A few disjointed thoughts

been a while since I updated the blog, though the progress graph gets updated every day (well, almost).

First: on a typical day I’m completely forgetting to eat anything at all for breakfast, eating two things of instant oatmeal for lunch and then eating whatever I care to for dinner.

Second: I made a startling observation about a month ago - I had been maintaining myself in a non-hungry state at all times, eating enough that I was never empty. Thinking about it, that actually doesn’t seem like a normal state (never hungry) rather, most people get hungry as meals approach. Now, I’m not talking about ravishing hunger, just “gee, I have nothing in my stomach or upper small intestines - you know I think I’d like to eat” as opposed to “well the clock says noon, I get to eat again!” I suspect people who have been skinny all their lives will wonder why this is a big deal but for me it’s a major revelation. You see many diets claiming “you won’t have to starve yourself” but I suspect that most overweight people have moved into the “never hungry = normal state” mode and will consider being hungry at all as starvation until they too recognize that it isn’t normal and they’re supposed to get hungry - even if it’s just a little.

Third: I want to reiterate how much I’m eating a day (see point first) and say that I’m not starving, in fact often I’m not even that hungry - until it’s time to go home and have dinner. By then, it’s most definitely time to eat - which usually happens around 5:30 or so. But I’m not wallowing in agony, and once I do start eating the reduced appetite kicks in which is why I don’t really worry about what I’m eating or how much because I just stop when I’m feeling full.

Fourth: Looks like I’ve lost about 16 pounds (7.25kg, 1 stone 2) so far. Though I’m looking forward to reaching my first “turkey” milestone (20 pounds - or about the weight of a thanksgiving turkey) I like the fact that 16 pounds of butter using the 3.125x1.5x1.5” sticks common here in the western US, stacked horizontally would be exactly 8 feet tall.

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