Bad Switched

Monday, March 31, 2025

I'd like to know what switch I tripped to make me have the serious (and 100% psychological) cravings I'm having.  I mean SERIOUSLY.  I just had dinner.  I'm comfortably full.  Had plenty to eat.  I absolutely 100% do NOT need more food, and yet here I am fighting with myself.  Because my brain says EAT.  IT'S ENJOYABLE.  

Come on brain, KNOCK IT OFF. 

Anyway, it was an okay day.  Lots of work to do, some did get done.

Breakfast:  3 strips CF bacon, toast w butter, orange juice, coffee

 

A solid breakfast.  Heavy duty super thick cut bacon, only 12 slices to the pound this time.

Lunch:  Ham with brown and wild rice soup

 

Big bowl.  Very big.

Dinner:  2x mexican 2x american tacos, 19.2 oz All Day IPA

 

Tall boy was about the last of the beer on hand.  We'll see if I can break that habit.

I think I'll have a small slice of the jalapeno cheddar bread I bought (since I forgot to make bread dough this weekend) with butter.  Maybe that will shut up the cravings.

Exercise:  Nope.  Back to work.

110.0

A Craving Defeated

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Okay, day one in the books.  It wasn't some insane success, but it still counts as a win.  I didn't eat out, I stuck to what I had planned.  A modest amount of water was disposed.  A start.  Sure, I could have just thrown away all my carbs and gone hardcore, but I'm cheap.  Stocks will be drawn down.

Probably the most pleasing thing is that I managed to fight off a couple cravings.  The strong one was for something sweet after dinner.  I was rather full, was conscious that I absolutely did not need anything else, but the craving was still strong.  I'm not usually a craver of sweet, but this was tough.  Made it through, though.  Also dodged a craving for a burrito for dinner, managed to make myself fix the planned spaghetti.

A million things to do today, I had better get to it.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels w chive onion cream cheese, coffee

 

I am nearly out of flour.  While it's something I should not eat it is uncomfortable not having some on hand. 

Lunch:  Ham with brown and wild rice soup

 

Made another batch with the rest of the ingredients - probably should have just made a double batch yesterday but I didn't.

Later, ate the rest of the Miaz chips and salsa.

Dinner:  Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, cheesy green beans, roll w butter, NSA peaches, 12 oz Miller Lite, ice cream & pb sand girl scout cookies

Sunday dinners.   Being me I still wanted something on the way home, but managed to (barely) talk myself out of it since it was already after 9:30.  Sheesh.

Exercise:  Nope.

111.8

The Biggest Gains

Saturday, March 29, 2025

When I binge, I capital-B binge.  Good grief.  It should not be humanly possible to gain so much weight so fast, but when you eat tens of thousands of calories of absolute CRAP you do.

Fortunately a lot of it is water weight and I'll shed a few pounds quickly over the next few days.  I made a decision mid-week to get going today and that's exactly what I'm going to do.  I didn't really expect to wake up at 4:00 and I haven't been perfect with non-food plans just yet, but okay.  We ARE going to do this.

 Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, spelt rye toast w butter, orange juice, coffee

 

 

Eggs done perfectly.

Lunch:  Ham with brown and wild rice soup

 

Couldn't get satisfactory wild rice last time I went to the store so I got the blend.  Considering that I made about ten other mods to the recipe, not exactly concerned about the lack of authenticity.

Later, some Maiz chips and salsa 

I appreciate the cleanness of the ingredients in the salsa.

Dinner:  Spaghetti

 

I still have a couple boxes of spaghetti left and sauce in the freezer, so I'll be chipping away.

Exercise:  Nope.  Going to take it a little slow here, my knees were pretty annoyed this week and I'd like to dump some water and reduce inflammation before I get too carried away.

113.2

Organizing Not Doing

Thursday, March 27, 2025

I'm pretty good at making lists.  

And not so good at actually doing the things on those lists.  I'm pretty organized when it comes to things I need to do over the next few days.  How much will I actually get done?  Probably not that much.  It's been a truly dismal week in terms of accomplishments.

Just about ready to flip the switch on the diet, though.  I'm feeling rather enormous, though oddly enough my scale was somehow down fractionally this morning.  No thanks to me.  And even though I keep thinking of a million carve outs I would like to make to the plan, I think it needs to be as simple as possible.  I have these ideas of using some stuff up, though I really should just let it go.  We'll see.

Breakfast:  Wendys 2x sausage biscuit.  Coffee.

Cheap, not very good.  Was also fast.

Lunch:  Jersey Mike's #56, cheezits

Not cheap, good, fast.

Dinner:  Chili dogs, fries, coke, later a CFA spicy, frosted lemonade, cheezits

And donuts.  Blowout but it's done.

Exercise:  Nope.  Hobbling a little, left knee is cranky.

106.4

Max Bloat

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

So bloated.  May have to move up the start of the plan.

Otherwise, okay.  Another night of decent sleep.  Lots of dreams.  Could have used more. 

Breakfast:  TB sausage crunchwrap, coffee

Okay.

Lunch:  Deluxe sub

Also okay.

Dinner:  Bacon cheeseburger pizza

Also featuring donuts

Exercise:  Nope

106.8

Got Plan

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Took advantage of a cancellation on my morning schedule to take a little time to thing.  I've come up with a plan.  Which will hopefully kick in this weekend - I think hoping to get it rolling this week is asking for too much.

Slept pretty well and got a little extra time in, so I'm relatively rested.  Otherwise, more of the same.  The week rolls on.

Breakfast:  Wendys 2x sausage cheese english muffins, coffee

They were OK. 

Lunch:  Double cheeseburgers, fries, some Pringles

Good burgers from local place.  Definitely need to go back to not eating there, too tasty.

Dinner:  LC pep pizza, pb pretzels, the rest of the Pringles

 Ugh.  So much starch.

Exercise:  Nope.  Feeling a little less beat up today.

103.2

Post Vacation Ketchup

Monday, March 24, 2025

Whew.  It's always something getting home from a vacation, even a short one, after midnight and having to be at work first thing with a busy day on deck.  I am wiped out.

Trip was good.  Lots of walking, lots of hills, lots of excessive eating.  Not many photos.  I'll recreate as best I can.

Anyway, let's kick off with today, slept fine just didn't get enough and the scale was exactly the same as it was when I left.

Breakfast:  McD 2x sausage burritos, hash browns.  Coffee

Obviously nothing prepped and no time.

Lunch:  Jimmy Johns toasted italian, salt and vinegar chips, diet lemonade.

Tasty but expensive.

Dinner:  5x mexican tacos, 12 oz All Day IPA, triscuits, mini candy bars

 

Cleanup on non-tacos.

Exercise:  Nope.  My knees are actually crankier today than they were on the trip.

102.9

 

Sunday, March 23, 2025

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, bacon, 2 sausage links, hash browns, raisin toast, oj, 1/2 grapefruit, a little homemade jam, coffee

 

Lunch:  Cheese, peanut butter pretzels, sprite

Dinner:  Culvers mushroom swiss burger, fries w ketchup, dr pepper/coke

Also:  TB caliente chicken burrito, double beef burrito

Exercise:   9 holes w cart

 

Saturday, March 22, 2025

Breakfast:  Scrambled eggs w cheese, pancakes, sausage links, OJ, coffee

Lunch:  Hot dog, peanut butter pretzels

Dinner:  Veggie chili, baked potato w butter and sour cream, 3x12 oz Yuengling, fig newtons, oreos, Triscuits

Exercise:  27 holes w cart

 

Friday, March 21, 2025

Breakfast:  Fried eggs, hash browns, bacon, raisin toast, OJ, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee

Lunch:  Carrots, sliced cheese, PB pretzels

Dinner:  Pizza Hut ham beef mush, cheese sticks, boneless wings, 2x12 oz Yuengling

Exercise:  27 holes w cart

 

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Breakfast:  Cracker Barrel old timers breakfast w scrambled eggs, bacon, grits, biscuits and gravy. Coffee.

Lunch:  Ham and cheese sandwich

Dinner:  Burger, sun chips, baked beans, pretzels, 2x12 oz Yuengling

 

Exercise:  18 holes w cart

 

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Breakfast:  Bacon, home bread w butter, coffee

Lunch:  Double cheeseburgers, fries

Dinner:  Culver's mushroom swiss burger, fries, diet root beer, a couple mini candy bars

Exercise:  Nope.  Driving.

Weird Lunches

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

It is truly nuts that I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow after work.  Only missing two business days but it feels like I'll be gone a lifetime.  People are crazy.

Didn't get to sleep until very late last night, woke up again as is the trend lately with a headache.  Need to adjust the sleeping position, I think.  Among other things.  Not a super productive morning but I did get some things done.

Scale was surprisingly kind.  Won't be tomorrow I'm sure.

Breakfast:  2x McD burrito, hash browns.  Coffee.

Blood work, followed by breakfast.

Lunch:  Mashed potatoes, bacon

 

A very weird lunch, basically just working on cleaning some things up before I leave.

Dinner:  Domino's parm stuffed crust w pep ham jala, bread bites, 12 oz All Day IPA

Ugh.  Way too much.

Exercise:  Nope.

101.2

So Very Not Ready

Monday, March 17, 2025

Yeah I was very much not ready for it to be Monday.  It's rough when I don't work on the weekend, I need that time to get things organized and try to keep up.  Ideally I'd even get ahead but I'm so far behind that's not at all possible.  And I'll miss next weekend as well due to vacation.  Gulp.

Anyway, slept poorly, once again woke up with blocked sinuses which prevented me from getting the additional hour I needed.  Very sluggish getting going.  Weight oddly was down fractionally, no complaints there.

Breakfast:  Bacon, orange juice, coffee

 

There were 22 slices in this pound of CF applewood bacon, so I had 5 strips.

Lunch:  Wendys double, double stack.  Mashed potatoes.

 

A weird meal.  Since I'm out of freezer space I fridged the potatoes I cooked up yesterday before they went bad ... and I forgot to thaw meat to go with them.

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

 

Mondays.

Exercise:  Nope.  Vacation will be interesting.  Out of shape.

102.8

Out Of Space Out Of Sorts

Sunday, March 16, 2025

The weekend rolls along.  Too fast.  

Nothing of note this morning.  Slept a shade better, no headache this morning.  Still woke up early but was not real awake, but didn't lose quite as much time in the recliner.  Too much though.  Weight up, no surprise there.

 Otherwise, it feels strange not to be doing more.  My work thing yesterday got canceled and I have been avoiding the office even though I really need to go in.   I have some cooking projects identified, but I am completely out of freezer space (plus upcoming vacation) so they aren't going to get done.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels w chive onion cream cheese, coffee

 

Yup.

Lunch:  3 eggs over medium in EVOO, hash browns in refined coconut oil, a little shredded cheddar

 

 

Pretty good.

Later:  Avo oil tortilla chips and guac

Dinner:  American goulash, salad, garlic toast, 12 oz Miller Lite, brownie and ice cream

 Sunday dinner birthday parties

Exercise:  Nope.

103.6

Sleeping For Days

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Tired this morning.  TGIS though.  Woke up at 5:30 with a significant headache.  Tried to get back to sleep in the recliner and eventually succeeded ... long after I stopped trying.  End result is a waste of a lot of the morning. Didn't get going until almost 9:30.  I definitely need to get back on track.  On the positive side I did get rid of a lot of water and the scale was down fractionally despite awful eating yesterday.

Lots to do today, as always, including a work obligation.  I have had entirely too many of those on the weekends lately.  

Breakfast:  5 CF sausage links, coffee

 

Solid, but as mentioned before I prefer the patties.

Lunch:  2x corned beef tacos, mexican cornbread topped with chorizo chili and queso

I cannot BELIEVE that I forgot to take a picture.  This was a lot of food and it was really really good.  Local fusion joint that I don't get very often.  Expensive, but outstanding.

Later:  Buttermilk pancakes with butter and maple syrup

 

Made a batch for the freezer and ate the odd ones.  Tasty.

Dinner:  Pep bacon pizza

 

Good as always.

Exercise:  Nope.  Not even notably active.

102.8

Some Routine Some Off

Friday, March 14, 2024

Doing little things for trip prep and thinking about the time off is messing with my routine.  If I wasn't so darned busy and behind at work I don't think it would be a big deal.  But.  Is problem.  I don't want to say that I'll be glad when it's over and I'm back but ... I will be.

Breakfast:  5 CF sausage links, coffee

 

Yup.

Lunch:  2x double cheeseburger, fries

Local place again, and for the third straight time really, really good.

Dinner: Keto bowl

 

It wasn't the biggest keto bowl ever but it did the job.

Also a bag of popcorn and donuts.

Exercise:  Nope.

103.4

Continued Bad Bad Bad

Thursday, March 13, 2025

On the plus side, it's nice out there today.  I'd like to be out enjoying it, but alas.

Scale very predictably up.  Odd night of sleep, but whatever.  We're getting there.

Breakfast:  2x McD burritos, hash browns.  Coffee.

Out of bacon, didn't have time to cook the sausage I have thawed.

Lunch:  Pizza

Slices.

Snack:  Small vanilla "shake" from Culvers

Dinner:  Subway meatball sub

Blah.

Exercise:  Nope

103.2

Halfway Mark

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Halfway through the week as I type this.  It's been busy.

Not enough sleep again.  And I'm getting shorted in part because I cannot nod off after I wake up, too much sinus irritation.  Could have gotten nearly another full hour in the recliner this morning but for that.

Actually down fractionally on the scale despite the all pizza diet yesterday.   But I could definitely feel the effects, today was the first day in a long time where I was hungry mid-morning.

Breakfast:  3 strips bacon, orange juice, coffee

 

 

Again.

Lunch:  Italian beef sandwich, fries

So good, but so bad.

Dinner:  Chopped steak w mushrooms and onions, mashed potatoes, toast, black bean and rice soup, 32 oz Labatt Blue, popcorn, donuts

Work dinner.  Followed by junk.

Exercise:  Nope.  Is problem.

102.2

All Pizza Diet

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

A strange day, foodwise.

Not enough sleep.  Too much work.  Fat.

Breakfast:   3 strips bacon, orange juice, coffee

 

Again.

Lunch:  Pizza

Of various types.  Had a lunch meeting and that was the food.

Dinner:  LC extra pizza

Work.

Exercise:  Nope.

102.8

Still Hours Off

Monday, March 10, 2025

Not adjusting well to the DST change.  Did not get to sleep until after 1:30, did wake up on time but it wasn't the most pleasant morning.  

Otherwise, predictable result on the scale.  Need to do better this week.  And some exercise would be swell.  It's supposed to be warmer this week so maybe I can even get outside a little. 

Breakfast:  3 strips bacon, orange juice, coffee

 

Bought a marked down package of Niman Ranch bacon since I was out of farm bacon (which is now restocked).

Lunch:  Taco meat, spicy beans, shredded cheddar

 

Also this week, eat down what is in the freezer.  Starting with this.  Tasty.

Dinner:  2x mexican 2x american tacos

 

Also:  Fritos.  One of those things that sounds good occasionally, you eat some and are like yep, I'm good.  

Exercise:  Nope.

102.4

Want Hour Back

Sunday, March 9, 2025

Glad to have another day, even if we unfairly lost an hour of the weekend overnight.  Stupid time change.  I didn't wake up until 7:30 and was not at all ready to get up when I did.

Definitely retaining some water.  I'm still blow away by the long lasting satiety I experienced yesterday, it is so very unusual that I'm not hungry and don't feel compelled to eat.

Anyway, much to do and less time to do it.  Better get going.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels with chive/onion cream cheese, coffee

 

Forgot to add EVOO so they were pretty much fat free minus the cream cheese.  Still tasty, but not at all sating.

Lunch:  Stewed beef, mashed potatoes.

 

Was supposed be eaten on what, Friday?  Uh.  Also had some avo oil chips.

Dinner:  Home tacos w lettuce tomato cheese, a few Doritos, applesauce, 12 oz Miller Lite, ice cream and girl scout cookies, no bakes, popcorn

 

Sunday dinners.

Exercise:  Nope.  Decidedly lazy.

100.8

Sodium Balance

Saturday, March 8, 2025

TGIS.  Planning on a relaxing morning of sleeping in, errands and not much.

Had a couple persistent foot cramps overnight for the first time in a while.  It seems to me to clearly be the function of out-of-whack sodium levels.  I've had a ton of salt this week between pizza, the popcorn salting misfire, fries and other fast food.  Bad.  All sodium.  I'm hopeful that eating at home will clear that up as a matter of course, but I may want to take magnesium and potassium supps to speed the process.  Probably won't thought because I'm lazy.  And I don't think I have any straight potassium.

Thought I'd pay a steep price on the scale but it wasn't that bad.  Still need to do better though.

Breakfast:  Donuts, coffee

Slept in so I just ate the leftover donuts and headed out.

Lunch:  Steak n Shake double cheese, fries

 

Tried the new tallow fries, they were solid.   Meal appears to have really good sticking power too, still very sated a couple hours after eating it.  (Edit:  Had lunch around 12:15, updating this at 7:15, I am STILL not the least bit hungry.  Which is insane.)

Dinner:  Rice cooked in chicken broth.

 

Wasn't hungry.  Used up some broth, made rice. 

Fourthmeal:  TB caliente chicken burrito, cheesy double beef burrito

Exercise:  Nope.  Only moderately active.  Need to kick myself in the butt here.

98.2

Quality Pizza Bad Nonpizza

Friday, March 7, 2025

Interesting start to the day.  Did NOT expect the scale to be down, not after a pizza night.  But it was quality pizza, not chain slop, so maybe it's not the worst thing ever.  But I backed it up with awful eating today.  Need to reboot a few things this weekend. 

Breakfast:  3 strips CF bacon, orange juice, coffee

 

Last of it.

Lunch:  2x double cheese, fries

Local place, really really good.  Didn't eat until 2:15.

Dinner:  Chili cheese dogs, fries w a bit of ketchup, sprite, donuts, 12 oz All Day IPA

Too much.

Exercise:  Nope

97.8

Usual Toll Paid

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Paid the usual price for last night.  Scale up, water retained, not enough sleep.  Though I will say it sat better than most.

Anyway, we're getting closer to the weekend.  And two weeks out from mini-vacation.  Those are good things.   

Breakfast:  3 strips CF bacon, orange juice, coffee

 

Not quite sure how but it's going to work out that I have exactly enough bacon for the entire workweek.

Lunch:  IP spicy beans w True Story turkey, extra sharp cheddar

 

I think these beans were from the most recent batch, turned out excellent.

Dinner:  Pep bacon pizza, 12 oz All Day IPA

 

Exercise:  Nope

99.2

Work Nights

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

A reasonably productive morning.

Nothing much to say.  Average sleep, ticked down a bit on the scale.  All good.

Breakfast:  3 strips CF bacon, orange juice, coffee

 

Again.

Lunch:  Wild rice with extra ham soup, spelt rye bread w butter, Chobani strawberry greek yogurt

 

Last of the soup.  Will have to decide whether I want to buy ingredients to make more, given that I like it.  Again with the flavored yogurt, and again a kind I won't buy again even though it was decent. 

Dinner:  Little Caesars pepperoni pizza

 

Ugh.  Work.  Until 9:30 and I should have stayed longer.  As LC goes, at least it was pretty decent.

Exercise:  Nope.

 97.2 

No Lecture Just A Nudge

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Survive and advance.  Another day closer to the weekend, another day closer to mini vacation.

Medical appointment this morning, all good other than a bit of prodding about the weight.  Yup.  I get it.  It's the sort of thing that absolutely WILL catch up with me if I don't do something about it.

Anyway, not much else of interest.  Average sleep, scale down a bit, let's go.

Breakfast:  3 strips CF black pepper garlic bacon, orange juice, coffee

 

Again.

Lunch:  Leftover tuna biscuit sandwich, Two Good zero sugar strawberry yogurt

 

Actually better reheated.  And while the yogurt is one of the better flavored zero sugar varieties I've had will not buy again.  Too many food companies hiding behind "natural flavors".  

Dinner:  Taco meat, bone broth rice, sour cream, jalapenos, cheddar cheese.  12 oz All Day IPA.  Popcorn

 

Solid bowl.  Screwed up the popcorn though, dumped 15x as much salt as I needed on it.  Tomorrow morning's blood pressure may prove interesting.

Exercise:  Nope.

98.8

Thrown Off

Monday, March 3, 2025

I dunno how, but days just never seem to go how you planned.  Today went off the rails early and never came back together.  Busy, even semi-productive, but never comfortable.

Work stress level is high and rising.  Need to knock some things out.

Otherwise:  I could have used more sleep.  Scale was unexpectedly kind, I'm sure just water.

Breakfast:  3 strips CF black pepper garlic bacon, orange juice, coffee

 

Solid as always.

Lunch:  Deluxe sub

 

Didn't have a window to eat lunch until 2:15 and didn't have long. 

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

 

Fat tacos tonight.

Exercise:  Nope.  Getting very annoyed by this.

100.8

More Than Usual

Sunday, March 2, 2025

Well, that was interesting.  To me anyway.

For some reason water removal kicked in last night.  And that's despite eating rice for breakfast, a bunch of mashed potatoes for dinner, having beer and chocolate milk.  Not exactly a low carb day.  But I did cut out the fast food and highly processed crap, which apparently was sufficient to move some liquid.  This is not a complaint, though I certainly prefer to not have to get up during the night.

Anyway, onward.  Lots to do, I did not accomplish enough yesterday.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels with chive & onion cream cheese, coffee

 

More bagel-y than usual.  Not really sure why.

Lunch:  Leftover stewed beef, mashed potatoes

 

As is often the case, the beef was better reheated.  Solid meal. 

Snack:  Avo oil chips, swiss/cheddar cheese.  Urge to eat strong this afternoon.

Dinner:  Tuna biscuit bake, a little salad with vinagrette, pears, 12 oz Miller Lite, ice cream

 

Sunday dinners.

Exercise:  Nope.  Notably low energy today.

101.4