Samiam9663's Journal, 28 May 2016

Pleasantly surprised to see even a small drop - my sewer line collapsed three weeks ago and had to be replaced, so the house/yard is a disaster, and routines/schedules went out the window. I'm really glad I didn't gain! It has been a very educational month, though - I will share with you the things I learned.

• Plumbers have larger egos than surgeons. If you question them, even gently, they will fly off in a tizzy not unlike a missed-nap-two-year-old-cracked-out-on-sugar. Tread very CAREFULLY around the plumbers, or you’ll find yourself without sewer system for a weekend.
• A bathroom, with all the fixtures removed, is surprisingly spacious, and can be used to hide in when the children are looking for you
• A storm sewer is not the same thing as a main sewer. Don’t ask me how I know that, or how it’s different, you don’t want to know.
• Surprisingly, human fecal matter does not lose its form in the sewer, it remains in much the same shape it was excreted
• Corn is indigestible
• If you bake cheese biscuits and make curry soup for the heavy equipment operators in your back yard, they will level your soil for you at no charge. Sadly, they don’t understand what “grading” is, so you’ll have to hire someone real to do it again.
• If you pile soil too close to your brand new fence, it will rot the boards
• If a heavy equipment operator says “don’t worry about it, it’s no problem” in response to your expressed concern that a 2 x 6 fence base is not strong enough to withstand the pressure of a caterpillar earth mover, you should immediately worry, and not believe him, because you will turn out to be right, and have to have your fence repaired.
• A large dog can carry twice its weight in mud into the house, and shed it all at the same time onto the floors and couches. Mud will NOT fall off the dog while the dog is outdoors.
• Teenagers, when told they cannot use the toilets, take this news very, VERY personally, and will refuse to speak to you for up to three days.

So here I am, .8 lbs lighter, and OH so much wiser! The nightmare continues - two bathrooms and a laundry room have to be completely refinished, a new sub floor has to be built, the back yard has to be returned to SOME semblance of usability, and I have to say...my timing is less than impeccable. Trying to find your insurance agent during the worst natural disaster in Canadian history is very, very challenging. Ah well! This too shall pass! Peace (and good sewers!) to everyone - I hope your journeys are going well!

236.0 lb Lost so far: 18.0 lb.    Still to go: 59.0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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2013 kcal

Fat: 111.33g | Prot: 71.45g | Carb: 196.52g.   Breakfast: Mozzarella Cheese (Whole Milk), Kashi GOLEAN Crunch! Cereal, 2% Fat Milk. Lunch: Ritz Crackers - Fresh Stack, Hormel Original Pepperoni Slices, Cheddar Cheese, Butter, Frankfurter or Hot Dog with Catsup and/or Mustard on Bun. Dinner: Mushrooms, Bell Peppers, Cooked Asparagus (from Fresh), Cooked Mushrooms (Fat Added in Cooking), Garlic Bread, McCain Oven Cooked Fries. Snacks/Other: Vanilla Ice Creams, Blueberry Pie (Two Crust). more...

3069 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Cooking - 2 hours, Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 45 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 15 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...