#3392: Friday, May 30, 2025

Post 3392

- 14 years and 151 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    191.4 lbs.

Previous Weight (5/29/25):         191.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

I celebrated seeing the first sonogram of my first grandchild, expected in December, with an ice cream lunch. I expected to pay a weight penalty today, but didn't. Go figure.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:20pm: Cabbage, prosciutto and gouda cheese omelet.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

10:55pm: Turkey and guacamole on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread. Coleslaw. Yogurt (Icelandic) 'Sundae' (with cacao nibs, walnuts and stevia.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3391: Thursday, May 29, 2025

Post 3391

- 14 years and 150 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    191.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (5/28/25):         192.9 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.4 lbs.

Diet Comment

And, in three days, back to the (downward-sloping) trend line.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:45pm: Brussels sprouts and eggs (with goat cheese, prosciutto and mushrooms).

Lunch

5:05pm: A pint of HaloTop sugar-free ice cream.

Dinner

8:55pm: Dal tadka with kale and spinach on riced cauliflower. And a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 8 oz.;  Water: 36+ oz.;

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#3390: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Post 3390

- 14 years and 149 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.9 lbs.

Previous Weight (5/27/25):         194.4 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

As I expected/hoped, I am coming off my large holiday weekend weight gain, and I'm doing it by eating large amounts of on-plan food.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:45pm: LEO (smoked salmon (lox), eggs, and onions) with cream cheese, and sweet potatoes.

Lunch

7:00pm: Mixed nuts.

Dinner

8:55pm: Spicy Italian chicken sausage on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains bread with cole slaw. Brussels sprouts. A Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3389: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Post 3389

- 14 years and 148 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    194.4 lbs.

Previous Weight (5/23/25):         190.1 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  4.3 lbs.

Diet Comment

I did this. It wasn't my intention to gain weight, but I ignored all restraint over the 4-day Memorial Day weekend, knowing that what I was eating would show up on the scale at my next weigh-in. Sometimes, I do that. There was a big party on Sunday, and it included a veritable Versaille table of desserts, and I went a little crazy. I used to do that once a week (cheat day) when I wanted to lose weight, but after I'd reached my goal weight (I'm well under that goal now), I cut it out to improve my blood sugar regulation. I've gone from the year's low weight to its high weight in four days. But the lesson I've  learned is that any isolated cheat can be tolerated, and any gain, reversed. I'm hoping that reversal starts today.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:25pm: Cabbage cake (eggs, cabbage, prosciutto, peppers, onions, cottage cheese, almond flour, rolled oats, prosciutto, smoked gouda cheese).

Lunch

7:30pm: Mixed nuts and Swiss cheese. Cacao-walnut 'Sundae' (Greek yogurt, cacao nibs, walnuts, vanilla whey protein, kefir, stevia).

Dinner

10:25pm: Miso ramen with mixed greens (Vite-Ramen high protein ramen). A Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3388: Friday, May 23, 2025

Post 3388

- 14 years and 144 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    190.1 lbs.

Previous Weight (5/22/25):         190.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.7 lbs.

Diet Comment

This is the lightest weight I have been in more than twenty years. The last time I weighed this little, I was about six months into a year-long chemotherapy treatment.

Note: Next post will be Tuesday, after I get back from my Memorial Day travels (Saturday through Monday are travel days).

Food Log

Breakfast
2:00pm: Garbage plate (Spicy Italian chicken sausage, eggs, cabbage, kale, spinach, onions and peppers).

Lunch

7:30pm: Mixed nuts and a Quest bar.

Dinner

9:55pm: Chicken, Swiss cheese and guacamole on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains bread, Greek yogurt with cacao nibs and maple syrup.

Snack

12:30am: Popcorn.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 16 oz.;  Water: 54+ oz.;

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#3387: Thursday, May 22, 2025

Post 3387

- 14 years and 143 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    190.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (5/21/25):         192.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

This is a pretty strong restatement of the trend that has happened all year. It may be due to a known and kind of pleasant side-effect of a supplement I started taking at the end of March, when I got back from my travels. Since I am not trying to lose weight, really, if this continues, I may have to stop taking it.

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

10:45pm: Spaghetti bolognese (black soy bean spaghetti, Rao's marinara, Quorn meatless Grounds, kale, spinach) and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 18 oz.;  Water: 60+ oz.;

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#3386: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Post 3386

- 14 years and 142 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (5/20/25):         192.4 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

Just noise, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:05pm: 

Shakshuka (tomatoes, onions, peppers, mushrooms, poached eggs goat cheese) and broccoli.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

11:10pm: A B.A.S. (Big-ass salad with chicken breast, arugula, cabbage, carrots, chard, kale, spinach, shaved parmesan cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette).

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 12 oz.;  Water: 50+ oz.; and a nice pour of Jameson's Irish whiskey

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#3385: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Post 3385

- 14 years and 141 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.4 lbs.

Previous Weight (5/19/25):         194.4 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  2.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

A big one-day loss (or gain) usually means a correction, and a continuance of an established trend. That's what I think happened here. Otherwise, it's just an anomaly.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:05pm: Sardines on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains toast with cream cheese.

Lunch

6:05pm, at Kabob House:

Vegan Feast: salad, falafel, baba ganoush, hummus.

Dinner

Skipped.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 8 oz.;  Water: 52+ oz.; and a nice pour of Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey

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#3384: Monday, May 19, 2025

Post 3384

- 14 years and 140 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    194.4 lbs.

Previous Weight (5/16/25):         193.2 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  1.2 lbs.

Diet Comment

I expected an even higher weight, given the high-calorie weekend that began Friday. Even with the lesser gain, I am now at the highest weight of the year - well, since I started actually weighing myself when I got home at the end of March. From here, I expect to lose weight this week.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:00pm: Sausage, cabbage and eggs (with spicy Italian chicken sausage, peppers and onions).

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:55pm: Cheeses and mixed nuts. A Quest bar with peanut butter.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3383: Friday, May 16, 2025

Post 3383

- 14 years and 137 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    193.2 lbs.

Previous Weight (5/15/25):         192.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  1.2 lbs.

Diet Comment

This is a big one-day gain. At some point, I think I return to the mean (a higher weight in this case). I don't think this is that, but I think I will trend towards 200 lbs. at some point. Hopefully, without ever getting there.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:00pm: Veggie omelet (eggs, cheddar cheese, cabbage, peppers, onions, mushrooms, peas). Mashed sweet potatoes.

Lunch

5:45pm: Mixed nuts and dried ginger and chili-crusted pineapple.

Dinner

9:55pm: Spicy Italian chicken sausage on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains bread and a salad (mixed greens and shaved parmesan cheese, ranch dressing).

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 70+ oz.;

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#3382: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Post 3382

- 14 years and 136 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (5/14/25):         192.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.3 lbs.

Diet Comment

A quarter-pound loss (or gain) is just noise, but, as always, we take the win.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:55pm: LEO (lox [smoked salmon], eggs and onions) and brussels sprouts with olive oil and Everything seasoning.

Lunch

8:20pm, at the Green Gate Inn: A Cobb salad with blue cheese dressing.

Dinner

10:15pm: Prosciutto and gouda cheese, mixed nuts, a Quest bar with peanut butter.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 18 oz.;  Water: 54+ oz.;

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#3381: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Post 3381

- 14 years and 135 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (5/13/25):         192.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:45pm: Cabbage cake (cabbage, eggs, cottage cheese, rolled oats). Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains toast with cream cheese and smoked salmon.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

11:15pm: Turkey sandwich (roast turkey breast, smoked gouda cheese, mixed lettuce, guacamole on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grains bread.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 18 oz.;  Water: 50+ oz.; a pour of Jameson's Irish whiskey

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#3380: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Post 3380

- 14 years and 134 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (5/12/25):         190.9 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  1.4 lbs.

Diet Comment

This is not the first time I've bounced off a new low. Not even the first time this year. It is not concerning, because I am confident that I'm eating well.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:35pm:

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). This is a huge portion - at least two portions, actually - and today it took me more than two hours to finish.

Lunch

6:00pm: Mixed nuts and gouda cheese..

Dinner

9:55pm: Miso ramen with peas (ViteRamen high-protein ramen) and Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread with cream cheese and Everything seasoning.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 18 oz.;  Water: 36+ oz.;

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