Almost Twelve

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Well that was ... pleasant?  Lengthy?  Semi-satisfactory?  Lots of words, none of which seem to fit perfectly.  I crawled into bed at 8:15 last evening, though I did not go to sleep for a while.  I dragged myself out of the recliner after 7:30 this morning, so almost twelve hours later.  I doubt that I got more than five or six hours of high quality sleep -- I woke up a lot while in bed and didn't really get much sleep after I moved to the recliner about 3:30.  But it was relaxing.  Somewhat restful.  We'll see how the day goes.

Last day of July, which has been an unmitigated disaster on all fronts. Better get going.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  NR pepperoni and cheddar on english muffin, chips and onion dip

 

 

Eating some on hand stuff. 

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, CFA 5pc nugget, brownie, coke

And some not on hand stuff.

Exercise:  Nope

122.2 

Hit The Break

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

We're finally due for a break in the weather.  After a brutal stretch of humidity it's finally supposed to be nice starting tomorrow.  Can't weight.  I have so much to do at home that's been waiting for better conditions.  I just don't do much when it's in the 80s indoors.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack, coffee

Had different plans but went with the dependable fast option.

Lunch:  Culver's bacon deluxe, fries, Dr. Pepper

Another thing to fix when there is less heat and humidity.

Dinner:  BK texas whopper, fries, cheesy tots, Dr. Pepper, marshmallow pinwheel cookies

Couldn't decide on dinner.  

Need to get it in gear. 

Exercise:  Nope.

121.0 

When You Don't Know What It Is

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

I would go and get my knee checked out, but I already know that they wouldn't know what it is.  I had this same thing, but worse, last summer after a day of overuse.  Visited the urgent care ortho, got x-rays, got a shrug.  Maybe arthritis.  It'll go away.  Eventually it did.  The fact of the matter is that there are so many things going on with that knee that it'll never be right.  Unless I have to have it replaced and I'd sure like to avoid that.  Which means I need to be less fat.

Breakfast:  2 slices swiss cheese, coffee

Last of the swiss.

Lunch:  Wendys 2x JBC, fries w ketchup, Dr. Pepper

Excessive

Dinner:  French dip, 12 oz Miller Lite

And TB supreme box, pepsi

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, minimal walking for obv reasons.  Went okay.

120.8 

Grinding

Monday, July 28, 2025

We've moved on to a new phase with the knee where it feels like it's kinda grinding.  It's not pleasant.  Also it's not stable so I have to watch it.  I am moving very slowly.  Doesn't help that I also feel like crap.  Going to need to do some dietary intervention, probably starting Wednesday.

Breakfast:  3 slices swiss cheese, coffee

Grabbed an extra slice and just went with it.

Lunch:  BK texas whopper, fries, cheesy tots, Dr. Pepper

Excessive.

Dinner:  LC pep pizza, sauce, pepsi

Very excessive.  And really not that good.  And I didn't get much done going back to the office.

Exercise:  Nope.

118.4 

Injuries Suck

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Argh.  I was fine when I went to bed.  Tired, sure, but I was moving just fine.

Woke up this morning and I can hardly walk.  Left knee and leg.  Not sure if it's overuse, a stress fracture, arthritis, ligament damage or a combination of all of them.  How can it get that bad lying in bed?  Frustrating.

It's gotten a bit better as the morning has progressed, but still ... ouch.

Breakfast:  Donuts, coffee, mix

Just on hand junk.

Lunch:  McD 2x double cheeseburger, coke

On the go.

Also, a small popcorn and pepsi later. 

Dinner:  Steak, salad, four cheese potatoes, 12 oz Miller Lite, ice cream

Sunday dinners.

Exercise:  10 holes with cart.  Quit due to heat/humidity and injury.

119.6 

Put Paid

Saturday, July 26, 2025

 Price paid for eating shenanigans.  Do better.

Busy day.  TGIS.

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

Standard

Lunch:  12 oz Miller Lite

Post golf

Dinner:  BK texas whopper, fries, cheesy tots, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi

Was hungry, went with fast.

Exercise:  27 holes with cart, insane amounts of extra walking

122.0 

At Least There Were No Donuts

Friday, July 25, 2025

If there were any donuts this morning yes I would have had one.

But there weren't.

And I survived.

Breakfast:  2 slices swiss cheese, coffee

I need to buy other cheese.

Lunch:  Jersey Mikes 56, Pepsi

Excessive.

Dinner:  Deluxe pizza, Coke

Also excessive.

Exercise:  Nope.

116.4 

Ready By Ten

Thursday, July 24, 2025

A relatively rare day these days where I did not eat breakfast.  Not entirely surprising that I was not hungry after eating way too much last night, still a little bloated.  I was ready for something by ten or so, but I'll make it to lunch with no meaningful hunger.  

Between being busy and it being insanely hot with no A/C at home it will be a bad eating day.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Wendys 2x single, fries

Yuh.

Dinner:  BK texas whopper, fries, Dr. Pepper

 

Went for a hot fudge sundae after a long meeting too.

Exercise:  Nope

116.8

Sage Twits

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

I popped open twitter this morning and was greeted by an incredibly on-point tweet.  With apologies to Mr. Maunil Patel MD for the lack of a direct link, his post said -- Signs you're becoming metabolically healthy:  You don't crash after meals, you move through the day without sugar fixes, you take stairs without panting, you're not ruled by cravings or snack breaks, you sleep deeper, wake up sharper, your energy lasts longer than your meetings.

Yeah.  I am definitely not metabolically healthy.  I do crash after meals and I don't sleep deeply or wake up sharp.  Mixed bag on the other stuff, though there are definitely times where all of them are not good.  

As mentioned yesterday, I'm frustrated by how badly I feel during stretches of detox.  I need to power through and get on routine, but I struggle with finding days where I can just not be productive because I feel like crap.  That sounds like an excuse and it is an excuse, while also being true.

Anyway, another day.  I was a little puzzled by a drop on the scale but of course I never complain.  The late junk food meal calmed things down, I slept okay and felt decent when I got up this morning.  I am pleasantly surprised that my legs aren't beat up today, while it wasn't a big walking day yesterday there was some involved.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack, coffee

Still not ideal, but it's very effective at making for a comfortable morning with no thoughts of food.  Not many carbs, not many calories.

Lunch:  Bacon egg and cheese on an english muffin

Only had swiss cheese this time and I half assed the eggs.  Still tasty.

Dinner:  Dominos pep bac beef onion, parm bites

Ugh.  Way too much.

Exercise:  Nope.

115.4 

Detox Needed

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Sigh.  It's pretty frustrating to feel like this.  Several times lately I just have a power outage.  Start feeling like absolute crap.  I eat some junk, I feel better.  It needs to stop.  I need to detox.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack, coffee

Working well.

Lunch:  Bacon egg cheese on english muffin, chips

 

Again.  Excellent.  Too many chips.

Dinner:  French dip, 12 oz Miller Lite

Also TB supreme box, pepsi

Exercise:  9 holes with cart

118.0 

That's The Joke

Monday, July 21, 2025

Another week.  Not ready for it but will do it anyway.

That's the joke.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  Bacon, egg and cheese on english muffin

 

Again.  And delicious again.  Easy too.

Dinner:  BK texas whopper, later some chips and onion dip

Audible, I had planned to get tacos but they were slammed.

Exercise:  Nope.  Pretty beat up after the weekend, hobbling around.

118.6 

Paying It Off

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Aww yes, starting the day off right.  I mean food wise, not sleep wise.  The sleep part was not great bob.  Too many wake ups, lots of vivid dreams, just not super restful.  Did the last few hours in the recliner.

Oh well.  I'm still pumped about breakfast.  Let's get on with the day.

Breakfast:  Bacon, egg and cheese on an english muffin, coffee

 

Local EM, NR no sugar bacon, 2 eggs, thin cheddar and pepper jack.  Delightful.

Lunch:  Chili cheese dogs, fries, coke

 

Tasty. 

Dinner:  Home tacos w LTC, a few Doritos, 12 oz Miller Lite, ice cream

Also TB beef burrito, chips and cheese, pepsi. 

Exercise: 18 holes with cart, not that much extra walking but I'm still beat.

118.6 

Silly Exuberance

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Hey, how about that!  I stopped at a grocery store for an item I missed yesterday and they had the clean local english muffins in stock.  I am silly excited about this.  No, I should not eat the carbs, but I definitely enjoyed my last run of breakfast sandwiches.  Let's go again.

Otherwise, TGIS.  Lots to do, but it's the weekend.

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

 

Standard.

Lunch:  12 oz Miller Lite

Post-golf

Dinner:  Cheeseburger w MPTgMgO, fries w ketchup, coke

Local five guys style place.  Tasty, but excessive. 

Also, coconut cookies

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, below average walking

119.0 

Some Consistency

Friday, July 18, 2025

Solace. I'll take some small amount in a few days of solid breakfast and lunch work.  Now I just need to fix the evenings and exercise.  And really get on a roll.

Very glad it's Friday, pretty out of gas.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack cheese, donut, coffee

Forgot I had the donut, darned work.

Lunch:  4 eggs scrambled, 4 NR bacon sausage links

 

 

Again.

Dinner:  Italian beef, fries, coke, coconut cookies

Sigh.

Exercise:  Nope

119.0 

Its The Seed Oils

Thursday, July 17, 2025

... and flour and cheese and other stuff.  Backs you up and retains the water.  Ugh.

 Last night was obviously not good.  So we're trying again today.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack cheese, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  4 eggs scrambled, 4 NR bacon sausage links

 

The bacon sausage is way better than the maple.

Dinner:  BK Texas Whopper, fries, cheesy tots, Coke, a couple Oreos, avo oil chips

Struggling to get over the hump here, been HANGRY at dinner time. 

Exercise:  Nope.

 121.2 

Spend Not

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Hey how about that, a couple meals without spending.  I'd save a bunch if I just ate up the food I have on hand.  There is quite a bit of that.

We'll see how this evening goes.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack cheese, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  4 eggs scrambled, 4 NR maple sausage links

 

I wasn't a big fan of the maple sausage, it tasted kinda artificial.  But I have more of it to eat.

Dinner:  Dominos pep beef onion bacon, parm bites, pepsi/coke

It didn't go well. 

Exercise:  Nope.

117.8 

Ready To Live

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

... like a poor?   Or something like that.

Anyway, another day in the books.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  BK texas whopper, fries, cheesy tots, Dr Pepper

Again.  And had a package of cheese crackers.

Dinner:  French dip, 12 oz Miller Lite

Again.

Also:  TB supreme box, pepsi/coke 

Exercise:  9 holes with cart not much walking

117.6 

Working On Cleanup

Monday, July 14, 2025

I have too much junk on hand.  Need to finish cleaning up and get on track.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack, coffee

Definitely a multi-cup morning.

Lunch:  Wendys 2x single, a few chips, coke, a small bag of trail mix

Okay.

Dinner:  Culvers mushroom swiss burger.  Fries.  Coke/DrPepper

 Sigh.

And a few fudge grahams.  At least those are gone. 

Exercise:  Nope, happy for a day off.

116.2 

Missing The Air

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Off to a slow start this morning.  Woke up about 3:00, moved to the recliner, did more sleeping.  Lots of wild, vivid dreams.  Nothing much I remember other than the fact that they were wild.

My A/C has been out all season and most days it hasn't bothered me, but it's gotten a bit annoying.  It hit 80 degrees in here last night and since the outside air temp hasn't dipped much (plus it's been super humid) I can't cool it down.  Running the dehumidifier makes it more tolerable but it still saps my enthusiasm for accomplishing much of anything, since doing pretty much anything means sweating.

Breakfast:  Cheese toast, coffee

 

Thank goodness for the air fryer.  Quick, easy and not too much heat.

Lunch:  McD 2x double cheese, fries, coke

Only got fries b/c they were free. 

Dinner:  Home burger w MTP, chips, salad, 12 oz Miller Lite

 

Sunday dinners.  Also TB $5 box w pepsi

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  Average walking.  I'm tired but not that tired.  Legs and feet are unhappy.

117.4 

Give Up Juice

Saturday, July 12, 2025

A pleasant summer Saturday.  Warm but not hot, humid but not suffocating.

Going to need to give up the beetus juice, but I'll probably finish the multipack I bought around the fourth.  It's funny that it's what I crave.  More so than food, even, at least when it's hot.  With crushed ice or nugget ice.

I was late getting out the door so no weight this morning.  I'm sure it was up. 

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

 

Standard.

Lunch:  16 oz Miller Lite

Post-golf.

Dinner:  Double cheeseburger w lots of toppings, fries, Coke, a few salt and vinegar chips

Local place.  Fat burger.  Early dinner, will have some fudge graham cookies later. 

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, ample walking.

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Off Schedule Again

Friday, July 11, 2025

Off work today.  Schedule screwed up.

Breakfast:  McD sausage mcmuffin w egg, hash browns, coffee

I didn't order egg, I got egg.

Lunch:  Hot dog w no bun, cheese, peppers, relish.  Fritos.  Pulled pork w bbq, pasta salad

Event food.

Dinner:  BK texas whopper, mix, cokes

Too much mix.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, not that much walking.  Still wiped.

116.8 

Not Much

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Ahh, a Thursday that's a Friday.  Not working tomorrow.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  BK Texas whopper, fries, coke

Fat.

Dinner:  TB supreme box, avocado ranch chix burrito, pepsi/coke

Very fat.

Exercise:  Nope.  Tomorrow will feature some, along with too much eating.

115.8 

Not Enough Not Close

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Ugh, four and a half hours of sleep is not enough, not close.  Tough day.

At least my legs feel okay, considering I did a lot of walking last evening.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack, coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Italian beef, fries, coke

Uh.

Dinner:  Dominos NY pep ham beef onion jala, parm bites, coke

Huh.

Exercise:  Nope.

113.8 

Legs Not RIght

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Ugh.  It's hard to be active when your legs aren't right.

Is problem.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack, coffee

Unusually I was actually hungry late morning, but not so much that it was annoying.  Just observed and went back to what I was doing without incident.

Lunch:  2x Wendys single, a few chips, coke

Not ideal.

Dinner:  Corned beef reuben, fries, 16 oz Labatt Blue.

 

Pre-show chow.  Late night 2x McD Double cheeseburgers, coke 

Exercise:  Nope

113.6 

Borked Parts

Monday, July 7, 2025

Not ready for it to be Monday.

Also very tired of having messed up legs/knees.  It's embarrassing (as well as annoying) to struggle to get up.  I'm generally fine once I get moving but yeesh, getting up is a problem.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  McD 2x double cheeseburger, coke

Tossed my bread, I didn't like the looks of it.  So that resulted in an audible.

Dinner:  3x mexican style tacos w avo, coke, chips and onion dip

 

Good tacos tonight. 

Exercise:  Nope.  Much needed day off.

112.4 

Brickbats

Sunday, July 6, 2025

Got nothing this morning.  No insight, no news, not even a meaningful post title.

Pleased to sleep okay, no cramps.  All credit to the electrolytes.  I wasn't even too terribly wiped out, which was nice.    That said, it would have been nice if today was a total washout - I could use the rest and we need the rain.  Instead, it'll be scattered showers and storms.  Just enough that could happen at any time and disrupt any plans.

Breakfast:  Blueberry donuts, coffee

 

Picked up a couple at the blueberry place yesterday.  Not bad, not at all, but not life changing.

A little later, two sliced of pepperoni cheese toast.

 

Lunch:  McD 2x double cheeseburger, Coke

Pre-golf lunch.

Dinner:  Brats w MR, potato salad, 12 oz Miller Lite, blueberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream

 

 

Sunday dinners.  A few chips too.

Exercise:  18 holes w cart

111.8 

Shallow Fried

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Phew.  It was pretty toasty out there.  I am fried.

Gradually getting back on the usual schedule after being all confuzzled yesterday.  By tomorrow evening it will feel like the correct day.

Breakfast:  Meat lovers omelet, raisin toast, coffee

 

Different place.  Good omelet, inferior toast, good coffee.

Lunch:  12 oz Miller Lite, 20 oz Coke, Powerade

Needed all the liquids.  Definitely going to be an electrolyte night.

Dinner:  BK Texas Whopper, kettle salt and vinegar chips, Coke  

Went with easy.  Not many regrets. Will have Twix ice cream bars later.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, ample walking.  Tired.

113.6 

The Fourth Was With You Me And Everyone Else

Friday, July 4, 2025

It's evening and I still cannot wrap my head around that it's Friday.  But very glad.

Happy independence day.  It is insanely busy in the town where I live with people getting ready for fireworks, going to the beach, etc.

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

 

Standard.

Lunch:  20 oz Coke, 16 oz light beer

Humid so I had a beverage during the round.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, chips and queso, coke

Forgot the photo.

 Also had some marshmallow pinwheel cookies. 

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, good extra walking.  Felt pretty good today.

112.6 

Retained Mass

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Yesterday felt like Friday.  So did today, for that matter.  Looking forward to a holiday weekend.

Scale was up today, but I didn't sweat it since I could feel that I was retaining some solid mass.  I'll be lighter once that's gone, though today's food choices may cancel the effect out.

Breakfast:  2 slices american cheese, coffee

Last of this package, worked out perfectly.  And as usual just a bit of food provided ample satiety for the morning.

Lunch:  Double cheeseburgers

Ended up at the local burger hut, very much worth the 15 minute wait.

Dinner:  TB supreme box, pepsi, a few chips

Thinking about a hot fudge sundae and a trip to the grocery store.  But neither are going to happen.

Exercise:  Nope.  Coming up this weekend though.

110.8 

Those Few Bad Things

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Still have too many bad habits.  I need to shake them.  No doubt it would be simpler if I applied a simple, disciplined low carb approach.  It's an excuse, no doubt, but life sure makes that difficult.

Scale was predictably up - I need to add some salt and vinegar chips to yesterday, had a few of those when I got home.  I'm still annoyed that I reached for the Pepsi to fix a crash and even MORE annoyed that it worked exactly as expected.  That's a train that I'd like to get off but man I sure don't like going through the lows. 

Anyway, another day closer to a holiday weekend.  Let's get to it.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepperjack cheese, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  Breakfast sandwich, salt and vinegar chips

 

Again good.   Gave it an extra minute in the air fryer.  It did not need an extra minute.

Dinner:  BK Texas double whopper

 

Will also have a glass of chocolate milk. 

Exercise:  Nope

109.8 

Lower That Pressure

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The end of another month.  I guess you'd call it successful, weight was down slightly month over month.  It's still very bad, but it has been worse.  And I'm at least a little more optimistic.  No change on the scale overnight, but as long as it's not up, great.

Woke up with a cramp, as soon as another threatened while I was working it out I went for the electrolytes.  Thank goodness for those.  Probably should have gone to them by default but I didn't drink excess water or sweat a lot yesterday.  I guess levels were still off from Sunday which is entirely believable. 

Otherwise really the only thing of note today is that I got the best blood pressure reading in a long time this morning.  I don't think it was in error, either.  We'll see what it looks like tomorrow.  Fingers crossed.

Breakfast:  2 slices pepper jack cheese, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  Breakfast sandwich

 

2 eggs, american cheese, NR pepperoni, english muffin w butter.  So good, though I wasn't able to heat it up since I forgot to run the dishwasher.

Pre-golf minimeal:  TB cantina chicken taco, chicken flatbread, Pepsi 

Dinner:  French dip sandwich, 12 oz Miller Lite, Pepsi

 

Standard.  Had a crash after, so I grabbed a Pepsi with lots of ice.  I really need to quit sugar altogether, I do not care for the swings but in this case it did exactly what I expected. 

Exercise:  9 holes with cart

109.0