Tired Day

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Didn't get to bed quite as early as I should have last night, still woke up at 4:30.  Managed another hour almost but it wasn't of much benefit.  Tired as a result and it lingered.  Better eating would have probably helped too.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over hard with salsa and hot sauce, 4 strips Meijer thick cut bacon, croissaint with butter, coffee

Good stuff as always.  I also cleaned up the chips and onion dip from last night.

Lunch:  2 McDoubles minus ketchup

No photo, driving.  Lazy lazy lazy.

Dinner:  Taco salad with al pastor pork, 24 oz Miller Lite, pineapple

One of the smaller taco salads I've had, but it was good.  Remembered that I had this can of pineapple for a project that never came off.  I like pineapple.  It was a nice treat.

Exercise:  18 holes, decent extra walking though the pedometer only said a little over 5 miles.

86.6

Binge On

Saturday, September 5, 2020

Okay, so there was that.  Not a great finish to the week.  Today was at hair better.  Got up at 5:00 and felt okay.  Got in some exercise and fresh air.  Eating was questionable.

Breakfast:  Croissaint with taco meat/cheese/sour cream/salsa.  Coffee.

I had visions of a croissaint sandwich, the croissaint had other ideas.  Still quite good.

Lunch:  2 double cheeseburgers

From a local place.  "lunch" at 4:30, lol.

Dinner:  2x Taco Bell beef burritos, Boulder Creek potato chips with onion dip

The chips are fried in coconut oil.  I'd like to find some fried in lard but this will have to do for now.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, not much walking, trip to store.  Pedometer said 6+ miles.

87.4

At Least The Week Was Over

Friday, September 4, 2020

Sigh.  Felt fine all day, didn't pay too steep a price for yesterday, then lost it going home.

Lunch:  Ham and cheese sandwich, polish dill spears

No yogurt today.

Dinner:  Domino's pizza with ham, pepperoni and mushroom, slice of bread with butter

Maybe if my kitchen was picked up I could have made tortillas and stuck with the plan to have tacos.

Exercise:  Nope

85.6

Why We Can't Have Good Things Part Inifinity

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Sigh.

Was up this morning.  Expected.  Accepted.  And then this evening I never hit satiety.  Not one bit.  I'm now kinda uncomfortable due to what I ate but no satiety.  Which is really, really annoying.  I'll probably be up three pounds tomorrow and I earned every bit of it.  Honestly, if I'd known I was going to melt down tonight I would have at least had a pizza.

Lunch:   Homemade buttermilk wheat bread with butter, ham, extra sharp cheddar, polish dill spear, Greek Gods plain yogurt

Mostly standard.  Bread was half a mini loaf.  I would rate it as some of the best bread I've ever made.

Dinner:  Culvers mushroom swiss burger, bread with butter, bread with butter and mozzarella cheese,  green olives, Rebel coconut almond swirl keto ice cream

Good lord.  I have no idea how I forgot to take a pic of the three slices of bread with mozz cheese.  And I had more ice cream than that.   Ugh!

Exercise:  Nope.

85.2

Even More Surprised Yet

 Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Another non-gain, wow!  I was sure after eating so much bread yesterday that I'd be up at least a pound.  Yay.

Lunch:  Extra sharp cheddar, potato salad, polish dill spears, rye bread w butter

Deviation.  Finished the potato salad.

Dinner:  3 eggs over medium, hash browns with lots of cheese, sour cream, salsa.  24 oz All Day IPA.  Probably will have a slice of rye bread w butter too

Didn't have anything thawed so I ended up with this.  Good, though it was pushing the line of too much cheese (!!).

Exercise:  Nope.

83.8

Surprise Maintain

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

I did not expect good things out of yesterday, so I was pleasantly surprised not to have gained.  Figured I would with all the bread and other carby stuff I ate.  Probably didn't hurt that I was in bed just after 9:00 and got a reasonable amount of sleep.

Lunch:  Ham, extra sharp cheddar, homemade rye bread with butter, cherry Fage TruBlend yogurt, polish dill spears

Standard.  A bit heavy on the bread.  Was quite full.

Dinner:  Meatball grinder, 12 oz Miller Lite

I could have been okay with the half size, realized that while eating.  Darned stomach, it mislead me.  No pre-golf snack.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, not much walking, no pedometer

83.8

Post TItle Goes Here Part 96

Monday, August 31, 2020

Ate a lot yesterday and "poorly", so no big weekend drops.  C'est la vie.

Lunch:  Homemade rye spelt bread with butter,  ham, extra sharp cheddar, Fage cherry TruBlend yogurt, polish dill spear

Pretty standard.  Quite full.

Dinner:  3 corn tortillas w corned beef, swiss and hot mustard, potato salad, 24 oz All Day IPA.  Also, 2 slices spelt rye with butter

It was edible.

Exercise:  Nope.  Rest day.

83.8

Pre-Excitement Sorta

Sunday, August 30, 2020

Just remembered that next weekend is Labor Day and a three day weekend.  What a fine happy thought that is.

Weird radical shift in my sleep schedule this weekend.  Woke up on short rest at 5:00 yesterday so I went to bed early (for me) -- in bed by 9:15, asleep by 10:15 -- and didn't set an alarm.  Woke up at 4:59.  Feeling decent enough so far and it would be swell if that wakeup time would stick.  I could get back to weekday walking.

Not a huge drop on the scale, no surprise given that yesterday wasn't a good eating day.  Today won't be either, so thank goodness for walking.

Breakfast:  Breakfast tacos, 2 strips Meijer thick cut bacon, coffee

So good.

Lunch:  Domino's ham and ground beef pizza, parm bread bites

I was gifted leftover pizza so I ate that instead of lentils.

Snack:  Homemade rye bread and butter

Testing out the loaf I baked this morning.  Pretty good, though maybe a bit more yeast and a smaller loaf pan next time.

Dinner:  Cheeseburger with mustard and sauteed onion, homemade potato salad, pineapple and strawberries.

I had another half burger, scoop of potato salad and round of fruit too, not pictured.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, not that much walking.  Pedometer credited me for 4.25 miles.

84.0

Worth The Price At Least This Time

Saturday, August 29, 2020

I knew there was a price to be paid for last night's pizza and I willingly paid it.  Sure enough, the scale wasn't good this morning but again, my choice.  Thankfully it's the weekend and hopefully I can walk it right back off.

Breakfast:  Breakfast tacos, 3 strips Meijer thick cut bacon, coffee

Same as yesterday, so good.

Lunch and Dinner:  Smoked brisket, hot beef sausage, cheesy potatoes, cornbread square

On the way home so I stopped.  Same as last week, I ate about half, then drove home and not long after that ate more.  Very very full.  I did not buy any beef tenderloin this week, since my menu is already pretty full.

Also:  Odd Side fuzzy navel hard seltzer

I was skeptical but this is really good.  Bought a six pack after a good review in the newspaper.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, not that much walking.  With trip to the grocery store the pedometer says 6.5 miles.

84.8

Ahhhhhhh

Friday, August 28, 2020

Whew.  Limped to the finish line.  So tired.  Broke the streak of drops this week but not unexpected.  System is also a little backed up.

Lunch:  Breakfast tacos (egg, cheese, guac, salsa, sour cream), 4 strips Meijer thick cut bacon

When it comes to bacon I like it thicc.  This was predictably delicious.

Dinner:  Pizza with bacon, mushrooms and onion, 24 oz Miller Lite

Going to pay for this tomorrow morning on the scale but it was time.  Dough's been in the fridge for a while.  Really, really good.  Probably will have a gin and tonic too.

Exercise:  Nope.

83.0

What I Said Yesterday

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Yep, once again pleased by a totally unexpected drop.  I wasn't super active last night though I did get a little exercise, I had lots of carbs and I didn't sleep great.  Not exactly a recipe for success.

Anyway, the week rolls on.  Tired as expected, I went the wrong way with regard to the plan to go to bed and get up earlier.  Sigh.  That's hard.

Lunch:  Ham, swiss cheese, croissaint w butter, polish dill spears, cherry Fage TruBlend yogurt

Standard, though I had very little ham so I added an extra slice of cheese.

Dinner:  Leftover kinda swiss steak and yellow rice, 24 oz All Day IPA.  Cheese popcorn and will probably have a gin and tonic too

Last of that and I'm glad.  It was quite good but I'm tired of it and ready to eat something else.

Exercise:  Nope.

82.4

When You Get Excited About The Unexpected

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

A happy surprise on the scale this morning, not often do I drop after eating out on Tuesday but the power of tacos must have overcome.  Good times.  I had planned to eat leftovers but pushed that back to tonight since I was ready to eat after golf.

Lunch:  Ham, swiss cheese, croissaint with butter, polish dill spears, vanilla Fage TruBlend yogurt

Standard.

Dinner:  Leftover not quite swiss steak and yellow rice tacos, later on cheese popcorn, 12 oz All Day IPA

Worked surprisingly well as taco filling.  Would eat again.  Out of tortillas though, not sure if I'll make more tomorrow night or not.  Definitely have a meal left though.

Exercise:  Not really.  Did go to the driving range and worked up a bit of a sweat, but it doesn't really count.

83.4

Quikpost

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Low battery means quick post.  Was actually down a bit despite stuffing my face last night, thank you residual benefits of exercise!

Lunch:  Ham, swiss cheese, croissaint with butter, polish dills, cherry Fage TruBlend yogurt.

Totally standard.  I forgot to take a pic, so here's yesterdays.  I had two smallish dill spears.

Dinner:  3 steak tacos, mexican style.  24 oz Miller Lite

Hit a taco truck, bummed they didn't have any al pastor but it was almost closing time.  Tacos were good and also cheap, would eat there again.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, not much extra walking.  Pedometer said 2.25 miles.

84.4

The Monday Usual, As Usual

Monday, August 24, 2020

Just your typical Monday.  I would have very much liked another hour or two of sleep but it's never an option.  Stayed up too late last night, though it wasn't really all that late.  Just too late to get any extra sleep.

Followed the typical routine of the scale bottoming out thanks to excellent weekend exercise.  Happy that I still got a nice dip despite eating a massive dinner last night.  Another next low, though less than a pound below last week's low.  I have a birthday coming up in about six weeks, it would be nice if I could peel off another ten or fifteen pounds by then.

Lunch:  D&W black forest ham, swiss cheese, croissaint with butter, polish dill spear, Fage cherry TruBlend yogurt.

Super standard.

Dinner:  Leftover beef tenderloin turned into something else, yellow rice, 24 oz All Day IPA

Tossed the leftover tenderloin in the crock pot with some tomatoes, onions, jalapenos and spices to see if anything good would happen.  Quite good, kinda like a zippy swiss steak.  Oh, and again I'll probably have a gin and tonic later.

Exercise:  Nope.  Rest day.

85.0

The Cycle Again

 Sunday, August 23, 2020

Puff up, then walk it off.  Thank goodness for summer weekends, keeping things in check.  Now, I just need to fix the weekdays.  I ate luxuriously, not dietarily efficient, yesterday and still had the usual drop.  So walk, dummy.

Noticed this morning that my bad leg was much less swollen than usual - it almost matched the other one in size.  Color will never be the same, presumably due to chronic veinous insufficiency and the multiple insults the leg has experienced in recent years, but it was kinda nice regardless.

Breakfast:  Breakfast tacos w/ 1 eggs, mexicheese, sour cream and salsa.  Coffee

They may not look like much but they sure are good.

Lunch:  Red lentils, glass of whole milk

Seems to be excellent golf fuel.

Dinner:  Smoked beef tenderloin, mashed potatoes with butter and sour cream, 24 oz Miller Lite

Couldn't come close to finishing this, way too much meat.  I'll probably have a gin and tonic later.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, decent extra walking.  Pedometer said 6.75 miles.

86.4

Walk Me

 Saturday, August 22, 2020

Glad it's the weekend, though it was super hard to get my mind off work last night and when I woke up this morning.  I'm going to need to put in some extra hours to get to a better place.

Breakfast:  Breakfast tacos with 1 egg, mexicheese, guac and salsa.  Coffee

Satisfying and it did work well to have less filling.  Wasn't hungry all day.

Lunch:  Smoked beef brisket, cheesy potatoes, cornbread square

Went to the BBQ place since I was in that area.  Ate half and brought the other half home and ate it an hour or so later.  Quite sated.

Dinner:  24 oz Miller Lite, gin and tonic

I mean I finished "lunch" at 5:00, so dinner was unnecessary.  Got groceries and currently relaxing with some beverages.  Photo seems unnecessary.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, little extra walking.  Rode solo today so not much chance.  With the trip to the store the pedometer said 6.75 miles.

88.8

Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeew

 Friday, August 21, 2020

The end of a crazy week.  Pretty much full accelerator until 5:10 then slam on the brakes.  And out.  One beer down, at least one more to go.   Might be more, depending on how they go down.  What a day, what a week.

Scale was up as expected due to wretched eating yesterday and no exercise.  Looking forward to some weekend walking.

Lunch:  Ham, swiss cheese, croissaints with butter, polish dill spear, cherry TruBlend yogurt

The standard, this time with an extra croissaint.

Dinner:  Tacos with mexicheese, sour cream, guac and salsa, 24 oz All Day IPA, prob going to have a gin and tonic too since I haven't had one in a while and alcohol sounds good

Made tortillas, happy.

Exercise:  LOL NO

88.2

The Thursday Wall

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Phew.  Long day.  Tired.  Really beat.  Not a surprise that I went with easy on the food choices.  Lunch was also a short-on-time factor.

Lunch:  Jimmy Johns east coast italian minus mayo, o/v, add mustard and pickles.  Pickle.

Dinner:  Domino's pepperoni, ham and mushroom pizza, 12 oz Miller Lite

Exercise:  Nope.

86.4

At Least One Croissaint Short Of A Full Dozen

 Wednesday, August 19, 2020

The grind continues.  Up too late last night so this morning was a struggle.  One of these days I'll be able to crash early and start the shift to a better schedule.  Maybe.

No big change on the scale this morning, which is good.  I'll grudgingly accept a tiny bump, since I did once again eat way too many carbs yesterday and didn't get that much exercise.  Just trying to hang around until the weekend.  Also -- at some point today I decided that I could actually retire the largest size work pants I have.  I'm wearing a pair and there is so much slack.  Time to see if I have enough pairs the next size down to make the switch full time.  I did wear a pair this weekend and they were fine.

Lunch:  Ham, swiss cheese, polish dill spears, croissaints with butter, Fage cherry TruBlend yogurt

Standard.   I noticed that my 8 count of half-sized croissaints actually had nine.  What will I ever do with an extra??

Dinner:  3 jumbo CF eggs over easy in ghee, 3+ strips thick cut bacon, hash browns, small avocado, 24 oz All Day IPA

Probably a bit much.  Pretty good though.

Exercise:  Nope.

85.8

Such A Grind

 Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Just stumbling through the work week.  On the plus side I do feel like I'm sleeping better, snoring is consistently down (at least according to the app) and tacos worked a bit of magic last night so that's all good.  I even checked a few things off the to do list.

Lunch:  Ham, swiss cheese, polish dill spears, Fage vanilla TruBlend yogurt, croissaints and butter

Standard.  Finished off the jar of pickles so I had an extra.

Snack:  4 strips thick cut bacon

Dinner:  Ham, cheese and salami grinder, 12 oz Miller Lite

I definitely do better if I have the pre-golf snack.  I'm quite satisfied with the half sandwich.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, not much extra walking.  Just short of 2.5 miles.

85.6