#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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#3486: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Post 3486

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    193.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/14/25):        192.9 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  0.7 lbs.

Diet Comment

I backslid. Yesterday, I ate on a bit of an earlier schedule than usual, but ended up having a big late-night snack that undid the on-plan eating I had done up to that point. Today's weight gain is the result.

Food Log

Breakfast
11:30pm: A LEO (lox, eggs and onions). A high-protein, high-fiber bagel with cream cheese. Steamed brussels sprouts with olive oil and Everything seasoning.

Lunch

6:00pm: Popcorn and a protein bar.

Dinner

9:35pm: A B.A.S. (big-ass salad: Spring Mix, cabbage, spinach, chicken breast, walnuts, tomatoes, shaved parmesan, blue cheese dressing). Dark chocolate.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 22oz.;  Water: 68+ oz.;

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#3485: Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Post 3485

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.9 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/13/25):        194.2 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.3 lbs.

Diet Comment

Lost as much as I gained over the weekend, a     pleasing result.

Food Log

Breakfast
11:00am: A LEO (lox, eggs and onions), a crappy high-protein, high-fiber bagel with cream cheese. Steamed broccoli with olive oil and Everything seasoning.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

6:00pm: Chick pea rotini with Italian-style chicken sausage and cottage cheese. A mixed greens salad with blue cheese dressing. A protein bar.

Snack

9:10pm: Dark chocolate, peanut butter on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 8oz.;  Water: 72+ oz.;

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#3484: Monday, October 13, 2025

Post 3484

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    194.2 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/9/25):         192.9 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  1.3 lbs.

Diet Comment

No surprise, given I was traveling and eating on the road or in restaurants all weekend. Typical travel weekend result. But now I'm back, and I need to buckle down and lose some, being near my high weight of the year (still satisfactory, though - this is my lightest year in at least three decades).

Food Log

Breakfast
12:35pm:

Prosciutto, Swiss and veggie omelet with sweet potatoes.

Lunch

5:30pm: A protein bar.

Dinner

9:00pm: A high-protein, high-fiber everything bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon. This was an experiment that I couldn't wait for breakfast to try out. It had little chance of success, and was not. So it goes. I'll be having it for breakfast for the rest of the week, though. It has a decent nutrition profile, it's just a shit bagel I won't buy again. I also had a big-ass salad of Spring Mix, spinach, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, walnuts and blue cheese dressing.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3483: Thursday, October 9, 2025

Post 3483

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.9 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/8/25):         193.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

Not much of a change (none, really), but it's not much in the right direction. Given my late might munchies last night, I feel like I've gotten away with something (my blood sugar was at the high end of the normal range this morning). 

I'll keep trying, but I'm traveling to visit my sister and her family this weekend, and won't have that much control over the food, so we'll see. Next post on Monday, October 13.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:55pm: Italian-style chicken sausage, cabbage and eggs.

Lunch

4:50pm: A Barebells protein bar.

Dinner

9:05pm: Chick pea rotini with prosciutto and cottage cheese.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 8oz.;  Water: 62+ oz.;

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#3482: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Post 3482

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    193.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/7/25):         193.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

Finally, a loss. More to come.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:55pm: Prosciutto, cabbage and Swiss omelet. Sweet potatoes.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:45pm, at Shifty's: Greens 'n' beans.

Snack

11:40pm: Wholesome Mix (mixed nuts, dried fruit, dark chocolate. A Barebells protein bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 22oz.;  Water: 58+ oz.;

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#3481: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Post 3481

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    193.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/6/25):         193.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, but this time, it is a complete surprise. Not only was I expecting a loss, I was expecting a big loss after yesterday's on-plan, lower-calorie eating. I am undeterred, I'm going to do approximately the same thing today.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:35pm: Sausage and veggie omelet (Italian-style chicken sausage, Swiss cheese, mushrooms, onions, peppers, cabbage, carrots) and broccoli.

Lunch

5:30pm: Wholesome Mix (mixed notes, dried fruit, dark chocolate) and a Barebells protein bar.

Dinner

9:35pm: Chicken breast on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread with coleslaw. A big mixed greens salad with tomatoes and blue cheese dressing. More Wholesome Mix.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 20oz.;  Water: 60+ oz.;

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#3480: Monday, October 6, 2025

Post 3480

- 14 years and 280 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    193.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/3/25):         190.2 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  3.6 lbs.

Diet Comment

This weekend result was expected. I knew, when I bought a multi-pound bag of mixed nuts, dried fruit and dark chocolate on Sunday, that I had already set myself up for this 'fail' by consuming a large amount of dried-fruit (the addictive chili-coated Trader Joe's kind) with an equal amount of mixed nuts Friday and Saturday. And I ate a pound of the trail mix ("Wholesome Blend") yesterday, between full meals. So, except for the fact that there's a lot of the trail mix left, I intend to undo this by the end of the week.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:45pm:

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

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

12:05am: A Barebells protein bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 10oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; and a shot of Jameson's Irish whiskey

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#3479: Friday, October 3, 2025

Post 3479

- 14 years and 277 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    190.2 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/2/25):         191.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

Another good loss. We'll see what the weekend holds...

Food Log

Breakfast
11:55am: Veggie fretta (mushrooms, onions, peppers, cabbage, carrots, spinach, chick pea rotini, eggs, shaved parmesan cheese).

Lunch

6:35pm: Chile spiced dried mangoes, mixed nuts, dark chocolate.

Dinner

9:15pm: A Barebells protein bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3478: Thursday, October 2, 2025

Post 3478

- 14 years and 276 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    191.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/1/25):         191.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

Almost change, but it's gratifying seeing any loss - or even just holding my own.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:35pm:

Leo (lox, eggs and onions) and brussels sprouts.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

9:15pm: Chick pea rotini with chicken sausage and cottage cheese. A mixed greens salad. A Barebells protein bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3477: Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Post 3477

- 14 years and 275 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    191.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (9/30/25):         193.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

A very good result after a completely on-plan day. Do you know what I mean when I say 'on plan'? I mean a day with good protein and low (and no refined) carbs. That's it.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:05pm:

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

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

9:05pm: Salmon burger on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread with guacamole. A salad (Spring Mix, spinach, cabbage, carrots and blue cheese dressing. An IQ bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 10 oz.;  Water: 68+ oz.;

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