February 9, 2012: Post 40, Day 40 - Fast day.

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Today's Weight:        203.2 lbs 
Yesterday's Weight:    204.2 lbs
Net Loss/Gain:         - 1.0 lbs

Daily weight from December 31, 2011 - first quarter.

Daily weight from December 31, 2011 - year 2012.

More good news: I am below the trend line, the first step toward moving the trend line down, which is something I want to do. To accomplish my goal, I have to spend some time at or below 200 pounds... So close, yet so far!

Today's 24-hour fast turned out to be a 26-hour fast day.

Daily Comment

Another theme I've been thinking about is musicians I play with. I accept that I will play with all musicians at pretty much all levels of skill, talent, and ambition - that is what happens when you play at open mics. 

However, in bands that I'm in, it is another story. I don't want to play with musicians with inferior skills and low ambitions (I leave out talent, because, to a degree, skill and ambition can make up for a lack of talent, whereas enormous talent will be wasted without skills and ambition to realize it). I am talking about the pair: low levels of skill (mastery of the instrument) and ambition (making music not a high enough priority to work at it). 

Now, my situation is that although I'm not so good that I don't have to work on stuff, most of the things I have to work on are pretty easy for me. But I've been working at this for more than 45 years. If you are less experienced, and have less mastery of your instrument than me, I expect that you will put in the time to prepare for rehearsals, and have an adequate performance when there's an audience.

I am finding this not to be the case with all of those I regularly play with. This means the most difficult (and least joyful) thing about making music is to not let myself get frustrated with someone else. This is a welcome challenge, believe it or not. There are things I can control (my impatience, attachment to my 'standards', my expectations), and things I can't (other people's behavior, expectations, priorities). I need to work on the things I can control.

Food Log

Breakfast

Skipped.

Lunch

Skipped.


Dinner

Chocolate egg cream protein shake (vanilla whey protein powder (w/48g of whey protein) plus cocoa, almond milk, cinnamon and stevia-inulin blend).

Liquid Intake

    Coffee:   32 oz,   Water: 84+ oz.