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helwenHistory of the term "Black Friday", for those interested... http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2011/11/real-story-behind-black-friday
So far my Black Friday shopping has been to go to breakfast with L, up at Elmer's.
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I'm on FB because the kung fu school posts updates there, and then let myself get sucked into a couple of online games... fortunately I can generally do other online things at the same time, but really, need to re-think that gaming thing... altho' I'm having fun using the small base I've acquired to subject people to different ideas and thoughts than some of them are used to -- Farmville has, of course, a winter-themed storyline starting up, which they're calling, ever-so-creatively, Winter Wonderland. So I've started posting my own "quests" on my wall, which has sparked some funny conversations but also some good thoughts. If I have time later, I'll re-post the "quests" here, but essentially they're quests for real things one might actually want to have (food, drink, light, etc.).
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So much more to do, but the bits of sorting and packing I've been doing are finally starting to make a visual difference here and there in the apartment!
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Diet changes haven't been going smoothly during this holiday season, but could be worse. Staying gluten-free is pretty easy for me, but I'm trying to restrict fast-carb intake as well and that isn't going as well; need to have a little more will power there, but I have to say, the high quality hot cocoa at Elmer's is hard to pass up; at least I don't get the large... increasing dietary fat and overall calorie-intake helps, thank goodness! I've had problems with remembering to eat enough for years -- yes, I'm overweight, and no, restricting calories DOES NOT WORK -- that just puts the body into starvation mode. Left to my own devices, my typical caloric-intake is 900-1000/day. Yes, even during the first year+ of taking kung fu three times a week, plus farm activities... I'm trying hard to eat more, and when I succeed I definitely have more productive days.... otherwise I get the bare minimum done, if that.
Since going gluten-free I've lost about 30 lbs. If I can restrict fast carbs and consistently up my caloric intake, even for a few months, I should be able to kick my metabolism back into gear and lose the rest of the excess (I hope!). Immediate benefits are that I feel a heckuva lot better these days, and get more done than I used to, so the effort is definitely worth it. I don't much care if I get back to my college-days-weight, but since my particular physical structure doesn't hold up well under current conditions, another 20 would be good; my knees and back will thank me :D
So far my Black Friday shopping has been to go to breakfast with L, up at Elmer's.
****
I'm on FB because the kung fu school posts updates there, and then let myself get sucked into a couple of online games... fortunately I can generally do other online things at the same time, but really, need to re-think that gaming thing... altho' I'm having fun using the small base I've acquired to subject people to different ideas and thoughts than some of them are used to -- Farmville has, of course, a winter-themed storyline starting up, which they're calling, ever-so-creatively, Winter Wonderland. So I've started posting my own "quests" on my wall, which has sparked some funny conversations but also some good thoughts. If I have time later, I'll re-post the "quests" here, but essentially they're quests for real things one might actually want to have (food, drink, light, etc.).
****
So much more to do, but the bits of sorting and packing I've been doing are finally starting to make a visual difference here and there in the apartment!
****
Diet changes haven't been going smoothly during this holiday season, but could be worse. Staying gluten-free is pretty easy for me, but I'm trying to restrict fast-carb intake as well and that isn't going as well; need to have a little more will power there, but I have to say, the high quality hot cocoa at Elmer's is hard to pass up; at least I don't get the large... increasing dietary fat and overall calorie-intake helps, thank goodness! I've had problems with remembering to eat enough for years -- yes, I'm overweight, and no, restricting calories DOES NOT WORK -- that just puts the body into starvation mode. Left to my own devices, my typical caloric-intake is 900-1000/day. Yes, even during the first year+ of taking kung fu three times a week, plus farm activities... I'm trying hard to eat more, and when I succeed I definitely have more productive days.... otherwise I get the bare minimum done, if that.
Since going gluten-free I've lost about 30 lbs. If I can restrict fast carbs and consistently up my caloric intake, even for a few months, I should be able to kick my metabolism back into gear and lose the rest of the excess (I hope!). Immediate benefits are that I feel a heckuva lot better these days, and get more done than I used to, so the effort is definitely worth it. I don't much care if I get back to my college-days-weight, but since my particular physical structure doesn't hold up well under current conditions, another 20 would be good; my knees and back will thank me :D
