Massive Influx

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Huh.  I was thirsty last night so I drank quite a bit of water.  Was expecting the scale to be up - bad eating despite a good day for exercise.  I did not, however, expect that much.  Yow.  Might be getting rid of a lot of liquid the next few days.

Anyway, I was way too late getting to bed and paid for it this morning.  Starting to think I need to allow a 9 plus hour window for sleep, which will be challenging.  But since I need to make a bunch of changes anyway I'll add that to the list.

Breakfast:  Pancakes w butter and maple syrup, sausage patties, coffee

Super tasty, super easy, not good for me.

Lunch:  Spicy beans w mexicheese, tortilla chips, guacamole

Went with low salt chips, which were fine with beans and guac but brutal on their own.

Later, Jersey Mikes #56.  Tasty.

Dinner:  Ham and cheese on rye, homemade potato salad, corn w butter, brownie w vanilla ice cream

Sunday dinner.

Exercise:  Not really.  Active but nothing dedicated.

82.4

Finally Something Good

Saturday, September 9, 2023

... it was not on the scale, lol.  I deserved every bit of the spike.  Okay.  I don't think I'm going to drop this weekend but I did buy stuff to have a good week eating wise starting Monday.

Anyway, TGIS.   I managed to get myself out the door a little after 6:30 and took my longest walk yet since the surgery.  Baby steps!  It didn't feel bad.  Sure, it wasn't some huge distance, but at least a couple miles.  Let's back it up tomorrow.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels with Tillamook very veggie cream cheese, coffee

Once again excellent.

Later -- stale donuts and a glass of whole milk.  Okay, that's a wrap for donuts.

Lunch:  Taco salad, al pastor

FAT salad.  Heavy on the non-salad stuff.

Dinner:  Home pizza w pepperoni, Tillamook mint chip ice cream

Pretty basic pizza but it turned out quite good, crispy, chewy, tasty.  I should have taken a picture of the underside, it was perfect.

Exercise:  Walk, 47 minutes.  App said it was about 4,500 steps, so I'll guess a couple miles.  If I can find a suitable app that isn't annoying maybe I can track distance too.  Anyway, it was a perfect morning for it, low 50s, no humidity, not too busy since it's Saturday.  Feels good man.

Edit:  Downloaded Pedometer++ app, it says that it was 1.5 miles.  Checked another app, same thing,  They clearly pull the same data from Apple Health.  A little disappointed -- 30 minute miles is SLOW.  I looked it up and my historical usual pace of 20 minute miles is average for my age, maybe just a hair slow.  I know I didn't push hard at all since I didn't know how I'd react to the distance, but still, I didn't think I was going THAT slow.

78.4

Kinda Waving The White Flag

Friday, September 8, 2023

An all around pathetic effort today.  Got off to a bad start - headache, high BP reading, malaise.   Never got focused at all, though I did actually write out a bit of a plan this afternoon.  Let's just close the book on today and see what tomorrow brings.

Breakfast:  Bagel breakfast sandwich (egg, sausage, cheese, veggie cream cheese), coffee, donuts

Okay but not their best effort.

Lunch:  2x pizza slice (deluxe, meat lovers)

Just didn't feel like doing anything.

Dinner:  Deluxe pizza, plain donut holes

Extra good job by the pizza place tonight.  A+.

Exercise:  Only sorta, walked around the store for half an hour or so and then walked to get dinner.  Not much.

76.4

Awfulness

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Just nothing good on the food and exercise front today.  I need to make some changes.

Breakfast:  Sausage patty, cheddar cheese, coffee

Good start.  Except donuts were delivered to work so I also had donuts.

Lunch:  TB 2x beefy crunch burrito, 1x chx enchilada burrito

Planned lunch did not happen due to time issues.

Dinner:  Ham salami cheese sub, garlic cheese bread w pizza sauce, Tillamook mint chip ice cream

Well at least they were out of rice krispie treats.

Exercise:  No.  Is problem.

76.2

Lagging Indicators Possibly

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Didn't take as much of a hit on the scale as I expected after last night's debacle.  I certainly earned one.  So I was glad about that.  It hasn't helped me control my appetite today, which is again raging, but that's another problem.

Speaking of problems, it's a rainy day and humid and walking isn't looking like much fun.  Not sure what I am going to do about that, but I've been slacking big time.

Breakfast:  Sausage patty, swiss cheese, coffee

Had an open package of swiss.  Cheddar is much better.

Lunch:  Wendy's double, double stack, fries

Sigh.  I need to STOP with the fast food.  Completely.

Dinner:  Subway meatball, bowl of Tillamook mint chip

Again with the hunger.  TOO MUCH EATING.

Exercise:  Nope.  Mega FAIL.

75.4

All Breakfasts Until Not

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Ahh, Mondays.  Even when they are not Mondays.  

Mediocre sleep, was not ready to get up this morning but it wasn't too bad.  Developed a headache late morning, not sure why though maybe the construction going on above work was a factor.  I want to walk back to work but between the headache and the heat + humidity I'm waffling.

Speaking of which --

Breakfast:  2x Egg McMuffin, hash brown, coffee

Blood draw, I always assume it should be fasting, so I ate afterward on the way to work.  It was fine, I've had good luck with McBreakfasts lately.  Not that I should eat them, of course.

Lunch:  3 eggs, hash browns, peppers and onions, leftover Rotel dip

Random mash up, turned out delicious.  I thought the dip would be more liquidy but I didn't have the patience for that, once it was warm it was in the bowl.  

Dinner:  2x TB beefy crunch burritos, olive oil chips, pulled pork w bbq sauce, a little potato salad, pasta salad, rolls w butter, 12 oz IPA

Excessive.

And BK 2x double cheese, vanilla shake.

Bleah.

Exercise:  Nope.  And it's supposed to rain tomorrow.

75.0

Bigger Jump

Monday, September 4, 2023

Definitely a bigger jump than I expected this morning, though I should not be surprised after reviewing yesterday.  Too much food, too much junk, not nearly enough activity.  Do better.

Breakfast:  Buttermilk pancakes w butter and maple syrup, sausage patties, coffee

Once again fantastic.   And caloriffic.

Lunch:  Subway meatball sub

Excessive.  Very.

Dinner:  NY Strip, chips, a bowl of Tillamook mint chip ice cream

Couldn't and didn't eat the whole steak.

Exercise:  Not really.  Again was active but not counting.  I considered doing a walk event this morning but between the heat and the distance decided against it.

75.2

Puffed But Not Bad

Sunday, September 3, 2023

Expected a gain, got a gain.  Not too terrible, though.  Maybe I should stick with kg, it doesn't look as rough.  I do need to fix my weekend eating.  Also on the plus side I got my best blood pressure reading in a while this morning.

Anyway, I was reasonably pleased with my sleep, woke up about 6:00 and while I didn't feel refreshed I did feel relatively rested which is above average.  A little annoyed at myself that I didn't go out to walk yesterday, but is what it is.  Need to try and do something today.

Breakfast:  Buttermilk pancakes w butter and maple syrup, sausage, coffee

Made a batch to use up a carton of buttermilk.

Lunch:  Spicy beans with shredded mexicheese, tortilla chips, some potato chips

Tasty.  Need to lose the seed oils though.

Also:  TB 2x beefy crunch burrito, root beer - later

Dinner:  BLT, sweet corn w butter, tomato slices, blueberry pie and ice cream

Sunday dinners.

Exercise:  Not really.  Active but not counting.

71.2

Routine Break

Saturday, September 2, 2023

After a couple successful days, the routine breaks due to the weekend.  Or maybe not, since atrocious eating on the weekend has been pretty routine lately.  So it goes.  Glad to be down a fraction this morning despite the pizza and not disposing of waste or water.  

Remains to be seen how much I accomplish this weekend.  I certainly have a million things to do, but only so much pep.  Then again, I actually felt rested this morning!  Not perfectly refreshed, but way better than usual.  I had a couple of very extended dreams -- which were not horror shows -- and woke without my alarm after 6:00.  Good start to the day anyway.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels w Tillamook very veggie cream cheese, coffee

Tasty as always, bad for me as always.  I had to buy Fage 0% since Meijer had nothing else in stock in the plain greek yogurt category, can't say that it notably impacted the lazy bagels.  Cream cheese was on sale so I loaded up  

Lunch:   Taco salad, al pastor

Bigger than I needed, but I ate it all anyway.

Dinner:  Chips and Rotel sausage dip

Pretty good stuff but need to not repeat, too salty (this was cleanup from last week's purchases).

Will have a bowl of Tillamook mint chip shortly, might finish off the mudslide instead dunno.

Exercise:  Nope.  Disappointing.

68.4

Moving Back Down

Friday, September 1, 2023

Said goodbye to more water.  All good.  And TGIF.

Not too many plans for the holiday weekend, but fixing my scale is on the list.

Breakfast:  Sausage patty, cheddar cheese, coffee

Repeat.

Lunch:  Soup

Repeat.

Dinner:  Deluxe pizza

Not a repeat.  Tasty though.  Will have a bowl of Tillamook mint chip later.

Exercise:  Walks, 15+15.  Actually completed the first walk in 13 minutes, faster than usual.  I didn't time the walk home but also felt like I was moving faster than usual.  This is good!

69.2

Double Up

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Got rid of a lot of water last night, which was welcome.  As much as I don't especially enjoy waking up at 1:30 there are times when it is totally worth it.  Don't really understand why, since I did have plenty of bread plus tortillas but okay!  Maybe it was the power of (home) tacos?

Breakfast:  Sausage patty, cheddar cheese, coffee

Was curious if I could eat this as a hand held but ended up just knife 'n forking it.

Lunch:  Soup

Standard.

Dinner:  Home tacos, same as yesterday.

Will have a dish of Tillamook mint chip shortly.  A good day - both last night and at times today I found myself hungry.  A little hunger is good.  I need to embrace it.  And since my quantities were limited I didn't overeat.

Exercise:  Walk 15 + 15.  Kinda stalled out on this number (to work after lunch and home in the evening), not sure yet how I'm going to bump it up but I need to.

74.6

Both Eights

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Spent extra time in bed last night.  Went to bed at 8:30, though I did not get to sleep right away.  Managed to sleep until 5:30, then dozed until 8:00.  Good thing I didn't have any early business today.  Needed the rest and I felt pretty decent today.

Breakfast:  Home bread and peanut butter

Last day for this.

Lunch:  Soup, home bread w butter

Ate the heel of the loaf, it was a bit stale since I didn't bag it this week.

Dinner:  Home tacos (beef, peppers and onions, mexicheese, Pace picante sauce, sour cream)

Delightful.  Need to eat this more often.

Will have a bowl of Tillamook mint chip for dessert shortly.

Exercise:  Walk 15 + 15.  Need to ramp up but it was good to get some in.

79.4

Successful Conversion

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Had a successful medical thing today, very happy about that.  Hopefully about done with the medical for now, it's been a very expensive year.

Breakfast:  None

Fasting was required.

Lunch:  Cheese peanut butter crackers, Starry.  Qdoba brisket bowl.  Home bread w peanut butter

And when fasting was no longer required, there was eating.

Dinner:  Dominos brooklyn ital saus mush, parm bread bites, raspberry lemonade

So bad for me.

Exercise:  Nope.  Taking it easy.  Tomorrow though.

80.5

So Close To Time

Monday, August 28, 2023

Decided today that I will be doing better starting Wednesday.  Not perfect, just better.

Because this is bad.

Breakfast:  Home bread w peanut butter, coffee

Decided to try the Crazy Richards 100% peanuts creamy.  Not bad.

Lunch:  Chipotle barbacoa bowl, CFA frosted lemonade

Not one of the better burrito artists I have encountered but still a tasty bowl.

Snack:  McDouble, Sprite

Ugh.

Dinner:  2x American 2x Mexican tacos, avocado, lemonade, Siete jalapeno lime chips, ice cream sandwiches

Mega ugh.

Exercise:  Nope.  Need to fix starting pronto.  MUST do better to feel better.

81.6

Spiking Hugely

Sunday, August 27, 2023

Not exactly finishing the month well here.

Breakfast:  McD 2x egg mcmuffin, hash brown, coffee, donuts

Ventured out.

Lunch:  Spicy beans, tortilla chips

Delightful.

Dinner:  Home cheeseburger, sweet corn w butter, a few chips, tomato slice, cookie, a bite of fudge

Also:  2x McDouble, lemonade

Exercise:  Nope.  Pathetic.

82.7

Just Ballooning

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Weight increasing at an unacceptable rate.  It's going to be a dodgy weekend but next week is going to need some better focus.  And more walking.

Breakfast:  Cinnamon rolls, coffee

The Meijer cinnamon rolls were surprisingly good.  And huge.  And exactly the sort of thing that needs to be axed from the diet.

Breakfast 2:  Parmesan toast, bacon

Cleanup of this week's loaf of bread and some of the remaining bacon.  Lots of bacon left this week after I didn't do breakfast bowls due to the heat.  Hopefully I'll get my A/C fixed or replaced next year.

Lunch:  Chips and Rotel dip, lemonade

Ate too much, of course.

Dinner:    Wendys 2x single, small fries, ice cream sandwiches

Ugh.

Exercise:  Not really, just somewhat active.

77.0

Pushing Back Soon

Friday, August 25, 2023

Definitely feeling it today.  A little tired, but not too bad.  Fat.  I've not gotten enough exercise the last two days, but the brutal heat and humidity have broken.  About ready to push back.

Breakfast:  Marbled cornbread scramble, potatoes, coffee

Breakfast meeting.  Excellent as always and I got a walk in to/from the restaurant.

Lunch:  2x McDouble

With the late breakfast, I was not particularly hungry at normal lunch time, so I grabbed these a bit later.

Dinner:  Soup, tortilla chips, lemonade, Tilamook mudslide ice cream, cinnamon rolls

The soup and chips worked surprisingly well.  Good thing I made a thick soup!

Exercise:  Walks 10 + 10 + a trip to the grocery store

74.8

Ongoing Actuality Of Failure

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Sigh.  Just not good in any respect.  Got to sleep late.  Actually felt like I got a decent night of sleep.  Got up late.  Sluggish.  Accomplished nothing this morning.  Had a nice lunch but it's not pepping me up.  Weight up (duh), blood pressure creeping up, just all wrong.  Plus it's insanely humid out there, not a great day for a walk though I hope to get one in this evening somehow.  Maybe I'll just walk around Walmart.

Breakfast:  Home bread and butter, coffee

May need to go back to 2MAD soon.

Lunch:  3 eggs scrambled, peppers and onions, hash browns, 3 strips bacon

Wal mart hash browns don't seem to brick up as badly as Ore Ida.  At least not so far ... just opened this bag.

Dinner:  Subway meatball, Snyders cheddar cheese pretzel pieces, 2x maple frosted donuts, lemonade

A once-a-year itch scratched.

Exercise:  Nope, again gross out there.  Tomorrow should be better.

72.6

More Of Same

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Ate too much last night.  Much too much.  No success so far reining in the appetite.  Sluggish this morning and late going in.  Just not feeling it today.

Breakfast:  Home bread w butter, coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Wendys 2x single, fries

Audible, too hot to cook.

Dinner:  Ham salami cheese sub, garlic cheese bread, rice krispie treat, lemonade.

Still too hot to cook.

Will have a bowl of Tillamook Mudslide ice cream later.

Exercise:  Nope.  Hot.

71.2

Dangerous Neighborhoods

 Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Not much pep today.  Was late getting up and reluctant.  No accomplishments at work this morning.  Just an all around fail.  We'll see if the afternoon goes any better.

On the bright side, the scale was down a bit.  Thanks, tacos!

Breakfast:  McD 2x egg mc muffin, hash browns, coffee

Fail.  Had to do fasting labs this morning and left the house before I realized that I forgot to grab my intended breakfast.  Oh well.  They were unusually tasty.

Lunch:  Pizza slices x3

Additional FAIL, but tasty.  Dangerous living so close to a slice shop.

Dinner:  Qdoba brisket bowl, chips and onion dip, lemonade

Tasty.

Also had a little dish of Tillamook Mudslide ice cream.

Exercise:  Walks, 15 + 15

68.1

Ongoing Fattening

Monday, August 21, 2023

After a lousy night of sleep - two never-ending nightmares and a couple wakeups - I managed to get up at a reasonable time today and work nearly a full day.  That's a step in the right direction.  And I even got in my walking. 

Weight keeps trending up, as mentioned I'm planning on starting to dial back a bit this week.  Not full cut mode, but paying a little more attention.

Breakfast:  Home bread and butter, coffee

Only had one cup, at home.  No time at work for a second.

Lunch:  3 eggs scrambled w peppers and onions, hash browns, 2 strips bacon

Added an egg, tried to dial back the hash browns a bit.  Ratios were very good and very tasty.

Dinner:  2x mexican 2x american tacos, avocado, glass of lemonade, Tillamook mint chip ice cream

Yum.  Hit the spot.

Exercise:  Walks 15 + 20(+).

70.6

Slept In Again And Again

Sunday, August 20, 2023

Again with the sleeping in, though it wasn't as bad as yesterday.  Woke up about 6:30, got up between 9:00 and 9:30.   Tomorrow is going to be "interesting".  Once I get going I'm fine, but the dontwanna is strong in the mornings.

Weight was up again this morning.  Definitely time to start dialing back on the eating.  And more walking.  I definitely have too much junk on hand, though at least I didn't buy any chips this week.

Breakfast:  1 egg scrambled w peppers and onions, leftover ribeye, parmesan toast, coffee

Cleanup on the steak and the bread.  A very tasty repast.  Add a strip of bacon when I baked a package for the week later.

Lunch:  5 Guys little cheeseburger all the way plus jala, little fries w ketchup.  Walkers shortbread cookies

Excessive.  Itch scratched.

Dinner:  Brat mustard relish, sweet corn w butter, tomato, vanilla ice cream w choc sauce, lemonade

Sunday dinners.   Will probably have the heel of today's loaf of bread w some butter too.

Exercise:  Not really.  Very active day but no dedicated walking.

69.7

Lazy Daze

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Been a slug so far today.  Woke up about 6:00 but didn't actually get going until after 10:00.  Pathetic.  It's late afternoon and I have accomplished nothing.  Had a few things I had planned to do, but it's not the end of the world that they are not happening.

I need to get back into the habit of showering first thing.  Just get going.

Breakfast:  Lazy bagels, Tillamook very veggie cream cheese

Tasty, but no satiety.

Lunch:  Leftover deluxe pizza, limeade.  Later, some Siete chips 

Tasty, better satiety.

Dinner:  Ribeye, mashed potatoes, lemon hand pie

Delicious.  The pie was an impulse buy at the farm market.  While good, it had shortening as an ingredient, something I'd rather not eat.

Exercise:  Not enough.

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