Double Up

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Got rid of a lot of water last night, which was welcome.  As much as I don't especially enjoy waking up at 1:30 there are times when it is totally worth it.  Don't really understand why, since I did have plenty of bread plus tortillas but okay!  Maybe it was the power of (home) tacos?

Breakfast:  Sausage patty, cheddar cheese, coffee

Was curious if I could eat this as a hand held but ended up just knife 'n forking it.

Lunch:  Soup

Standard.

Dinner:  Home tacos, same as yesterday.

Will have a dish of Tillamook mint chip shortly.  A good day - both last night and at times today I found myself hungry.  A little hunger is good.  I need to embrace it.  And since my quantities were limited I didn't overeat.

Exercise:  Walk 15 + 15.  Kinda stalled out on this number (to work after lunch and home in the evening), not sure yet how I'm going to bump it up but I need to.

74.6

Both Eights

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Spent extra time in bed last night.  Went to bed at 8:30, though I did not get to sleep right away.  Managed to sleep until 5:30, then dozed until 8:00.  Good thing I didn't have any early business today.  Needed the rest and I felt pretty decent today.

Breakfast:  Home bread and peanut butter

Last day for this.

Lunch:  Soup, home bread w butter

Ate the heel of the loaf, it was a bit stale since I didn't bag it this week.

Dinner:  Home tacos (beef, peppers and onions, mexicheese, Pace picante sauce, sour cream)

Delightful.  Need to eat this more often.

Will have a bowl of Tillamook mint chip for dessert shortly.

Exercise:  Walk 15 + 15.  Need to ramp up but it was good to get some in.

79.4

Successful Conversion

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Had a successful medical thing today, very happy about that.  Hopefully about done with the medical for now, it's been a very expensive year.

Breakfast:  None

Fasting was required.

Lunch:  Cheese peanut butter crackers, Starry.  Qdoba brisket bowl.  Home bread w peanut butter

And when fasting was no longer required, there was eating.

Dinner:  Dominos brooklyn ital saus mush, parm bread bites, raspberry lemonade

So bad for me.

Exercise:  Nope.  Taking it easy.  Tomorrow though.

80.5

So Close To Time

Monday, August 28, 2023

Decided today that I will be doing better starting Wednesday.  Not perfect, just better.

Because this is bad.

Breakfast:  Home bread w peanut butter, coffee

Decided to try the Crazy Richards 100% peanuts creamy.  Not bad.

Lunch:  Chipotle barbacoa bowl, CFA frosted lemonade

Not one of the better burrito artists I have encountered but still a tasty bowl.

Snack:  McDouble, Sprite

Ugh.

Dinner:  2x American 2x Mexican tacos, avocado, lemonade, Siete jalapeno lime chips, ice cream sandwiches

Mega ugh.

Exercise:  Nope.  Need to fix starting pronto.  MUST do better to feel better.

81.6

Spiking Hugely

Sunday, August 27, 2023

Not exactly finishing the month well here.

Breakfast:  McD 2x egg mcmuffin, hash brown, coffee, donuts

Ventured out.

Lunch:  Spicy beans, tortilla chips

Delightful.

Dinner:  Home cheeseburger, sweet corn w butter, a few chips, tomato slice, cookie, a bite of fudge

Also:  2x McDouble, lemonade

Exercise:  Nope.  Pathetic.

82.7

Just Ballooning

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Weight increasing at an unacceptable rate.  It's going to be a dodgy weekend but next week is going to need some better focus.  And more walking.

Breakfast:  Cinnamon rolls, coffee

The Meijer cinnamon rolls were surprisingly good.  And huge.  And exactly the sort of thing that needs to be axed from the diet.

Breakfast 2:  Parmesan toast, bacon

Cleanup of this week's loaf of bread and some of the remaining bacon.  Lots of bacon left this week after I didn't do breakfast bowls due to the heat.  Hopefully I'll get my A/C fixed or replaced next year.

Lunch:  Chips and Rotel dip, lemonade

Ate too much, of course.

Dinner:    Wendys 2x single, small fries, ice cream sandwiches

Ugh.

Exercise:  Not really, just somewhat active.

77.0

Pushing Back Soon

Friday, August 25, 2023

Definitely feeling it today.  A little tired, but not too bad.  Fat.  I've not gotten enough exercise the last two days, but the brutal heat and humidity have broken.  About ready to push back.

Breakfast:  Marbled cornbread scramble, potatoes, coffee

Breakfast meeting.  Excellent as always and I got a walk in to/from the restaurant.

Lunch:  2x McDouble

With the late breakfast, I was not particularly hungry at normal lunch time, so I grabbed these a bit later.

Dinner:  Soup, tortilla chips, lemonade, Tilamook mudslide ice cream, cinnamon rolls

The soup and chips worked surprisingly well.  Good thing I made a thick soup!

Exercise:  Walks 10 + 10 + a trip to the grocery store

74.8

Ongoing Actuality Of Failure

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Sigh.  Just not good in any respect.  Got to sleep late.  Actually felt like I got a decent night of sleep.  Got up late.  Sluggish.  Accomplished nothing this morning.  Had a nice lunch but it's not pepping me up.  Weight up (duh), blood pressure creeping up, just all wrong.  Plus it's insanely humid out there, not a great day for a walk though I hope to get one in this evening somehow.  Maybe I'll just walk around Walmart.

Breakfast:  Home bread and butter, coffee

May need to go back to 2MAD soon.

Lunch:  3 eggs scrambled, peppers and onions, hash browns, 3 strips bacon

Wal mart hash browns don't seem to brick up as badly as Ore Ida.  At least not so far ... just opened this bag.

Dinner:  Subway meatball, Snyders cheddar cheese pretzel pieces, 2x maple frosted donuts, lemonade

A once-a-year itch scratched.

Exercise:  Nope, again gross out there.  Tomorrow should be better.

72.6

More Of Same

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Ate too much last night.  Much too much.  No success so far reining in the appetite.  Sluggish this morning and late going in.  Just not feeling it today.

Breakfast:  Home bread w butter, coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Wendys 2x single, fries

Audible, too hot to cook.

Dinner:  Ham salami cheese sub, garlic cheese bread, rice krispie treat, lemonade.

Still too hot to cook.

Will have a bowl of Tillamook Mudslide ice cream later.

Exercise:  Nope.  Hot.

71.2

Dangerous Neighborhoods

 Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Not much pep today.  Was late getting up and reluctant.  No accomplishments at work this morning.  Just an all around fail.  We'll see if the afternoon goes any better.

On the bright side, the scale was down a bit.  Thanks, tacos!

Breakfast:  McD 2x egg mc muffin, hash browns, coffee

Fail.  Had to do fasting labs this morning and left the house before I realized that I forgot to grab my intended breakfast.  Oh well.  They were unusually tasty.

Lunch:  Pizza slices x3

Additional FAIL, but tasty.  Dangerous living so close to a slice shop.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, chips and onion dip, lemonade

Tasty.

Also had a little dish of Tillamook Mudslide ice cream.

Exercise:  Walks, 15 + 15

68.1

Ongoing Fattening

Monday, August 21, 2023

After a lousy night of sleep - two never-ending nightmares and a couple wakeups - I managed to get up at a reasonable time today and work nearly a full day.  That's a step in the right direction.  And I even got in my walking. 

Weight keeps trending up, as mentioned I'm planning on starting to dial back a bit this week.  Not full cut mode, but paying a little more attention.

Breakfast:  Home bread and butter, coffee

Only had one cup, at home.  No time at work for a second.

Lunch:  3 eggs scrambled w peppers and onions, hash browns, 2 strips bacon

Added an egg, tried to dial back the hash browns a bit.  Ratios were very good and very tasty.

Dinner:  2x mexican 2x american tacos, avocado, glass of lemonade, Tillamook mint chip ice cream

Yum.  Hit the spot.

Exercise:  Walks 15 + 20(+).

70.6

Slept In Again And Again

Sunday, August 20, 2023

Again with the sleeping in, though it wasn't as bad as yesterday.  Woke up about 6:30, got up between 9:00 and 9:30.   Tomorrow is going to be "interesting".  Once I get going I'm fine, but the dontwanna is strong in the mornings.

Weight was up again this morning.  Definitely time to start dialing back on the eating.  And more walking.  I definitely have too much junk on hand, though at least I didn't buy any chips this week.

Breakfast:  1 egg scrambled w peppers and onions, leftover ribeye, parmesan toast, coffee

Cleanup on the steak and the bread.  A very tasty repast.  Add a strip of bacon when I baked a package for the week later.

Lunch:  5 Guys little cheeseburger all the way plus jala, little fries w ketchup.  Walkers shortbread cookies

Excessive.  Itch scratched.

Dinner:  Brat mustard relish, sweet corn w butter, tomato, vanilla ice cream w choc sauce, lemonade

Sunday dinners.   Will probably have the heel of today's loaf of bread w some butter too.

Exercise:  Not really.  Very active day but no dedicated walking.

69.7

Lazy Daze

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Been a slug so far today.  Woke up about 6:00 but didn't actually get going until after 10:00.  Pathetic.  It's late afternoon and I have accomplished nothing.  Had a few things I had planned to do, but it's not the end of the world that they are not happening.

I need to get back into the habit of showering first thing.  Just get going.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels, Tillamook very veggie cream cheese

Tasty, but no satiety.

Lunch:  Leftover deluxe pizza, limeade.  Later, some Siete chips 

Tasty, better satiety.

Dinner:  Ribeye, mashed potatoes, lemon hand pie

Delicious.  The pie was an impulse buy at the farm market.  While good, it had shortening as an ingredient, something I'd rather not eat.

Exercise:  Not enough.

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Bowlful

Friday, August 18, 2023

A very slow morning.  Slept in, dawdled and I'm finally about to pack a lunch and go off to work.  I hope to get onto a more regular schedule soon.  Woke up at 4:00 and it took a while to get back to sleep.  Really starting to think that my body just does not like my mattress.

In other news I might fix my scale this weekend so it reports in pounds instead of kg, lol.

Breakfast:  2 eggs scrambled w peppers and onions, 2 strips bacon, hash browns, coffee

Absolutely nailed it.  10/10 delicious.  Even the quantities and proportions were spot on.

Lunch:  Ham and swiss sandwich, jalapeno lime Siete chips

First time for the chips and holy wow, the best flavor Siete chips of all!

Dinner:  Deluxe pizza, glass of limeade

Super super good, it was very hard to make myself stop eating it.

And will have some Tillamook mint chip later.  EDIT:  Nope, too full.

Exercise:  Walk 15 + 15.  Plus going to the grocery store later.

64.2

Four Weeks

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Four weeks down.  Glad to be alive and kicking.

Breakfast:   Breakfast sandwich (home bread, 2 eggs, 2 bacon, 2 sl cheese)

Tasty.

Lunch:  TB grilled cheese taco, 2x chip chx burrito, root beer

Very late lunch.  Also had avo oil chips and a glass of limeade.  Ugh.

Dinner:  Soup (1/2 jar)

Ate way too many chips, so I was not very hungry and skipped the mash.  Will have some Tillamook mint chip later.

Exercise:  Not enough.

66.0

Unexpected Need

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

I don't know why but I just could not get going this morning.  Slept in, until at least 9:30, but even then I didn't get up and get going.  It was after 12:30 by the time I dragged myself in to work and that's after not taking the time to fix breakfast.  Yeesh.

I have early stuff tomorrow, so I'll need to get going quicker somehow.

Also had a thoroughly predictable spike on the scale this morning after last night's blowout.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yep.  No food needed.

Lunch:  Roast beef and cheddar sandwich, Siete salt and vinegar chips

OK.

Dinner:  Soup (1/2 jar), mashed potatoes, glass of limeade. 

Those were a couple of FAT potatoes.  Got a little carried away I guess.  Tasty tho.

Will have some Tillamook mint chip for dessert later

Exercise:  Walk 15 + 15

66.1

A Little More Rested

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Okay, a little more sleep.  Woke up for a few minutes about 4:30 but it wasn't too bad getting back to sleep.  Up a bit before 8:00 but didn't do a thing until 9:30.  Not much pep.

Pretty stable on the weight front.  Eating too much and not getting in enough walking, but no major gains.

Breakfast:  2 eggs scrambled w pep onion, hash browns, 3 strips bacon, coffee

The coffee is finally starting to taste good again.  My sense of smell is still impacted though and tap water tastes odd.

Lunch:  Roast beef and cheddar sandwich, Siete avo oil salt and vinegar chips, banana

Might be time to dial back.  New chips, were pretty tasty, though the vinegar was a little muted.

Dinner:  Domino's bklyn extravaganzza, glass of limeade, walmart sour cream donut holes

Darned 50% off deal got me.  I need to stay away, there was a jug of some nasty seed oil sitting on the counter when I walked in.  

Exercise:  Walks, 15 + 15 + 20

62.4

This Is (Still) Not A Sleep Blog

Monday, August 14, 2023

But it is.  Anyway.  Got about 7 hours last night, woke up momentarily but decided I didn't need to get up.  Until later, when I did.  Really badly.

Disappointed in my lack of focus today.  Spent more than six hours at work and accomplished nothing.  Nothing at all.  Tomorrow needs to be better.  I was tired, too.  A nap might have fixed the problem but it really wasn't a viable option.

I just finished dinner and I am weirdly craving pepperoni pizza and cookies.

Breakfast:  2 eggs, peppers and onions, hash browns in avo oil, 3 strips bacon, coffee

Tasty, if not an A+ effort.

Lunch:  Roast beef and cheddar sandwich, Siete chips, banana

Solid.

Dinner:  2x mexican 2x american tacos, glass of limeade.  

Delightful.  Will be dessert later, presumably more of the Breyers strawberry ice cream

Exercise:  Walk, 15 + 10.  Rainy day, though I beat it this morning.

62.6

Bad Sleep Good Eats

Sunday, August 13, 2023

A little puzzled by last night's sleep.  I got up early, had a reasonably active day and just did not wind down.  Finally got to sleep after 12:30 and was up by 4:30.  Bad call to doze in the recliner, extremely poor quality sleep after that.  Struggled for obvious reasons when I eventually got up.

Breakfast:  Pancakes w butter and maple syrup, 2 strips bacon, coffee

Pancakes froze and thawed beautifully, new brand of bacon which I really liked.

Lunch:  2 eggs scrambled, hash browns, 2 strips bacon, avocado, tomato, peppers and onions

Fat bowl.  Later had some lime Siete chips.

Dinner:   Steak, corn on the cob, tomato, ice cream w choc syrup, a glass of limeade

Forgot to take a photo.  Sunday dinner.  All tasty.

Exercise:  Not enough.  Very active day but lacking in blocks of walking.

63.3

Straight Six

Saturday, August 12, 2023

Almost got in six plus straight hours of sleep.  Just a brief wakeup, did not need to get up.  Haven't been dozy since, at least not yet, so I've been up since a little before 5:30.  We'll see how the day goes - it would be nice to shift the schedule in that direction some since I've been lazing about in the mornings.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels w Tillamook very veggie cream cheese

The cream cheese was my splurge of the week.  Good stuff and the best batch of lazy bagels I've made in  a while.  

Lunch:  Jersey Mikes 56, chips, Starry, also had a few avo oil chips earlier

Had a free sub and it was on my route so why not.  Good as always.

Dinner:  Leftover pizza, glass of lemonade.  Bowl of Breyers strawberry ice cream for dessert

Once again tasty.

Exercise:  Walks 10 + 10 + 25 min

62.2

Earlier Split

Friday, August 11, 2023

Sigh.  Woke up about 1:00.  Took a little while to get back to sleep but it wasn't awful.  I'm just destined to never sleep more than four or five hours in a row at home.

Breakfast:  2 eggs scrambled w peppers and onions, 2 sausage patties, hash browns, coffee

Delicious as usual.  Actually had two cups of coffee today (sticking to a limit of one regular) and they tasted better.  Had some groceries delivered this morning, so I'm stocked back up ... except on hash browns.  Why are they always out of hash browns?

Lunch:  Ham and cheese sandwich, a few avo oil chips

Standard.

Dinner:   Pizza pep mush gp, with a bowl of Breyers strawberry ice cream for dessert

Not the most photogenic but still delightful.  And I have leftovers for dinner tonight.

Exercise:  Walk, 17 minutes.  I need to increase that this weekend.

60.8

Less Split

Thursday, August 10, 2023

A little better with the sleep.  Woke up at 4:00, but was able to get back to sleep relatively promptly and stayed asleep until almost 8:00.  I'll take it.

Breakfast:  2 eggs, scrambled w peppers and onions, 2 sausage patties, hash browns, coffee

Delicious as usual.  Also ate the last of the Honey Nut Cheerios later.

Lunch:  Ham and cheese sandwich, a few avo oil chips

Ate at home today.

Dinner:   Soup (1/2 jar), mashed potatoes, sliced tomato.  Had a glass of lemonade earlier.

Excellent.  Finished off the bag of potatoes, that doesn't happen all that often!

Add:  For dessert -- bowl of Breyers strawberry ice cream.

Exercise:  Walk, 15 minutes.  Took on a smaller hill, went OK.

62.2