#3096: Thursday, August 31, 2023

Post 3096

- 13 years and 243 days since I started this blog -

August 23, 2023, at the Maplewood Grill

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    201.2 lbs.

Previous Weight (8/30/23):         200.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

I'm finishing this month with the highest average weight of the year, just over 200 lbs. I knew, when I 'lost control' (gave in to my cravings) last night right before bed that this result was coming. Sigh. I'll try to get back on the path again today.

Food Log

Breakfast
4:25pm:

Breakfast noodle cake: Three large eggs, mung bean and edamame fettuccine, mushrooms, onions, peppers, kale, spinach and Swiss cheese.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
11:25pm: Turkey/guacamole rollups (high-protein, low-carb tortillas), Rainbow (mixed vegetable) slaw, celery and carrots with homemade mayonnaise, and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 2;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Water: 72+ oz.; 

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#3095: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Post 3095

- 13 years and 242 days since I started this blog -

August 23, 2023, at the Maplewood Grill

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    200.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (8/29/23):         203.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  3.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

That's an amazing one-day loss, thanks to sticking to the plan. This is the way it should be. I'm going to try and have a good day today, because unless I have another amazing day tomorrow, I'm finishing this month with the highest average weight of the year.

Food Log

Breakfast
3:45pm: Steamed brussels sprouts with olive oil and Everything seasoning, and scrambled eggs with Swiss cheese and pesto rolled up in a high-protein, low carbohydrate tortilla.

 

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
11:25pm: Chicken sandwich with guacamole on Aldi Protein multiseed bread. A salad (walnuts, mixed vegetable slaw, chard, kale, spinach and balsamic vinaigrette) and a Quest bar.

 

Snack
12:15 am: cream cheese and walnuts on a slice of Aldi Protein multiseed bread and a few (okay, 4) squares of dark chocolate with nuts and cranberries.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 2;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Water: 68+ oz.; 

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#3094: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Post 3094

- 13 years and 241 days since I started this blog -

August 23, 2023, at the Maplewood Grill

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    203.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (8/28/23):         202.4 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.4 lbs.

Diet Comment

I was doing fine until the evening came, then it seems like I got stoned and just lost it - I started eating, and ended up eating almost continuously from around 6:30pm. Lots of cheese was involved, too, which means lots of calories. And that after a day of almost no movement. I'm getting down on myself for the way I've been breaking promises to myself. I think it has something to do with the month of post-op medication I had to take, and I'm hoping that now that it's over, my body and mind will re-adjust.

Food Log

Breakfast
3:15pm:

Veggie omelet (Swiss cheese, chopped spinach and kale, mushrooms, onions, peppers) and sweet potatoes with butter and Everything seasoning.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
11:25pm: Salmon salad (wild-caught salmon, walnuts, celery and homemade mayonnaise on cabbage chard, kale and spinach) and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 54+ oz.; 

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#3093: Monday, August 28, 2023

Post 3093

- 13 years and 240 days since I started this blog -

August 23, 2023, at the Maplewood Grill

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    202.4 lbs.

Previous Weight (8/25/23):         199.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  2.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

Well, weight-loss-wise, it was a horrible weekend. Lots of food and calories, and it's all, literally and figuratively, on me. On the other hand, I feel ready to make a good start to this week.

Food Log

Breakfast
4:05pm: Ramen soup with spinach and kale (Vite-Ramen Miso high-protein, high-fiber ramen and flavor packet and I added the greens).

Lunch
7:15pm: A Quest bar, dark chocolate and peanut butter.

Dinner
11:25pm: Turkey and kimchi sandwich on Aldi Protein multi-seed bread and a salad (chard, kale, spinach, shaved parmesan, walnuts, balsamic vinaigrette).

Snack
7:15pm: Swiss cheese rollup (with high-protein, low-carb tortilla), cream cheese and walnut rollup (with high-protein, low-carb tortilla).

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Water: 72+ oz.; 

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#3092: Friday, August 25, 2023

Post 3092

- 13 years and 237 days since I started this blog -

August 14, 2023 at the Maplewood Bar & Grill

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    199.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (8/24/23):         201.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  2.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

Wednesday and Thursday were very good days - stayed on-plan with what I ate and when I ate it. The result? A total of three-and-a-half pounds lost. I'm back in my range, and looking down the path to more losses.

Food Log

Breakfast
4:05pm: Brussels sprouts with olive oil and Everything seasoning, scrambled eggs and Swiss cheese on Aldi Protein multi-seed bread.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
11:25pm: Caulipower pizza (cauliflower crust, sauce cheese, uncured pepperoni), mixed nuts and a salad (lettuces, spinach and  low-calorie habañero ranch dressing (store bought). Dark chocolate nut bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 2;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Water: 72+ oz.; 

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#3091: Thursday, August 24, 2023

Post 3091

- 13 years and 236 days since I started this blog -

August 14, 2023 at the Maplewood Bar & Grill

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    201.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (8/23/23):         203.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

A bit of recovery. It's a start. Continued success today!

Food Log

Breakfast
3:25pm:

Veggie omelet (Swiss cheese, chopped spinach and kale, mushrooms, onions, peppers) and sweet potatoes with Everything seasoning.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
10:00pm: Salmon burger on Aldi Protein multi-seed bread with pesto, and salad (lettuces, spinach and walnuts, low-calorie store-bought habañero ranch dressing). and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 0;   Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 70+ oz.; 

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#3090: Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Post 3090

- 13 years and 235 days since I started this blog -

August 14, 2023 at the Maplewood Bar & Grill

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    203.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (8/22/23):         200.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  2.4 lbs.

Diet Comment

Much worse than expected, and I expected it to be bad. Oh, well, today will be better (much) (I hope).

Food Log

Breakfast
3:25pm:

Breakfast noodle cake: Three large eggs, mung bean and edamame fettuccine, mushrooms, onions, peppers, kale, spinach and cheese.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
12:15am: Turkey sandwich on Aldi protein multi-seed bread with pesto sauce, and a salad (lettuces, spinach and cabbage, store-bought,low-calorie habañero ranch dressing).

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 0;   Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 24+ oz.; a shot of Jamerson's Irish whiskey

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#3089: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Post 3089

- 13 years and 234 days since I started this blog -

August 14, 2023 at the Maplewood Bar & Grill

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    200.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (8/21/23):         202.4 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

Okay, nice loss, back on track - need more, but today might not be the day I get it. Maplewood Grill is a weakness.

Food Log

Breakfast
3:30pm:

Oatmeal plus (rolled oats, chia and hemp seeds, blueberries, whey protein, walnuts, kefir, cacao nibs, nutritional yeast, cinnamon).

Lunch
6:25pm: Peanut butter sandwich on Aldi Protein multi-seed bread.

Dinner

9:10pm, at the Maplewood Grill:

Hummus with fried cauliflower 'pita bread'. Not shown: A single chicken tender. It took me about 20 minutes to eat this. It was so good, but I should have stopped after ten minutes and taken the rest home, lol. I overate.

Snack
11:25pm: Mixed nuts.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 72+ oz.; 

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#3088: Monday, August 21, 2023

Post 3088

- 13 years and 233 days since I started this blog -

August 14, 2023 at the Maplewood Bar & Grill

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    202.4 lbs.

Previous Weight (8/18/23):         201.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  1.4 lbs.

Diet Comment

A ridiculous schedule for the weekend played a big part in my inability to stick to my eating plan. I did it to myself, I have no excuse, but also make no apologies. Shit happens, my weight gain is temporary, the summer busy season coming to an end, weather getting better (not so hot) and my commitment to healthy eating is unabated.

Food Log

Breakfast
3:25pm:

Veggie omelet (Swiss cheese, chopped spinach and kale, mushrooms, onions, peppers) and sweet potatoes with Everything seasoning.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
11:25pm: Turkey sandwich on Aldi Protein multi-seed bread, mixed nuts and a salad (lettuces, spinach and walnuts, low-calorie habañero ranch dressing (store bought).

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; 

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#3087: Friday, August 18, 2023

Post 3087

- 13 years and 230 days since I started this blog -

August 14, 2023 at the Maplewood Bar & Grill

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    201.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (8/17/23):         202.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

I am amazed at having a weight loss today. Yesterday, after a 'perfect' breakfast, I ate an 8-ounce package of dark-chocolate and cacao-dusted almonds and a 9-ounce package of chili-spiced dried mangos. That's a lot of sugar. More than I've eaten in a single day in a long, long time. Yet, here I am, slightly under the still-rising trend line, with a pound loss. I'll take it, of course, but without understanding how it got here.

Food Log

Breakfast
3:45pm:

Veggie and cheese omelet (eggs, cheddar cheese, kale, spinach, mushrooms, onions, peppers, and tomatoes). Not shown: buttered Aldi Protein multiseed bread.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
10:25pm: Two Quest bars, and a (pretty big) slice of veggie pizza.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 18 oz.;  Water: 60+ oz.; a big pour of Jameson's Irish whiskey

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#3086: Thursday, August 17, 2023

Post 3086

- 13 years and 229 days since I started this blog -

August 14, 2023 at the Maplewood Bar & Grill

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    202.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (8/16/23):         200.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  1.4 lbs.

Diet Comment

This is what happens when I eat restaurant food and violate my intermittent fasting protocol, so I can't complain - I did it, and, to be honest, I'm not sorry.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:45pm:

Veggie omelet (Swiss cheese, chopped spinach and kale, mushrooms, onions, peppers) and sweet potatoes with Everything seasoning.

Lunch
6:00pm: Trader Joe's chili spice dried mangoes, Trader Joe's cacao-covered almonds.

Dinner
10:45pm: Trader Joe's chili spice dried mangoes, Trader Joe's cacao-covered almonds.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; 

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