August 18, 2012: Post 585 (2012 Day 231) - Cheat Day

August 18, 2012

Daily Comment

Another short comment today. 

It is not just cheat day. It is a gig day. And it is a good gig, by my definition, because i am Fool will do a whole show by ourselves, with our own sound. I think it is important to do these, to really exercise the bands performance skills.

But it is hard work, too. Setup and teardown of the equipment takes longer, there's more lifting involved, and, of course, that bookends a four-hour long performance. 


So, from the time you begin to load equipment into the car and arrive at the traditional after-show diner, eight hours have elapsed. Half of those eight hours, the most physical of those hours, happens after normal bedtime.

By the time I got home it was after 4am. By the time I finished the ice cream and went to bed, it was after 5. 

There's an old joke that you don't pay working musicians for their musical performance. That's free. You pay them for the years of work leading up to that performance, and the hours of work and costs of moving the equipment on and off stage.

Today, that saying was manifest. Oh, yeah, the performance was very good, very satisfying to me.

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Food and Diet Section

Today's Weight:        201.4 lbs 
Yesterday's Weight:    202.2 lbs  
Day Net Loss/Gain:     - 0.8 lbs

Year 2012 daily weight from December 31, 2011.

Diet Comment:

OK - nicely back in the range. Today's cheat went well beyond the normal time frame, deep into Sunday - I was eating post-show breakfast at 3am, ice cream at 4:30am. Tomorrow's fast will be all day - I won't eat again until Monday morning.

Food Log

Breakfast

A blueberry-kale protein shake (almond milk, whey protein (24g protein), frozen wild blueberries, kale, vanilla, cinnamon, stevia blend).

Lunch

Wegman's takeout: From the salad bar, cous-cous and feta, asparagus and spinach, grilled cauliflower, pasta with sun-dried tomatoe, pasta with feta. Pizza with fresh local veggies (1 of two shown). Not shown: Chocolate Panda Paws ice cream, cookies. 

After-show Dinner (3am)

After the show, we went to Denny's (it's the closest 24-hour place to eat) where I had a Philly steak and cheese omelet with home fries and rye toast. After I got home, I finished off the ice cream.

Liquid Intake

    Coffee:    16 oz,   Water: 88+ oz

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