#2177: Wednesday, October 31

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Post 2177
- 7 years and 304 days since I started this blog -

  

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      204.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/30/18):          204.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       + 0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No movement on the scale isn't a success, and the day went from good to bad when at the after-party for the gig I was at had nothing but carbs for food.

Food Log

Breakfast
4:35pm: Lox, eggs and onions (LEO) on a salad (arugula, cabbage, chard, kale, spinach and balsamic vinegar).

Lunch
10:45pm: Pastries, cookies, cheese and crackers, hors d'oeuvres.

Dinner
Skipped.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 12 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 54+ oz.; and a nice pour of Jameson's Irish whiskey

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#2176: Tuesday, October 30

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Post 2176
- 7 years and 303 days since I started this blog -

  

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      204.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/29/18):          202.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       + 2.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

This is an unexpected result. I ate very well yesterday, except for two slices of bread. Is that where this weight gain come from? That is only 20 grams of carbs, and they're "good" (well, better than average) carbs. I have no answer.

Food Log

Breakfast
4:55pm, at CoreLife Eatery:

Korean BBQ Pork: Kale, Spring Mix greens, kimchi, cucumbers, spicy broccoli, Sriracha sprouts, fried egg, slow-roasted pork, and korean bbq sauce.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
1:05am: Brussel sprouts with olive oil; pepperoni and Dubliner cheese,  and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 0;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 58+ oz.; and a nice pour of Jameson's Irish whiskey

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#2175: Monday, October 29

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Post 2175
- 7 years and 302 days since I started this blog -

  

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      202.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/26/18):          204.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       - 2.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

While the weekend didn't go according to plan (in other words, a lot of off-plan eating), I definitely ate less, and the result (because while there was a lot of carbs, there wasn't much, if any sugar) is pleasing. I think I'd like to lose another ten pounds from here, in fact.

Food Log

Breakfast
5:45pm:

LEO (lox, eggs and onions) with buttered toast (Ezekiel 4:9).

Lunch
10:40pm: Chopped salad: Arugula, cabbage, chard, kale, spinach, shaved parmesan cheese, walnuts, pepperoni and balsamic vinaigrette.

Dinner
12:45am: Cottage cheese and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 2;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 80+ oz.;

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#2174: Friday, October 26

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Post 2174
- 7 years and 299 days since I started this blog -

  

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      204.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/25/18):          205.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       - 1.2 lbs.

Diet Comment

Despite the totally off-plan middle meal of cookies and cake, I lost weight! I can't figure out why or how. Still very much up for the week. I have to do better.

Food Log

Breakfast
5:45pm: Purple-green protein smoothie with home-made almond milk, kefir, large organic egg, chia gel, kale, spinach, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, celery, whey powder (24g protein), coconut oil, hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), raw organic cacao powder, moringa leaf powder, fo ti, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla extract, Dr. Gundry's Vital Reds and stevia-inulin blend.

Lunch
10:00pm: Melted cheese sandwich (Dubliner cheese on fried (buttered) Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread) with carrots and homemade mayonnaise.

Dinner
1:45am: Pepperoni and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 22 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 56+ oz.;

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#2173: Thursday, October 25

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Post 2173
- 7 years and 298 days since I started this blog -

  

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      205.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/24/18):          206.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       - 0.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

Although I lost a little weight today, I then went and ate a bunch of cake and cookies for lunch - I was at a political fundraiser, and that's what they had - and think I ruined the day.

Food Log

Breakfast
4:25pm: Brussel sprouts with prosciutto, eggs, onions and peppers.

Lunch
8:00pm: Cookies and cake.

Dinner
11:45pm: A Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 36+ oz.;

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#2172: Wednesday, October 24

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Post 2172
- 7 years and 297 days since I started this blog -

  

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      206.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/23/18):          203.2 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       + 3.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

I'm personally disappointed in myself. This was a preventable gain. I left myself with no options, nobody did this to me. I will do better.

Food Log

Breakfast
6:55pm: Salmon salad (salmon, mayonnaise, kale, spinach, chard, arugula, red cabbage, walnuts and balsamic vinaigrette).

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
12:45am: Pork rinds and Dubliner cheese, and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 74+ oz.; 2 healthy pours of Jameson's Irish whiskey

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#2171: Tuesday, October 23: Quick, happy, pre-physical health update

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Post 2171
- 7 years and 296 days since I started this blog -

  

Comment

Medical stuff has been on my mind.

First, in preparation for this coming Friday's complete physical (I haven't had one in more than eight years), I had a thorough blood workup. Thanks to the wonderful interwebs, I got the results back in under two days! And, they're great. Not one single test (out of about a hundred) was out of normal range. Not one.

The issues that I have to deal with are my well-controlled-by-diet-and-no-medications diabetes and my not-yet-too-bothersome arthritis, which I feel in my hands, knees and feet, but not all the time and, so far, not severe.

Obviously, that's good news. Today also marks the end of weeks of coughing for no reason (and sometimes, for a reason: smoking). I never felt sick and the cough wasn't painful, it was just there, and a nuisance. Especially while I was out in California. Who wants extra coughing in weed-legal LA? Not me, but there it was.

Also, today, I went to the dentist, to address problems that came up when a crown was replaced three months ago. It appears I was serviced by a new-hire dentist, and the replacement may have not been necessary, but was done poorly, in any case. The dentist who initiated the replacement and did the work was fired not long after my visit.

After the crown replacement, the tooth was sensitive to temperature and pressure, and I have not been chewing on that side of my mouth since.

In an hour-and-a-half session with the head of the dental practice I go to, it was fixed. Lucky me! It's already much better, and in a few days I think I'll be able to use all my remaining teeth to chew food.

Couple that with my typically good mood and generally excellent mental health (self-pronounced - you may feel different about it. I expect you do), maintained with regular music-making and hanging with people I love, and I feel like I'm in excellent shape.

At least, for right now.

I'm taking nothing for granted, and always grateful.

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      203.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/22/18):          202.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       + 1.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

With this movement to the upside, I should get more serious about my eating, but despite wanting to be good, I stayed out and busy after breakfast at Core, and ended up being hungry with few good choices available, so did a little sabotage, which was delicious, but possibly not good for the bottom line. Worse than that, I was really hungry when I got home, after cleaning my plate!

Food Log

Breakfast
4:55pm, at CoreLife Eatery:

Korean BBQ Pork: Kale, Spring Mix greens, kimchi, cucumbers, spicy broccoli, Sriracha sprouts, fried egg, slow-roasted pork, and korean bbq sauce.

Lunch
10:00pm, at Maxwell's:

Max burger: 1/2-pound of ground beef (medium), with fried onions, bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, a fresh bun and chipotle sauce on the side; with hot fresh-fried, homemade potato chips.

Dinner
12:55am: Brussel sprouts with butter and Dubliner cheese, and two Quest bars.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 60+ oz.; 

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#2170: Monday, October 22

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Post 2170
- 7 years and 295 days since I started this blog -

  

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      202.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/19/18):          202.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       - 0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No gain, no loss - that's a good weekend, and a bit of a surprise, too, since I finished up on Sunday with a not-entirely on-plan dish of Big Awesome BBQ's pork belly, pulled pork,  baked beans and pickled jalapeños, which includes a lot of sugar and salt and was delicious and totally worth it. But then again, I'd been drinking and it was irresistible, or, at least, it seemed a great idea at one in the morning... So, just glad to pull off the 'win'.

Food Log

Breakfast
4:45pm: Brussel sprouts with hemp seeds, olive oil, prosciutto and Dubliner cheese.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
12:05am: Ezekiel 4:9 Flax toast with butter, cottage cheese, walnuts, and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; and a nice pour of Jameson's Irish whiskey

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#2169: Friday, October 19

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Post 2169
- 7 years and 292 days since I started this blog -

  

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      202.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/18/18):          202.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       - 0.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

I finish the week nicely down from my LA weight gain, so happy. There's more work to do, though. Of course.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:05pm: 

Cabbage, chard, kale, spinach, cabbage, roasted turkey breast, shaved Parmesan cheese, walnuts, hard-boiled eggs and balsamic vinaigrette.

Lunch
7:00pm: A Quest bar.

Dinner
11:15pm: Brussel sprouts with scrambled eggs and prosciutto and peppers and onions. And a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 58+ oz.; 

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#2168: Thursday, October 18

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Post 2168
- 7 years and 291 days since I started this blog -

  

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      202.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/17/18):          202.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       + 0.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

I think this weight gain is from the bag of nuts I ate at lunch - more than sixteen-hundred calories worth! You can't overeat like that and not gain weight. Plus, my late meal was also calorie-rich. Counting calories makes no sense, and the calories-in/calories-out theory of weight control has been thoroughly debunked (although it is still popular with many dietitians, nutritionists and salesmen. I see or hear it, I tune out). That being said, overeating is still a thing.

Food Log

Breakfast
7:45pm: Purple-green protein smoothie with home-made almond milk, kefir, large organic egg, chia gel, kale, spinach, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, celery, whey powder (24g protein), coconut oil, hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), raw organic cacao powder, moringa leaf powder, fo ti, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla extract, Dr. Gundry's Vital Reds and stevia-inulin blend,

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
11:15pm: Macadamia nuts and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 22 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 32+ oz.; 

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