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Finished. Very good. I worried about cleanup, a bit. But once I started, I realized the grout comes off really easily. It is now very tightly sealed. As well, the screen is on it's way. Beautiful window, well placed, and cleaned up. Mostly. After I realized it was easier to clean when dry, I just did some of it, but making sure to open up the frame completely. Getting the dried matter off, the little that remains, proves much easier when dry. Then I'm not constantly fighting pulling more wet mortar out than I take off.
I was able to stand, some. I cleaned the outside window area. Which was dry. I spent a half hour out, on a bit of a ledge, cleaning. Then I got completely exhausted. It wasn't just the standing, it was the cleaning, and balancing. No food yesterday, either? Might have been a part of it.
The steaks were thawed an hour ago, so I got the griddle going. It looked a bit nasty, so I cleaned it off a bit first. Then I started the sirloin. Perfect. This one was probably the thickest of the lot. It was a good inch and a half. Seven minutes on each side, and searing the edges. Very nice meal.
I shared some with Sassy. Tricks to get her to eat? Adding just a touch of salt, maybe. But, I don't think she will eat heated leftovers? I'll see tomorrow. But she ate a goodly little bit of it. I will try, again, tomorrow. I love sharing out some of my food.
I was only able to eat about a third of it. It's not as big as a ribeye, but has less fat, much more dense. I quite liked it. Is it age, or just maturity of appetite or tongue? Or, maybe, just being totally carnivore now, it... works better? I'm not certain, but that was very good. As good as a ribeye? It's... better, when in the mood. Not as good, when I want ribeye. That's all I can say. I like alternating them.
Blood sugar was down to 86 earlier. I'm not sure why it is so high, especially the day after a fasting day? It doesn't make sense. Curious what tomorrow will look like. I may open the windows, just a crack, for fresh air. That might be part of the problem, with the house so much more solidly sealed? Could that be a part of the issue? I... just don't know.
Trial and error. A good day. But I am worn for it. I'll be trying to get to bed by 20:30, in a half hour or so. Leaving the alarms at five and seven. And, if I need to sleep to seven, I don't mind, for now. I'd still like to push back to four and six, but not yet. I have to let it be, for a bit. Let it works it's way. I am pleased with how things are going, even when I push the clock on both ends. A bit more gaming, then on to bed. Good night. Sleep well.
Haven't gamed in a week... more?
ReplyDeleteCan't help with the cat thing... Though I'd at least try tying a chunk-o-meat to a string maybe tied to the skinny end of a fishing pole, no reel , they are a stalk and kill predator. Eh, what do I know.
I havent been eating as "correctly" as I should, since my bad steak. Threw the appetite out of whack. Been eating what I can but probably shouldn't. "Boring details" caused a forced 24 hr fast, I'm trying to break with a half Quesadilla. cold sweats and nausea back the past 2 days.
It's good to read your positive mood, making gains.
Oh, she is back to eating. Just... had to decide if she liked it? She ate half and ounce, or more like an once, today. I can't wait to try chicken with her. Now that she knows she can eat it, and it's good.
ReplyDeleteNo worries on the food. When it hits hard, and bad, sometimes you just have to get something in. Fasting, though misery, is rough. And, yes, I do that, even now, from time to time.
I like the ideal way, but it doesn't always work. Don't let the spooners tell you absolutes. That just doesn't work. I doubt highly if they are absolutists either.
For me, I'm back in the groove. Eating three to five days, then fasting one to five days, usually more like one or two. But it's good. Other than being cold. One thing about carbs, is they burn hot, or warm even at lower levels. At nearly zero, I'm frigid. Thankfully not impotent! :p