Weight Log Update

Should I even record my weight when off-diet or just weight and start a new weight log? Despite the rich foods, I am continuing garcinia cambogia so I have not tossed my weight obsession to the winds.(1/26/2016) I am adding Garcinia Cambogia to regimen but everything else will be pretty much the same.

Day 0, January 1, 2016....232 lb. (Doh)
Day 1, January 2, 2016....232 lb.
Day 2, January 3, 2016....229 lb.
Day 3, January 4, 2016....225 lb.
Day 4, January 5, 2016....225 lb.
Day 5, January 6, 2016....225 lb.
Day 6, January 7, 2016....224 lb.
Day 7, January 8, 2016....224 lb.
Day 8, January 9, 2016....224 lb.
Day 9, January 10, 2016..222 lb.
Day 10, January 11, 2016..222lb.
Day 11, January 12, 2016..223 lb.
Day 12, January 13, 2016..223 lb.
Day 13, January 14, 2016..223 lb.
Day 14, January 15, 2016..224 lb.
Day 15, January 16, 2016..223 lb.
Day 16, January 17, 2016..220 lb. WOW!
Interesting, I went off-diet last night and lost three lb. Go figure. Like when you pray and pray and pray something and as soon as you stop praying, your prayers get answered. Something like that.

Day 17, January 18, 2016...220 lb.
Day 18, January 19, 2016...225 lb.
Day 19, January 20, 2016...224 lb.
Day 20, January 21, 2016...221 lb. (went way off diet day before)
Day 21, January 22, 2016...226 lb. (still off diet) Day 22, January 23, 2016...224 lb. (still off diet) Day 23, January 24, 2016...223 lb. (still off diet) Day 24, January 25, 2015...221 lb. (still off diet) Day 25, January 26, 2016...224 lb. (still off diet)
Day 26, January 27, 2016...224 lb. (still off diet)
Day 27, January 28, 2016...228 lb. (still off diet) Hope to get back on diet soon. Turkey and fixings are mostly gone.

Why I Fail On My Diet

1. Lack of planning.

2. Someone puts something tasty in front of me.

3. Work-related dining.

4. I hate to waste food and will sometimes eat something instead of throwing it out.

5. Related to 1, I sometimes wait too long to eat and when I finally face the inevitable, I overeat.

Off-Diet January January 20, 21

And it looks like January 22, 23 too.

I went way off-diet on January 20 due to a hectic worknight. January 21 was also a difficult evening. Had to eat on the run each time.

I could go back on diet for January 22 but I am scheduled to attend a fund raiser January 23 at Sons of Italy. Bocce and great Italian food.

Sunday January 24 I will cook a turkey that is brining in the fridge as this is being typed. Oh the challenges of extreme dieting.

Food Log: January 19, 2016

I awoke with a massive headache. Funny how we can recognize what might have caused headache given to its severity and subjective feel. Lots of practice on my part, I suppose. This one felt like a "not enough protein the day before" headache.

I drank black coffee and ate a navel orange. Shortly thereafter I ate eight oz. roast beef with mayonnaise, a serving of Kimchi.

Around 1 PM I ate 8 oz. shrimp with cocktail sauce, a serving of Kimchi.

2 PM: Approximately 2 oz. whole sunflower seeds.

Dinner: Small serving of roasted chicken with roasted vegetables.

Evening snack: 1 oz. pretzels, pear.

TBC

Food Log: January 16, 17, 18

Saturday January 16

Happy Birthday, A J Foyt

I am writing this two days later. I woke up with a headache possibly due to under-eating the night before. Around noon I ate a pound of shrimp with cocktail sauce, kale with Kimchi.

All day long I nibbled on pecans and pretzels.

I figured the day was shot dietwise, so around 7 PM I ate 3.75 Oz. sardines in Louisiana Hot Sauce (I will look up the brand later.) I also ate 3.75 oz. of Trader Joe's sardines packed in olive oil.

As I said, the day way shot so I snacked on vanilla cream wafers, pretzels, pecans, a  navel orange and even popcorn.

I thought of it as a wash but next day (17th) I would be three lb. lighter than the day before.

I drank black coffee throughout the day.


Sunday January 17...Happy birthday to Howie Carr, Muhammad Ali, Steve Harvey, Jim Carrey, Michelle Obama, James Earl Jones, Dwayne Wade, Betty White, Kid Rock, Steve Earle (I could have sworn his name was spelled Earl) Al Capone, Ben Franklin, Andy Kaufman...Those Capricorns are hard to keep down....also Happy anniversary B&D.

Black coffee, navel orange....2/3 orange a bit later.

Around 1 PM: 8 oz. turkey (out of mustard) kale with Kimchi.

Around 11 PM: small serving of popcorn, pretzels, 2 cups plain, non-fat yogurt with approximately 6 oz. pineapple.

Monday January 18

Birthdays. Maryland politicians score double with Elijah Cummings and Martin O'Malley...Most of the famous ones are deceased. Archibald Leach, David Daniel Kaminsky, Curt Flood, Oliver Hardy and Robert Anton Wilson.

Black coffee, orange in AM

1:30 PM: 8 oz. shrimp with cocktail sauce...(running late so I did not have time to prep Kimchi so I took two probiotic tablets from a jar.) Forget the sunflower seeds (sigh).

4 PM: Pear.

I had a hard time making time for dinner, so I snacked a bit. Black coffee, Crystal Lite with caffeine, 2 oz. pretzels. I ate a couple of peanut butter cookies. Then at about 8 PM I was able to eat two small servings of homemade chicken soup. At this writing (9:25 PM 1/18/16) I am hungry...Ate a few more peanut butter cookies.

I had to shovel snow when I got home. My plow guy will only plow if I call him first and I lost his #...It was on my old phone and now I cannot find the old phone...So I spent a half hour shoveling snow starting around midnight...Due to hunger and feeling a bit discomforted, I ate a roast beef sandwich (small, light on meat) and some popcorn, topped off with four ounces of gin...

Will reboot diet tomorrow.

Weight Log Update

I am adding Garcinia Cambogia to regimen but everything else will be pretty much the same.

Day 0, January 1, 2016....232 lb. (Doh)
Day 1, January 2, 2016....232 lb.
Day 2, January 3, 2016....229 lb.
Day 3, January 4, 2016....225 lb.
Day 4, January 5, 2016....225 lb.
Day 5, January 6, 2016....225 lb.
Day 6, January 7, 2016....224 lb.
Day 7, January 8, 2016....224 lb.
Day 8, January 9, 2016....224 lb.
Day 9, January 10, 2016..222 lb.
Day 10, January 11, 2016..222lb.
Day 11, January 12, 2016..223 lb.
Day 12, January 13, 2016..223 lb.
Day 13, January 14, 2016..223 lb.
Day 14, January 15, 2016..224 lb.
Day 15, January 16, 2016..223 lb.
Day 16, January 17, 2016..220 lb. WOW!
Interesting, I went off-diet last night and lost three lb. Go figure. Like when you pray and pray and pray something and as soon as you stop praying, your prayers get answered. Something like that.

Day 17, January 18, 2016...220 lb.
Day 18, January 19, 2016...225 lb.
Day 19, January 20, 2016...224 lb.
Day 20, January 21, 2016...221 lb. (went way off diet day before)
Day 21, January 22, 2016...226 lb. (still off diet) Day 22, January 23, 2016...224 lb. (still off diet) Day 23, January 24, 2016...223 lb. (still off diet) Day 24, January 25, 2015...221 lb. (still off diet) Day 25, January 26, 2016...224 lb. (still off diet)

Food Log: January 14, 15

January 14

Black coffee, orange

1:15 PM:  8 oz. turkey, raw spinach with Kimchi.

2 PM: Approximately 1 oz. whole sunflower seeds

I think there was a tangerine in mid-afternoon. black coffee.

6:30 PM: Small serving of Chicken Bettencourt (off-diet but irresistible.)

2 oz. pretzels throughout evening.

Around 1 AM: 10 oz. ham with mustard, a few pretzels, 1 oz. gin



January 15

Black coffee. I ate a few pecans because Ms. D. left them out. Estimate...6. A hnadful of pretzels followed by a couple m ore handsful (that is the appropriate if not correct plural, Mr. Autocorrect!)

1 PM: 10 oz turkey (drat. I ran out of mustard.) a serving of raw spinach.

2 PM: Approximately 2 oz. whole sunflower seeds.

Evening: Black coffee, Coke Zero, tangerine, a serving of Chicken Bettencourt followed by another and another (3 total.) 2 oz. pretzels.

2 AM: 1 cup of plain, non-fat yogurt with approximately 4 oz. strawberries, half a glass of white wine (yecch)

Note: As of this writing, 1/16/16 @ 1:09 AM I have a headache that I attribute to the meager portions of protein prior to sleep.

Food Log: January 12, 13

For reasons I won't go into detail but I will tell you the reasons are work-related, I went off-diet on January 12. I had to temporarily leave my usual worksite so I took advantage of the situation to eat a roast beef sandwich.

On January 13, I came down with what I thought was a cold but it might have been an allergic reaction to something unknown. Because I was not feeling right, I ate what I thought might make me feel a little less sick. We tend to vary our diets when we are sick. Around 1 AM I ate some roasted chicken, pretzels, vanilla cream wafers and three oz. gin.

Allergies And Me

For most of my life I never experienced an allergic reaction of any kind. Nada. Last winter I was determined to be extra careful to not get infected by cold or flu. So I washed my hands repeatedly and stayed away from sick people.

The strategy seemed to work. Then April rolled around and I came down with a serious head cold. Someone suggested that I did not have a cold, I have allergies. I disagreed. Someone else offered the same diagnosis. I am not sure what tipped the scales but I came around to their way of thinking.

So I went to see my chiropractor and he said the problem is in the gut and recommended probiotics. You can buy probiotics at the health food store or you can eat Kimchi or unpasteurized sauerkraut both of which contain probiotics. This sounded wacky but I bought probiotics in pill form as well as  Kimchi and unpasteurized sauerkraut.

I wasn't keeping detailed notes and I wasn't expecting great results but I would be pleasantly surprised. I was taking OTC allergy relief meds as well so I attributed the immediate relief to them. As I recall, my sniffles and sneezing improved on day 1 and by Day 3 I was back to normal.

I incorporated Kimchi into my diet. I ate sauerkraut from time to time but even smaller amounts seemed to produce loose stools so I dc'd that dish. As the Kimchi seemed to work perfectly I dc'd the pill form probiotics and I still have some in my refrigerator.

Over time I stopped eating the Kimchi. It is good but it is a bit pricey. My allergies were non-existent so I ceased the Kimchi as well as the pill probiotics. This week my allergies seemed to flare up again. Being the dead of winter I immediately suspected the onset of the fabled cold virus. Sucked on a few zinc lozenges and bought a few more. Then Ms. D. suggested I might have allergies once more.

Ms. D. is smart. I took some of the aforementioned probiotic pills before going to bed. I woke up feeling much better. I purchased Kimchi and unpasteurized sauerkraut, ate some Kimchi for lunch and I feel much better.

This is an ongoing saga. For now the allergies seem to be under control.

Food Log: January 11, 2015

Black coffee, orange.

12:30 PM: 9 oz. shrimp with cocktail sauce.

2 PM: Approximately 2 oz. whole sunflower seeds.

Throughout evening: 5 oz. chunk lite tuna, 2 oz. pretzels, 1 pear.

Around 2 AM: Approximately 10 oz. roasted chicken (Ms. D. purchased a roasted chx and ate most of the dark meat) a handful of pretzels and 3 oz. gin with lemon juice....See last post regarding Ms. D's impulsive tastes and my unwillingness to waste food.

Food Log: January 10, 2016

Black coffee, 2/3 naval orange (shared 1/3 with Shadow, the guinea pig.)

Around 3 PM: 10 oz. plain, non-fat yogurt, approximately 10 oz. pineapple.

I deviated from diet at about 1 AM: Ms. D wanted tuna salad. That is a characteristic I do not share with her. Specifically, she decides sometime early in the day what she wants to eat later in the day. If she decides on pizza, she will eat pizza later. If she wants Chinese food, she will eat Chinese food later. Never mind what is in the refrigerator. Menu planning is impossible because it is impulse that determines what she eats every night.

My diet is determined largely by economics. I hate to throw food away. If leftovers are reaching the mature stage, I will adjust my menu and even deviate from my weight loss plan (read: diet) to protect my investment.. Ms. D does not share my perspective at all.

So, Ms. D wanted tuna salad and she wanted it prepared the way we usually make it. I was not about to make two salads, one with mayonnaise and one without. So we made the salad and I ate about 10 oz. of tuna (house blend of white tuna and chunk lite in perfect proportion) with spring mix, onions, tomato and mayonnaise.

One of the biggest challenges of staying on a diet is socialization. Like must be simple for hermits.

Food Log: January 9, 2016

Black coffee, orange

Around 2 PM: : 9 oz. tuna (5 oz. chunk lite, 4 oz. Bumble Bee Thai Seasoned) 

Around 7 PM: Orange.

Around 8:30 PM: Approximately 6 oz. plain, non-fat yogurt, 6 oz. blackberries.

Black coffee throughout evening.

Around 1 AM: 10 oz. turkey with mustard, one tomato.

Food Log: January 8, 2016

Happy Birthday Robert, Earl, Steven Hawking, David Bowie, Elvis, that wacky North Korean leader, and R. Kelly

Black coffee in AM

1 PM: Approximately 8 oz. turkey with mustard

2 PM: 2 oz. whole sunflower seeds

4 PM: Naval orange.

6 PM: 4 oz. tuna, 1 oz. pretzels, Crystal Lite with caffeine.

8:30 PM: Naval orange.

Big Cheat: A hearty serving of chx Cacciatore with angel hair, a good sized serving of ambrosia, a small serving (3 oz.?) of apple whisky

Food Log: January 7, 2016

Black coffee, orange

1 PM: 10 oz. turkey with mustard, one tomato.

2 PM: Approximately 2 oz. whole sunflower seeds.

6:30 PM: I went off-diet with chx cacciatore served on angel hair. The portions were not huge but I waited so long to eat that I ate what presented itself. Also had a small serving of ambrosia. Also, three servings of Chrystal Light with caffeine and some diet soda with caffeine.

Around 10 PM: A small piece of fruitcake

1 AM: Approximately 2 cups plain, non-fat yogurt, approximately 6 oz. strawberries.

Food Log: January 6, 2016. Happy Epiphany!

AM: Black coffee, 2/3 naval orange (shared with guinea pig)

12:30 PM 8 oz. turkey with mustard, one tomato

2 PM: Approximately 2 oz. whole sunflower seeds

Around 6 PM: A thimble-sized serving of meat loaf, French fries, mixed veggies.

2 oz. of pretzels in evening.

1 AM: 3/4 orange, 4 oz. strawberries with 6 oz. plain, non-fat yogurt.

Food Log: January 5, 2016

Happy Birthday to : PM, SR, MT, CS, MG

AM: Black coffee, oarange

12:45 PM: 8 oz. turkey with mustard, one tomato, 22 pretzel sticks

2 PM: Approximately 2 oz. whole sunflower seeds.

5:15 PM One Pear, black coffee throughout evening.

5:45 PM 5 oz. tuna, 1 oz. pretzels.


10 PM: 6 pieces of popcorn (trying to not jump in face first.0

1 AM: 7 oz. shrimp with cocktail sauce, one tomato, ground pecans (roughly equivalent to two pecans...wanted to get rid bag) handful of pretzels

Food Log: January 4, 2016

Black coffee, orange.

Around 12 PM, 7+ oz. raw tuna with wasabi and soy sauce, one tomato

2 PM Approximately 2 oz. sunflower seeds

Around 8 PM 1 oz. pretzels

Around 9:30 PM 4 oz. tuna

Around 1 AM 8 oz. shrimp with cocktail sauce, 9 pretzel sticks.

Food Log, January 2, January 3

January 2, 2016

Black coffee, orange

Around 3 PM...8 oz. turkey with mustard, 1 tomato.

Pear (best eaten overripe)

9:30 PM...8 oz. shrimp with cocktail sauce, 3 pieces of celery.

Sometime after midnight...approximately 1 cup plain, non-fat yogurt.


January 3, 2016.

Black coffee, orange

Around 4 PM...9 oz. raw tuna with wasabi, soy sauce, a few pieces of celery

Orange

Around 10:30 PM...9 oz shrimp with cocktail sauce, a few pieces of celery, approximately five pretzel sticks.

New Year, Old Diet

I am adding Garcinia Cambogia to regimen but everything else will be pretty much the same.

Day 0, January 1, 2016....232 lb. (Doh)
Day 1, January 2, 2016....232 lb.
Day 2, January 3, 2016....229 lb.
Day 3, January 4, 2016....225 lb.
Day 4, January 5, 2016....225 lb.
Day 5, January 6, 2016....225 lb.
Day 6, January 7, 2016....224 lb.
Day 7, January 8, 2016....224 lb.
Day 8, January 9, 2016....224 lb.
Day 9, January 10, 2016..222 lb.
Day 10, January 11, 2016..222lb.
Day 11, January 12, 2016..223 lb.
Day 12, January 13, 2016..223 lb.
Day 13, January 14, 2016..223 lb.
Day 14, January 15, 2016..224 lb.
Day 15, January 16, 2016..223 lb.