Dieting
So much for the every day thing, but at least I’m still close.
The GI stuff finally disappeared Wednesday morning, to my extreme relief, and my workout proceeded unhindered by the frailties of my digestion system. I also had a chance to weigh in, and I’ve lost about 8 pounds in the 3.5 weeks I’ve been lifting. While it may not sound like a lot compared to those “amazing lose 200 pounds in 24 hours” diets, I figure mine will last a good bit longer, and be healthier to boot. Another 10-12 pounds and I’ll be back to my usual weight, and we’ll see if I can’t shave an extra 15-20 off of that. High goals may be discouraging, but at least they keep me reaching.
Which of course brings me to my dietary changes. Exciting. So I tend to average about 800-1200 calories intake per day, but balance that with an occasional 4000-5000 calorie day. All in all, it’s a very unhealthy system, since I’m basically training my body to store everything I eat, and then I eat a huge amount that all gets packed away in various unsavory places. So I’ve been trying really hard to eat a more regular intake of food, by averaging around 2000 calories a day. The sad part is that it makes me feel a bit weird, cause I’m eating when I’m not really hungry just because I know I should be eating. I can’t really explain how it’s messing with my head, but it is.
I spent a good time yesterday working on research for a connected home that my parents are planning to build. Basically, they want me to do all the wiring/programming/installation to make their house one of those uber-cool techno-houses you see on weird TV shows and stuff. It sounds pretty interesting, though I’m fairly certain I’ve got a lot of learning to do in at least a few areas before I’ll feel really comfortable about taking the admin job for that.
I’ve gotten into more of a web-design swing lately, and I’ve been itching to setup my linux server so that I can experiment with PHP/Perl/MySQL, but I’ve been hesitant to start tearing up the network because I’m still waiting to get all the spiffy new parts for the new comp when my dad does his.
Dark Age of Camelot has also begun calling to me again. They’ve just implemented housing, which sounds really cool, but I’m not sure I’m willing to go back to the $20/mo obsessive phase yet, especially since a lot of my old friends have moved onto other servers, and I’m disinclined to follow. Hopefully I’ll maintain my resolve, and direct my socialization and nesting instincts more towards real life for a while.
I’ve also been debating with myself as to whether or not I really want to open the relationship can ‘o worms here. I’m not entirely sure that I want a permanent record of all of my sundry connections available to the web at large, even though my page only gets the minimal hits associated with a personal webpage. We’ll see how my conviction wavers by the weekend.