It’s cool. I’m not panicking. I expected this, however not this soon. I have to assume my lack of progress this week is related to the massive amount of weight I moved during Covid. Based on consumption and movement, I should have lost 3.3 lbs. Instead, here I am, having only lost 1.4.
It’s February 2nd, 2024. Groundhog Day and the weekend is approaching. According to the resources in my garage freezer, I have two 8-ounce portions of utility chicken left which means, two things. First, I have to make more utility chicken. Woo. I hate making utility chicken. Particularly without the benefit of beer to aid me. Second, I finally have a way to address utility chicken on this Blog. I mean I mention it often enough.
The add-in I got for my recipes, I think, will help with the videos as it is so powerful with so many features, it forces me to think in terms of documentation which, despite my professional history of late, seems to be lacking when it comes to food documentation. I’m still enjoying the process, though and the day-work is putting a fair amount of pressure on me to make this thing happen, particularly after last week’s Covid fiasco.
Beef shanks cover everything I need for diet meat. They are high in protein, the texture is amazing and, if you don’t eat the marrow (save it for after the diet), have a relatively low calorie count (on average, 35 calories per ounce, raw). For those of you playing at home the marrow is 222.8 calories per ounce of delicious, slithery goodness.
The tacos were a bitter disappointment. The texture of the meat came across as boiled within an inch of fading into unreality and was so lacking in flavor many of my British friends would have reached for anything at all in order to taste something while eating them. Oh, and factory-made flour tortillas. Taco Bell style. Somehow, they always remind me of albino Laffy Taffy; not as sticky, but just as gummy.
What I was not expecting was an overall mood change as well as a marked decline in my cognitive abilities. I’m a fucking dumbass right now. I lack focus, which is relatively normal for me, but this is amazingly bad. Likewise, my memory, long and short term is pretty much non-existent, which got me to thinking about the first time I did this.
