It is worth noting, after that last entry, that I am feeling better. I had definitely fallen into a depression well - perhaps caused by exhaustion, frustration, or unbalanced intestinal bacteria* - but I think I've found the way out ( Read more... )

Shredded rotissiere chicken. Shredded cheddar. Jarred jalepenos. Very stale chips. Canned refried beans. Microwave the hell out of it, then top with jarred salsa.

It's really not very good but it used some things up and is filling.

It's been that sort of week. Jeez.

Last week was a black hole of fatigue and social commitments. I did some really dumb stuff like spill tea on my laptop, which Jill was able to salvage. I managed to feel completely overwhelmed and self-loathing in the meantime, though. (The laptop is working fine now, as it happens ( Read more... )

I have not been updating much lately. I have been trying to cut down on being overly reflective and that getting in the way of accomplishing things.

I am going to pat myself on the back for some things, with the realization that I still have a ways to go on others.

Internets: I am trying to spend less and less time on it. I logged out of SA on ( Read more... )

I've been updating less, but hopefully doing more. Mostly ( Read more... )

I don't know. I just got out of a seminar where the speaker said that eating a high milk-fat diet can uncouple the circadian rhythm of the liver from the brain. So basically, your liver doesn't know what kind of schedule it should be on in terms of the endocrine system. Another researcher he knew lost a lot of weight by going with a Chinese all- ( Read more... )

Jill and I have decided to keep a recipe log of some kind. Here's some recent attempts:

- Homemade pizza with mushrooms, peppers, hot italian sausage, and onions: Pretty good. The crust came out very well; it was homemade.

- Homemade pizza with mushrooms (pre-cooked), artichokes, and copacolla from Aldi: Really good. I stretched the crust a ( Read more... )

Everything is a food metaphor with me ( Read more... )

I've been trying to improve my diet. Part of this is re-organizing my food into a diet again, as opposed to habitually scavenging from the freezer and/or losing enough willpower to get fried take-out meals ( Read more... )

Three months of workouts, without a single missed day. I believe that is a record, but I was not as anal about keeping track of every day with Starting Strength and so I can't check ( Read more... )