Monday, August 31, 2020
Post TItle Goes Here Part 96
Pre-Excitement Sorta
Sunday, August 30, 2020
Just remembered that next weekend is Labor Day and a three day weekend. What a fine happy thought that is.
Weird radical shift in my sleep schedule this weekend. Woke up on short rest at 5:00 yesterday so I went to bed early (for me) -- in bed by 9:15, asleep by 10:15 -- and didn't set an alarm. Woke up at 4:59. Feeling decent enough so far and it would be swell if that wakeup time would stick. I could get back to weekday walking.
Not a huge drop on the scale, no surprise given that yesterday wasn't a good eating day. Today won't be either, so thank goodness for walking.
Breakfast: Breakfast tacos, 2 strips Meijer thick cut bacon, coffee
So good.
Lunch: Domino's ham and ground beef pizza, parm bread bites
I was gifted leftover pizza so I ate that instead of lentils.
Snack: Homemade rye bread and butter
Testing out the loaf I baked this morning. Pretty good, though maybe a bit more yeast and a smaller loaf pan next time.
Dinner: Cheeseburger with mustard and sauteed onion, homemade potato salad, pineapple and strawberries.
I had another half burger, scoop of potato salad and round of fruit too, not pictured.
Exercise: 18 holes with cart, not that much walking. Pedometer credited me for 4.25 miles.
84.0
Saturday, August 29, 2020
Worth The Price At Least This Time
Saturday, August 29, 2020
I knew there was a price to be paid for last night's pizza and I willingly paid it. Sure enough, the scale wasn't good this morning but again, my choice. Thankfully it's the weekend and hopefully I can walk it right back off.
Breakfast: Breakfast tacos, 3 strips Meijer thick cut bacon, coffee
Same as yesterday, so good.
Lunch and Dinner: Smoked brisket, hot beef sausage, cheesy potatoes, cornbread square
On the way home so I stopped. Same as last week, I ate about half, then drove home and not long after that ate more. Very very full. I did not buy any beef tenderloin this week, since my menu is already pretty full.
Also: Odd Side fuzzy navel hard seltzer
I was skeptical but this is really good. Bought a six pack after a good review in the newspaper.
Exercise: 18 holes with cart, not that much walking. With trip to the grocery store the pedometer says 6.5 miles.
84.8
Friday, August 28, 2020
Ahhhhhhh
Thursday, August 27, 2020
What I Said Yesterday
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
When You Get Excited About The Unexpected
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Quikpost
Monday, August 24, 2020
The Monday Usual, As Usual
Sunday, August 23, 2020
The Cycle Again
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Puff up, then walk it off. Thank goodness for summer weekends, keeping things in check. Now, I just need to fix the weekdays. I ate luxuriously, not dietarily efficient, yesterday and still had the usual drop. So walk, dummy.
Noticed this morning that my bad leg was much less swollen than usual - it almost matched the other one in size. Color will never be the same, presumably due to chronic veinous insufficiency and the multiple insults the leg has experienced in recent years, but it was kinda nice regardless.
Breakfast: Breakfast tacos w/ 1 eggs, mexicheese, sour cream and salsa. Coffee
They may not look like much but they sure are good.
Lunch: Red lentils, glass of whole milk
Seems to be excellent golf fuel.
Dinner: Smoked beef tenderloin, mashed potatoes with butter and sour cream, 24 oz Miller Lite
Couldn't come close to finishing this, way too much meat. I'll probably have a gin and tonic later.
Exercise: 18 holes with cart, decent extra walking. Pedometer said 6.75 miles.
86.4
Saturday, August 22, 2020
Walk Me
Saturday, August 22, 2020
Glad it's the weekend, though it was super hard to get my mind off work last night and when I woke up this morning. I'm going to need to put in some extra hours to get to a better place.
Breakfast: Breakfast tacos with 1 egg, mexicheese, guac and salsa. Coffee
Satisfying and it did work well to have less filling. Wasn't hungry all day.
Lunch: Smoked beef brisket, cheesy potatoes, cornbread square
Went to the BBQ place since I was in that area. Ate half and brought the other half home and ate it an hour or so later. Quite sated.
Dinner: 24 oz Miller Lite, gin and tonic
I mean I finished "lunch" at 5:00, so dinner was unnecessary. Got groceries and currently relaxing with some beverages. Photo seems unnecessary.
Exercise: 18 holes with cart, little extra walking. Rode solo today so not much chance. With the trip to the store the pedometer said 6.75 miles.
88.8
Friday, August 21, 2020
Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeew
Friday, August 21, 2020
The end of a crazy week. Pretty much full accelerator until 5:10 then slam on the brakes. And out. One beer down, at least one more to go. Might be more, depending on how they go down. What a day, what a week.
Scale was up as expected due to wretched eating yesterday and no exercise. Looking forward to some weekend walking.
Lunch: Ham, swiss cheese, croissaints with butter, polish dill spear, cherry TruBlend yogurt
The standard, this time with an extra croissaint.
Dinner: Tacos with mexicheese, sour cream, guac and salsa, 24 oz All Day IPA, prob going to have a gin and tonic too since I haven't had one in a while and alcohol sounds good
Made tortillas, happy.
Exercise: LOL NO
88.2
Thursday, August 20, 2020
The Thursday Wall
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
At Least One Croissaint Short Of A Full Dozen
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
The grind continues. Up too late last night so this morning was a struggle. One of these days I'll be able to crash early and start the shift to a better schedule. Maybe.
No big change on the scale this morning, which is good. I'll grudgingly accept a tiny bump, since I did once again eat way too many carbs yesterday and didn't get that much exercise. Just trying to hang around until the weekend. Also -- at some point today I decided that I could actually retire the largest size work pants I have. I'm wearing a pair and there is so much slack. Time to see if I have enough pairs the next size down to make the switch full time. I did wear a pair this weekend and they were fine.
Lunch: Ham, swiss cheese, polish dill spears, croissaints with butter, Fage cherry TruBlend yogurt
Standard. I noticed that my 8 count of half-sized croissaints actually had nine. What will I ever do with an extra??
Dinner: 3 jumbo CF eggs over easy in ghee, 3+ strips thick cut bacon, hash browns, small avocado, 24 oz All Day IPA
Probably a bit much. Pretty good though.
Exercise: Nope.
85.8
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Such A Grind
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Just stumbling through the work week. On the plus side I do feel like I'm sleeping better, snoring is consistently down (at least according to the app) and tacos worked a bit of magic last night so that's all good. I even checked a few things off the to do list.
Lunch: Ham, swiss cheese, polish dill spears, Fage vanilla TruBlend yogurt, croissaints and butter
Standard. Finished off the jar of pickles so I had an extra.
Snack: 4 strips thick cut bacon
Dinner: Ham, cheese and salami grinder, 12 oz Miller Lite
I definitely do better if I have the pre-golf snack. I'm quite satisfied with the half sandwich.
Exercise: 9 holes with cart, not much extra walking. Just short of 2.5 miles.
85.6
Monday, August 17, 2020
A Decided Lack Of Work Enthusiasm
Sunday, August 16, 2020
Sunday At Somewhere
Sunday, August 16, 2020
A pleasant, relaxing morning so far. Slept decently -- it's been fun to see the low snore scores, I just wish I could sleep a bit longer and get more rested. Getting some things done too. Pleased. Unsurprisingly the scale was down due to yesterday's activity. Just another reminder that if I kept the eating in check at all three miles a day of walking would cause the weight to fall off.
Breakfast: Breakfast tacos, coffee
Decided to try mixing up the ingredients (after cooking the eggs ldo). Worked out pretty well, though this is clearly more filling than three tortillas needed. With the jumbo eggs I should downsize to 1. Usual mix of egg, mexicheese, sour cream, salsa and guac.
Lunch: Red lentils - prepared with onion, garlic, spices, ghee and chicken stock
I like these as an easy lunch, I had good energy out on the golf course after eating.
Dinner: Taco salsd with al pastor pork, strawberries with vanilla Rebel ice cream
Not such a huge salad tonight, but it was super fast and did the job. Hit the spot.
Exercise: 18 holes with cart, average extra walking. Pedometer said a bit more than 5.5 miles.
87.4
Okay Let's Reverse It
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Another small jump, but still, too much rising this week. Changes will be required.
Breakfast: Breakfast tacos w 2 eggs, mexicheese, sour cream, salsa, avocado
Very tasty. Lighting could have been upgraded, I didn't turn on all the lights.
Lunch: Culver's mushroom and swiss burger, 12 oz Miller Lite
Is it lunch when it's almost 5:00?
Dinner: 2x Arby's greek "gyros", Rebel salted caramel ice cream
More ice cream than usual, needed the freezer space.
Exercise: 18 holes with cart. With the weekly trip to the grocery store, the pedometer credited me with 7.25 miles.
89.6
Friday, August 14, 2020
Punishment Not Too Harsh
Friday, August 14, 2020
Well, looks like last night's blowup was a minor setback. It was a fine example how the hunger can get me even now -- I just kept eating. And unlike a normal person I never got uncomfortably full. If I had had more food, I probably would have kept going. It's awful.
Lunch: Ham, extra sharp cheddar, polish dill spears, croissaint with butter, Fage cherry TruBlend yogurt
Standard.
Dinner: Tacos with mexicheese, guac, sour cream, jalapeno verde salsa and fire sauce, 24 oz All Day IPA, salted caramel Rebel ice cream
Love tacos. And now I have tortillas.
Exercise: Nope. Pretty fatigued again today, need to shift the day and add a little extra sleep time too.
88.8
Thursday, August 13, 2020
I Knew You Were Trouble Seriously
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Too much food yesterday and way too many carbs. I knew I'd pay the price today and yup, there it was. Same old story, I need to find a way to exercise during the week consistently and I need to tighten up the food choices. Not rocket science.
Today will be a bit different since I won't have time to have lunch at home. Instead it will be something from the drive thru in all likelihood. Not stellar.
Lunch: 2 McDoubles minus ketchup
No photo. They were edible.
Dinner: Domino's hand tossed pizza with pepperoni, ham and mushrooms
Been a while since a blowup like this. Might have beer too.
Exercise: Nope. Super fatigued tonight.
88.6
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Bitingly Sarcastic Title Needed
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Not full of pep today, though about 99% of my lack of enthusiasm is work-related. Physically other than a bit of a limp from sitting too long things are okay.
Lunch: Ham, extra sharp cheddar, polish dill spear, croissaint with butter, Fage vanilla TruBlend yogurt
Standard.
Dinner: 3 eggs over medium in butter, hash browns, 2 strips bacon, salsa, hot sauce, onion, 24 oz Miller Lite
All good. Might have popcorn later too.
Exercise: Nope.
87.4