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       Stardate: 20240711.1102 
       Location: Panera
       Input Device: Steam Deck with folding BT keyboard + FMD
       Audio: Bad Panera muzak
       Visual: FMD + nano + transparent background of meatspace in realtime.
       Emotional: Functional.
       
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       The consumption of tater totz occurred yesterday.  Lots of them and 
       buried in powdered cheddar cheese.  I had ordered a small, but they 
       gave me about enough for a large...maybe cuz I tipped them?  Well, I 
       enjoyed dem tater totz while I went a walkin'.
       
       I gotta prepare myself whenever I eat food like that these days.  It 
       did not used to be a thing, but I guess that is what happens when I 
       get older.  My body does not process food the way it used to.
       
       Lately, I have been eating well and exercising consistently.  It is a 
       good thing (tm) and I feel great!  But it is not something I can do 
       non-stop.  I allow myself to ingest bad food every now and again.  
       Yesterday was one of those days.
       
       xiled's self-care checklist when he wants to enjoy bad food:
        - Sugar levels are good, 
        - Regular exercise is consistent.
        - Regular diet is healthy and consistent. 
        - Hydration levels are optimal.
        - xiled is consistently averaging 10K or m0ar steps a day.  
       
       If these conditions are met, then I can eat bad food.  When I do, I 
       usually walk before, after, and sometimes with the bad food.  
       Yesterday, I walked with my tater totz while listening to a 30 
       minute podcast.  My walk was done when the podcast was over, the 
       tater totz, about half way through.  This seems to work for me now 
       but I know that some time in the future, it will change yet again.  
       
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