Saturday, September 17, 2016
Irrelevant seasonal note
Safe to say that summer is done now. This summer was BLESSEDLY cooler than normal, and BEATIFICALLY cooler than last summer.
A personal measurement, not quite in the same class as cricket chirps: This summer I only had to use short-sleeved shirts for morning walks THREE times. All other mornings (near sunrise) were easily cool enough for long flannel shirts. Coat was needed through the end of April, and last week already hit coatness once.
Last summer was short sleeves all the way.
When I resumed coat, it fit better than it had in April. Started trying to lose weight about a year ago after realizing I'd gained 25 pounds over 5 years. Before this surgery thing, I was down about 6 pounds from the peak, using the simplest diet plan. Eat less. No second breakfast, no bread. The surgery thing seems to have taken another 3 or 4, probably from constant stress and tension. In one year, almost half of the 5-year gain is off. That's a meaningful turnaround. Encourages me to continue. The weight before the +25 started is probably a good enough goal. (In non-delta terms: Started at 180, got up to 205, now back to 192, trying to return to 180.)
Labels: coot-proofing, Metrology
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