#3435: Thursday, July 31, 2025

Post 3435

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    189.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/30/25):         189.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:55pm: 

Brussels sprouts and scrambled eggs with Italian-style chicken sausage, mushrooms, onions and peppers.

Lunch

6:00pm: Mixed nuts and dark chocolate.

Dinner

10:20pm: Salmon burger on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread with guacamole. Mixed greens salad with tomatoes, walnuts and blue cheese dressing.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3434: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Post 3434

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    189.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/29/25):         188.9 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  0.6 lbs.

Diet Comment

Not bad, but I'm looking for my first weight loss of the week. Probably not coming after today's eating. I also think I'm seeing the last of the capsaicin supplement's weight loss effect, after cutting it out about ten days ago.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:15pm: 

LEMO (lox, eggs, mushrooms, onions) and sweet potatoes.

Lunch

5:45pm: Carrots with blue cheese dressing. Mixed nuts. An ounce of dark chocolate.

Dinner

8:55pm: High-protein and -fiber ramen soup with spinach, kale and chicken. A Quest Bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3433: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Post 3433

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    188.9 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/28/25):         188.9 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:55pm:

Cottage cheese pancakes with blueberries.

Lunch

6:30pm: Mixed nuts and cheddar cheese. Dark chocolate.

Dinner

9:35pm: A B.A.S. (Big-ass salad with turkey breast, arugula, cabbage, chard, kale, spinach, green peas, tomatoes, shaved parmesan cheese, walnuts, and blue cheese dressing). A Quest Bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 54+ oz.;

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#3432: Monday, July 28, 2025

Post 3432

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    188.9 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/25/25):         188.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  0.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

Weekend gain - that's all right.

Food Log

Breakfast
11:55pm:

Super oatmeal and quinoa (steel-cut oats, quinoa, chia seeds, hemp seeds, blueberries, whey protein, walnuts, kefir, skyr, cacao nibs, nutritional yeast, mushroom powder, stevia). Super-size, too.

Lunch

6:05pm: Mixed nuts and cheddar cheese. A Quest bar.

Dinner

10:10pm: Salmon burger on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread with guacamole, spicy coleslaw. Dark chocolate.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3431: Friday, July 25, 2025

Post 3431

- 14 years and 207 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    188.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/24/25):         190.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  2.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

As I predicted yesterday, cooking my own food is good for my weight.

Food Log

Breakfast
11:55am: Sardines (with mayonnaise, chili crisps and celery) and Ezekiel 4:9 Flax toast with cream cheese.

Lunch

4:45pm: Chili-spiced dried mango. Skyr 'sundae' (skyr, blueberries, walnuts, cacao nibs, honey). An ounce of dark chocolate.

Dinner

9:35pm: Veggie pasta bolognese (Quorn Meatless Grounds, Rao's Tomato and Basil sauce, kale, spinach, Edamame mung bean fettuccine, shaved parmesan cheese). A Quest Bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3430: Thursday, July 24, 2025

Post 3430

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    190.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/23/25):         187.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  2.2 lbs.

Diet Comment

As I predicted yesterday, dining at Sahota Palace meant a weight gain the next day, and here it is. It's been almost three weeks since I saw the 190s last. I'm going to get under that today.

Food Log

Breakfast
11:30am:

Cottage cheese pancakes with blueberries.

Lunch

6:25pm:  A Quest Bar.

Dinner

11:15pm: Veggie pasta bolognese (Quorn Meatless Grounds, Rao's Tomato and Basil sauce, kale, spinach, Edamame mung bean fettuccine, shaved parmesan cheese).

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 0;  Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 60+ oz.;

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#3429: Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Post 3429

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    187.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/22/25):         186.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  1.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

As predictable as weekend weight gains, dining out usually means a weight gain the next day, and so I erased yesterday's one-day loss. Eating a celebratory Indian dinner with my friend Al, whose last day of work is today, probably means two days of weight gain.

Food Log

Breakfast
2:10pm: An Italian-style chicken sausage, a veggie omelet with cheddar cheese, and a slice of Ezekiel 4:9 Flax toast.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

6:35pm, at Sahota Palace: Mango lassi, half a garlic naan, vegetable pakora, Tandoori chicken saag wallah. An ounce of dark chocolate.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 8 oz.;  Water: 64+ oz.;

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#3428: Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Post 3428

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    186.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/21/25):         187.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  1.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

This bounce back, erasing my weekend weight gain is gratifying. Dining out at tonight probably means the opposite for tomorrow.

Food Log

Breakfast
1:15pm: 

LEMO (lox, eggs, mushrooms, onions, goat cheese) with steamed broccoli.

Lunch

8:25pm, at Pump Pizza: 

1/2 a 'Marco Pollo' pannini (chicken breast, cheese, spinach, sundried tomatoes, ciabatta).

Dinner

9:35pm: The other 1/2 of the 'Marco Pollo' pannini. A Quest Bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3427: Monday, July 21, 2025

Post 3427

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

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    187.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/18/25):         186.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  1.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

This is a typical weekend weight gain. I'm still under the trend line. No worries.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:50pm: Veggie and prosciutto omelet (prosciutto, Spring Mix, onions, peppers, mushrooms, Swiss cheese) with a slice of Ezekiel 4:9 Flax toast.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner

9:45pm: Carrots and blue cheese dressing. Celery and peanut butter. A Quest Bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3426: Friday, July 18, 2025

Post 3426

- 14 years and 200 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    186.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/17/25):         186.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

Taking back yesterday's slight gain? Priceless. Also, unsurprising, at this point.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:50pm: 

LEMO (lox, eggs, mushrooms, onions, goat cheese) and sweet potatoes.

Lunch

4:45pm: Chili-spiced dried mango. Popcorn.

Dinner

10:35pm: A Quest Bar with peanut butter.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3425: Thursday, July 17, 2025

Post 3425

- 14 years and 199 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    186.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/16/25):         186.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    +  0.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

The only surprise is that I am not gaining more weight, more often. This is basically the day-to-day 'noise' and the reason why most diet advice is to weigh yourself weekly. I weigh daily, weekdays, but really only pay attention to trends. The daily weighings just give me more data points.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:50pm: Sardines on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax toast.

Lunch

4:45pm: Chili-spiced dried mango. Skyr 'sundae' (skyr, blueberries, walnuts, cacao nibs, honey). An ounce of dark chocolate.

Dinner

9:35pm: Veggie pasta bolognese (Quorn Meatless Grounds, Rao's Tomato and Basil sauce, kale, spinach, Edamame mung bean fettuccine, shaved parmesan cheese). A Quest Bar.

Liquid Intake

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

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#3424: Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Post 3424

- 14 years and 198 days since I started this blog -

Food and Diet

Today's Weight:                    186.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/15/25):         186.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                    -  0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, no comment.

Food Log

Breakfast
12:15pm: Sausage (basil and tomato chicken sausage) and scrambled eggs.

Lunch

5:20pm, at Kabob House:

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

Dinner

10:20pm: Carrots and blue cheese dressing, a Quest bar.

Liquid Intake

Espressos: 1;  Coffee: 10 oz.;  Water: 54+ oz.; and 16 oz unsweetened ice tea.

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