ChrisComedy's Logboek, 12 aug 14

I made some prescient comments in my journal the other day as I work on getting healthier. I've been neglecting stand-up comedy, but I pointed out that I've known people who would have been better served by working on their health rather than comedy. I'm no exception. The death of Robin Williams drives that home.

Body fat: 26.6 (somewhat dehydrated). This is as low as I have gone. Optimum for a man according to the AARP BMI calculator is 13-17.

Eight solid hours of sleep - no wide awake episodes, with dreaming. Eight minutes on the Air Walk Trainer first thing to burn off glycogen. The Fat Gripz arrived. I was able to put them on the Air Walk Trainer fairly easily. It does feel that my forearms are more engaged. I tried fitting them on the rowing machine handles, but the foam handles were too large for an easy fit. I could see where the Fat Gripz could be a replacement if the foam handles ever wore out.

I was able to use them with wrist curls because the Fat Gripz fits quite easily and nicely on the Reebok hexagonal. They're tougher to get on the generic plate dumbell handles. However, they're too long for the C9 by Champion dumbbells. I was thinking about getting some lighter dumbbells, but I can't see replacing the C9s right now with the Reebok dumbbells or more generic plate versions, but I might eventually if the Fat Gripz are worth using across all weights. I could see putting one on the ThunderBell since the handle isn't that comfortable (strips of vinyl that don't entirely cover the metal), but it doesn't look like it will fit.

The replacement Misfit Shine also arrived, but it doesn't sync with any of the Android devices I have so I will put it aside until I upgrade to an Android device that does, possibly the Asus Memo Pad. The other one is still in UPS limbo. I wonder if it got nicked. The hernia belt was delivered and I put it on. Pressure is firm but not uncomfortable. After a while, I stopped noticing it. I hope it helps. I have an alternative on the way, should get here tomorrow. I'm a great believer in backups. Fortunately, I don't have to wear it while lying down since it recedes (the medical term is reducible).

Today is an up day (eat all I want on the Alternate-Day Diet). Pizza today because the Alternate-Day diet book says monotony is good. Tomorrow is a down day, but it's also the day my Amazon PrimePantry box arrives. Fortunately, most of the content is diet-related so I won't be exposed to the temptations I encounter at Kroger. I'm out of sugar, but I've got a lot of Nectresse monk fruit packets. I'd like to add Domino Light to the next PrimePantry, but they don't carry it. It would have to be a separate order. Nectresse is supposed to be 150 times sweeter than sugar. They're not kidding. Used two packets in my chai and it was almost too much, even for a sweetaholic like me.

I made another Mama Mary pizza with Hunt's diced tomatoes and Kroger pizza cheese after reading about the virtues of monotony in "The Alternate-Day Diet". Some of the pizza cheese had congealed so I had to grate it again, which kinda defeats the purpose. I wasn't in the mood to do it so I wound up scattering several chunks on the pizza. It worked out OK because they melted. I may just buy a Mozzarella block and shred it myself if it's going to do that. Don't know how much money I would save. I bought a Pizzaz Plus for $25 at Kroger and have really gotten a lot of use out of it - mostly for pizzas, fish sticks, and grilled cheese sandwiches. It was almost a necessity to buy one. It's cooler than my gas oven and the gas oven sets off the smoke detectors. I have to open the kitchen door to let the smoke which is a pain in the butt when it's 32 degrees outside.

Fourteen minutes of stretching in bed. Strength training: 15 minutes of cleaning up, doing leg exercises with the ankle weight on the mat and chair that I didn't get to yesterday. I think my legs are getting stronger, but I don't have any metrics for that. It's just a feeling. Forty-five minutes of the third month of the whole body conditioning dumbbell program. Cardio: 45 minutes of the Air Walk Trainer, 734 steps.

Ran into my 20-article limit on the online version of The Richmond Times-Dispatch, which reminded me that I've been paying $2 a week to buy the Thursday and Sunday editions of They York Times. I decided to take The Times on their offer of $5 for 12 weeks of the electronic version, which would save me $19 in three months. They raise the rate to $8.75 a week after three months, but I will just cancel, which is what my aunt does with the paper version.

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1270 kcal

Vet: 46,50g | Eiwit: 43,00g | Kolhy: 167,00g.   Ontbijt: Splenda Nectresse, Planters NUT-rition Heart Healthy Mix, Fiber Choice Sugar Free Assorted Fruit, Kroger Lactose Free Fat Free Half & Half, Celestial Seasonings India Spice Chai Tea. Lunch: Mama Mary's Original pizza crust, Kroger Finely Shredded Pizza Cheese, Hunt's Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic and Oregano, Campbell's Healthy Request Cream of Chicken Soup. Diner: Mama Mary's Original pizza crust, Kroger Finely Shredded Pizza Cheese, Hunt's Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic and Oregano. Snacks/Andere: Hunt's Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic and Oregano. meer...