#3603, Monday, August 3, 2026

Post 3603

- 15 years and 216 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     199.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/31/26):          199.9 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.3 lbs.

Diet Comment

A loss after the weekend is always welcome. I tweaked my knee Friday night, have been limping ever since. It's getting worse. I'm hardly moving now. Ugh.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:25pm: Prosciutto, cabbage and mozzarella cheese omelet with lentils, onions, peppers and mushrooms, and brussels sprouts.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

7:55pm: Chicken breast on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains bread with lettuce and mayonnaise. Sweet potatoes. A Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3602, Friday, July 31, 2026

Post 3602

- 15 years and 213 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     199.9 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/30/26):          198.9 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     +  1.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

A bit of a disappointing end to the week and month. So it goes.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:20pm: Sausage and eggs (scrambled) with dal tadka (lentil curry) and peas.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:25pm: Roast beef on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains bread with spicy coleslaw and sweet potatoes. Peanut butter and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 64+ oz.;

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#3601, Thursday, July 30, 2026

Post 3601

- 15 years and 212 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     198.9 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/29/26):          198.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     +  0.3 lbs.

Diet Comment

This difference is just noise. Tomorrow, I start a light exercise program. I'm not looking tolose weight by exercising, but I might.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:25pm: 

Shakshuka (Quorn Meatless Grounds, Wegman's Grandpa's sauce, spinach, kale, chia and hemp seeds, eggs, feta cheese). Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains toast (not shown).

Lunch

4:05pm: Cottage cheese and a Quest bar.

Dinner

7:55pm: A B.A.S. (mixed greens, cabbage, roast beef, walnuts, feta cheese, lentils, chipotle ranch dressing).

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 16 oz.;  Water: 46+ oz.;

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#3600, Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Post 3600

- 15 years and 211 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     198.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/28/26):          200.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  2.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

This is the correction I was looking for this week. I'm not sure what happened yesterday. My guess? An anomalous reading. Still, I know that, after weighing myself daily (almost) for fifteen years, I know that the day-to-day differences are both variable and irrelevant. Trends count, any two readings don't.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:00pm: Scrambled eggs and oatmeal.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

7:55pm, takeout from Kabob House:

Vegan Feast Platter (salad, falafel, baba ganoush, hummus, pita bread). Not shown: Quest bar and peanut butter.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 16 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;

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#3599, Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Post 3599

- 15 years and 210 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     200.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/24/26):          199.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     +  0.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

Another surprise at weigh-in. After sweating through an outdoor gig yesterday, and limiting my food intake, I expected a loss, not a gain. I blame eating my last meal at the end of the day, right before going to bed. But what do I know?

Food Log

Breakfast
1:10pm: Prosciutto, cabbage, onion and feta cheese omelet with toasted Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains bread.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

7:55pm: 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) with shaved parmesan cheese.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 22 oz.;  Water: 54+ oz.;

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#3598, Monday, July 27, 2026

Post 3598

- 15 years and 209 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     199.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/24/26):          199.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

Usually, it's "No change, no comment," but it's been five days of no change. Again, it's Monday, and after a weekend, when I'm not tracking and recording my food, I expect to see a weight gain. Saturday, as it happens, was like one of my old-fashioned 'cheat' days. I ate pizza, pork rinds and hummus, to finish out the day after a pancake breakfast. Ended up finishing one of my dark chocolate bars. That's a lot of calories, an unusually high percentage of them comng from simple carbohydrates.

Lately, my weight has been less predictable than I've become used to (hah! There's actually a joke in that sentence). This corresponds to a downturn in daily activity. Since I got back from my winter travels I've been in a slump. I have spent more time on the couch watching TV than at any time in my life. This is partially due to fewer opportunities to go out and play - I dropped one band due to a bad leader, and the other bands I play with regularly have sharply fewer gigs than at any time in the past.

But it's also due to a feeling that started three years ago, when I came home after blowing out my knees climbing a mountain in Ecuador. I felt weak. And old. The pain was a deterrent to movement. I didn't fight these feelings, I embraced them.

I now think, on reflection, that was a bad idea. It has led to what I consider a lower quality of life. I'm going to fix that.

So I have some negative inertia to overcome.

It begins today. We'll see.

Food Log

Breakfast
Skipped.

Lunch

3:00pm: Scrambled eggs with pork breakfast sausage and brussels sprouts.

Dinner

10:55pm: Salmon burger on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains bread with coleslaw. A Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 12 oz.;  Water: 54+ oz.;

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#3597, Friday, July 24, 2026

Post 3597

- 15 years and 206 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     199.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/23/26):          199.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:20pm: Prosciutto, cabbage and mozzarella cheese omelet with lentils, onions, peppers and mushrooms, and brussels sprouts.

Lunch

5:30pm: Peanut butter and a Quest bar.

Dinner

7:55pm: Chicken breast and Swiss cheese on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains bread. Sweet potatoes. An ounce of the Dark Chocolate Lover's 85% cacao chocolate.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 18 oz.;  Water: 44+ oz.;

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#3596, Thursday, July 23, 2026

Post 3596

- 15 years and 205 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     199.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/22/26):          199.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:20pm: Pork breakfast sausage and scrambled eggs with broccoli and Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains toast with olive oil.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

7:55pm: Farfalle pasta with vegetables (high-protein bean pasta, spinach, kale, lentils, onions, mushrooms, peppers, olive oil, cottage cheese, shaved parmesan). Greek yogurt with cacao nibs and vanilla protein powder.

Snack

10:30pm: Peanut butter and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 22 oz.;  Water: 44+ oz.;

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#3595, Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Post 3595

- 15 years and 204 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     199.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/21/26):          197.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     +  2.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

I am flummoxed. I cannot account for this two-pound weight gain. Also, my blood sugar was higher than usual. My blood pressure was great, though, so there's that. (When I'm at home, I check my blood sugar and blood pressure every time I weigh myself). 

Where did this weight come from? I don't think I ate two pounds of food yesterday. Maybe Tuesday's weight was an anomaly, and should have been more than two pounds higher, which is what I was expecting. I don't know. Third base!

Food Log

Breakfast
12:30pm: Prosciutto, cabbage and Swiss cheese omelet with mushrooms, onions and peppers. Also, brussels sprouts.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

7:55pm: Chicken breast on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains bread with guacamole. Salad (mixed lettuce, cabbage, carrots, walnuts, shaved parmesan cheese, balsamic vinaigrette) and sweet potatoes. A Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 8 oz.;  Water: 44+ oz.;

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#3594: Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Post 3594

- 15 years and 203 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     197.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/13/26):          198.4 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.7 lbs.

Diet Comment

It is nothing short of amazing that I lost weight after my six-day trip to LA. I ate restaurant food every day, had desserts every day. True, I did eat very little yesterday, which was a travel/recovery day, but I honestly didn't expect that to undo all the damage I thought I was doing. I'm such a lucky guy. Also, I'm back to Ezekiel sprouted grains bread.

I don't expect to travel much between now and my November winter exit from Syracuse.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:15pm: 

Ken's garbage plate du jour: eggs, high protein farfalle pasta, broccoli, Swiss cheese, mushrooms, onions, peppers.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:55pm: Salmon burger on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains bread with guacamole. Coleslaw, sweet potatoes. A Quest bar. And an ounce of the Dark Chocolate Lover's 85% cacao chocolate.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 8 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;

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#3593: Monday, July 13, 2026

Post 3593

- 15 years and 195 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     198.4 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/10/26):          197.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     +  0.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

Not bad, given there were a couple of restaurant meals and the biggest, sweetest dessert (a cream horn) I've eaten in a very long time. Still a good weight, we'll see what six days in LA does.

Note: Tomorrow is a travel day - I'm going to LA to see my grandson, Leo. I'm back Sunday, so the next post will be in a week, next Monday.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:45pm:

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

Lunch

5:05pm: Turkey breast on Protein bread with coleslaw, and an ounce of the Dark Chocolate Lover's 85% cacao chocolate.

Dinner

8:55pm: Celery with cottage cheese. Celery with peanut butter.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3592: Friday, July 10, 2026

Post 3592

- 15 years and 192 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                     197.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/9/26):           198.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     -  0.7 lbs.

Diet Comment

Another expectation-defying day in my weight-tracking journey. I expected (hah!) after yesterday's unexpected gain, that I would gain more today, since I had consumed more calories. But, no! And it's okay. Today's weigh-in happens fifteen years and one week after I reached my original goal weight. I am more than two pounds lighter than that today. Good stuff. I will celebrate at a concert tonight (first of the year!) at the New York Jazz Festival, with a few of my favorite bands, and a visit to Kabob House, where I will have dessert. Oh, yeah!

Food Log

Breakfast
11:45am: Prosciutto, cabbage and feta cheese omelet with onions and mushrooms, and sweet potatoes.

Lunch

4:15pm, at the Kabob House:

Vegan Feast Platter (salad, falafel, baba ganoush, hummus, pita bread). Not shown: cream-filled pastry (the sweetest thing I've eaten in years).

Dinner

11:55pm: Peanut butter on Protein bread. Coleslaw, sweet potatoes. Peanut butter and an ounce of the Dark Chocolate Lover's 85% cacao chocolate.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 22 oz.;  Water: 24+ oz.; Green tea: 32 oz.

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