Let’s kick off another work week shall we? Here comes item #1 on my “REBOOT” “ToDo List”: (You can use these symbols: ☐✅).
🔑 DAILY WIN = COMPLETE THESE 4 ITEMS (Today? 4/4)
- #01: 🌅 Morning Prayer to the Universe!
- #07: 📕 Read “The “Little Red Book” List!
- #09: 🌙 Listen to a “Nighttime Subliminal” .mp3 Tape!
- #10: 🍽️ Follow the “Only Meal Template” Eating Plan!
MORNING
To start off each day:
- ✅ #01: Morning Prayer to the Universe: “Thank you for this day. I’m human and still learning. Please guide me today, help me notice the bridges, and show me my next step. Help me move toward what’s in my Little Red Book. I trust I’m being led. Thank you.“: (10:10 am!)
- ✅ #02: 📈 Weigh yourself! (361.9 lbs. – 330.2 lbs. = 31.7 lbs. total weight loss.)
- ✅ #03: 📉 Record Weight Down in Title!
- ✅ #04: 😴 Record any Nighttime Whispers! (None!)
- ☐✅ #05: 🧴 Body & Face Care (AM/PM): <>
- (AM) Cleanse → “Splash of Water”
- (PM) CeraVe SA Cleanser + CeraVe Renewing SA Cream
- Dove Pro-Retinol 1–2× per day (belly/flanks)
- ☐✅ #06: 🌀 Dry Brushing (5-7 minutes): <>
- ✅ #07: 📕Read “The “Little Red Book” List: (Yes!)
- ✅ #08: 🌎Read/Vision Board The World Is Waiting For You by Edwina Findley Dickerson: (Up to page #68)
- ✅ #09: 🌙 Listen to a “Nighttime Subliminal” .mp3 Tape: (Various Neville!)
FOOD
- ✅ #10:🍽️ The Only Meal Template (Repeat 4x/day): (Yes!)
- Per meal:
- 1 LARGE potato
- ~300g / 10–11 oz
- baked / boiled / air fryer
- NO oil, NO butter
- 4 egg whites
- scrambled / microwave / nonstick pan
- 1 cup vegetables
- frozen mix or fresh
- tomatoes, lettuce, peas, broccoli / cauliflower / peppers / onions / spinach / green beans, etc.
- 1 LARGE potato
- Calories per meal: ~370
- Calories per day (4 meals): ~1,480
- Per meal:
- ✅ #11: 🧂 Condiments (AI Diet v1.0 discipline): (Yes!)
- salsa (Costco)
- mustard (Costco & Walmart)
- hot sauce (Costco)
- tomato sauce (Costco)
- vinegar (Costco & Walmart)
- lemonade (Costco)
- spices (garlic powder / chili / pepper)
- ✅ #12: 💧 2 Liters Water./Day: (Yes!)
- Make this each morning and sip all day:
- ¼ tsp iodized table salt (non-negotiable)
- 2–4 tsp lemon juice concentrate (optional)
- 1–2 tsp apple cider vinegar (optional)
- ¼ tsp Lite Salt / Half Salt (optional potassium upgrade)
- Himalayan pink salt is NOT better (usually no iodine).
- ✅ #13: 🥂 Martini Water Ritual! (Yes!)
- 🌾 Collagen (2 scoops)
- ✅ #14: 💊 Take Daily Vitamins: (Yes!)
- Fish Oil (Omega-3)
- 2 capsules/day with meals (Buy: Kirkland Fish Oil 1000 mg / Jamieson Omega-3 / Webber Naturals Omega-3)
- Vitamin D3
- 2000 IU/day (Buy: Jamieson D3 2000 / Webber Naturals / Kirkland D3)
- Calcium
- Calcium citrate 500 mg/day (Buy: Jamieson/Webber/Kirkland Calcium Citrate)
- Iodized Salt
- already included in water jug
- also used on food
- Fish Oil (Omega-3)
- ✅ #15:💊 Take Weekly Vitamins (Sunday): (Today is Monday!)
- Vitamin B12
- B12 1000 mcg once/week (Buy: Jamieson / Webber Naturals / Kirkland B12 1000 mcg)
- Vitamin B12
EXERCISE (Dumbbells are 10 lbs. each)
- ✅ #16a: 🏋️♂️ MON — Strength A (Dumbbells + Knee) (20–30 min): <>
- 2 sets each:
- One-arm dumbbell row — 10 reps/side
- Dumbbell “bed (floor)” press — 10 reps
- Dumbbell shoulder press — 8–10 reps
- Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift — 10 reps
- Calf raises — 20 reps
- Standing ab brace — 10 sec × 5
- Knee Sit-to-Stand — 8–12 reps (physio move)
- 2 sets each:
- ☐✅ #16b:🏋️♂️ TUE — Row EASY + Knee Mini (20–30 min): <>
- Rowing – 20 minutes easy (conversational pace)
- Knee Sit-to-Stand — 1 set of 8 (light)
- ☐✅ #16c:🏋️♂️ WED — Strength B (Dumbbells + Knee) (20–30 min): <>
- 2 sets each:
- Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift — 10 reps
- Wall pushups OR counter pushups — 10–20 reps
- One-arm dumbbell row — 10 reps/side
- Bicep curls — 12 reps
- Overhead triceps extension — 12 reps
- Knee Sit-to-Stand — 8–12 reps
- 2 sets each:
- ☐✅ #16d:🏋️♂️ THU — Row MEDIUM + Knee Mini (20–30 min): <>
- Rowing – 20 minutes total:
- 5 min warmup easy
- 10 min work pace (slightly hard)
- 5 min cooldown
- Knee Sit-to-Stand — 1 set of 8 (light)
- Rowing – 20 minutes total:
- ☐✅ #16e:🏋️♂️ FRI — Strength A (Dumbbells + Knee) (20–30 min): <>
- 2 sets each:
- One-arm dumbbell row — 10 reps/side
- Dumbbell “bed (floor)” press — 10 reps
- Dumbbell shoulder press — 8–10 reps
- Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift — 10 reps
- Calf raises — 20 reps
- Standing ab brace — 10 sec × 5
- Knee Sit-to-Stand — 8–12 reps (physio move)
- 2 sets each:
- ☐✅ #16f:🏋️♂️ SAT — Row EASY or Mobility + Knee Mini: <>
- Rowing – 15–25 min easy
- Knee Sit-to-Stand — 1 set of 8 (light)
- ☐✅ #16g: 🏋️♂️ SUN — Recovery Day (still do something) + B12: <>
- Easy Rowing – 15–20 min
- Knee Sit-to-Stand — 1 set of 8 (light)
PROJECTS
I have a goal of getting the “Barn Suite” in order. Did any of these happen today?
- ☐✅ #17a: 🏚️ Label Filing Cabinet Boxes & Contents: <>
- ☐✅ #17b: 🏚️ Assemble Lamp: <>
- ✅ #17c: 🏚️ Oil Cutting Board: (Washed & Dried!)
- ☐✅ #17d: 🏚️ Purchase Corner Bookcase: <>
- ☐✅ #17e: 🏚️ Assemble Corner Bookcase: <>
- ☐✅ #17f: 🏚️ Clean Kitchen: <>
And assembling my music studio?
- ☐✅ #18a: 🎹 Fix/Restore external drives: <>
- ☐✅ #18b: 🎹 Download software: <>
- ☐✅ #18c: 🎹 Assemble drum kit: <>
And don’t forget the bookkeeping!
- ☐✅ #19a: 📷 Download OneDrive Data! <>
- ☐✅ #19b: 📷 Photograph “Physical” Journals! <>
And just for fun:
- ☐✅ #10a: 🌙 Read Keith Moon Book: <>
- ☐✅ #20b: ✈️ Flight Simulator (Take off/land Courtenay Airport!): <>
🔝 WEEKLY “NICE TO DO”!
| Day | Focus Area |
|---|---|
| Monday | ✅ 👕 Laundry Day: (Done!) |
| Tuesday | ☐✅ 🚿 Shampoo + Conditioner Routine — Aussie Miracle Moist Shampoo for 30–60 seconds, rinse, then apply Being BIG HAIR Volumizing Conditioner to mid-lengths and ends for 2–3 minutes before rinsing cool: <> |
| Wednesday | ☐✅ 🥗 Record “Weight Loss” Video: <> ☐✅ 📹 YouTube SHORTS VIDEO Creation: <> |
| Thursday | ☐✅ 📹 YouTube Video Upload @ 5:45 PM: <> |
| Friday | ☐✅ 📡 Social Media Posting/Updates: <> |
| Saturday | ☐✅ 📹 YouTube LONG Video Creation: <> |
| Sunday | ☐✅ 📹 YouTube Video Upload @ 5:45 PM: <> |
🔝 FUN, FUN, FUN!
| Day | Focus Area |
|---|---|
| Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday | ☐✅ 🎸 Music Studio Setup: <> ☐✅ ✈️ Flight Simulator: <> ☐✅ 🎶 Learn Sultans of Swing: <> ☐✅ 🗣️ Learn Tagalog! <> ☐✅🌙 Read Keith Moon Book: <> ☐✅🧠 Read Dr. James Doty Book: <> ☐✅ 🎧 Listen “Maggie Murphy (Notes)! <> ☐✅ 🎧 Listen Dr. K videos! <> ☐✅ 📖 Read The Unified Manifestation System. Improvement? ANY UPGRADE IDEAS?: <> ☐✅ 💻 Manus Software! <> ☐✅ 🌿 Etc.?: <> |
📋Additional Daily Notes
I’m adding this to the top of my posts from now on since ChatGPT is inconsistent and often won’t behave…
⚠️ WARNING: This post used AI assistance. AI is imperfect and often unreliable. Real people who have actually lived and achieved what they talk about, if credible, should be trusted more than any machine. Trust your own thinking first. Reader beware.
Today’s Daily Win was completing all four core items: Morning Prayer to the Universe, reading The Little Red Book list, listening to nighttime subliminals, and following the Only Meal Template.
I started the morning at 10:10 a.m. with my usual prayer, thanking the Universe for another day, admitting that I’m still learning, asking for guidance, and trusting that I’m being led. I weighed in at 330.2 pounds, down from 361.9, bringing my total weight loss to 31.7 pounds. No Nighttime Whispers were recorded. I stayed on track with skin care, dry brushing, Red Book reading, Neville subliminals, and continued reading The World Is Waiting For You up to page 68.
Later, I went to Quality Foods and sat at the Step Above Café, a place I’ve been coming to for over a year (see photo to the right). About a year ago, I was sitting in that same spot writing my Kirk and Evie novel. I stared at the elevator. Back then I was full of hope. Today I was full of questions.
I found myself thinking about how hard I’ve tried over the years. Degrees, work, money, travel, faith, manifestation, systems, self-improvement. And yet, here I am, still searching, still waiting, still wondering why some people’s lives seem to turn into blessing stories while mine feels like long stretches of endurance.
Reading Edwina’s book and seeing page after page of things working out has been difficult. Vision boards, doors opening, opportunities arriving. It hurts to compare that with my own life. It makes me ask if I missed something, if I did something wrong, if I was naive, or if life is simply uneven. I kept thinking that I’m the guy who holds the door while everyone else walks through.
One thing I admitted to myself today is that I’m tired. Not sleepy tired, but life tired. And when that kind of tiredness lasts long enough, cynicism starts creeping in. Thoughts like “why bother” and “nothing changes” start showing up. I don’t want to become that person, but I can feel the pull, which is why I’m choosing to write honestly instead of pretending everything is fine.
I also reflected on how many systems I’ve trusted over the years. Religion, manifestation, books, formulas, even AI. Some helped. Some didn’t. None were perfect. That’s why I’m putting warnings on these posts now. Not out of anger, but out of discernment. Tools are tools. They are not truth. My lived experience matters more than any theory.
I’ve been thinking about how the Little Red Book, vision boards, and journaling fit together. The Red Book is about intention. The vision board is about feeling. The journal is about reality. I need all three, but I can’t let any of them turn into fantasy. Hope has to stay grounded.
If I’m honest, I’m grieving the life I thought I’d have. I’m grateful for my kids. I’m proud of what I’ve built. I respect my discipline. But I’m still sad sometimes about the past, the present, and the unknown future. And that’s okay to admit. I’m not quitting. I’m recalibrating.
Laundry was done. The diet stayed solid. The routine held. My mind felt heavy but awake. No pretending today. Just showing up.
Today wasn’t about breakthroughs. It was about drinking coffee, feeling disappointed, being honest, oiling a cutting board, staying on plan, and not giving up. Some days, that’s enough. Tomorrow, we do it again.
