Hit By Shrinkflation

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Nobody except corporate finance people like shrinkflation.  I much prefer if they just raise the darned price.  I looked at the cheese package this morning, sure enough, it was down to 6.67 oz from 7 oz (and probably at some point in the not-too-distant past, 8 oz).  I don't want to have to do math to figure out how much I had.

Scale up fractionally, which considering what I ate is a win.

Limping along.

Breakfast:  3 slices Sargento smokehouse cheddar, coffee, pretzel bagel w veggie cream cheese

3 times (6.67/11) ounces.  I thought I grabbed 2 slices but it was 3.  Had the bagel later.

Lunch:  Pep/meat lovers slices, coke

Audible, was going to get a burger but tooooo busy.  Eat at home dummy.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, chips and queso, coke

Really fat bowl, skimpy bag of chips.  Will have a glass of chocolate milk too.

Exercise:  Nope

111.4 

Maybe Once

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Sigh.   The cavalcade of fail rolls on.  Too many hours at work.

Maybe once we get to the weekend and it's November.

Breakfast:  1 oz sharp cheddar, coffee, half a donut

Again.

Lunch:  Deluxe sub, pepsi

No time for home lunch.

Dinner:  Jersey Mikes 56, salt and vinegar chips, pepsi

Good.

Later, Simply Tostitos and Herdez salsa, glass of chocolate milk

Exercise:  Nope

112.2 

Lean And Rotund

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

I have to say, I felt lean this morning.  Not skinny, just lean.  Or leaner might be a better description.  I am after all still rotund.  Anyway, the scale confirmed.  

Not much else to report.  Worked late, will do so again tonight.

Breakfast:  1 oz sharp cheddar, coffee, donut

Birthday at work meant donuts, this one was actually quite good. 

Lunch:  Culvers bacon deluxe, fries w ketchup, coke

Not ideal.

Dinner:  Pizza Hut thin pep ham beef, breadsticks, pepsi

Even less ideal.  Probably will have a chocolate milk too.

Exercise:  Nope.  Thought I did walk a few blocks for work.

110.0 

A Bit Less Crap

Monday, October 27, 2025

Okay then.  Let's see if I can do a little better.

Less crap, less eating out, less of everything.  Let's go.

Breakfast:  1 oz sharp cheddar, coffee

 

Again.  May re-evaluate breakfast.

Lunch:  BTA wrap - turkey, bacon, cheese, avocado, botana sauce in a tallow tortilla

 

Tasty.

Late PM - CFA strips, fries, coke 

Dinner:  Jimmy Johns #5, salt and vinegar chips, coke

And a glass of chocolate milk later.  Sigh.

Exercise:  Nope.  Limping pretty badly after this weekend.  Not a surprise, but annoying none the less.

112.2 

With More Exercise

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Almost to the end of the month.  It's gone by fast.  And given how much I have to do, that sped-up timeline is going to continue.  I am hopeful that someday when I have fixed things and have a solid record of being on track that I will be less sluggish in the mornings.  I've been starting so slowly, it's pathetic.

Scale was down this morning, which was nice.  In this case it was about the exercise.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels w chive and onion cream cheese, coffee

 

Again.  As usual very tasty but zero satiety.

Lunch:  None

Ran out of time before golf, had planned to grab a cheeseburger.

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

 

Good stuff.

Also TB surpreme box with pepsi, a few marshmallow pinwheels, caramel peanut clusters. 

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  I am suitably tired.

110.8 

Lacking In Photos

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Slept in this morning, that was nice.  Very late start to the golf due to frost, it has apparently decided to be real fall now.  I have mixed feelings about that.

Fractionally down on the scale, that was nice.  Still need to get on track. 

Anyway, I have a lot to do and zero interest in doing any of it.  

Breakfast:  Wendy's bacon burrito, sausage and cheese english muffin

Audible after seeing a mega-line at McDonalds.  It was ... meh.

Lunch:  12 oz Miller Lite

Post golf. 

Dinner:  Mushroom swiss burger, fries w ketchup and special sauce

Excessive.  Also a few marshmallow pinwheel cookies.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  Actually felt reasonably decent.

113.6 

Not As Blimped

Friday, October 24, 2025

TGIF.

Scale was unexpectedly kind, up only fractionally.  Given how I felt this morning - and all night, really - I expected to be up five pounds.  Ugh.  It is way past time to grow up and stop the wild overeating.

Breakfast:  Pretzel bagel with veggie cream cheese, coffee

Tasty.

Lunch:  Double cheeseburgers, fries

Local place.  Also tasty.

Dinner:  Chili cheese dogs, fries, coke

Yeah.

Fourthmeal, CFA strips, brownie, Jacksons salt and vinegar avo oil chips

Exercise:  Nope.  While rest has definitely improved the legs, they're not going to hold up.  This weekend may be rough.

113.8 

Being Fully Honest

Thursday, October 23, 2025

I'm just trying to limp through the week and get to the weekend.  It's not been good.

Surprised to see the scale down this morning.  It will be up tomorrow.

Ugh.

Breakfast:  1 oz sharp cheddar, coffee

 

Again.

Lunch:  CFA spicy + pepper jack, fries, strips, coke

Disappointing.   It was okay but clearly inferior to recent visits.

Dinner:  Jet's ultimate pep, pepsi

Wildly excessive.  Maybe a snickers too.

Exercise:  Nope.  This weekend will be a test.

113.6 

From Chicken To You Turkey

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Not a lot of zip today.

Which is unfortunate.

Lots to do.

Breakfast:  1 oz sharp cheddar, coffee

 

Briefly considered something more robust, but nah.

Lunch:  Italian beef, fries, tortilla chips

Too many chips.

Dinner:  ~ 4 oz turkey, 2C mashed potatoes, cheesy bagel things

The bagel things were a riff on lazy bagels but with cheese and not much lift.  Tasty.

Exercise:  Nope.   Not going to lie, the layoff has been good for my legs.  But I'll get back to it some this weekend.

115.2 

Chickened In

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

I need to get serious about getting back on track.

Made mashed potatoes last night.  Hoping to make soup this evening.  Beans this weekend.  If I do that I should have a freezer full of most of my non-breakfast rotation meals.  Then I just need to get back in the habit of eating from the freezer.

Which shouldn't be that hard, but right now we're in a phase where everything sounds good.

Breakfast:  1 oz sharp cheddar, coffee

 

Had to fight off temptation to get something more.

Lunch:  CFA spicy plus pepper jack, fries, coke, strips

Plenty.  Snacked a few chips too.

Dinner:  Culvers bacon deluxe, fries w ketchup, coke

 Excessive.

Exercise:  Nope.

113.8 

Pile It On Again

Monday, October 20, 2025

About as expected.  Not ready for Monday.  Fat.  Tired.  All the things.

But it's over.  Insanely busy day.

Breakfast:  1 oz sharp cheddar, coffee

 

Again.

Lunch:  Marble cornbread scramble

Out.  Was excellent.

Dinner:  Jersey Mikes 56, chips and onion dip, pepsi, brownie and ice cream

Somewhere in there also cleaned up a few Triscuits.

Exercise:  Nope.

113.6 

Recovery Mode

Sunday, October 19, 2025

In full recovery mode, have done nothing so far today as of mid-morning.  Crashed immediately last night, slept six hours, woke up a bit chilled, couldn't get back to sleep but spent hours trying.  Do feel reasonably rested and once I got moving the body parts are functional but the legs, knees and feet are very beat up.  I probably won't attempt anything too ambitious today though I sure have a lot to do.

Was not at all surprised that the scale was down this morning.   There will be eating today.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels w cream cheese, coffee

 

Used up the cream cheese, so these can rotate back off the menu for the long term.  As usual tasty but zero satiety.  I always want to keep eating when finished.

Lunch:  Chili cheese dogs, fries, coke

 

Also some Triscuits and bar cheez as a snack. Too many.

Dinner:   American goulash, salad, garlic bread, 12 oz Miller Lite

 

Didn't eat that much and it was still way too much.  Might have a brownie and a bit of vanilla ice cream later.

Exercise:  Nope.  Much needed rest day.

107.8 

Game On

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Whew, long day.  But a fun one.  Went to a football game, which involved six hours in the car, lots of walking and four plus hours in the sun.

Got home and crashed immediately.

Breakfast:  McD egg mcmuffin, burrito, hash browns, coffee

Went with a McMeal since it was an early departure.

Lunch:  None

Had a bottle of water at the game.

Dinner:  Bistro burger, fries w ketchup, salad w balsamic, 16 oz Two Hearted

 

Decent.

Exercise:  A great deal of walking, mostly.  I am amazed that the phone shows under 10k steps, it sure seemed like more than that.

111.0 

Trail Position

Friday, October 17, 2025

TGIF.  Made it.  It's been a long week.

And it'll be a busy weekend.

Breakfast:  1 oz sharp cheddar, coffee

 

Again.

Lunch:  CFA spicy + pepper jack, strips, fries, coke

Fat lunch.

Dinner:  Mushroom swiss burger, fries w ketchup, candy corn, brownie and ice cream

 

Yeah, didn't buy 100% clean stuff at the grocery store tonight.

Exercise:  Nope.

110.0 

Pizzed

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Not a great eating day.  Glad tomorrow is Friday.

Scale was flat again to my surprise.  Despite eating a million fries. 

Breakfast:  1 oz sharp cheddar, coffee

 

This part was standard.

Lunch:  Pizza slices

Had pep/meatlover/supreme.  They were okay.

Dinner:  Deluxe pizza, 12 oz Two Hearted, hot fudge sundae

 

Meal out, plus dessert.

Exercise:  Nope

109.4 

Thick Skulled

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

I never seem to learn my lesson.  Chain pizza is the worst.  Flour, tons of seed oil, salt.  It may taste good for a moment but the feeling is always one of regret.  Bloated, uncomfortable, blah.  Always too much so the body has to work overtime overnight to process it.  So much regret.

It was a complete shock when the scale was down this morning.   So inflamed.  

Breakfast:  1 oz sharp cheddar, coffee

 

Again.

Lunch:  Breakfast burrito - 3 eggs, 3 strips bacon, cheddar cheese, bolana sauce

 

My wrapping was on point today.  Went with 1 less egg and no avo.  

Dinner:  Double cheeseburger, fries w ketchup and sauce

 Very excessive dinner from local 5 Guys type place.  Pretty tasty.

Exercise:  Nope, though I did walk a few blocks for work which was fine.  I did skip the stairs.  ETA:  Did the stairs at home better than I have in weeks.  A bit of optimism there!

109.4 

Despite The Triad

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Well, despite dubious eating, it was a good scale morning.  I think getting 8+ hours of sleep helped with that, as well as things not being completely out of control.  I did, however, have the full triad of starch - potatoes (chips), flour (tortilla) and corn (tortillas) so it's not as if I was good.

But whatever, we're results based around here and I'm happy about it.

Breakfast:  1 oz sharp cheddar, coffee

 

Again.  And again does the job.

Lunch:  Breakfast burrito -- 4 eggs scrambled, 3 slices thick cut bacon, cheddar cheese, avocado, bolana sauce

 

My wrapping skills are not elite.  Tasty tho.

Dinner:  Dominos ht pep ham beef bacon onion, parm bites

Ugh. 

Exercise:  Nope.  I do feel like my leg and knee are improving slightly.  It may be some time off after golf season will allow for healing.

110.8 

Good Flat

Monday, October 13, 2025

Not ready for another week but here we go.  Disappointed to be tired this morning, felt like I slept okay.  Oh well.

Good to be flat on the scale, I expected to be up a fair amount.  Now I just need to get back on track.  Today should be a step in the right direction.

Breakfast:  1 oz sharp cheddar, coffee

 

Back to the fancy cheese.

Lunch:  Breakfast burrito - tallow tortilla, 4 eggs scrambled, 4 sausage links, cheddar cheese, Siete botana sauce.  A few remaining chips

 

 

Tasty.  Excellent satiety too.

Dinner:  3 mexican style tacos w avocado, 12 oz Yuengling

 

I have lots of beer in the fridge, I should drink it.

Exercise:  Nope.

113.6 

Sleep Plus

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Well it wasn't the prettiest night of sleep, but it got the job done.  Had to get up a couple times to get rid of water for whatever reason, it wasn't like I ate clean yesterday.  I definitely feel better today.

Now if I could just fix the leg issues that would be swell.  I'm not moving too badly this morning but I always have to be conscious.  And it's weird seeing the right foot and lower ankle swollen while above it is not at all.  Hopefully getting back on track will do what needs to be done.  Off to the store shortly to get some soup ingredients.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels w chive and onion cream cheese, coffee

 

Very tasty but zero satiety.

Lunch:  Chili cheese dogs, fries, coke, caramel peanut clusters

Not exactly health food.  Back on track tomorrow.

Also:  chips and onion dip 

Dinner:  Pork BBQ sandwich w cheese, potato salad, fruit, cake and ice cream

 

Birthday party food. 

Fourthmeal:  Culvers bacon deluxe, fries w ketchup, coke

Exercise:  Nope.  Much needed rest day.  Limping pretty bad.

114.6 

Way Off Day

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Yeah, I was way, way off today.  Ate too much last night, stayed up late due to that and kinda paying attention to the baseball game and oof.  Dozed for maybe two hours, was up for a couple, then maybe got a couple more before I had to get up.

Also made for a waste of an evening, I napped when I got home, didn't do much and went to bed early.  Good to get the rest but yikes.

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

 

Standard.  Almost forgot a photo.

Lunch:  Pepsi, gatorade, TB supreme box

Ate lunch about 3:00.  A couple golf bevs.  No beer today.

Dinner:  Jala good crisps

No dinner.  Debated having something but couldn't work up enough initiative to cook or fetch.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart

117. 4

Weird Stuff

Friday, October 10, 2025

The human body continues to baffle.  Woke up today with a very swollen right foot.  I have lots of leg issues, but they're with the left leg.  Not the right.  What fresh hell is this.  I do not know.

At least it hasn't been a significant issue.  I'll have to check tonight.

Breakfast:  1.5 oz sharp cheddar, coffee

 

Again.

Lunch:  Wendy's double, JBCs, fries, coke

Fat sack.

Dinner:  Bacon cheeseburger pizza, Pepsi

Ate way too much. 

Exercise:  Nope

115.6 

Back To Beginning

Thursday, October 9, 2025

I could not be bothered to confirm but I noted this morning that my weight, I think, matched what it was at the beginning of a recent month.  I'm not sure if it was September or August and I'm too lazy to look, but the point was, back to square one.  Which is sad.  But at least I have a fair amount of confidence that the pounds I've piled on this week are mostly water and they'll vanish just as soon as I have a couple good days.   Which start right now.  Not ideal timing, since I have a metric ton of work to do and very little spare pep, but it must happen.

Breakfast:  1.5 oz sharp cheddar, coffee

 

Standard.

Lunch:  3 eggs over medium, Alexia hash browns in butter, 4 Smithfield sausage links

An annoying downside to all this eating:  I get hungry.  When on track and adapted, I don't.  Today was a hunger day.  Also:  Sad that I ate the last of my Alexia hash browns.

Dinner:  Pizza Hut thin pep ham beef, breadsticks w sauce

Sigh.  I was just not ready for this week and the work is kicking my ass.  Hoping for a weekend reboot.

Exercise:  Nope

115.6 

Last Of The Days

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Tomorrow must stop the slide.  This is just awful.

Breakfast:  McD egg mcmuffin, BEC biscuit, hash browns, coffee

OK.

Lunch:  Culvers bacon deluxe, fries w ketchup, coke

OK.

Snack:  Peanut butter no bakes, pepsi

Ugh.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, coke, CFA nuggets, brownie, frosted lemonade

Way too much.  And the last few Maiz chips.

Exercise:  Nope

111.2 

Olympic Caliber

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

If they handed out medals for being able to gain weight rapidly, I'd get the gold.  Easy.  Sheesh.

Anyway, I'm dawdling getting back on track, but that needs to happen.  I'm annoyed with the regain.

Breakfast:  1.5 oz sharp cheddar, coffee, donut

Again. 

Lunch:  Italian beef, fries

Yum.  Also TB stacker, cantina chicken soft taco, pepsi

Dinner:  Chili cheese dogs, fries, onion rings, coke

Also yum.   And also taco Maiz chips

Exercise:  Nope.

109.2 

Good Guessing

Monday, October 6, 2025

I was quite surprised by how accurately I guessed my weight this morning.  Was only off by 0.2 pound.

Which of course was not a good thing, since I guessed a decent increase.  Not at all unexpected, I ate way too much and especially had too much sugar on vacation.  My choice, I'll deal with the consequences.  Back on plan tomorrow.

Breakfast:  2 oz sharp cheddar, coffee

 

And a special occasion mid-morning donut, not pictured.

Lunch:  Culvers bacon deluxe, fries, coke

 

Excellent work by the crew.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, chips and queso, coke

 

Decent. 

Exercise:  Nope.  

105.4 

Vacation Recaps

 Sunday, October 5, 2025

It may take me a bit to catch up, so this will be a placeholder while I do so.  I'm not sure what the scale will bring tomorrow -- I ate a lot and a lot of junk, so I expect it will be up.  The question is how much.

We will see.

 Breakfast:  Hotel breakfast

 

Had a Pepsi on the road. 

Lunch:  Culvers mushroom swiss burger plus grilled onion, fries w ketchip, coke

 

Dinner:  Pep bacon pizza, coke, mini candy bars

 

Exercise:  Nope.  Travel day. 

 

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Saturday, October 4, 2025 

Breakfast:  Hash stack, cinnamon toast, coffee 

Lunch:  A couple mini candy bars, coke

 

Dinner:  Philly beef sandwich, fries, pepsi, 24 oz Yunegling 

 Exercise:  18 holes with cart, lots of hills.

 

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Friday, October 3, 2025

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, bacon, sausage patties, biscuit and gravy, coffee

Lunch:  24 oz Yuengling, fries, chocolate mint shake

Dinner:  Cheeseburger, fries w ketchup, coke, a slice of leftover pizza, a couple mini candy bars

 Exercise:  18 holes w cart

  

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, bacon, sausage, biscuit and gravy, coffee 

Lunch:  Reuben, fries, 24 oz Yuengling

Dinner:  1/2 club sandwich, fries w ketchup, salad w parm peppercorn, coke, roll 

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 Exercise:  18 holes with cart

  

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Breakfast:  Hash stack, cinnamon toast, coffe

Lunch:  Yuengling, double chocolate shake, fries

Dinner:  Meat lovers pizza, salad w parm peppercorn, pepsi, butter pecan ice cream 

 

 Exercise:  18 holes with cart 

 

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

 Breakfast:  Deluxe omelette, grits, biscuit, coffee

 Lunch:  Pretzels, Yuengling, fries, mint chip shake

 Dinner:  Homemade polish sausage, Maiz taco chips, butter pecan ice cream

 

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, cart path only.

 

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Monday, September 29, 2025

Breakfast:  Hash stack, cinnamon toast, coffee

Lunch:  Maiz taco chips

Dinner:  Longhorn steak and shrimp, mash, rice, salad w balsamic, bread w butter 

 

 Exercise:  Nope. 

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Breakfast:  Deluxe omelette, grits, coffee

Lunch:  Chocolate mint shake, fries, Yuengling 

Dinner:  Deluxe pizza, salad w parm peppercorn, Yuengling

 

Exercise:  18 holes w cart 

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Saturday, September 27, 2025

Breakfast:  Hotel breakfast

Lunch:  Fries, strawberry shake

Dinner:  Chopped steak, mash, salad w parm peppercorn, Yuengling 

 

 Exercise:  18 holes w cart, cart path only

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Friday, September 26, 2025 

Breakfast:  1/2 oz sharp cheddar, Cracker Barrel old timer's breakfast, coffee

Lunch:  A couple mini candy bars

Dinner:  Reuben, fries w ketchup 

 

Exercise:  Nope, travel day.