Thursday, September 13, 2012
Today's thought is to be more decisive. Make those decisions, even if they're a little questionable. Go.
Super tired, stayed up a bit too late last night waiting for something and then had a hard time dragging myself out of bed. Maintaining the schedule I want is just going to be hard.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar, a couple sips of coffee
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese and avacado; sausage; coffee
Lots of coffee. Lots and lots of coffee. Vain effort to try and be more alert.
Dinner: Big pizza with ham and meatballs
After continuing to feel like crap all day I left work a little early, ran a couple errands and picked up a pizza. I proceeded to eat it, lie down and waste many hours doing absolutely NOTHING.
Snack: None.
Exercise: Absolutely NONE.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Bye Bye Buffets
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
I will definitely be OK with golf league winding down. I always eat too much afterward. Stupid buffets, there are always multiple good things to eat and I'm all "hey I just paid eight bucks for this, let's eat". Dumb. Definitely uncomfortable after last night.
On the positive side, I went to bed shortly after getting home and managed to get up with only one snooze this morning. I'm a little slow and I wasted a lot of time lazing about and watching the early news but I'm still more than an hour to the good. I still really want to get this schedule locked in, won't be easy.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar, coffee
Lunch: 2 eggs fried in a little butter, mini tub cream cheese, a spoonful of jalapeno spread (diced jalapenos with bell pepper and onion), 4 Bob Evans microwave sausage patties; coffee
Made and ate this in a hurry and it tasted better than it looked. It would have been better if I had scrambled the eggs and used cheddar instead of cream cheese, but I hadn't exactly planned the details out ahead of time. I would post a picture (I did take one) but it really wasn't attractive and how many pictures of eggs do you really want to see?
Dinner: Taco salad with spicy pork, no shell or beans; hot sauce and salsa
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals extra butter popcorn
Curiously, the nutrition information on the extra butter says it has fewer grams of carb than the butter version. 10 more calories. I honestly can't tell the difference. If I continue to eat popcorn though I really should buy an air popper and just add my own butter.
Exercise: None really. Got home late. Did go to Meijer after dinner for a few items but really didn't do much walking around.
I will definitely be OK with golf league winding down. I always eat too much afterward. Stupid buffets, there are always multiple good things to eat and I'm all "hey I just paid eight bucks for this, let's eat". Dumb. Definitely uncomfortable after last night.
On the positive side, I went to bed shortly after getting home and managed to get up with only one snooze this morning. I'm a little slow and I wasted a lot of time lazing about and watching the early news but I'm still more than an hour to the good. I still really want to get this schedule locked in, won't be easy.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar, coffee
Lunch: 2 eggs fried in a little butter, mini tub cream cheese, a spoonful of jalapeno spread (diced jalapenos with bell pepper and onion), 4 Bob Evans microwave sausage patties; coffee
Made and ate this in a hurry and it tasted better than it looked. It would have been better if I had scrambled the eggs and used cheddar instead of cream cheese, but I hadn't exactly planned the details out ahead of time. I would post a picture (I did take one) but it really wasn't attractive and how many pictures of eggs do you really want to see?
Dinner: Taco salad with spicy pork, no shell or beans; hot sauce and salsa
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals extra butter popcorn
Curiously, the nutrition information on the extra butter says it has fewer grams of carb than the butter version. 10 more calories. I honestly can't tell the difference. If I continue to eat popcorn though I really should buy an air popper and just add my own butter.
Exercise: None really. Got home late. Did go to Meijer after dinner for a few items but really didn't do much walking around.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Another New Post How Exciting
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
A routine of cleaning up yesterday's post and starting a new one during the morning at work seems to be settling in. It's much easier to keep this up to date when you do it regularly -- that applies to so many things in life, doesn't it? It's also easier to write more than a series of one line menu lists, not that I really have that much to say.
I tried to crash early last night. The lights were off (and it was dark) before 9:00, but I just wasn't sleepy enough. I think I'm going to pick up an air filtration machine for the bedroom to see if that helps keep the sinuses clear. I should also clean the carpet and hunt around for spots that dust might be lurking. I did manage to get to sleep shortly after 10:00 and do feel a bit more rested today but getting out of bed was again something of a struggle.
Incidentally, I weighed in this morning and I'm just a fraction of a pound over my low weight. This is good. Considering the wreck and ruin committed on the program this summer it's borderline miraculous. Golf league is winding down so that'll be one less blowup per week (although I'll lose that guaranteed exercise). Hmm. Maybe I need to start planning to leave early on nice days this fall to get in a few holes before dark.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar, coffee
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese and avacado; sausage; coffee
No pictures today, though I think I've posted a pic of this before.
Snack: ~ 2 oz CF cajun beef jerky
Dinner: Buffet with beef, chicken, mac & cheese with bacon, salad w/ italian, breadsticks. 3x12 oz Miller Lite
Ate way too much. Always do. Almost done for the year.
Exercise: 9 holes with cart, some extra walking. A little sluggish.
A routine of cleaning up yesterday's post and starting a new one during the morning at work seems to be settling in. It's much easier to keep this up to date when you do it regularly -- that applies to so many things in life, doesn't it? It's also easier to write more than a series of one line menu lists, not that I really have that much to say.
I tried to crash early last night. The lights were off (and it was dark) before 9:00, but I just wasn't sleepy enough. I think I'm going to pick up an air filtration machine for the bedroom to see if that helps keep the sinuses clear. I should also clean the carpet and hunt around for spots that dust might be lurking. I did manage to get to sleep shortly after 10:00 and do feel a bit more rested today but getting out of bed was again something of a struggle.
Incidentally, I weighed in this morning and I'm just a fraction of a pound over my low weight. This is good. Considering the wreck and ruin committed on the program this summer it's borderline miraculous. Golf league is winding down so that'll be one less blowup per week (although I'll lose that guaranteed exercise). Hmm. Maybe I need to start planning to leave early on nice days this fall to get in a few holes before dark.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar, coffee
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese and avacado; sausage; coffee
No pictures today, though I think I've posted a pic of this before.
Snack: ~ 2 oz CF cajun beef jerky
Dinner: Buffet with beef, chicken, mac & cheese with bacon, salad w/ italian, breadsticks. 3x12 oz Miller Lite
Ate way too much. Always do. Almost done for the year.
Exercise: 9 holes with cart, some extra walking. A little sluggish.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Return To Standard
Monday, September 10, 2012
Sluggish start this morning. I never know how mornings are going to go -- they are usually a drag, of course, but it's unpredictable just how hard it will be to get out of bed. Today was brutal. I was definitely better off when my alarm first went off than when I finally got up.
Out of curiosity I checked craigslist the other day to see what a used CPAP machine costs. I haven't been advised to use one -- I had a sleep study done years ago which came back okayish -- but I do wonder if it would help. Fortunately they are expensive and coupled with my inherent reluctance to deal with anything medical it will remain nothing but idle curiosity A new mattress, on the other hand, is something I can handle, assuming that I can ever put together the necessary funds that is.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar cheese, coffee
Lunch: 2 eggs fried in a little butter, 4 Bob Evans instant sausage patties, 5 strips Oscar Meyer instant bacon, coffee
The instant breakfast meats are certainly mediocre. Hopefully I can be more consistent at eating lunch at home and can start cooking real versions of these sorts of things ahead. Reheating can't be that bad.
Another project to do sometime is to see if I can rig my phone to auto-upload to some kind of usable album. I thought I had it set to upload to google+, but since I never use g+ (and it doesn't seem to work consistently), it's pretty useless. I think if it were less of a hassle - right now I email the pics to myself - I would probably post more pictures of what I eat.
Dinner: 2 Johnsonville beef brats, grilled. Leftover homemade potato salad (a couple servings, at least there wasn't as much left as I thought). 12 oz Founders Red's Rye PA beer.
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals double butter popcorn
Exercise: None, really. I did putter around the house, did some vacuuming and picking up, but nothing that really amounted to much.
Sluggish start this morning. I never know how mornings are going to go -- they are usually a drag, of course, but it's unpredictable just how hard it will be to get out of bed. Today was brutal. I was definitely better off when my alarm first went off than when I finally got up.
Out of curiosity I checked craigslist the other day to see what a used CPAP machine costs. I haven't been advised to use one -- I had a sleep study done years ago which came back okayish -- but I do wonder if it would help. Fortunately they are expensive and coupled with my inherent reluctance to deal with anything medical it will remain nothing but idle curiosity A new mattress, on the other hand, is something I can handle, assuming that I can ever put together the necessary funds that is.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar cheese, coffee
Lunch: 2 eggs fried in a little butter, 4 Bob Evans instant sausage patties, 5 strips Oscar Meyer instant bacon, coffee
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| Breakfast for lunch, featuring instant meats |
The instant breakfast meats are certainly mediocre. Hopefully I can be more consistent at eating lunch at home and can start cooking real versions of these sorts of things ahead. Reheating can't be that bad.
Another project to do sometime is to see if I can rig my phone to auto-upload to some kind of usable album. I thought I had it set to upload to google+, but since I never use g+ (and it doesn't seem to work consistently), it's pretty useless. I think if it were less of a hassle - right now I email the pics to myself - I would probably post more pictures of what I eat.
Dinner: 2 Johnsonville beef brats, grilled. Leftover homemade potato salad (a couple servings, at least there wasn't as much left as I thought). 12 oz Founders Red's Rye PA beer.
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals double butter popcorn
Exercise: None, really. I did putter around the house, did some vacuuming and picking up, but nothing that really amounted to much.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Pics Or Ban
Sunday, September 9, 2012
ZOMG a picture post! Pictured below is breakfast.
If I had the time and remembered to do it, I'd love to do an experiment to find out which bloats me the most, wheat, corn or potatoes. I would have guessed wheat, but potatoes might actually be the correct answer. If so that would be too bad, because potatoes are delicious.
Breakfast: Mashed russet potato with butter, 4 Bob Evans sausage patties, 2 eggs fried in butter. Coffee.
I was cooking potatoes for potato salad anyway so I made an extra and threw some sausage that needed eating and a couple eggs on top. The sausage is meh (that's what I get for using instant sausage) and the eggs were just a shade overcooked, but it was still delicious.
Lunch: Bratwurst with bun, mustard, onion; 1 package peanut butter crackers, 12 oz Miller Lite
Dinner: 3x ham and cheddar on potato roll sandwiches with a little "light butter". ~ 2 oz potato chips. 2 good sized servings of homemade potato salad, a celery stick and couple cherry tomatoes.
Exercise: 18 holes with cart, quite a bit of extra walking (lots of energy)
Ate a bit too much at dinner and way too much starch in general today. But that's a weekend for you.
ZOMG a picture post! Pictured below is breakfast.
If I had the time and remembered to do it, I'd love to do an experiment to find out which bloats me the most, wheat, corn or potatoes. I would have guessed wheat, but potatoes might actually be the correct answer. If so that would be too bad, because potatoes are delicious.
Breakfast: Mashed russet potato with butter, 4 Bob Evans sausage patties, 2 eggs fried in butter. Coffee.
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| ZOMG BREAKFAST |
Lunch: Bratwurst with bun, mustard, onion; 1 package peanut butter crackers, 12 oz Miller Lite
Dinner: 3x ham and cheddar on potato roll sandwiches with a little "light butter". ~ 2 oz potato chips. 2 good sized servings of homemade potato salad, a celery stick and couple cherry tomatoes.
Exercise: 18 holes with cart, quite a bit of extra walking (lots of energy)
Ate a bit too much at dinner and way too much starch in general today. But that's a weekend for you.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Excessive Enjoyment
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Golf, good food, footbaw on the TV, life is good. Not so good for the diet, but good.
Breakfast: 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar, coffee
Lunch: 2.5 pieces of sausage casserole, a few strawberries
Snack: Chips and onion dip
Dinner: Deluxe pizza
Exercise: 18 holes with cart.
Golf, good food, footbaw on the TV, life is good. Not so good for the diet, but good.
Breakfast: 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar, coffee
Lunch: 2.5 pieces of sausage casserole, a few strawberries
Snack: Chips and onion dip
Dinner: Deluxe pizza
Exercise: 18 holes with cart.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Extreme Title
Friday, September 7, 2012
But no, no extreme title. Nothing extreme to see here.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar, coffee
Lunch: Western omelet, 2 slices homemade wheat toast w/ butter, coffee
Dinner: Taco salad, no beans, no shell, spicy pork w/ salsa and hot sauce
Snack: Chips and onion dip
Exercise: None. Did get my groceries, spent about 40 minutes walking around Meijer, but I don't really count that.
But no, no extreme title. Nothing extreme to see here.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar, coffee
Lunch: Western omelet, 2 slices homemade wheat toast w/ butter, coffee
Dinner: Taco salad, no beans, no shell, spicy pork w/ salsa and hot sauce
Snack: Chips and onion dip
Exercise: None. Did get my groceries, spent about 40 minutes walking around Meijer, but I don't really count that.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Forgetting Gum
Thursday, September 6, 2012
It occurs to me from time to time that to be 100% accurate I would need to include a few things that I've just been skipping. The most relevant is chewing gum. I don't go through a great deal, but have definitely chewed more lately since I do not care for coffee breath. A couple sticks a day at 2g carb each (Extra sugar free spearmint) does add up to something.
I think I'll settle for being mostly accurate.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar, coffee
Lunch: 3 eggs scrambled w/ 1T butter, a little frozen onion and green pepper, 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar. 4 Bob Evans sausage patties. Coffee
Dinner: 2 Johnsonville beef brats, 3 small red potatoes mashed with a little butter
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals double butter popcorn
Exercise: About 6 holes with cart.
It occurs to me from time to time that to be 100% accurate I would need to include a few things that I've just been skipping. The most relevant is chewing gum. I don't go through a great deal, but have definitely chewed more lately since I do not care for coffee breath. A couple sticks a day at 2g carb each (Extra sugar free spearmint) does add up to something.
I think I'll settle for being mostly accurate.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar, coffee
Lunch: 3 eggs scrambled w/ 1T butter, a little frozen onion and green pepper, 1 slice jalapeno white cheddar. 4 Bob Evans sausage patties. Coffee
Dinner: 2 Johnsonville beef brats, 3 small red potatoes mashed with a little butter
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals double butter popcorn
Exercise: About 6 holes with cart.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Every Post Must Have A Title
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
... including this one. Just throwing it up there.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 "big slice" Kraft jalapeno white cheddar; coffee
Lunch: 3 eggs scrambled, mini tub cream cheese, 100 cal pack guacamole, 4 slices Oscar Meyer thick precooked bacon; coffee
Ghetto version of my favorite omelet. Not as good but still not bad. Texture is better with avacado chunks.
Dinner: 2 Johnsonville beef brats, 3 small red potatoes peeled and mashed with about 1T butter
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals double butter popcorn
Exercise: 9 holes with cart. Zipped around in less than an hour, it gets dark too early.
... including this one. Just throwing it up there.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 "big slice" Kraft jalapeno white cheddar; coffee
Lunch: 3 eggs scrambled, mini tub cream cheese, 100 cal pack guacamole, 4 slices Oscar Meyer thick precooked bacon; coffee
Ghetto version of my favorite omelet. Not as good but still not bad. Texture is better with avacado chunks.
Dinner: 2 Johnsonville beef brats, 3 small red potatoes peeled and mashed with about 1T butter
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals double butter popcorn
Exercise: 9 holes with cart. Zipped around in less than an hour, it gets dark too early.
Stock As In Standard
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Pretty normal day other than the fact that it was screwy being the first day of the week.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 big slice Kraft jalapeno white cheddar cheese
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Pizza buffet with a couple breadsticks, salad w/ ranch, 3 x 12 oz Miller Lite
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals double butter popcorn
Exercise: 9 holes with cart
It's probably for the best that golf league season is almost over. Not only do I have several beers, they've had good buffets and I find myself eating too much (and the wrong stuff). Willpower has NOT been very good.
Pretty normal day other than the fact that it was screwy being the first day of the week.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 1 big slice Kraft jalapeno white cheddar cheese
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Pizza buffet with a couple breadsticks, salad w/ ranch, 3 x 12 oz Miller Lite
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals double butter popcorn
Exercise: 9 holes with cart
It's probably for the best that golf league season is almost over. Not only do I have several beers, they've had good buffets and I find myself eating too much (and the wrong stuff). Willpower has NOT been very good.
Laboring But Not In That Way
Monday, September 3, 2012
Labor day. I'm laboring to get back on track and stay there.
Breakfast: 2 McDonald's sausage burritos
Snack: Brat with mustard, 1 package peanut butter crackers
Lunch: Ham, bacon and swiss croissant with chipotle mayo, fries, 2x12 oz Miller Lite
Snack: Chips with onion dip
Dinner: A little broiled steak and salad with ranch
Exercise: 18 holes with cart, decent amount of extra walking. Lots of energy. Also hiked a lap around the mall and some more yet doing shopping so it definitely added up.
Labor day. I'm laboring to get back on track and stay there.
Breakfast: 2 McDonald's sausage burritos
Snack: Brat with mustard, 1 package peanut butter crackers
Lunch: Ham, bacon and swiss croissant with chipotle mayo, fries, 2x12 oz Miller Lite
Snack: Chips with onion dip
Dinner: A little broiled steak and salad with ranch
Exercise: 18 holes with cart, decent amount of extra walking. Lots of energy. Also hiked a lap around the mall and some more yet doing shopping so it definitely added up.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Lacking In Title
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Busy cleaning house, figured I'd get caught up here as well.
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
Lunch: Wendy's W cheeseburger, 2 orders spicy chicken nuggets
Snack: Brat with bun, mustard, 1 package peanut butter crackers, 12 oz Miller Lite
Dinner: Deluxe pizza
Exercise: 18 holes with cart, lots of extra walking
Yeah, not good. Need to get it together, probably won't be for another day or two.
Busy cleaning house, figured I'd get caught up here as well.
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
Lunch: Wendy's W cheeseburger, 2 orders spicy chicken nuggets
Snack: Brat with bun, mustard, 1 package peanut butter crackers, 12 oz Miller Lite
Dinner: Deluxe pizza
Exercise: 18 holes with cart, lots of extra walking
Yeah, not good. Need to get it together, probably won't be for another day or two.
File Under Idiot
Saturday, September 1, 2012
If I'd done things right, I would have gotten a ton accomplished at work this past week, especially Friday. Instead, I'll be scrounging for time to get on top of some things. Dummy.
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
Snack: 1 package peanut butter crackers
Lunch: Ham bacon and swiss on croissant with chipotle mayo, a few fries, 2 x 12 oz Miller Lite
Snack: chips and onion dip
Dinner: 2 double cheeseburgers, 2 small fries
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals extra butter popcorn, 2 x 12 oz Shiner Ruby Redbird beer
Exercise: 18 holes with cart
Got carried away with the snacking while watching football for a good chunk of the day. Just another thing to watch.
If I'd done things right, I would have gotten a ton accomplished at work this past week, especially Friday. Instead, I'll be scrounging for time to get on top of some things. Dummy.
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
Snack: 1 package peanut butter crackers
Lunch: Ham bacon and swiss on croissant with chipotle mayo, a few fries, 2 x 12 oz Miller Lite
Snack: chips and onion dip
Dinner: 2 double cheeseburgers, 2 small fries
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals extra butter popcorn, 2 x 12 oz Shiner Ruby Redbird beer
Exercise: 18 holes with cart
Got carried away with the snacking while watching football for a good chunk of the day. Just another thing to watch.
September 1 Update and Goals
I would like to do something more elaborate here, but I'm busy.
Weight: Lost 5 pounds. Considering the up and down level of commitment, that's fine. Not good enough, but exepcted.
Exercise: Continues to go well. Feeling good, getting in more and more walking. Should be good for another month there I would think.
Other: Not much progress on the work/life balance front. This month's goal is to be more productive during regular work hours (M-F 8 to 6) so that I don't plan on leaving so much stuff for evening and weekend quiet time. I need that time to take care of personal business!
September Goals:
1. Lose 15 lbs. Going to require better focus.
2. Keep up the exercise. Gets harder as the days get shorter.
3. Like I said, be more productive during work hours.
Weight: Lost 5 pounds. Considering the up and down level of commitment, that's fine. Not good enough, but exepcted.
Exercise: Continues to go well. Feeling good, getting in more and more walking. Should be good for another month there I would think.
Other: Not much progress on the work/life balance front. This month's goal is to be more productive during regular work hours (M-F 8 to 6) so that I don't plan on leaving so much stuff for evening and weekend quiet time. I need that time to take care of personal business!
September Goals:
1. Lose 15 lbs. Going to require better focus.
2. Keep up the exercise. Gets harder as the days get shorter.
3. Like I said, be more productive during work hours.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Payback
Friday, August 31, 2012
Struggling this morning. I didn't get much sleep Wednesday night and then last night I stayed up way way way too late watching some of the football games. It was a struggle dragging myself in to work, thank goodness it's the day before a holiday weekend and it should be fairly quiet.
Not sure what the evening holds. Could be laundry and grilling at home, could be golf and pizza, could be anything in between. Gotta get through the day first though.
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Snack: ~ 2 oz CF cajun beef jerky
Dinner: 1/2 deluxe pizza, salad with italian, ~ 24 oz Miller Lite
Snack: 1 bag Meijer Naturals butter popcorn
Exercise: 9 holes with cart, not much extra walking
I was actually hungry come dinner time. Huh.
Struggling this morning. I didn't get much sleep Wednesday night and then last night I stayed up way way way too late watching some of the football games. It was a struggle dragging myself in to work, thank goodness it's the day before a holiday weekend and it should be fairly quiet.
Not sure what the evening holds. Could be laundry and grilling at home, could be golf and pizza, could be anything in between. Gotta get through the day first though.
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Snack: ~ 2 oz CF cajun beef jerky
Dinner: 1/2 deluxe pizza, salad with italian, ~ 24 oz Miller Lite
Snack: 1 bag Meijer Naturals butter popcorn
Exercise: 9 holes with cart, not much extra walking
I was actually hungry come dinner time. Huh.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Extra Vegetation
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Eating salads for both lunch and dinner (as I did yesterday) just feels weird. I'm no scholar when it comes to the evolution of the human diet, but somehow I doubt that our ancestors spent a lot of time cramming the leaves of weeds into their mouths. Then again there were no Pop Tarts in the old days, so ... no there is no point to that comment, I just like to describe junk food as one of the crowning achievements of modern man.
Going to be another busy day today. Blister on the sole of my foot hasn't changed. It doesn't hurt a great deal (thankfully) but I should still probably baby it.
On a related note, going forward (and this is subject to change of course) I have gotten into a bit of a routine this week where I get the post started in the morning, post these thoughts and breakfast, and then come back later or the next day to fill in lunch and dinner and evening thoughts. I don't always note what is posted when ... I think I'll put evening thoughts at the bottom just so I can distinguish when I was thinking what.
Not that it will matter.
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
One more block that I bought quite a while ago that I need to eat since it expires in a month or so.
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Taco salad with steak, no shell or beans, hot sauce and salsa
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals butter popcorn, 12 oz Shiner Ruby Redbird beer
Exercise: 9 holes with cart
It was too nice so I did go out to the course. I took the cart mostly as a precaution but my foot didn't bother me much. It was definitely helpful in getting in the full nine ... the days are so short.
Eating salads for both lunch and dinner (as I did yesterday) just feels weird. I'm no scholar when it comes to the evolution of the human diet, but somehow I doubt that our ancestors spent a lot of time cramming the leaves of weeds into their mouths. Then again there were no Pop Tarts in the old days, so ... no there is no point to that comment, I just like to describe junk food as one of the crowning achievements of modern man.
Going to be another busy day today. Blister on the sole of my foot hasn't changed. It doesn't hurt a great deal (thankfully) but I should still probably baby it.
On a related note, going forward (and this is subject to change of course) I have gotten into a bit of a routine this week where I get the post started in the morning, post these thoughts and breakfast, and then come back later or the next day to fill in lunch and dinner and evening thoughts. I don't always note what is posted when ... I think I'll put evening thoughts at the bottom just so I can distinguish when I was thinking what.
Not that it will matter.
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
One more block that I bought quite a while ago that I need to eat since it expires in a month or so.
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Taco salad with steak, no shell or beans, hot sauce and salsa
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals butter popcorn, 12 oz Shiner Ruby Redbird beer
Exercise: 9 holes with cart
It was too nice so I did go out to the course. I took the cart mostly as a precaution but my foot didn't bother me much. It was definitely helpful in getting in the full nine ... the days are so short.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Dunno About The Fail
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Or maybe I should say I do know the what, when and how, just not so sure of the why. I probably could have made yesterday borderline OK if I'd just eaten the meat with a bit of sauce and some salad, but I didn't. Not real sure why I haven't maintained consistency.
Anyway, back at it. I'm hoping to get in a nice walk this evening as the weather is nice. Supposed to heat up over the next few days and who knows if we'll get rain from the hurricane.
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
Today's piece was a bit bigger than yesterday's but the average is still the same. 4 days out of an 8 oz block. 2 oz is a bit much and I shouldn't be so cheese heavy, but it's something that I can eat in the morning that has protein and fat and keeps me happy until lunch. If get back to cooking more I should sub in more leftover meats.
Lunch: Chef salad with ranch, coffee
Different place today, no breakfast option. Salad is decent.
Dinner: Taco salad with spicy pork, no beans, no shell; hot sauce and salsa
Snacks: 1 bag Meijer naturals popcorn
Exercise: 9 holes walking
Super nice evening. Walked the longer nine which has a real steep hill in the middle. Flew right up it, no problem. Made it around in about an hour and fifteen minutes and it was no problem ... except ...
I noticed some minor pain from my feet, it felt like the nubs on the bottom of my shoes were forcing their way through the sole. Got home and discovered that I have a lovely blister (a big one) on the sole of my foot. There's a hole in the insole in that spot, so I assume it's a high friction area. Fortunately it doesn't hurt a lot but it's probably going to cut into my golf the next couple days.
Or maybe I should say I do know the what, when and how, just not so sure of the why. I probably could have made yesterday borderline OK if I'd just eaten the meat with a bit of sauce and some salad, but I didn't. Not real sure why I haven't maintained consistency.
Anyway, back at it. I'm hoping to get in a nice walk this evening as the weather is nice. Supposed to heat up over the next few days and who knows if we'll get rain from the hurricane.
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
Today's piece was a bit bigger than yesterday's but the average is still the same. 4 days out of an 8 oz block. 2 oz is a bit much and I shouldn't be so cheese heavy, but it's something that I can eat in the morning that has protein and fat and keeps me happy until lunch. If get back to cooking more I should sub in more leftover meats.
Lunch: Chef salad with ranch, coffee
Different place today, no breakfast option. Salad is decent.
Dinner: Taco salad with spicy pork, no beans, no shell; hot sauce and salsa
Snacks: 1 bag Meijer naturals popcorn
Exercise: 9 holes walking
Super nice evening. Walked the longer nine which has a real steep hill in the middle. Flew right up it, no problem. Made it around in about an hour and fifteen minutes and it was no problem ... except ...
I noticed some minor pain from my feet, it felt like the nubs on the bottom of my shoes were forcing their way through the sole. Got home and discovered that I have a lovely blister (a big one) on the sole of my foot. There's a hole in the insole in that spot, so I assume it's a high friction area. Fortunately it doesn't hurt a lot but it's probably going to cut into my golf the next couple days.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Needs More Pictures
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Just a random thought for today. The blog could really use more pictures of what I eat. Of course those pictures might not be real exciting since I tend to eat the same things over and over again, even when failing.
Anyway, today is another day. I didn't get to sleep as early as I would have liked and I spent another morning hitting the snooze button repeatedly. That's a habit I'd really like to break, I don't think you get proper rest when a big chunk of your sleep time comes nine minutes (or less) at a time.
Tuesday is golf league night which inevitably means a few beers. We'll see if there is something edible on the buffet tonight, otherwise I might be able to talk myself into a chef salad. I just don't love the weird lettuces like some people do. (On that note, I sampled a leaf of mesclun at the farmer's market the other day, wow does that stuff pack a punch!)
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz of extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
I've definitely been drinking more coffee in the morning. Funny that I've gone decades without drinking it at all and I'm still not anything of an addict -- I might be the only person in the US who has never knowingly been to a Starbucks -- but it's growing on me.
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, sausage and ham; coffee
The usual was not available.
Dinner: A couple gyros with cucumber sauce and a bit of tomato and onion; greek salad; a couple rosemary rolls with butter; 4 x 12 oz Miller Lite
Oops. Overdid it a bit.
Snacks: ~ 2 oz CF cajun beef jerky, popcorn
Yeah, didn't really need the popcorn.
Exercise: 9 holes with cart. Took forever.
Just a random thought for today. The blog could really use more pictures of what I eat. Of course those pictures might not be real exciting since I tend to eat the same things over and over again, even when failing.
Anyway, today is another day. I didn't get to sleep as early as I would have liked and I spent another morning hitting the snooze button repeatedly. That's a habit I'd really like to break, I don't think you get proper rest when a big chunk of your sleep time comes nine minutes (or less) at a time.
Tuesday is golf league night which inevitably means a few beers. We'll see if there is something edible on the buffet tonight, otherwise I might be able to talk myself into a chef salad. I just don't love the weird lettuces like some people do. (On that note, I sampled a leaf of mesclun at the farmer's market the other day, wow does that stuff pack a punch!)
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz of extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
I've definitely been drinking more coffee in the morning. Funny that I've gone decades without drinking it at all and I'm still not anything of an addict -- I might be the only person in the US who has never knowingly been to a Starbucks -- but it's growing on me.
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, sausage and ham; coffee
The usual was not available.
Dinner: A couple gyros with cucumber sauce and a bit of tomato and onion; greek salad; a couple rosemary rolls with butter; 4 x 12 oz Miller Lite
Oops. Overdid it a bit.
Snacks: ~ 2 oz CF cajun beef jerky, popcorn
Yeah, didn't really need the popcorn.
Exercise: 9 holes with cart. Took forever.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Cut Here, Cut There
Monday, August 27, 2012
Even less ready than usual for it to be Monday today. I am just so far behind at work and at life, it's really frustrating. I want to just avoid it all but I can't. It is just super, super, super frustrating right now and it's not helping my efforts to fix my diet, exercise and food spending issues.
Breakfast: 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Taco salad, spicy pork, no beans, no shell. Hot sauce, salsa
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals butter popcorn
Exercise: 6 holes walking.
On the positive side, I closed out the day strong. Dinner was good - I liked the salad without the beans, will have it that way again to see if it's consistently that good. I probably could have done without the popcorn. It turned out to be a beautiful evening, I only wish I could have gotten in some more holes.
Even less ready than usual for it to be Monday today. I am just so far behind at work and at life, it's really frustrating. I want to just avoid it all but I can't. It is just super, super, super frustrating right now and it's not helping my efforts to fix my diet, exercise and food spending issues.
Breakfast: 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, coffee
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Taco salad, spicy pork, no beans, no shell. Hot sauce, salsa
Snack: 1 bag Meijer naturals butter popcorn
Exercise: 6 holes walking.
On the positive side, I closed out the day strong. Dinner was good - I liked the salad without the beans, will have it that way again to see if it's consistently that good. I probably could have done without the popcorn. It turned out to be a beautiful evening, I only wish I could have gotten in some more holes.
Weekend Slack
Sunday, August 26, 2012
I'm close. I know I'm close. I'm just not mentally all there. It doesn't help when I'm on the go all weekend, but I can still make better choices given what's available to me. Need to do better, I just do. I have noticed that I've been snacking a lot more too -- that's something that can go, although to be real honest about it I have a few bags of microwave popcorn that I will probably eat.
Breakfast: 1 package peanut butter crackers
Lunch: 2 double cheeseburgers, 2 small fries
Snack: Chips and salsa
Dinner: 2 brats with bun, no condiments. 1/2 hot dog with bun, no condiments. A little salad with ranch.
Snack: Microwave popcorn
Exercise: 18 holes with cart
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Breakfast: Western omelet, 2 slices raisin toast, coffee
Lunch: Corned beef reuben, french fries. A little ketchup before I caught myself. 2 x 12 oz Miller Lite
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Little Caesars sausage pizza
Exercise: 18 holes with cart
The pizza wasn't notably good but it was hot. Burned the roof of my mouth. Doh.
I'm close. I know I'm close. I'm just not mentally all there. It doesn't help when I'm on the go all weekend, but I can still make better choices given what's available to me. Need to do better, I just do. I have noticed that I've been snacking a lot more too -- that's something that can go, although to be real honest about it I have a few bags of microwave popcorn that I will probably eat.
Breakfast: 1 package peanut butter crackers
Lunch: 2 double cheeseburgers, 2 small fries
Snack: Chips and salsa
Dinner: 2 brats with bun, no condiments. 1/2 hot dog with bun, no condiments. A little salad with ranch.
Snack: Microwave popcorn
Exercise: 18 holes with cart
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Breakfast: Western omelet, 2 slices raisin toast, coffee
Lunch: Corned beef reuben, french fries. A little ketchup before I caught myself. 2 x 12 oz Miller Lite
Snack: Popcorn
Dinner: Little Caesars sausage pizza
Exercise: 18 holes with cart
The pizza wasn't notably good but it was hot. Burned the roof of my mouth. Doh.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Disposal
Friday, August 24, 2012
It's amazing what a single good day will do for you. I, uh, disposed of an enormous quantity of water weight and some other waste and what do you know I'm looking a lot better on the scale. Just goes to show that scale watching is pretty much a waste of time.
Breakfast: 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese. For some reason I gagged on my ham this morning and ended up not eating it.
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Chips and guacamole
Exercise: None
It's amazing what a single good day will do for you. I, uh, disposed of an enormous quantity of water weight and some other waste and what do you know I'm looking a lot better on the scale. Just goes to show that scale watching is pretty much a waste of time.
Breakfast: 2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese. For some reason I gagged on my ham this morning and ended up not eating it.
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Chips and guacamole
Exercise: None
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Interim Posting
Thursday, August 23, 2012
I've had mostly good starts of late that have ended in pizzas and junk food, so I can only hope that my posting this in the middle of the day proves to be motivation to finish well. I don't know why my motivation has been shaky lately but it sure has.
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz Creswick Farms sliced ham, 2 slices swiss cheese
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with avacado, cream cheese and bacon; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Creswick Farms smoked jalapeno sausage with a little mustard, sliced heirloom tomatoes with serrano peppers and a little olive oil, 1 small red potato cut into french fry pieces and fried in a little lard with some minced onion. 12 oz Shiner Ruby Redbird beer.
Exercise: None. Tired.
While I have definitely put on a few pounds this month with the repeated fail, the consequences have not been drastic. I've been able to get my exercise in and I've felt okay while doing so. I haven't moved down any more clothing sizes.
One additional thought for the day, I need to (and due to need WILL) cut the food budget. Axing pizza is one obvious thing to do, but I'm going to need to cut back on eating out at lunch as well. Fortunately that shouldn't be too incredibly difficult as I can make breakfast foods (my favorite lunch) at home without great difficulty.
I've had mostly good starts of late that have ended in pizzas and junk food, so I can only hope that my posting this in the middle of the day proves to be motivation to finish well. I don't know why my motivation has been shaky lately but it sure has.
Breakfast: ~ 2 oz Creswick Farms sliced ham, 2 slices swiss cheese
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with avacado, cream cheese and bacon; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Creswick Farms smoked jalapeno sausage with a little mustard, sliced heirloom tomatoes with serrano peppers and a little olive oil, 1 small red potato cut into french fry pieces and fried in a little lard with some minced onion. 12 oz Shiner Ruby Redbird beer.
Exercise: None. Tired.
While I have definitely put on a few pounds this month with the repeated fail, the consequences have not been drastic. I've been able to get my exercise in and I've felt okay while doing so. I haven't moved down any more clothing sizes.
One additional thought for the day, I need to (and due to need WILL) cut the food budget. Axing pizza is one obvious thing to do, but I'm going to need to cut back on eating out at lunch as well. Fortunately that shouldn't be too incredibly difficult as I can make breakfast foods (my favorite lunch) at home without great difficulty.
A Few Words on Pizza
From time to time I read other stuff on the internet. (you: "Really?"). Yesterday I read a post on tendergrassfedmeat.com, the blog of Stanley Fishman, that included this:
Pizza is like kryptonite for me. I have the a similar experience -- if I eat some, I want to eat more. I will generally eat all the pizza I have access to, even if I'm full. I can't say that I find it tastes mediocre (only the worst frozen pizza accomplishes that). If I haven't been eating starchy stuff regularly I also get very thirsty.
I have no reason to believe in the additive theory -- I'm the same way with pizza from any source -- but there are definitely side effects such as lethargy. Darn you pizza for being delicious while also being toxic.
So, last Friday night, we dropped off the real food wagon and ordered a pizza from a large chain that we used to frequent before we switched to real food. We got our old favorite toppings, though I could not bring myself to order a topping that contained feedlot beef.
After I took the first bite of pizza, I was astonished at how I immediately wanted to eat more and more and more of it. The taste was mediocre, yet I wanted to keep eating and eating it, to wolf it down as fast as I could cram it into my mouth. Normally I prefer to eat slowly, thoroughly chewing my food before swallowing it. I was astonished by how strong the desire to wolf it down and eat more was. As we continued to eat the pizza, I became aware of an overwhelming thirst, something that never happens when I eat real food. When I discussed this with my wife, she also had the desire to eat more and more of the pizza, and she also got very thirsty.
While I have no scientific proof of this, I am convinced there was something added to the pizza to make me want more of it, and something in it that made us very thirsty, perhaps so we would order factory soft drinks.
We finished the pizza, and still felt hungry and unsatisfied. Yet we wanted more and more of the pizza, an urge we resisted. I also felt bloated and uncomfortable, a feeling I never have when I just eat real food. There were other uncomfortable digestive consequences, as my body tried to get rid of the chemicals and toxins in the pizza. I also had some headaches, something that I normally never get. And I was low energy and tired. After two days of just eating real food, I was fine. Since then, we have tried to eat one hundred percent real food, and we have been fine, without any of those unpleasant symptoms. It is clear that the “you can eat twenty percent junk” rule did not work for us.
Pizza is like kryptonite for me. I have the a similar experience -- if I eat some, I want to eat more. I will generally eat all the pizza I have access to, even if I'm full. I can't say that I find it tastes mediocre (only the worst frozen pizza accomplishes that). If I haven't been eating starchy stuff regularly I also get very thirsty.
I have no reason to believe in the additive theory -- I'm the same way with pizza from any source -- but there are definitely side effects such as lethargy. Darn you pizza for being delicious while also being toxic.
Two Weeks of Even MORE Fail
Friday, August 10, 2012 - Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Forget the day counts
I've been slacking. Not recording, not posting, eating all kinds of garbage. Breakfast and lunch have been pretty decent for the most part but dinner has involved lots of pizzas and there has been snacking of the fast food and chips variety. Bad. Bad. Bad.
On the positive side, I had a medical checkup and things there look good. My doctor was happy with some progress on the weight front and with the amount of exercise I have been getting.
Exercise has been great, in fact. A string of days with mild temps and low humidity have lead to a lot of walking -- I've put in six or seven rounds of 9 holes and one of 18 holes on foot. I haven't been able to play every single evening but I've only missed a few this month. Too bad the days are getting shorter.
Need to do a hard reboot.
Forget the day counts
I've been slacking. Not recording, not posting, eating all kinds of garbage. Breakfast and lunch have been pretty decent for the most part but dinner has involved lots of pizzas and there has been snacking of the fast food and chips variety. Bad. Bad. Bad.
On the positive side, I had a medical checkup and things there look good. My doctor was happy with some progress on the weight front and with the amount of exercise I have been getting.
Exercise has been great, in fact. A string of days with mild temps and low humidity have lead to a lot of walking -- I've put in six or seven rounds of 9 holes and one of 18 holes on foot. I haven't been able to play every single evening but I've only missed a few this month. Too bad the days are getting shorter.
Need to do a hard reboot.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
No Theme Here
Monday, August 6, 2012 - Thursday, August 9, 2012
Days 217-220
Better, but ending with massive fail. Standard.
I weighed in Tuesday or Wednesday (I forget which) after pissing (sorry) like crazy for a couple days due to lack of starch. No big surprise I dropped several pounds, obvious water weight.
Monday:
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 2 slices cheddar cheese
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Taco salad with steak; salsa
Exercise: 9 holes walking
Tuesday:
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 2 slices cheddar cheese
Lunch: Same as Monday
Snack: 2 oz CF cajun beef jerky
Dinner: Chef salad with ranch, 4 x 12 oz Miller Lite
Exercise: 9 holes with cart
Wednesday:
Breakfast: 2 oz CF cajun beef jerky, 2 slices cheddar cheese
Lunch: Same as Monday
Dinner: Taco salad with steak; salsa
Snack: 12 oz Founders Red Rye PA; 1 bag Meijer naturals butter microwave popcorn
Exercise: None, except I did my grocery shopping. Rain. :(
Thursday:
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 2 slices cheddar cheese
Snack: Gas station popcorn
Lunch: Bob Evans 2 eggs over medium, 3 sausage links, 2 slices bacon, 2 hotcakes, 1 tub "butter", coffee
Dinner: Jet's small super special pizza, turbo stix with sauce
Exercise: None. Rain. :(
Yeah, FAIL. Can't wait to see the damage tomorrow.
Days 217-220
Better, but ending with massive fail. Standard.
I weighed in Tuesday or Wednesday (I forget which) after pissing (sorry) like crazy for a couple days due to lack of starch. No big surprise I dropped several pounds, obvious water weight.
Monday:
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 2 slices cheddar cheese
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Taco salad with steak; salsa
Exercise: 9 holes walking
Tuesday:
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 2 slices cheddar cheese
Lunch: Same as Monday
Snack: 2 oz CF cajun beef jerky
Dinner: Chef salad with ranch, 4 x 12 oz Miller Lite
Exercise: 9 holes with cart
Wednesday:
Breakfast: 2 oz CF cajun beef jerky, 2 slices cheddar cheese
Lunch: Same as Monday
Dinner: Taco salad with steak; salsa
Snack: 12 oz Founders Red Rye PA; 1 bag Meijer naturals butter microwave popcorn
Exercise: None, except I did my grocery shopping. Rain. :(
Thursday:
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 2 slices cheddar cheese
Snack: Gas station popcorn
Lunch: Bob Evans 2 eggs over medium, 3 sausage links, 2 slices bacon, 2 hotcakes, 1 tub "butter", coffee
Dinner: Jet's small super special pizza, turbo stix with sauce
Exercise: None. Rain. :(
Yeah, FAIL. Can't wait to see the damage tomorrow.
Kinda Consistent
Friday, August 3, 2012 - Sunday, August 5, 2012
Days 214-216
Yeah, consistent fail. Sigh. At least it was a conscious choice.
Friday:
Breakfast: 2 salt bagels with veggie cream cheese
Lunch: Wendy's W cheeseburger, jr cheeseburger deluxe, 5 pc spicy nuggets
Dinner: Ham and meatball pizza, side salad with ranch, 2x12 oz Miller Lite
Exercise: 9 holes with cart
Saturday:
Breakfast: 2 McDonalds sausage burritos
Lunch: Ham bacon swiss on croissant with chipotle mayo, fries, 2x 12 oz Miller Lite
Snack: Chips and dip
Dinner: Little Caesars pepperoni pizza
Exercise: 18 holes with cart, plus about 3 miles of walking later
Sunday:
Breakfast: Mcdonald's bacon egg cheese biscuit, 2 sausage burritos
Lunch: 2 taco bell chicken burritos
Dinner: 2 BLTs, some Lays chips
Snack: Brat, 12 oz Miller Lite
Exercise: 18 holes with cart
Days 214-216
Yeah, consistent fail. Sigh. At least it was a conscious choice.
Friday:
Breakfast: 2 salt bagels with veggie cream cheese
Lunch: Wendy's W cheeseburger, jr cheeseburger deluxe, 5 pc spicy nuggets
Dinner: Ham and meatball pizza, side salad with ranch, 2x12 oz Miller Lite
Exercise: 9 holes with cart
Saturday:
Breakfast: 2 McDonalds sausage burritos
Lunch: Ham bacon swiss on croissant with chipotle mayo, fries, 2x 12 oz Miller Lite
Snack: Chips and dip
Dinner: Little Caesars pepperoni pizza
Exercise: 18 holes with cart, plus about 3 miles of walking later
Sunday:
Breakfast: Mcdonald's bacon egg cheese biscuit, 2 sausage burritos
Lunch: 2 taco bell chicken burritos
Dinner: 2 BLTs, some Lays chips
Snack: Brat, 12 oz Miller Lite
Exercise: 18 holes with cart
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Better Track
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Day 213
Caught up on my posting and happy about that. Crushed at work but I'm not getting anything else done at the moment, so why not do this. I'm a little hungry at the moment - not surprising given what I've been eating lately - but nothing I can't handle. It's just a little encouragement to help me decide what I'm going to have for dinner tonight. Taco salad? A steak that's been chillin in the fridge? Hmm.
Edit: After I typed this, I realized that this weekend was going to be a problem, so I went to plan B, which is get square later. Doh.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 2 slices sharp cheddar
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Ham and meatball pizza
Exercise: None
This weekend may be a little screwy, depending on what I do on Saturday. If I'm away from home in the afternoon and evening my food options will be quite limited. On the plus side, if that happens I'll be getting a ton of walking in. We'll see.
Day 213
Caught up on my posting and happy about that. Crushed at work but I'm not getting anything else done at the moment, so why not do this. I'm a little hungry at the moment - not surprising given what I've been eating lately - but nothing I can't handle. It's just a little encouragement to help me decide what I'm going to have for dinner tonight. Taco salad? A steak that's been chillin in the fridge? Hmm.
Edit: After I typed this, I realized that this weekend was going to be a problem, so I went to plan B, which is get square later. Doh.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 2 slices sharp cheddar
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Dinner: Ham and meatball pizza
Exercise: None
This weekend may be a little screwy, depending on what I do on Saturday. If I'm away from home in the afternoon and evening my food options will be quite limited. On the plus side, if that happens I'll be getting a ton of walking in. We'll see.
Appetite Unrestrained
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Day 212
"Breakfast": A bit of leftover chips and onion dip
Lunch: Wendy's W cheeseburger, jr cheeseburger deluxe, 5 pc spicy chicken nuggets
Dinner: Deluxe pizza
Exercise: None
Vegged at home. While it was relaxing, it really wasn't what I should have been doing.
Day 212
"Breakfast": A bit of leftover chips and onion dip
Lunch: Wendy's W cheeseburger, jr cheeseburger deluxe, 5 pc spicy chicken nuggets
Dinner: Deluxe pizza
Exercise: None
Vegged at home. While it was relaxing, it really wasn't what I should have been doing.
July Wrap and August Goals
About July: FAIL.
Seriously. FAIL. Worst month by far.
I was doing quite well for a while there, and was down a good chunk of my monthly goal. And then I went on a rampage, the worst one this year. I'm still not completely clear as I write this, but I'm getting back on track.
I ended the month with a gain of 6 pounds. Yuck.
I did well on the exercise front, although that faded a bit the last week of the month.
I still don't sleep well and my life is not close to under control.
Need to do better than this.
August Goals.
1. Get back to dropping 15 lbs this month. To reach a major goal, I need to lose just barely more than that each month through the end of the year. This should be especially attainable this month, since much of what I gained is probably just water retained due to a sharp increase in starch intake.
2. Consistent exercise. With the days getting shorter and 8:30 pm trips to the golf course no longer feasible, I need to start doing something different. Not sure what it will be.
3. Bump up the initiative level. During my rampage here I really haven't done much of anything. I go to work, I eat, I do nothing, I sleep. It's not like I suddenly feel the need to learn Swahili or visit the rain forest -- I just need to do MORE of *something*.
Seriously. FAIL. Worst month by far.
I was doing quite well for a while there, and was down a good chunk of my monthly goal. And then I went on a rampage, the worst one this year. I'm still not completely clear as I write this, but I'm getting back on track.
I ended the month with a gain of 6 pounds. Yuck.
I did well on the exercise front, although that faded a bit the last week of the month.
I still don't sleep well and my life is not close to under control.
Need to do better than this.
August Goals.
1. Get back to dropping 15 lbs this month. To reach a major goal, I need to lose just barely more than that each month through the end of the year. This should be especially attainable this month, since much of what I gained is probably just water retained due to a sharp increase in starch intake.
2. Consistent exercise. With the days getting shorter and 8:30 pm trips to the golf course no longer feasible, I need to start doing something different. Not sure what it will be.
3. Bump up the initiative level. During my rampage here I really haven't done much of anything. I go to work, I eat, I do nothing, I sleep. It's not like I suddenly feel the need to learn Swahili or visit the rain forest -- I just need to do MORE of *something*.
Ending Downer
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Day 211
I almost got back on track today. Sigh.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 2 slices sharp cheddar
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Snack: 2 oz CF cajun beef jerky
Dinner: Fajita bar - 4 tortillas, steak, toppings; 4x12 oz Miller Lite
Snack: Chips and onion dip
Exercise: 9 holes with cart
Day 211
I almost got back on track today. Sigh.
Breakfast: 1 oz hard salami, 2 slices sharp cheddar
Lunch: 3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avacado; sausage; coffee
Snack: 2 oz CF cajun beef jerky
Dinner: Fajita bar - 4 tortillas, steak, toppings; 4x12 oz Miller Lite
Snack: Chips and onion dip
Exercise: 9 holes with cart
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