I am so lucky. And I hope I remain this lucky for a long time. I get to run! I am healthy enough to be able to do that today. I am healthy enough to lift weights and build up my body. Who knows what will happen in the future. But right now, I am lucky to be able to run.
I will make the most out of this opportunity to be able to run.
| # | Meal | Calories (kcal) | Fats (g) | Carbs (g) | Protein (g) | Potassium (mg) | Magnesium (mg) | Iron (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skyr, Whey Protein, Banana | 375 | 1.3 | 39.0 | 53.3 | 982 | 67 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Chicken, White Beans, Broccoli | 432 | 3.9 | 56.0 | 46.7 | 1796 | 128 | 5.3 |
| 3 | Cannellini Beans, Chicken, Kale, Salmon | 590 | 14.8 | 52.3 | 64.5 | 1960 | 157 | 5.9 |
Philosophy:
https://old.reddit.com/r/Frugal/comments/wc4nlz/any_free_meal_plan_generator_sitesapps/
Goal: 1900 calories per day average.
Example Days
* lower the carbs focus on glucose
35 to 70
now, the food has to fix my potential issues
remember hanks, kevin hart, etc
ban alcohol
low cal no sugar carrots
foods low in IsoleucineIf I don’t get into an accident, and avoid some of the low probability events like cancer (?), the most likely causes that will lead to my death (in order of probability) will be:
Specifically, the heart or diabetes will kill me. I have severe family history with that.
My dad has very bad atherosclerosis – multiple stents over the years. And my mother has a case of really bad sugat with bad diabetic foot. I don’t have alcoholism in my family but I personally do have a bit of an issue with booze.
Most of these issues are driven by what I eat integrated over time.
So, I want to control it.
This marathon goal is so emotional for me. I want to achieve this goal. It feels like one of the biggest challenges a normal human can undertake (not a pro athelete).
Also, this goal of 224 is very emotional for me. 224 in 2024 is an amazing target. And that I have a year to do it is great.
I want to slim down. It will be a long journey, has to be consistent. I will use the tools available to me.
This has been a very stressful year, but I didnt compromise on my running goals. Next year will be stressful as well, but I don’t care — I am not going to let them ruin my goal for the marathon. Fuck work.
Dumping the mind:
Processing
26.2 miles have to be run on November 3th 2024
I have to weigh 224 in 2024
I have 12 months to prepare for those 26.2 miles and shed down to 224.
1800 to 1900 calories AVERAGE PER DAY MEASURED WITH SCRUTINY!!!
a.k.a : notes from vocal meditation 2023
I just had a talk to myself for about 45 minutes. That sounds like a crazy statement. Hah. But that’s just what it is. Sometimes, the world is extremely distracting – work, social media, etc, etc etc. And so sometimes, I need some time to sit in solitude, in peace and just talk to myself about things. Work through problems, concerns, etc.
What I found out about myself is that I am essentially a hoarder. Maybe there is a type of procastinator that describes me better, but “hoarder” was the first term that came to my mind. My mind is so active that it generates tasks for myself. Then I hoard these tasks. I have trouble deleting them without doing them, or addressing them in some way. This is amplified by my epic task management system (GTD!) which is very efficient at thought collection and surfacing all these thoughts with equal weights in front of me. This leads to me spending more time just dealing with thoughts rather than actually accomplishing things.
At the root of this issue seems to be a desire to do everything. I have the mentality that this is a short life, my time is running out, and so I have to do everything. I want to participate in politics, do stand up comedy, do magic, study statistics, write a novel, make money, start a company, run a marathon. And look, I would rather have this desire to do everything than a desire to do nothing. So I get it. I like that about me. But I have to deal with this in some strategic way.
For instance, running a marathon was an unimaginable goal for me. Harder than starting a company. But, it is slowly becoming more and more achievable. I see a realistic path towards it. Similarly, there are probably realistic paths to some of those other things too. But what I cannot do is to do them all simultaneously and right now. That would do a disservice to everyone.
So, I have given myself permission to punt on many of my lofty goals until the marathon goal is achieved. This is important. I am going to focus purely on the marathon and weight loss until November 2024. And then, think about other things.
I like this idea a lot. It’s how I am effective at work as well. Remember the “Audibling Donda” approach. This is my “Audible to Donda” right now.
In my note, I sketched out something like this. And remember, that things will stack:
(work in progress)
INTERTIA
DISTRACTIBLITY
CHRONIC DELAY
Inertia
High Motivation + Inaction
Approach Avoidance Conflict
FLOW
Starting to struggle in the first place.
Jump out of the plane.
Engage is easy for athletics. But its difficult for knowledge workers.
Clear goals help “fump” for knowledge worker
Outcome vs. Clear Goals. Local vs. Global target. Uses different parts of the brain.
Microscopic tasks to fool yourself into goals.
This is for work and for getting back onto the wagon.
The social pressures are coming up.
Fuck alcohol bro. It is not worth it.
Find ways to get around it in social settings. No one gives a fuck. Sober is FUN.
And you DROP WEIGHT
Remember that car racing driver? He had this thing where he would kind of loose focus while he was driving. Actually, it wasn’t losing of focus; instead, it was not remembering to push. The thing with racing is that you need a high level of concentration to continue pushing. This is because a normal lap – a non push lap – has similar characteristics as a push lap. It is 99% the same. So, when the push lap happens, its all about that 1% marginal change which can result in the fast times.
Dieting is the same way. On a regular day, you are doing a normal lap. But, if you are in a diet, you need to constantly remind yourself to push. Until at least it becomes second nature. The push here is eating 1800 calories or less. Remember that this is all it takes. It is a Grand Prix. In this grand prix, each lap has to be a push lap (I guess its more like a sprint). So you have to constantly remind yourself somehow. Trick your brain to overcome the 30 years of eating habits. No wonder it is so hard.
Food is self preservative. Your body is tuned to eat and save. That’s 34 years of fucking history. I need to break out of this. To break out of it, I need to know where I am going. The Beck book does a good job about that. Maybe re-read that.
So anyway, come up with some tricks and reminders. Simple — one line.
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