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Science in diet

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When I saw Dr Patel in the summer of '24, he said, "Your sugar is too high.  You're pre-diabetic.  You should do something about that."  The second half of '24 was a time to invest in me.  I dropped 60 pounds and fixed many problems with what I ate (notably too what I drank) and how I ate it.  I became much more disciplined about when and what I ate.  I also lifted weights and ran regularly. In '25, my regular diet has turned into overnight oats with fruit for breakfast and lentil soup with tofu for lunch.  Sometime I'll do a can of sardines or tuna with guacamole and sourdough bread.  Tuesdays and Thursdays are 23 hour fasts (regular dinner only). All regular dinners aim to be half a plate of veggies, 1/4 meat, 1/4 grain/starch.  Friday and Saturday night I relax my behaviors.  As far as "macros" go, I am aware of them, but very little focus on shaping them.  I've seen some talk about 100g protein/day and looked into it.  The ...

working with my hands

Dan : Yeah, the fenders need to come off.  You'll need an Allan wrench. Rob :  (realize I might need reading glasses if I need to do this more than once) Flip bike  Allen wrench 1 remove left and right fender wheel supports Remove back tire (required (maybe) to remove center fastener) Flip bike Allen wrench 2 Disconnect rear brake (required to get at center fastener) Allen wrench 3 remove rear fender center support Remove rear fender  Flip bike Replace rear tire Reattach rear brake Test Adjust rear brake - put brake wire in the appropriate place after confirming with front brake Test Still 1/4'' off in tightness.  Close enough Repeat for front fender (did not need to remove brake) Flip Flip Flip - just for fun ​I don't bike to work anymore.  The fenders may never go back on.