kingkeld's Journal, 01 February 2012

Ouch. I've been up all night, almost. Stomach hurting, churning, aching. No fun at all.

Yesterday I went shopping for all the remedies for my "situation", prunes, psyllium husk, and a bunch of other things and might help me in my new little quest.

I started on the psyllium husk this morning, and will make a "prune shake" a little later on. I realized some time last night, that I need ice cubes for this, and we had none, so I had to get up and make some. Sadly, I never really made it back to bed again. This was at 1 AM. :/

This constipation has been attacking me on and off for a while - I think it's time I do something about it. I'm putting myself on mandatory husk twice per day as recommended, and will make sure to eat more fiber in general.

If that doesn't help, then I will go get magnesium, and see if this will assist further.

I like the natural approach to this - I really don't want to take medicines for it. It's better to simply change things a little, and if this is all it takes, then this is what I'll do. Let's see what happens.

This, of course, reminds me of a little movie clip:

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I love Austin Powers!

So, last night with the kids was a blast! For once, I did not play, simply because we're running out of guitar amps. We now have three(!) guitarists in our band, along with drums, bass and piano. It's pretty cool.

They were practicing Smoke On The Water, and started writing their own new song. I told the guy who came up with the riffs to work on them for next time, so we can dedicate a day to actually learn the song. That would be super cool. They have a concert coming up, they're actually gonna do a little three song set - and it would be awesome if one song was an original. I'm really excited for them. :)

It's amazing how much impact a great hobby can have on us. I dedicate so much of my free time to my music, it keeps me sane and helps me relax. It's super important to me, and really gives me a sense of accomplishment.

The same thing goes for Wife. When we moved from Houston, TX to our little town in Denmark, we pretty much abandoned culture and fun as we know it. Houston has EVERYTHING, our town has nothing. There is a movie theater that sucks big time, it's very uncomfortable and only show two movies at the time, and that's about it. If you want fun around here, you gotta to it on your own. I have my music, Wife had to find something. It took her a while, but she has picked up knitting and she loves it. She's very talented, and her big thing is to make dolls. They are so cute, and she is doing an amazing job on it. I can tell she gets a whole different inner peace when she has a project like this on her hands. It's great.

I think this is even something to consider when we talk weight loss. For me, when I get too bored, I snack. I know Wife does the same. To me, the best way to NOT snack, is to occupy my mind. Snacking many times have nothing to do with hunger - it's simply boredom. If you can occupy yourself with something other than eating, then your mission is accomplished, right? So, in a way - if you want to lose weight, get a hobby! And if you can make it something fun where you are actually physically active, it's even better.

I'm glad I discovered the Kinect games for the Xbox. We haven't played too much yet - it's simply been a little too busy around here - but I do mess a little with it daily. It's at least half an hour of standing and moving, where I would have been comfortably seated in "daddy's good chair".

So, today I am down 500 grams since yesterday, up 2.3 kgs since Saturday. It's okay - the constipation is most likely the culprit. I'm just patiently waiting for "things to happen". I am prepared that I might be over this by Saturday, and before Indulgence Day, but I'll survive. At this point of my weight loss journey I'm pretty okay with it. Besides, things can easily change the next days.

Today is gonna be a not too exciting day. I think that's a good thing. I have a few meetings at work, and one interview. I think it's nothing too bad. After work, I will hit the gym for another 90 minute powerwalk, and then come home and chill with Wife. We have the 4th show of Alcatraz lined up - I'm really looking forward to it. It's a pretty good show.

Dinner tonight will be vegetables and chicken breast wok-style. Yum! ...and for dessert a serving of psyllium husk! :)

Today I am grateful for
- Wife's back still getting better. She's a sleep, and that's a good sign.
- Morning coffee for a VERY sleepy guy.
- Kitty cat keeping me company.
- My legs no longer being sore and will be ready for the gym this afternoon. Yesterday they were aching!
- the hopes that today will be the day where #2 is gonna be working for me!

Have a great day! Life is good!

175.3 lb Lost so far: 166.4 lb.    Still to go: 0 lb.    Diet followed 100%.

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2890 kcal

Fat: 130.71g | Prot: 102.38g | Carb: 362.00g.   Breakfast: psyllium husk, Egg, Sliced Ham (Extra Lean), Rye Bread (Reduced Calorie). Lunch: Grilled Chicken (Skin Not Eaten), Lettuce Salad with Assorted Vegetables. Dinner: White Rice, Wok-Fried Luau Vegetables, psyllium husk. Snacks/Other: chocolate, kakaois, Protein Powder, 99 Kcal bar, sweetener, 1% milk, cocoa powder, prunes. more...

2603 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Standing - 1 hour, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Sitting - 11 hours and 10 minutes, Desk Work - 3 hours and 30 minutes. more...