Elessar's Primal Journey

I love this. I find it uplifting and motivating.

PS- I have been adding coconut oil to my coffee. Just coffee & the oil. It really helps cut the harsh black coffee taste. I am glad you shared that tip.

 

Motomom: Thanks for stopping by. Glad to know that you're enjoying your visit here and that the coconut oil works for you, although I can't claim it because I heard about it from someone else and I can't remember who right now.

Years ago, I discovered that my individual happiness, in most cases, was up to me. So, I simply decided to make the best of every situation and that has changed my life life as much as being primal. I remember what I recall as my "dark period" where I went around like a black cloud raining on everyone's parade. It was horrible and really made me feel terrible all the time. So, I decided to "make" my days better by deciding to reflect Jimmy Stewart's character, Elwood P. Dowd, in the 1950 movie "Harvey." In one scene, Elwood commented on the "success in life" advice he recieved from his mother;

Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, "In this world, Elwood, you must be" - she always called me Elwood - "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.

I simply decided to be more pleasant, and make it a great day. Oh, yah, "you may quote me." hahahaha

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs and a cup of coffee with coconut oil
Lunch: big salad
Dinner: 4 cups Zatarain's Black Beans & Rice with ground beef, 1.5 cups peas
Snack: 2 oz dark chocolate, one cocktail

Exercise:
I move a bunch of gates around the barn that each weighed 50 pounds. Not much, but it's something.

Weight: 210.8
Bodyfat: 27.1

Let's get out there and make this a great day!

 

Looking for rain to fall on my new tomato plants. And, I keep forgetting to bring my next jar of coconut oil to work with me so I've been missing that in my coffee. Actually, I skipped the coffee yesterday because I didn't have the coconut oil for dressing.

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled egg
Lunch: 2 cups cottage cheese, 2 cups cole slaw
Dinner: big salad
Snacks: 1 avocado, 2 oz walnuts, 2 oz pistacios, 1 oz dark chocolate

Exercise: none

Weight: 210.6
Bodyfat: 27.7

Let's get out there and make it a great day!

 

This was a crazy weekend that we started on Thursday with a trip to the new house to move some extra things out from the farm. While we were in transit, we received a text to schedule a showing of the farm that is for sale so we planned to be away from home in anxious anticipation. As yet, we haven't received any feedback from the potential buyers, so we're still waiting.

Friday
Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs and one cup of black coffee
Lunch: big salad
Dinner: left over chicken breast and 2 oz of liverwurst
Snacks: one cocktail and 1 oz of dark chocolate

Saturday
Breakfast: none
Lunch: @ Cheddars, 11 oz sirloin with steamed broccoli and broccoli casserole, dinner salad with ranch dressing
Dinner: Major breakdown-10 shortbread Girl Scout Cookies and one cocktail
Snacks: 1 oz dark chocolate and a lot of pistachios

Sunday - Mother's Day
Breakfast: McDonald's Big Breakfast with an extra sausage patty (I fed the hotcakes to the chickens)
Lunch: 4 oz of thin sliced roast beef and 2 oz of cheese
Dinner: 5 oz chicken breast in Cambells Cream of Chicken soup with 3 oz rice and 4 oz of mixed vegetables steamed
Snack: 6 oz of pistachios and 2 cocktails

It was nice to see the grandchildren from Cincinnati and have a lunch date at a nice place with that half of our family. Really proud of my son for remembering to call on Mother's Day from his Reserve Training Exercises in Wisconsin; he's my hero! We'll see our other daughter this coming weekend to celebrate Mother's Day a second time; it's tough coordinating visits when everyone lives so far away.

Weight: 210.0
Bodyfat: 27.5

Let's get out there and make this a great day!

 

Major news flash: I ordered a new pair of pants from amazon.com last week and they arrived today. I was able to find a pair of 5.11 Taclite Jean-Cut TDU pants with a 35" waist; that's a pretty obscure size so I thought I'd try it. I've been wearing 40" waist for almost two years and last week my wife called my pants "pucker pants" because I have lost so much weight that my pants size has seriously shrunk. I haven't been able to get into a 34" waist size pants since I was a junior in high school so I thought that trying a 35" size might be optimistic, but I figured that I could keep them if they were still too tight and savor the goal of being able to wear them some time in the future. Well, I was able to simply "slip" them on and snap the button without any trouble at all! I can see that I will ultimately end up in a 34" waist size because I still have a spare tire to get rid of, but this is some fantastic pay back for going Primal!

 

Very cool Elessar!

 

Great job!

 

Well, I found the manufacturer of my favorite work pants having a sale so I was able to get seven pairs of pants for more than 50% off. I don't expent to loose very much more in size, but that'd be a bonus if I had to buy new pants again. This program is crazy effective and it's hard to believe that when the solution so VERY obvious, why more people don't jump on the band wagon. Oh well, success for us!

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs
Lunch: big salad
Dinner: 8 oz grilled steak, 4 oz grilled chicken, 4 cups buttered squash
Snacks: 1 oz dark chocolate, 1 cup black coffee

Weight: 210.6
Bodyfat: 28.3

Let's get out there and make this a great day!

 

Yesterday, after work, my wife and I went to the new house to work on refinishing the kitchen floor, which is oak parquet. We have waited until the last minute unable to decide if we should replace or refinish the floor. I say the last minute because the electrician is waiting to install the new ceiling light and exhaust hood service. My issue with the replace/refinish question was one of style, because I fell in love with this little house because of it's charm and 70's feel. So, we're going to keep the parquet, dispite the fact that most would opt to replace it because it presents a dated feel to the look. That's precisely why I choose to keep it and relish the retro look.

However, hand sanding parquet flooring is an "kick-your-ass" physical job and I can clearly understand why it would cost so much to hire someone to do this for you. My body feels like I've been in a wrestling match and I'm not sure who won. I feel pretty confident in the results of our sanding party, but the true measure of success will be when we finish the final coat of Polyurethane and see the warm glow. Until then, I just feel like I've finish an extreme workout. Whew!

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs, 1 cup coffee with coconut oil
Lunch: 6 oz yogurt
Dinner: 1 cup Zatarain's chicken and rice, 1 BLT sandwich without the bread
Snacks: 4 oz almonds, 4 oz pistachios, 1 cocktail, 1/2 oz dark chocolate

Weight: 208.4
Bodyfat: 27.1

Let's get out there and make this a great day!

 

Why not use a vibrating pad sander?

 

I thought about using a buffer/sander type machine, but the parquet was quite old and we worried that the sander might upset some of the tiles. Besides, I'm cheap and all the sanding supplies fit inside my car and were cheaper than the rent of the sander.

 

You can own a pad sander or a profile sander for $50-$100. Keep you grit fine and try one in an in obvious spot. You will like it. I have profile, vibrating pad. And belt sanders.

 

Use the right tool for the right job.

 

We used a pole sander that was originally intended for dry wall. We didn't have to get down on our knees and it took about two hours to sand the entire floor ( 13 x 15) four times in two different grits. The finished product looks good and is ready for sealant.

 

First coat of polyurethane went on fast and easy. Second coat scheduled for tonight. Looks good so far.

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs and one cup coffee with coconut oil
Lunch: left over grilled chicken breast
Dinner: 6 cups chicken stir fry with chinese noodles and soy sauce
Snacks: two cocktails, 1 oz dark chocolate, 3 oz almonds

Exercise
50 Pushups
50 Situps

Weight: 210.0
Bodyfat: 29.0

Let's get out there and make this a great day!

 

Have you done floors before? Be very careful not to cause bubbles in the finish, they will NEVER go away. Are you using a brush or pad applicator?