Journal

Just Like That

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I am obese. 

The realization came slow but steady all week. 

Needed some shirts for work but my size Large was revealing a bit too much belly. Bought them anyway.

A co-worker mentioned I’ve gained weight as he tapped the belly with the back of his hand.

I weighed myself just now at 194, the highest I’ve ever been.

Online BMI calculator suggests I am obese. 

Damn.

Root of All Evil

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Endodontist really tore me up today when doing a root canal. Five anesthetic needles to numb me and I am in a lot of pain half a day later. Ibuprofen only? What a quack. Grr.

Dad Bod

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I physically work and sweat outside daily and somehow still acquired what is now lovingly called the “dad bod”. A trend that describes working out infrequently and still eating/drinking whatever I want.

While I am against body shaming and all for body acceptance, I reject accepting this in my life and on my body. 

Being a single man working long hours, I have many excuses for pulling into a fast food joint such as “Why cook for one?” “I don’t have the energy after working outdoors all day.”

Enough already. 

More lean meats. Less red meats heated up and served into my car.

More strength and cardio training. Less thinking about it.

The Purge

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As long as I am purging tech, I am also weening off of Google Plus and Twitter. 

Being so embedded into Google for so long I cannot fully detach just yet but it will be a slow process. For now, Plus is not installed on my devices. I haven’t updated it in months. 

The same for Twitter. I’ll keep the account open but will not be an active user. 

I’m not receiving value from either one of them like I used to nor do I have the time/desire to blurt out anything of interest to anyone but myself.

I have my website for that. 

Convert

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A month ago I made the decision to convert to the iPhone and iOS. Thanks to some software issues with the Samsung Galaxy S6, I was allowed to jump over to the iPhone 6 Plus a few months early.

After years of Android support, I grew tired of the way the software was evolving. 

The iPhone’s hardware, including the 8MP camera, are solid. And of course most of the apps I want to use are developed exclusively for iOS not Android. 

Adios, Android. It’s been good but not good enough. 

**UPDATE** 2024-09-04. And I have never looked back!