

Plateau again, but justified; I've been very hungry and have overeaten, including a qualifying binge on Indian food.  I deliberately set out to overeat, but it did not feel good so I hope I've learned something.

I hope you do have a child, and as many as you can support!  It's wonderful to hear this from someone--that you're really _planning_ responsibly and taking everyone else into account with your decisions.

As I recall from my younger cousins, the cloth used is important.  If you can't find a service, the initial cost of the two or three dozen will be amortized over the child's use of them, and any subsequent ones as well.  A green shower would be an idea, and you could educate your friends and perhaps set up a scheme to pass the diapers, and toys and clothes as well, as needed among your group of young mothers.

I'd think the rubber pants would be necessary when the child is fully dressed and leaving the house, but you'll learn all that gradually from people with direct hands-on experience.

Best wishes!

Weighed yesterday but didn't log in, woke up late and had to get to work:

this week: 167.8 #

last week: 167.0 #

gain: 0.8#

Immaterial, not concerned.  Very busy right now. Kudos to all, lose or gain.

I love barley sugar, but we can't get it at all here.

Just as well, I suppose....

This week: 170.2#

Last week: 166.6#

Gain: 3.6#

I knew the abnormal loss last week had to be water, so I'm not worried.  Getting the strength training more refined, and rode over fourteen miles on my bike Tuesday.

*** Week 3 Mini-Challenge ***

> So what are your reasons? 

I want to be strong, mobile, and flexible enough to enjoy retirement.  As with savings, I can't start any earlier.

> How do you think your life will be different once you reach your goal weight?

I will take up less space, use fewer resources, thus being a better steward and citizen.  I'll be able to do more and have fewer physical limitations.

>  What is motivating you to move forward with this lifestyle change, as painful as it may be at times? 

Desire to take care of the physical aspect of my being, and live longer.

jamminator wrote: "I want to know that I have the discipline to accomplish something that is really difficult. I've always been like this academically. I used to just ignore sports and 'active' things because I was bad at it. I just had to translate my drive into active things and losing weight.

I, too, maintained this attitude: I disdained "unnecessary" physical effort and the people who seemed to get some kind of pleasure from it.  I grew to realise that I do live in a physical body, and need it to be in good functional shape.  I still hate exercise, but am finding effective ways to get the most good from the shortest time, since I unfortunately am not able to exercise properly and read at the same time.

Recently, I've been getting the one about discount snow tires.  It must depend on region, and the particular online profile each person has developed.

Leylines stretching where the sun never sets,  Stonehenge, Glastonbury, Mona--Merlin's Isle of Gramarye.

I haven't zig-zagged systematically, but I'm really inclined to try it.  This week might be good, as I'm coming down with a cold or something.

The cat is beautiful!

And there's always: http://www.interactive-xbx.com/ .  Old school, all right, and still very effective.

> Hey - anyone have any suggestions for a good movie? I need a good movie for the weekend...ANYTHING will do!

Anything by the Marx Brothers.

On another tack, I didn't do too badly at lunch today.  Of course the restaurant, although very good, doesn't have the dark barley bread I love, nor does it serve pastries, at least not at the lunch buffet.

Here's what I had:

Carrots A   64   26 Couscous, Cooked B   118   132 Potatoes, Boiled A   78   67 Spinach A   270   62 Lamb, Cubed B-   85   190 Lentils, Cooked A   99   113

For a total of 590 calories.

Of course, the sugar in the two small glasses of thé a la menthe I had would add about 31 calories.  Still not bad, though.

The staff meeting lunch Wednesday wasn't bad, either.  I had red chile with a slice of Roman Meal bread, tomatoes and lettuce, and lots of watermelon.

This week: 169.4 lbs.

Last week: 172.0 lbs.

Loss: 2.6 lbs.

This is part of my normal fluctuation, as I did not eat within my calorie range, nor did I exercise as much as I'd hoped to.

It may be impossible for me to lose 10% before Oct. 31, as I'd need a deficit somewhere over 700 daily, but I want to try just to break this plateau.

I plan to maintain a daily deficit of at least 500 calories, and incorporate more exercise on a more consistent basis.  This will be cardio three times a week, strength training three times a week, and a rest day which will ultimately include some yoga, which I haven't done for years.  I eat very well, but I do like more of it than I need.  I need an incentive to drink more water, and today I decided to pay myself a quarter for every cup, which I will put into a savings account and use to get an audio player, as it's difficult to read while standing up holding my bicycle on the train.  I almost need to sleep more.

My challenges in the upcoming week will be Wednesday, when different people bring lunch for the staff meeting, and sometimes there isn't much I want to or should eat, and Friday, when a co-worker and I are going to the Moroccan restaurant with some of her friends from her internship.  And Saturday I plan to walk in a charity walk, which actually won't be very difficult for me as it's only two kilometers.

>I'm speaking of Calorie-Count Food Logs (of course).  Since we eat a lot of the same food each day, it would be really nice to add or tag some of her food items for myself rather than re-entering everything (and viseversa).

>Anyone know how to do that?

I only wish--that would be a _very_ useful feature.