Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon

It’s sometimes amazing to me how much my life has changed in the last 6 months. Yes, this is another annoying “Bhagwan’s lost a bunch of weight and he won’t shut up about it” post.

This morning, I went to the corner market/bakery/coffee house and picked up food for today. I bought 2 Odwalla smoothies, a tasty muffin, a slice of pizza, half a sandwich and a slice of pie.

Not so very long ago, that was one meal. Now it’s 4.

And my activity level has hot changed at all. Here on a Sunday afternoon, I sit in front of my computer with music blaring, playing a video game and talking on teh intarwebs. And yet in my indolence, I have more energy than I’ve had since I was a teenager.

When, oddly enough, I sometimes ate even more at one sitting than the menu above and could not gain any weight at all. My primary activities then?

Sitting in front of a television with music blaring, and playing video games.

So an update about 11 days of veganism. I’m here to type at you that I lost slightly more weight eating burgers and pastrami sandwiches. But the daily menu was acceptible for maintenance, and I’ll incorporate some of those meals into my long term plans (like a bowl of nuts every so often, and that yummy soy beef I discovered).

Part of the slowdown is that at this point in the process, the first week sees all of the loss, and the second sees slight waistline slimming. While both are acceptible, I’m for thinking that I just need to do the first week from now on, giving myself the weekends off. So I’ll give it a try over the next 4 days, and give with the trip report. Tomorrow should start off at 199.

Yesterday was Veteran’s Day, also known as Armistice Day and Rememberance Day in various countries around the world. It means a lot to me, (and not just because of the Story), but this year I didn’t go out and get loaded up. Just a glass of wine here in the domicile.

My heartfelt thanks to every man and woman that has ever worn the uniform of thier country. The oaths you swore guaranteed a way of life for your brothers and sisters that could not (sorry) or would not serve.

And to those that never took it off, my affection knows no bounds. Would that I could exchange, but instead I honor you by living as well as I can.