Retirement Party Upcoming

Monday, July 12, 2021

  

No, not that kind of retirement party.  Alas.  I pulled on my pants this morning and it's completely obvious that they need to be retired, they are now way too big.  Not the slightest hint of contact that would let them stay in place without the suspenders.  Not exactly unhappy about this development.   I have a couple pairs of jeans that should get the same treatment.

A little surprised not to take a hit for last night's unhealthy dinner and way too many chips.  Happy though.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Not hungry.

Lunch:  Home tacos

Very standard.  And it was a good time to eat.

Dinner:  4 tacos mexican style, plus avocado and hot sauce.  12 oz All Day IPA.  Will have a strawberry Halo Top bar later

The return of takeout taco Monday!  They were extra good tonight.  We'll see tomorrow if I pay a price for eating so many tortillas in one day (seriously, that's 700 calories worth of corn).  If not and the power of TACOS prevails I could see doing this again.  Not many tastier sub-$7 meals around.

Exercise:  Nope.  Sleep schedule is a bit off.

84.4

Nice Reward Day

Sunday, July 11, 2021

Nice reward for a solid day yesterday, lots of activity and a super low starch dinner.  It would be nice if I liked salad more, it's a handy way to avoid the wheat, corn and potatoes.

Not as intense today, though I do have a million things to accomplish.

Breakfast:  6 strips thick cut Meijer bacon, coffee

Good stuff.  Bacon is better as a complementary piece, but I didn't feel like eating anything else.

Lunch:  2 eggs, hash browns, cheddar jack cheese, a bite of avocado

The avocado somehow managed to be underripe (after a week!) so I didn't eat much of it.

Dinner:  BBQ sandwich, fries w a little ketchup, 16 oz Mich Ultra, a Body Armor Lyte, Boulder Canyon avo oil salt & pepper chips

Tasty.  Not healthy, but tasty none the less.

Exercise:  18 holes w cart, good walking, plus a trip to the store, a bit over 12k steps

85.6

Activity Day

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Busy day.  Got up early, as golf was a distance away.  Finished up and then went directly to an hour of moving stuff, house cleanout style.  Grabbed dinner and headed home.  Whew.

Another super low snore score last night, though it wasn't a great night of sleep.  Definitely woke up several times.  Wasn't as rested this morning.

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

Standard pre-golf breakfast out.  Remembered to take a photo today.  Excellent.

Lunch:  12 oz Miller Lite after golf

Dinner:  Steak fajita salad - romaine, tomato, peppers and onions, guac and cheese.  Strawberry Halo Top bar.

Different location of the place I ate yesterday.  It was OK.  I couldn't finish it, it was enormous.  Did eat more of the non-lettuce stuff than I anticipated.

What was left.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, forgot the pedometer.  An hour of moving stuff.

88.4

Bowled Up

Friday, July 9, 2021

A busy, busy day.  But pretty good, especially now that the work part is finished.  Got off to a solid start, with the lowest snore score I've seen in a long time.  Felt pretty good, too.  Wasn't hungry this morning, in fact didn't eat lunch until 2:00 or so.

And what a lunch it was.  Went to a local burrito place while out and about and settled on a Keto Bowl.  I'm not sure just how keto it is given the cheese sauce, but it was quite good.  And it was E freaking Normous.  I guess I could have ordered the smaller size and saved a buck or two, but not having been there before I didn't know.

Breakfast:  Coffee

I managed to resist the donuts one of the staff brought in.  A small win.

Lunch:  Keto Bowl with steak, cheese sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion, guac, shredded cheese and sour cream

It was good.  Destroyed the first half, then slowed down.  Could have stopped 3/4 of the way through, but didn't.  Could have gotten a box after 1/2.  Didn't.  Not many regrets.

Dinner:  Breakfast tacos - 1 egg scrambled with a splash of milk, 2 tortillas, 2 sausage patties, hot sauce.  12 oz All Day IPA, 12 oz Miller Lite, will have a strawberry Halo Top bar later

Unsurprisingly I wasn't too hungry.  Went with something easy, did it all on the griddle.  One sausage patty would have worked better quantity-wise, but sausage sounded tasty so I made two.

Exercise:  Nope.  Had hopes of getting in nine holes tonight but it didn't work out.

87.4

Falling Off

Thursday, July 8, 2021

Maybe I won't take a hit for Monday night's mess after all.  I figure one would be coming and last night was a little shaky too - I was pretty liberal with dinner and then had a small bag of Great Lakes salt, pepper and onion chips at about 9:30 (add to yesterday plzkthx).  Instead I got another drop.  I could get used to that, though I know better.

It felt today like my clothes were falling off me.  That's a nice feeling, though a little odd.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Actually got a little hungry about 11:30.  Could have eaten something earlier too but it wasn't any big deal.  Easy to just ignore.

Lunch:  Home tacos

Good (and messy) as always.  No changes.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, 12 oz All Day IPA, will have a strawberry Halo Top bar later

Standard.   I decided to just dump it into my own bowl when I got home.

Exercise:  Nope.  Hoping to motivate to do some cleaning tonight.

88.2

More Of The Same Today Edition

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Nothing much interesting today.  Got to sleep very late, wasn't tired.  Was, however, tired when a minor cramp kicked me awake at 5:00.  Snoozed as much as I could.  Looks like snoring was worse than average last night for whatever reason too.

Breakfast:  Coffee

No hunger until seconds before I attacked lunch.

Lunch:  Home tacos

Standard.  I determined that I was hungry when I dished them up.  Then I ate and now I am not hungry.  That is a very nice feeling, one I don't always experience.

Dinner:  2 eggs sunnyside up in butter, 2 sausage patties, hash browns in butter, 24 oz All Day IPA.  Will have a Halo Top strawberry bar later.

Biggest large eggs I've ever seen, they were bigger than supermarket jumbos.  Thanks CF.  Not sure I needed the 2nd beer but I did.

Exercise:  Nope.  Off day.

89.2

Consequences Slightly Delayed

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

I didn't pay a price on the scale for yesterday's massive overindulgence.  I'm sure it's coming, it just didn't happen yet.  I did "enjoy" a particularly vicious leg and foot cramp in the middle of the night so it's not like I got off scot free.  Oh well.  I expect the scale will not be as kind tomorrow.

Breakfast:  Coffee

No food required.  Very tired this morning, slept in as late as I could.  Felt fine once going.

Lunch:  Home tacos

Standard and tasty.  Pleasantly filling.

Dinner:  Taco salad, 12 oz Miller Lite, a few Boulder Canyon cheddar sour cream avo oil chips

No tortilla chips with the salad this week, got extra salsa though.  I was going to eat the chips as a snack before golf but wasn't hungry so I ate them later.  Not a whole lot left, certainly less than an ounce.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, not a whole lot of walking.

89.2

Rest Stop

Monday, July 5, 2021

Happy that it's a holiday but man, I'm pretty tired.  Quick turnaround this morning after not much sleep.  Nasty foot cramp at 4:00 am wasn't great either.  Oh well.

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

Standard pre golf breakfast out, no photo

Lunch:  12 oz Miller Lite after golf.  Had some Boulder Canyon avocado oil cooked cheddar and sour cream chips when I got home.

Dinner:  Steak, tater tots w ketchup, salad w Primal Kitchen ranch, strawberry shortcake with vanilla ice cream

Ate way too much.  Yikes.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, a little over 11000 steps.  Felt like more tbqh.

89.8

Nickels and Dimes

Sunday, July 4, 2021

I really shouldn't hop on the scale daily, it's annoying to see increases even when they're small.  Then again, I should expect them when I go off track.  Even when it's nothing crazy.

More of the same today.  Late tee time so no breakfast out.  Chores, maybe some office time.

Interesting that I was vaguely hungry last nght before I went to bed.  I was satisfied after dinner, but was craving breakfast later.  It may be that I just wanted salt?  Dunno.  It wasn't anything I had any trouble ignoring.

Breakfast:  4 strips Smithfield thick cut cherrywood bacon, coffee

What I had left in the package.  All good.

Lunch:    Steak tacos w guac, sour cream and hot sauce, extra steak

Marinated an inexpensive sirloin I picked up at the store on Friday and grilled it up.  So delicious.  It was a test run for a piece of flank I bought from the farm - flank and skirt at the store were crazy expensive so I just got a sirloin.  I probably could have skipped the extra piece of steak (the whole thing was about 10 oz) but it was so good.  I'm now very full.

Dinner:  1/2 of a double cheeseburger, way too many fries w ketchup, 16 oz Mich Ultra, lime Halo Top bar.  I also had a Body Armor Lyte during golf.

Not too many great options at the course diet-wise, though their food is good.

There will be indulgences tomorrow as well due to the holiday.  Sigh.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, followed by a spin through the grocery store.  Pedometer said 12500 steps (after 11k yesterday)

91.4

Small Price Put Paid

Saturday, July 3, 2021

Ahh, holiday weekend.  So nice.  And it's been an absolutely beautiful summer day, not too hot, not too humid, nice and sunny.  10/10 would enjoy again.

Paid a small price for yesterday's indulgences, but not too bad.  It was interesting that I felt good during golf, had some extra pep.  I think the weight loss is making a difference.  Still too many bouts of fatigue but even occasional blips of pep are a nice thing.

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

Standard pre-golf meal out.  Didn't take a photo, I'm sure I've shown it many times before.  It wasn't their best effort, but it was still pretty good.

Lunch:  22 oz Miller Lite after golf.  I don't usually track zero calories beverages but I had a gatorade zero on course and it was pretty decent.

Dinner:  Taco salad, al pastor w extra avocado.  Will have a Halo Top lime bar later.

Inhaled.  Was hungry.

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, reasonable walking.

90.8

Aww Doughnuts

Friday, July 2, 2021

Holiday weekend incoming.  Kicked off with a well, not a bang, but more like a pop.  Doughnuts at work today.  Since I didn't pay for them I ate one.

Breakfast:  2 oz CF original jerky, coffee, sour cream doughnut

Wasn't planning on the doughnut, but there you go.  A bit of a sugar rush but not too bad.

Lunch:  Home tacos

Purely standard.

Dinner:  Deluxe pizza, salad with Italian, 16 oz or so of Miller Lite, lime Halo Top bar

How about that, my appetite actually was kept nicely in check.  Had two slices, a bit less than half of this 10 inch pie.  Comfortably and lightly full, no bloat, no heaviness.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, medium extra walking.  Did wander around a bunch looking for balls to kills some time.  Also went grocery shopping.

90.2

Let's Do July

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Okay then.  I'm pretty pleased with how June went.  There were stumbles and quite a few of them.  Despite that, things have settled into a groove where I have a pretty good weekday eating routine.  At some point I will have to change and reduce what I eat but I'm sure the point of reckoning will be many pounds from now.  Fifty more could easily drop off.   Keep the eating in check and keep moving and I can see some more nice drops coming right up.

It looks like I'm only eight pounds above my low point from last year, which is another thing I'm happy about.  I promised myself something I want when I'm down another 40, so I have that to shoot for.  And if I get to my goal I'll have to come up with a major self-reward.  Don't know what that will be yet.  Of course to get to that goal I have to hit my lowest weight in a very, very long time.  Almost certainly more than 20 years.

Breakfast:  2 oz CF jerky, coffee

Standard.  New photo though.

Lunch:  Home tacos

Same, just with jalapenos today.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, 12 oz All Day IPA, lime Halo Top bar

Standard again.  I got recognized today as a regular.

Exercise:  2 hours of house cleanout, plenty of stairs.   Shorter day but plenty intense.

90.0

Big Drop Eyes Pop

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

I still worry about my scale being broken every time I get good news.  Which I had this morning and it was rather unexpected.  It was a great way to start the day.  Sleep was so-so, snoring OK, tired at least in part due to going to sleep very late.

Breakfast:  2 oz CF original jerky, coffee

Standard.  Forgot the photo.

Lunch:  Home tacos

Same as yesterday.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, 12 oz All Day IPA, lime Halo Top bar

Why mess with success?  My burrito artist had a heavy hand with the queso and she was not stingy with the brisket either.

Exercise:  2.5 hours or so of house cleanout.  Not as intense today.

91.8

Keep The Score Down Please

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Chugging along.  Really, really good snore score last night.  Very pleased about that.  Hoping that it continues.  Slept OK, didn't get up early or anything but in fairness I was pretty wired last night -- turns out I shouldn't have watched the end of the Tour de France stage on the DVR close to bedtime, that was a huge adrenaline hit.

Breakfast:  2 oz CF original beef jerky, coffee

They were out of cajun and everything else except original and teriyaki.  So I got original.  And you get an enthralling photo of it.  Cajun is better.

Lunch:  Home tacos

Skipped the salsa and jalapenos today, added some of my latest batch of homemade hot sauce.

Dinner:  Taco salad, 12 oz Miller Lite, lime Halo Top bar

Trying the different salads at a pizza place.  Quite good other than the stale tortilla chips, at least there were not many of them.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, not much walking

95.0

Back To It

Monday, June 28, 2021

Pleased that I didn't pay a price too stiff for yesterday's indulgences.  Did need extra sleep, which puts me behind for this week, but oh well.  Just have to work hard.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Forgot my jerky but I wasn't hungry anyway.

Lunch:  2x McD double cheeseburgers

Ate in about three minutes flat at 2:00, had no time.  Would have customized, ditched buns, etc but just needed to eat fast.  No photo, in the car.  I'll eat the planned tacos tomorrow.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, 12 oz All Day IPA, lime Halo Top bar

Standard bowl, minus cheese since I got a decent hit of queso.  Good portion of brisket too, the burrito artist working that side of the line was generous.  Now if I can just find one who'll give me extra guac.

Been quite happy with the Qdoba dinners, will probably keep them up as long as I keep losing.  A nice alternative to breakfast in the rotation.

Exercise:  3 hours of house cleanout.  Lol'd at how soaked my shirt was.

96.2

Waterworld Of June

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Well, at least it probably isn't going to rain as much today, so there is there.  It's a pretty soggy world, though, so probably not that much is going to happen outdoors.

Was quite late getting to sleep last night -- I went to bed at a very reasonable hour but was not sleepy.  I'm sure I prolonged the process by finishing a magazine and with a little phone time, though I was just not physically ready to switch off.  Felt like I slept OK and managed to stay asleep until just after 6.  Snoring continues to be on the better side this week.  All good.

Breakfast:  6 strips Smithfield cherrywood thick cut bacon, coffee

Repeat.  Would probably have been satisfied with half as much.

Lunch:  Breakfast bowl (2 eggs scrambled, hash browns, 2 sausage patties, sour cream, salsa, 

jalapenos and hot sauce)

I was a bit liberal with the hash browns so this was perhaps more than I really needed given that I have been completely inactive so far today.  The additions were fine and it was tasty but I don't know that it was better than the usual undressed version.

Snack:  1.375 oz Great Lakes salt, pepper and onion potato chips

Dinner:  1.5 beef brats w/ bun and mustard, tater tots w ketchup, salad w ranch, a bite of moose tracks ice cream, lime Halo Top bar.

Eating mode was ENGAGED.  I ate way too many tater tots.  I did narrowly shut out an urge to get more food by promising myself the lime bar.  It was way to close to drive thru time.  Pretty pathetic, but it was an all around pathetic day.

Exercise:  Nope.  Super inactive today.  Set up for a big gain tomorrow.

95.0

Deluged

Saturday, June 26, 2021

It's been raining hard for a couple days and we have at least two more coming right up.  Multiple inch rains, the kind that prevent any kind of outdoor activity for hours at a time.  I mean, you could be out there, but you'd really have to enjoy being wet.  And dodge the lightning.  That's not me.

On the personal front, it was a pretty good week.  I felt decent, ate reasonably for the most part, got in more exercise than anticipated (thanks to work of all things) and saw happiness-inducing results on the scale.  Definitely a shade leaner here and there, definitely still have massive quantities of unnecessary weight especially around the middle.  Overall feeling very positive for once ... despite the fact that I woke up at 4:40 and have not been able to go back to sleep.  I wouldn't describe myself as peppy, but I'm functional and that makes me happy after a five hour night.

Breakfast:  6 strips Smithfield cherrywood thick cut bacon, coffee

Hungrier than normal this morning -- that is, I actually have some modest desire to eat -- so eventually I ate.

Lunch:  Breakfast tacos (2 eggs scrambled, 2 sausage patties, sour cream and hot sauce on corn tortillas)

Much later than I would have expected, ate at 2:00.  I guess dinner will be later than usual this evening.  Also cracked open a bottle of Dr Pepper Cherry Zero Sugar.  It's not bad, not sure it's better than regular DPZS.  I haven't found the ZS version of the with cream soda yet in anything less than a 12 pack, once I find a single or a two litre I'll try that variety too.

Dinner:  CF NY strip steak, mashed potato with butter, salad with Primal Kitchen ranch, 12 oz Miller Lite, will have a Halo Top lime bar later

Let's see.  About half of a 0.7 lb steak, so 5 oz or so.  One potato mashed with 1.5T or so of butter.  Salad mix, a small tomato, a few bacon bits, jalapenos and the ranch.  Tasty salad, will have again.  One of the better salads I've had lately. Was plenty of food.  Not the greatest steak I've ever had flavor-wise, but fine.  Will try seasoning the rest more heavily.

Exercise:  Nope.  Ran around doing errands but that doesn't really count.  It's been a day of modest accomplishments but at least a few things have been handled.

94.4

Less Food Plus Exercise

Friday, June 25, 2021

TGIF as usual.  It's been a cray week and it's not over just yet.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Again wasn't interested in eating anything, was not problem.

Lunch:  Home tacos

Very standard.  And also very tasty.  Hey, conveniently I should have just enough containers for next week too.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, 12 oz All Day IPA, Halo Top lime bar

Same as yesterday.  Why not go for a complete repeat?

Exercise:  Three plus hours of house cleanout, including a LOT of stairs.  I am quite wiped out.

96.6

The Odd Encouraging Thing

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Every once in a while you get a totally unexpected boost.  Got one this morning.  Nice.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Wasn't feeling food so I just skipped it.

Lunch:  Home tacos

Same as usual.  Good as usual.  I made 2# of taco meat last night, so I have 7x portions of just over 5 oz pre cooking.  Seems to be a good amount, the tacos are substantial but not overstuffed.  I'm full but not unpleasantly so.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl (pintos, fajita veg, queso diablo, pico, roja, cheese, sour cream, guac), 24 oz All Day IPA, will have a Halo Top lime bar later

Delicious and well earned.  Rather like the Halo Top bars, 35 cal and 5 net carbs not bad for a treat.

Exercise:  3 hours of house clearout.  Worked up a good sweat.

98.4

Prepaid Nothing

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Nothing much interesting today.  Didn't get a lot of sleep but at least it was a very light night for snoring.  Felt OK when I got up.

Breakfast:  <2 oz CF cajun jerky, coffee

Wasn't feeling it today.

Lunch:  Home tacos

Same as yesterday.  I'm out of meat but have two pounds of ground beef thawing in the fridge.

Dinner:  3 eggs over medium, hash browns, 2 sausage patties, 24 oz All Day IPA.  Will probably try a Halo Top lime bar later

I think the "in butter" is pretty established by now when it comes to the hash browns, plus a bit for the eggs.

Exercise:  Nope.  Just an exhausting day.

101.8

When The Fail Is Last MInute

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Another day.

Breakfast:  2 oz CF cajun jerky, coffee

Standard.  Going to have to restock this week.

Lunch:  Home tacos

Standard, added jalapenos for fun.  Good as always.

Dinner:  Chef salad w ranch, 12 oz Two Hearted Ale, 2x Mc Double cheeseburger

So close to a good day.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, little walking

102.0