#3413: Monday, June 30, 2025

Post 3413

- 14 years and 182 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    188.2 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/27/25):         188.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

A great end to the lightest month (average weight about 190 lbs.) since I started tracking my weight 14-1/2 years ago, and on the fourteenth anniversary of achieving my initial weight loss goal of 200 pounds. A nearly invisible loss seals the deal with another new record low weight going back at least 35 years.

And yesterday was the 17th anniversary of my move to Syracuse.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:05pm: Sausage and veggie scramble (eggs, Italian-style chicken sausage, cabbage, kale, spinach, peppers, onions, mushrooms and goat cheese).

Lunch

6:05pm: Mixed nuts. Carrots and ranch dressing. Skyr 'sundae' (skyr, blueberries, walnuts, cacao nibs, maple syrup).

Dinner

10:15pm: Quorn Grounds sloppy Joe (Quorn Grounds mushroom protein, Rao's Tomato Basil sauce, kale, spinach, chia seeds) on riced cauliflower with mixed cheeses.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 0;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;

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#3412: Friday, June 27, 2025

Post 3412

- 14 years and 179 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    188.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/26/25):         188.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.2 lbs.

Diet Comment

Wow, part 2! Another lowest weight! I was pretty sure after yesterday's indulgence (I haven't eaten a Triscuit, my favorite cracker, in 15 years) I would gain some weight today. What do I know? Not much.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:25pm: Italian-style chicken sausage on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread with celery and chile-coated dried mango.

Lunch

7:00pm: Quest bar and cottage cheese amd chile-coated dried mango.

Dinner

10:55pm: Chana masala (chick pea curry) with mixed greens on black bean spaghettini.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee 0 oz.;  Water: 54+ oz.;

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#3411: Thursday, June 26, 2025

Post 3411

- 14 years and 178 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    188.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/25/25):         189.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

Wow! This reading is the lowest I've recorded since starting this journal/blog, and likely my lowest weight in more than thirty-five years. It comes after very light eating yesterday - basically one meal and a snack. I am not one to argue with success. I feel a lot of this is owed to the capsaicin formula I've been taking for joint pain since April. It is also marketed as a weight-loss formula. I can't think of anything else I'm doing that is different this year.

Food Log

Breakfast
11:55pm: Sardines (with mayonnaise, chili crisp, and celery) on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread with cream cheese.

Lunch

5:15pm: Mixed nuts and chile-coated dried mango.

Dinner

8:55pm: Most of a box of Triscuits and Swiss cheese. I strongly suspect this will add weight tomorrow.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3410: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Post 3410

- 14 years and 177 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    189.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/24/25):         189.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:15pm: Cabbage and cheddar omelet and brussels sprouts.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

11:55pm: Mixed nuts and chile-coated mango.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; and a shot of Jamerson's Irish whiskey

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#3409: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Post 3409

- 14 years and 176 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    189.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/23/25):         189.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

This is, basically, no change - and that is an excellent result.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:55pm: Sardines (with mayonnaise, chili crisp, and celery) on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread with cream cheese.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:55pm: Popcorn, a Quest bar, mixed nuts.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 10 oz.;  Water: 72+ oz.;

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#3408: Monday, June 23, 2025

Post 3408

- 14 years and 175 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    189.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/20/25):         190.1 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

Great result. Weekends usually mean weight gains on Monday, not today.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:35pm: Cottage cheese pancakes (cottage cheese, eggs, rolled oats, almond flour, chia seeds, cacao nibs, almond milk) with blueberries, butter and maple syrup.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

8:55pm: Dal tadka (lentil curry) with mixed greens on riced cauliflower. A Quest bar and ccottage cheese.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 0;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;

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#3407: Friday, June 20, 2025

Post 3407

- 14 years and 172 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    190.1 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/19/25):         191.1 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

Good end to the week, nice setup for the weekend.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:55pm: Italian-style chicken sausage and eggs and Ezekiel 4:9 Flax toast with cream cheese, and a small salad (mixed greens and tomatoes with ranch dressing and chile crisp).

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

9:35pm: Turkey and Swiss cheese on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread and cole slaw and a skyr sundae (skyr, cacao nibs, walnuts and maple syrup).

Lunch

Skipped.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 18 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;

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#3406: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Post 3406

- 14 years and 171 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    191.1 lbs.

Previous Weight(6/18/25):          192.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

Undoing the restaurant food of the previous day.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:55pm: Cottage cheese pancakes with maple syrup.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

10:25pm: Mixed nuts and cheddar cheese. Skyr, blueberries and honey.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 10 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.;

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#3405: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Post 3405

- 14 years and 170 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    192.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/17/25):         190.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  1.3 lbs.

Diet Comment

The restaurant syndrome - food that undoes weight loss - strikes again. No restaurant visits upcoming, so this should correct itself.

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

11:15pm: Quorn Grounds sloppy Joe (Quorn Grounds mushroom protein, Rao's Tomato Basil sauce, kale, spinach, chia seeds) on riced cauliflower with mixed cheeses.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 0;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 58+ oz.; a few ounces of Jameson's Irish whiskey

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#3404: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Post 3404

- 14 years and 169 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    190.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/16/25):         191.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

In mathematics - my degree is in math -  this is called a regression to the mean. In English, it's just back to normal.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:45pm:  

Broccoli with scrambled eggs, prosciutto and goat cheese.

Lunch

5:00pm, at Kabob House:

Stuffed grape leaves (not shown) as an appetizer. Then, about half of a Vegan Feast (salad, falafel, baba ganoush, hummus). I ate the other half for dinner later.

Dinner

11:15pm: The other half of the Vegan Feast (see pic above).

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 48+ oz.; Unsweetened iced tea: 18+ oz.

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#3403: Monday, June 16, 2025

Post 3403

- 14 years and 168 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    191.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/13/25):         190.9 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  0.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

Not too bad for a post-weekend, although not what I was hoping for, either. I thought I could hold the line on any weight increase.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:35pm:

Veggie omelet (eggs, Swiss cheese, chopped spinach and kale, mushrooms, cabbage, onions, peppers), with sweet potatoes with Everything seasoning.

Lunch
8:30pm: A B.A.S. (Big-ass salad with turkey breast, arugula, cabbage, carrots, chard, kale, spinach, shaved parmesan cheese, walnuts, and balsamic vinaigrette).

Dinner

12:15am: Mixed nuts and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3402: Friday, June 13, 2025

Post 3402

- 14 years and 165 days since I started this blog -

Father's Day '25. I'm expecting my first grandbaby - my grandson - in December.

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    190.9 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/12/25):         191.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

Great result for the week, almost back at Monday's weight.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:15pm: Brussels sprouts with Italian-style chicken sausage, eggs, and cheddar cheese.

Lunch

5:45pm: Chef salad (Turkey breast, goat cheese, Spring mix, cabbage, celery, grape tomatoes, balsamic vinaigrette) and a Kyr sundae (Kyr Icelandic yogurt, honey, walnuts and cacao nibs).

Dinner

9:55pm: immi high protein, low carb ramen with chopped spinach, and a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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