Reading:
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings by Jorge Luis Borges
Listening:
Hidden Brain, Radiolab, This American Life, Search Engine, The Smiths
Viewing:
Ted Lasso, Dark Matter, Nova, Frontline, Slow Horses, Brothers, Last Seen
Events:
60th Birthday Party, 17 mile bike ride
Accomplished:
Deck cleaning, backyard seed prep, TV room pickup
Up next:
Sleep study, deck refinishing, clean roof & gutters, tool organization, bike maintenance, habitize strength training
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Reading:
Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges
Listening:
This American Life, Radiolab, Hidden Brain, Churning Life, Corinne Bailey Rae
Viewing:
Dark Matter, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, Slow Horses, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football
Events:
Thomas & Aine’s wedding (which was amazing)
Accomplished:
Toasted Thomas & Aine, lived to age 60
Up next:
Birthday party prep, clean the roof & gutters, attach the last deck post
September 24: flew in an airplane without the seatbelt extension
September 19: No longer in Obesity Class 3 – “morbidly obese”
Days after surgery: bending over is drastically easier
July 14, 2026: Duodenal switch surgery
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Days in Stage 4
Reading: none
Listening: Making Sense with Sam Harris, This American Life, Robot or Not
Viewing: The Gentlemen, The Tick, Tires, In the Eye of the Storm
Events: Bought a suit for Thomas & Aine’s wedding
Accomplished: Grocery shopping, fall grass planting & fertilization, clothes shopping
Up next: Clean the roof and gutters, birthday party catering, clear off the deck
Weight: 299.8 lbs
2026 weight loss: 75 lbs
Average daily steps: 8,402
Average sleep: 6:47 hours
Average daily calories: under 1,000
Countdown to Stage 4 diet: 5 days
Resting heart rate: 53 bpm
Cardio fitness: 25.0 VO2 max
Blood glucose range: 75-93 mg/dL
Latest blood pressure: 145/81
Reading: none
Listening: Making Sense with Sam Harris
Viewing: DogMan, Ted Lasso, Silo, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, Conan O’Brien Must Gi
Events: BG drop-off
Accomplished: Grocery shopping, postcard to my mom, laundry
Up next: Clean the roof and gutters, fall grass planting, clothes shopping, birthday party preparations
Weight: 299.8 lbs
2026 weight loss: 75 lbs
Average daily steps: 7,450
Average sleep: 7:16 hours
Average daily calories: under 1,000
Countdown to Stage 4 diet: 5 12 days
Resting heart rate: 53 bpm
Cardio fitness: 24.8 VO2 max
Blood glucose range: 75-93 mg/dL
Latest blood pressure: 143/81
Reading: Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang
Listening: Radio Lab, Making Sense with Sam Harris
Viewing: Dark Matter
Events: Crow Hunting with Tina
Accomplished: Organize the garage, birthday party invites, yard sale
Up next: Clean the roof and gutters, fall grass planting, birthday party preparations
Weight: 304 lbs (last time was 2007)
2026 weight loss: 70 lbs
Average daily steps: 7,798
Average sleep: 7:06 hours
Average daily calories: under 1,000
Countdown to Stage 4 diet: 8 days
Resting heart rate: 56 bpm
Cardio fitness: 24.4 VO2 max
Blood glucose average: 89 mg/dL
Latest blood pressure: 143/82