#3658, Thursday, October 22, 2026

Post 3658

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     200.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/21/26):         197.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     +  2.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

Wow! Just as I wrote, yesterday, about the coming weight loss, I have this inexplicable result at today's weigh-in. I expected a loss. I had nearly duplicated the meals that produced a nice loss the day before.

I think unexpected results are the essence of comedy, in a different way than they bring on madness (doing the same thing and expecting different results...). I'm laughing madly.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:45pm: Lox, sausage, pancakes, oatmeal, omelet, cabbage sweet potatoes brussels sprouts

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:25pm: Unsalted mixed nuts. Black beans and broccoli. Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain toast and cream cheese with Everything But the Bagel seasoning.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 24 oz.;  Water: 32+ oz.;

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#3657, Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Post 3657

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     197.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/20/26):         198.2 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

Nice loss! I hope it's sustainable, and have great expectations that this is the start of my winter weight loss pattern: When I start traveling (typically at the end of November, this year at the beginning), I have about four months of no food logs, no weigh-ins, no home-cooked meals. But the quality of the food in Chiang Mai and Cuenca is so much higher, and my daily movement a multiple of my at-home typical, I lose weight. Last year, I lost more than any other year, but I come back from my Winter travels with a significant weight loss, and start gaining it back in the Spring, peaking at the beginning of the summer and then trending down towards my next winter trip. This year, the gain has been dramatic, the loss less so. I'm excited to be less than three weeks away from leaving.

Food Log

Breakfast
11:15am: 

Fretta with eggs, chicken maple breakfast sausage, feta cheese, spinach, cabbage, peppers, onions and sweet potatoes. Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain toast and cream cheese. Everything But the Bagel seasoning on everything (but the bagel).

Lunch

5:20pm: Unsalted mixed nuts and an IQ Bar.

Dinner

8:25pm: Chicken breast and Swiss cheese in a high-protein and -fiber tortilla. Brussels sprouts.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 24 oz.;  Water: 40+ oz.;

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#3656, Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Post 3656

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     198.2 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/19/26):         198.2 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
11:05am: 

LEO (lox, eggs and onions) and broccoli, with toast and cream cheese. Everything seasoning and coarse fresh-ground pepper liberally applied.

Lunch

3:30pm: Chicken-coleslaw wrap (high-protein tortilla), mixed nuts, an IQ Bar.

Dinner

10:15pm: Unsalted mixed nuts and an IQ Bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 24 oz.;  Water: 36+ oz.;

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#3655, Monday, October 19, 2026

Post 3655

- 15 years and 293 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     198.2 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/16/26):         198.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

Any loss after the weekend is welcome. Since I don't log my meals on weekends or holidays or when I travel, it is always gratifying to see that this lapse in accountability doesn't crash and burn my plan for maintaining my weight loss.

It's been working for me for more than fifteen years.

Food Log

Breakfast
11:25am: Breakfast quesadilla (eggs, prosciutto, Swiss cheese, lentils, onions, cabbage, high-protein wheat tortillas). Brussels sprouts.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:15pm: Unsalted mixed nuts. Ramen with spinach and sausage (immi high-protein and -fiber ramen kit, chicken maple breakfast sausage, chopped spinach). An IQ Bar for dessert.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 24 oz.;  Water: 40+ oz.;

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#3654, Friday, October 16, 2026

Post 3654

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     198.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/15/26):         197.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     +  0.7 lbs.

Diet Comment

I think this is a small bump and will re-establish the trend over what is shaping up to be a rather slow weekend.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:30pm: Breakfast quesadilla with low-carb flour tortillas, eggs, prosciutto, mushrooms, and onions. Brussels sprouts.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

7:45pm: Mixed nuts. Salmon burgers and coleslaw on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread with sweet potatoes. An IQ Bar for dessert.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 24 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;

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#3653, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Post 3653

- 15 years and 289 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     197.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/14/26):         198.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

I find the continuation of this losing trend very satisfying. I am also happy with some new additions to the pantry: IQ Bars and zero-carb tortillas. Both are lower calorie, lower-carb substitutes I find effective and good-tasting. No trend is permanent, and they break easily, but this is good while it lasts.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:05pm: Breakfast burrito with prosciutto, onions, mushrooms, feta cheese, and brussels sprouts.

Lunch

5:15pm: Mixed nuts and an IQ Bar.

Dinner

8:15pm: Lentil and spinach curry on Barilla+ high-protein and -fiber bean pasta. An IQ Bar for dessert.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 24 oz.;  Water: 24+ oz.;

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#3652, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Post 3652

- 15 years and 288 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     198.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/13/26):         199.1 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  1.3 lbs.

Diet Comment

It is very satisfying to see this correction turning into a trend. One-day results are pretty meaningless. In almost all cases, since I've been tracking my weight (almost 16 years now), the daily delta is within the range of normal volatility. Trends, on the other hand, are meaningful.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:25pm:

Breakfast quesadilla (eggs, prosciutto, feta cheese, low-carb flour tortillas) Broccolli.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:15pm: Mixed nuts. Roast beef and cabbage wrap (low-carb flour tortilla). Sweet potatoes. For dessert, an IQ Bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 24 oz.;  Water: 44+ oz.;

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#3651, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Post 3651

- 15 years and 287 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     199.1 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/12/26):         200.4 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  1.3 lbs.

Diet Comment

This is a welcome reversal of my recent (small) gains. Might not hold, because I'm getting some car work done and will be going to the nearby diner for an early (for me) breakfast.

Food Log

Breakfast
10:25am, at the Lakeland Diner: A fretta (garbage plate) (scrambled eggs with veggies, meats and potatoes) and dry rye toast.

Lunch

4:05pm: An IQ Bar and unsalted mixed nuts.

Dinner

8:45pm: Brussels sprouts and feta cheese. immi Ramen (high-protein, high-fiber ramen kit).

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 40+ oz.;

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#3650, Monday, October 12, 2026

Post 3650

- 15 years and 286 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     200.4 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/8/26):          198.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     +  1.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

I saw this coming before the weekend even started. I ate badly this weekend, and I knew I was going to, doing a fair bit of restaurant eating (3 meals) and having some friend time that I knew would involve sweets. I will be back by the end of the week.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:45pm: Chicken and maple breakfast sausage, an omelet with feta cheese, lentils, mushrooms, peppers and onions. Brussels sprouts.

Lunch

4:10pm: Unsalted mixed nuts and an IQ Bar.

Dinner

8:15pm: Roast beef and coleslaw on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread with sweet potatoes.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 24 oz.;  Water: 24+ oz.;

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#3649, Friday, October 9, 2026

Post 3649

- 15 years and 283 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     198.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/8/26):          197.2 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     +  1.4 lbs.

Diet Comment

Ugh! This is unexpected and unwelcome. And given how I expect to spend my weekend (restaurants), unfixable in the short term.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:45pm: 

LEO (lox, eggs and onions) and broccoli, with Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain toast and cream cheese. Everything seasoning and coarse fresh-ground pepper liberally applied.

Lunch

3:45pm: Cottage cheese and an IQ Bar.

Dinner

8:15pm: Semi-veggie pasta bolognese (Quorn Meatless Grounds, high-protein and fiber farfalle bean pasta, chopped kale and spinach, Wegman's Grandpa's sauce, balsamic vinegar, hemp and chia seeds). An IQ Bar. Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread with olive oil.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 18 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;

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#3648, Thursday, October 8, 2026

Post 3648

- 15 years and 282 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     197.2 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/7/26):          197.2 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:00pm:

High-protein cottage cheese pancakes with high-protein vanilla blueberry sauce.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:15pm: Mixed nuts. Veggie bolognese sauce (Quorn Meatless Grounds, Wegman's Grandpa's Sauce, kale, spinach, hemp seeds, chia seeds) with green peas. Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread. An IQ bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 24 oz.;  Water: 38+ oz.;

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#3647, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Post 3647

- 15 years and 281 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     197.2 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/6/26):          198.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  1.6 lbs.

Diet Comment

A welcome correction after eating well (and a little less) yesterday.

Food Log

Breakfast
11:45am: 

Barilla+ high-protein bean pasta, peas, mushrooms, and eggs with feta cheese.

Lunch

3:55pm: An IQ Bar and mixed nuts.

Dinner

8:45pm: Turkey breast on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread with spicy coleslaw and sweet potatoes.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 24 oz.;  Water: 42+ oz.;

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