End Of Somethings

Friday, May 31, 2024

Glad it's the end of the week.  And the end of the month.  Ready for a reset.

Sigh.

Breakfast:  Pretzel bagel w veggie cream cheese, coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Italian beef, fries

Again.

Dinner:  Culvers bacon deluxe.  Jala chips.  12 oz All Day IPA.  Concrete mixer

Also, CFA spicy, Coke, maple peanuts

Exercise:  Nope

96.0

Encapsulated

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Yesterday evening was why I'm fat.  Call it fatness encapsulated.  I lost control.  And never reached a point where my brain recognized the satiety signal.  Which is insane.  I was so beyond full that I could barely get down my pint of water with electrolytes and yet if you'd put something tasty in front of me I would have eaten it.  

But, that's in the past.  I paid for it on the scale this morning and I am definitely holding on to a ton of water.  Hopefully that will clear out fairly soon.  

The one surprising thing was that I did not pay for it in the sleep department.  Despite still being stuffed I was able to go to sleep on time and slept through the night without issue.  I expected bad things.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yeah.  I was still digesting, the idea of food never crossed my mind.

Lunch:  Soup, grilled bologna and cheese

Really good batch of soup this week.  Still haven't eaten my whole pound of bologna but I'm getting there.

Dinner:  Barbacoa, mashed potatoes, guac, 12 oz All Day IPA, Utz salt and vinegar chips, off brand pinwheels

Focus lacking.

Exercise:  Nope.

95.6

One Good Thing

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Sigh.  At least the sleep was pretty good.  Seven hours, straight through, no cramps.

It was a bad day with the eating.  A really, really bad day.

June has to be better than May.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Deluxe sub

Away due to work, got a sandwich on the go.

Dinner:  Deluxe pizza, 12 oz Miller Lite, hot fudge sundae, Culvers single bacon deluxe

Yeeeeeesh.

Exercise:  Nope.

93.6

Experimentation Continues

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Still trying to figure out just how much of an answer electrolytes are.  Last night, I decided to try not supplementing.  It wasn't very warm yesterday so I did not sweat.  I did not take in enormous amounts of liquid.  I did get in quite a bit of walking, though, so it was an overuse (for lack of a better word) day.  Gave it a shot.

Which did not go great.  Woke up at 12:30 with one of the worst cramps I have had, it just did not want to release.  I eventually hobbled to the kitchen, mixed up some electrolytes and slammed them.  It let go shortly after and I slept the rest of the night with only one wakeup - a threatened cramp but it did not even require getting up to resolve.  Not a problem.

So, what did I learn?  Well, it's not just sweating.  I am not super surprised by that.  The experimentation will continue.  Also, that I am a dumbass, my weekend eating sucks and it causes gains.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Enormous CF bologna and cheddar sandwich w a few sauteed onions and mustard

Decided to wait on the soup until tomorrow since I took it out too late to be fully thawed.

Dinner: 2x TB chx ench burritos before golf.  Chef salad w ranch, 12 oz Miller Lite.  Arby's reg rb and mozz sticks, no bakes

Ugh.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, not much extra walking.

91.0

Soaked Ugh

Monday, May 27, 2024

Memorial Day

Nice to have a Monday off, though hoo boy am I going to pay for it tomorrow.

It wasn't a particularly nice day, it misted steadily for hours and I ended up with socks and pants soaking wet.  Still glad to be outside getting a little much-needed exercise.

One cramp last night, once it got sorted the rest of the night was fine.  Tonight may be interesting.  I'm tired but my left foot is all messed up - feels like things are out of place.  Not sharply painful, just annoying because I can't find a comfortable position for it.  Not sure if it will affect sleep or not.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, hash browns, 3 strips bacon, raisin toast w homemade jam, coffee

Standard.

Lunch:  Mixed nuts, 12 oz Miller Lite

Glad to have a snack post-golf.

Dinner:  Assorted domino's pizza, home salad w avo oil ranch, blueberry pie and vanilla ice crema

Birthday party.

Also:  Culver's concrete mixer w caramel and Snickers

Exercise:  18 holes w cart, good extra walking

89.2

Feeling Salty

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Ahh, that's more like it.  Another successful night of sleep, thanks electrolytes.  I consciously did not drink as much liquid -- though I still had plenty -- and I think it's likely that it helped avoid overdilution.  No cramps, no issues, woke up at 5:00 but decided to get an extra hour.

I was very active yesterday, with the yard work layered on top of the usual Saturday golf.  I thought that went well, though I'm still far too fat for any of it to have been super high energy.  Let's call it a slow burn.  Except that thanks to bad eating I was actually up on the scale this morning.  But I'm not overly concerned about it.  Planning to do a little cooking today so I'm stocked up.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:   Breakfast sandwich - 4 eggs, scrambled, cheddar cheese, guac, a little sauce

Would have worked better as scrambled eggs and toast.  Messy but tasty.

Dinner:  Fried CF bologna sandwich w cheddar, mustard and sauteed onions.  Good crisps.  Walmart brand pinwheel cookies later

An early dinner.  About to make mashed potatoes and barbacoa, might have a taste of those as well.  I impulse bought the package of bologna on one of my recent trips to the farm.  Haven't had bologna in years, it was pretty tasty.  And I'll be having it again since I have a lot left...

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, some extra walking.  A lot of work around the house.

88.2

A First Failure

 Saturday, May 25, 2024

Darn.  The electrolytes did not do the trick last night, had a couple cramps.  I think I may have just consumed so much liquid that they got overwhelmed.  Not sure.  But I fully intend to keep experimenting.  I did have a hard time getting to sleep.  I felt okay when I woke up with a foot cramp at 4:00 and ended up not going back to sleep.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, 3 strips bacon, hash browns, raisin toast w homemade jam, coffee

Yeah, standard.  Almost forgot the photo.

Lunch:  Maiz tortilla chips w Mateo's medium cantina salsa

Too many chips.

Dinner:  Culvers bacon double deluxe, concrete mixer w salted caramel and Reeses PB cups

Tasty.  Expensive.  Also consumed too late - almost 9:00!

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, above average extra walking.  And then I spent 2 1/2 planting flowers etc.  I am tired.

87.0

Yeah Electrolytes

Friday, May 24, 2024

Hey how about that, we made to a holiday weekend.

Another experiment with electrolytes last night.  I picked up a single pack of a different kind at the health food store the other day (less sodium, no coconut) and downed that in a pint of water before bed.  Slept through, no interruptions until my bladder woke me at 4:45.  And you know what?  I felt good.  Awake.  Not sluggish.  Not dozy.  As good as I ever feel in the morning!  It was a lot like how I felt on Sunday morning.  I even had a lower blood pressure reading than the last few.  So it felt like a big win.  I bought a handful of Zero Lytes yesterday so I'm stocked for the weekend.  I sure hope it continues to help.

Otherwise, just glad it's the weekend.  Lots to do, but an extra day to do it.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yep.  I managed to skip the donuts at work.

Lunch:  CF bacon and cheddar sandwich

Cleaned up the reject bacon.  Time to hit the farm.

Dinner:  Wendy's double, small Frosty, Great Lakes pickled jalapeno chips

Way too many chips.  Darned seed oils.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, average extra walking

88.6

Inexact Runback

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Almost to the holiday weekend.  It's getting closer.

Pleased to have survived the day of many potatoes, the scale even gave me a nice drop.  I expect that had more to do with the little bit of exercise I fit in, but still.  All loss is good loss at this weight.  I looked back through the last few months last night and I've been stuck in this range for at least six weeks, with today being the lowest I've been in a bit.  Hoping to keep it up.

Sleep was okay other than the vicious foot cramp at 3:00.  Looking forward to this weekend's electrolyte experimentation.  I'll have to pick up some more while traveling this afternoon, the local health food store doesn't carry the kind I want.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yeah.

Lunch:  4 eggs scrambled, CF applewood bacon, hash browns in olive oil, a little cheddar cheese, hatch chiles

I enjoyed yesterday so much I ran it back, just with bacon instead of chorizo and a bit less cheese, plus a pat of butter.  Once again tasty and I expect it to hold up well this afternoon.  It was a lot of food.

Dinner:  Instapot chili w a little CF chorizo, grilled cheese, Good Crisp jala chips, 12 oz Miller Lite

Ate too much.  Again.

Exercise:  Nope.

88.4

Mr. Potato Ed

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Looks like it will be a potato-filled day.  Something that is interesting only to me.

I think I'm slowly figuring out the cramp puzzle.  I had some fairly vicious cramping overnight, I thought it was toward morning but when I looked at the clock, nope, it was 2:15.  I did manage to go back to sleep in the recliner and then slept through until it was time to get up.  So it was annoying and a bit painful but not major.  Anyway, I think what I have figured out is that electrolyte issues not only are triggered by sweating, but also by taking in lots of water (diluting).  I didn't sweat that much last night - the temperature was kept pleasant by a nice breeze - so I figured I would not have an issue.  But I did drink a lot of water.  Maybe it's exacerbated by the beer, that I do not know.  But I think I diluted my body's supply and that triggered the cramping.  At least that's my current working theory.  One which I plan to test in detail over the coming weekend.

Otherwise, another day closer.  Pleased to see a drop on the scale, I certainly did not earn one.  BP has also been steady (on the inaccurate machine) at a lower number, so that's good too.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.  It's been nice not being hungry in the morning -- I could have eaten today, but I did not need to eat.  The psychological "need" to eat mostly kicks in at other times, like when I'm driving around.

Lunch:  4 eggs scrambled, CF chorizo, a little cheddar cheese, hatch chiles, hash browns in olive oil

Had a package of chorizo that needed to be cooked, so I had a HUGE fat bowl o' breakfast.  It was delightful.

Dinner:  Barbacoa, mashed potatoes, guacamole, 12 oz All Day IPA

From an older, lesser batch of barbacoa.  It was fine.  I will say that the giant breakfast bowl kept me well sated all afternoon.

Exercise:  Yes.  I did a walk to pick up a car this afternoon, not far, only six blocks or so.  Going to do another one to the health food store of similar length.  Nothing major, but enough to count.

90.0

Could Get Used To

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Hard to believe, but another night of relatively decent sleep.  Slept through until 6:00.  I could get used to this.  I wasn't nearly as sharp as I was on Sunday morning and not quite as much as yesterday, but all in all it was above average.

Scale was fine as well, lowest number so far this month.  Not down much overall for the month, but still, any move in the right direction is pleasing.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Soup, grilled cheese, Chobani zero sugar strawberry cheesecake yogurt

Last of the soup.  Now the real work of cleaning out the freezer begins.  The yogurt was the last of a couple I bought on sale - as far as the zero sugar yogurts go it was the best one.  Still probably won't buy again.

Pre-golf snack:  Bacon

Reject bacon!

Dinner:  Chef salad w ranch, 12 oz Miller Lite.  Also, Arby's reg roast beef, mozz sticks w marinara, apple turnover

Unstoppable need to eat.  Yeesh.  I don't have a solution to Tuesday night dinner out yet.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, modest extra walking

90.8

Two Nights Consecutive

Monday, May 20, 2024

I was not ready for it to be Monday again.  Motivation was modest this morning, accomplishments few.  But onward we go.

Had another well above average night of sleep.  Again awoke only momentarily once or twice, but otherwise slept through the night without incident.  No cramps.  I was not quite as rested this morning as I was yesterday, but it was also well above average.  I did not have any particular difficulty getting going.  Now we'll see how tonight goes -- I do not plan to supplement as I won't be losing any electrolytes to sweat.  At least not to my knowledge.  I do plan to go buy several more sleeves for the upcoming weekend.  I'll have to see if the local health food place carries them.

Weight ticked down despite the bad eating, happy to see that.  Still need to be a LOT better.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Barbacoa, mashed potatoes, guacamole

Planned to have for dinner but work requirements are interfering.   Extra large serving of mashed potatoes, testing to see if I can tolerate that. 

I will note that despite the sizable lunch and being comfortably sated all aftenoon it was still all I could do to avoid stopping for ice cream when I was out and about.  I didn't need it, not at all.  But the urge was still brutally strong.  Saved mostly by a packed schedule that didn't leave enough time.

Dinner:  2x mexican 2x american tacos, 12 oz All Day IPA, 2 slices sharp cheddar, a little greek yogurt w wild blueberries

The mexican tacos were notably good this week.  I may have to give up the evening beer, between that and the cheese I can definitely feel the sinus irritation.

Exercise:  Nope.  No after dinner walk due to thunderstorms.

92.4

Bloat Redistribution

Sunday, May 19, 2024

An interesting (to me, not to anyone else on Earth) start to the day.  Some wins, some not.

Starting with the Ws, I slept decently.  Woke up a couple times as I did the other night, just briefly, went right back to sleep.  But notably when I woke up at 6:30 no alarm, I was pretty rested.  This is very unusual.  I felt ... decent?  Getting up was no struggle.  No cramps overnight, not even any threats that I noted.

Also, my legs were as non-swollen as they get.  The right leg, which has only ever been swollen since about early February, was finally normal size.  Left, as good as it gets.  And even my right foot was only slightly swollen for the first time in a couple months.  That feels GREAT.

On the flip side, the scale was up because yesterday's eating was atrocious.  I can deal with that.  And I have a notable wheat belly (bloated upper abdomen) going today.  Would be nice to lose it.  The bloat has been redistributed.  Otherwise though I feel good.

So what was different?  Well, I got exercise for a second consecutive day.  I wasn't nearly as wiped out last night as I was on Friday.  I had awful food for dinner but no beer.  Really, the only completely unusual  thing of special note is that I mixed up and drank a zero sugar electrolyte pack before bed.  Sodium, potassium, magnesium and coconut milk powder with a bit of stevia.  I sweated a reasonable amount (it was quite warm in the sun) and the only thing I replaced via food was salt.  So I tried it.  I was a little worried that it would be too much salt, but my BP this morning is essentially exactly the same as it was yesterday morning.

Breakfast:  Breakfast sandwich (CF applewood bacon, sharp cheddar, homemade toast w butter), coffee

Last package of reject bacon (or bacon period), I need to get to the farm.  Also, I picked up a bottle of Siete jalapeno botana sauce to try (no seed oils) so I threw a bit on, pretty tasty.

Lunch:  Wendy's double

Audible.  It was hot at home (pushing 80 in the house) and I decided not to heat it up further by cooking what I had planned.

Dinner:  Steak, chips, salad w avo oil ranch, mini croissant

Sunday dinners.  Not the best steak ever.

Also:  2x Big Mac, frozen Coke.

Idiot.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  I did quite a bit of extra walking, best it has been in a while.

Going to do another round of the electrolyte supplement tonight, would love to see the same results.  Again a little nervous about taking in more salt, again did sweat a reasonable amount today so I think it will make a difference.

93.4

Early Wiped

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Pretty tired.  How wiped out am I going to be next weekend playing five days in a row?

I was concerned about what sleep was going to look like, I was pretty tight last night when I got up out of the recliner to get ready for bed.  Somehow, I made it through all the way to 4:45 before a vicious foot cramp got me.  Six hours or so is better than I expected.

Very nice day today.  Warm, sunny, just a hint of a breeze.  Early summer at its finest.  I was glad it was a weekend so I could be outside.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over easy, hash browns, 3 strips bacon, raisin toast w homemade jam, coffee

Standard pre-golf breakfast out.  Not their finest effort.

Lunch:  Taco salad al pastor

Wanted a keto bowl but not enough to get back in the car and drive a half hour to get it.  This was an okay alternative I guess.  Though it was off putting to watch the kitchen prepare it.  Stupid seed oils.

Dinner:  Wendy's son of baconator.  Good crisp chips, pinwheels

Not ideal.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, average walking

91.8

Quickly

Friday, May 17, 2024

Trying to knock this out in a hurry, my eyes are demanding that I take out the contacts and I need to crash too.

I was quite surprised to see a drop this morning after pizza.

Breakfast:   Coffee

Yeah.

Lunch:  Soup, grilled cheese

Again.  Last of the soup.  Didn't eat until almost 2:30!

Dinner:  Barbacoa, mash, Maiz chips w Herdez salsa, 12 oz All Day IPA

Again.  Too many chips but otherwise fine.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, more extra walking than I've gotten in lately.

91.8

Let Us Walk Maybe?

 Thursday, May 16, 2024

We are getting there.  It's been busy enough that the week has gone along pretty fast.

Much better night last night, did not wake up at all.  Could a little after dinner walk make all the difference?  We may never know.  Between rain in the forecast and a meeting tonight does not look promising for further testing.  I'll be lucky to have time for dinner.  Anyway, I slept better, was more rested this morning and it's all good.  Even had a small dip on the scale.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Again.  And again just a 2 cup morning.

Lunch:  Soup, grilled cheese

Also on repeat.  I have a soup for tomorrow then next week I'll be eating other stuff from the freezer to try and get it closer to empty.  Restock coming over Memorial Day weekend.

Dinner:  Dominos NY pep ham mush, cheese balls, 12 oz All Day IPA

Epic fail.  Stupid evening obligations.  Also:  Argh.  You MUST read the labels.  The cheese balls are done in sunflower oil.  I made an erroneous assumption that it would be palm oil like the crisps.  NOPE.  Oh well.  Will not be buying again after all.

Exercise:  Nope.

93.8

Exercise Coverage

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

When you're this fat, even modest exercise can cover for quite a bit of bad eating.  It certainly did yesterday.  I mentally prepared myself for a sizable gain this morning, instead I got a micro-drop.  A very pleasant surprise indeed.  It's not a sustainable strategy -- I am entirely certain that I cannot outexercise my bad eating, I have decades of proof -- but it's nice to not bloat way up every time I screw things up.

Also a very weird night of sleep.  I woke up a lot.  Like about every hour.  Never for long, but long enough to realize that I was awake.  Only one minor threat cramp -- in the thigh of all places -- but otherwise I have no idea.  I was not uncomfortable, not hot or cold, no pain.  The only thing unusual was eating way too much and way too late.

Anyway, whatever.  I'm functional and hopefully I'll eat and sleep better today.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yeah.  Only two cups today for whatever reason.

Lunch:  Soup, grilled cheese

Standard.   And good as usual.

Dinner:  Barbacoa, mashed potatoes, guacamole, 12 oz All Day IPA, greek yogurt w wild blueberries, Good Crisp cheese balls

Also standard.  These 1 cup containers are super convenient, though I do wonder if I could handle a 2 cup serving of potatoes.  Probably not, this amount seems about right.

Impulse bought the cheese balls (they were on sale at the health food store), to my surprise I quite enjoyed them and will look forward to another night or two of them for "dessert".

Exercise:  Was going to nope, but I went for a walk to the health food store after dinner.  Was not a long walk, it's only 3 or 4 blocks away, but I was up and moving for 20+ minutes straight so yeah I am going to count it.  It was pleasant.

94.6

Always Plus

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Okay start, I think.  That's a plus.  No issues so far.  Nothing unusual, anyway.  I did struggle to get going this morning but that's typical.  Until such time as I can upgrade the quality of my sleep, it'll be a battle.  I was in bed for enough hours but I just was not sufficiently rested.  Same old story.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yeah.

Lunch:  Barbacoa, mashed potatoes, guacamole, grilled cheese

I had thawed this to have instead of tacos last night but audibled.  Easy enough to eat it for lunch instead.  I thought it might not be enough so I made a grilled cheese also.  It would have been enough I think.

Dinner:  2x TB chx ench burritos pre golf.  Afterward, chef salad w ranch, 12 oz Miller Lite

And Arby's classic roast beef, mozz sticks, a few jala Krunchers, no bakes.

FAIL.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, not much walking really

94.8

Starting Earlyish

Monday, May 13, 2024

Well, that was nice.  I got an unexpected early start on the weight front, which I assume was due to some vigorous water removal.  Despite everything I ate yesterday.  I'm sure the exercise helped, but still.  Not at all expected.

Woke up a little earlier and managed to make it to work a half hour ahead of schedule.  Had a productive morning, though it was only the smallest of dents in the huge stack of work to be done.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yep.

Lunch:  Soup, grilled cheese

Standard and solid.

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

Also some greek yogurt with wild blueberries.

Exercise:  Nope.

97.2

That Other One

Sunday, May 12, 2024

TGIS.  No, not that S, the other S.  And a happy Mother's Day to the moms.

Feeling more rested today.  Managed to get to sleep about 10:00, got up about 3:15 for water removal, was able to get back to sleep in the recliner afterward until almost 7:00.  Lots to do today -- far more than I will actually be able to accomplish -- so let's get going.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels w meijer veggie cream cheese, coffee

Same story, tasty, zero satiety.  Cleaned up the cream cheese and I'm hopeful if I don't buy more I can put a pause on making these.

Lunch:  Bacon.  Wendy's Dave's Double.

Cleaned up last weeks bacon, which did wonders for satiety  Later, had a pre-golf burger.

Dinner:  American goulash, salad with avo oil ranch, garlic toast, vanilla cake and ice cream

Birthday party.

Also 2x Big Mac, Coke.  Okay, let's be done.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, some extra walking

100.4

Closing On Crunch Time

 Saturday, May 11, 2024

Another chilly, breezy spring Saturday.  Didn't get enough sleep, but that's nothing new.  Just glad to get to the weekend and get a little fresh air and exercise.

Scale has been creeping up steadily.  Need to get kicked into gear this coming week.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, 3 strips bacon, hash browns, raisin toast w homemade jam, coffee

The standard.

Lunch:  Campfire dog KMRO, onion rings with a little ranch, 12 oz Miller Lite

Post-golf.

Snack:  Lime Maiz chips with salsa, mexican coke

Yep.

Dinner:  Screamin Sicilian thin crust sausage pizza, 12 oz All Day IPA

Pretty decent.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  Not enough extra walking.

100.4

Made Thru Limping

Friday, May 10, 2024

Whew.  Wiped.

Breakfast:  Wendys 2x sausage biscuits, coffee, donut

Yuh.

Lunch:  Italian beef, fries

Excellent.

Dinner:  TB 2x cheesy beef burrito, jala kettle chips, 24 oz All Day IPA

Meh.

Exercise:  Nope

98.4

Seems Like A Repeat Again

Thursday, May 9, 2024

As we get deeper into the week I get run down.  Stress just isn't good for you and when you couple that with bad eating, no exercise and lousy sleep you get ugh.

Will try again to fix things.  

Breakfast:  McD egg mcmuffin, hash browns

Had a late breakfast after some blood work.

Lunch:  Barbacoa, mashed potatoes, guacamole

Was intended to be yesterday's dinner.  Would have eaten it tonight but I have an event.

Dinner:   Salad, chicken, mashed potatoes, broccoli, 16 oz All Day IPA, roll w butter, choc cake

An event, it was okay.

Later:  2x McDouble, hot fudge sundae

Exercise:  Nope.  This is bad.

98.0

And Not More Of That Yeesh

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Ugh.  Not what I had planned.  Not at all.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Ok, that part was.

Lunch:  Jimmy Johns ECI usual subs, salt and vinegar chips, diet lemonade

Work.

Dinner:  Subway meatball subs, cheddar good crisps, fig newmans

Yeeeeeesh.

Exercise:  Nope.

96.0

More Of That Needed

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

I was productive last evening.  Checked off a lot of things on my to do list at home.  I was happy about that and would like to see it be more typical.  Less sitting around, more doing.

This morning, not so much.  Disappointing.  I'm just inconsistent.  Now what I really need is for thunderstorms to wipe out golf plans for this evening so I can work.  

Breakfast:  Coffee

Again.

Lunch:  4 eggs scrambled w cheddar and hatch chiles, 4 strips CF applewood bacon, bread w butter

All tasty.  A bit much.

Dinner:  2x Taco Bell chx enchilada burritos, Pizza Hut HT meat lovers, breadsticks and sauce, OJ splash w mineral water

In stages.

Exercise:  Nope, rained out.

94.6

The Inconsitency

Monday, May 6, 2024

I am so inconsistent.  In terms of effort, how I feel, everything.  It's maddening.  Today should have been so much more productive than it was.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Instapot chili, bread w butter

Chili turned out pretty decent.

Dinner:  3x mexican, 2x american tacos, 12 oz All Day IPA, 86% dark chocolate

One more taco than I needed, they were fat tonight.

Exercise:  Nope.

94.0

The Things Catching Up

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Whew.  Glad it is still the weekend.  I needed some extra sleep and thankfully I got it.  Only one very minor cramp, that was nice.  Now I just have to get a bunch of stuff done today.  Which will be an interesting challenge given that it's already 11:30.  Oh well.  Here we go.

Nice that scale was a bit lower than yesterday, given that I think I drank a full gallon of water yesterday evening.  Seriously.  I kept refilling my giant cup.  

Breakfast:  Meijer chocolate glazed donut holes, coffee

I need to not buy junk.

Second breakfast:  Lazy bagels w Meijer veggie cream cheese

Tasty, but junk.

Lunch:  Soup, bread w butter, cheddar asiago cheese

Late lunch due to late golf.  Meant to eat this on Friday.

Dinner:  McD 2xBigMac 2x HS mcchix, a couple pinwheels

Bah.  Too much, too awful, too late.

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

94.0

Another Entry Under Price of Failure

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Whew.  TGIS.  Needed it, bad.

Slept thru last night, at least six hours.  That was also much needed.  I could have used more sleep, I snoozed until I had to leave but was okay once I got moving.

Crappy eating yesterday meant a big jump.  Dunno if I have enough focus in me.

Breakfast:   Standard pre-golf breakfast out

Extra hash browns today for whatever reason.  Looks like I forgot to take a photo.

Lunch:  Nope

Not even a post-round beer today.

Dinner:  Bacon cheeseburger pizza.  Later, some marshmallow pinwheel cookies

Excessive but tasty.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, not much extra walking

Would have like to walk more but oh well.  Also did grocery shopping etc.  I'm tired.

95.0

Tank On E

Friday, May 3, 2024

It is a very good thing that it is Friday as I am completely out of gas.  This afternoon was largely a waste, at least later on, as I was just exhausted.  Slept very poorly last night, way too many cramps.  I have a theory that I have to add chocolate to the list of things that provoke them (the primary entry so far is wine).  We'll see if I have a repeat tonight.

Breakfast:  McD egg mcmuffin, coffee.  later on, donuts

Was out and about doing work stuff,  needed to buy coffee and had a 50 cent sandwich offer.  And later I went past the good donut place.  I don't make the rules.

Lunch:  Deluxe sub

First one in a while, it was tasty as always.  Worked through lunch.

Dinner:  Wood fire deluxe pizza, 16 oz Two Hearted, chocolate chips later

Out to dinner.  It's funny, I enjoy going out less and less for one reason -- I can't hear when it's noisy at all.  Really makes conversation difficult.

Exercise:  Nope.

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