Nothing was quite right, made it anyway.

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I washed what I thought was one shirt.  It wasn't.  Banded neck rather than button down oxford.  Well, okay.  I was able to fit one of my dress shoes.  Two no longer fit easily.  The heel was what I thought would give me trouble.  Instead it was the tongue.  Stiff, flat, harsh, making it impossible to walk normally.  I am sure there is a fix for it, but I didn't have time to microfacture or fit one.  I went with the only shoes I was sure would work.  They cost the same, it's just that one pair is work and steeltoed, the other is dress.  Bleh.

I did get the whiskers trimmed before the shower, then shaved after.  Badger brushes leave a distinct smell, and not... it's a man thing, anyway.  Just something off about it.  Most men don't use such these days, so have no clue.  It's a... well... you'd just have to smell it to know it.  It adds something to the creamed shaving soap, I think.  Maybe I have it wrong, and it's in the soap?  I don't think so.  Musky.  Still, for my part, I mostly like it.

Without too much fuss or muss I cleaned up, dressed, and got out in time.  It's been a long time since it was that easy.  I almost felt human.  Not sure tomorrow will be like that, or the day after, or even ever again.  Or, maybe, I am waking, and walking, into a new future.  The hardest part, and what almost put me behind, was getting compression socks on.  I have a trick, though I'm not sure it's best.  I'll... be watching carefully.

I would like to do shopping.  Today, tomorrow, sometime this week.  I have cut milk use, a lot.  Though I did that long ago, as it actually turns out.  Butter I still use heavily, and I am trying to bring cheese in a bit more.  I might even bring milk back in.  Just a big glass of milk could provide the calories, fats, and proteins I want for fasting, or near-fasting, days.  And I am a bit nervous about vitamin D, being anything but a sun worshiper.  There are supplements, and really vitamin D isn't natural to milk, I don't believe... or at least the amount is greatly boosted.

Oh, but there are some supplements I am considering adding.  Vitamin D if milk/cream is going to be curtailed, unless cheese fills in.  Wait, does cheese have vitamin D added?  I'll look at amounts.  But chromium is supposed to be good for finding insulin balance.  As is magnesium, but I am already on that.  There were some others, but... just... not sure.  I don't count, solely, on supplements.  Eating, drinking, and other habits, including good sleep, all play more of a role.  And, yet, why not take a minor boost if it is available?  You can kill yourself, but, in some ways, I've been busy doing that, and often by following doctors and taking the pills they hand out.  Even if they knew that fasting would help, or could, would they prescribe it?  They don't make any money out of that.  Some would, some wouldn't.  Though, of those who would offer alts, how many are in it for some other personal angle?  Just... test, verify, reject.  It is your life.  You don't own it, but you are responsible for it.

I am probably going to cook something as soon as the time to eat arrives.  I'll start cooking after the time has passed.  Just a smidgen of something... a minor burger patty, a chop, perhaps one of each.  It really isn't much.  But I don't want to crash my diet, just gently break it.  I am working on eating slower, smaller bites, too.  Not that that always works.  Each day a bit more, or less.

I worked the hand grippers.  I was able to do the 300's a bit.  But when I made it to the 350's I could barely move the handles.  I still can't tell much difference between the 250's and the 300's.  And what I can feel as difference... I wonder if that isn't just from working the 200's and 250's first.  Still... They do provide some resistance.  I only work them about every four days now...  At the higher resistances and more exercises as well I need more recovery time.

All good.  Oh, and clouds are moving in!  A cooler day is always welcome... even if it just cools for a bit.  I'll take all of that I can get.  Later.