More steak.

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It has been so long since I have had a sirloin steak, I didn't know what to expect.  To be honest, I thought I'd be eating a dry, plain, simple steak.  And, to a degree yes... and no.  I am rather pleased with this steak.

For flavor?  Sure, it doesn't have the fat of a ribeye.  But, living on such high fat lately, it's... actually pleasant to have a lower fat meat.  Just for the novelty.  But the flavor of the beef, just the beef, was quite good.

There was a time that this would have been too plain.  I was stuck between high fat foods and high carbs.  Not a good combination for health, and worse for advancing taste buds.  I might as well have been adding sweet ketchup to my meats.  Or such.

Truly delicious.  I don't need high fat, every time.  Maybe never did, just thought I did?  Well, until taste buds mature, the flavor profile would have been too subtle.

The whole slab of steak is only 1040 calories, with 200 grams of protein and 28 grams of fat (give or take).  Now, I wasn't able to eat all of it.  I wasn't able to eat even half of it.  I cut it in two, then started in on the half I took.  Of which I was only able to eat, say, two thirds?  And, that only because the taste surprised me.

Though I did have, say, a cup of full-fat cottage cheese.  Someone passes through suggested something along those lines.  Good.  Could really see adding yogurt and horseradish sauce in there, then mixing and matching.  Maybe.  So far, it panned out.

Absolutely stuffed now, though, mind you.  Even so, I probably, between the early leftover steak, and this, got a hundred and fifty, or more, grams of protein.  Which... I am trying to hit.  Right now, I don't mind overeating just a bit.  Though, really, I'd like to get the trim on things.  It's, just... tricky.  Between hunger, and getting enough  fat, without going over protein, or calories?  Yes, well...  Hush!  I'm trying.

Though, as mentioned, that sirloin was far better than I remember, or would have, could have, thought.  And so lean!  Scaremongers about fat to the left of me, terrifiers about lean to the right of me?  Right, so, I've sort of gotta go my own way.  I have gone my own way.  Now just to... settle down, aim at targets, and get it right.

I wrapped up the half I cut off.  I'll wrap this up.  And I'll set them aside for tomorrow.  I should begin actually weighing things, for a while.  Then doing targeted goals.  Within reason.  That stuff is all... guessing.  Though there are better and worse guessing systems and measures.

I'll tell you, if you keep at it, it eventually... makes sense.  It seems so... convoluted, confusing, difficult to manage.  And, then, it... starts to come together.  When it does, you begin to... see... do.  It'll take a few more weeks.  Sometimes you just have to get on the path.  It won't be perfect, maybe ever.  But it will get closer, better, as you walk that way.

I am so pleased that I ended up liking this beef.  It is so easy to grill, especially now that I can walk, and stand.  Taking just, say, twenty minutes, plus time to seer the edges.  Or maybe even that is included in the twenty minutes.  If I want more fat on the steak?  Ribeye, and a smaller portion of fatted coffee.  If I want leaner meat?  More fatted coffee.  Hoping to try better butter, for (some of?) my fats in the coffee.

Getting there.  Getting there well.  And deliciously.

It is just up to 76, at 13:30 (give or take a quarter).  Much cooler in here.  Just 67 in this front room, without the fan on?  Crazy.  But nice.  Afternoon meds, and vitamins.  Another month of vitamin C?  Not sure I got what vitamin D was doing, but might back that off a bit, and get out in the sun a bit daily?  Can't really get that in the winter, angle is too steep.  Vitamin B super complex really is good for me, but also need the niacin?  And, to be honest, taking pills might not be as efficacious, but it... is a lot easier, cheaper, and less food dependent.  Eating just a meal or two a day, adding nutritious yeast in might be... complicated.

Yes.  Well... a good day.  So far.  Oh, but I checked my account.  Had the room for it, so ordered a dorm fridge.  Should be here by next Friday.  Just have to hope my fridge will last that long.  If not, I'll have to get in and just buy one, then return the one on the way.  Don't like doing that, but can't get in to town for... a while.  Delivery will be quicker, save an emergency requirement.

Doing what I can.  Later.  Or... maybe even goodnight.