Fin de Something

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Last day of the year.  Can't say that I'll miss 2025, though 2026 will probably be worse.

Anyway, I'll be having the traditional pizza, maybe some cava (if my bottle is any good, it was a long summer without A/C).  Planning to make a batch of soup.  We'll see what else.

Breakfast:  Pretzel bagel w veggie cream cheese, coffee

Very tasty today.

Lunch:  Meatloaf sandwich, fries

 

Also very tasty.

Dinner:  Pep bacon pizza, Coke

As usual for 12/31.  Also cheese popcorn.  Never did open the cava.

Exercise:  Nope.

122.4 

Static

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Yesterday was a bit on the absurd side.  Bread, meat, cheese.  

SMH.

Anyway, today and tomorrow will probably be more of same.  Scale was essentially static.

Breakfast:  Croissant, no bake, coffee

 

Went to a new local bakery due to an unplanned schedule change.  Very tasty.

Lunch:  Salami cheese toast

 

Last of the bread, last of the Cabot american.  So therefore the last of this.

Dinner:  Pizza pep ham, coke, caramel nut clusters later

 

Okay.. 

Exercise:  Nope.

121.8 

Too Much Reclining

Monday, December 29, 2025

Spent entirely too much time in the recliner over the holiday.  That really needs to stop.  Even if I'm not being super active I need to not spend endless hours there.  I can feel the rapid physical decline, and while I'm certainly comfortable at rest, the inactivity is the problem.

It's also impacting my project list, very little of which is getting accomplished.  I am hopeful that fixing some things will result in a little more energy, a little more initiative.  Lately it's just been too easy to decide to do it all later.

Breakfast:  Cheese sandwich (bread, butter, Cabot white american), orange juice, coffee

 

Also had a few leftover ritz crackers later.

Lunch:  Salami cheese toast

 

A bit excessive 

Dinner:  Dominos thin ham, parm bites, Coke

An over the top bread-meat-cheese day.  Might have a few tortilla chips too.

Exercise:  Nope

122.0 

Nothing Like The Mix

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Nothing seems to make me hold water quite like chex mix.  Which, incidentally, I need to add to yesterday's report since I had a bunch in the evening.

Not much planned for today.  Have a funeral to attend.  Things to do around the house.  I should go to the office but probably will not.  Sunday dinner.  At least the coming week should have some opportunities to get work done.

Breakfast:  Toast w salami and cheese, coffee

 

I bought some salami and deli sliced american and need to start using it up.  This was quite tasty.

Lunch:  Chips and salsa, Coke

Clean up of some stuff I have on hand. 

Dinner:  Turkey feast round 3

Ready to be done with the feasting.

Exercise:  Nope.  A lazy day.

120.6 

Late Nights And Gallons

Saturday, December 27, 2025

Ugh.

Up too late.  Had to move my car off the street at 2:00 am.  And then it was up every two hours for water disposal.  Sheesh.  On the positive side, I'm somehow down slightly again today.

Not enjoying the parking fun.

Breakfast:  McD egg mcmuffin, BEC biscuit, hash browns.  Coffee

Pretty good.  Getting pricey though.

Lunch:  Ritz crackers and pepper jack cheese

A little leftover party food.

Dinner:  Cheesburger, fries w ketchup, mexican coke

Local five guys clone.  Quite good.  Kept to the smaller sizes knowing I was probably going to hit the ...

Caramel drizzlecorn for dessert.  Stuff is like crack.

Exercise:  Nope.

118.2 

Unloading

Friday, December 26, 2025

It was time for the first post-holiday scale guessing game.  And the answer is .. way down?  Nice!  Thanks to a major system cleanout and lots of water removal.  Whatever, I'll take it.  Will be some leftover feasting today and I have a few food gifts to clean up over the next few, but about January 2 it'll be time to get deadly serious.

Anyway, super slow start to the day.  Slept in, it was a night of wild, weird dreams.  Much of which I remembered, which is not usually the case.

Breakfast:  Pretzel bagel w veggie cream cheese, coffee, almond banket

Worst almond banket I've ever had.  Tremendously disappointing.

Lunch:  Jersey Mikes 56, chips, pepsi

Work lunch

Dinner:  Leftover turkey dinner. 

 See yesterday. 

Exercise:  Nope

118.6 

Not Holding Back On Tradition

Thursday, December 25, 2025

Our family holiday traditions are pretty locked in, though I always wonder how many more years we have.  You just never know.  Going to enjoy them for as much time as we have.

Anyway, one stupid tradition is that I never get around to making the christmas morning sausage strata on the 24th.  Got home after midnight and I sure didn't feel like making it, so I got up at 5:00.  Oof.  Got another hour or so after I did, but I'm still way short on sleep.

Scale was not up much at all.  BP number was much improved.  Go figure. 

Breakfast:  Sausage strata, banana nut bread w butter, grapefruit, orange juice, coffee, pecan coffee cake

 

Dependably good.

Lunch:  Leftover party appetizers/ grazing

Not going to list, just some of this and some of that.  Didn't eat that much.

Dinner:  Turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, peas, rolls w butter, jello salad, cranberry, christmas cookies with vanilla ice cream

 

Also dependably good.

Exercise:  Nope.

121.6 

Eve Of Destruction

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

I heard a random cover of that song yesterday by some 80s new wave band.  It was weird.

And so is life.

Nothing much to report.  Scale was somehow down slightly.  Only a few days before I need to get extremely serious.  Awful BP number. 

Breakfast:  McD egg mcmuffin, BEC biscuit, hash browns.  Coffee

Lots to do this morning.

Lunch:  Holiday party feast

Annual tradition.  Not even going to list everything I ate, it was a lot.

Dinner:  Beef tenderloin, salad no dressing, bread cubes w cheese fondue, red wine, peanut butter pie

 

Another traditional meal.  Beef was really good.

Exercise:  Nope

121.2 

All The Meats

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Odd day, but that's typical around the holidays.

At least the scale was down despite continued fail.  That was appreciated.

Breakfast:  Pretzel bagel w veggie cream cheese, coffee

Changup.

Lunch:  Jimmy Johns #9, salt and vinegar chips, light lemonade, a couple chocolates

Office holiday party.

Dinner:  Meat lovers pizza, Coke

Local place, something different.  Tasty.

Exercise:  Nope.  Is problem.

122.6 

Worrisome

Monday, December 22, 2025

This morning was the first time in a while where I was genuinely worried about health things.  Gaining too much weight too fast and I got a bad BP number this morning too.

Soon.

Breakfast:  Sausage egg cheese mcmuffin, hash browns, coffee

Used up some points.

Lunch:  CFA spicy w pepper jack, fries, coke, brownie

Okay.

Dinner:  Culvers bacon deluxe, fries w ketchup, coke

Also okay.  Too many fries.

Exercise:  Nope

124.2 

Max Bloat

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Given the rate it's piling on, I expect the weight, in the form of water, will exit quite rapidly to start once things get on track.  Yeesh.

Otherwise, not much to report.  Another day with lots to do, we'll see how much of it gets done.

Breakfast:  Chex mix, coke, spelt lazy bagels w cream cheese, coffee

 

Note to self, do not have convenience foods lying around.  And finish cleaning your darned coffee maker.

Lunch:  Qdoba brisket bowl, coke

Too much rice.

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

 

Sunday dinners. 

Also TB basic box, pepsi, caramel nut clusters

Exercise:  Nope

121.0 

Tour De Junk

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Not an inspiring day.  I attempted to do some Christmas shopping, hit one store, bought nothing and tapped out.  Ordered a bunch from Amazon.  If it gets here, I'll be good.  One more person to buy for.

Also visited a dying friend.  You hate to see people in pain.

Breakfast:  Win Schulers rye chips

Couldn't be bothered to fix anything.  Pathetic.

Lunch:  McD 2x double cheeseburger, fries, coke

Bah.  Was going to go to the BBQ place but got rerouted to a different city.

Snack:  Chex mix, chips, no bakes, coke

The full tour de junk 

Dinner: Taco Bell quesarito, burrito, taco.  Raspberry lemonade

What you eat when you're binging but not that hungry. 

Exercise:  Nope.

117.6 

Washed

Friday, December 19, 2025

TGIF.

Made it.

Need a weekend.

Breakfast:  Cabot seriously sharp cheddar, coffee

x2 w cacao butter

Lunch:  Culvers bacon deluxe, fries w ketchup, coke

Again.

Dinner:  Chili cheese dogs, fries, coke, chex mix

Sounded good, was good.  And really bad (for me).

Exercise:  Nope

115.0 

Minor Unwarranted Optimism

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Even though there is nothing good to report, I have a brief flicker of optimism this evening.  I have little to base it on but I think things are going to be getting back on track.  Maybe not 110% until after the holiday, but better.

Until then, yeesh.

Breakfast:  Cabot seriously sharp cheddar, coffee

Last of the package.

Lunch:  Deluxe sub, Pepsi

Compelled by work obligations.

Dinner:  Chili cheese dogs, fries, Coke, fritos, the no bakes I ended up not eating yesterday

Oof.  That's a lot.

Exercise:  Nope

115.6 

Very Evident Bloat

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Well, the good news is that once I stop there is a bunch of water weight that will come off.  I can see it, very bloated at the moment.  It's disgusting.

And yet the slide hasn't stopped.

Breakfast:  McD 2x burrito, hash browns.  Coffee

Blood draw meant late breakfast.

Lunch:  2 slices pizza, a small glass of pepsi

Work meeting.

Dinner:  Bacon cheeseburger pizza, pepsi/coke, fritos

And maybe no bakes later

Exercise:  Nope.

113.2 

Very Chippy

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

A miserable day for the eating.  So bad.

Worked well over 12 hours, so not surprising.

Breakfast:  Cabot seriously sharp cheddar, coffee

Again.

Lunch:  Jimmy Johns italian, s&v chips, coke

Decent but smallish.

Dinner:  Jersey Mikes 56, s&v chips, pepsi

Very tasty sandwich

Also Fritos, coke

Exercise:  LOL no

111.8 

Not As Should

Monday, December 15, 2025

A very Monday start to the week.  Tired, slow getting going.

Looks like I'm going to need to make some incremental improvements to the diet pre-holiday.  Tired of the scale going up.

Breakfast:  Cabot seriously sharp cheddar, coffee

 

Again.

Lunch:  Culvers bacon deluxe, fries w ketchup, coke

Nothing like a 25% off offer to get me to bite.  Doh.

Dinner: Dominos thin pep, parm bites, Coke

Just not feeling anything right now.

Exercise:  Nope.

111.8 

Second Day Improvement

Sunday, December 14, 2025

A lazy, very slow start to the day.  It's 11:00 and all I have done is get cleaned up and have breakfast.  Pretty sad, especially considering the lengthy list of things I have to do today.

Which I guess I had better attend to.

Breakfast:  Leftover detroit style pizza pep ham

 

It's weird, I like it better the second day when after reheat in the oven it's super crispy and a little crunchy.

Lunch:  2 eggs over medium, hash browns in RCO

 

Also far too many almond windmill cookies with a glass of milk. 

Dinner:  Turkey tenderloin, gravy, mashed potato, a little salad, rolls w butter, apple pie and ice cream

 

Birthday party.

Also TB five dollar box w pepsi. 

Exercise:  Nope.  A very lazy day.

110.0 

Reindeer Games

Saturday, December 13, 2025

Christmas is coming.  It's an enormous train, barrelling down the tracks at high speed, directly at you.  I have not done a single bit of decorating.  I have purchased gifts for one person, only because they have to be shipped out of state.  I had better get busy.

Nothing much of note this morning.  Scale up, predictably.  Hoping to make a batch of soup today so I have something better to eat handy.  I look notably puffy and fat.

Oh, and on the Christmasy front a local business had a couple reindeer brought in for kids to visit.  You have to love that. 

Breakfast:  Spelt lazy bagels, chive and onion cream cheese, coffee

 

Weekend standard, good as always.

Lunch:  Italian beef, fries

 

Later had a snack of too many Win Schulers garlic rye chips 

Dinner:  Detroit style pizza w pep ham, Coke

 

Bought a six pack of 8 oz glass bottles of cane sugar Coke.   We'll see if I can give it up after that.

Exercise:  Nope.  Was busy, and did some shoveling, but I'm not counting it.

109.8 

Just Run Out

Friday, December 12, 2025

Out of gas.  But the week is over.  Thank goodness.

Busy morning, but no juice left this afternoon.  Oh well.

Scale up, BP okay, weekend incoming.

Breakfast:  Coffee

I was not the least bit hungry.  Still working on yesterday's excesses.

Lunch:  Wendys 2x JBC, fries w ketchup, coke

Meh.

Dinner:  Ham pep sub, garlic cheese bread, coke, rice krispie treats

Also cleaned up a few lingering chips.

Exercise:  Nope.

108.2 

Maybe Worst Yet Maybe Not

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Ugh.  Ate about ten thousand calories today, mostly junk.

Need to get to the weekend immediately.

Breakfast:  Cabot seriously sharp cheddar cheese, orange juice, coffee

 

w/cacao butter x1

Lunch:  Culvers double deluxe, fries, coke

Not bad, bad for me.

Dinner:  Home Run Inn frozen pep sausage pizza, chips and onion dip

 

Could not decide what to have for dinner.  This "won".

capper of windmill cookies and milk.   Massive fail.

Exercise:  Nope.

105.2 

Not Feeling It Part Infinity

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Ugh.  Just not having a good run here.

Nothing of particular note.  Scale predictably up, BP way up (thanks LC).  At least I got some sleep.

Need a hard reset, dunno if it will happen with the holiday imminent.

Breakfast:  Cabot seriously sharp cheddar, coffee

 

Was going to switch to yogurt but I was late.

Lunch:  Spicy beans, a few slices of applegate ham

 

Quick.

Dinner:  Cheeseburger, fries w ketchup, 12 oz mexican coke

And still hungry.  But not really hungry.  You know what I mean.

Exercise:  30 minutes of shoveling.

105.8 

Processed Junk

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Well, the good news is that the junk I ate yesterday processed itself out this morning, producing a modest drop on the scale.  Not where it needs to be, but it was nice that the junk left.

Today is off to an acceptable start.  I did a lot of picking up of my office and I'm feeling more organized.  If I can get some things done this afternoon I'll feel real good about things.

Breakfast:  Cabot seriously sharp cheddar, orange juice, coffee

 

Cacao butter x2 today.

Lunch:  Leftover enchilada eggs

 

Okay.

Dinner:  LC pepperoni, crazy bread and sauce, pepsi

 Not okay.

Exercise:  Nope.

104.8

And Then The Crash And Burn

Monday, December 8, 2025

I knew I would pay the price and I did.  Not enough sleep last night.  Need to shift the schedule in the other direction.  Otherwise, it's Monday, ugh.

Scale was up significantly, no surprise.  Nothing else of note.

Breakfast:  Cabot seriously sharp cheddar, coffee

 

In a hurry, skipped the OJ this morning.  Cacao wafers in coffee x1.

Lunch:  Leftover meatloaf and mashed potatoes

 

Quick, easy and tasty.

Dinner:  2x McD double cheeseburger, Lays jalapeno kettle chips, Coke, no bakes

Spread out.  Ugh.

Exercise:  Nope.

105.6 

Weird Low

Sunday, December 7, 2025

A slow start to Sunday.  Stayed up way too late watching football, it was not surprising that I wasn't sleepy given that I did sleep in yesterday.  But now I deal with the consequences.

It is unfortunate that I do not have more zip.  I am really going to need to make some changes, though I think the major ones are not going to see consistency until after the holiday.  I can start though.

Scale was down fractionally.  BP numbers fine, pulse weird low.  I don't believe my gizmo.

Breakfast:  Sprouted spelt lazy bagels, chive and onion cream cheese, orange juice, coffee

 

I really should come up with something else for Sunday breakfast, these just have no satiety.

Lunch:  Leftover pizza

 

Had a bowl of popcorn later.

 

Dinner:  Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, cheesy green beans, 12 oz Miller Lite

 

Sunday dinner.  And then for some stupid reason I cracked and got Taco Bell.

Exercise:  Nope.  Extra lazy day.

103.8 

Consistency Of Screwups

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Whew.  Made it to the weekend.  I was out of gas yesterday afternoon.  I couldn't even manage the usual Friday evening task of hitting the grocery store.  I'll pay for that today, ugh.  Grocery shopping on Saturday is the worst.

Anyway, hoping to stop the slide.  I have some cooking plans lined up, though I will need to scale back some due to lack of freezer space.  There will definitely be too much flour involved as well.

Scale was predictably up.  When you have a multi-day screwup, it may take a bit to recover.  BP number was good.  I slept fine, though it took a very very long time to get up and moving.  

Breakfast:  Sprouted spelt lazy bagels w chive & onion cream cheese, orange juice, coffee

 

I am enjoying the spelt, a nice twist on the usual flavor.

Lunch:  Enchilada egg casserole, Mexican coke

 

Eggs, milk (a change), sausage, peppers and onions, cheddar cheese, Sonos red enchilada sauce.  Easy, tasty, and two more meals in the fridge.  Picked up a mexican coke when I got groceries, hitting the spot after shoveling.  I should have checked when I was there, it looks like Meijer has cane sugar Coke in a six pack of 8 oz bottles.  Not that I should have any, of course.

Dinner:  Home Detroit-style pizza w pepperoni and sausage, Long Road lavender lemonade (w vodka)

 

 

Didn't quite nail the crust, but I didn't expect perfect from the recipe I followed.  Will be looking around for a better one.  I won a four pack of the bevs, working on getting them out of my fridge.

Exercise:  Shoveling.  I'm counting it.  At least a good half hour of heavy, wet snow.  Worked up a decent sweat.  Other than that just the usual weekend stuff including a full tour of the grocery store.

104.2 

The Big Bloat

Friday, December 5, 2025

Entirely expected.  Nothing makes me blow up faster than chain pizza slop.  I guessed at this morning's number and it was even higher than that.  Bah.  It'll come down when it leaves, but I really, really need to gain some focus here.

Breakfast:  Cabot seriously sharp cheddar, orange juice, coffee

 

Again.  Coffee w cacao butter x2.

Lunch:  Smoked ham, 1 C spicy beans, mashed potatoes

 

Added the beans since they needed to be used up and my dinner plans changed.

Dinner:  Italian beef, fries

Tasty.  Forgot the photo.  Also a Long Road lavender lemonade (w vodka).

Glass of chocolate milk for the capper. 

Exercise:  Nope.  Another thing that needs attention desperately.

103.6 

Line With Silver

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Okay then.  Yesterday's eating was ... not so good.  I mean it tasted good, but it was not what I should be eating.  Not at all.

And yet, even in fail there is often a silver lining.  Yesterday's culinary waywardness provided the bulk and grease I have been needing and I got a lovely full system reset this morning.  Yes.  Thank you.  And the funny thing?  Thanks undoubtedly to that, the scale was actually down a shade this morning.  Hah. 

It was nice that the excessive dinner did not screw up sleeping notably, though I definitely needed all the sleep I could get.  It didn't feel like I was fighting it (due to digestion).  I was not ready to get up, but once I got going I've felt pretty good today.  BP was up a bit, a nice reminder that I need to eat home cooking.

Breakfast:  Cabot seriously sharp cheddar, orange juice, coffee

 

A bit heavy on the cheese and light on the OJ.  Had cacao butter (x2) in coffee, definitely on a kick with that.

Lunch:  Smoked ham, mashed potatoes, Coke

 

Picked up a ham piece from the BBQ place last time, it's quite tasty.  I'll eat the rest of it tomorrow.  Also very reasonably priced, it was ~ $7 for the piece.  

Going to see about giving up the pop once this bottle is gone.  It might be that time. 

Dinner:  Dominos NY extravaganzza, parm bites, Coke

Fail.  Major fail.

And the capper, last of the chocolate chip cookies and a glass of whole milk.

Exercise:  Nope.

100.8 

Dine Out Day

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

I get a little frustrated with mornings like this.  I slept fine.  Got to sleep without incident, slept without waking until my alarm went off about 6:30.  It should have been enough.  It was not.  Tried snoozing a bit, it didn't really work.  Eventually dragged myself up and got ready for the day.  Late to work and I am not feeling the least bit productive so far.  I honestly do not know if a couple more hours of sleep would fix me or if it were even possible, but I would sure like to give it a shot right about now.

Although the scale was sharply up I'm not so frustrated by that.  Yesterday was a bad eating day and I did not have time to spend on processing this morning.  Today should be better as I do not have the same scheduling crunch mid-day as I have had the last two days.

Breakfast:  Cabot seriously sharp cheddar, orange juice, coffee

 

I think I will again toss some cacao butter wafers into my later coffees (edit: 1x). 

Lunch:  Double cheeseburgers, Jesse & Bens avo oil fries (air fryer), ketchup

Just could not make myself fix anything, and then I "fixed" some fries because I still had the hunger.  Scrounged up a few ketchup packets. 

Dinner:  Pepperoni bacon pizza, Coke

Again with the couldn't make myself.  Tomorrow needs to be better. 

And the capper, chocolate chip cookies and whole milk.  Last of the premium milk. 

Exercise:  Nope.  Very inactive day.

 101.2 

Slowed Way The Blank Down

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

A very sluggish start.  I woke up at a reasonable hour, but spent a very long time doing nothing.  I suspect I would have been better served by snoozing than scrolling, but scrolling is what I did.  Instead of the early start to the work day I was hoping for I got in late.

Nothing else of note.  Weight minimum down.  BP fine.  Pulse slowed way down, from about 10 bpm above typical yesterday to 10+ bpm below this morning and about as low as it gets.  No idea why or whether it really has much of an impact on anything, but it was noted. 

Busy day coming up so I need to un-slow myself.

Breakfast:  1 slice extra sharp cheddar, orange juice, coffee

 

Last slice in the package.  I am expecting to put some cacao butter in subsequent coffees, but not in round 1.

Lunch:  Deluxe sub, Pepsi

 

Not the plan.  I got stuck and instead of having a half hour to fix eggs I had to go off to my work thing and eat later. 

Dinner:  Leftover turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas, jello salad, cranberry, rolls w butter

 

I think that was everything.  It's always good.

 

 And the capper, the rest of the eggnog.

Exercise:  Nope, another inactive day.

99.2 

Flippage

Monday, December 1, 2025

Well that was nice.  Time to return to reality.

Although I am, as expected, tired and cranky this morning, I had less trouble than anticipated falling asleep last night.  Must be the tryptophan or something.  Slept okay, just did not get enough.  Weight up as expected, need to clear things out.  All in all, it's Monday.

Breakfast:  2 slices Meijer extra sharp cheddar, orange juice, coffee

 

Again.

Lunch:  4 eggs over, 1C spicy beans, a sprinkle of cheddar cheese, Coke

 

Didn't have much time so I winged it a bit.  Feeling good about doing this instead of dining out. 

Dinner:  Home pizza with NR pepperoni, 12 oz Miller Lite

 

Very tasty.  Needed something hot on a very wintry night.

 

And the capper.  Fresh batch. 

Exercise:   Nope.  Inactive day.

99.4