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I think I nailed down my nutrition and fueling for daily life. I say this about every two weeks, but so far this new system is working well. In the mornings, I drink around 2 cups of coffee. Sometimes I drink it black, sometimes I make it a fat coffee by adding heavy cream, whole milk, coconut cream, coconut oil or butter...or all of the above. I also make a green smoothie/fat shake as well. Usually I make a big blender full and it lasts me at least 2 days. I sip on this in between meals slowly if I get a bit hungry but I know I don't need a full meal. This morning I made it with kale, a nectarine, some berries, hemp protein, coconut oil, peanut butter and maybe some other things. It's decent, but I need a better blender (Vitamix) so it comes out...well, smooth. Not chunky. The rest of the day I load up on fat with a side of protein, while sipping on my greens. I usually have a salad or broccoli with dinner as well, so I get a ton of greens in throughout the day. These are usually my only source of carbohydrates for the day with the exception of a handful of nuts every now and again. Keeps me full and away from bad food.

Here's some stuff I've cooked up/been eating recently. The green smoothie looks nasty, but it's actually really good. I promise. Those mozzarella balls are so good...and super filling. Helped me get over the plateau and back into ketosis.

Speaking of bad food, there's a lot of talk about advertising fake food for kids. The "food" companies say it's geared toward anyone...well, they are right. I was back in Michigan for a few days and walked in on my dad finishing out a box of "Kid's Krunch." I guess Mill's doesn't care if they are advertising to kids!

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I'm not a planner. My mom always was, but my dad and I didn't like planning as much. Plus, anything my mom does I pretty much do the opposite. Anyway, I had to send my passport into the Indian consulate which is pretty stressful because it involves UPS'ing my passport into the consulate. I was going to need it to get in Canada, but it turns out I do actually have an enhanced license. Issue solved itself, just like I planned.

I also shot my sister's senior portraits, and since I'm not really charging my family (just the cost of printing), I'm giving myself creative freedom on this one! Should be fun.

A lot of folks on the internet have been touting the benefits of a standing desk. I couldn't sleep the other night so I picked up a bunch of random stuff around my room and made myself a standing desk. It's not pretty, but it's stable and it works. So far, I really like it. I take breaks, but for the most part I stand for probably 6-10 hours a day now on average. It's also kept me more energized weirdly, and I've been more active as a result. Maybe it's because I get tired of standing, so I go to the Y more often (still no desire to get up early...all though after years and years of doing it for swimming.

Finally, here's a picture of Frank Sinatra disembarking a helicopter with a drink in his hand and of a McLaren MP4-12C, aka the McLaren MC Hammer. And as I was writing this I was listening to Bonobo radio on Pandora and "Lower the Heavens" by The Donkey's came on. I really dig it. Check it.