#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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#3646, Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Post 3646

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     198.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/5/26):          198.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:55pm: Veggie omelet (cabbage, lentils, mushrooms, onions, peppers, feta cheese). With chicken honey breakfast sausages and broccoli.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

6:15pm: Mixed nuts and an IQ Bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 8 oz.;  Water: 24+ oz.;

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#3645, Monday, October 5, 2026

Post 3645

- 15 years and 279 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     198.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/2/26):          198.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     +  0.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

Big, high-calorie eating day yesterday (Sunday), ending with a midnight snack (never good for weight control, but especially heavy on the calories cheese and nuts. I knew that was going to show up as a gain on the scale this morning.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:05pm: LEO (lox, eggs and onions) and sweet potatoes with feta cheese.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

7:15pm: Mixed nuts. Turkey breast on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread with spicy coleslaw. An IQ Bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3644, Friday, October 2, 2026

Post 3644

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     198.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/1/26):          197.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     +  0.7 lbs.

Diet Comment

I had a feeling when I broke out of the range it would be on the upside. Not too bad, though. More coming this weekend.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:15pm: LEO (lox, eggs and onions) and brussels sprouts with feta cheese.

Lunch

5:20pm: Sundae (Greek yogurt, walnuts, blueberries, stevia) and an IQ Bar.

Dinner

8:35pm: Salmon burger on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread with guacamole. Coleslaw. Broccoli.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3643, Thursday, October 1, 2026

Post 3643

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     197.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (9/30/26):          197.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:45pm: Veggie omelet (cabbage, lentils, mushrooms, onions, peppers, feta cheese). Sweet potatoes.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:15pm: Turkey breast on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread with guacamole. Spicy coleslaw. Broccoli.

Snack

11:55pm: An IQ Bar and unsalted mixed nuts.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 42+ oz.;

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#3642, Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Post 3642

- 15 years and 274 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     197.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (9/29/26):          197.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:05pm: Chicken maple breakfast sausage and scrambled eggs with lentils and mozzarella cheese. Brussels sprouts.

Lunch

5:20pm: IQ Bar and unsalted mixed nuts.

Dinner

8:45pm, at Shifty's: Beans and greans.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 24 oz.;  Water: 54+ oz.; and a nice pour of Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey

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