#3412: Friday, June 27, 2025

Post 3412

- 14 years and 179 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    188.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/26/25):         188.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.2 lbs.

Diet Comment

Wow, part 2! Another lowest weight! I was pretty sure after yesterday's indulgence (I haven't eaten a Triscuit, my favorite cracker, in 15 years) I would gain some weight today. What do I know? Not much.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:25pm: Italian-style chicken sausage on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread with celery and chile-coated dried mango.

Lunch

7:00pm: Quest bar and cottage cheese amd chile-coated dried mango.

Dinner

10:55pm: Chana masala (chick pea curry) with mixed greens on black bean spaghettini.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee 0 oz.;  Water: 54+ oz.;

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#3411: Thursday, June 26, 2025

Post 3411

- 14 years and 178 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    188.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/25/25):         189.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

Wow! This reading is the lowest I've recorded since starting this journal/blog, and likely my lowest weight in more than thirty-five years. It comes after very light eating yesterday - basically one meal and a snack. I am not one to argue with success. I feel a lot of this is owed to the capsaicin formula I've been taking for joint pain since April. It is also marketed as a weight-loss formula. I can't think of anything else I'm doing that is different this year.

Food Log

Breakfast
11:55pm: Sardines (with mayonnaise, chili crisp, and celery) on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread with cream cheese.

Lunch

5:15pm: Mixed nuts and chile-coated dried mango.

Dinner

8:55pm: Most of a box of Triscuits and Swiss cheese. I strongly suspect this will add weight tomorrow.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 0 oz.;  Water: 64+ oz.;

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#3410: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Post 3410

- 14 years and 177 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    189.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/24/25):         189.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:15pm: Cabbage and cheddar omelet and brussels sprouts.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

11:55pm: Mixed nuts and chile-coated mango.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; and a shot of Jamerson's Irish whiskey

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#3409: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Post 3409

- 14 years and 176 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    189.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/23/25):         189.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

This is, basically, no change - and that is an excellent result.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:55pm: Sardines (with mayonnaise, chili crisp, and celery) on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread with cream cheese.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:55pm: Popcorn, a Quest bar, mixed nuts.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 10 oz.;  Water: 72+ oz.;

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#3408: Monday, June 23, 2025

Post 3408

- 14 years and 175 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    189.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/20/25):         190.1 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

Great result. Weekends usually mean weight gains on Monday, not today.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:35pm: Cottage cheese pancakes (cottage cheese, eggs, rolled oats, almond flour, chia seeds, cacao nibs, almond milk) with blueberries, butter and maple syrup.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:55pm: Dal tadka (lentil curry) with mixed greens on riced cauliflower. A Quest bar and ccottage cheese.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 0;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;

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#3407: Friday, June 20, 2025

Post 3407

- 14 years and 172 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    190.1 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/19/25):         191.1 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

Good end to the week, nice setup for the weekend.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:55pm: Italian-style chicken sausage and eggs and Ezekiel 4:9 Flax toast with cream cheese, and a small salad (mixed greens and tomatoes with ranch dressing and chile crisp).

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

9:35pm: Turkey and Swiss cheese on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread and cole slaw and a skyr sundae (skyr, cacao nibs, walnuts and maple syrup).

Lunch

Skipped.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3406: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Post 3406

- 14 years and 171 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    191.1 lbs.

Previous Weight(6/18/25):          192.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

Undoing the restaurant food of the previous day.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:55pm: Cottage cheese pancakes with maple syrup.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

10:25pm: Mixed nuts and cheddar cheese. Skyr, blueberries and honey.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 10 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;

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#3405: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Post 3405

- 14 years and 170 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/17/25):         190.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  1.3 lbs.

Diet Comment

The restaurant syndrome - food that undoes weight loss - strikes again. No restaurant visits upcoming, so this should correct itself.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:55pm:

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

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

11:15pm: Quorn Grounds sloppy Joe (Quorn Grounds mushroom protein, Rao's Tomato Basil sauce, kale, spinach, chia seeds) on riced cauliflower with mixed cheeses.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 0;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 58+ oz.; a few ounces of Jameson's Irish whiskey

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#3404: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Post 3404

- 14 years and 169 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    190.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/16/25):         191.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

In mathematics - my degree is in math -  this is called a regression to the mean. In English, it's just back to normal.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:45pm:  

Broccoli with scrambled eggs, prosciutto and goat cheese.

Lunch

5:00pm, at Kabob House:

Stuffed grape leaves (not shown) as an appetizer. Then, about half of a Vegan Feast (salad, falafel, baba ganoush, hummus). I ate the other half for dinner later.

Dinner

11:15pm: The other half of the Vegan Feast (see pic above).

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; Unsweetened iced tea: 18+ oz.

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#3403: Monday, June 16, 2025

Post 3403

- 14 years and 168 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    191.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/13/25):         190.9 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  0.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

Not too bad for a post-weekend, although not what I was hoping for, either. I thought I could hold the line on any weight increase.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:35pm:

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

Lunch
8:30pm: A B.A.S. (Big-ass salad with turkey breast, arugula, cabbage, carrots, chard, kale, spinach, shaved parmesan cheese, walnuts, and balsamic vinaigrette).

Dinner

12:15am: Mixed nuts and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3402: Friday, June 13, 2025

Post 3402

- 14 years and 165 days since I started this blog -

Father's Day '25. I'm expecting my first grandbaby - my grandson - in December.

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    190.9 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/12/25):         191.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

Great result for the week, almost back at Monday's weight.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:15pm: Brussels sprouts with Italian-style chicken sausage, eggs, and cheddar cheese.

Lunch

5:45pm: Chef salad (Turkey breast, goat cheese, Spring mix, cabbage, celery, grape tomatoes, balsamic vinaigrette) and a Kyr sundae (Kyr Icelandic yogurt, honey, walnuts and cacao nibs).

Dinner

9:55pm: immi high protein, low carb ramen with chopped spinach, and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3401: Thursday, June 12, 2025

Post 3401

- 14 years and 164 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    191.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/11/25):         192.4 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.6 lbs.

Diet Comment

I just erased yesterday's gain.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:45pm: Sardine salad (sardines, mayonnaise, celery, chili crisp) on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread with cream cheese, and a small salad (Spring mix, cherry tomatoes, ranch dressing).

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

9:25pm: Quorn Grounds sloppy Joe (Quorn Grounds mushroom protein, Rao's Tomato Basil sauce, kale, spinach, chia seeds) on riced cauliflower.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 10 oz.;  Water: 40+ oz.;

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