Day 19 of The Diet round 2. So far I have lost -2kg. It looks like I'm going to have to take drastic measures. I think I might have to actually eat less food. Apparently just saying I am on a diet and committing to losing weight is not enough to manifest that result into reality. Disapointing.
Meal portioning in my hilariously broke uni days definitely left me unintentionally losing a lot of weight. I made it work by telling myself that's all there is in the portion and if I wanted any more I'd be ruining tomorrow's lunch, which I couldn't afford to do, so there.
Volume eating is what helps me get into gear. Same sized plate as always, but a smaller, more reasonable portion of the actual food, served on a gigantic bed of lettuce, cucumber, cabbage, shiritake noodles, etc.
I'm feeling full immediately because of the volume, I stay full because the meal itself was an appropriate portion of something nutritious, and after a few weeks of eating like this I find I'm naturally gravitating towards smaller portions of more veggie-heavy meals, recognising when I'm full, and no longer eating with my eyes. I no longer need the bed of cabbage to satisfy my hunger.
Perhaps it has something to do with the gut microbiome and the fibre in the cabbage that just re-wires my stomach to be happy with a diet.
yeah, I have an impressive set of weights, and a cupboard stuffed full of clothes too small for me. I even have a fit ball, what more does the universe want from me?!
-2 kg in 19 days is pretty good. Don't eat less. What you need to do is strength or resistance training 2 or 3 times a week so when you are resting you continue to burn calories.
I think you're doing well. I find there's either 2 scenarios which occur. In the first, the initial few kilos are hard to budge and then it starts really happening, then frustratingly it plateaus. In the second, the first few kilos melt off and then it's a bastard to lose the next few, and then it frustratingly plateaus 😆. I've learnt that I'm good all year but then my birthday happens in mid October and I turn into a bear preparing for hibernation from then until after Xmas. I don't know whether to embrace or fight it.
I've found it to be very hormonal for me - I normally go through about a week where I am really hungry all the time and put on weight quickly (presumably mostly water) and then a week where I'm not really hungry at all and the weight all just vanishes again. I've learned to just go with that and not stress about it. The problem I'm having at the moment is peri-menopause has put a spanner in the works, and keeps just leaving me in the PMT "hungry" phase for ages.
I'm not pushing to lose weight quickly, but I would like to lose maybe another 20kg over the next few years to get down to a healthy range. My body is really fighting me on it though.
"macros" are food. You can't both be "on top of" your macros and not eat less if the appropriate amount to eat to lose weight is less than what you are currently eating.
Though they are a quick bread like scones made with self raising flour biscuits are more like Yorkshire puddings or dumplings, they have much more butter than scones and aren't sweet.
Until recently I used to get all anxious about Americanisms. Then I saw a classification of various English dialects somewhere and American was described as Simplified English! And it is, Webster simplified usage and spelling to help create a new American identity and to democratise the language. Now I just see American as Simplified and the rest of us are using Traditional.
They are still wrong though. 😉 ( not really, American is just different )
I like the perfect days when you want neither heating or aircon. Open the windows and let fresh air in. And being outdoors more, the mood lift that comes from seeing sun and blue sky, gardens in bloom, and mangoes and stone fruits. Things I don’t like are the car parks at shopping centres, bake your skin off 40C days, and flies.
Slabs smashed, holes backfilled and we also got His Lordship's hammock frame back together in a grove under the apple trees so there goes getting him to do anything for the rest of the summer
Bats took up residence in the huge eucalyptus out the back a few weeks ago. Now there are hundreds of them every night, making that creepy chattering sound and flying around in circles doing their bat thing. The dog does not like them.
Did they ever show Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman here in Australia? I stumbled across a reference to it and am bathed in nostalgic memories of watching it after school as a young kid in the early to mid 90s. I forgot most of it except Sully, and that the doctor and him were in love and had their own baby in the end.
This cat is so funny. She was doing her jumping up on a wardrobe door thing to get my attention, and led me to what she wanted... the sun only starts to slant into the house at around 3pm and it was a few handwidths from coming in. She wanted me to bring the sun to her faster.
Well I've put on about 6 kg since my birthday. As I said in another comment, I'm good all year until my birthday to Xmas. Those 2½ months become a gorgefest of gluttony. I don't know whether to fight it or embrace it. Maybe I'm banking all my treat days 😆
I've been pretty busy tho. Work's been pretty physical and also this weekend I've been tearing the flat apart and rearranging and deep cleaning it while I look for a library book the Elder received a notice from school about, which we're both sure he returned. If we don't find it they say they won't let him graduate. From primary school 🤨 Last time this happened he was a prep, and they refused to let him borrow for weeks. They sent home 3 letters about it, I turned the flat upside down, and they found it sitting on the library shelf, where it had presumably been the whole time! Good excuse to deep clean the flat, throw out a couch (was lighter than I expected 💪) and arrange things more suitably. Mr P can't really do these things anymore, too much strain on the back.
Does the school principal have a history of working at Centrelink with the robodebt scheme? Threatening an excessive punishment against someone you hold a great deal of power over, for a minor transgression you allege with no real proof or path of appeal, sounds very familiar.
Haven't been awesome. One of my kitties has had some health issues (they suspected skin infection but after shaving and testing they're not sure...) so she's home and pissed off, and my other cat doesn't recognize her because she was bathed and shampooed so she's being hissy....
But in general a bit off. I'm kinda burnt out with work, and a little burnt out relationship-wise*. It's been a long week.
Day 36/70: First day of week 6 weigh-in.
Down 1.0kg. Well, I'm finally half-way and still dropping weight despite not riding one day and having fast food for dinner last night. I haven't expected to maintain the 1kg/week this long. Expecting the plateau any week now.
Sitting at a winery out in Myrniong sipping a CC & Dry listening to some old bloke singing with his acoustic guitar on this sunny Sunday. It's very much not crowded at all, it's pretty quiet actually. This is comfortable as fuuuuck. Let's cull like 65% of the population so we can have nice things like this all over the place!
Edit: look out he's got his harmonica out! This just got excellent.
Took the kids on the train to [Perth's Frankston] this afternoon. The oldest kid is the biggest train nerd, and they're shutting down the line at midnight to do a level crossing removal/track elevation thing for a couple of years. Armadale is dead: walking through its shopping center during trading hours, and without a lie, 90% of the stores were closed. It was surreal. Now it is about to lose its train line.
Well the question was about what I'd do if Myer in Melbourne CBD were hit by a nuke. I'm 3,000km away, that wouldn't affect me.
On the other hand, Perth has half the population, and a bunch of military assets. It'll probably be targeted before Melbourne. The first targets won't be the biggest population centres, it takes a round or two for people to justify just killing civilians.
Stuck in this weird limbo where I'm really not sure if my arm is fractured or not, some of my symptoms match those of a fracture but the swelling and the bruising aren't there yet. I'd also be naturally relieved if there wasn't a fracture but because I've been taking care of my arm, the idea that it's not there makes me feel like I've been dramatic. It doesn't make sense but it's just me trying to process it all. I also realise if it isn't fractured I still would have to miss some work and that's frustrating, might as well just be fractured to justify the time off. lol.
Kinda had that with one of my ankles. It’s been cracked but not officially broken twice. Loads of weird aches and twinges but no diagnostic specific Thing
I'd move closer to the epicentre. Ain't no way I'm dying from sloughing skin and radiation in a now post-apocalyptic Melbs; let me go out instantly lol
So this sent me to look up what is the instant death radius of a nuclear bomb. It depends on the size of the bomb of course, but within 3km, very likely to be dead, up to 8km, 50% chance of dead. Survival is possible if you are in some kind of bunker or heavily sheltered concrete building. But I don’t know if those numbers include death from chunk of concrete falling on head or just radiation. Beyond 8km will be some death dependant on exposure. So being past the 8kms and in a basic brick veneer house, I would likely die a slow death with my skin peeling off. Would probably eat and drink the nicest things I could find try for the first few days before symptoms set in properly, drive to a lovely location in nature, and then find a way to exit before it became unbearable.
I'm probably far enough away my concerns would be the social breakdown and chaos of the afermath rather than radiation. I guess I'd try to contact my family if communications are still up, then set the pets up with lots of dry food as a precaution and go to work (in emergency services).
Judging by Calhoons response to this question I'm outside any blast radius. Damn, and I was hoping the family would be blissfully vaporised together. Now we'll have to hit the road in a futile attempt to find a way to eke out a living among the fleeing hordes. We'll probably get as far as Crazyburn and then run out of petrol lol.
Got a bit wasted last night at a gig (well, before the gig pints were $15) was out the front and bummed a rollie off someone. Some dude saw me rolling, came up and tried to sell me a 25g pouch of champion ruby $25. His opening line was 'I just went through duty free and have quit' and proceeds to pull out 5 pouches. Obviously stolen goods.
I only smoke occasionally but damn that was a good deal. only had a $50, dude had change. And thought even if it's counterfeit currency I'm still $17 ahead.
I think my washing machine is a bit stinky. Might try one of those washing mashing cleaners. I’ve done vinegar washes before that have some success, but maybe the proper stuff might be more thorough? I always leave the door open after washing so it dries out, but for some reason it still get musty over time.
In an uber pool and this dude next to me is watching some American dude interview some Spanish politician about Spanish politics. Bro, get some earphones or something I'm not interested 😂
I rate the Vitapet kitty litter as being great for stinky control but very low in other aspects. It's heavy and muddy, it tracks and is hard to clean up.
Manipulative isn’t even the word. I’m actually lost for words… I can’t believe they’re even still interviewing this woman in 2023 given there is footage of her speaking that demonstrates how unhinged she is.
I'm going though Tubi trying to find 'so bad it's good' material or stuff to have on in the background. Watching Pastacolypse... it's weirdly 2010's seeming, zombie themed, trying to be funny in a parody/'ironic' sort of way. It's not great, just fine. I guess I'll finish it.
Edit: Going through the 'Cult' section. They've got Plan 9 From Outer Space but I've attempted to watch that many years ago, it may have cult status but I really didn't enjoy it. A lot of Elvira. What looks like the original black and white Little Shop Of Horrors. Night Of The Living Dead (acting sucks). House On Haunted Hill.
They have The Tingler but I've seen it. Seen Reanimator. No Friday the 13th, Camp Sleepaway, Scream, Nightmare on Elm Street... They have the Hills Have Eyes but I skipped through a bit and wasn't really grabbed by it
There's a bunch of other stuff that might be ok but you really have to sift.
So I like to play mobile games, I use Google Play, have an account whatever. I moved up to Silver (because I try the free games and don't pay mtx, it took me a while from bronze to silver).
Anyway, once a week (iirc) I get a prize and usually it's just more points to push me up silver. But last month I actually won 3 free months of Google Play Pass! So I've been able to try the better games that I'd otherwise have to pay $5-$15 for.
It's actually amazing how far mobile gaming has come now that I can try the proper games!
•Raspberry Mash is one of my favs so far, a little rogue-lite with a girl protag smashing demons in hell. Actually rad af, and indie too. 10/10, the story continues through the difficulties one unlocks, bigger than I thought!
•Pocket City is fun as well, though it does make me want to buy Pocket City 2 which I will refrain from until I actually have disposable income. 7/10 as there are some QoL changes that ought to be made, that I am sure they have done in 2.
•SPACE PLAN is like Cookie Clicker but with potatoes, and an amazing gripping story. 8/10 (bc it's too short lol).
•Game Dev Tycoon (I know I'm late to this one lol) works extremely well as a mobile game, and I'm hooked. 9/10.
•Death Road to Canada is awesome, you make custom characters that randomly appear in a run, alongside NPC/premade characters, and you try to survive a 15 day roadtrip to Canada during a Zombie apocalypse. There's weapons to equip when you get to a town to raid for supplies, and random events when you're driving. Defo recommend. 9/10.
That's just my little review of Android gaming for now. There's a few RPGs and rogue-lites/likes that I still want to try as well. So I'll make sure to post again after I've worn these out haha
Here's me still just casually playing Jetpack Joyride when I have a few minutes to kill. I've played several games over the years, but if I have enough time for a real gaming session, I'll fire up the computer.
After enjoying the style of Mr Inbetween I decided to check out Normal Things, I really enjoy how realistic the conversation and characters feel, even though those kids are SO annoying I almost want to give them a slap...
E: halfway through I'm glad to see some other reviewers commenting on how bratty those kids are. But episode 5 goes to show the depth of characterisation. It's a nice show to just slip in and out of like you're dropping on a friend.
Turns out dogs can’t entertain themselves even with many acres to play on. He stole my shoes and chewed them up. Yesterday he got the insect spray that my husband left at the door and chewed off the nozzle.
Dog doesn’t want to be outside but doesn’t want to be inside in his playpen either. Sigh. He also trashed every bed I’ve bought him.
I gave that deleted scenes album from Caro Emerald a go and I didn't mind most of it. It's not entirely my cup of tea, but I liked 2 of them a fair bit (That Man and Dr. Wanna Do). Spotify thinks I'm "classy" now
We have those old school stackable drawer units there in ours. Festival gear, slobby outdoor work gear, concerts, etc. If you don't have cats, shelves for pants also work.
I have my shoes in the equivalent spot. You can see the start of my wife's area - she has a rack as well, but her shoes don't all fit in it, so she has a few dozen in shoe boxes.
Your kindle account will have an email address @kindle.com. you can email the epub to it and then from your library, you can send it to specific devices.
It sounds like a lot of whipper snipping going on next door. Fingers crossed the blackberries are being cleared out.
Edit: sadly the blackberries are still there. Most of the other overgrown stuff is chopped, but the blackberries remain. Regular border patrols for encroaching canes will need to continue.