Relative Slowing

Friday, October 23, 2026

TGIF.  Still have to make it through the day, but we're only so many hours from relative freedom.  Relative being the key word here.  A pause in the barrage of calls, a slowing in the waves of emails.  A day or two where maybe I won't get further behind.

Not much of note.  I was quite surprised to see the scale down this morning.  Did not expect that as yesterday was not a particularly great day with the eating.  I do think it helped that I had dinner earlier than usual.  It was still too much as I remained quite full when it was time to get ready for bed.  Dinner is probably the biggest change I still need to make.  I've settled in with not needing much of a breakfast and most days have featured a decent lunch.  It's dinner that's the problem.  I'm working on it.

Breakfast:  Biscuit and gravy, coffee

 

Now this was more than I needed, but since I didn't eat it last night I cleaned it up this morning.  Gravy good, biscuit meh and a bit stale but still fine.

Lunch:  Chuck roast, mashed potatoes, gravy

 

I have surplus this week and I decided to pass on the carrots.

Dinner:  CF brisket cheddar sausages w mustard, McClures spicy dill pickles, chips and Daisy onion dip

And a glass of chocolate milk for dessert

Exercise:  Nope

132.8 

Junkyards

Thursday, October 22, 2026

I eat a lot of junk.  But today's title doesn't have anything to do that.  I went to an actual junkyard.  It was ... okay not that interesting.  I just didn't have a theme.  

Busy day.  Scale blipped down, sleep was meh.  Had an incredibly vivid dream that featured having my vehicle stolen in Chicago.  I haven't been to Chicago in years.

Breakfast:  Toast, 1 slice smoked cheddar, coffee

 

On the run.  Had other ideas, quashed them.

Lunch:  Jimmy Johns #1, salt and vinegar chips

Audible due to lack of time.

Also had a peanut butter cookie from a box someone brought in.

Dinner:  Twinburger, onion rings

Much more reasonable side of rings tonight.

And a glass of chocolate milk for dessert.

Exercise:  Nope.  Nothing  that counts anyway.

134.6 

Capabilities TBD

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

I didn't think I overdid it but I still ate too much dinner last night.  My gut was still working on it when I went to bed - which was not notably early - and I ran hot again.  One of these days maybe I'll prove capable of eating earlier and eating less.

Otherwise though things are okay.  Didn't sleep great but feel decent.  Scale ticked down.  We're that much closer to the end of the week.  All good things.

Breakfast:  Toast, 1 slice smoked cheddar, coffee

Thought about having yogurt but since I was pushing it on time I stayed the course.

Lunch:  Chuck roast, carrots, mashed potatoes, gravy

 

Different approach on the reheat today.  Better.  Also fewer carrots.

Dinner:  Culvers single mushroom swiss burger, fries, diet root beer

 

Audible.  Was out car shopping (not for me) and didn't feel like cooking.

Had a glass of chocolate milk at home for dessert. 

Exercise:  Nope.

135.0 

Running Hot

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Yesterday did not go as planned.  Forgetting to calendar something major tends to screw things up.  Good grief.

Anyway, I was fine not eating lunch, but was predictably ready for food at dinner time.  And also predictably I ate too much, too late.  And did I mention too much?  Ugh.  My body spent a very long time dealing with it and a lot of the processing was by running hot.  Sheesh.  I don't enjoy being that warm.

Despite it all the scale was for some reason down, which I will take.  Hopefully today's schedule will work better, though I'm still scrambling.

Breakfast:  Toast, 1 slice smoked cheddar, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  Chuck roast w gravy, 1 C mashed potatoes, carrots

 

Another round.  Was actually a bit too much.

Dinner:  Biscuit and gravy, 2 eggs over medium

 

Home version.  Meijer biscuit.  Probably 5/10 on the B&G scale but still pretty tasty.

Also ate the last slice of pizza.  I will have the last slice of the apple cake later.

Exercise:  Nope.

135.6 

I Need Synonyms For Epic

Monday, October 19, 2026

Fail.  Serious fail.

I thought I had a free morning to get some things done.  NOPE.  Instead I had an all day thing that required me to scramble to reschedule the stuff I had in the afternoon.  What a mess.  It's a sign of how far behind I am that I did not have this on the calendar.  Nobody's fault but mine.

And it messed things up.

Anyway, scale down, didn't get enough sleep -- I really need to eat less on Sunday evenings.

Breakfast:  Toast, 1 slice smoked cheddar, coffee

 

Glad I ate something, because ...

Lunch:  None

Got a lunch break, spent it scrambling not eating.

Dinner:  Little Caesars pepperoni, crazy bread and sauce

More work.  More more more.  On the plus side, this was probably the best LC pizza I've ever had.  It was legit good.  Still terrible for me, but tasty. 

Will probably have a slice of leftover apple cake whenever I get to go home. 

Exercise:  Nope.

136.6  

Ten Of Ten

Sunday, October 18, 2026

After a pleasant Saturday, time to get some things done.  Slept in a bit, so I'm already behind.

Scale down a bit, which is nice.  Exercise was enough to overcome excessive eating.  At least I never considered eating anything more after having dinner about 5:30.  Just should have skipped the chili.

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

 

The usual and it was a 10/10 experience today.  Less busy since I went later (but before the after church rush), got a good spot immediately, food came fast, all my favorites were working today, kitchen crew did a great job and the coffee cup never got dry.  That's why I am likely to keep going, even though I have make biscuits and gravy on my to do list for today (most of which is going into the freezer).

Lunch:  Toast

 

Didn't need much, had a fresh loaf. 

Dinner:  Hamburger patty w a little ketchup, baked potato, carrots, french apple cake w vanilla ice cream

 

Sunday dinners.

Exercise:  Nope.  Did okay yesterday but I was still pretty tired out.

137.0 

Okay Flatness

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Glad to make it to a weekend, though I have far, far more to do than time to do it.

Scale was flat this morning, which seemed like a win since I felt puffy.  It'll probably be up tomorrow.

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

 

Not their finest effort, not at all.

Lunch:  Chili, cornbread bites, 16 oz Mich Ultra

 

Kinda disappointing, actually.  I should have just skipped it.

Dinner:  Cheeseburger, fries w a little ketchup

From the local 5 Guys knockoff.  Very good as always.  Fewer fries than usual which was fine with me since they were also better than usual.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, plenty of walking

Tired.

137.8 

Making Lists

Friday, October 16, 2026

Very glad it is Friday.  Less glad to bolt awake early thinking of things that are past due at work.  Ugh.  Not sure I'll ever be caught up.

Anyway, didn't know what to expect on the scale given that I had too much dinner and didn't clear anything out, but I was greeted by another drop.  Whatever it is, it's working.  At some point it might stop working, but for right now it is.  And as a result the first things on my grocery list for next week will be chuck roast and carrots. 

Now I just need to solve dinner.  Still tending to eat too much and I need to stop getting takeout so often.  I have some CF sausages for the coming week, hopefully, and may make some breakfast stuff.  

Breakfast:  Toast, 1 slice smokehouse cheddar, coffee

 

Again. 

Lunch:  Italian beef sandwich

 

Ate the last of my stuff yesterday, this seemed like a pretty close approximation.

Dinner:  Wendys singles

I was not inspired.  

Exercise:  Nope

137.8 

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