Update XX: A Darn Good Judge of My Financial Situation

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I just walked down to the apartment laundry facility which is 1/4 mile from my door, put my clothes in the dryer, then walked back.  This is 1/2 mile in about 9-10 minutes.  I'll do another half mile in a couple or three hours.

Again, it's not a big walk, but it's definitely a good start and I don't think anyone would discount that.

I'm pretty sure you're fudging the numbers but congratulations anyway

Nothing here is to be congratulated. I used to do that with Jeff -- recognize even the smallest of victories -- and it was always misinterpreted as a reason to kick back with a day off from exercise, or a Braum's meal, or a day of napping. One step forward, one step back ... always.

If he's able to keep up this level of activity for a month ... then pat him on the back. Until then, any congratulations will only be used days from now as a reason for a cheat day: "I'm doing everything right, you guys said so. And now I deserve a reward."

Yep, as I said before, this epitomizes Bushie's way of doing things: http://youtu.be/9PK-netuhHA?t=7m1s

[angus]

This is 1/2 mile in about 9-10 minutes. 

Look out Usain Bolt.  Bushie's comin' for ya.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Bushie go walk to downtown Tulsa and back. I walk to downtown Minneapolis and back quite frequently.

Downtown Tulsa is 13 miles.  I only walk 20 minute miles.  It would take me 9 hours to get there and back, not including time to rest.  I am not ready to walk a marathon, my heart would literally give out.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I just walked down to the apartment laundry facility which is 1/4 mile from my door, put my clothes in the dryer, then walked back.  This is 1/2 mile in about 9-10 minutes.  I'll do another half mile in a couple or three hours.

Again, it's not a big walk, but it's definitely a good start and I don't think anyone would discount that.

I'm pretty sure you're fudging the numbers but congratulations anyway

Nothing here is to be congratulated. I used to do that with Jeff -- recognize even the smallest of victories -- and it was always misinterpreted as a reason to kick back with a day off from exercise, or a Braum's meal, or a day of napping. One step forward, one step back ... always.

If he's able to keep up this level of activity for a month ... then pat him on the back. Until then, any congratulations will only be used days from now as a reason for a cheat day: "I'm doing everything right, you guys said so. And now I deserve a reward."

You're right, there's nothing to be congratulated after just one day, but I still can feel good about myself.  I just have to keep this up.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Bushie go walk to downtown Tulsa and back. I walk to downtown Minneapolis and back quite frequently.

Downtown Tulsa is 13 miles.  I only walk 20 minute miles.  It would take me 9 hours to get there and back, not including time to rest.  I am not ready to walk a marathon, my heart would literally give out.

Fine then. Try 6 miles then. Per Google's location history tracker that's approximately how far I walked in Chicago the day I was there with no sleep for 24 hours besides some bus naps. With all your full sleeps and real naps you can easily top that.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

You know it's a real shame Bushie does sleep so much. Otherwise he could get a job as a train conductor, a job that usually pays $70-80k a year and often hires high school dropouts. But "not falling asleep" is one of the few qualifications.

[Joe Biden 2020]

With the laundry finished for the week, I am going to make a Walmart list, grab some supper, and then go by the store before daylight is gone.  I think I will go out to eat tonight.  The exercise portion of the change started today, but the diet portion starts at midnight, so I'm going to enjoy one last meal before I start the diet portion tomorrow.

[King]

Enjoy your vegetables, Bushie.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Enjoy your vegetables, Bushie.

I will make sure I have a few veggies at dinner.  I'll eat out, but I'm going to a place where I can get vegetables.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

How long until the diet is "official"?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Vegetables does not include hamburger condiments Bushie. 

[WalterMitty]

i wanted to congratulate bushie for walking today.  jmann is right, we need to see consistent walking before he gets a kudos.

something tells me he wont walk tomorrow...

[Panda Express]

Bushie, what's your official weight for the first day of this "new diet"?

[angus]

Vegetables does not include hamburger condiments Bushie. 

Clearly you slept through the Reagan administration.  Or were drunk through it. 

[Joe Biden 2020]

How long until the diet is "official"?

5 hours 30 minutes.

I went to Golden Corral for supper tonight, but decided to try something different for me - a bell pepper.  It wasn't bad.  I had one plate of food at Golden Corral not piled exceptionally high, just ham, mashed potatoes, and a few bell peppers and celery.  I also had a small amount of ice cream and banana pudding.  So, while not officially on the diet, yet, and even though I did go to Golden Corral, I managed to get down two vegetables.  I also got some baby carrots at Walmart along with some bottled water.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Bushie, what's your official weight for the first day of this "new diet"?

This morning, I weighed in at 287.  I had come back up slightly as predicted by King just because I had closer to a normal amount of calories.

[WalterMitty]

today was the first time you are a bell pepper?

[Joe Biden 2020]

today was the first time you are a bell pepper?

Not the very first time, but it's not something I normally eat.

[memphis]

So was going to the Golden Trough a bachelor party of sorts? A Mardi Gras bacchanalia before the long Lent?

[Indy Texas]

Naturally when Jeff picks two vegetables to eat, he picks two that are essentially just water and plant fiber with virtually no nutritional value.

[J-Mann]

So was going to the Golden Trough a bachelor party of sorts? A Mardi Gras bacchanalia before the long Lent?

Are you kidding me? He'll be having "bachelor parties" several times a week ... starting tomorrow!

[Joe Biden 2020]

So was going to the Golden Trough a bachelor party of sorts? A Mardi Gras bacchanalia before the long Lent?

You could say that.

[Joe Biden 2020]

So was going to the Golden Trough a bachelor party of sorts? A Mardi Gras bacchanalia before the long Lent?

Are you kidding me? He'll be having "bachelor parties" several times a week ... starting tomorrow!

Tomorrow, I will open the day with cereal and then probably have a few carrots and a sandwich for lunch and then have some scrambled eggs for supper after church.  I will walk at some point tomorrow afternoon for about 10-15 minutes depending on how I feel.  I will also start my water consumption.  I'll report back tomorrow night and give an account of how I did.

[memphis]

So was going to the Golden Trough a bachelor party of sorts? A Mardi Gras bacchanalia before the long Lent?

Are you kidding me? He'll be having "bachelor parties" several times a week ... starting tomorrow!

I have no doubt what you said is true. I was just trying to discover the thought process that would lead a man to start a diet tomorrow and go to an all you can shovel extravaganza of lard. I struggle with food a lot too. I was raised eating the same slop Bushie eats. We drank Coke exclusively in my house when I was a child. And we watched tv all day except for school.  I was overweight at age 10, back when it wasn't such a common thing. I relate to Bushie, but I don't get him.

[King]

Bell peppers and celery? Nice.