#2045: Friday, March 30

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Post 2045
- 7 years and 89 days since I started this blog -

 Food and Diet  

Today's Weight:                      204.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/29/18):           205.4 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       - 0.9 lbs.

     Diet Comment 

Crazy week, weight up one day, down the next day, every day.

 Food Log 

Breakfast 
6:35 pm: Bacon and eggs, with a salad (chard, kale, red cabbage, spinach, goat cheese, walnuts, balsamic vinaigrette).

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
1:45 am: A Quest bar, pepperoni, carrots and home-made mayonnaise.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 22 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 72+ oz.; 

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#2044: Thursday, March 29

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Post 2044
- 7 years and 88 days since I started this blog -

 Food and Diet  

Today's Weight:                      205.4 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/28/18):           203.4 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       + 2.0 lbs.

     Diet Comment 

What? This is ridiculous! Maybe yesterday was the anomaly. I don't understand this gain at all.

 Food Log 

Breakfast 
8:25 pm: Blue-green protein smoothie with coconut-almond milk, kefir, large organic egg, chia gel, kale, spinach, blueberries, celery, whey powder (24g protein), coconut oil, hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), raw organic cacao powder, moringa leaf powder, fo ti, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla extract, Dr. Gundry's Vital Reds and stevia-inulin blend.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
1:35 am, at Denny's: An Ultimate omelet (crumbled sausage, bacon, fire-roasted bell peppers and onions, mushrooms, diced tomatoes and Swiss cheese) with dry rye toast and hash browns.

Snack
3:15am: A Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 39 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; and a couple of shots of Jameson's Irish whiskey.

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#2043: Wednesday, March 28

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Post 2043
- 7 years and 87 days since I started this blog -

 Food and Diet  

Today's Weight:                      203.4 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/27/18):           205.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       - 1.9 lbs.

     Diet Comment 

So, yesterday was an abberation, and today I'm down more than I went up yesterday. That's a big relief.

 Food Log 

Breakfast 
5:15pm: Scrambled eggs and bacon, and a salad (chard, kale, red cabbage, spinach, walnuts and balsamic vinaigrette).

Lunch
9:00pm: A Quest bar.

Dinner
12:15am: Pepperoni, carrots and home-made mayonnaise and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 72+ oz.; and a nice pour of Jameson's Irish whiskey.

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#2042: Tuesday, March 27

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Post 2042
- 7 years and 86 days since I started this blog -

 Food and Diet  

Today's Weight:                      205.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/26/18):           203.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       + 1.5 lbs.

     Diet Comment 

Oh, wow! I was blindsided by this gain. Now I have to make a change, which I did, today, and will continue.

 Food Log 

Breakfast 
5:15pm, at CoreLife Eatery:

Coconut Curry Chicken Soup: Rice noodles, spicy sesame sprouts, peppers, onions, chicken, and coconut curry broth.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
11:55pm: A Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 32+ oz.;  

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#2041: Monday, March 26

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Post 2041
- 7 years and 85 days since I started this blog -

 Food and Diet  

Today's Weight:                      203.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/23/18):           204.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       - 0.5 lbs.

     Diet Comment 

I lost a half pound, and I'm celebrating that.

 Food Log 

Breakfast 
6:15pm: Salmon and broccoli curry, with lentils and chia and hemp seeds.

Lunch
9:30pm: Almond butter and a Quest bar.

Dinner
12:05am: Walnuts and Dubliner cheese, and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 94+ oz.;  

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#2040: Friday, March 23

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Post 2040
- 7 years and 82 days since I started this blog -

 Food and Diet  

Today's Weight:                      204.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/22/18):           204.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       - 0.0 lbs.

     Diet Comment 

Oh, well. At least, another weekend is here, and I have a chance to still do better! I might, too.

 Food Log 

Breakfast 
6:25pm:

Veggie Casserole (Quorn, broccoli, cauliflower, quinoa, Wegman's Grandpa's Sauce) topped with shaved parmesan. That's it for that casserole (until I make it again, maybe in about a week, and maybe with lentils added). Not shown: A Quest bar for dessert.

Lunch
9:00pm: Almond butter and a Quest bar.

Dinner
12:45am: Two eggs, scrambled, on buttered Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain toast, and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#2039: Thursday, March 22

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Post 2039
- 7 years and 81 days since I started this blog -

 Food and Diet  

Today's Weight:                      204.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/21/18):           204.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       - 0.0 lbs.

     Diet Comment 

I thought for sure there would be some weight loss today, but nothing. What will tomorrow bring? I don't think eating a lot of cheese late at night is going to help.

 Food Log 

Breakfast 
4:40pm: Yesterday's veggie casserole (Quorn, broccoli, cauliflower, quinoa, Wegman's Grandpa's Sauce) over Spring Mix greens, cabbage and walnuts.

Lunch
9:00pm: A Quest bar.

Dinner
12:45am: Walnuts and Dubliner cheese.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 22 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 84+ oz.;  and a nice shot of Jameson's Irish whiskey

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#2038: Wednesday, March 21

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Post 2038
- 7 years and 80 days since I started this blog -

 Food and Diet  

Today's Weight:                      204.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/20/18):           203.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       + 0.5 lbs.

     Diet Comment 

Damn. I didn't see that coming. I ate on-plan yesterday. What was it? Too many carrots? Too much home-made mayo? A whole bag of pork rinds? I'm guessing it might have been the high salt content of the latter.

 Food Log 

Breakfast 
6:30pm:

Veggie Casserole (Quorn, broccoli, cauliflower, quinoa, Wegman's Grandpa's Sauce) topped with shaved parmesan.

Lunch
9:00pm: A Quest bar.

Dinner
12:45am: Walnuts and carrots with spicy homemade mayonnaise.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 80+ oz.;  and a nice shot of Jameson's Irish whiskey

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#2037: Tuesday, March 20

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Post 2037
- 7 years and 79 days since I started this blog -

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Snow day here today. I took the day off, lol - it was a lot like other days where I haven't done much.

I did get a request to make CDs of thirty-six songs for Brenda. I'm not sure why she feels she can make these demands of me - that's a lot of work. I said I would. Hopefully, this will help her - it does nothing for me (I don't even like about a third of the songs on the list.

I also had a two-hour Excel spreadsheet FaceTime tutorial session with Sophie, Marco's wife. She wants to learn. I'm helping Marco with some investments, and built a spreadsheet to track them (copied similar to my portfolio spreadsheets). I'm going to use that spreadsheet to teach her. I will also teach her everything about how to manage Marco's portfolio, so he will have someone else (who is younger and healthier) he can rely on.

My car needs some work, as of the drive back. New Orleans loosened up something in my suspension, I can hear it rattling in front of the passenger seat. And on the last day of my drive up to Syracuse, the engine check light came on. I had an offer to extend the warranty on my car, which I spent some time checking out (by phone), but it would have cost $4100 spread over the next two-and-a-half years, and I decided against it.

I'm glad I was able to be somewhat productive - it does make me feel better when I get at least one or two things done in a day.

Anyway, I'm glad to be home. When it snows like this, and I don't have to be out in it, I don't mind the snow. I'm glad for my leisure.

Did I have a great time in NOLA? Yes, an awesome time. My first Mardi Gras that didn't involve the French Quarter, and that brand of over-the-top, over-enthusiastic, over-wasted celebration, which had almost kept me from ever revisiting New Orleans was replaced by the 'family' Mardi Gras of the Northern city parades, including the Zulu parade, during which Grand Marshall Spike Lee personally handed me a plastic cigar.

So, expectations aside, I managed to dodge some absolutely awful weather at home and get even closer to the friends I visited, while helping them manage some difficulties that came up during my visit.

Today, my first day back, I: Checked my weight, which had not increased nearly as much as I feared; I did a little housecleaning; prepared some practice material for I am Fool; then had a long and joyous rehearsal with them, and played bass again for the first time in more than a month!

What a treat, what joy!

I am grateful for the presence of wonderful friends in my life.

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      203.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/19/18):           203.9 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       - 0.1 lbs.

  Diet Comment

I think but for a silly amount of almond butter and an unusually low fluid intake, I would have lost more. Today I had a big, big dinner, but no almond butter and more water.

 Food Log 

Breakfast 
7:00pm: Classic omelet, with a filling of sauteed onions and goat cheese with chia and hemp seeds; and a mixed salad (chard, kale, spinach, cabbage, walnuts and balsamic vinaigrette).

Lunch
10:15pm: A Quest bar.

Dinner
12:30am: Salmon burger on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread, and pork rinds and carrots with spicy homemade mayonnaise.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 22 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 72+ oz.;  

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#2036: Monday, March 19

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Post 2036
- 7 years and 78 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      203.9 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/16/18):           206.1 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       - 2.2 lbs.

  Diet Comment

Making up for the bad week over the weekend. Today, I started the day's eating great, but finished with much too much almond butter. Eating it with a spoon.

 Food Log 

Breakfast 
6:40pm: Blue-green protein smoothie with coconut-almond milk, kefir, large organic egg, chia gel, kale, spinach, blueberries, whey powder (24g protein), coconut oil, hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), raw organic cacao powder, moringa leaf powder, fo ti, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla extract, Dr. Gundry's Vital Reds and stevia-inulin blend.

Lunch
12:10am: A Quest bar and almond butter.

Dinner
Skipped.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 22 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 36+ oz.;  

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#2035: Friday, March 16

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Post 2035
- 7 years and 75 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      206.1 lbs.

Previous Weight (3/15/18):           206.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       + 0.1 lbs.

  Diet Comment

Not the finish to the week I wanted.

 Food Log 

Breakfast 
7:00pm: Sautéed spinach, kale, onions and salmon, eggs, chia and hemp seeds, and parmesan cheese. I don't know what to call it.

Lunch
11:30pm: A Quest bar and almond butter.

Dinner
Skipped.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;  

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