#3498: Friday, October 31, 2025

Post 3498

- 14 years and 305 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    193.2 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/30/25):        192.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  0.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

Two days of losses, two days of gains. That's this week's story. October ends with my heaviest average weight of the year, but it's more than five pounds lighter than my average weight of any month in any previous year, so I'm easy. To 'celebrate' I went out to the newest 'gourmet' burger place, which is actually very close and convenient to me, had my first smash burger (good, but not preferable to a real juicy burger like I've been eating all my llife) and my first Coke Zero - which was also the first Coke of any kind I've had in more than thirty years. It was ghastly, and I won't be ordering any more colas, ever.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:50pm:

LEO (lox (smoked salmon), eggs, and onions) with chili crisps. Sweet potatoes on the side.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:45pm, at Double Cheese:

Rodeo Cowboy (two smash burgers, with cheddar cheese, onion rings, bacon, jalapeños, tangy pickles, shrettuce, Bourbon BBQ sauce, served on a seeded bun) and french fries. Then, at Kabob House (conveniently right next door to Double Cheese) baklava for dessert, not shown.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 22oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; 16oz. Coke Zero

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#3497: Thursday, October 30, 2025

Post 3497

- 14 years and 304 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/29/25):        191.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  0.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

Well, that's a drag - I didn't expect to gain weight. I'm guessing this happened because a late start to eating yesterday threw me off schedule (although I ate nothing off-plan). But, starting with my 6pm lunch, I ate almost continuously for the next five hours, there was almost no separation from all the food I ate at lunch from the 'snack' of a dinner I had after 11pm. So it goes.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:40pm:

Cottage cheese pancakes with blueberries and a dollop of skyr (skyr not shown).

Lunch

7:00pm: Chick pea curry on riced cauliflower.

Dinner

10:25pm: Smoked salmon and cream cheese on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread. A protein bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 22oz.;  Water: 72+ oz.;

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#3496: Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Post 3496

- 14 years and 303 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    191.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/28/25):        193.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.7 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:45pm: Italian-style chicken sausage, peppers and onions omelet with cheddar cheese, and sweet potatoes.

Lunch

6:35pm: Popcorn. A protein bar. A Skyr sundae (Skyr, cacao nibs, walnuts, stevia).

Dinner

11:05pm: Celery and peanut butter. Carrots and blue cheese dressing.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 10oz.;  Water: 66+ oz.;

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#3495: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Post 3495

- 14 years and 302 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    193.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/27/25):        194.4 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

Nice loss, it's what I wanted today. Yes, I know it is inconsequential, but still, nice.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:35pm: Prosciutto, cabbage and Swiss omelet. Brussels sprouts.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

10:25pm: High protein and fiber pasta with cottage cheese. Brussels sprouts. A protein bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 22oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;

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#3494: Monday, October 27, 2025

Post 3494

- 14 years and 301 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    194.4 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/24/25):        194.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  0.4 lbs.

Diet Comment

Although I was hoping for a better result, I am not discouraged because, one, I am happy with this weight, which is less than the average weight I've been at for the last twenty years, and, two, this is a good weight for me, and, three, I'm always optimistic at the start of the week.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:35pm: Sausage and veggie omelet (Italian-style chicken sausage, Swiss cheese, mushrooms, onions, peppers, cabbage, carrots) and brussels sprouts.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

10:05pm: A B.A.S. (big-ass salad: Spring Mix, shaved parmesan cheese, cabbage, turkey breast, walnuts, blue cheese dressing). A protein bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 0;  Coffee: 18oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;

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#3493: Friday, October 24, 2025

Post 3493

- 14 years and 298 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    194.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/23/25):        192.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  1.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

Last night, after I had finished what I intended to eat for dinner, I was still hungry. Munchies, likely. So, I made myself two 'healthy' desserts, both with natural sweeteners - honey and maple syrup. Today, I saw the folly. Near the high weight of the year (which would still be a good weight for me), but not there. I'll be back down a bit on Monday.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:35pm: Prosciutto and Swiss cheese omelet and sweet potatoes.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:50pm: High protein and fiber elbow pasta with dal tadka (lentil curry) over riced cauliflower. A protein bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 22oz.;  Water: 66+ oz.;

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#3492: Thursday, October 23, 2025

Post 3492

- 14 years and 297 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/22/25):        192.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:45pm:

Super oatmeal and quinoa (steel-cut oats, quinoa, chia seeds, hemp seeds, blueberries, whey protein, walnuts, kefir, skyr, cacao nibs, nutritional yeast, mushroom powder, stevia).

Lunch

5:45pm: A protein bar and peanut butter.

Dinner

8:45pm: Italian-style chicken sausage on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread with coarse-ground mustard. a salad with blue cheese dressing and cream cheese and honey on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread. Yogurt, cacao nibs and maple syrup. I was kind of out of control, and overate.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 22oz.;  Water: 66+ oz.;

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#3491: Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Post 3491

- 14 years and 296 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/21/25):        192.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

Almost no change, which is absolutely fine with me (at any weight below 200 pounds).

Food Log

Breakfast
1:05pm:

Cottage cheese pancakes with blueberries and a dollop of skyr (skyr not shown).

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:45pm, at Shifty's: Grilled ham and cheese sandwich, and beans and greans.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 22oz.;  Water: 52+ oz.;

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#3490: Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Post 3490

- 14 years and 295 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/20/25):        193.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

Glad for the loss, now just need to keep it going. Although I don't feel I need to lose weight from here, I think about three pounds lighter would feel better. And I've already been there this year (for the first time in more than three decades).

Food Log

Breakfast
1:15pm: Veggie-cheese omelet. Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains bread with cream cheese and smoked salmon.

Lunch

6:10pm: Skyr 'sundae' (skyr, blueberries, walnuts, cacao nibs, stevia). A protein bar.

Dinner

9:05pm: A B.A.S. (big-ass salad: Spring Mix, cabbage, chicken breast, walnuts, tomatoes, blue cheese dressing).

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 22oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;

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#3489: Monday, October 20, 2025

Post 3489

- 14 years and 294 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    193.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/17/25):        192.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  0.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

Not very disappointed, although I did try to stay on-plan this weekend. Well, lets see if I can't repair the minor damage, although, truth be told, I'm not feeling any need to lose weight these days. Not at this weight, which is more than 3% under my original target weight (reached more than fourteen years ago).

Food Log

Breakfast
11:40am:

LEO (lox (smoked salmon), eggs, and onions) with chili crisps. Sweet potatoes on the side.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:05pm: Veggie pasta bolognese (high protein and fiber elbows with Quorn Meatless Grounds, spinach, Rao's Tomato Basil sauce). Riced cauliflower. A protein bar.

Snack

11:15pm: A protein bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 22oz.;  Water: 52+ oz.;

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#3488: Friday, October 17, 2025

Post 3488

- 14 years and 291 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/16/25):        192.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:25pm:

Cottage cheese pancakes with blueberries and a dollop of skyr (not shown).

Lunch

5:00pm: Carrots with blue cheese dressing. Veggie pasta bolognese (Quorn grounds TVP, Rao's Tomato Basil sauce, spinach) with peas and shaved parmesan. A protein bar.

Dinner

10:45pm: Chicken and Swiss cheese on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains bread with guacamole. A mixed greens salad with blue cheese dressing. Dark chocolate.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 10oz.;  Water: 56+ oz.;

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#3487: Thursday, October 16, 2025

Post 3487

- 14 years and 290 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/15/25):        193.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

All righty - low weight of the week.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:35pm: Veggie scramble with smoked salmon and goat cheese, steamed broccoli, and a high-protein, high-fiber bagel with cream cheese.

Lunch

5:10pm: A protein bar.

Dinner

10:20pm: Veggie pasta bolognese (Quorn Meatless Grounds, Rao's Marinara sauce, spinach, chickpea rotini, shaved parmesan cheese). Dark chocolate.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 14oz.;  Water: 62+ oz.;

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