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My weight went down by just under a pound this week. I tried to focus on exercise this week and tried to do at least one extended cardio session each day. Unfortunately I gave into the temptation to eat several cookies the evening before my weigh-in; I suspect my registered weight would have been even lower without them. The exercise clearly helped, though, and my weight is at least moving in the right direction.
After finishing "Mistborn" by Brandon Sanderson early last week, I returned to the novel my former coworker is writing. I had originally only read about 60 out of 223 full-size pages, but I found myself tearing through the rest of the book in about two days. I'm going to meet with him in a few days to discuss the draft. The next book on my list is also a loaner--"The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss--but I simply don't have the motivation to read it right now, so I'm working through a few other books. I'm currently reading "Death and the Conjuror" by Tom Mead.
I've been able to keep up with my pocket planner better than I thought I would. Already it's reminded me of a few commitments I would have completely forgotten about if I hadn't recorded them well ahead of time. The planner also doubles as a food journal: as part of my weight loss, I'm not necessarily counting calories, but I am trying to take note of what I'm eating and how much. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I kept another food journal, and it helped quite a bit in the long run.
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Photo of the week:
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A small creek runs through our neighborhood, and a footpath follows part of it. The creek has many bends and curves that erode one bank much more than the other. A prominent example is the soil underneath this tree, much of whose roots are exposed and dangle seemingly precariously over the water.
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[Last updated: 2025-01-27]
