The Last Weight Loss Diet? Phase 2: Day 7 Weight Log

              Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2...Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223 lb. @ 8:16 AM.

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224 lb. @ 9:00 AM.

Day 9...Monday, July 19...223 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 10...Tuesday, July 20...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 11...Wednesday, July 21...222 lb @ 7:30 AM.

Day 12...Thursday, July 22...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 13...Friday, July 23........222 lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Day 14....Saturday, July 24....222lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Phase 2:

Day 1.....Sunday, July 25....222lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Day 2....Monday, July 26....220 lb @ 7:15 AM.

Day 3...Tuesday, July 27......218 lb @ 7:15 AM

Day 4...Wednesday, July 28....218 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 5...Thursday, July 29.....217. 5 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 6...Friday, July 30.........216 lb @ 8:15 AM

Day 7:..Saturday, July 31.....216 lb. @ 8:15 AM.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Phase 2; Day 6 Food Log

Friday, July 30, 2021

Black coffee and water throughout the day:

At 10:00 PM:

1 lb. boiled shrimp [ Ugh! I bought 2 lb. shelled because I like to boil them myself. Now I learn that the shell is about half of the weight. More than I had suspected.]  (Estimated 640 calories)

5 oz. of pasta salad (Estimated 500 calories)

2 oz. of butter (Estimated 406 calories)

2 oz of gin. (Estimated 150 calories )

Estimated calories for the day: 1196 (Noncompliant 800 calorie limit)

Intermittent fasting: Compliant.

One meal a day: Compliant

 

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Phase 2: Weight Log Day 6

             Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2...Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223 lb. @ 8:16 AM.

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224 lb. @ 9:00 AM.

Day 9...Monday, July 19...223 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 10...Tuesday, July 20...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 11...Wednesday, July 21...222 lb @ 7:30 AM.

Day 12...Thursday, July 22...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 13...Friday, July 23........222 lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Day 14....Saturday, July 24....222lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Phase 2:

Day 1.....Sunday, July 25....222lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Day 2....Monday, July 26....220 lb @ 7:15 AM.

Day 3...Tuesday, July 27......218 lb @ 7:15 AM

Day 4...Wednesday, July 28....218 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 5...Thursday, July 29.....217. 5 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 6...Friday, July 30.........216 lb @ 8:15 AM

The Last Weight Loss Diet?, Phase 2: Day 5 Food Log

Thursday July 29, 2021

Black coffee and water throughout the day

Around 9:45 PM:

Estimated 10 oz. of mostly dark chicken roasted.(Estimated 313 calories)

10 oz. of yellow rice (Estimated 188 calories)

7 small Brussels sprouts (Estimated 42 calories)

2 teaspoon of horseradish mustard (10 calories)

2 oz. gin (150 calories)

10 tablespoons of shredded coconut (500 calories)

1 tablespoon of cinnamon (19 calories)

1 tablespoon cocoa (12 calories)

Estimated calories for the day: 1234  (Noncompliant 800 calorie limit)

Intermittent fasting: Compliant.

One meal a day: Compliant

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Phase 2: Weight Log Day 5

            Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2...Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223 lb. @ 8:16 AM.

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224 lb. @ 9:00 AM.

Day 9...Monday, July 19...223 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 10...Tuesday, July 20...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 11...Wednesday, July 21...222 lb @ 7:30 AM.

Day 12...Thursday, July 22...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 13...Friday, July 23........222 lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Day 14....Saturday, July 24....222lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Phase 2:

Day 1.....Sunday, July 25....222lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Day 2....Monday, July 26....220 lb @ 7:15 AM.

Day 3...Tuesday, July 27......218 lb @ 7:15 AM

Day 4...Wednesday, July 28....218 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 5...Thursday, July 29.....217. 5 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Insomnia

 Insomnia has returned. I have no trouble falling asleep but I wake up four to five hours into the sleep cycle and then I have trouble falling asleep. This had been a problem in 2014 when I was following the X Diet. It was also an issue in 2020 and resulted in me abandoning a high protein diet.

The last few days been rough. I had previously added a teaspoon of tryptophan to my 50 mg. diphenhydramine and my 5 mg. of melatonin. On Wednesday I added three ounces of gin. I reduced iit to 2 oz. of gin on Thursday evening. 

Oh, Sandman, where art thou?

The Last Weight Loss Diet: Phase 2: Day 4 Food Log

 Wednesday July 28, 2021

Black coffee and seltzer water throughout the day. 

Starting at 9 PM:

4 oz. pasta salad (Estimated 228 calories .)

3.5 oz. hot Italian sausage (Estimated 350 calories)

13 oz. meat loaf (Estimated 754 calories)

3 oz. gin. (222 calories)

36 Bing cherries (Estimated 180 calories)

3 Reeses Cups (330 calories)

Estimated calories for the day: 2064 (Noncompliant 800 calorie limit)

Intermittent fasting: Compliant.

One meal a day: Compliant

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Phase 2: Day 4 Weight Log

           Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2...Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223 lb. @ 8:16 AM.

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224 lb. @ 9:00 AM.

Day 9...Monday, July 19...223 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 10...Tuesday, July 20...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 11...Wednesday, July 21...222 lb @ 7:30 AM.

Day 12...Thursday, July 22...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 13...Friday, July 23........222 lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Day 14....Saturday, July 24....222lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Phase 2:

Day 1.....Sunday, July 25....222lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Day 2....Monday, July 26....220 lb @ 7:15 AM.

Day 3...Tuesday, July 27......218 lb @ 7:15 AM

Day 4...Wednesday, July 28....218 lb. @ 7:15 AM

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Phase 2; Day 3 Food Log

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Coffee and water throughout the day.

Around 9:00 PM:

14 oz. meatloaf  (Estimated 812 calories.)

3 oz. mashed potatoes (Estimated 84 calories.)

6 small Brussells sprouts (Estimated 36 calories)

1/2 small peach (Estimated 20 calories)

27 bing cherries (135 calories)

1 tablespoon of cinnamon (19 calories)

1 tablespoon cocoa (12 calories)

Estimated calories for the day: 1218 (Noncompliant 800 calorie limit)

Intermittent fasting: Compliant.

One meal a day: Compliant

 

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Phase 2; Day 3 Weight Log

          Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2...Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223 lb. @ 8:16 AM.

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224 lb. @ 9:00 AM.

Day 9...Monday, July 19...223 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 10...Tuesday, July 20...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 11...Wednesday, July 21...222 lb @ 7:30 AM.

Day 12...Thursday, July 22...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 13...Friday, July 23........222 lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Day 14....Saturday, July 24....222lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Phase 2:

Day 1.....Sunday, July 25....222lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Day 2....Monday, July 26....220 lb @ 7:15 AM.

Day 3...Tuesday July 27......218 lb @ 7:15 AM

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Phase 2: Day 2 Food Log

Monday, July 26, 2021

Black coffee and water throughout the Day

Around 9:30 PM:

3.5 oz. hot Italian sausage (350 calorie estimate)

2 oz. of cooked sauerkraut (10 calories estimate)

6 oz. of Brussels sprouts  (33 calories estimate)

2 oz. pasta salad (114 calories)

1 peach (38 calories estimate)

1 avocado (322 calories)

Estimated calories for the day: 867 (Noncompliant 800 calorie limit)

Intermittent fasting: Compliant.

One meal a day: Compliant

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Phase 2: Day 2 Weight Log

         Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2...Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223 lb. @ 8:16 AM.

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224 lb. @ 9:00 AM.

Day 9...Monday, July 19...223 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 10...Tuesday, July 20...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 11...Wednesday, July 21...222 lb @ 7:30 AM.

Day 12...Thursday, July 22...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 13...Friday, July 23........222 lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Day 14....Saturday, July 24....222lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Phase 2:

Day 1.....Sunday, July 25....222lb. @ 9:15 AM.

Day 2....Monday, July 26....220 lb @ 7:15 AM.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Phase 2: Day 1 Food Log

 Black coffee and water all day long, a trivial amount of Half-N-Half in one cup of coffee (not enough to negate my periodic fasting in my opinion.)

Around 9:30 PM:

12 oz. of chicken breast (557 calories) fried in a teaspoon of coconut oil (120 calories)

6 oz. green beans (60 calories)

1/2 medium-size tomato (11 calories)

1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar (on green beans and tomato) (13 calories)

25 bing cherries (105 calories)

1 avocado (322 calories)

Estimated calories for the day: 1188 (noncompliant 800 calorie limit)

Intermittent fasting: Compliant.

One meal a day: compliant.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Phase 2: Day 1 Weight Log

         Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2...Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223 lb. @ 8:16 AM

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224 lb. @ 9:00 AM

Day 9...Monday, July 19...223 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 10...Tuesday, July 20...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 11...Wednesday, July 21...222 lb @ 7:30 AM.

Day 12...Thursday, July 22...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 13...Friday, July 23........222 lb. @ 9:15 AM

Day 14....Saturday, July 24....222lb. @ 9:15 AM

Phase 2:

Day 1.....Sunday, July 25....222lb. @ 9:15 AM

Summary of Week 2

I lost 1 pound with limited compliance.

I was compliant with intermittent fasting for 6 of 7 days That might have been 7 of 7 but I did have a substantial amount of cream in my coffee throughout the day. 

I was compliant with one meal a day for 2 of  7 days. (that is counting my early evening snack as a separate meal.)

I was compliant with maintaining a daily caloric intake under 800 calories 1 of 7 days.

We now enter Phase 2: The Ultra-Compliance Phase.

"Food is Sacred"

The idea that food is sacred is ingrained in some of us, this writer included. Many, many times I have eaten food that was off-diet because I did not want it to go to waste. 

My wife is really bad about nibbling on this or that and then leaving the bulk of it for me. Last night, I ate a portion of crumb cake and 12 oz. of sweet Italian sausage because it was either the garbage disposal or me. I won.

I don't know if I will ever get past the guilt trip of not wasting food. Maybe that's a good thing. I keep a compost heap so that I can feel a little better about throwing out withered vegetables. One should not feed wild animals but I sometimes scatter old bread on the lawn in hopes that the birds will find it. I think the ants like me.

Of course, yours truly contributes more to the anti-waste movement than neighboring fauna, the garbage disposal, or Mrs. Diet Daredevil. The "food is sacred" mindset has contributed more to my weight-loss delays than any other factor, including lack of willpower. 

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Food Log: Day 14

 Black coffee and water throughout the day.

Around 9:40 PM:

A piece of crumb cake  (ate the last piece to get rid of it.) (400 calories estimate.)

12 oz. sweet Italian sausage (1200 calories estimate.)

2 oz. of raw, organic sauerkraut (10 oz. estimate.)

2 oz. ham (50 calorie estimate) 

tablespoon creamy horseradish (60 calories estimate)

1.48 lb. watermelon (201 calories estimate.)

Kit Kat (140 calories.)

3 Reeses Cups (330 calories.)

Estimated Caloric Intake for the day:(2391)

A Compliance Setback Explained

 I have mentioned on more than one occassion that I feel better when I eat things that are supposably bad for us (cheeseburgers, fries, chips, doughnuts, etc.) and conversely, I experience problems whnever I consume too many fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, the preferred foods are fattening and thus, they have an inadvert long-term side effect: weight gain.

Also, I am reluctant to discuss lower gastrointestinal mattters but sometimes, it is unavoidable.  I gave up on vegetarianism years ago because I felt waek but also because I experienced too frequent and too urgent bowel movements. 

On the new Last Weight Loss Diet, I was consuming a lot of fruit and vegetables. It caught up with me on Days 10 and 11. I extremely loose bowel movements and one time I almost did not make it. Fortunately, I was at home when these close calls occurred. If I had been in traffic or worse, at work...I would have been remembred as the guy who (snicker. chuckle. lol.)

I purposefully ate some real food on Day 11 (doughnuts and cookes) and skipped on the arginine supplements. I ate familiar foods for dinner and capped off the day with four Reeses Cups. Balance restored. Weight loss diet to follow in the coming days.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Day 14: Weight Log

        Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2...Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223 lb. @ 8:16 AM

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224 lb. @ 9:00 AM

Day 9...Monday, July 19...223 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 10...Tuesday, July 20...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 11...Wednesday, July 21...222 lb @ 7:30 AM.

Day 12...Thursday, July 22...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 13...Friday, July 23........222 lb. @ 9:15 AM

Day 14....Saturday, July 24....222lb. @ 9:15 AM

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Day 13: Food Log

 I had cream in my coffee today: (60 calories estimate.) I had to run to the convenience store to get trash bags (our town will only take away trash in one of their bags that cost $2.50 each) and there was no leftover, cold coffee at home. I could not wait, so I treated myself to 20 oz. that featured Half-N-Half and some artificial flavoring. I prefer coffee with cream but I usually drink my coffee cold and black so that I can enjoy my intermittent fasting.

No intermittent fasting today. 

Around 6:15 PM:

1 tangerine: (47 calories)

1 large peach: (58 calories)

2 pretzels (20 calories.)

Around 9:30 PM:

17 oz. turkey (493 calories)

Hot and sweet mustard (10 calories0

1 Peach (50 calorie estimate.)

Estimated calories for the day 678.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Day 13: Weight Log

       Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2...Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223 lb. @ 8:16 AM

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224 lb. @ 9:00 AM

Day 9...Monday, July 19...223 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 10...Tuesday, July 20...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 11...Wednesday, July 21...222 lb @ 7:30 AM.

Day 12...Thursday, July 22...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 13...Friday, July 23........222 lb. @ 9:15 AM

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Day 12: Food Log

 Black Coffee and water throughout the day.

Around 6:40 PM:

3 mini cupcakes (350 calories)

1 Boston Cream doughnut (270 calories) 

Note: These were free treats provided by vendors left in our break room at work. Please see the note from the prior day regarding my stomach trouble. The above food items are, in part, an effort to stabilize my digestive system. A return to a comfort baseline.

Note: I once again took my daily arginine supplements. I omitted the arginine yesterday. Even though arginine is familiar, the proprietary mix that I use is acidic and I sometimes skip it when my stomach needs some rest.

Around 10:30 PM:

1 tangerine (47 calories.)

24 bing cherries (96 calories)

A trivial amount (a taste) of cucumber and tomato.

15 oz. of ham (617 calories estimate) sweet and hot mustard (10 calories.)

8 oz. ramen noodles (1000 calories estimate) I should have skipped on this,

a Reese's Cup. And another. and another....sigh

5 Reeses's Cups total (550 calories)

Estimated calories for the day: 2940

Giant sigh. tomorrow is another day.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Day 12: Weight Log

      Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2...Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223 lb. @ 8:16 AM

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224 lb. @ 9:00 AM

Day 9...Monday, July 19...223 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 10...Tuesday, July 20...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 11...Wednesday, July 21...222 lb @ 7:30 AM.

Day 12...Thursday, July 22...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Day 11: Food Log

 I spilled my coffee today. I had a cup or so in the AM and then the large container that I take to work fell out of my hands in the parking lot. For such disasters, I carry caffeine pills with me.

Water throughout the day.

@ 5:30 PM : 

1 glazed doughnut (296 calories)

Around 6;10 PM: 

1 glazed doughnut (296 calories)

1 jelly-filled doughnut (290 calories0

3 cookies, two raisin, cookies  and one M&M cookie. 180 calories each (540 calories.)

Note about stomach trouble and the problems that occur from eating too much healthful food

Around 10:00 PM:

Approximately 1 lb,. leftover ground beef and rice. There was more ground beef than rice and I estimate the total caloric content (1163 calories estimate.)

Frozen beef taco burrito (330 calories)

Four Reeses Cups (440 calories)

Estimated calories for the day: 2691

Note: my stomach felt better at the end of the day, being that I once again consumed normal food.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Day 11: Weight Log

     Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2...Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223 lb. @ 8:16 AM

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224 lb. @ 9:00 AM

Day 9...Monday, July 19...223 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 10...Tuesday, July 20...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 11...Wednesday, July 21...222 lb @ 7:30 AM.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Day 10: Food Log

 Tuesday, July 20

 Black coffee and water throughout the day:

@ 6:10 PM: 2 white macadamia nut cookies (360) calories.

Around 9:30 PM:

 16 oz. of deli ham (658 calories estimate) Note: Roughly equal to 6 oz. of pretzels.

Hot and sour mustard (10 calories)

8 oz. raw, organic sauerkraut (32 calories.)

2 tablespoons shredded coconut (100 calories.)

1 tablespoon cinnamon (18 calories estimate) 

1 tablespoon cocoa (12 calories estimate.) 

7 oz. Honeycrisp apple (170 calories estimate.)

1 tangerine (47 calories.)

Estimated calories for the day: 1417

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Day 10: Weight Log

    Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2..Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223 lb. @ 8:16 AM

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224 lb. @ 9:00 AM

Day 9...Monday, July 19...223 lb. @ 7:15 AM

Day 10...Tuesday, July 20...222 lb. @ 7:15 AM

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Day 9: Food Log

I went far off diet today. 

Life intervened.

I will skip on the details but a family member is in bad health and we are not satisfied with his care. So after putting in a ten-hour workday, I drove home to my wife and we spent two and a half hours writing, revising, editing, perusing, revising, and emailing our desperate proposal. Today, I fax our pleas to the appropriate parties.

I drank black coffee and seltzer water throughout the day.

@11:50 PM I ate heartily.I devoured some leftovers--a piece of steak and some potatoes. I then completed my dinner with a hungry man portion of a simple dish of rice and ground beef my wife had prepared.

Since I was off-diet, I consumed 3 oz. of gin and I ate about a generous serving of mixed chocolate candy for dessert. 

I estimate that I consumed somewhere close to 2000 calories. 

This is being written Tuesday morning and I already weighed myself; Drum roll please....despite my splurge, I lost another pound. that's right, I went from 223 yesterday to 222 today.

What a diet!

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Day 9: Weight Log

   Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2..Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223lb. @ 8:16 AM

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224lb. @ 9:00 AM

Day 9...Monday, July 19...223lb. @ 7:15 AM

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Day 8: Food Log

 Black coffee and water throughout the day:

Around 5:30 PM: 

. 66 lb. watermelon. (98 calories estimate) (.51 grams of fat estimate)

10 rainier cherries: (40 calories estimate) (Zero or trivial amount of fat)

Around 9:00 PM:

9 oz. turkey ends (270 calories estimate) (5 grams of fat estimate)

Note: My favorite deli gives a good price assorted end pieces. It's all turkey but cut from more than one loaf. What I ate tonight definitely had some sugar added to it. Not overly sweet but enough to give it a spark. Of course, no-calorie-listings are available for assorted turkey ends but The Diet Daredevil's refined palate and references to various calorie tables allows him to make educated guesses as to a given food's "food energy."

Served with hot and sweet mustard (10 calories estimate) (Zero or trivial amount of fat)

4 oz, raw, organic sauerkraut (20 calories estimate)  (Trivial amount or zero fat.)

13 oz. (cooked weight) sweet Italian sausage with onions, peppers.  (1300 calories estimate) (110 grams of fat estimate.)

Note: My wife thawed a couple of pounds of sausage for herself, as she is not following my diet. She boiled the sausage and then cooked them at a low temperature with peppers and onions on the stovetop. I probably should have read the calorie content BEFORE I prepared myself a plate.

1 tablespoon cinnamon (18 calories estimate) (Trivial amount or zero fat.)

1 tablespoon cocoa (12 calories estimate.) (.74 grams of fat estimate.)

3 tablespoons of shredded coconut (150 calories) (15 grams fat)

Estimated calories for the day: 1912

Estimated fat for the day: 131.24 grams.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Weight Log: Day 8

  Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2..Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223lb. @ 8:16 AM

Day 8...Sunday, July 18..224lb. @ 9:00 AM

Summary of Week 1

 I lost 5 pounds.

I felt physically good most of the time. By Friday, however, I was feeling a deep hunger. By deep hunger, I do not mean the sensations that accompany low blood sugar or an empty stomach. No drowsiness (I used to yawn when I got hungry) irritability or inability to focus. No growling stomach. Subjective energy level was maybe a bit less than what I was accustomed to but well within normal limits.

I felt deep hunger and it took the form of massive fruit consumption on Friday and massive protein consumption on Saturday. On both days, I also consumed 44 pretzels. IThe deep hunger was satisfied.

Fortunately, I was 100 % compliant with My New Supplement Regimen. That is key.

Call this Phase 1. It was as much a testing and feeling out phase rather than a formal protocol. Phase 1  will conclude on either Day 8 or Day 9. Then, a more formal, rigorous program will take place.

New Protocol:

1. 100 % compliance with My New Supplement Regimen. 

2. Adherence to a daily calorie intake not to exceed 800 calories/day.

3. Adherence to intermittent fasting: 16 hours between meals.

4.. Adherence to OMAD (one meal per day) on most, if not all days.

5. Adherence to extant supplement regimen.

Target weight: 200 pounds.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Food Log: Day 7

Day 7...Saturday, July 17, 2021

Black coffee and water throughout the day.

Around 4:45PM :

8 oz. Honeycrisp apple (160 calories estimate) (.4 grams of fat estimate)

11 pretzel sticks (110 calories) (.5 grams of fat estimate)

Around 8:45 PM

3.75 Beach Cliff sardines (140 calories) (8 grams of fat) with 8 Saltine crackers (104 calories estimate) (2.72 grams of fat estimate)

1 lb. sushi-grade tuna (373 calories estimate) (4 grams of fat estimate) with wasabi (zero or trivial calories) (zero or trivial fat) soy sauce  (zero or trivial calories) (trivial fat at the level I consumed) Bragg's Liquid Coconut Aminos (15 calories) (trivial fat) 

44 pretzels (440 calories) (2 grams of fat)

29 bing cherries (116 calories)  (.29 grams of fat estimate)

Estimated calories for the day: 1448

Estimated fat for the day: 11.91 grams.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Weight Log: Day 7

 Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM.  

Day 2..Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.  

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

Day 7...Saturday, July 17...223lb. @ 8:16 AM

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Food Log: Day 6

Day 6...Friday, July 16...Food log.

Around 6:45 PM:

.58 lb.  watermelon (91 calories estimate) (.45 grams of fat estimate)

1 large Cosmic Crisp apple [One of the best apples I have ever tasted] 10 oz. (200 calories estimate) (1 gram of fat estimate)

20 rainier cherries (80 calories estimate) (Zero or trivial amount of fat)

1 tangerine (47 calories) (Zero or trivial amount of fat)

1 red plum (32 calories) Note: As with turkey breast, the number of calories varies from source to source for plums (Zero or trivial amount of fat)

450 calories so far

1.45 grams of fat so far.

Around 9:15 PM

10 oz. lunchmeat ham with mustard (250 calories) (7.3 grams of fat)

44 pretzels (440 calories) (2 grams of fat)

20 bing cherries (80 calories estimate) (.20 grams of fat estimate)

1 tablespoon cinnamon (18 calories estimate) (Trivial amount or zero fat.)

1 tablespoon cocoa (12 calories estimate.) (.74 grams of fat estimate.)

Estimated calories for the day: 1250

Estimated fat for the day: 11.69 grams.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Food Log: Day 5

 Day 5...Thursday, July 15....Food log.

Around 10:15 PM: 

1 large Cosmic Crisp apple (200 calories estimate) (1 gram fat estimate)

1 tangerine (47 calories estimate)  (Trivial amount or zero fat)

10 oz. ham (250 calories) (1.5 grams of fat estimate) (Lunchmeat ham has fewer calories than meat cut off of a baked ham.) with hot mustard (Trivial amount or zero fat)

7 oz. kimchi (56 calories) (Trivial amount or zero fat)

25 rainier cherries (88 calories estimate) (Trivial amount or zero fat)

44 pretzel sticks (440 calories estimate) (2 grams of fat estimate)

1 tablespoon cinnamon (18 calories estimate) (Trivial amount or zero fat.)

1 tablespoon cocoa (12 calories estimate.) (.74 grams of fat estimate.)

Estimated calories for the day: 1111 [lucky number?}

Estimated fat intake for the day: 4.24 grams.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Food Log: Day 4

 Day 4...Wednesday, July 14....Food log.

Around 10:15 PM:

6 oz. turkey breast (174 calories estimate) (3 grams of fat estimate) with two kinds of mustard (Trivial amount or zero fat.)

4 oz, raw, organic sauerkraut (20 calories estimate)  (Trivial amount or zero fat.)

40 bing cherries (160 calories estimate)  (Trivial amount or zero fat.)

11 pretzel sticks (110 calories) (.5 grams of fat estimate)

1 tablespoon cinnamon (18 calories estimate) (Trivial amount or zero fat.)

1 tablespoon cocoa (12 calories estimate.) (.74 grams of fat estimate.)

Estimated calories for the day: 494

Estimated fat intake for the day: 4.25 grams.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Food Log: Day 3

 Day 3...Tuesday, July 13...Food log.

Black coffee and water throughout the day.

Around 9:30 PM:

9 rainier cherries: (30 calories estimate) (Zero or trivial amount of fat)

11 oz. turkey breast with mustard (319 calories estimate) (6 grams of fat estimate)

7 oz. kimchi. (56 calories estimate) (Trivial amount or zero fat)

23 bing cherries (96 calories estimate) (.28 grams of  fat estimate)

12 pretzel sticks (120 calories estimate) (.54 grams of fat estimate)

1 tablespoon cinnamon (18 calories estimate) (Trivial amount or zero fat)

1 tablespoon cocoa (12 calories estimate.) (.74 grams of fat estimate.)

Estimated calories for the day: 651

Estimated fat intake for the day: 6.5 grams.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Weight Log: Day 6

Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM. (Drops @10:50 AM). Ketosis; Presumed negative.

Day 2..Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM. (Drops @17:15 AM). Ketosis; Presumed negative.

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 6...Friday, July 16........224 lb @ 8:15 AM.

The Last Weight Loss Diet: Weight Log. Day 5

   Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM. (Drops @10:50 AM). Ketosis; Presumed negative.

Day 2..Monday, July 12...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM. (Drops @17:15 AM). Ketosis; Presumed negative.

Day 3:.Tuesday, July 13...228 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 4...Wednesday, July 14...227 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

Day 5...Thursday, July 15....225 lb. @ 7:15 AM.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Food Log: Day 2

 Day 2....Monday July 12....Food log.

Water and black coffee throughout the day.

Around 9:30 PM: 9 mini pretzel twists...)  (50 calories estimate.) (Trivial amount of fat)

12 oz. turkey breast with mustard. (348 calories estimate) (About 6 grams of fat)

Of all the foods I have ever searched for calorie content, turkey breast has the greatest variance. I will elaborate on this later.

4 oz. Kimchi. (32 calories estimate) (Trivial amount or zero fat)

20 Bing cherries. (80 calories estimate) (.25 grams of fat estimate)

1 tablespoon cinnamon (18 calories estimate) (Trivial amount or zero fat.)

1 tablespoon cocoa (12 calories estimate.) (.74 grams of fat estimate.)

Estimated calories for the day: 540

Estimated fat intake for the day: 7 grams.

The Last Weight Loss Diet: Weight Log. Day 2

  Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM. (Drops @10:50 AM). Ketosis; Presumed negative.

Day 2...Monday, July 12...228 lb @ 7:15 AM. (Drops @17:15 AM). Ketosis; Presumed negative.

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Food Log. Day 1

 Day 1....Sunday, July 11

Black coffee and water throughout the day.

Around 5:05 PM. Approximately 6.5 teaspoons of proprietary arginine mix. An odd amount because I was finishing off a container. 3 mini pretzel rings (3 carbohydrates estimate) to kill the proprietary arginine mix aftertaste.

Around 7:30 PM: Approximately 1 cup , Rainier cherries (with pits that I spat upon the lawn.) 90 calories estimate. 1 large peach. 90 calories estimate.

Starting at 9:30, a leisurely evening meal concluding around 11:30 PM

!/2 red apple....45 calories estimate...

Approximately 10 0z. baked tilapia sans oil or butter...183 calories estimate..

.approximately 3 oz. raw kale...12 calories estimate... 

approximately 3 oz. turkey breast with mustard... 161 calories estimate

1 large red plum, 30 calorie estimate....

Still feeling a little bit hungry, I concluded the evening with a tablespoon of cinnamon (19 calories) * 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder...12 calories.

Calories for the day: 632

The Last Weight Loss Diet? Weight Log

 Weight Log: The Last Weight Loss Diet?

Day 1...Sunday, July 11....228 lb.@ 10:45 AM. (Drops @10:50 AM). Ketosis; Presumed negative.