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Thursday, December 05, 2002
Progress
Shoveled snow for 2 hours straight this morning (5 inches!!!). Normally that would leave me with sore arms and a stiff back, but now, no problems, no worries, no soreness. Minor progress, but progress nonetheless.
Went grocery shopping last night. First time in my history that the number of fruits and vegetables outnumbered all the other items in the cart. I'm gobsmacked!
Wednesday, December 04, 2002
The Frankenstein Laboratory
This whole process (working out) has so attenuated my body, that I'm able to affect my performance by making the slightest chemical changes. Reducing the amount of sleep I get, for instance, dramatically affects the amount I can lift. My body now craves a minimum of 16 glasses of water a day, and demands that I run to the wc 5 minutes after waking. Hunger pains start every 4 hours like clockwork, and satiation hinges upon whether the food was protein or carb, fruit or meat. Coca-Cola, which I used to crave like a junkie needs his fix, now reacts with my body as if it were a poison. My body has become (as I keep saying) a Frankenstein laboratory where I studiously mix and match solids and fluids and compare it to mood and performance.
If you had told me 3 months ago that I would become this sensitive about what I shove into my body, I would have thought you were on drugs. I feel like a "Fall of the House of Usher"-level aesthete. Next I'll be cultivating a palette for fine cuisine and wine. Somebody stop me before I become bourgeois! I miss the days when I could just grab and Coke and some mac and cheese and be good-to-go.
Sunday, December 01, 2002
New Stuff/Minor Update
1. I've managed to track down the old cheese box photos and have posted them in my photo album, buried in the list of links on the left. (This will only mean something to those of you OWBN'ers.)
2. I've cancelled my old e-mail account. If you haven't gotten the new one, call me at home. 3. The dogs and I were attacked by a pit bull at the dog park today. The bleeding has stopped for both Major and I. Animal Control has been notified, and I'll keep everyone posted after the trip to the vet tomorrow. (Everything is closed, natch, for the extended holiday weekend.)
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