#2873, Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Post 2873

- 12 years and 193 days since I started this blog -

June 17, 2022

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    197.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/11/22):         198.1 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     - 1.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

Nice loss, and reversal of direction after my medicine-induced weight gain. 

Food Log

Breakfast
Skipped.

Lunch
4:30pm: Rotisserie chicken salad (sliced rotisserie chicken, shaved parmesan cheese, walnuts, arugula, cabbage, carrots, chard, kale, spinach and balsamic vinaigrette).

Snack
9:00pm, at I am Fool rehearsal: Egg roll with duck sauce.

Dinner
12:15am: Salmon burgers with pesto on Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain bread and riced cauliflower and a square of 86% Peruvian chocolate with cacao nibs and sea salt.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 2;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Water: 56+ oz.; 

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#2872, Monday, July 11, 2022

Post 2872

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

June 17, 2022

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    198.1 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/8/22):          198.1 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     - 0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

Same, same. 

Food Log

Breakfast
1:45pm: Greens and cheese frittata (eggs, parmesan cheese, kale, spinach, mushrooms, onions, peppers) with sweet potatoes.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
10:45pm: Massaman curry with ViteRamen high-protein, high-fiber noodles and brussel sprouts, and a square of 86% Peruvian chocolate with cacao nibs and sea salt.

Liquid Intake

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

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#2871, Friday, July 8, 2022

Post 2871

- 12 years and 189 days since I started this blog -

5/29/22

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    198.1 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/7/22):          201.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     - 2.9 lbs.

Diet Comment

Now that I've had a bowel movement and stopped (day 2) taking the sciatica medicine, I expect my weight to drop. So far, so good. 

Food Log

Breakfast
1:25pm: Greens and cheese frittata (eggs, parmesan cheese, kale, spinach, mushrooms, onions, peppers) with golden oatmeal (rolled oats, chia and hemp seeds, Greek yogurt, kefir, nutritional yeast, mushroom powder, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamon, cloves).

Lunch
6:20pm: Peanut butter and a Quest bar.

Dinner
11:55pm: Rotisserie chicken sandwich, on Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain toast with lettuce and mayonnaise and a square of 86% Peruvian chocolate with cacao nibs and sea salt.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 22 oz.;  Water: 64+ oz.; 

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#2870, Thursday, July 7, 2022

Post 2870

- 12 years and 188 days since I started this blog -

5/29/22

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    201.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/6/22):          201.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     + 0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

No change, and I still haven't had a bowel movement. It is painful, and I will 'force' the issue, and stop taking the sciatica medication. I expect my weight to drop, accordingly, tomorrow. 

Food Log

Breakfast
Skipped.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
8:25pm: Lentil curry with greens (Spring mix, spinach and kale) on riced cauliflower. A Quest bar and a square of 84% Peruvian chocolate with cacao nibs and sea salt.

Liquid Intake

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

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#2869, Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Post 2869

- 12 years and 187 days since I started this blog -

5/29/22

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    201.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/5/22):          200.2 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     + 0.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

I don't know how much of an increase this is. If yesterday's guess was wrong, I could have gained more weight than the chart shows. Or, if it was wrong in the other direction, actually lost weight. I don't know. But this is my actual weight, the highest it's been all year. I know it is the new prescription drug I am taking, effecting my metabolism. They are also giving me some constipation problems. I usually weigh myself after a bowel movement, but I did not have one yesterday, and that may make all the difference. 

Food Log

Breakfast
1:35pm: Greens and cheese frittata (eggs, cheddar cheese, kale, spinach, mushrooms, onions, peppers) with Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain toast with guacamole.

Lunch
9:00pm, at Shifty's: Chicken caesar salad.

Dinner
12:55am:  A Quest bar and quite a few squares of 86% Peruvian chocolate with cacao nibs and sea salt.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 22 oz.;  Water: 64+ oz.; 

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#2868, Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Post 2868

- 12 years and 186 days since I started this blog -

5/29/22

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    200.2 lbs.

Previous Weight (7/1/22):          198.5 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     + 1.7 lbs.

Diet Comment

I didn't weigh myself - the weights for the last four days are guesses. Why? Because I was awakened this morning by a phone call from my physical therapist, setting up my first appointment to treat my sciatica and chronic lower back pain. I had to get out of bed to give my medical insurance information. I then went to the post office to mail a certified letter. Three hours passed before I got back to sleep. When I woke up, at 2pm, all I could think about was eating, how hungry I was. I never thought about weighing myself until I had finished breakfast. Too late. 

Food Log

Breakfast
2:45pm: Greens and cheese frittata (eggs, parmesan cheese, kale, spinach, mushrooms, onions, peppers) with Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain toast with guacamole.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
9:15pm: Chopped salad (rotisserie chicken, arugula, cabbage, carrots, chard, kale, spinach and creamy balsamic dressing). A Quest bar. Two squares of 86% Peruvian chocolate with cacao nibs and sea salt.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 2;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Water: 60+ oz.; 

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#2867, Friday, July 1, 2022

Post 2867

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

5/29/22

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    198.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/30/22):         200.3 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     - 1.8 lbs.

Diet Comment

At last, a weight loss to report. Why? No idea at all. 

Food Log

Breakfast
1:35pm: Oatmeal-plus (rolled oats, chia and hemp seeds, whey protein, blueberries, walnuts, Greek yogurt, kefir, nutritional yeast, cacao nibs, mushroom powder, cinnamon, stevia). and scrambled eggs.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
10:15pm: Swiss cheese and walnuts, and 2 squares of 86% Peruvian chocolate with cacao nibs and sea salt.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 22 oz.;  Water: 60+ oz.; 

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#2866, Thursday, June 30, 2022

Post 2866

- 12 years and 181 days since I started this blog -

5/29/22

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    200.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/29/22):         199.2 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     + 1.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

I have gained weight, about a pound a day, every single day since I started taking my two new prescription drugs for sciatica just over a week ago. I am now at my high weight of the year (exactly 6 months into the year). They have certainly helped with the pain, but this side effect of weight gain is an unwelcome trend. 

Food Log

Breakfast
1:35pm: Oatmeal-plus (rolled oats, chia and hemp seeds, whey protein, blueberries, walnuts, Greek yogurt, kefir, nutritional yeast, cacao nibs, mushroom powder, cinnamon, stevia). and a sous-vide egg drop with bacon and cheddar cheese.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
10:15pm: Swiss cheese and walnuts, and a square of 86% Peruvian chocolate with cacao nibs and sea salt.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 22 oz.;  Water: 60+ oz.; 

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#2865, Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Post 2865

- 12 years and 180 days since I started this blog -

5/29/22

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    200.3 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/28/22):         199.2 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     - 0.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

Looking at the almost-vertival line of my weight gain, having reached my heaviest weight of the year, I can't help but noticing the gain begins at exactly the same time as I started taking medication for my sciatica attack. Hmmm. 

Food Log

Breakfast
1:45pm: Greens and cheese frittata (eggs, cheddar cheese, kale, spinach, mushrooms, onions, peppers) with sweet potatoes seasoned with olive oil and Everything seasoning.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
10:15pm: two slices of pepperoni pizza fromm Pump Pizza, peanut butter and a Quest bar and 86% Peruvian chocolate with cacao nibs and sea salt.
Liquid Intake

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

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#2684, Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Post 2864

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

5/29/22

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    199.2 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/27/22):         197.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     + 1.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

Looking at the almost-vertical line of my weight gain, getting within. a half-pound of my heaviest weight of the year, I can't help but noticing this recent weight gain begins at exactly the same time as I started taking medication for my sciatica. Hmmm. 

Food Log

Breakfast
1:35pm: Oatmeal-plus (rolled oats, chia and hemp seeds, whey protein, mixed berries, peanut butter, Greek yogurt, kefir, nutritional yeast, cacao nibs, mushroom powder, cinnamon, stevia).

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
11:00pm: Quorn pieces in Grandpa's Sauce Goes Vegetarian pasta sauce over riced cauliflower. A Quest bar, and a square of 86% Peruvian chocolate with cacao nibs and sea salt.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 68+ oz.; 

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#2863, Monday, June 27, 2022

Post 2863

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

5/29/22

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    197.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/24/22):         196.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     + 1.7 lbs.

Diet Comment

Oh, well - I guess this is what happens when you end the weekend with high carbs and very late night eating. 

Food Log

Breakfast
3:05pm: Brussels sprouts with scrambled eggs and Swiss cheese.

Lunch
6:45pm: A Quest bar.

Dinner
10:35pm: Chopped salad (rotisserie chicken, arugula, cabbage, carrots, chard, kale, spinach and creamy balsamic dressing). A square of 86% Peruvian chocolate with cacao nibs and sea salt.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 60+ oz.; 

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#2862, Friday, June 24, 2022

Post 2862

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

5/29/22

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    196.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/23/22):         194.7 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     + 1.3 lbs.

Diet Comment

A big bounce towards the mean, above the downward trend line. 

Food Log

Breakfast
1:55pm: Greens and cheese frittata (eggs, Swiss cheese, kale, spinach, mushrooms, onions, peppers) with sweet potatoes.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
10:15pm: Miso ramen with kale, spinach and chicken (ViteRamen high-protein, high-fiber noodles, chopped organic kale and spinach, rotisserie chicken).

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 60+ oz.; 

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#2861, Thursday, June 23, 2022

Post 2861

- 12 years and 174 days since I started this blog -

5/29/22

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    194.7 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/22/22):         194.8 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     - 0.1 lbs.

Diet Comment

Again, I regard such small differences as negligible - just noise in the data point collection. Essentially, I weigh the same as yesterday. 

Food Log

Breakfast
1:45pm: Brussels sprouts, scrambled eggs and Swiss cheese.

Lunch
6:30pm A Quest bar and peanut butter.

Dinner
10:15pm: Chicken sandwich with Swiss cheese on Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain toast with guacamole.

Liquid Intake

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

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#2860, Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Post 2860

- 12 years and 173 days since I started this blog -

5/29/22

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    194.8 lbs.

Previous Weight (6/21/22):         195.4 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     - 0.6 lbs.

Diet Comment

I regard such small differences as negligible - just noise in the data point collection. Essentially, I weigh the same as yesterday. 

Food Log

Breakfast
3:15pm: Greens and cheese frittata (eggs, cheddar cheese, kale, spinach, mushrooms, onions, peppers) with buttered Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain toast.

Lunch
Skipped.

Dinner
11:15pm: 1/2 slice of cold pepperoni pizza (not great) and cottage cheese with cacao nibs.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 20 oz.;  Water: 36+ oz.; 

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