March 22, 2012: Post 82, Day 82 - Fast Day

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Today's Weight:        199.8 lbs 
Yesterday's Weight:    200.2 lbs
Net Loss/Gain:         - 0.4 lbs

Daily weight from December 31, 2011 - first quarter. 

Daily weight from December 31, 2011 - year 2012. 

Diet Comment:
Today is a 24-hour fast day. No food for 24 hours, then... Food. Fasting this way is usually not very difficult. Fasting has been, historically, a normal part of the human way of life. It is a very recent development in human history to have food available all day, every day. Today, I probably psyched myself out a bit - anticipating my meal, I got very hungry, and ended the fast just short of 23 hours. No big deal, that.

Daily Comment:

We have had record-breaking high temperatures and beautiful weather overall for a week here in CNY. That ends tomorrow. Weather like this forces me to face my inner agoraphobe. Or, to be more precise, the part of me that would rather be indoors than out. 

I don't really understand how this came to be. I grew up an out-of-the-apartment-as-much-as-possible kind of child. I always enjoyed the rare opportunities to go to the 'country,' no matter what kind of 'rural' environment it actually was. 

At some point, in my mid-to-late 30s, I think, something changed. My preferred activities and recreation didn't lend themselves to outdoors enjoyment. I stopped finding reasons to go to the beach in the Summer. I stopped engaging  in outdoor sports (really, all sports). I stopped bicycling. I stopped jogging/running. I no longer had anything walking-distance away to move me out-of-doors. 

When I retire, I intend to spend a lot more time in the sun. But for now, it is just pleasant, and something more to observe than to immerse myself in.

Food Log

Breakfast
Skipped.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

Cole slaw and a hard-boiled egg (not shown). Grass-fed beef with bacon, 'faux' mashed potatoes (cauliflower, butter, almond milk, salt and  pepper). Spring Mix greens with mayonnaise (not shown). 

Late-night Snack

Chocolate protein shake (vanilla whey protein powder (w/24g of whey protein) plus cocoa, almond milk, cinnamon and stevia-inulin blend).

Liquid Intake

    Coffee:   22 oz,   Water: 168+ oz