Maybe I Can Eat Tacos

Monday, September 24, 2018

I received a pleasant surprise on the scale this morning despite eating tacos last night.  I assumed that the corn tortillas would result in bloat, that was not the case at all.  I vaguely remember the scale moving down after other taco mondays ... may need to look back at that and also try again!

Breakfast:  2 oz CF cajun jerky, coffee

Lunch:  Omelet with bacon, cream cheese and avocado, sausage patties

Got extra sausage and couldn't even finish the omelet.

Snack:  1 oz Armour hard salami

Dinner:  Pepperoni sausage pizza, 16 oz Miller Lite

Golf season is just about over, at least on weeknights.  I forgot take a picture until I had boxed up the part I didn't eat right away.  It wasn't one of their finer efforts.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart

113.0

Things Which Are Back

Monday, Sepember 24, 2018

A couple of them.  First, the weakness.  It stuck around for a while this morning.  I do wonder if some of it is a gastric issue, though, since I was uncomfortable after lunch as well.  Second, the hunger.  I had a big dinner and I'm hungryish again an hour later.  It was odd enough that I was hungry before dinner.  Actually, maybe I just didn't eat enough today.  Or drink enough water.  Or maybe it was just too many carbs.  I dunno.

Breakfast:  1 oz hard salami, coffee

Lunch:  Omelet with extra sausage, cheese, onion

Dinner:  4 ground beef tacos mexican style plus cheese

Dessert:  Container of Fage 5% plain yogurt with ~ 1/2 C frozen thawed red raspberries

Exercise:  Nope.  Momentarily woke up early enough, but went back to sleep.

115.4

Happily Lacking

Sunday, September 23, 2018

Deep thoughts this morning.  I was very happy to observe that I did *not* wake up with leg cramps last night.  Maybe I can drink a glass of red wine after all.  That lead to a follow up thought that I haven't felt the weakness in a bit.  These are things that make me happy.  And the heel pain didn't last yesterday, after a little bit it was a non-factor.  Makes me hopeful that with some additional loss it might abate even further.

Breakfast:  GOAT, coffee

2 eggs, 5 bacon, medium to large quantity of hash browns.   All good, if not the best effort ever.

Lunch:   Wendy's single (no bun or toppings for that matter), junior bacon cheeseburger (no bun)

Snack:  Bloody Mary with Tito's, cheese and olive skewer, pickle

Dinner:  2 ball park franks with mustard and dill relish, iceberg salad with ranch, 12 oz Miller Lite

Also:  1 oz Armour hard salami

Exercise:  18 holes with cart

115.4

Targeting 15 Yards Ejection

Saturday, September 22, 2018

A thoroughly pleasant weekend day.  Nice cool fall temperatures, bad golf, football on TV, getting laundry done and good food.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, hash browns, 3 strips bacon, 2 slices raisin toast with butter (?), coffee

Ate out before golf, this is a standard meal.  Forgot to take a photo until I was almost done, oops.

Lunch:  Taco salad with extra sour cream, 22 oz Miller Lite

Pretty good, was hungry.

Dinner:  CF ribeye seared in avocado oil and a pat of butter, 1 medium avocado, glass of Black Box pinot noir

An excellent piece of meat.   Ate about half of a 1 lb ribeye.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  Feet (heels) barking a bit afterward.

116.2

Just Blips

Friday, September 21, 2018

Weight blips up, blips down.  No worries.  Playing the long game.

In other news, TGIF.  Looking forward to a nice fall weekend, some exercise and maybe getting a few things accomplished at home.  We'll see about that.

Breakfast:  Fage 5% plain yogurt, coffee

Lunch:  GOAT

Quite a bit of hash browns again.  Otherwise just delicious as always.

Dinner:  Parmesan/rye crust pizza with pepperoni and green olives

Added a few toasted sesame seeds tonight, not super noticeable but nice.

Exercise:  Sigh, nope.

116.2

Cause Effect Unknown

Thursday, September 20, 2018

A slight tick up today.  Was it two carby meals yesterday?  Pizza hangover from Tuesday?  Who knows.  Doesn't really matter, just stay on track.

Breakfast:  1 oz Armour salami, coffee

Need to add a third of an ounce to each of these this week, since I ate 4 oz in 3 servings.

Lunch:  Wendy's single no bun & 2 junior bacon cheeseburgers no bun

Time to eat at home today so I put 'em in a bowl.  Much easier to eat this way.

Dinner:  GOAT

Yeah, that.  Was craving it all afternoon.

Exercise:  Nope.

117.2

Most Of The Things If Not All The Things

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

I have to say, I'm really enjoying this satiety business.  I didn't even have to eat much of last night's pizza to be sated, not even half!  (Let's not talk about later, when I ate more despite not needing it).  I didn't finish my lunch today because I was sated.  Little meals that take the edge off have been enough.  This is good stuff -- I don't have to eat all the things.

Breakfast:  ~ 1 oz Armour salami, coffee

A day for grab and go.

Lunch:  Corned beef hash, 2 eggs over easy

This was version one, which went back

Decided that this sounded good, in hindsight maybe I should have gone in a different direction.  I have to say that I hate sending food back but I had to ask for a re-make, the hash browns were not cooked enough.  It was good on re-do but I didn't feel the need to eat all of it.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl v2.1

First time in a while I thought about saying "where's the beef?".  My burrito artist was a little skimpy.  I'm pretty full, but wondering if I got enough protein and fat.

Exercise:  Nope.  Really starting to feel like I should be ramping up.

116.2





Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Some mostly standard stuff.


Breakfast:  Container of Fage 5% plain yogurt

Lunch:  Wendy's single (no bun) and junion bacon cheeseburger (no bun)

Snack:  ~ 1 oz Armour salami

Dinner:  Pepperoni sausage pizza, 36 oz Miller Lite

Forgot to take a picture.  Oops.  Remembered in time though since I didn't eat the whole thing in one sitting...

Exercise:  9 holes with cart

116.8

Ink Spilled Subject Monday

Monday, September 17, 2018

Sigh.  Work weeks too long, weekends too short.  You know how it goes.

Breakfast:  1 hot shot, coffee

Last one of those.

Lunch:  Omelet with extra sausage, cheese and maybe onion

I don't remember there being any onion.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl v2.1

Again with the no beans, rice or queso.  Still good.  Confused the burrito artist tho.

Considering having that 12 oz of Founders Solid Gold that I never had the other night.

Exercise:  Nope.

117.2

That's A Difference

Sunday, September 16, 2018

You know what makes a difference?  Walking.  Exercise of some sort.  That and not eating too much.  It was gratifying to see the scale tick down a bit.  Less than three weeks until an interim goal.

Felt pretty decent this morning, considering.  I would have like to have time to sleep in, but oh well.  Hopefully with some more losses I'll continue to feel better and better when I wake up.

Also:  Too bad tomorrow has to be Monday already.  The weeknds go too quick.

Breakfast:  2 hot shots, coffee

Pre-lunch:  Bloody mary, 24 oz Miller Lite

Lunch:  Wendy's single with cheese (no bun), jr bacon cheeseburger (no bun)

You gotta love those free single offers.

Dinner:  Sirloin steak, a little salad with a splash of ranch dressing, 12 oz Miller Lite

Pretty easy to mostly eat steak.  Successfully skipped the potato chips. Steak was pretty lean, should have figured out a way to get more fat.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart

118.4

Fundaymentals

Saturday, Setpember 15, 2018

Glad it's the weekend.  Got off to a great start last night, let's keep the good times rolling.  I was a bit bloated this morning after too much pizza and a couple beers.

Breakfast:  1 hot shot, coffee

Lunch:  Wendy's single (no bun, less cheese), double stack (no bun), 16 oz Miller Lite

It was almost 3:00 by the time I got lunch.  A little hungry but not too bad.

Dinner:  3 eggs over medium in butter, 5 strips thick cut bacon, Alexia hash browns in butter

GOAT.   I'm debating having 12 oz of Founders Solid Gold

Exercise:  18 holes with cart

121.6




Friday, September 14, 2018

A fun evening.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Lunch:  3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese, avocado; 2 sausage patties

Hey!  Satiety!  And I made the decision not to finish it off after I was full.  Good times.

Dinner:  12" pepperoni sausage pizza, 24 oz Shiner Bock

Excessive.  Went to a show so I went with commercial pizza from a local place.  They killed it.  So, so good.

Exercise:  Nope.

120.8

Fake Biochemisry

Thursday, September 13, 2018

I'm so fascinated by the unpredictabiliy of the human body.  Scale was up a touch today.  Was it too many carbs yesterday?  Was it the pizza the night before?  Some retained water or ... other stuff?  The mediocre night of short sleep?  Impossible to say.  And I need to remind myself not to sweat it, if I do enough good things over time it'll work out.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Thought about food just after I walked out the door, decided it wasn't important.  It wasn't.

Lunch:  Qdoba brisket bowl v. 2.1

Same bowl as yesterday minus the rice (not even a small scoop), minus the beans and minus the queso.  Decided that regular cheese had a better chance of not having garbage like vegetable oil in it since I hadn't looked anything up on Qdoba's site.  It was just fine without the starch.

Dinner:  2 eggs over medium in butter, 5 strips thick bacon, Alexia hash browns in butter

May just start referring to this as the GOAT.  Delicious as always, bacon was especially perfect.

Exercise:  Nope.  Sluggish again this morning.  I woke up early enough I guess at 6:30 but didn't feel great.  Or even good.  Fine once I got going.

122.2

Adventures in Satiety

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Another modest milestone today.  I went to Qdoba for lunch because Qdoba sounded good.  Other than pizza and breakfast it's probably the thing that sounds good most often right now, even above burgers and steak.  Anyway, I got the usual (new usual) brisket bowl and ate at a leisurely pace.  Before it was gone ... I was sated.  Wow.  Just like last night, I ate half or so and my stomach and brain actually agreed that I didn't really want to eat any more.  People who haven't been fat4lyfe won't understand this, but it's an amazing thing to experience when you virtually never** have.

(** I generally don't experience hunger when eating fewer carbs & no sugar but that doesn't mean I ever really felt full or sated, see, e.g. meltdowns with pizza and chips/onion dip)

Breakfast:  Coffee

I brought in some jerky but I wasn't feeling it this morning, so I listened to my body and put off eating.

Lunch:  Qdoba brisket bowl

Small scoop rice, same of pinto beans, brisket, fajita veggies, queso diablo, cheese, pico, roja, sour cream, guac and jalapenos.  I need to dial back the cheese/queso some but so good.

Dinner:  2 eggs over medium+ in a sliver of butter, 4 strips Wright thick cut applewood bacon, Alexia hashbrowns in Kerrygold butter.

Since I didn't have breakfast for lunch or for breakfast I could have breakfast for dinner instead of breakfast for lunch, besides I had dinner for lunch.  Got that?  Only a 9.5/10, since one of the yolks broke and overcooked slightly.  So good tho.  Probably should have skipped the hash browns, we'll see how the scale looks tomorrow.

Exercise:   Nope.  Poor sleep last night, was not feeling right this morning when I woke up.  Not the weaknesss, but some tightness and general unpleasantness.  It's not there tonight, at least.

121.0

Kinda Blank

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Pretty routine day.  After watching a show about pizza last night I was ready for one tonight. 

Breakfast:  Coffee

Early start, decided to punt on breakfast.

Lunch:  Wendy's single, no bun.  Double stack, no bun.  4 pc chicken nuggets

Not one of the better Wendy's meals I've had.

Dinner:  Pepperoni sausage pizza, 40 oz Miller Lite

Sated after half again, ate the rest a bit later even though I didn't really, really need it.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart

121.4

Bacon Does Make It Better

Monday, September 10, 2018

Apparently not eating much and getting a round of golf is good for a bump downward on the scale.

Breakfast:  Container of Fage 5% plain yogurt, coffee

Lunch:  Omelet with extra sausage, onion and cheese

Dinner:  Taco meat, spicy beans, mexican cheese, salsa, small avocado

Ate about half of it (all of the avocado).  Just wasn't feeling it.

Also:  6 strips thick cut bacon

Decided to clean up the package before it went bad.  Not pictured.

Exercise:  Nope.

121.8

Extensively Buttered

Sunday, September 9, 2018

After careful consideration, I have come to the conclusion that using lots of butter makes the eggs and hash browns even better.  Oh, they're delicious cooked in a bit of butter, but give them a couple tablespoons of kerrygold and they're magnificent.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium in butter, 6 strips Wright thick cut applewood bacon, Alexia hash browns in butter, coffee

The undisputed GOAT breakfast around here.

Lunch:  None.

Dinner:  American goulash (basically canned spaghetti and ground beef) with parmesan cheese, salad with about a tsp of ranch dressing, 12 oz Miller Lite

I did have another small scoop of the goulash, but was able to dodge the garlic toast, birthday cake and ice cream so it wasn't too awful.

I didn't really have enough to eat, especially considering no lunch, but I didn't get home until after 8:30 so I'll live with it.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  Feet didn't hurt too much afterward, though they're not thrilled.

123.8

Things Which Are Glorious

Saturday, September 8, 2018

The list starts with cooler, less humid weather, continues with football season and ends with pizza.  Yeah, I know.  Pizza.

Breakfast:  ~ 2 oz CF cajun beef jerky, coffee

Lunch:  3 slices of assorted pizza, 12 oz Miller Lite

Golf-related function.  A stronger man could have said no.  When it comes to pizza I have no chance.  I did manage to discreetly dump a cookie I was given at the turn.

Dinner:  Taco bowl - CF ground beef w taco seasoning, spicy beans, mexican cheese blend, salsa, sour cream and a small avocado.  12 oz Founders Solid Gold

I think I'm down to about six beers left at home.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  Feet are hurting pretty bad tonight.

124.2

Friday Feelin Part Million

Friday, September 7, 2018

Glad to limp through another week.  It helped that it was 4 days and not too packed but still, I'm fairly fried.  Looking forward to a relaxing evening.

I probably shouldn't eat so much Qdoba.  At least not the way I do it.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Took my car in, waited so long that I never got around to breakfast.

Lunch:  3 egg omelet w bacon, cream cheese and avocado, sausage patties

Standard.

Dinner:  Rye/parmesan pizza with pepperoni and green olives

Exercise:  Nope

124.4

Repeatish

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Looked a lot like Wednesday, you know?

Breakfast:  2 oz CF cajun beef jerky, coffee

Lunch:  Wendy's Dave's double, no bun

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl

Exercise:  Nope.

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Qdope

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Tired this morning.  Feet were a little cranky too, which is always a bummer.  At least it wasn't a terrible day at work.  Tired tonight.  Going to bed early, I hope.

Breakfast:  Container of Fage 5% greek yogurt, coffee

Hardly seems like it needs a picture, but here's one anyway.

Lunch:  Wendy's Double, no bun

Late lunch after a meeting.  I was thinking baconator but the dave's double is a lot cheaper.  No picture.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl

Plan was to have a homemade bowl but I was too tired and it was too late.  Couldn't muster any enthusiasm for cooking.

Exercise:  Nope.  I did move around more than typical for an office day but still ... nope.

124.2

And Punishment

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Couldn't avoid the hit for eating that junk yesterday.  At least it was homemade.  Still, not good.  I'm sure I'll um dispose of it in the next day or two but still.  Scheduled pizza tonight, glad we're getting to the end of the golf season during the week so I can cut that out.

Breakfast:  Container of Fage 5% plain greek yogurt, coffee

Lunch:  Omelet with cheese, onion, extra sausage

Dinner:  Thin crust pizza w pepperoni, sausage and onion, 40 oz Miller Lite

Exercise:  9 holes with cart.  Humid af again.

125.4

Down Down Down

Monday, September 3, 2018

What a wet weekend.  Heavy rain each day, rained out completely this morning and I"m sure the golf course is under water.  Not sure what I'm going to do today instead -- I should absolutely go work but that's probably not going to happen.

In a good mood.  It helps that the rain isn't the only thing coming down.  Long ways to go but a little weight is coming off.  I'm somewhat optimistic that I"ve come up with a sustainable rotation of breakfast and lunch options and if I can keep the pizza cravings in check things will be OK.  First target weight should be attainable in six to eight weeks.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over easy in butter, 6 strips bacon, Alexia hash browns in butter, coffee

Standard weekend breakfast, light on the potatoes since I was finishing off a bag.  Probably smart since I"ll be having potato salad for dinner.  Delicious as always.

Lunch:  Bowl of homemade veg beef soup, ~ 1 1/2 oz Meijer double cheddar, medium avocado

This was excessive.  I forgot how satisfying a pint of the soup is.

Dinner:  Hamburger patty with mustard, homemade potato salad and mac n cheese, 12 oz Miller Lite

Wildly excessive.  I need to do better.  I did turn down pie and ice cream, so there's that.

Exercise:   Nope.  Rained out.

122.6

Unshutoffable

Sunday, September 2, 2018

Okay, that was weird.  I couldn't get to sleep.  I kinda watched a football game while cleaning, finished about 11:00.  I was not the least bit sleepy.  Went to bed a bit later, still not sleepy.  I don't think any sleepiness kicked in until after 1 and didn't really sleep until after 3:00.  It's going to be a rocky day though I don't feel too bad as of breakfast.

Yesterday was the most productive day around the house I've had in months.  Did all the laundry, sheets, dishes, picked the whole place up, cleaned the bathroom, reorganized the spare room, etc etc etc.  It was amazing.  Nothing was at a super fast pace, but I never ran out of pep.  Happy.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over easy in butter, 6 strips Wright thick applewood bacon, Alexia hashbrowns in Kerrygold butter, coffee

I know I brag on this breakfast but it's so good.  And today was absolutely perfect, 11/10.  Glorious.

Lunch:  ~ 2 oz Meijer double cheddar

Searched for some nuts at the bar at the turn, none available

Dinner:  8 oz CF spicy beef bacon, 12 oz Founders Solid Gold

I also had a spoonful of homemade potato salad prepped for tomorrow.  Gotta taste test you know.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  Humid, kinda wilted on the back nine.

125.4

Cheesy Grazing

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Football Saturday!  I've had too much cheese already, should probably not have any more today.

I've actually accomplished a decent amount today which is nice.  The weakness hasn't been a notable factor other than briefly first thing this morning which is great.  Things are fitting a bit better.  It's good.

Breakfast:  2 oz Meijer double cheddar cheese, coffee

Grab and go since I wanted to get out the door and to the golf course.

Snack:  Bloody mary with Tito's vodka, cheese and olive garnish, pickle

I guess you can call it a snack.  Waiting out a rain delay.

Lunch:  Parmesan/rye cheese pizza

We'll see if this makes the day too carby.  Grazing.  Additional benefit of cleaning up the sauce and mozzarella.  I was already out of pepperoni.

Dinner:  ~ 1/2 lb of CF garlic black pepper beef bacon

A nice and easy way to have some tasty beef.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart.  Rained out after that.

126.2