Day 3

Why I want to lose weight:

So, why lose weight? Truth is, I don't look too bad (because I'm tall and  because from certain angles, and with certain clothes, the extra weight  - >20% of my total body weight! - doesn't show); it isn't (only) a vanity issue. The issue is health; as I approach age 61, I have weight-related health issues: high-blood pressure, and high cholesterol, and I'm pre-diabetic (a status I've had for at least 2+ years, might as well just say, I'm diabetic). IThe medicine I take for these problems is very expensive, and with my new medical plan, more expensive than ever. I believe, if I can get my weight under control, I can mitigate or alleviate these issues. At least, that's what my doctor says. Also, I have bad knees from when I was a bit more athletic - the extra weight puts extra, sometimes painful, stress on them. They are begging me to reduce their workload.

Those are the good reasons. The less good reason is that I don't like some of the pictures I've seen of myself playing bass. I want to look just a little more rock'n'roll.

Day 3 Food

Breakfast

Sauteed baby spinach and black beans with two large organic eggs scrambled in coconut oil,  with salsa and a cuppa.

Lunch

4.5 oz of rotisserie chicken breast, black beans, mesclin salad with some baby spinach and a dressing made of cider vinegar, hemp oil, olive oil and spices. Featured is the 2-liter bottle of seltzer I'm drinking between breakfast and dinner.

Dinner

Sauerkraut for an appetizer, 1/2 lb. organic, grass-fed, 93/7 chopped beef with black beans and salsa, and 3/4 lb. of steamed green beans with soy sauce and Mrs. Dash.

Not pictured are a couple of cups of black coffee I had during the day. Total water intake was a little less than 3L of seltzer.

Today is also the first day supplementing with  PAGG (policosanol x 1[before bed], ALA, Green Tea Extract, and Deodorized Garlic x 4[before meals and bed]). 

It's been a good day. I'm beginning to plan my Saturday binge. Mmmm, chocolate.

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