Jacked

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Plans to go back to the office this evening were quashed.  By jackhammers.  

You can't even think when it's that loud.

Breakfast:  Nope.

Weird morning.

Brunch:  McD sausage mcmuffin, hash brown

Headed back to work about 10:30, decided I was hungry.  No coffee was a factor.

Lunch:  Jersey Mikes #56, salt and vinegar chips

Audible, since I went to an adjacent Staples on lunch.

Dinner:  Domino's bklyn pep ham, parm bread bites.  later a banana split flurry

Sigh.  I need to give up the bad pizza.  And the flurry was way too melted.

Exercise:  Nope.  Very tired today.

69.2

Back To

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

It wasn't a super productive day.  Off to an interesting start, ended up getting up a little early and had a cup of coffee at home.  That usually does not happen during weekdays.  I still managed to be a few minutes late but not a big deal.  Did not have much energy or focus though.  Not good, especially since I only have seven weeks until I'm off for a while.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Soup and grilled cheese, Seite chips

Ate too many Siete chips.

Dinner:  Italian grinder, ice cream sandwiches

Too much of both, both were good though.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, a little extra walking

70.0

In Memorial

Monday, May 29, 2023

Memorial Day

Remembering the fallen.

Frustrating day.  I'm clearly a little run down and the brain and the muscles were not at all on the same page on the golf course.  Oh well.  It was a beautiful day.  Too bad tomorrow is a work day.

Breakfast:  Standard pre-golf

Yup.

Lunch:  Hot dog KMR, spicy bloody mary, 12 oz Miller Lite

Didn't expect to be hungry but I was.  The bloody did not fix my game.

Dinner:  Deluxe/sausage pizza

Local place.  Tasty.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, got in a decent amount of walking though not much was extra

69.0

Hey I Don't Have To Work Tomorrow

Sunday, May 28, 2023

Nothing much to report this morning.  Slept in, definitely needed some extra rest.  Pretty beat up by back to back golf days and I am playing the next three as well.  

Breakfast:  Cheez its, coffee

Don't buy junk, dumbass.

Lunch:  2x Wendys singles

On the go.

Dinner:  Steak, mashed potatoes, salad, 12 oz Miller Lite

Also 2x Big Mac

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  Not that much extra walking but still got a decent workout.

68.2

I Always Forget Post Title Ideas

Saturday, May 27, 2023

Quick turnaround.  I'm going to be pretty beat up after this many days of (bad) golf in a row.

Breakfast:  Standard pre-golf breakfast out.

Yup.

Lunch:  Campfire dog KM, house made chips w ranch, 12 oz Miller Lite

Tasty.

Dinner/Snack:  Leftover cold deluxe pizza

Good cold too.  Then I had a few cheezits after getting back from the store and will have a couple ice cream sandwiches.  Doh.  Bought too much junk.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  Although I did little extra walking it was still quite a workout.

68.8

Leaning Into Weekend

Friday, May 26, 2023

Phew.  TGIF.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Wendy's double, bacon jr chzbrg.  A couple slices of leftover cold deluxe pizza

On the go.

Dinner:  Smash burger w chips, 16 oz Mich Ultra

Yep.

Later, 2x Big Mac and soft serve cone

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, modest walkign

70.6

Feels Like Should Be Friday

Thursday, May 25, 2023

It very much feels like it should be Friday.  Not exactly killing it at work so far today.  

Predictable pizza bloatup.  Lots of carbs, lots of seed oil, just garbage food.  If I'm going to eat pizza I really should make it myself.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Soup and grilled cheese

Yup.

Dinner:  Deluxe pizza

Sigh.

Exercise:  Nope.

71.2

Can You Go A Week

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Can't seem to go more than a couple days with any kind of discipline.  Sad.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.  At least there is that.

Lunch:  Jersey Mike's #56 and salt/vinegar chips

Got a haircut at lunch, app ordered, boom.  Cut and fooded in no time.

Dinner:  Domino's pep sausage, bread bites w marinara

Sigh.

Exercise:  Nope.

68.0

Tacos And Crap Strike That

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Yesterday wasn't awful.  I ate too many tacos and had dessert but still, it wasn't awful.  I might be ready for a taco break though, they weren't great the last couple weeks. 

What a pleasant surprise this morning to have a leg that wasn't puffed up.  Even the good leg was leaner than usual.  I never have any idea what causes that - I didn't dispose of extra water, so I guess it was just redistributed.  I know it's related to heart issues, but it's not like I did anything unusual.

Anyway, onward.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Soup and grilled cheese

Yup.  Not the greatest batch of soup I've ever made but it's fine.

Pre-golf snack -- some pork rinds

Dinner:  Taco salad, 12 oz Miller Lite

One of their better efforts.  

Later:  2x Big Mac, vanilla cone.  Doh.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, not much extra walking

68.8

A Mondayish Monday

Monday, May 22, 2023

Was very tired this morning.  Never did pick up much zip either.  Not good.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Leftover cheesesteak bowl, lime Siete chips

Reheated nicely and fast, too.  Might become a regular feature.

Dinner:  3x mexican, 2x american tacos, Nicks triple choc, High key keto cookies

The cookies were good, but very pricey (only bought because of a big coupon, still too pricey).

Exercise:  Nope.

70.2

Unnamed Zone

Sunday, May 21, 2023

There has to be a name for the zone you get in when you can't quite get fully to sleep but you're dozing.  I was in that zone from a long time this morning - woke up shortly before 4:00 and finally gave up about 7:30.  I definitely got a little extra sleep but it never was for long nor was it deep or restful.

Anyway, predictable blowup on the scale after last evening's gross excesses.  Time to fix that.

Breakfast:  Coffee, chili lime sun chips

A junk food buy.  Meh.  

Lunch:  Cheesesteak bowl 

A random creation, turned out very tasty.  Shaved steak, roasted peppers and onions, mushrooms, provolone.  Ordinarily I would have melted the cheese in the skillet -- which would have been better, the provolone isn't super melty -- but I didn't.  I have some uncheesed stuff left for tomorrow, so I'll probably try it then.

Dinner:  Steak, mashed potatoes, asparagus, 12 oz Miller Lite

All good.

Then:  Big Mac, McChicken, strawberry shortcake mcflurry.  Oof.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, some extra walking

73.2

Re Frigid erated

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Cold out there today.  Temps may have been mid-50s but the wind was so chilly.  Still, it was nice to get outside.

Breakfast:  Standard pre-golf breakfast out

Extra good today.  Should have taken a photo.

Lunch:  12 oz Miller Lite, Jalapeno cheddar popcorn

Yup.

Dinner:  Deluxe pizza

Fat.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, no extra walking

71.2

Somewhere In Between

Friday, May 19, 2023

Whew.  TGIF.  Made it to the weekend.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Soup and grilled cheese

Happy to have had a successful week for breakfast and lunch.  Now just need to fix dinner.

Dinner:  Bacon cheeseburger pizza, plain cake donut holes

Narrator:  It was not fixed tonight.

Exercise:  Nope.  I did do some stair climbing, which was interesting.  Had to take it slow and take a break to keep the heart rate down.  Otherwise, not a big deal.

70.2

And Then The Reverse

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Sigh.  After such a solid night of sleep on Tuesday it was back to the opposite last night.  Slow getting to sleep, woke up at 5:15 and dozed instead of sleeping.  Not restful.  I think the issue is which happens first, getting back to sleep or my mind spinning up with the insane amount of work I have to do.

Predictable gain with the bad dinner, bad sleep, large amount of water consumed only some of which was released.   I really need dinnertime discipline.  Will try again tonight.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Soup and grilled cheese

Yup.  Apparently I forgot a photo.  Oops.

Dinner:  Pizza Hut thin pep pork beef, breadstick with sauce

Yuck.  Worst pizza I've had in a while.

Exercise:  Nope.

70.6

Slept Not Dozed

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

So far so good today.  I feel like I got a good night of sleep - I woke up at 4:15 to dispose of some liquid and also a foot and ankle cramp, but I promptly got back to sleep in the recliner.  I frequently just doze in that circumstance, but today I was out, slept a good 2.5 hours before my alarm went off.  Definitely more rested, we'll see if I fade this afternoon.

Breakfast:  Coffee

I seem to be well adjusted back to no breakfast. 

Lunch:  Soup and grilled cheese

I think this was the last of the prior batch of soup.  Another really tasty grilled cheese, though I did manage to miss a scrap of waxed paper but thankfully it pulled out in one piece before I dug in.

Dinner:  Domino's bklyn pep ham, parm bread bites.  Nicks mint chip

Had the hunger, alas.

Exercise:  Nope.

68.0

Strange Levels

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

I just don't get it.  I will never understand the human body.  After I posted last night, I could not get to sleep.  I went to bed late, after 11 (due to soup making), but it was more than an hour before I nodded off.  I just was not sleepy.  And then I woke up at 5:30 again, but today, unlike yesterday, I was quite awake.  I didn't push it or do anything, but I wasn't exhausted or dozy or anything.  Not high energy this morning but at least a little better than yesterday and it went by quickly.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Not hungry, that's a good thing.

Lunch:  Soup and grilled cheese

Really a good sando.  Soup was meh, first of last night's batch.  It's always better if it's frozen first which this was not.

Dinner:   Taco salad, 12 oz Miller Lite, additional chili cheese Fritos

Salad was not as good as last week's.  It would be so much better with diced tomatoes instead of grape tomatoes.  Diced instead of sliced onions.  But it was fine.

Exercise:   9 holes with cart, not much walking.

68.8

Worrisome Decline

Monday, May 15, 2023

Tired this morning.   It was really not a productive day.  I'm definitely concerned.  I didn't feel like I pushed it particularly hard this weekend, I mean I didn't have any tight muscles or cramps or crash early evening either day.  I just have less pep.

Breakfast:  Coffee

If I continue to struggle in the mornings I'll go back to 3MAD.  I don't know if that would solve anything - it wasn't like I was hungry this morning - but I definitely need more AM pep.

Lunch:  Soup, grilled cheese

Nice to hit the old standby.  Tasted good.

Dinner:  3x mexican, 2x american tacos, 12 oz All Day IPA

All good.  Went with an extra taco tonight.  No ragrets.

Exercise:  Nope.

72.0

Composition Matters

Sunday, May 14, 2023

TGI that other S.  Happy mother's day.   Hopefully it is a nice day.

Amused to see a drop on the scale, thank you increased activity.  It wasn't a low carb kind of day, with toast and hash browns for breakfast, popcorn and sugar in the sauce at dinner.   It wasn't a low cal day as I ate a ridiculous amount of the beef and broccoli.  I didn't get rid of anything solid.  So just being a little active was enough for a drop.  Good stuff.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.  Could have eaten, managed to hold off until a slightly early lunch

Lunch:  2x McD QPC, mcchicken, small bag of jalaranch snack mix

Had planned to have leftovers.  No leftovers to have.  Oops.  Was also hoping to make soup this morning but just don't have enough time.  Tomorrow after work then I hope.

Dinner:  Home cheeseburger, chips, salad, fritos, peanut butter dipped cookie

Ate way too much of course.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, not that much extra walking.  Tired.

72.6

So Glad

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Such a relief that it is Saturday.  Not going to accomplish much of anything - long day of golf with it being far away.  But that's okay.  Just being able to breathe a little is good.

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

Standard pre-golf breakfast out, though we only got 2 strips of bacon instead of what I thought was the usual 3.  Whatever.  It was fine.  Was sure I took a photo but apparently not.  Oops.

Post-Golf:  16 oz Mich Ultra

Can't really call this a meal but do need to note it.

Dinner:  Jalapeno cheddar popcorn, beef and broccoli stir fry

Ate way too much of the beef but it was very tasty.  I dialed the sugar in the sauce back by more than half and it was still sweeter than I would like.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, moderate extra walking.  Walked more early than late.

75.0

Should Do More Often

Friday, May 12, 2023

I have the day blocked off at work to have no appointments.  It's been very nice so far.  Not 100% distraction free, of course, but it's been better than usual.  Good for productivity.  I may have to do more of this.

Let go of some water, which was nice.  Mapped out some menu ideas for next week, so I'm optimistic that I'll be able to get solidly back on track.  Need to drop a few pounds in the next two months.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.  Day 2, on track.  Could have had breakfast but I'm not notably hungry yet coming up on lunchtime.

Lunch:  Marble cornbread scramble, potatoes

Haven't had this in a while.

Dinner:  Deluxe pizza, cherry strudel bites

Really good pizza tonight.

Exercise:  Nope.  Need to fix.

75.8

Step One

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Okay, first step taken to get back on track.  2MAD.  It helped that I was not at all interested in food this morning.  Just coffee.   Office lunch tomorrow so I may not make too much more progress, but hopefully I can notch another 2MAD.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:   Jersey Mikes #56, salt and vinegar chips

Tasty.  But bad.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, chips and onion dip

Not sure why today was so chippy.  Need to be done with them, darned seed oils.

Exercise:  Nope

76.8

Mustering

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Just about disgusted enough with myself to change.  Again.

Breakfast:  Breakfast bagel sandwich w sausage, coffee

Ordered bacon, got sausage.  Was still good.

Lunch:  Deluxe sub, later a McChicken and fries

Yeah.

Snack:  Snickers

Idiot.

Dinner:  Domnios hand tossed pep ham, parmesan bread bites, fig newtons later

Sigh.

Exercise:  Nyet.

74.0

Ongoing Failure

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

It's a struggle today.

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

Like I said, not prepared for this week at all.

Lunch:  Wendys 2x daves double

Sigh.

Dinner:  Taco salad, 12 oz Miller Lite

Also Popeyes spicy chix sand and apple pie.  

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, not that much walking.  Fatigued.

73.4

Dragging Initially Typed As Dagging

Monday, May 8, 2023

Not sure what 'dagging' would be but it sounds like something that I would do.

Long day.  Tired.

Breakfast:  TB sausage crunchwrap, coffee

Really not prepared for the week.  I accomplished very little this weekend, grocery shopping and menu planning were not among the things that were accomplished.

Lunch:  McD 2x QPC, fries, later had a Freddies flurry

Bad.

Dinner:  2x mexican, 2x american tacos, later had a caramel and pb cup Culvers concrete mixer

Also bad.  Ice cream just sounded good today.

Exercise:  Nope

73.0

Never Enough Extended Edition

Sunday, May 7, 2023

Never enough weekend.  Never enough pizza.  Never enough.

Even though it was not enough I did manage a decent night of sleep, which is a good thing.  Gives me a better shot at being functional tomorrow.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels w veggie cream cheese, coffee

Cleaned up my ingredients, so probably done with the LBs for a while.  Too carby.

Lunch:  McD big mac, QPC, mc chicken

Sigh.

Dinner:  Steak, mashed potatoes, salad no dressing, 12 oz Miller Lite

Good stuff.  Didn't overeat.

Fourthmeal:  2x TB chipotle chx burritos, nacho fries, no bake cookies

Oh wait yes I did.  Idiot.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  Did not have much pep today, though I did get in quite a bit of walking.

72.0

Worst Excess

Saturday, May 6, 2023

Really struggled to get any sleep last night.  Ate way too much, could not find a comfortbale spot, just nothing good.  Oh well.  It was nice to get outside today.  Not a great weather day, but good enough.

Breakfast:  Meat lovers omelet, coffee

Couldn't finish it.

Lunch:  Chili w cheese and crackers, 12 oz All Day IPA, 12 oz Miller Lite, cornbread muffin w butter

Unexpected invite for some lunch.  Didn't take a photo.

Dinner:  Jersey Mike's #56, salt and vinegar chips

Tasty.  Also found an open bag with some chocolate chips in the cupboard.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, quite a bit of extra walking.  Felt good.

73.6

Scale Surprise

Friday, May 5, 2023

Another Friday, only a half day to get through.  Whew.

Was rather surprised by the scale this morning, felt notably bloated and puffy around the midsection after last evening's Hutdown.  No change.  Huh.  It's probably just lagging a day.  I'll be better starting this weekend, I'm already coming around on mood after yesterday's bad health news.

Breakfast:  Breakfast bagel sandwich w egg, bacon, cheese, veggie cream cheese, coffee

Tasty.

Lunch:  Meatloaf sandwich, fries

Also tasty.  And fattening.

Dinner:  Deluxe pizza

Yum.

Exercise:  Nope.  Glad to see some warmer weather though.  I could have gone out this morning, lord knows I woke up at 4:05 and never came close to going back to sleep.

68.6

Balance Work Sleep Impossible

Thursday, May 4, 2023

It must be that I am every bit as fatigued as I feel, as I have been sleeping longer.  Other than waking up last night at 2:00 for a bathroom run I slept straight through until 7:00, right about eight hours.  Didn't feel too bad but if I had not needed to get up I probably would have lazed about.  It's hard right now getting in enough productive hours at work and also enough hours of sleep.

Breakfast:  Home bread and butter, coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  McDouble, coffee, lentils

Broken into early and late lunch.

Dinner:  Pizza Hut thin pep pork beef, breadsticks and sauce

Ugh.   Got some bad news late afternoon and just said eff it.

Exercise:  Nope.

68.6

That Was Not Enough

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Didn't get eight hours.  Probably seven. What I got was not enough.  Winding down isn't always easy when you work late and it definitely was the case last night.  Oh well.  Powering through as best I can.

Breakfast:  Home bread and butter, coffee

Yup.  Managed to forget my phone at home this morning so no picture.

Lunch:  3 eggs scrambled with peppers and onions, hash browns in butter, 4 strips bacon

Once again tasty.  Overdid the potatoes, I might have to start measuring.

Dinner:  Pork chop with mushroom gravy, TCD style mashed potatoes, green peas, strawberries with just a bit of sugar, 12 oz Miller Lite.  Later, a banana split flurry.

Sunday dinner on Wednesday.  Turned out very good.

Exercise:  Nope.  Supposed to be nice by the end of the week which is encouraging.

70.8

Give Me Eight

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

I do not know what the exact final tally was, but I think I got *almost* eight hours of sleep last night.  I was finally so desperately in need of sleep that it overcame the need to get up and get rid of liquid.  Wonderful.  Of course I was still tired this morning, one decent night isn't going to fix the problem, but it's a start.  And I have been notably more productive this morning.  

Otherwise, I was pleased that meals were closer to the plan yesterday.  I still have to get back to eating lunch (and more dinners) at home, but it was a small step in the right direction. 

Breakfast:  Home bread and butter, coffee

Yup.

Lunch: 3 eggs scrambled with fire roasted peppers and onions, hash browns in butter, 3 strips bacon

I am so out of practice lol, hash browns rather overdone.  All tasted good though.  Having the peppers in the freezer is certainly convenient, though it does push me to scramble the eggs since I don't really want to dirty a third pan.

Dinner:  Dominos brooklyn pep sausage, later a couple peanut butter cookies

Yeah.  Stupid work.

Exercise:  Nope.  Golf canceled due to awful weather.

71.0

Frustration Again

Monday, May 1, 2023

Sigh.  I'm really frustrated.  Woke up before 4:00 and could not get back to sleep.  And I couldn't make myself get going either.  I'm so far behind at work that it's paralyzing.   

Breakfast:  Home bread w butter, coffee

Good, other than the quarter piece I dropped.  Oops.

Lunch:  2x Wendy's double

Filling and cheap w coupon.  Not their finest effort though.

Dinner:  2x mexican 2x american tacos, 12 oz All Day IPA

Also not their finest effort.  Oh well.

Later - two slices of home bread with a little peanut butter.  Cleaned out the last bits from the two jars I had in the fridge.

Exercise:  Nope.  Miserable day out there too.

74.8