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Dec. 2nd, 2004 05:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tyggerjaiSo I've been in a really pissy mood today, and unable to work out why, beyond the fact that I'm unemployed, it's too dubious outside to use power tools, I have Yet Another Million Projects competing for space in my head, when I haven't finished any of the ones already on the burner (see dubious weather & power tools), the decisions I have to make about Career Opportunities for the nearish future, needing to get passports for Venice (Christ, Venice - I can't afford to go to Venice! I'm unemployed!!) ... and y'know, the other little day to day things.
But it's just occured to me, as I stand up and my head spins, that in addition to going to the gym at 8:30 every day this week, I've been reducing my food intake, and certainly my crap intake. I think I've still been eating enough, but, well, grumpiness and lightheadedness. Low blood sugar, anyone?
So that's ok. But that's *twice* this week. This is days of "Hm. Now, I have to be careful about not dieting *too* extremely, because it has side-effects like grumpiness and dizziness." coupled with "Hm. Why am I so grumpy and light-headed?". And Monday was "Must remember to have a coffee today so I don't get withdrawal headaches" coupled with "That's odd - I don't remember Deus Ex giving me headaches when I played it for days straight last year ...".
It's official, kids, being unemployed makes you stupid.
Or only stupid people are unemployed. I can't work it out.
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But it's just occured to me, as I stand up and my head spins, that in addition to going to the gym at 8:30 every day this week, I've been reducing my food intake, and certainly my crap intake. I think I've still been eating enough, but, well, grumpiness and lightheadedness. Low blood sugar, anyone?
So that's ok. But that's *twice* this week. This is days of "Hm. Now, I have to be careful about not dieting *too* extremely, because it has side-effects like grumpiness and dizziness." coupled with "Hm. Why am I so grumpy and light-headed?". And Monday was "Must remember to have a coffee today so I don't get withdrawal headaches" coupled with "That's odd - I don't remember Deus Ex giving me headaches when I played it for days straight last year ...".
It's official, kids, being unemployed makes you stupid.
Or only stupid people are unemployed. I can't work it out.
sol.
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Date: 2004-12-01 10:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-12-02 12:59 am (UTC)IME you need to eat at least 85% of the calories you burn otherwise you run a much greater risk of metabolising muscle mass. From books on sports nutrition and online resources it looks like if you want to reduce body fat then you need to eat about 85-90% of the calories you burn.
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Date: 2004-12-02 01:12 am (UTC)sol.
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