Actions Have Consequences

Monday, June 21, 2021

Don't eat like that, dumbass.

At least I only woke with a cramp once, the bad news is that it kept me awake from 3:30 until almost 5:00.   I abandoned plans to get up and exercise and straggled in to work late and poorly rested.  My guts are also still displeased with me despite my best efforts to remove the offending materials.  Yeesh.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Decided to forgo anything solid, was not a problem at all.

Lunch:  Qdoba chicken bowl w pinto beans, queso, pico, roja, cheese, sour cream and guac

No peppers ready so minus those, add queso since it doesn't appear likely to be veg oil-based.  Pretty tasty, though in the future I'll just get brisket which is so much better.

Dinner:  Brisket w a little spicy sauce, texas chili, corn cake, meijer strawberry fruit bar, chips and salsa

It's not the best brisket I've ever had, not close to it in fact.  But it's still pretty good.

Exercise:  Nope.

101.2

Minorly Deflating

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Watching the scale is dumb.  Hoping for a drop of some sort after getting lots of exercise yesterday, but no such luck.  Oh well.  Just a minor deflating moment.  I did eat a lot of starch, much of it late.  May also have been a leftover impact from Friday night's meal.

Much bettter night of sleep last night.  Very late getting to bed, but no leg issues and after an initial burst the snoring was significantly better.  

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, hash browns, 2 sausage patties, coffee

I think it goes without saying that prep was in butter for both the eggs (just a bit) and hash browns (uh, not just a bit).  I didn't think this was huge but I am quite full.  Time to go burn it off.

Lunch:  Chips and salsa, 16 oz Ultra

Fail.  Should have just skipped it.  Was not needed.

Dinner:  Brats w mustard, chips, potato salad, fruit, mac and cheese , 12 oz Blue Light, vanilla cake and ice cream

UGH.  Ate way too much and bad stuff.  Feel wretched, especially after the cake.  Will be drinking extra water before going to bed and I'll have to wait until more of this gets digested.  IDIOT.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, not much extra walking.  Didn't check the pedometer, but I believe it was just over 10k steps when I looked earlier.

100.4

Tuckered

Saturday, June 19, 2021

Whew.  Finally home and relaxing and can do the write up.

Not a great night last night.  Legs were very tight which led to a number of times where I had to get up due to a cramp or other discomfort.  Not much I can do about that, really.  Didn't really affect things too much today, wasn't super tired.  Just annoying.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, hash browns, 3 strips bacon, raisin toast w homemade strawberry jelly, coffee

Standard pre-golf meal out.  One I'm happy to pick up the check for.

Lunch:  None.  Did have 12 oz Miller Lite after golf.  Just water and a Gatorade Zero during golf.

Dinner:  Taco salad, al pastor, extra avocado.  Meijer strawberry fruit bar

12 hours later.  Figured I earned it.

Exercise:  27 holes with cart, lots of walking looking for wayward shots.  Then I did the grocery shopping and walked down the block to get dinner.  I'm tired.  Over/under 15k steps and I'm taking the over.

100.0

Water And Scale Watching

Friday, June 18, 2021

Weird overnight.  Woke up at 3:30 to get rid of some water.  Was quite awake.  Woke up when the alarm went off at 5:00.  Was fairly awake.  Got up eventually -- no walking as a heavy thunderstorm was going through -- and eventually dozed off in the recliner.  After that I was decidedly NOT awake and my body was not keen on the idea of getting up, even at 7:30.  I don't get it.

Was a little greedy hoping for a big drop this morning.  Got rid of a LOT of water.  Did get a nice one, just a bit less than I was wishing for.  No worries.  I have been questioning my scale's accuracy after reading back through the archives but I do think it's consistent (ish?).  Current weight isn't super low but it's down a bunch from some of the higher numbers ... about 20 pounds would get me into the range of lowest since the postloss FAIL kicked in.  Long ways to get back to the best numbers recorded.  At least I'm motivated at the moment.

Breakfast:  2 oz CF cajun jerky, coffee

Standard.  I have enough for next week but will need to hit the farm soon.

Lunch:  Home tacos

Also standard.  For some unknown reason I have a couple tortillas left over.  No idea why.

Snack:  Salt and vinegar pork rinds

Probably had an ounce and a half.  Enjoyed but I was able to stop no problem.

Dinner:  Fried chicken sandwich with gouda and bacon and other stuff on a pretzel bun, tortilla chips, some fries w ketchup, 16 oz Ultra

Post golf dinner.  Not diet food, that's for sure, but it was sure good.  Ate too much too late though.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart.  Obviously didn't stress about this morning -- the weather truly prevented any chance of walking -- because I knew I'd be out on the course this evening.

100.2

Small Kinda Positive

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Finally, an early morning that I'm pretty happy about.  Felt like I slept okay, though I had the worst snore score in a long time, just loud and constant.  Woke up when the alarm went off at 5:00.  Dawdled a bit but got out there for a walk -- just an absolutely perfect morning for it, low 50s and not much humidity.  No epic hike or anything but I got in enough to get the blood pumping.  Happy.  Minor grumbling from the knee but not bad and (more importantly at the moment) the rest of the leg seemed fine.  Check back later.

Breakfast:  2 oz CF cajun jerky, coffee

Had to wait a while, since I had blood drawn.  Fortunately my appetite is reasonably well controlled right now.  Once again a satisfactory breakfast.

Lunch:  Qdoba bowl - pintos, extra chicken, peppers, pico, roja, cheese, sour cream and guac

The burrito artist gave me a ton of chicken.  This was pretty darned tasty.  Not as good as brisket, of course, but quite good.  Unfortunately extra meat takes it up to around $12, so it'll be a treat, not a regular feature.

Dinner:  Home tacos, usual, 12 oz Miller Lite, will have a Meijer strawberry fruit bar later

Ran errands at lunch so I flipped my meals, though I otherwise would have had breakfast for one.   Tasty as always.

Exercise:  Just over a mile, 2500 steps, about 25 minutes.  Still haven't fixed my stride length on the pedometer so I plugged it in to an online calculator which gave me 1.2 miles.  Passes the sanity check based on time and number of blocks walked.  

101.0

Excessive Wordiness

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

One thing I did notice from reading back through the archives is that my posts used to be a lot shorter (lol).  Not that there is anything wrong with either way, just an observation.

Between the modest exercise and the lightish dinner I felt pretty decent last night.  Was nice, though it did not translate to a restful night of sleep.  Too much snoring.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Had an early appearance and forgot my bag of jerky.  Not a problem, didn't really notice any hunger until just before the usual lunch time.

Lunch:  Home tacos, cheese sour cream and jalapeno verde salsa

Standard.  Still easy and delicious.  Other than too many tortilla carbs it's outstanding.

Dinner:  3 eggs over medium, hash browns in butter, 2 sausage patties, jalapeno verde salsa, 12 oz Miller Lite, Meijer strawberry fruit bar

Superb as always.  Added an extra egg, dialed back the butter just a bit.

Exercise:   Nope.  Going to try and chase around the house cleaning for an hour again, we'll see.  If I make it, I'm counting it.

102.8

Nine Hour Resignation

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

It seems like I have to be resigned to needing nine hours of time in bed.  I was reading back through the archives last night and the early days were full of notes of nights that I didn't get nearly as much sleep - four hours, six hours, seven hours.  I was motivated, so I set an early alarm hoping to get by on seven hours last night and to take advantage of a great weather forecast to kickstart some walking.  NOPE.  Woke up with the alarm and felt awful, low oxygen headache.  It took two more hours to feel vaguely functional.  

So frustrating.

It may be that I'm going to have to wait before I can implement any kind of early morning walking plan - it's just not feasible to go to bed at 8:00 during the summer.  The problem is that evening walks have their own set of problems - workday fatigue, other obligations, keeping me awake later, etc etc.

It may all be moot if I have additional leg/knee/ankle/foot issues.  It wasn't real happy with me on multiple fronts over the weekend and it's definitely feeling stressed, so maybe it's not all bad that I couldn't walk this morning.  But I am rather sick and tired of my traitorous body refusing to work with me when I have these flashes of motivation.

Speaking of motivation, I tried to do two hours of consecutive tasks last night as exercise ... didn't make it.  Just shy of one hour before I sat down.  It was a surprisingly good workout and I did get a few things accomplished so I am happy that I tried it.

Breakfast:  2 oz CF cajun jerky, coffee

New photo.  A bit more than usual, I must have gone light yesterday.

Lunch:  Home tacos with cheese, sour cream and salsa verde

Extra good today.  I think today's taco meat was from a batch I divided into thirds instead of fourths, so it had more.

Snack:  Mac's salt and vinegar pork rinds

Impulse buy at Walmart recently, they're pretty good.  Had quite a few.

Dinner:  Chef salad with ranch, 12 oz Miller Lite, Meijer strawberry fruit bar

Vegetation and lots of it.  Pretty good.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, not much walking

104.6

Somewhat More Serious

Monday, June 14, 2021

Back at it.  No question that more improvements are still to be made -- tortillas have way too many carbs, for example -- but I'm looking to build on the eat at home except when free momentum with some simpler, better food choices.  For once I don't have that much junk on hand, mostly just a box of frozen fruit bars.  If I don't have it I'm far less likely to eat it!

I crashed out hard last night, couldn't stay awake to watch the end of a golf tournament.  Asleep at 10, didn't get going until after 7:30.  Sleep quality wasn't good, but it looks like there was enough of it that I will be able to get through the day without the overpowering sense of fatigue.

Breakfast:  CF cajun jerky, coffee

A thoroughly OK breakfast.  I do need to see how much I have left on hand though.  Borrowed the photo from a previous day since I didn't take one this morning.

Lunch:  Home tacos w cheese, sour cream and fire sauce

Super simple tacos.  Super easy, super quick.  Just have to remember to thaw the precooked meat.

Dinner:  2 eggs over medium, hash browns in butter, 2 sausage patties, jalapeno verde salsa, 12 oz Miller Lite, will have a Meijer strawberry fruit bar later

Delicious as always.  About a thousand calories, I'm sure, but that's what happens when you are liberal with fat.

Exercise:  Since I didn't get up early enough today and I have a ton of stuff on my to do list, I'm going to try something new - I'm going to be cleaning and such from 7-9p without sitting down.  If I accomplish that I am counting it.  When you're this fat two straight hours of activity counts.

107.4

Missing Rest Again

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Once again missing the deep slumber of my wayward youth.  Seriously.  I'd get in bed and would be out like a light.  Dreams were relatively rare.  I'd wake up and it would be morning.  Sadly, aches, pains, an old person's bladder and way too much fat make deep sleep a thing of the past.  

Breakfast:  Coffee, Fig Newtons

Lol, yeah.  At least I wrote up my grocery list and this week should be better.

Lunch:  Sack of Taco Bell, root beer

Dinner:  Pizza Hut thin pep ham green olive, sub rolls

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, left the pedometer in the bag.  Oops.

106.8

Gorged N

Saturday, June 12, 2021

Whew.  Another toasty day, looking forward to less humdity tomorrow.

Bad eating day, mostly planned.  One more tomorrow, to be followed by getting on the horse next week.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, 3 strips bacon, hash browns, raisin toast w homemade strawberry jelly, coffee

Standard pregolf breakfast out.

Lunch:  Campfire dog, fries, 12 oz Miller Lite

Snack:  McDouble, sm fries, Dr Pepper

Needed more liquid, added some bonus sodium.

Dinner:  Deluxe pizza plus jalapeno, 20 oz Coke, will have 2 outshine grape bars

Planned pizza night.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, plus some shopping.  12,500 steps +

107.6

Friday Comment Woo

Friday, June 11, 2021

Half a day at work, hooky this afternoon to play golf.  Needed.

Breakfast:  CF cajun jerky, coffee

Worked great again, just 1 1/3 oz is fine.

Lunch:  Ham and cheese sandwich w mustard on a sub roll

Quick bite.

Dinner:  Brisket mac and cheese wrap, broccoli potato salad, a few fries w ketchup, salt and pepper chips, 16 oz Ultra, 32 oz grape Powerade, 2 grape Outshine bars

A bit excessive.

Exercise:  18 holes with carts.  Kinda toasty out there.

109.8

Some Dietary Motivations

Thursday, June 10, 2021

It's been a mixed bag lately.   I'm pretty happy with how I've been able to eat all meals at home the last couple weeks, other than meals out I'm not paying for (with the execption to that of Saturday breakfasts which are planned and I'm OK with).  No drive thru breakfasts or lunches or pizza dinners.  I am planning a pizza this weekend -- intentional, not out of laziness.

Next week we start working on some better food choices.  I've gotten way too sloppy with the junk carbs.  If I eat good stuff - protein, decent fats, vegetables - the weight should drop off.  It just hasn't been the focus lately, I had to break some bad habits first.

Breakfast:  CF cajun jerky, coffee

Really pleased with how this is working as a satisfying breakfast.  It's easy (as long as I don't run out), portable and it doesn't take much to make appetite a non-issue all morning long.  Skipping would be better (imo) but this isn't bad.

Lunch:  Ham and cheese sandwich on a WM sub roll, Annie's cheddar bunnies, dill pickles

Same old, except I got these enormous (lol 260 calorie) sub rolls instead of hot dog buns.

Dinner:  Yellow rice and leftover rotisserie chicken, chips and salsa verde, 12 oz Yuengling (forgot to log 12 oz Miller Lite yesterday).  Will have a couple grape Outshine bars too.

Random stuff.  Cleaned up my supply of rice, chicken, chips and salsa.  Oh, and my last Yuengling. Not too much left from my trip to Walmart yesterday other than a bunch of sub rolls and a package of ham.

Exercise:  Nope.   Sluggish.

107.4  

When The Memory Goes

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

I thought I had at least started this post yesterday.  Oops.

Breakfast:  CF cajun jerky, coffee

1.33 oz instead of 2 oz (3 days instead of 2) on this package.  Still fine.

Lunch:  2x hamdogs, Annies cheddar bunnies, dill pickles

Same as every other day this week.

Dinner:  Walmart rotisserie chicken, Julio's tortilla chips and salsa, Fig Newtons

Whew.  That's a lot, most of which is not pictured.  Guess I should stick to shopping once a week.  The chicken was pretty solid, though I was not excited to see the label say a 3 oz serving is 250 calories.

Exercise:  Nope.

106.8

What Is The Deal With Mornings

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Kinda irked by mornings lately.  Waking up early.  Get up, get rid of excess fluid.  I've been awake enough the last two days that I should just get going, but I haven't ... and then I end up snoozing in the recliner until I'm late.  Come on man.  

Breakfast:  CF cajun jerky, coffee

Repeat of yesterday, did a nice job of keeping things good until lunch.

Lunch:  2 hamdogs, dill pickle spears, Annie's cheddar bunnies crackers

Guess I won't be using any of the buns for the sausages I bought.  Oh well.  The crackers were an impulse buy as they were on sale.  They're fussy goldfish.

Dinner:  Ham, salami & cheese grinder, Lays chips, 12 oz Miller Lite, 2x Meijer grape fruit bars

Standard post-golf fare.  I should not buy more of the fruit bars, they're just sugar even though the calorie count isn't too terrible.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, not much walking at all

106.8

Continued Broken Good

Monday, June 7, 2021

Pleased that the scale continues to be defective in my favor.  Now to just clean up the eating some and be even more consistent with the exercise.

Breakfast:  CF cajun jerky, coffee

Have not had the jerky in quite a while, still tastes exactly the same.  How is that for an unexciting photo?

Lunch:  2 ham dogs, chips, dill pickle spears

Same as last night's dinner, pressed for time.  Ate too many chips.

Dinner:  Reuben, fries w ketchip, 16 oz All Day IPA, Meijer grape outshine bars

Business dinner.  Solid meal from local irish pub.

Exercise:  Nope

104.8

Major Malfunctions Happy Division

Sunday, June 6, 2021

Did a double take at the scale this morning.  I sure didn't do anything yesterday that would trigger a four pound drop.  I mean, I got exercise, it was warm and I only ate two meals, but I ate crap, had a half gallon not literally of beer and did zero after I got home.

I'll take it though!  Also, while I'm thinking of it I also had a small bag of chips and 2 dill pickle spears to add to yesterday.

Breakfast:  Keto sausage balls, coffee

Decided to hold the main breakfast until later since golf is later than usual today.

Lunch:  Yellow rice with diced ham, Dr Pepper Zero Sugar

Couldn't decide what to have for lunch today so I decided to rerun last night's meal, we'll see if it breaks the scale again (in a good way).

Dinner:  2 ham dogs, dill pickle spears, Boulder Canyon avo oil cheddar sour cream chips, 32 oz yellow powerade (during golf)

Very late and improvised dinner.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, under 10k steps.  Hot.

105.8

Actual Summer For Real

Saturday, June 5, 2021

After a rather chilly May today it was finally summer, 90 degrees sunny and a bit breezy.  Very nice.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, 3 strips bacon, hash browns, raisin toast, coffee

Standard pregolf breakfast out, no jelly today.

Lunch:  22 oz Miller Lite

Dinner:  Yellow rice with diced ham, 24 oz Yuengling

This evening tested my eat-at-home willpower but I knew I had rice and it sounded good.

Exercise:  18 holes w cart, 11,500 steps or thereabouts.

110.0

Not A Burgerdog

Friday, June 4, 2021

Out of hot dogs, so I had a hamdog.  Not a burgerdog though.

Breakfast:  Donut, coffee

Leftovers.

Lunch:  2x hamdog (ham, cheese and mustard on a hot dog bun), tots with ketchup

More cleanup, now out of buns and tots but it's Friday so who cares

Dinner:  Pot roast nachos, 16 oz Mich Ultra

Lots of food.  Didn't finish it.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, about 4500 steps.

110.8

Free Junk

Thursday, June 3, 2021

At least I'm not spending money on this stuff.  

Breakfast:  Donuts, coffee

Client brought some top shelf donuts.  I knew they were there so I didn't eat anything at home.

Lunch:  2 jalacheddar hot dogs w mustard, chips and jala verde salsa

Too many chips of course.  Also, I was fooled by the hot dog package - it only had six dogs, I thought it was the standard eight.  Guess I'll be eating something else tomorrow.

Dinner:  2 eggs over medium, 2 sausage patties, hash browns in butter, 24 oz Yuengling

Delicious of course.

Exercise:  Nope.   I am in truly abysmal shape.

111.2

Fatigue Versus Motivation

 Wednesday, June 1, 2021

Tired this morning.  Didn't meet my goal of getting in to work early, but so it goes.  It's been a reasonably productive start if not a notably great one.  Need to pick it up this afternoon, though I worry about that since I faded notably yesterday and that was without the fatigued start.  Fingers crossed.

Breakfast:  Campbells chicken noodle soup

There willl be some oddballs as I draw down stocks of stuff on hand.

Lunch:  2 jalapeno cheddar hot dogs w mustard, crispy crowns w ketchup, dill pickle spears

One thing about hot dogs, a package lasts all week.

Dinner:  Chips, Tostitos avocado salsa, 12 oz All Day IPA, taco meat w cheddar and sour cream, 12 oz Miller Lite

A bit much, ate way too many chips.

Exercise:  Nope

110.2

New Month New Motivations Sorta

 Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Somewhat motivated.  At least it's notably better than last week.  I could have done without waking up at 3:30 and only sleeping fitfully thereafter but those are the breaks.  I did manage to get in to the office somewhat early and did pretty well this morning.  We'll see how the rest of the day goes.

Breakfast:  Leftover home pizza w pep bacon bell peppers, coffee

More leftovers than I expected, more breakfast than expected.

Lunch:  2 jalapeno cheddar hot dogs w/ KM, crispy rounds w ketchup

Wait, that's not diet food!  True.  But it is stuff I bought and I'm eating it.  I'm not eating out.  We'll see if I do better at the grocery store next time (and after whenever I finish eating some of this crap)

Dinner:  Ham, salami and cheese grinder (half), Lays chips, 12 oz Miller Lite, grape Meijer fruit pops

No photo.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart

111.4

End Stage

Monday, May 31, 2021

Ok.  End of phase, time for a few changes.

For the sake of accountability, I plan to sharply curtail social media/internet time.  I have too much to do.  On the food front, going to eat at home as much as possible ... I will have to eat out socially one to three times a week, but that's the way it goes.  I frequently don't have to pay and do not worry about those, though they won't exactly be "on plan".

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, 3 strips bacon, hash browns, raisin toast w homemade strawberry jam, coffee

Standard pre-golf breakfast out

Lunch:   McD 2x chbg, big mac, fries, Dr Pepper

Dinner:  Homemade pizza, salad, Sprite, ice cream sundae

Also:  McD 3x chbg, Dr Pepper

Exercise:  18 holes, about 9k steps, w cart

109.6

One More

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Sad to only have one more day in the weekend.

Breakfast:  3 sausage patties, hash browns in butter, coffee

Lunch:  BK 2x bacon chbg, chx nuggets, value Dr Pepper

Dinner:  Brisket stack, 16 oz Mich Ultra, Fairlife mint chip ice cream

Entree had brisket, potato cakes, queso and an egg.  It was quite good.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart

111.8*

Will Be Ready For June

Saturday, May 29, 2021

Okay.

Breakfast:  2 eggs over medium, hash browns, 3 strips bacon, raisin toast w strawberry jam, coffee

Standard pre golf breakfast out

Lunch:  Sack of Taco Bell, root beer

Dinner:  McD 2x chbg, fry, Dr Pepper

Thought about ice cream, decided I didn't need it.

Exercise:  18 holes w cart, just over 10k steps

111.8

Bring It On Holiday Weekend Edition

Friday, May 28, 2021

So relieved that it's Friday.  The extra weekend day should also be helpful, though I have a hundred times more stuff lined up to do than I could possibly get done.

Breakfast:  2x asiago bagel with plain cream cheese.  Coffee.

Local place, enormous bagels, was way too much.

Lunch:  2x McD cheeseburger, McChicken, fries, Dr. Pepper

Dinner:  Jet's super special pizza, vanilla shake

Exercise:  Nope

111.2

TItle Drought

 Thursday, May 27, 2021

Another day.  Did make plans for a June restart.

Breakfast:  TB steak crunchwrap, coffee

Lunch:  Wendy's biggie bag, chicken crisp, chocolate frosty

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, chips, vanilla shake

Exercise:  Nope

109.8

Reckoning Coming

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

At least I felt better today.  The stress wasn't quite as incapacitating.

Breakfast:  2x panera asiago bagel w plain cream cheese, coffee

Lunch:  BK chicken sandwich, bacon chbg, fries, Dr Pepper

Dinner:  Italian sub, garlic cheese bread, rice krispie treats, vanilla shake

Exercise:  Nope

108.6

Mixmishmatch

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Not a great day.

Breakfast:  Slice of potato bread w butter, 3 slices salami, coffee

Meh.

Lunch:  Leftover american goulash, some Meijer hot & spicy peanuts

Snack:  2x TB beef burritos

Dinner:  Dominos thin crust pep ham onion, root beer float

Exercise:  9 holes w cart, little walking

108.6

One Lousy Meal Down

 Monday, May 24, 2021

Didn't have much pep today.  But I'm still going to celebrate the very minor victory of eating dinner at home.  I think it helped that I wasn't hungry.

Breakfast:  McD 2x sausage burrito, 2x hash brown

Lunch:  CFA 2x spicy, fries

Dinner:  Homemade olive burger on potato bread, chips and salsa, root beer float

I have junk to clean up, you know?  Prettay tasty burger.

Exercise:  Nope.

108.0