Monday, November 30, 2015
... gluttony, inconsistency in bloggin'.
Busy day, lots of bad eating.
Breakfast: Entemann's frosted donuts, coffee. All gone.
Lunch: McDonalds 2 cheeseburger meal with orange Hi-C, sausage mcmuffin
Dinner: 4 mexican style tacos, chips and onion dip, lemonade
Snack: Cheese its, leftover banana bread
Exercise: Nope
Money spent: $6.52 for lunch, $5.30 for dinner
Monday, November 30, 2015
Sunday, November 29, 2015
So That Obstacle...
Sunday, November 29, 2015
The obstacles to my getting back on track are, of course, largely in my head. It does not help at all that I have been sleeping poorly. Some sinus issues, which thankfully aren't too awful at the moment, but mostly the interrupted sleep of someone who is too fat. I could get tested for sleep apnea again ... or I could just fight through it and lose the weight. Seriously, I used to sleep the sleep of the dead, would black out and then wake up. What I'm getting now sure isn't refreshing.
Anyway, the head thing. I have a hard time not eating the junk I have purchased when I really should be able to let it go. I have a fair amount of said junk. I'll probably eat some of it today, but it really is time to kick it into gear.
Breakfast: Entemann's frosted donuts and a glass of whole milk
Slept in and didn't have the kitchen cleaned up since I'm still playing holiday catchup. That's number one on my to do list for today.
Lunch: 3 Koegel's vienna franks on pretzel dog buns with mustard, ketchup and celery salt
Snack: Chips and onion dip, 2 mini Snickers bars
Dinner: Tacos, and lots of them. Some doritos. Chips and salsa, a slice of banana bread
Exercise: Nope.
Money Spent: None.
The obstacles to my getting back on track are, of course, largely in my head. It does not help at all that I have been sleeping poorly. Some sinus issues, which thankfully aren't too awful at the moment, but mostly the interrupted sleep of someone who is too fat. I could get tested for sleep apnea again ... or I could just fight through it and lose the weight. Seriously, I used to sleep the sleep of the dead, would black out and then wake up. What I'm getting now sure isn't refreshing.
Anyway, the head thing. I have a hard time not eating the junk I have purchased when I really should be able to let it go. I have a fair amount of said junk. I'll probably eat some of it today, but it really is time to kick it into gear.
Breakfast: Entemann's frosted donuts and a glass of whole milk
Slept in and didn't have the kitchen cleaned up since I'm still playing holiday catchup. That's number one on my to do list for today.
Lunch: 3 Koegel's vienna franks on pretzel dog buns with mustard, ketchup and celery salt
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| Honestly, I thought I'd like this more than I did. Should have toasted the buns. |
Dinner: Tacos, and lots of them. Some doritos. Chips and salsa, a slice of banana bread
Exercise: Nope.
Money Spent: None.
A Game Day
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Long day. Traveled to a college football game.
Breakfast: Cracker Barrel sunrise sampler minus the hash brown casserole, coffee
The hash brown casserole was vile, even when they brought me a second piece. The rest of it was mediocre at best. Easily the worst breakfast I have ever had at Cracker Barrel.
Lunch: None. Had a couple fun sized Snickers and 3 Muskateers bars while in traffic after the game
Dinner: Steak n Shake double with cheese, fries, chocolate shake
Other: A bunch of lemon Oreos with a glass of whole milk
Exercise: Lots. Several miles of walking, stadium stairs. Calories were burned. Felt good man.
Money spent: About $6.00 in tips etc. Guesting.
Long day. Traveled to a college football game.
Breakfast: Cracker Barrel sunrise sampler minus the hash brown casserole, coffee
The hash brown casserole was vile, even when they brought me a second piece. The rest of it was mediocre at best. Easily the worst breakfast I have ever had at Cracker Barrel.
Lunch: None. Had a couple fun sized Snickers and 3 Muskateers bars while in traffic after the game
Dinner: Steak n Shake double with cheese, fries, chocolate shake
Other: A bunch of lemon Oreos with a glass of whole milk
Exercise: Lots. Several miles of walking, stadium stairs. Calories were burned. Felt good man.
Money spent: About $6.00 in tips etc. Guesting.
Friday, November 27, 2015
Avoiding BF Like a Boss
Friday, November 27, 2015
Slept in. Sleep schedule is definitely wonky. There are some things I need to adjust and that's very high on the list. Physically feel decent (other than being heavy right now) and I tend to have headaches in the morning when I wake up which I assume is low oxygen. Another thing that will improve if I get it back together.
Lots to do today, but probably not including any Black Friday shopping. Instead, kitchen cleanup, laundry and that sort of thing will be featured prominently.
Breakfast: 2 CF eggs fried in a bit of butter, 3 strips CF garlic pepper bacon, a smaller amount of Alexia hash browns in butter, 1 slice american cheese, coffee, 2 Entemanns chocolate frosted donuts.
Those donuts. Terrible for you but like crack. And I didn't resist when I saw they were $1.99 this week. Derp.
Lunch: McDonald's McDouble and small fries
Just hungry enough to need something. And I did go out shopping in the afternoon.
Dinner: Leftover turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry, crescent rolls with butter. Cocount cream pie and a pecan bar.
Yum.
Also: A few jalapeno Krunchers chips. Bag pretty much gone which is good.
Exercise: Nope, unless you count walking around the stores.
Money Spent: $2.12
Slept in. Sleep schedule is definitely wonky. There are some things I need to adjust and that's very high on the list. Physically feel decent (other than being heavy right now) and I tend to have headaches in the morning when I wake up which I assume is low oxygen. Another thing that will improve if I get it back together.
Lots to do today, but probably not including any Black Friday shopping. Instead, kitchen cleanup, laundry and that sort of thing will be featured prominently.
Breakfast: 2 CF eggs fried in a bit of butter, 3 strips CF garlic pepper bacon, a smaller amount of Alexia hash browns in butter, 1 slice american cheese, coffee, 2 Entemanns chocolate frosted donuts.
Those donuts. Terrible for you but like crack. And I didn't resist when I saw they were $1.99 this week. Derp.
Lunch: McDonald's McDouble and small fries
Just hungry enough to need something. And I did go out shopping in the afternoon.
Dinner: Leftover turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry, crescent rolls with butter. Cocount cream pie and a pecan bar.
Yum.
Also: A few jalapeno Krunchers chips. Bag pretty much gone which is good.
Exercise: Nope, unless you count walking around the stores.
Money Spent: $2.12
Giving Thanks
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Thanksgiving Day
I'm grateful today for the abundance that has permitted me to be (very) fat and (mostly) happy. To have never known hunger and barely deprivation is a blessing beyond compare. To say that I am fortunate is to understate things to the nth degree. I am thankful.
I am also privileged to be able to do something about things which are less than ideal. So I really should take another crack at fixing my habits, diet and exercise, so that I can feel better and live longer.
It just won't be today. Or for that matter tomorrow or the rest of the weekend. Doggone these feast holidays.
Breakfast: 2 CF eggs fried in a bit of butter, 4 strips CF garlic pepper bacon, Alexia hash browns fried in butter, coffee, Entemann's frosted chocolate donuts
Lunch: Turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, squash, green bean casserole, crescent rolls, cranberry, fruit salad, mac and cheese, 1/2 of a Bell's winter white beer, pecan bar, coconut cream pie, lemon pie, apple pie, cheesecake.
Whew. I think that's everything.
"Dinner": A couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream with Entemann's donuts
Exercise: Nope
Money spent: $0.00
Thanksgiving Day
I'm grateful today for the abundance that has permitted me to be (very) fat and (mostly) happy. To have never known hunger and barely deprivation is a blessing beyond compare. To say that I am fortunate is to understate things to the nth degree. I am thankful.
I am also privileged to be able to do something about things which are less than ideal. So I really should take another crack at fixing my habits, diet and exercise, so that I can feel better and live longer.
It just won't be today. Or for that matter tomorrow or the rest of the weekend. Doggone these feast holidays.
Breakfast: 2 CF eggs fried in a bit of butter, 4 strips CF garlic pepper bacon, Alexia hash browns fried in butter, coffee, Entemann's frosted chocolate donuts
Lunch: Turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, squash, green bean casserole, crescent rolls, cranberry, fruit salad, mac and cheese, 1/2 of a Bell's winter white beer, pecan bar, coconut cream pie, lemon pie, apple pie, cheesecake.
Whew. I think that's everything.
"Dinner": A couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream with Entemann's donuts
Exercise: Nope
Money spent: $0.00
Monday, November 16, 2015
Not So Much Cash Money
Monday, November 16, 2015
I forgot that I was keeping track of how much I spend on food, so I can start adding that in again too. It's a nice reminder that I need to pay attention. If I mostly eat at home, it's not bad.
Breakfast: Turkey and american cheese sandwich on Koepplinger's Healthy Grains (lol) bread with some butter/olive oil spread, coffee
I will say this, a sandwich is a fast and cheap breakfast. Now if it was only good for me.
Lunch: Leftover macaroni and cheese with 2 slices of leftover bacon added, some Lays potato chips
The mac and cheese really turned out quite well, though this is far more than I needed to eat. Next time, if there is one, I'll portion it out better. I think there will be kind of a next time, I think I'll make it for Thanksgiving.
Dinner:
Exercise: Nope. I almost dragged myself out of bed this morning, but almost doesn't count for much of anything.
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I forgot that I was keeping track of how much I spend on food, so I can start adding that in again too. It's a nice reminder that I need to pay attention. If I mostly eat at home, it's not bad.
Breakfast: Turkey and american cheese sandwich on Koepplinger's Healthy Grains (lol) bread with some butter/olive oil spread, coffee
I will say this, a sandwich is a fast and cheap breakfast. Now if it was only good for me.
Lunch: Leftover macaroni and cheese with 2 slices of leftover bacon added, some Lays potato chips
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| Like this, but with bacon |
Dinner:
Exercise: Nope. I almost dragged myself out of bed this morning, but almost doesn't count for much of anything.
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Sunday, November 15, 2015
Almost Back, Maybe?
Sunday, November 15, 2015
It has been a bumpy year. Two moves later I am finally settled in to my new home and am in a position to start thinking about getting serious about self-improvement again. Six months of eating nearly every single meal out (or via drive thru) produced predictable results. And it was expensive.
This past week I finally came close to my target budget for a week's worth of food, $100. That's a very generous budget for one person, and since I rarely go out for dinner or drinks it should be easily managed. I'm not there yet but last week I finally started passing up easier options to come home and eat something on hand. So progress. It's still way too carb-heavy, but that should improve over time -- excluding Thanksgiving of course.
My scale is still packed away in storage somewhere, not sure when I'll be able to fish it out.
For practice, here is today's LOL diet:
Breakfast: 2 eggs fried in a little butter, 2 Bob Evans pre-cooked sausage patties, some Alexia hash browns cooked in butter, coffee
Snack: Chocolate frosted donut, glass of whole milk
Lunch: Leftover homemade macaroni and cheese
Snack: Snickers bar
Dinner: Chuck roast with gravy, 4 cheese mashed potatoes, carrots, roll with butter, canned peaches
Also: Cheez Kurls (yeah, no idea), glass of lemonade
Exercise: 18 holes with cart
Holy cow that was a lot of food. I don't even want to think how many calories.
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It has been a bumpy year. Two moves later I am finally settled in to my new home and am in a position to start thinking about getting serious about self-improvement again. Six months of eating nearly every single meal out (or via drive thru) produced predictable results. And it was expensive.
This past week I finally came close to my target budget for a week's worth of food, $100. That's a very generous budget for one person, and since I rarely go out for dinner or drinks it should be easily managed. I'm not there yet but last week I finally started passing up easier options to come home and eat something on hand. So progress. It's still way too carb-heavy, but that should improve over time -- excluding Thanksgiving of course.
My scale is still packed away in storage somewhere, not sure when I'll be able to fish it out.
For practice, here is today's LOL diet:
Breakfast: 2 eggs fried in a little butter, 2 Bob Evans pre-cooked sausage patties, some Alexia hash browns cooked in butter, coffee
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| Breakfast, it's what's for breakfast |
Snack: Chocolate frosted donut, glass of whole milk
Lunch: Leftover homemade macaroni and cheese
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| Mmmmac and way too much cheese |
Snack: Snickers bar
Dinner: Chuck roast with gravy, 4 cheese mashed potatoes, carrots, roll with butter, canned peaches
Also: Cheez Kurls (yeah, no idea), glass of lemonade
Exercise: 18 holes with cart
Holy cow that was a lot of food. I don't even want to think how many calories.
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