Sunday, November 30, 2014
The last day of the month. Not a notable occasion. I see a lot of working around the house ahead of me today, followed by a feast tonight.
Breakfast: Cornbread scramble with potatoes, pico de gallo, coffee
No picture. I've had this many times before. Good as always.
Lunch: 5 Guys little cheeseburger, little fries
Burned some calories, needed real food. Tried to keep it reasonable. Should have gone to Qdoba.
2nd Lunch: McDonald's triple cheeseburger, medium fries
This was a bad idea. Needed more calories, should have made a better choice.
Dinner: Turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, peas, rolls with butter, 12 oz Miller Lite. Slice of pumpkin pie with cool whip
Super delicious but I ate too much. Way too much. And there are leftovers for tomorrow.
Exercise: A ton of work around the house. Raked leaves for a couple hours. Worked inside. I am dead tired.
118.0
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Carrying
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Work work work around the house. Not a memorable day, but I have been getting some things done which is nice. So very much to do though.
Breakfast: Cornbread scramble with potatoes, pico de gallo, coffee
No picture. I've had it many times before. So good.
Lunch: Several slices of salami, Greek Gods yogurt plain
Meals were out of order today.
Dinner: Burrito bowl from Qdoba
This thing was huge.
Exercise: Nothing official. Lots of movement today thought - cleaning house plus an hour plus shopping trip.
118.4
Work work work around the house. Not a memorable day, but I have been getting some things done which is nice. So very much to do though.
Breakfast: Cornbread scramble with potatoes, pico de gallo, coffee
No picture. I've had it many times before. So good.
Lunch: Several slices of salami, Greek Gods yogurt plain
Meals were out of order today.
Dinner: Burrito bowl from Qdoba
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| This must be about 1500 calories. Sure is good though. |
Exercise: Nothing official. Lots of movement today thought - cleaning house plus an hour plus shopping trip.
118.4
Friday, November 28, 2014
Feast On
Friday, November 28, 2014
Whew! I really overdid it last night. A big meal was planned. Lots of eating expected. And it happened. Unsurprisingly I wasn't in a big hurry to make breakfast this morning.
Mixed bag on the sleep front. I stayed up way way too late - I didn't even get home until after 10 and decided to let things settle even more. Got up at the usual time but lazed about for an hour or more. I really need to crank up the intensity. Oh, and it would have been a beautiful morning for a walk. I dragged the trash to the curb in the predawn and yeah it was a lovely crisp morning. Oh well. I really do hope to push it a little on the home improvement front today, so hopefully I'll burn some calories.
Which will be important, because I have a big leftover meal for lunch. Then I'll be done until Sunday, when another feast is planned.
Breakfast: 2 large CF eggs fried in a bit of butter, 2 thick slices black label bacon, Alexia hash browns fried in butter, some 4 state cheddar, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee
Breakfast perfection. It really doesn't get better than this. Well, I suppose it could, but for breakfasts made by me this was 10/10.
Lunch: Leftover feast. Turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, mac and cheese, rolls with butter, fruit salad
This was enough for about 3 meals. Oh well. So delicious. Dinner will be very light tonight, I am stuffed. I could definitely have done without the 2nd roll. And I skipped the jello salad.
Dinner: 12 oz Sam Adams Boston lager.
Yup, I had a beer for dinner. And truth be told I would have been happy with 1/2 of the beer.
Exercise: Nothing official.
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Whew! I really overdid it last night. A big meal was planned. Lots of eating expected. And it happened. Unsurprisingly I wasn't in a big hurry to make breakfast this morning.
Mixed bag on the sleep front. I stayed up way way too late - I didn't even get home until after 10 and decided to let things settle even more. Got up at the usual time but lazed about for an hour or more. I really need to crank up the intensity. Oh, and it would have been a beautiful morning for a walk. I dragged the trash to the curb in the predawn and yeah it was a lovely crisp morning. Oh well. I really do hope to push it a little on the home improvement front today, so hopefully I'll burn some calories.
Which will be important, because I have a big leftover meal for lunch. Then I'll be done until Sunday, when another feast is planned.
Breakfast: 2 large CF eggs fried in a bit of butter, 2 thick slices black label bacon, Alexia hash browns fried in butter, some 4 state cheddar, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee
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| If I were hungrier I would have ATTACKED this. So good. |
Lunch: Leftover feast. Turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, mac and cheese, rolls with butter, fruit salad
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| Pictured but not consumed: Jello. Too full! |
Dinner: 12 oz Sam Adams Boston lager.
Yup, I had a beer for dinner. And truth be told I would have been happy with 1/2 of the beer.
Exercise: Nothing official.
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Thursday, November 27, 2014
A Day of Thanks and Stuffing
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Thanksgiving Day
So nice to have a holiday. I went back to bed and slept late, which won't do good things for me tonight but I am hoping that some evening tryptophan will let me get to bed on time. Just a local feast for me today, which is nice. I'll make a couple of dishes to bring but no heavy setup or prep. A pleasant family evening.
Breakfast: 2 large CF eggs scrambled and cooked in butter with mushrooms, green pepper and onion, a little 4 state cheddar, 1 1/3 C ish Alexia hash browns cooked in butter, 2 thick slices black label bacon, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee
Whew, that's a lot of stuff for one meal! It was good, although my timing was a bit off, the onions and green peppers cooked from frozen a lot faster than I thought they would so the eggs were done early. Oh well, no harm. Oh, and I could have cooked the mushrooms more. But still at least 7/10.
Lunch: Greek Gods yogurt with a little raspberry preserves. Decided to keep it light in anticipation of the feast. Didn't bother with a picture, it's the same as usual.
Dinner: Thanksgiving FEAST. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, rolls with "butter", deviled egg, green olives, mac and cheese, a taste of cranberry, 12 oz Sam Adams, 12 oz Bell's Winter White Ale, a couple bites of candy, piece of lemon meringue pie, bite of apple pie
That plate was loaded. And I went back for more. I especially love the basics - turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy. Yum.
Exercise: Nope. Moved around quite a bit doing stuff at home but not enough to count.
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Thanksgiving Day
So nice to have a holiday. I went back to bed and slept late, which won't do good things for me tonight but I am hoping that some evening tryptophan will let me get to bed on time. Just a local feast for me today, which is nice. I'll make a couple of dishes to bring but no heavy setup or prep. A pleasant family evening.
Breakfast: 2 large CF eggs scrambled and cooked in butter with mushrooms, green pepper and onion, a little 4 state cheddar, 1 1/3 C ish Alexia hash browns cooked in butter, 2 thick slices black label bacon, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee
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| Now featuring grapefruit! |
Lunch: Greek Gods yogurt with a little raspberry preserves. Decided to keep it light in anticipation of the feast. Didn't bother with a picture, it's the same as usual.
Dinner: Thanksgiving FEAST. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, rolls with "butter", deviled egg, green olives, mac and cheese, a taste of cranberry, 12 oz Sam Adams, 12 oz Bell's Winter White Ale, a couple bites of candy, piece of lemon meringue pie, bite of apple pie
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| Oh, yes. And yeah I had seconds. And pie. |
Exercise: Nope. Moved around quite a bit doing stuff at home but not enough to count.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Rest Full
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
You guessed it, another day of going back to bed. I feel better about it today though. I didn't stay up late, I got up early and just found that I needed more sleep. So I went with it. As a result I felt pretty good when I did finally get up. Of course I'll feel even better once I get into an exercise routine with no lapses, but it's a start.
I have big plans to accomplish many things during the holiday weekend, we will see how many of those things actually get accomplished.
Breakfast: McDonalds sausage mcmuffin (minus 1/2 muffin), large coffee
No picture. Actually now that I think of it, I have one from yesterday. But in any event, the same deal applies - I was very late and was not impressive.
Yup.
Lunch: Omelet with bacon, cream cheese and avocado, 2 slices sourdough toast with butter, coffee
Back to an old favorite for a day. Still good. Didn't quite finish it.
Dinner: Salami, 1/2 pickle, olives, carrot and celery sticks, yogurt with raspberry preserves
Didn't bother getting out lettuce and making a salad. Just fine for a light dinner, actually quite filling.
Exercise: Nope. Slug.
116.4
You guessed it, another day of going back to bed. I feel better about it today though. I didn't stay up late, I got up early and just found that I needed more sleep. So I went with it. As a result I felt pretty good when I did finally get up. Of course I'll feel even better once I get into an exercise routine with no lapses, but it's a start.
I have big plans to accomplish many things during the holiday weekend, we will see how many of those things actually get accomplished.
Breakfast: McDonalds sausage mcmuffin (minus 1/2 muffin), large coffee
No picture. Actually now that I think of it, I have one from yesterday. But in any event, the same deal applies - I was very late and was not impressive.
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| Doesn't that just look, um, well, um, fantastic? |
Lunch: Omelet with bacon, cream cheese and avocado, 2 slices sourdough toast with butter, coffee
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| Breakfast for lunch never ever gets old |
Dinner: Salami, 1/2 pickle, olives, carrot and celery sticks, yogurt with raspberry preserves
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| There were not the finest carrots I have ever had |
Exercise: Nope. Slug.
116.4
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
An Unhappy Trend
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Sleep. It shouldn't be hard. I'm making it hard. Stayed up way too late last night, which meant another morning of going back to bed instead of walking. Not happy about that.
Breakfast: McDonalds sausage mcmuffin (minus 1/2 muffin), large coffee
No picture. So late this morning that I had to get breakfast and coffee after my first appointment. It was okay but I should not be eating this.
Lunch: Cajun omelet with andouille sausage, green pepper and onion, 2 slices sourdough toast with butter, coffee
Back to the same place I went yesterday. No breakfasty specials, but this was plenty good. I'll be back.
Dinner: Romaine salad with salsa, green olives, 1/2 dill pickle, 3 slices salami. Greek Gods yogurt with a little raspberry preserves
Without the yogurt this would have been pretty light in the protein department. Pretty pleased with the light dinner concept though.
Exercise: Yeah, no. FAIL.
117.4
Sleep. It shouldn't be hard. I'm making it hard. Stayed up way too late last night, which meant another morning of going back to bed instead of walking. Not happy about that.
Breakfast: McDonalds sausage mcmuffin (minus 1/2 muffin), large coffee
No picture. So late this morning that I had to get breakfast and coffee after my first appointment. It was okay but I should not be eating this.
Lunch: Cajun omelet with andouille sausage, green pepper and onion, 2 slices sourdough toast with butter, coffee
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| Ragin' good. |
Dinner: Romaine salad with salsa, green olives, 1/2 dill pickle, 3 slices salami. Greek Gods yogurt with a little raspberry preserves
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| Randomness. So much randomness. |
Exercise: Yeah, no. FAIL.
117.4
Monday, November 24, 2014
Toughen Up Son
Monday, November 24, 2014
I need to get mentally tough. I overdid it last night. And I paid the price this morning. I stayed up a little later than usual to give myself extra time to digest but still: When I woke up this morning I didn't stay up long. Went back to sleep and got 2+ more hours of solid sleep. Lots of dreams. It didn't help my ambition any that it was raining again but still, this was about needing more sleep. And eating like crap last night surely played a role.
Breakfast: McDonald's sausage mcmuffin (minus half of the english muffin), large coffee
No picture. I was very late this morning and didn't remember to eat anything until I was pulling in for a coffee. I'm sure there are many better choices but so be it. This was edible at least.
Lunch: Restaurant special: A square of scalloped potato casserole with 2 eggs, kiebasa (?) sausage, sauteed green and red peppers and onions, 2 slices sourdough toast, coffee
Oh. My. Word. I tried another local place today. I had previously had lunch there once or twice and it was okay but not overwhelming. This, however, was INCREDIBLE. It was a special of the day and it was fabulous. And the best part? It was $5.00. With coffee and a healthy tip, under $9. I'm going back, and soon. The rest of the breakfast menu looked pretty standard, but if they have specials like this I'm in.
It was a ton of food and way way too much starch. But so good.
Dinner: Iceberg salad with salsa and green olives, 3 slices salami, 1 container Meijer organic unsweetened applesauce
Late dinner, needed to just eat. Also figured I should go light given the enormous lunch!
Exercise: Nope. Fail. And given that it's HOWLING and snowing sideways again tonight it's not looking too promising for the morning either.
118.6
I need to get mentally tough. I overdid it last night. And I paid the price this morning. I stayed up a little later than usual to give myself extra time to digest but still: When I woke up this morning I didn't stay up long. Went back to sleep and got 2+ more hours of solid sleep. Lots of dreams. It didn't help my ambition any that it was raining again but still, this was about needing more sleep. And eating like crap last night surely played a role.
Breakfast: McDonald's sausage mcmuffin (minus half of the english muffin), large coffee
No picture. I was very late this morning and didn't remember to eat anything until I was pulling in for a coffee. I'm sure there are many better choices but so be it. This was edible at least.
Lunch: Restaurant special: A square of scalloped potato casserole with 2 eggs, kiebasa (?) sausage, sauteed green and red peppers and onions, 2 slices sourdough toast, coffee
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| This picture doesn't come close to doing justice. Just ... YUM |
It was a ton of food and way way too much starch. But so good.
Dinner: Iceberg salad with salsa and green olives, 3 slices salami, 1 container Meijer organic unsweetened applesauce
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| Quick and easy. |
Exercise: Nope. Fail. And given that it's HOWLING and snowing sideways again tonight it's not looking too promising for the morning either.
118.6
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Howling, Mad
Sunday, November 23, 2014
At a certain point last night, I just ran out of gas. I recognized it and went to immediate bedtime mode. I even slid into the old bed, since it was made up and my hard surface bed wasn't. And then I couldn't sleep. Go figure. I guess I'm full reconverted to sleeping on the hard surface. I had to move.
Anyway, I got up at the usual time this morning and the wind was just howling. I want to get out there and walk, I really do, but I really struggle with the idea of fighting 20-30 mph wind gusts. Even when it's not cold. It rained yesterday and melted the snow.
So I'm a little mad. Maybe, just maybe, I'll go to the mall this afternoon and do a couple of laps for exercise. We will see. Oh, and I should get outside and put away a couple of things. Before the snow returns.
Breakfast: 3 large CF eggs, 3 strips thick slice black label bacon, 1 C hash browns in butter, a little 4 state cheddar cheese, coffee
The usual. I'm down to a couple of ounces of the cheddar ... really have been good about just using a little bit. I had to buy large eggs yesterday, I didn't see any of the jumbos. Not a big deal, really, though 2 of the jumbos has been the perfect quantity. Oh well.
Lunch: Big salad with iceberg mix, salsa, 1/2 pickle, a medium avocado, 3 slices of salami, a little pepperoni. Leftover cold chicken leg. 1 cup Meijer organic unsweetened applesauce
This was quite good and held up well. A lot of fat in that salad considering that there is no dressing!
Dinner: Lasagna, a little salad, garlic toast, chocolate sheet cake and ice cream
This was all kinds of FAIL. I ate too much lasagna. Had toast. And then had cake and ice cream. It was a birthday party. Not mine so I could have said no. I didn't.
Exercise: Nope. Awful weather plus lazy.
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At a certain point last night, I just ran out of gas. I recognized it and went to immediate bedtime mode. I even slid into the old bed, since it was made up and my hard surface bed wasn't. And then I couldn't sleep. Go figure. I guess I'm full reconverted to sleeping on the hard surface. I had to move.
Anyway, I got up at the usual time this morning and the wind was just howling. I want to get out there and walk, I really do, but I really struggle with the idea of fighting 20-30 mph wind gusts. Even when it's not cold. It rained yesterday and melted the snow.
So I'm a little mad. Maybe, just maybe, I'll go to the mall this afternoon and do a couple of laps for exercise. We will see. Oh, and I should get outside and put away a couple of things. Before the snow returns.
Breakfast: 3 large CF eggs, 3 strips thick slice black label bacon, 1 C hash browns in butter, a little 4 state cheddar cheese, coffee
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| Overcooked bacon in this picture |
Lunch: Big salad with iceberg mix, salsa, 1/2 pickle, a medium avocado, 3 slices of salami, a little pepperoni. Leftover cold chicken leg. 1 cup Meijer organic unsweetened applesauce
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| I think I'll be eating more salads. |
Dinner: Lasagna, a little salad, garlic toast, chocolate sheet cake and ice cream
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| Fail: Before the addition of salad. And I had seconds ... and then some. |
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| I can hear the FATness |
Exercise: Nope. Awful weather plus lazy.
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Saturday, November 22, 2014
Almost Giving Thanks
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Another dismal weather day. Rain which is freezing on contact, changing over to all rain. Yuck. Needless to say it's going to be another day that I won't be outside walking. At least it is Saturday, so I can get my workout in doing cleaning and moving things around.
Breakfast: 2 jumbo CF eggs fried in a pat of butter, 3 slices thick slice Black Label bacon, just over 1 C Alexia hash browns fried in butter, a little 4 state cheddar, coffee
A bit high on the calorie count I supposed but delicious. I hope the anticipated level of activity today will justify it. Oh, and I'll need to go very light at dinner.
Lunch: Chicken pot pie filling, lots
My goodness was this delicious. And it's not that hard when you have precooked chicken. It does have some bad stuff in it - the smallest potato I could find in the 10 lb bag I bought for Thanksgiving, 3/8 C of whole milk and 1/8 C of flour. It also has lots of chicken, carrot, celery, (dehydrated) onion and chicken stock plus spices. Yum yum yum.
Dinner: 2 big slices of pastrami, usual yogurt with raspberry preserves
I didn't bother with a picture. A little late due to watching football. Oh, and you know what? My stomach isn't crazy about pastrami.
Exercise: Nope. Ended up being a pretty lazy day.
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Another dismal weather day. Rain which is freezing on contact, changing over to all rain. Yuck. Needless to say it's going to be another day that I won't be outside walking. At least it is Saturday, so I can get my workout in doing cleaning and moving things around.
Breakfast: 2 jumbo CF eggs fried in a pat of butter, 3 slices thick slice Black Label bacon, just over 1 C Alexia hash browns fried in butter, a little 4 state cheddar, coffee
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| I am expert at hiding the hash browns |
Lunch: Chicken pot pie filling, lots
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| I had another big scoop to finish it off too. So full now. |
Dinner: 2 big slices of pastrami, usual yogurt with raspberry preserves
I didn't bother with a picture. A little late due to watching football. Oh, and you know what? My stomach isn't crazy about pastrami.
Exercise: Nope. Ended up being a pretty lazy day.
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Friday, November 21, 2014
Fed Up, To Here
Friday, November 21, 2014
Annoyed by my sloth. Another non-walking morning. I had hopes of hitting up the store and at least doing a couple laps there. Did it happen? Nope. Instead after being awake for a couple of hours I napped. And the forecast for tomorrow morning? Freezing rain. Yuck.
Breakfast: 5 or 6 slices of salami, 2 mugs chicken boullion, large McDonalds coffee
No photo taken. Getting the coffee took much longer than it would have taken to clean the coffee maker and brew a pot. Stupid. Oh well. And I just grabbed the salami because it was convenient. Figured I needed to eat something anyway.
Lunch: Omelet with cheddar cheese and bacon, 2 slices sourdough toast with "butter", coffee
Good but not great. I'm still working on finding the absolutely perfect omelet. I like the skillets at this place but they have a LOT of potato. Maybe I'll get one next time and just not eat all the potatoes. That's an idea.
Dinner: 1/2 of a Meijer deli chicken, 1 whole dill pickle, Greek gods yogurt w/ raspberry preserves
Late dinner after shopping. I was hungry. And now I am very full. The chicken was all right, I guess. I suppose I am just not the world's biggest chicken fan. But with more time on my hands tomorrow I think I'll try to make the leftovers into something delicious.
Exercise: Nope. I did spend more than 90 minutes shopping this evening, but it was at a leisurely pace. It doesn't really count.
120.2
Annoyed by my sloth. Another non-walking morning. I had hopes of hitting up the store and at least doing a couple laps there. Did it happen? Nope. Instead after being awake for a couple of hours I napped. And the forecast for tomorrow morning? Freezing rain. Yuck.
Breakfast: 5 or 6 slices of salami, 2 mugs chicken boullion, large McDonalds coffee
No photo taken. Getting the coffee took much longer than it would have taken to clean the coffee maker and brew a pot. Stupid. Oh well. And I just grabbed the salami because it was convenient. Figured I needed to eat something anyway.
Lunch: Omelet with cheddar cheese and bacon, 2 slices sourdough toast with "butter", coffee
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| This wasn't my favorite ever. |
Dinner: 1/2 of a Meijer deli chicken, 1 whole dill pickle, Greek gods yogurt w/ raspberry preserves
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| Yogurt not pictured |
Exercise: Nope. I did spend more than 90 minutes shopping this evening, but it was at a leisurely pace. It doesn't really count.
120.2
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Can It Please Be Spring Already
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Another wintry morning of sitting on the couch instead of walking. While couching is kind of pleasant, it isn't going to get me where I'm going. So I need to get back to work. If this awful weather pattern continues I need to hit the mall or the megastores and do some indoor hoofing.
Breakfast: 3 big slices pepper jack, coffee
I didn't bother with a picture. The avocados I bought yesterday felt like they aren't quite ripe so I'll let them sit until tomorrow. I had an odd slice of cheese so I just finished off the package. Another thing to add to the grocery list! Even though I just went to the store yesterday maybe tonight I'll clean out the fridge and go back to stock up.
Lunch: 3 eggs scrambled with mushrooms, green pepper, onion, cheese; 3 sausage links, 2 slices sourdough toast with "butter", coffee
Tried a different local place. It wasn't bad but it probably won't go into the rotation. The sausage was definitely not impressive and it wasn't notably inexpensive.
Dinner: Salami, 1/2 dill pickle, a couple carrot sticks, olives, Greek Gods yogurt with raspberry spread.
Ate late, a little hungry, forgot to take a picture. Same thing I've been eating, except I was out of celery sticks. Now I'm out of carrots too. And cheese for breakfast. I guess I have to go back to the store!
Exercise: Nope. Not such a good excuse today. Hoping to get out tomorrow.
120.8
Another wintry morning of sitting on the couch instead of walking. While couching is kind of pleasant, it isn't going to get me where I'm going. So I need to get back to work. If this awful weather pattern continues I need to hit the mall or the megastores and do some indoor hoofing.
Breakfast: 3 big slices pepper jack, coffee
I didn't bother with a picture. The avocados I bought yesterday felt like they aren't quite ripe so I'll let them sit until tomorrow. I had an odd slice of cheese so I just finished off the package. Another thing to add to the grocery list! Even though I just went to the store yesterday maybe tonight I'll clean out the fridge and go back to stock up.
Lunch: 3 eggs scrambled with mushrooms, green pepper, onion, cheese; 3 sausage links, 2 slices sourdough toast with "butter", coffee
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| You know I love me some breakfast for lunch |
Dinner: Salami, 1/2 dill pickle, a couple carrot sticks, olives, Greek Gods yogurt with raspberry spread.
Ate late, a little hungry, forgot to take a picture. Same thing I've been eating, except I was out of celery sticks. Now I'm out of carrots too. And cheese for breakfast. I guess I have to go back to the store!
Exercise: Nope. Not such a good excuse today. Hoping to get out tomorrow.
120.8
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Wimpin'
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Not nearly as nasty out there this morning but I still wimped out of walking. Not good. I have so far to go I cannot let myself get sidetracked by a weak mind.
I don't have a whole lot of pep this morning, that's for sure. Stayed up too late. There were reasons. Even one good reason. But it ended up being an exercise in futility and now I will pay. Oh well. I don't feel too awful which I think is a side benefit of getting up at the same time every day.
Breakfast: 1 medium avocado, 2 big slices pepper jack. Coffee. 2 mugs chicken boullion
My new favorite mini breakfast.
Lunch: Cornbread scramble, pico de gallo, diced redskin potatoes, coffee
This is without a doubt my single favorite breakfast out meal. I like lots of stuff. I flat out love this. It's a lot of food, quite a few calories and too much starch, but it is so good.
Dinner: Salami, 1/2 pickle, carrots and celery, olives, Greek Gods yogurt with a little raspberry preserves
I almost bought a roasted chicken since I had to go to the store anyway but decided to hold off. I am getting very low on all of this stuff, but I probably have enough for tomorrow night. Liking this light meal approach. And the greek yogurt is so close to having a bowl of ice cream. It works,
Exercise: Nope, not really. Had a couple decent hikes today but nothing over 10 minutes so it doesn't count. And I think we have several more days of nastiness ahead. It's setting my exercise plans back no doubt.
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Not nearly as nasty out there this morning but I still wimped out of walking. Not good. I have so far to go I cannot let myself get sidetracked by a weak mind.
I don't have a whole lot of pep this morning, that's for sure. Stayed up too late. There were reasons. Even one good reason. But it ended up being an exercise in futility and now I will pay. Oh well. I don't feel too awful which I think is a side benefit of getting up at the same time every day.
Breakfast: 1 medium avocado, 2 big slices pepper jack. Coffee. 2 mugs chicken boullion
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| Not pictured: Hot beverages consumed on couch |
Lunch: Cornbread scramble, pico de gallo, diced redskin potatoes, coffee
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| Lousy picture of a delicious meal |
Dinner: Salami, 1/2 pickle, carrots and celery, olives, Greek Gods yogurt with a little raspberry preserves
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| Freshest salami ever! |
Exercise: Nope, not really. Had a couple decent hikes today but nothing over 10 minutes so it doesn't count. And I think we have several more days of nastiness ahead. It's setting my exercise plans back no doubt.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
One of the Challenges
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
As I feared, it is way too nasty outside to walk. The wind is howling and there is snow blowing all over the place. As much as I need the exercise, I'm not going out in that. All the schools are closed, even the universities and some of the government functions. Not a snow day for me, but one where it was easy to just spend a few hours on the couch instead of walking.
Breakfast: 1 medium avocado, 2 big slices pepper jack cheese
I believe these are organic avocados but I am not 100% certain. Too lazy to check the bag. I have one left for tomorrow, maybe I should hit the store and do a few laps today for exercise and MOAR avocados.
Lunch: Omelet with bacon, cheese, mushroom, green pepper and onion, 2 slices sourdough toast, coffee
Smaller omelet, different place. Tasty and filling though. At some point I will cut down to 1 slice of toast or maybe just omit it all together.
Dinner: Salami, 1/2 pickle, olives, carrots and celery, Greek Gods yogurt with a little raspberry fruit spread
First time trying the Greek Gods yogurt. It's good, very similar to the Fage - of course that's expected, how different can plain full fat greek yogurts be? Added a few olives because I like olives. I am going to need to hit the store, though, as I am now out of salami and perilously low on some other things.
Exercise: Nope. Unfortunately. If I were more motivated I would hit the store and do a couple laps, but it's not looking likely.
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As I feared, it is way too nasty outside to walk. The wind is howling and there is snow blowing all over the place. As much as I need the exercise, I'm not going out in that. All the schools are closed, even the universities and some of the government functions. Not a snow day for me, but one where it was easy to just spend a few hours on the couch instead of walking.
Breakfast: 1 medium avocado, 2 big slices pepper jack cheese
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| Yum. Decadent. |
Lunch: Omelet with bacon, cheese, mushroom, green pepper and onion, 2 slices sourdough toast, coffee
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| I'd like a western omelet, except change this and this and this... |
Dinner: Salami, 1/2 pickle, olives, carrots and celery, Greek Gods yogurt with a little raspberry fruit spread
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| I like this dinner. It's fast, easy and doesn't generate a lot of dishes |
Exercise: Nope. Unfortunately. If I were more motivated I would hit the store and do a couple laps, but it's not looking likely.
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Monday, November 17, 2014
Ugh Winter Walking
Monday, November 17, 2014
It was a little hard getting out there this morning, but as I expected once I got out there it was fine. I might want to look for a different mask solution, but otherwise the gear is good. Unfortunately it was icy. No road maintenance yesterday and the sidewalks are slick too. So I cut it short. Felt like a decent workout for the brief period it was at least.
The forecast is for 6-12 inches of snow over the next 24 plus hours, so tomorrow's walk might be interesting.
Breakfast: 1 medium avocado, 2 big slices pepper jack
Hoping this sticks well! (Edit: It did! Very pleased, not hungry at all)
Lunch: Denver omelet with 2 slices of sourdough toast, coffee
This was a huge omelet. It might not look that impressive, but it was a lot of food. Sometime I want to see about doubling the veggies.
Dinner: Salami, 1/2 dill pickle, carrots and celery, tub of Fage greek yogurt with a little raspberry preserves.
Another repeat. Feels like a solid light dinner.
Exercise: Walk. As mentioned, cut it short, only 15 minutes.
123.8
It was a little hard getting out there this morning, but as I expected once I got out there it was fine. I might want to look for a different mask solution, but otherwise the gear is good. Unfortunately it was icy. No road maintenance yesterday and the sidewalks are slick too. So I cut it short. Felt like a decent workout for the brief period it was at least.
The forecast is for 6-12 inches of snow over the next 24 plus hours, so tomorrow's walk might be interesting.
Breakfast: 1 medium avocado, 2 big slices pepper jack
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| Fat, it's what for breakfast |
Lunch: Denver omelet with 2 slices of sourdough toast, coffee
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| This is what a 4 egg omelet looks like apparently. |
Dinner: Salami, 1/2 dill pickle, carrots and celery, tub of Fage greek yogurt with a little raspberry preserves.
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| Remembered to take photo just in time. Ate most of pickle first! |
Exercise: Walk. As mentioned, cut it short, only 15 minutes.
123.8
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Water Reduction
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Well, I made it through one day. Plus another early morning. Other than the headache yesterday, feeling decent so far. A few aches and pains, but nothing serious. Happy about that -- I am such a wimp when I don't feel well. It looks like I disposed of a little water weight too, which is nice.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see if I can keep it in check at dinner this evening. I hope so, since I will most certainly be tired enough to go to bed as soon as I get home. Guess that means I better get cracking on the many tasks I have to do today. Someday I'll set aside Sunday as a day of rest, but this weekend it needed to be Saturday.
Breakfast: 2 jumbo CF eggs fried in a pat of butter, 5 strips Plumrose bacon, 1C hashbrowns cooked in butter, a little cheddar cheese, coffee
Basically the same as yesterday, except I cut the hash browns down even more. I think I'll probably go with the higher amount (1 1/3C vs 1 C) in the future.
Lunch: 3 slices salami, 1 big slice pepperjack cheese, 1/2 dill pickle, carrot and celery sticks, 1 medium avocado
We will see how well this holds me. I'm pretty much expecting to need a snack, since dinner won't be for many hours (and I shouldn't eat that much then anyway).
Snack: More carrots and celery with ranch dressing
This worked, I guess. I never did go out and get more yogurt, maybe I'll pick some up tomorrow.
Dinner: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, just a bite of corn, 12 oz Miller Lite.
No picture. I ate a bit more than I had hoped, but it wasn't too horrible. I think I still kept the day total in check and I'm not so full that I expect to have trouble sleeping. So okay.
Exercise: Walk, ~ 1 mile or so. Same route as yesterday. I didn't clock it but it was somewhere in the 25-30 minute range. It was enough. My back was a little cranky, but nothing serious.
127.4
Well, I made it through one day. Plus another early morning. Other than the headache yesterday, feeling decent so far. A few aches and pains, but nothing serious. Happy about that -- I am such a wimp when I don't feel well. It looks like I disposed of a little water weight too, which is nice.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see if I can keep it in check at dinner this evening. I hope so, since I will most certainly be tired enough to go to bed as soon as I get home. Guess that means I better get cracking on the many tasks I have to do today. Someday I'll set aside Sunday as a day of rest, but this weekend it needed to be Saturday.
Breakfast: 2 jumbo CF eggs fried in a pat of butter, 5 strips Plumrose bacon, 1C hashbrowns cooked in butter, a little cheddar cheese, coffee
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| I realized this morning that I had thick cut bacon, so a few more calories than I had thought yesterday. Oh well. |
Lunch: 3 slices salami, 1 big slice pepperjack cheese, 1/2 dill pickle, carrot and celery sticks, 1 medium avocado
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| Smorgasbord? |
Snack: More carrots and celery with ranch dressing
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| Thank goodness for leftover (unopened) restaurant ranch! |
Dinner: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, just a bite of corn, 12 oz Miller Lite.
No picture. I ate a bit more than I had hoped, but it wasn't too horrible. I think I still kept the day total in check and I'm not so full that I expect to have trouble sleeping. So okay.
Exercise: Walk, ~ 1 mile or so. Same route as yesterday. I didn't clock it but it was somewhere in the 25-30 minute range. It was enough. My back was a little cranky, but nothing serious.
127.4
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Never Enough Batteries, Never Enough Charge
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Wow, halfway through November already.
I think I finally reached a point yesterday of saying enough. I've been close - which is obvious given the number of false starts I've had in the last couple of months - but never quite there. I think it is time. I had a major life event two and a half weeks ago I have just been feeling lost. I'm still somewhat lost but I know that I can find a small measure of purpose in fixing my weight and condition, so I'm going to grab on and see how it goes. This morning has been great, though.
Oh, and I'd like to track weight again, but I have very little confidence in the batteries in my scale. I should remember to get new ones.
Breakfast: 2 jumbo CF eggs fried in a very small pat of butter, 5 strips Plumrose bacon, ~ 1 oz Sargento 4 states cheddar cheese, 1 1/3 C Alexia hashbrowns fried in 2T of butter
Delicious as always and I think about the right quantity. I ditched the toast and cut the hash browns way down (about in half, I think) to 2 servings. I didn't measure the cheese but I'm comfortable it wasn't more than that - I've been using this bag for a while.
Lunch: Bowl of homemade vegetable beef soup
Good stuff. Not the finest batch I have ever concocted, but good none the less.
Dinner: 2 slices of salami, a couple of carrot and celery sticks, 1/2 claussen dill pickle, 1 tub Fage full fat greek yogurt with 1T of raspberry fruit spread
This was a pleasant light dinner. Lighter dinners are definitely part of the plan - if I am going to continue to go to bed early, there is no reason to eat much in the evening.
Other: 2 mugs of chicken boullion. Not the healthiest thing in the world (seriously, just read the ingredients and cringe) but warm and comforting.
Also, ~ 4 oz of Simply Lemonade. I was feeling pretty awful this afternoon, so I took in some carbs and took a long hot shower. It helped. I hope that carb withdrawal isn't a big issue, it really hasn't been in the past.
Exercise: Yes! Walk of somewhere around a mile. Maybe a hair more. Much like the old days of success. Got up at 5:00, dawdled for a little while but got out there about half past. Beautiful cold crisp morning, no traffic. Distance felt about right for the first day - I wasn't super tired when I got home but I could feel that I had been working. Not much pain, just some complaining by the muscles around my right knee. Hoping to add a few blocks tomorrow. I need to find my pedometer.
131.8
Wow, halfway through November already.
I think I finally reached a point yesterday of saying enough. I've been close - which is obvious given the number of false starts I've had in the last couple of months - but never quite there. I think it is time. I had a major life event two and a half weeks ago I have just been feeling lost. I'm still somewhat lost but I know that I can find a small measure of purpose in fixing my weight and condition, so I'm going to grab on and see how it goes. This morning has been great, though.
Oh, and I'd like to track weight again, but I have very little confidence in the batteries in my scale. I should remember to get new ones.
Breakfast: 2 jumbo CF eggs fried in a very small pat of butter, 5 strips Plumrose bacon, ~ 1 oz Sargento 4 states cheddar cheese, 1 1/3 C Alexia hashbrowns fried in 2T of butter
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| Advanced fat guy strategy: Hide the hash browns and cheese under the healthy eggs! |
Lunch: Bowl of homemade vegetable beef soup
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| Comfort food. |
Dinner: 2 slices of salami, a couple of carrot and celery sticks, 1/2 claussen dill pickle, 1 tub Fage full fat greek yogurt with 1T of raspberry fruit spread
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| Crudites? |
Other: 2 mugs of chicken boullion. Not the healthiest thing in the world (seriously, just read the ingredients and cringe) but warm and comforting.
Also, ~ 4 oz of Simply Lemonade. I was feeling pretty awful this afternoon, so I took in some carbs and took a long hot shower. It helped. I hope that carb withdrawal isn't a big issue, it really hasn't been in the past.
Exercise: Yes! Walk of somewhere around a mile. Maybe a hair more. Much like the old days of success. Got up at 5:00, dawdled for a little while but got out there about half past. Beautiful cold crisp morning, no traffic. Distance felt about right for the first day - I wasn't super tired when I got home but I could feel that I had been working. Not much pain, just some complaining by the muscles around my right knee. Hoping to add a few blocks tomorrow. I need to find my pedometer.
131.8
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Apathy, Not Like Neuropathy
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Sigh. Just not feeling it. Getting up early but not exercising and not eating right. It was easier to get moving this morning so that is at least going in the right direction. Not saying much and it is notable that I've gained some significant weight lately.
Breakfast: 2 McD breakfast burritos, coffee
Lunch:
Dinner:
Exercise:
Monday, November 10, 2014
Breakfast: TB California crunchwrap, coffee
Lunch: 5G cheeseburger, little fries
Dinner: Qdoba burrito bowl, candy corn, raspberry lemonade
Exercise: None
Just plain awful.
Sigh. Just not feeling it. Getting up early but not exercising and not eating right. It was easier to get moving this morning so that is at least going in the right direction. Not saying much and it is notable that I've gained some significant weight lately.
Breakfast: 2 McD breakfast burritos, coffee
Lunch:
Dinner:
Exercise:
Monday, November 10, 2014
Breakfast: TB California crunchwrap, coffee
Lunch: 5G cheeseburger, little fries
Dinner: Qdoba burrito bowl, candy corn, raspberry lemonade
Exercise: None
Just plain awful.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Blowing Up Breakfast
Sunday, November 9, 2014
The wheels never stop turning. I may be lousy at execution I do like to think about what I can do better diet wise. Today's pondering is on the subject of breakfast. Mine has gotten too large and too carby.
Breakfast: 2 eggs scrambled in butter, 2 thick slices bacon, a little cheese, hash browns, 2 slices sourdough toast with butter, coffee
Ditching the toast is the easiest fix. The hash browns might be a bit harder - I do enjoy them mixed in with the eggs and cheese with a splash of hot sauce. Maybe I can cut down to 1 serving.
Lunch: 5G cheeseburger, little fries
Dinner: Chop suey casserole, green beans w cheddar cheese, a couple peach slices, rolls with butter
Exercise: An hour or two of moving stuff. Enough to tired me out, which isn't saying much.
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The wheels never stop turning. I may be lousy at execution I do like to think about what I can do better diet wise. Today's pondering is on the subject of breakfast. Mine has gotten too large and too carby.
Breakfast: 2 eggs scrambled in butter, 2 thick slices bacon, a little cheese, hash browns, 2 slices sourdough toast with butter, coffee
Ditching the toast is the easiest fix. The hash browns might be a bit harder - I do enjoy them mixed in with the eggs and cheese with a splash of hot sauce. Maybe I can cut down to 1 serving.
Lunch: 5G cheeseburger, little fries
Dinner: Chop suey casserole, green beans w cheddar cheese, a couple peach slices, rolls with butter
Exercise: An hour or two of moving stuff. Enough to tired me out, which isn't saying much.
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Saturday, November 8, 2014
Still Struggling, But Getting Closer
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Yep, struggling. Went to bed early last night but couldn't sleep. Did eventually get there and slept well. Put in some work today - not enough, not close to enough, but some work. I'll get there.
Breakfast: 2 eggs fried in butter, 3 strips thick bacon, hash browns, 2 slices sourdough with butter, coffee
Usual weekend breakfast. Need to cut the starch a bit.
Lunch: 5 Guys cheeseburger, little fries, Steak n Shake chocolate shake
Snack: Chips and onion dip. Meh.
Dinner: Bowl of homemade vegetable beef soup.
Exercise: 3+ hours of moving. Moving stuff that is.
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Yep, struggling. Went to bed early last night but couldn't sleep. Did eventually get there and slept well. Put in some work today - not enough, not close to enough, but some work. I'll get there.
Breakfast: 2 eggs fried in butter, 3 strips thick bacon, hash browns, 2 slices sourdough with butter, coffee
Usual weekend breakfast. Need to cut the starch a bit.
Lunch: 5 Guys cheeseburger, little fries, Steak n Shake chocolate shake
Snack: Chips and onion dip. Meh.
Dinner: Bowl of homemade vegetable beef soup.
Exercise: 3+ hours of moving. Moving stuff that is.
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Monday, November 3, 2014
Missing That Push
Monday, November 3, 2014
I am closer to doing what I need to do but I am not yet doing it. Today I got up when I was supposed to get up. I actually woke up at 4:30 again, got up at 5, and promptly did NOTHING. For hours. Just moping.
There is a switch somewhere inside me that needs to be flipped. I just don't know exactly what it will take to flip it. I mean, if I don't do something about this extra weight and poor physical condition my life expectancy won't amount to much. I need to do something. And yet I mope and muddle along. Pathetic.
Breakfast: Tim Horton's bacon,egg and cheese biscuit, 10 pc timbits, coffee
Lunch:
Dinner:
Exercise:
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I am closer to doing what I need to do but I am not yet doing it. Today I got up when I was supposed to get up. I actually woke up at 4:30 again, got up at 5, and promptly did NOTHING. For hours. Just moping.
There is a switch somewhere inside me that needs to be flipped. I just don't know exactly what it will take to flip it. I mean, if I don't do something about this extra weight and poor physical condition my life expectancy won't amount to much. I need to do something. And yet I mope and muddle along. Pathetic.
Breakfast: Tim Horton's bacon,egg and cheese biscuit, 10 pc timbits, coffee
Lunch:
Dinner:
Exercise:
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Sunday, November 2, 2014
Wish You Were Here
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Day 2, Try X
Glad to have daylight savings time today. I was a little later than I wanted getting to sleep last night - need to banish the screen from the bedroom, which I'll start tonight hopefully. And although I woke up a couple of times I still managed to sleep decently I think. I kinda want to get a fitbit or something to monitor how I"m sleeping these days, but I probably won't.
Anyway, not quite the usual Sunday. I will need to work a bunch today, so no golf and probably not much in the way of exercise. Which is unfortunate. Oh well.
Breakfast: 2 eggs fried in a bit of butter, 3 strips OM thick cut bacon, Alexia hash browns cooked in butter, a little Sargento 4 state cheddar, sourdough toast with butter, coffee
I fried the eggs instead of scrambling them. Good both ways when mixed up with hash browns and cheese! I haven't been adding a ton of cheese but it does add a nice dimension. Ate the extra heel of the bread, which was pretty small. Got it out of the freezer, making room for the new loaf I bought yesterday!
Lunch: 5 Guys cheeseburger, little fries. Same as yesterday. Unusual to do 2x in one weekend.
Dinner: Broiled chicken, wild rice pilaf, green beans, a little cheese sauce, 1/2 corn muffin with butter, a couple of sugar cookies
Snack: McDonalds medium fries, medium chocolate shake
Exercise: Nope.
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Day 2, Try X
Glad to have daylight savings time today. I was a little later than I wanted getting to sleep last night - need to banish the screen from the bedroom, which I'll start tonight hopefully. And although I woke up a couple of times I still managed to sleep decently I think. I kinda want to get a fitbit or something to monitor how I"m sleeping these days, but I probably won't.
Anyway, not quite the usual Sunday. I will need to work a bunch today, so no golf and probably not much in the way of exercise. Which is unfortunate. Oh well.
Breakfast: 2 eggs fried in a bit of butter, 3 strips OM thick cut bacon, Alexia hash browns cooked in butter, a little Sargento 4 state cheddar, sourdough toast with butter, coffee
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| Delicious despite some small FAILs |
Lunch: 5 Guys cheeseburger, little fries. Same as yesterday. Unusual to do 2x in one weekend.
Dinner: Broiled chicken, wild rice pilaf, green beans, a little cheese sauce, 1/2 corn muffin with butter, a couple of sugar cookies
Snack: McDonalds medium fries, medium chocolate shake
Exercise: Nope.
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A New November
Saturday, November 1, 2014
A convenient day to call "Day 1, try X"
Well, as has been the trend lately, a brief period of effort fizzled out in the face of adversity. And by adversity I mean stress induced by work, poor sleep and that sort of thing. Oh, and apathy.
That said, there has been a meaningful change in my life this past week. As a result, I should be able to fix (after a year and a half) my sleep schedule. I can go back to what was working for me. I'm looking forward to it. Getting there will be a little bumpy -- I have gone to bed early the last couple nights in order to catch up and I think I'm finally there -- woke up at 4:30 this morning.
Anyway, I will need to make some diet adjustments which probably aren't happening until the week gets rolling but this is still a big deal. It's not all positive, not at all, but as relates to my personal physical health it's a pretty big deal. Now I just need to muster some serious want-to.
Breakfast: Usual breakfast of kings: 2 CF jumbo eggs scrambled in cooked in bit of butter, 3 strips OM thick sliced bacon, Alexia hash browns cooked in butter, a bit of Sargento 4 state cheddar, sourdough toast with butter, coffee.
It's a bit much but it sure is good. If I destarch it some it will continue.
Lunch: A couple small bowls of chili with jalapenos, sour cream, cheese, oyster crackers. Several slices of cornbread with butter. A donut and coffee.
Played in a golf event, ate what was there.
Dinner: 5 Guys cheeseburger with ketchup, mustard, grilled onion, mushrooms and jalapenos, little fries with lots of ketchup.
Standard 5G order. So delicious.
Dessert: Culvers medium chocolate shake. Okay, this was really not necessary.
Exercise: 18 holes with cart. Tired thanks to getting up early and bad eating and being fat.
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A convenient day to call "Day 1, try X"
Well, as has been the trend lately, a brief period of effort fizzled out in the face of adversity. And by adversity I mean stress induced by work, poor sleep and that sort of thing. Oh, and apathy.
That said, there has been a meaningful change in my life this past week. As a result, I should be able to fix (after a year and a half) my sleep schedule. I can go back to what was working for me. I'm looking forward to it. Getting there will be a little bumpy -- I have gone to bed early the last couple nights in order to catch up and I think I'm finally there -- woke up at 4:30 this morning.
Anyway, I will need to make some diet adjustments which probably aren't happening until the week gets rolling but this is still a big deal. It's not all positive, not at all, but as relates to my personal physical health it's a pretty big deal. Now I just need to muster some serious want-to.
Breakfast: Usual breakfast of kings: 2 CF jumbo eggs scrambled in cooked in bit of butter, 3 strips OM thick sliced bacon, Alexia hash browns cooked in butter, a bit of Sargento 4 state cheddar, sourdough toast with butter, coffee.
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| Dunno why but I like the way this looks in the giant IKEA bowl |
Lunch: A couple small bowls of chili with jalapenos, sour cream, cheese, oyster crackers. Several slices of cornbread with butter. A donut and coffee.
Played in a golf event, ate what was there.
Dinner: 5 Guys cheeseburger with ketchup, mustard, grilled onion, mushrooms and jalapenos, little fries with lots of ketchup.
Standard 5G order. So delicious.
Dessert: Culvers medium chocolate shake. Okay, this was really not necessary.
Exercise: 18 holes with cart. Tired thanks to getting up early and bad eating and being fat.
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