tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post3288247342045410254..comments2024-03-28T18:35:54.237+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: my suspicionKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-35068261725282233212021-07-28T06:35:54.283+09:002021-07-28T06:35:54.283+09:00"... turning into the pussy I've accused ..."... turning into the pussy I've accused others of becoming." <br /><br />HaHa! Welcome to the club!John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614775172062071697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-71194953755033141252021-07-27T07:55:34.783+09:002021-07-27T07:55:34.783+09:00Negative impacts... aside from constant hunger and...Negative impacts... aside from constant hunger and constant fantasizing about eating big meals?<br /><br />I <i>am</i> wondering whether the general lack of nutrition might be harming my body's ability to heal itself. Specifically, I think my right shoulder ought to be better than it is; it doesn't seem to have healed at all, despite weeks passing. Could that be because I'm not eating enough? Don't know.<br /><br />Mentally, I find I'm more alert and a lot sharper, but the trade-off is that my sleep patterns have changed, so I'm tired at an earlier hour now, turning into the pussy I've accused others of becoming. Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-55716681321070312021-07-27T06:13:34.732+09:002021-07-27T06:13:34.732+09:00Yeah, changing course now could be setting you up ...Yeah, changing course now could be setting you up for failure down the road. The only argument for adding in the T diet now might be that it will make it seem easier once the Newcastle phase is completed.<br /><br />I'm curious, have you noticed negative impacts from your austere eating habits of late? When I'm hungry I find it hard to focus and concentrate. Is work going okay?John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614775172062071697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-57353721582706364582021-07-26T17:14:40.869+09:002021-07-26T17:14:40.869+09:00I think you're probably right. And it's on...I think you're probably right. And it's only four more weeks on this diet, by which time I might not have dropped the full 10 BMI points, but I'll still be down significantly from where I started pre-stroke. Besides, I'm doing this diet on my own, not because any docs suggested it (the Newcastle Diet was simply put forward as a possibility by a friend; I read the article he linked to and decided that that would be the diet for me), so I'm not on any particular schedule. I don't have to be diabetes-free by the time my mid-September appointment rolls around, though I admit it would be nice.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-75083859624152208242021-07-26T16:53:08.197+09:002021-07-26T16:53:08.197+09:00I know you're not asking for advice here, but ...I know you're not asking for advice here, but my gut reaction is that going with your original plan might be the smart choice. You may be plateauing, but is that really the worst possible thing that could happen now? I think giving up the diet would be worse, and if you think there is a possibility that it might affect you in such a way, then maybe just stay the course? After all, you're thinking long term here, right? Not hitting a milestone in terms of weight loss doesn't mean that you've failed.<br /><br />I'm just thinking aloud here, too, so take or leave this as you see fit. I will say that your progress so far has been impressive, and you've shown a level of dedication that I often wonder if I could achieve.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.com