Keep Chuckin

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Busy morning.  I did not go back to work last night so I left myself a lot of deadline work to do today and thankfully I was able to plow through a lot of it without interruption.  Good thing.  Plenty more to do this afternoon when I go back.

I was unsure what the scale was going to say this morning - I had excessive dinner last night but I did stop eating - was done by 7:00 - and had the usual breakfast and chuck lunch.  I was very pleasantly surprised to see a nice drop.  At this weight it shouldn't be a shock but it's still a surprise to see more than a fraction of a pound, especially when the water isn't flowing notably.

Long story short, I've been very pleased with the chuck for lunch experiment and plan to go another round next week.  Now I just need to settle on a dinner.

Also, I bought and cracked a bottle of 7 Up Zero Sugar, the new formula.  Not bad.  Will have again since it's a 2 liter. 

Breakfast:  Toast, 1 slice smoked cheddar, coffee

 

Again.

Lunch:  Chuck sandwich - 2 slices toast w butter, chuck, 2 slices smoked cheddar

 

Since I finished the carrots and gravy I needed an idea and this is what I came up with.  Probably would have been better with ketchup or some other sauce but it was still quite good.  Would eat again.

Dinner:  Twinburger, onion rings, vegetable beef soup

 

Ugh, too much again.  I wanted the burger and soup -- it's a cold, rainy night -- but forgot the burger comes with a side.  I was hoping to get about 3 rings, not this fat pile.  All tasty, I'm just stuffed. 

Exercise:  Nope.  Afraid this category is going to be sparse for a while, not supposed to lift anything heavy and I certainly get tired out quickly walking.  Maybe once I lose some weight I'll be more able.  Definitely fewer aches and pains with the dramatically reduced sugar consumption.

139.2 

Bread, Butter, Meat, Cheese

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

It occurred to me as I was looking at yesterday's post that yeah, other than some carrots, that's exactly what I ate yesterday.  And it's the core of my diet.  I'm somewhat indifferent to most vegetables, don't eat a lot of fruit.

Anyway, I did a good job not eating too much last night but there was a nasty side effect, I was not sleepy.  Got ready for bed early but it was after midnight before I forced the issue.  Ugh.  But the scale was down again this morning and I felt a tiny bit better physically, so all good.  I think I will feel a notable difference if I continue to lay off the sugar for the most part.

Breakfast:  Toast w butter, smoked cheddar, coffee

 

Again.

Lunch:  Leftover chuck roast, carrots, gravy, toast

 

Again.  I think this was the best day yet.  I'm out of everything except beef for tomorrow tho.

Dinner:  Culvers doubles deluxe

Too much.

Exercise:  Nope.  It still doesn't take much to wipe me out.

142.6 

Nonfunctioning Idiot

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

I am just not very functional right now.  It's pathetic.  Got nothing accomplished after I got home last night, I ate and I scrolled and that was it.  Found a video series and went down the rabbit hole for a few hours.  I needed to either continue my efforts to clean up at home or better yet go back to work.  Did neither.  Sad.

Anyway, on a more positive note, I was pleased that I was able to do the quick roast lunch and it was quite good.  I have two or three more days worth left too.  Failed big time on dinner, but despite that the scale was down again this morning, which I attribute to clearance.  I'll take it.

Onward.

Breakfast:  Toast w butter, 1 slice smokehouse cheddar, coffee

 I don't need much breakfast, this was more than adequate.

Lunch:  Leftover chuck roast, carrots, gravy, toast

 

Again.

Dinner:  Leftover brat, cheese crispies

 

Let's keep it more in check eh.  The brat was actually pretty good reheated.

Exercise:  Nope.  I did actually feel pretty decent after lunch, by current standards.  Happy about that.

144.8 

Experimentin

Monday, October 12, 2026

I am experimenting this week.  I conjured up this plan where I buy a chuck roast every week and toss it in the slow cooker on Sunday.  Voila, instant meals for several days.  I managed to do it yesterday, though I ended up deciding to toss the potatoes after cooking. 

Nothing else of note.  Not enough sleep, scale blipped down despite sunday dinner.  Okay then. 

Breakfast:  McD sausage mcmuffin, hash brown.  Coffee

Wasn't quite locked in on breakfast.  Hopefully tomorrow.

Lunch:  Chuck roast, carrots, gravy, a slice of toast

 

Yup.  Pretty darned good.  Hopefully just as good tomorrow.

Dinner:  Subway meatball subs

Grossly excessive.  Need to get it through my dumb head that I do need to not eat much in the evenings.

Exercise:  Nope.

146.2 

Glued

Sunday, October 11, 2026

I did absolutely nothing yesterday.  Spent the day glued to the recliner.  And you know what, it was kinda needed.  I'm definitely less tired today even though I'm not sure I got a ton of real high quality sleep.  But given enough volume I guess I got enough.  It was also nice to see the scale dip, not eating dinner was helpful.

Left all the chores for today, and I really need to work some too.  We'll see about that.

Breakfast:  Biscuits and gravy, 2 eggs over medium, coffee

 

Again and again very good.  I'll probably stop doing this to save a few bucks, but it's been nice.

Lunch:  Cheese crisp crackers

A gift, they were quite good.

Dinner:  Brat MR, chips, salad no dressing, cookies and ice cream.

Sunday dinners.  Forgot the photo.

Exercise:  Nope.  Reasonably active day, no dedicated exercise.  Have felt relatively good today.

147.6 

Hopeful Nadir

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Whew.

I got home last night, immediately did the bare minimum to get ready for bed and I was sound asleep within 10 minutes.  Didn't even close up the doors or shut off the lights, I was OUT.

Supposed to play golf this morning but I called off.  Need more sleep and I'm going to take the time to try and get some personal stuff done.  I need to do some picking up, laundry, cooking, etc. and there will need to be office time this weekend.  Probably tomorrow.

Weight up, hopefully this is the max, or the nadir of the journey.  Time to improve things. 

Breakfast:  Cheese popcorn

Yeah, really.  The only thing I noted that I had on hand which required zero effort.

Lunch:  Dominos ny style bacon cheeseburger pizza, bread bites, gatorade

As close to zero effort as possible, walking a few hundred feet. 

Dinner:  None

Thought periodically that maybe I should eat something but was never hungry enough to get motivated. 

Exercise:  Nope.  Completely sedentary.

149.0 

Welcoming The New Bots

Friday, October 9, 2026

TGIF.  I noticed that the view counts are up a fair amount.  Which can only mean more bot traffic.  Yay.

The realization that I need to eat a lot less is there.  Now I just need to implement.  Seriously. 

Breakfast:  Asiago bagel w veggie cream cheese, coffee

Unsurprisingly I was not hungry and ate later than usual.

Lunch:  Italian beef sandwich, fries

Advantage of being known, the sandwich was FAT.  Easily 1.5x the usual amount of beef. 

Dinner:  Hanger steak w bordelaise, mash, various other stuff, 2 glasses of Two Hearted and a bite of carrot cake

Fancy dinner out for a party. 

Exercise:  Nope.

147.0 

Single Step Goals

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Even the smallest wins have been few and far between, so I'm going to enjoy one.  Today's goal was no sugar soda and it was accomplished.  A very small win indeed but I'm happy.

Otherwise, scale up, fat, strength and stamina in the dumps.

Breakfast:  McD egg mcmuffin, BEC biscuit, hash browns.  Coffee

Again.

Lunch:  Biscuits and gravy, 2 eggs over medium, hash browns, coffee

 

Not a regular stop, on the go for work.  Was okay, though the hash browns in particular were mediocre.

Dinner:  Dominos philly steak brooklyn pizza, bread bites

Ate WAY too much.  

Exercise:  Nope

146.0 

In That Doom Loop

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

More of the same.  Got to sleep around 10:00, slept until almost 5:00 then it was fitful after that.  Not quite rested but functional.

Breakfast:  CFA spicy biscuits, hash browns.  Coffee

Free biscuits. 

Lunch:  Leftover pizza

Cleanup. 

Dinner:   Cheeseburger, fries w ketchup, pepsi

local 5G knockoff.  Excellent.

Also some Crunch n Munch 

Exercise:  Nope

143.8

Needing Many Hours

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 

If I were smart, I would have left the office at lunch and taken a nap for a couple hours.  I did not, so the afternoon was not at all productive.  I ate dinner and crashed almost immediately.  Could not even tell you when.  But I'm pretty sure it was before 8:00.  Woke up at 1:15, finished getting ready for bed and went back to sleep relatively soon.  I do not know what the total was but it was probably double digits in hours or at least very close.  I physically feel somewhat better today as a result - yesterday was pretty rough - but I'm still struggling.  And lacking focus.

Breakfast:  Pretzel bagel, coffee, later a donut

Lunch:  Wendys double stacks, jr fries, dr pepper

Dinner:  ham salami cheese sub, garlic cheese bread, pepsi, rice krispie treat

 Exercise:  Nope.

142.0 

As Usual It Could Have Been Worse

Monday, October 5, 2026

I certainly could have done better on my vacation.  Ate plenty and did not really watch anything.  Drank way too much sugar soda and lemonade.  And yet there was a (very minor) dip in the scale.  Okay.  Now we need to get going on some changes.

Just not today.  Regrettably I am exhausted today.  Did not get nearly enough sleep.  For no good reason.

Breakfast:  McD BEC biscuit, egg mcmuffin, hash brown, coffee.  Also had a muffin of some sort.

After blood draw.

Lunch:  CFA original w ranch, lemonade, coke

Free sandwich.  Needed more caffeine.

Dinner:  Sack of taco bell, pepsi

Fast. 

Exercise:  Nope.  Pretty beat up.

139.8 

The Annual Catching Up

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Catch up time.  Home from vacation.

Breakfast:  Hotel breakfast.

It was unusually good.

Lunch:  BK Texas whopper, cheese fingers, pepsi

Edible.

Dinner:  Meat lovers pizza, pepsi

Will probably work on the remaining mini candy bars too.

Exercise:  Nope.  Driving.

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Breakfast:   Hash stack, coffee

Lunch:  1/2 Wendy's single, fries, coke

Dinner:  Cracker Barrel hamburger steak, mash, gravy, Mac and cheese, biscuits, lemonade

 

 

and a couple mini candy bars

Exercise:  Nope.  Driving.  And it rained.

Friday, October 2, 2026

Breakfast:  Western omelet, biscuit, hash browns, coffee

 

 

Lunch:  Corned beef Reuben, fries, pepsi, gatorade

Dinner:  Cheeseburger, fries, Yuengling

Also had some cheez its and pepsi

Exercise:  18 holes w cart

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Breakfast:  Hash stack, coffee

 

 

Lunch:  Cheez its, Pepsi

 

Dinner:   Meat lovers pizza, greek salad w parm peppercorn, fried ravioli, bread, lemonade

 

Also butter pecan ice cream 

 

Exercise:  18 holes with cart

 

 

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

 

Breakfast:   Deluxe omelette, grits, biscuit, coffee

 

 

Lunch:  Cheez its, Pepsi

 

Dinner:  Longhorn steak, shrimp, rice, potatoes, rolls, lemonade

 

 

Also butter pecan ice cream 

 

Exercise:  18 holes with cart 

 

 

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 

 

Breakfast:  Biscuits and gravy, 2 eggs over medium, bacon, coffee

 

 

Lunch:  Pretzels, pepsi

 

Dinner:  Ham, turkey, cheese sandwich, chips, banana, 12 oz Yuengling

 

 

Also butter pecan ice cream 

 

Exercise:  18 holes with cart

 

 

Monday, September 28, 2026

 

Breakfast:  Hash stack, coffee

 

 Lunch:  Pretzels, pepsi

 

Dinner:  Sandwich, chips, banana, pepsi, leftover pizza slice, 12 oz Yuengling

 

 

Also butter pecan ice cream 

 

Exercise:  18 holes with cart

 

 

Sunday, September 27, 2026

 

Breakfast:  Deluxe omelette, grits, biscuit, coffee

 

Lunch:   Yuengling

 

Dinner:   Logan's chopped steak, mash, salad w parm peppercorn, Yuengling

 

Exercise:  18 holes with cart

 

 

 

Saturday, September 26, 2026

 

Breakfast:  Hotel breakfast

 

 

Lunch:  A few mini candy bars

 

Dinner:  Meat lovers pizza, greek salad w parm peppercorn, lemonade

 

Exercise:  18 holes with cart 

 

 

Friday, September 25, 2026

 

Breakfast:  Cracker Barrel old timers breakfast, coffee

 

Lunch:  A few mini candy bars

 

Dinner: Corned beef reuben, fries w ketchup, lemonade

 

Exercise:  Nope, travel day. 

Go Time Again

Thursday, September 24, 2026

After a mad scramble, it's time to go.  Almost.  Need to pack, get a little sleep and then go.

Breakfast:  Bagel, cream cheese, coffee

Almost no cream cheese left.  No matter, food was not on my mind.

Lunch:  Italian beef, fries, pepsi

Tasty.

Dinner:  Ham, salami and cheese sub, cheese bread w sauce, rice Krispy treat, pepsi

Also tasty.  And fattening.

Add a few mini candy bars

Exercise:  Nope

141.8

It Was Wednesday Right

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

At least I think it was.  Whew.  Long day.

Breakfast:  Bagel, cream cheese, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  McD big Mac, mcdouble plain, fries, Dr pepper

On the go.

Dinner:  Bacon cheeseburger pizza, pepsi

Tasty but so bad for me.

Also no bakes

Exercise:  Nope, just more work

140.2

The Usual Sides Of Rest

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

I was hoping to crash about 9:00 last night.  It did not happen.  Probably closer to 10:30 before I got to sleep.  Slept straight through to 5:20 then snoozed for an hour after that.  Getting that much sleep made a big difference in how I feel, today is normal.

Not much else of note.  Still trying to cram in as much as I can get done before vacation.

Breakfast:  Bagel w cream cheese, coffee

 

Again.  Mid-morning I ate the rest of the leftover pizza.

Lunch:  CFA spicy w pep jack, fries, lemonade

Was more than I needed, honestly.

Dinner:  Cheeseburger and fries, pepsi

local 5 Guys clpne.

 And some mini milky ways.

Exercise:  Nope.

139.8 

Ugh So Early

Monday, September 21, 2026

Well that was not much fun.  Woke up at 2:30 with a foot cramp.  Dealt with that, managed some hit or miss sleep until 4:30 and then I was toast.  Brain spun up and the stress of knowing I didn't work enough over the weekend got me going.  I have SO much to do this week.

And, as a consequence, I felt awful almost all day.  Finally around 3:30 I got really into a project and for whatever reason that made me feel a little better.  I'm still tired and going to crash as early as I can stand.

Breakfast:  Bagel w cream cheese, coffee

Again.  I also realized about 8:30 that a 5:30 bagel wasn't going to get me to 12:30 lunch so I zipped out and grabbed 2 sausage McMuffins from McD.

Lunch:  Sack of Wendys, Dr pepper

Not notably good.  Going to try not to go back anytime soon.

Dinner:  Jersey Mikes hot Italian, chips, pepsi

Will have a few milky way minis too.

Exercise:  Nope.  Not remotely possible today, so tired.

138.4

The Wrong Productive

Sunday, September 20, 2026

It's been a reasonably productive weekend.  I have checked quite a few things off the to do list.  But I haven't done the thing I needed to do most, which is to spend hours at work.  Guess I'm going back tonight.

Ugh.

Breakfast:  Biscuits and gravy, 2 eggs over medium, hash browns, coffee

One more time.  Probably going to cut this out when I am back.

Lunch:  Leftover pizza, pepsi

Tasty cold.

Dinner:  BLT, chips, corn on the cob, 12 oz Miller Lite, ice cream w choc sauce and a cookie

Sunday dinners.  There were also donuts today.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  Not much extra walking.  I was pleased that I was able to turn better than usual, no idea why.

138.4

Get Some Things

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Trying to get a few things done.  Many errands yes, work not so much.

But it's something.

Breakfast:  Lenders sourdough everything bagel w cream cheese, coffee, donuts later

Changeup.  It was fine, but I'm sure that once I look at the ingredient list I'll never buy them again.

Lunch:  Sack of CFA, coke

Typical.  Another thing to give up.

Dinner:   Meat lovers pizza, pepsi

In an unusual twist I think I will get three full meals out of this pizza.

Also a few fun sized Milky Ways.

Exercise:  Nope.  Active but nothing specific.

138.8

Artificial Psyche

Friday, September 18, 2026

I was amused last evening when I restarted my car and a message popped up:  "Oil change soon".  Yes, as a matter of fact I do have an appointment in the morning.  Nice to be in synch with your stuff.

Nothing else of note other than it being Friday.  Thankfully, though I still have to get through it.  Sleep was OK, weight has been pretty stable (awful, of course, but stable) this week.

Breakfast:  Cheese sandwich, coffee

 

Again.  Half swiss half cheddar today as I finished off the cheddar.

Midmorning I had a brownie that was thrown in with my lunch order yesterday. 

Lunch:  Deluxe sub, pepsi

A very late lunch, after 3:00.

Dinner:  Wendy's single, bacon double stack.  Doritos.  Pepsi.

And will probably be some mini milky ways in there too.

Exercise:  Nope.

139.0 

Road Preview

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Lots of driving today.  Busy busy.

Breakfast:  McD sausage McMuffins, hash brown, coke

Late

Lunch:   Jimmy Johns #9, salt and vinegar chips, coke

Also late

Dinner:  Culvers mush swiss, fries, Dr pepper

Not so late

Also some mellocreme mix

Exercise:  Nope

139.0

Skip One

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Such a fun week.

Breakfast:  Cheese sandwich, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  None

Work.

Had combos and a Pepsi later.  Ugh.

Dinner:  Ham salami cheese sub, garlic bread, coke, rice krispie treat

Solid and excessive.

Exercise:  Nope, just stress.

140.0

Another Terrible

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Ugh.  Another day of eating terribly and being tired.

It's been a challenge to make the needed changes going into a vacation, but this is getting old.

Do better.

Breakfast:  Cheese sandwich, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  Wendy's pub burger, spicy nuggets, dr pepper

They did not give me any fries.  Nugs were awful, so maybe I lucked out.

Dinner:  Sack of taco bell, pepsi

Yeesh.

Exercise:  Nope

140.2 

Hundred Hospital Hike

Monday, September 14, 2026

Ugh, Monday again.  Was not ready for it.  Tired.  Very tired.  Did not work over the weekend.  It's going to be an ugly week.

Breakfast:  Cheese sandwich, coffee

 

And I didn't get the office stocked up either, so I didn't even have regular coffee.

Lunch:  CFA spicy w pep jack, strips w ranch, fries, coke

Audible.  Always decent.

Dinner:  Jersey Mikes hot italian, 56, pepsi

Also decent.

Exercise: Nope.  Got in another hike at a hospital, but it doesn't count.  Man I'm struggling.

141.8 

The Worst Steely Dan Song Ever

Sunday, September 13, 2026

... is Hatian Divorce and I will brook no argument.  

Fortunately that has nothing to do with anything.  I just heard it this morning.  Ugh.

Sleep ok, scale minorly down, lots to do today.

Breakfast:  Biscuits and gravy, 2 eggs over medium, coffee

 

 

Also donuts later. 

Lunch:  Pastrami and swiss sandwich, extra toast, coke

 

Was OK. 

Dinner:  Steak, baked potato, green beans, 12 oz Miller Lite, strawberries and vanilla ice cream.

Sunday dinners. 

Also big mac, mcdouble, fries, dr pepper.

Exercise:  Nope.

139.0 

Just Gorge

Saturday, September 12, 2026

Just an absolutely perfect day.  Right about 80 degrees, no humidity, a few fluffy clouds, a very light breeze.  Does not get better than that.  And I even got to enjoy it.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, hash browns, 3 strips bacon, raisin toast w jam, coffee

 

Again.  

Lunch:  Chili cheese dogs, fries, coke/pepsi, 16 oz Yuengling

Audibled.  Snack:  Chex mix.  Meh. 

Dinner:  Dominos parmesan bites, coke

Meh.  Will also have some lemon wafer cookies.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  Modest walking.  

140.2 

Stored

Friday, September 11, 2026

Very glad to have the week in the books.

Hit the store tonight so may actually eat a meal or two at home.  Sheesh.

Breakfast:  Pretzel bagel w veggie cream cheese, coffee

OK.

Lunch:  Mushroom swiss burger, fries, pepsi

Local chain, was very good.  Also stopped by the good donut place, they were completely sold out.  So I got a cookie.

Dinner:  Italian beef sandwich, fries, pepsi

Very tasty.

Also had some popcorn and will have lemon wafer cookies.

Exercise:  Nope.  Tomorrow.

140.2 

Aww Hamburgers

Thursday, September 10, 2026

All things being equal I would like a donut.

They are not.

Breakfast:  Leftover Hut thin pep beef pork pizza, coffee

From the other day.

Lunch:  Brisket with a little chipotle bbq sauce, cheesy/loaded potatoes, coke

Excessive.

Dinner:  Subway meatball, chips, pepsi

Okay.

Exercise:  Nope.  Though I did get in a super long round trip walk on a hospital visit due to no parking.

140.0 

If Only You Stopped

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

If only you didn't eat so much crap you dummy.

Breakfast:  Toast with butter, coffee

Same as yesterday, forgot the photo.  Had a donut later.

Lunch:  Wendy's double, biggie bag w dr pepper

Excessive.

Dinner:  BK texas whopper, fries, mozz fingers, dr pepper, peanut m&ms

Awful. 

Exercise:  Nope

138.2 

Go Go Go Go

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

So busy.

Dozed off early last night, got up at 1:00 to take out the contacts (oops) and went from there.  Usually time passes fast, this time it was slow.  I made myself stay in bed until the alarm went off and in hindsight I'm glad I did, today would have been much worse if I were completely exhausted.

Breakfast:  Toast w butter, coffee

 

Simple.

Lunch:  McD mcdouble plain, fries, coke

Fast.

Dinner:  Pizza Hut thin pep pork beef, breadsticks, pepsi

Ugh.

Also a bit of popcorn.

Exercise:  Nope.  Feeling it.

139.0 

Bonus Days

Monday, September 7, 2026

I sure appreciate holiday weekends.  I'm still not close to ready to go back to work tomorrow and I did not do any of the work stuff I really should have tackled, but the rest is so nice.

And it's been gorgeous since about mid-afternoon on Saturday.  Warm, no humidity, just perfect.

Breakfast:  Biscuits and gravy, hash browns, 2 eggs over medium, coffee

Different place for the pre-golf breakfast out.  OK.

Lunch:  A few cashews, pepsi, 12 oz Yuengling

Golf stuff.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, chips and queso, coke. 

Bah.  May be the last Q for a long time.

Also will have a bowl of mint chip ice cream later.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, ample walking

I'm tired.

139.4