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Craig Goward Hermes

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If you’re of a certain age, you probably carry some heavy body dysmorphia about not being good enough, fit enough, for anyone to find you attractive. For me, it goes back to those Calvin Klein underwear ads in the 80s telling us how we were supposed to look, and whether we had any value if we didn’t.

I tried so hard not to look like a broom with love handles. Lol. But that was just my body type. No amount of effort was ever going to give me a six pack. I eventually decided that’s simply where my body stores fat, should I ever get sick. What it left me with was badly damaged self-esteem. I didn’t feel attractive to anybody, and worst of all, I disgusted myself.

That got me thinking: what a freaking ingrate I was. Not aesthetically perfect, maybe, but healthy and fully functional, and I should have felt enormous gratitude for that. The trouble is you can understand something intellectually and still not feel it at your core, and then it just doesn’t compute.

People always thought I was arrogant or snooty because of my natural stink face. It’s not actually a stink face. It’s just my bone structure when I’m not smiling. Bony WASP face, resting. Some people found it interesting, but I was never conventionally attractive.

With age comes comfort in your own skin, or at least that’s the hope. I’ve given up on ever having the 1980s Calvin Klein body. I have let it go. It’s OK to have a dad body, but I think I’m actually graduating into a grandpa bod, lol. It’s all good. Vanity, even the self-deprecating kind, has incredible power, and we just need to give it a little less. Inner beauty and kindness are far more beautiful than any aesthetic. Good thing to learn. Too bad it took me 60+ years. by @craighermes

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A beautiful night at Ocean Beach. Sometimes, I will just go down for the negative irons, the hush of the surf, and the beauty of the surroundings. Very grateful for this. taken in Ocean Beach, San Francisco by @craighermes

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Beautiful endangered #snowplovers and sanderlings at Ocean Beach tonight. It’s so nice to see the little guys back and in such vast numbers. taken in Noriega Dunes by @craighermes

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This is a once in a lifetime photo of all fours #TorgKids kitties. They are such an awesome collection, and they get along with the dogs very well. taken in San Francisco, California by @craighermes

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I had to re-up my game for having nutritional powerhouse breakfasts. They fell by the wayside a little bit. I had my ceremonial cacao with pistachio milk and a scoop of Paleo Valley unflavored bone broth.(textureless/flavorless)
Followed this up with a baked sweet potato, 2/3 of a cup of 2% cottage cheese, quarter cup of blueberries, a quarter cup of raspberries, one golden kiwi, 2 tablespoons of Chia, 1 tablespoon walnut pieces, hefty sprinkling of Ceylon cinnamon. Absolute nutritional powerhouse.Calories
~745
Protein
~61 g
Carbohydrates
~87 g
Fat
~23 g (77 %of daily allotment)
Nutritional highlights
Protein: An excellent start, with substantial contributions from the bone broth, soy milk and cottage cheese.
Fiber: Chia, sweet potato, kiwi and berries provide a particularly good combination of soluble and insoluble fiber.
Phytonutrients: Anthocyanins from the berries, carotenoids from the sweet potato, and cocoa flavanols. And nattokinase.
Healthy fats: Omega-3 ALA from the chia and walnuts.
Micronutrients: Vitamin C from the kiwi and berries, calcium from the cottage cheese and fortified soy milk, and potassium from the sweet potato. It is a lot of food, but it’s less than half the calories of a traditional diner, breakfast of eggs, hashbrowns, toast, and bacon, farm or nutritional value and tons of hard to get micronutrients antioxidants and phytonutrients. Body says thank you Craig. I will absolutely be full until dinner. #EatTheRainbow #WholeFoodsTasteGreat. #VarietyIsTheSpiceOfHealth. taken in San Francisco, California by @craighermes

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Yes, this is an Ai rendering from a photo app. I like it. Rumpled, age-appropriate, happy. taken in San Francisco, California by @craighermes

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That’s kind of heavy. I am of the opinion that if you don’t like it, you can leave. These are confusing times. by @craighermes

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Someone is being a little needy. It’s very sweet. #Beesly taken in San Francisco, California by @craighermes

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Little melancholy clouds. by @craighermes

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Delicious splurge. taken in USHI TARO by @craighermes

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2 days ago

#Beesly is so jealous. Poor Winston. taken in San Francisco, California by @craighermes

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2 days ago

Great seeing @imperialteenofficial last night at @bottomofthehillsf. 30 year fan here. Every bit as great now if not better. Thanks for a great show, folks. taken in Bottom of the Hill by @craighermes

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