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Good morning, FatSecret!
First of all, I'd like to thank ALL deities (no, not dieters!) and I believe the native Americans for the invention and discovery of coffee. Boy, will I need it today.
I've had the worst night in AGES. I did not sleep at all.
I went to bed around 8:30PM as we normally do. We go to bed early, as we get up around 4AM because of Wife's job. 8:30PM is appropriate if we want a full night's sleep.
However, I was just not feeling tired enough. I got up, got my headphones and listened to one of the Paul McKenna CDs, the weight loss programming one. It usually knocks me out in a minute or two, and just "does its thing" while I sleep. It always works.
Not last night, though. I listened to it to the end, and as much as I think it does help on my weight loss focus, it didn't help on my sleep.
There is a CD called "Sleep Like A Log". Maybe I need to do that one next?
Anyways, having laid there for a few hours, probably dozing off here and there but not feeling ANY impact from it, I decided to get up around 12:30AM.
I went to the rest room, showered, and just took my time. Been snuggling the kitty cat, and watching junk on Youtube. I got kitty cat purring on my lab, and Roger Waters is playing via Spotify. Not a bad morning after all.
I did my weigh-in at around 1:30AM - WAY too early to get an accurate, comparable number. Still, I did it, and it's recorded. I wanted to be able to drink coffee and have some water, and I needed to weight in first.
The weigh-in number is highly inaccurate, but better than nothing - even if it shows another gain.
Over the last two days, I'm up 800 grams. That's pretty damn good, also considering the early weigh-in today. I think that had I waited just a couple of hours longer, I'd be able to drop another 200-300 grams. Still, I'll count it as I see it.
Normally, a weekend makes me gain up to 5 kilos. 800 grams is MORE than great.
I wouldn't say I did great yesterday. I started out nicely, had a GREAT rehearsal with the band, but coming home I realized that Wife had decided to bake both cakes and cookies. I ended up sampling them, and sampling them WAY too much. Cakes are definitely in the "don't eat stupid s**t"-category, and not part of the plan for yesterday.
Still, I came out of it without TOO much damage, and I am back on track. Hopefully, being awake early will burn at least one cookie by default. LOL.
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It was SUPERB to play with the band yesterday. I have no words for how much fun it is. We're really getting things together, and there is just a great vibe between us.
We have a gig at a big, private party on the 28th, and I think I can safely say that we are ready. We're just getting the minor details in place on a few tracks, but we can go tomorrow if needed.
We are now at about 75 minutes of concert time. More is coming. I'm hoping that we can do a full 90-120 minute concert by the end of the year, and maybe even a 3 x 45 minute show in not too long. That's where I'd like to see us - this is enough for most events and this is where both the fun and the money is. :)
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I had to make a big decision yesterday, and it's both good and bad.
I need to get my weight loss business tax registered. I need to make it a legit business. Simply put, I'm making too much money and the government wants in on the deal. Boo.
The downside is that I need to charge 25% tax from my clients.
I can finance this in one of two ways:
1. I keep my price where it is, but lose 20% of my income.
2. I up the price by 25%.
I know I sell my service cheap, so I am kinda okay with upping the price. However, at the same time I want my classes to be affordable for everyone.
I'm considering to make a "hurry and get it cheap" deal - basically announcing what is going on, and that I will keep the lowered price for anyone signing up or being written up on a waiting list before Halloween.
...and of course, repeat customers who are already in my class will get the "old" price too. I can't start upping the price for loyal customers. I might even consider to give a "repeat business" deal for those who want to extend their stay. I see quite a lot of those, though, and it might cost me a bit.
The upside is that I get to shop relevant products with a tax deduction. I basically save 20% on things that I buy for the company.
I'm already eyeing a PROPER health scale, like the one I use at the gym for reading all the stats. Those suckers are EXPENSIVE, and I really want one. I could buy it for the company.
Also, I can easily justify other things, especially since I am considering to also start doing speeches. I am seriously planning to go out and tell my story (for a fee), hopefully inspire people to lose weight and get healthier, share my secrets, and maybe get some more people in my classes. I can't see how this is NOT a win thing to do.
Most of this will probably be in areas that I can't reach with my classes, other places in Denmark, so there is really no competition with my own class by "giving away too many secrets".
For this, I can easily justify buying a proper laptop, tablet, wireless microphone, Speakers and amps, etc. THings that I can conveniently use with the band too. ;)
Let's be creative, right? LOL.
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So, today will be a pretty normal day in the life of Kingkeld.
I have my meals planned. They're basic and kinda boring, but not bad.
For lunch and dinner I have the same meals, just what we had in the fridge.
A frankfurter, some green beans and a slice of rye bread. Repeat for dinner. Nothing exciting, but it'll be good on both protein and fat for me.
Midday snack will be a large protein shake.
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I'm starting to ween myself off the protein bars. I do see what my dear buddy FullaBella mentioned about them being too much of a candy bar. I agree 100%.
If I am to start avoiding candies in general, then I can't keep doing the bars. They are starting too many cravings for more candy, even if it's a healthier choice.
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Wow, this morning is going by fast. Wife got up early, and we spent some time talking.
I better start prepping for the day. :)
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Today, I'm thankful for:
- Wife! :)
- Coffee. More than ever.
- Hopefully a thriving business for the future.
- A nice day ahead of me!
Life is good!
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182.1 lb
Lost so far: 159.6 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed poorly.
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gaining 9.3 lb a week
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