Hug your family.
Protect your data.
Stop sharing all your photos with all your apps. Or don’t stop sharing. You may reveal to your overlords every detail of your life if you want, it’s your freedom to choose what you reveal, but it’s also your responsibility to be aware of the dangers.
Time with real life people is more important than likes.
Stay safe.
Only recently did we have income tax,
only recently were transactions traceable,
only recently were microphones and cameras common place in our cities, streets, neighborhoods, homes, and pockets.
Only recently have we willingly bugged ourselves for Big Brothers viewing pleasure.
Privacy is the norm in thousands of years of human civilization.
Surveillance is a parasite on human civilization.
Monero is private = good tool for private transactions.
USD cash is private = good tool for private transactions.
No one said you need to *save* in Monero.
Also you can audit it.
https://sethforprivacy.com/posts/dispelling-monero-fud/
Choose to stay ignorant or do the work to learn something. You are free to decide.
Monero is more private than anything you can do on Bitcoin today. Use it.
Or don't. You are free to decide what transactional history you reveal to your overlords.
Privacy is 100% necessary for true transactional freedom. You might be able to transact without censorship using your self-custodial KYC Bitcoin, but since you attached your ID to it, Big Brother can still track you down and make your life hell.
You are free to buy KYC bitcoin, the price is your identity and all of your bitcoin history, and possibly your freedom.
You are also free to by no-KYC bitcoin, the price is a little more effort and maybe interacting with another human in a peer to peer transaction.
If you use KYC bitcoin, then have fun staying oppressed.
Mass Reduction Log
Week 2 Summary
Mass 109 kg
No significant change.
Daily target of 2000 kcal
08 - 3060
09 - 2226
10 - 2829
11 - 2319
12 - 3075
13 - 1631
14 - 2803
Average - 2563 kcal per day
---Notes---
I have been eating too much (as usual). I have not stayed focused on controlling my intake. Exercise isn't the problem, I simply eat too much overall and certainly too much desserts.
Self-control is important but to be sustainable I think I need to move beyond self control to a level of normality where I eat what I need without excess, where my life does not revolve around food, where I focus my time on other things and eat when I *need* to.
I find that overeating is a massive waste of money and time: Money I spend on food I don't need, time I spend trying to lose the weight I gain, and time I spend thinking and stressing about it (like this post).
A lot of the calories this week have been from sugar/desserts that were entirely unnecessary. Short term thinking / instant gratification kind of stuff.
Plans:
1. I will spend more time building for myself and my family in any way I can. Staying busy keeps me mentally healthy and keeps me from mindlessly eating.
2. Try this: I will create a list of things to do if I am feeling bored. There is always good work to be done for the family and for the home (fix something, balance budget, look for new job opportunities, do something for someone else, etc). I will refer to this list when I feel lost.
3. Think of ways to politely reject desserts/overeating, to reject sweets from daily life - like "sugar is poison" or "every dessert is one less day of life in the end" and similar themes. It's dark, but preventing early death is a good motivator, and in this case, much like alcohol, is likely true.
4. Target for week 3 is less than 1800 calories per day with less than 100 g carbs per day. Drink lots of water.
anyone got a decent condition Pixel 6a they would part with?
Mass Reduction Log
Day 7
108.5 kg
---Notes---
An okay day, started good, ended poorly.
Had some snacks toward the end of the day that I did not need. Mindlessly ate in front of the TV again. Really need to not do that.
Was hard to stay mindful when exhausted and sitting in front of TV.
---Food---
Black coffee
Eggs
Sausage
Potatos
9 pieces of chocolate candy
Turkey
Cheese
chips
frozen berries
almonds
---Exercise---
Home remodeling
Long walk
---Net---
2002/2000 kcal
Mostly I over-eat due to boredom or distraction, or (unconsciously) seeking instant gratification, or shop for food when I'm hungry.
Need to (1) stay busy (2) eat without distractions, (3) stay mindful.
I'll do even better on the next day. Small improvements count.
Mass Reduction Log
Day 6
108.2 kg
---Notes---
Bad start to the day. I ate cookies. I pretty much ruined the macros for the day and went over calories. The chips at the end of the day didn't help.
I need to induldge in health and feeling healthy, not in desserts.
---Food---
Black coffee
cookies
turkey
cheese
1 piece of chocolate candy
chips
---Exercise---
Long walk
---Net---
2938/2000 kcal
Mostly I over-eat due to boredom or distraction, or (unconciously) seeking instant gratification, or shop for food when I'm hungry.
Need to (1) stay busy (2) eat without distractions, (3) stay mindful.
I'll do even better tomorrow. Small improvements count.
Mass Reduction Log
Day 5
107.9 kg
---Notes---
Fasted 18 hours, generally a good day.
Good macros balance, below 100 g of carbs.
Wondering if I should try to eat just one (big) meal a day for a week or something. Maybe that would work for me. Don't know, might try it.
---Food---
Black coffee
ground turkey
almonds
cheese
mixed steamed veggies
greek yogurt with granola
1 piece of chocolate candy
---Exercise---
Mowed the lawn
Bike ride
---Net---
1617/2000 kcal
Mostly I over-eat due to boredom or distraction, or (unconciously) seeking instant gratification.
Need to (1) stay busy (2) eat without distractions, stay mindful.
I'll do even better tomorrow. Small improvements count.
GN
Mass Reduction Log
Day 4
108.3 kg
---Notes---
Stayed busy today; worked on the house.
Fasted for 20 hours.
A good day.
Had too many carbs with dinner though.
Need to reduce carbs and increase protein.
---Food---
Black coffee
lentil salad
baguette
grilled chicken
almonds
cheese
---Exercise---
Home remodeling
Long walk
---Net---
1769/2000 kcal
Mostly I over-eat due to boredom or distraction, seeking instant gratification.
Stay busy.
Eat without distractions, stay mindful.
I'll do even better tomorrow. Small improvements count.
GN
Mass Reduction Log
Day 3
108.4 kg
---Notes---
Stayed busy today; worked on the house.
Stayed away from snacks most of the day.
Broke my diet with a heavy take out meal.
Then had a popcorn snack while watching TV.
Bad habits are hard to break.
I definitely do best away from the TV.
---Food---
Black coffee
Eggs and bacon
Almonds
Cheese
Grilled chicken
Light Salad
4 enchilladas
Some tortilla chips
bag of microwave popcorn
Almonds
---Exercise---
Home remodeling
---Net---
3019/2000 kcal
Stay busy. Don't eat in front of the TV, don't eat mindlessly, always be mindful. Eat at a table without any distractions. I'll do better on Day 4. Small improvements count.
Mass Reduction Log
Day 2
108.8 kg
---Notes---
Stayed busy today; worked on the house.
Stayed away from snacks except for a fudge pop.
Kept within 8 hour eating window.
---Food---
Black coffee
Almonds
Cheese
Grilled chicken
Light Salad
Frozen mixed berries
Roasted Potatos
Almonds
Cheese
Sour dough bread
---Exercise---
Home remodeling
Long walk
---Net---
~1944/2000 kcal
Mass Reduction Log
Day 1
108.8 kg
---Notes---
It is hard to resist desserts, sugar is very addictive.
Getting the insulin response under control takes time and determination.
Trying to focus on single-ingredient food: proteins, fats, vegetables, some fruits.
Working toward 8 hour eating window, was about 10 hours today.
---Food---
Black coffee
Chocolate chip cookie
Bacon + eggs
Almonds
Banana
Frozen mixed berries
Caprese w/ home grown tomatos
Grilled Chicken
Sauteed zuccini
Rosemary sour dough bread (too much bread)
---Exercise---
Outdoor Cycling
---Net---
~1964/2000 kcal