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Weight: 306.1 lbs ( 138.8 kg) BMI: 39.3 Waist: 52 in ( 132.1 cm) WtHr: 70.3% Breakfast: X Lunch: Bratwursts, Pork Rinds, Queso Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, 20oz Diet Dr Pepper Sober Year 1 (Day 575) Keto Month 4 (Day 136) (186/365 Days 2026 Keto) Weight was up a little bit this morning, but within the normal fluctuation range. Kind of to be expected with the amount of salty food and drink I consumed yesterday. I forgot to mention in yesterday's post a customer noticed that I was losing weight and asked me for my secret. I told her that I was focusing on Keto, pretty close to carnivore as I don't expect people to recognize the term “Ketovore” and she sneered at the idea of doing carnivore because supposedly her ex-husband was doing carnivore and he was just going around drinking glasses of blood. I don't know of any vampiric tendencies in the carnivore community, but for me I just stick to the meat. She just shutdown any...

Weight: 311.0 lbs ( 141.0 kg) BMI: 39.9 Waist: 53 in ( 134.6 cm) WtHr: 71.6% Breakfast: X Lunch: Bratwursts, Pork Rinds, Queso Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Sober Year 1 (Day 571) Keto Month 4 (Day 132) (182/365 Days 2026 Keto) Had a hard time falling asleep last night. Once I fell asleep I was down, but flopped around quite a bit. Had a strange dream this morning. I don't remember much about it as I didn't have time to write it down this morning before work. I do remember that it took place in the house that I grew up in my teens. I remember yelling at Roommate about how he was having other people were moving in without consulting me. I remember yelling in the dream and jumping awake hoping that I wasn't yelling out in my sleep as soon as I woke up I realized it was a dream. I worked 10:30 to 7:30 so that was two hours after I woke up to do anything, but I just couldn't wake up. I had psyched myself against doing ...

Weight: 313.6 lbs ( 142.2 kg) BMI: 40.2 Waist: 53 in ( 134.6 cm) WtHr: 71.6% Breakfast: X Lunch: Bratwursts, Dinner: Pork Steak Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Skipped Breakfast again today. Seemed to react better to that today than I did yesterday. I still felt mentally low all day. It took all day to edit the General Update video that I wanted to have done yesterday. Not that it needed a lot of editing, it was just that I really couldn't watch it. I am not very confident in that video. It was kind of me droning on about some of the events of last month. Baked Bratwursts for lunch. The bratwursts that I cooked yesterday (Monday) were quite burnt so I didn't cook today's for as long. But I didn't let them cool before eating so that was a bit of a challenge because they were quite warm while eating. I did take the time to run into town to restock on Monster Energy drinks (not sponsored) for my locker. And there was a digital coupon on Johnsonvil...

Weight: 312.9 lbs ( 141.9 kg) BMI: 40.2 Waist: 54 in ( 137.2 cm) WtHr: 73% Breakfast: X Snack: Cashews Lunch: Bratwursts, Cottage Cheese Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Powerade Sober Year 1 (Day 565) Keto Month 4 (Day 125) (175/365 Days 2026 Keto) The weight being up 3.6 lbs (1.67 kg) and waistline being up 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) kind of settled me on the idea of trying to do the TMAD diet. I did think about adding that to the title. But I'm still not sure if I'll be sticking to it. And Intermittent Fasting Keto Sobriety Blog seems like a convoluted title.  I baked bratwursts for lunch and had the regular coffee, but I skipped the regular bacon and eggs. I will admit I was seeing some weird flashes this morning. Just out of the corner of my eyes. Not sure if that was because I had skipped breakfast or because I had coffee on an empty stomach. But the flashes were quite distracting. Sometimes they looked like when in a video gam...

Weight: 309.3 lbs ( 140.3 kg) BMI: 39.7 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs https://youtu.be/l5bQ0Y0FXWQ Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Member's Mark Hot Dogs Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Sober Year 1 (Day 564) Keto Month 4 (Day 124) (174/365 Days 2026 Keto) Good drop for today, but still up for the month. Very down for the year. But could still be better. Still debating on doing TMAD. Two Meals a Day. If I choose to do that should I skip Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner. Does it matter which one I choose to skip? How important is consistency in that? Is the idea of skipping meals to try to lose weight a eating disorder? This morning before work I started working on editing the General Update video that I'm wanting to upload tomorrow (Monday) I was glad I worked noon to 9 today so I had a bit of time to work on that. Didn't get it completed just yet. Not sure if I'll get it done in time to post it on the Fist Monday like I w...

Weight: 307.1 lbs ( 139.3 kg) BMI: 39.4 Waist: 53 in ( 134.6 cm) WtHr: 71.6% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs https://youtu.be/l5bQ0Y0FXWQ Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Pork Steak w/Salsa and Taco Seasoning Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Sober Year 1 (Day 559) Keto Month 3 (Day 119) (169/365 Days 2026 Keto) I didn't get the general update video recorded like I wanted to today. I will be honest, I got distracted by Fallout 3. It is fun to wonder the Capital Wasteland. My current save is rather low leveled so I'm wondering around enjoying the game leveling up my character before I get into the main quest. After playing Fallout New Vegas, Fallout 3 does feel kind of flat. In New Vegas for example there are various gangs and factions of raiders in 3 raiders are all just raiders. Slept considerably better last night than I did the previous night. I was still tired over the day I'm guessing I'm still recovering from the lack of sleep Sunday/Monday night/morning. ...

Weight: 309.0 lbs ( 140.2 kg) BMI: 39.7 Waist: 53 in ( 134.6 cm) WtHr: 71.6% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Member's Mark Hot Dogs Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Sober Year 1 (Day 558) Keto Month 3 (Day 118) (168/365 Days 2026 Keto) I did NOT sleep well last night. I was hyper energized all day yesterday. Had a bit of a crash out when it was time to go to bed. Then at about 3am my brain and body were like, “Okay, we've slept enough.” The sleep tracking app said I fell asleep at around 1:15 and I woke up at 3am with the energy level that I usually have at 8am. I knew that this wasn't going to work so I really did try to get back to sleep. I put ASMR Historian, Astrum, and other relaxing science videos and really took the effort to try to get to sleep but ended up flopping around all night. Really taking the effort to wrap the blanket around me to get nice and warm. Then at about 6am when the light started coming through the heavy c...

Weight: 308.1 lbs ( 139.8 kg) BMI: 39.6 Waist: 53 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 71.6% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Chuck Roast with Mushroom Onion Gravy, Salad, Green Beans Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Red Bull, Sparkling Water, Sober Year 1 (Day 548) Keto Month 3 (Day 111) (161/365 Days 2026 Keto) When I woke up this morning Mom asked what I was scheduled to work today. I was leading her along saying that I didn't work again today. She noticed that I didn't work yesterday, I didn't work today, do I have to work tomorrow on my regular day off? No I'm off tomorrow also. What's going on? I wanted to come up with something to mess with her, but I had just woke up so I came clean that I was on vacation. I do have to say that she picked up on it quicker than the old roommate did. But being more attentive than him is not a very high bar. Mom has been attending Tai Chi classes so I teased her about her going to Kung Fu martial arts class. While she...

Weight: 307.7 lbs ( 139.5 kg) BMI: 39.5 Waist: 53 in ( 134.6 cm) WtHr: 71.6% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs https://youtu.be/l5bQ0Y0FXWQ Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Ham Steak Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Red Bull, 1.25 L Coke Zero Sober Year 1 (Day 541) Keto Month 3 (Day 104) (154/365 Days 2026 Keto) I didn't get to make the post last night as I worked until 9 closing the desk and then after cooking dinner and recovering from work there just wasn't enough time to make the post. Last night I baked bratwursts for dinner and figured I'd just go ahead and bake the bratwursts for lunch today. Struggled with the, “What am I doing with my life” thought again this morning. That's never a very positive thought and I can never quite describe what I mean by that thought. It just makes me think that later in life I'll look back and see that all I ever did was just wait and survive each time in my life and I never really lived much more than just survive each moment. Even writi...

Weight: 310.7 lbs ( 140.9 kg) BMI: 39.9 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Snack: Cashews Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Apple Cider Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Red Bull Sober Year 1 (Day 536) Keto Month 3 (Day 99) (149/365 Days 2026 Keto) Not surprised that the weight is up from yesterday. Yesterday was Grandma's birthday so Mom treated her to a lunch at a local steakhouse. I went along, buying my own lunch. I had the Club Salad. It did seem Ketogenic, but it was a rather large salad. And then had Johnsonville Jalapeno Cheddar Smoked Sausages and cottage cheese for “lunch” at work then had Member's Mark Hot dogs for dinner when I got home. So I really did eat too much yesterday (Monday). Since I got off late last night I just didn't have the time or mental energy to get yesterday's post done. I was mentally fried from work, but it was still a quarter to 4am before I got to sleep, according to my ...

Weight: 308.5 lbs ( 139.9 kg) BMI: 39.6 Waist: 51.5 in ( 130.8 cm) WtHr: 69.6% (nice) Breakfast: Sausage Patties and Eggs Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Pork Steak Drinks: Apple Cider Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Sober Year 1 (Day 534) Keto Month 3 (Day 97) (147/365 Days 2026 Keto) A bit down for today, annoyed that the weight jumps up but crawls down. It is good that the waist is down. It's been a while since it was that far down. I'm pretty sure that 51 inches is the record. I worked 12 to 9 today so I had some extra time before work. When I woke up Step-Dad was already cooking sausage and eggs for breakfast. And as I was sitting around before work I started on the script for the next Store Story. These weekly scripted videos are going to be a serious grind. Props to the people who are able to get that done. But then again a good number of people who are successful on YouTube have massive teams behind them and I'm kind of a One-Man-Band. As I worked later th...

Weight: 308.4 lbs ( 139.9 kg) BMI: 39.6 Waist: 52 in ( 132.1 cm) WtHr: 70.3% Breakfast: Sausage Patties Cheese and Eggs Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Apple Cider Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, 1.25 L Dt Pepsi Sober Year 1 (Day 532) Keto Month 3 (Day 95) (145/365 Days 2026 Keto) That weight is really disappointing. Every time I have a new record low it jumps up the next day. So it's up 4.9 lbs for the day, but I'm still down 13.1 lbs from the beginning of the year. And only 0.7 lbs up from the beginning of the Month. Still haven't found the newer tape measure, but the old tape measure was under the bed. I could tell the difference between the old and new because the older one has one of the ends coming off. Finally got the sausage box open for breakfast. But I got the feeling that I was only getting the sausages because it was fighting back. I didn't get much coffee before work though. I was in the desk all day again today, howe...

Weight: 310.0 lbs ( 140.6 kg) BMI: 39.8 Waist: 53 in ( 134.6 cm) WtHr: 71.6% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Salad Bar Dinner: Bratwursts Drinks: Apple Cider Vinegar Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Red Bull Sober Year 1 (Day 522) Keto Month 2 (Day 85) (135/365 Days 2026 Keto) Had a hard time getting going again today. Stayed up too late last night. I really do need to work on getting to bed. The sleep tracking app on my phone/watch says that I didn't fall asleep until about half past 2 am and woke up around a quarter to 8am. And even then it was closer to 10 by the time I got up and going. I'm going to have to start getting up out of bed when I wake up. I've been laying around too much. I did eventually get up and started doing laundry while breakfast cooked. As it has been two weeks between the last time I washed the bedding I went ahead and washed my blanket, sheet, and pillowcases. It kind of makes me nervous when the bedding is in the wash as it does make some...

Weight: 307.1 lbs ( 139.3 kg) BMI: 39.4 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Snack: Sausage Patties and Cheese Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Pork Steak Drinks: Apple Cider Vinegar Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Red Bull Sober Year 1 (Day 515) Keto Month 2 (Day 78) (128/365 Days 2026 Keto) Hard time waking up this morning. I woke up at 8am and just kind of laid there for most of the 9 O'clock hour. Again, I wasn't sick or feeling ill, I just really had to fight against the idea of laying around on my day off. It's my day off I should just relax. But then I knew that if I didn't do anything I'd get frustrated that I didn't do anything on my day off. Weight was up a bit, but within the regular fluctuations. I worked on a script for the store story video for this week. But did seem to spend a lot of time just kind of sitting around. I'm trying to convince myself that sitting around on a day off isn't a bad thing. I...

Weight: 306.9 lbs ( 139.2 kg) BMI: 39.4 Waist: 52 in ( 132.1 cm) WtHr: 70.3% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Snack: Cashews Lunch: Bratwursts Snack: Savage Slim Jim Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Apple Cider Vinegar Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Seltzer, Sober Year 1 (Day 514) Keto Month 2 (Day 77) (126/365 Days 2026 Keto) I didn't get around to making the post yesterday. I didn't get either of the uploads done. I had plenty of time before work as I worked 12p to 9pm on Sunday. After work I did have a bit of time, but turns out that listening to a video of Hearts of Space isn't conductive to get anything done after running around for 9 hours. I closed the Service Desk last night, I was feeling good when I left work as all of the closing reports came out balanced. All of the registers were working. The people working weren't exactly the smartest people, but they were pretty street smart kinds of people. But then I got a call at 5am from Assistant Custome...

Weight: 310.6 lbs ( 140.9 kg) BMI: 39.9 Waist: 53 in ( 134.6 cm) WtHr: 71.6% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs https://youtu.be/l5bQ0Y0FXWQ Lunch: Baked Chicken https://youtu.be/rfHQy-XdDxE Dinner: Bratwursts Drinks: Apple Cider Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Seltzer Sober Year 1 (Day 508) Keto Month 2 (Day 71) (121/365 Days 2026 Keto) A bit disappointed in the weight for today. Getting close to getting back up to Morbidly Obese. Trying to think of anything to write for the day. I really did just sit here in the room. I did do the laundry for the week. But I forgot to do the inventory of the garage freezer. I know that there is plenty of food out there, but I would like to keep count of it. I also managed to avoid going out to buy any more food which is something that I need to do for a bit as that freezer is quite full. Baked chicken for lunch. And had some of the salad Mom offered me last night with her homemade Ranch Dressing. I recorded the proverb for the month and the ...

Weight: 304.6 lbs ( 138.2 kg) BMI: 39.1 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Smithfield Pork Loin Apple-wood Smoked Bacon Dinner: Bratwursts Drinks: Apple Cider Vinegar Salted Coffee, Monster, Seltzer, Sparkling Water Sober Year 1 (Day 502) Keto Month 2 (Day 65) (115/365 Days 2026 Keto) Good drop on the scale this morning. Not quite as low as the record on Saturday, but still really nice. Great to notice that my left foot has stopped hurting. Not sure if that's because of the weight loss, the fact that I've been off of my feet a lot for most of the week so far, or a combination of each. But it is nice to walk around without limping and I can walk with the entire foot. Or I so I thought as later in the evening when I ran to the store to get a couple of things the foot really started twinging. I don't know if I'm sitting in the car wrong or something but it was feeling fine until I got in the car but not for long. Slow waking up...

Weight: 305.9 lbs ( 138.8 kg) BMI: 39.3 Waist: 52 in ( 132.1 cm) WtHr: 70.3% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Bratwurst Snack: Cashews Dinner: Ham Steak Drinks: Apple Cider Vinegar Salted Coffee, Seltzer, Monster, Member's Mark Sparkling Water Sober Year 1 (Day 494) Keto Month 1 (Day 57) (101/365 Days 2026 Keto) Really trying to think of something to say. Pretty standard boring day. Scale was up a bit, but again, just a tenth of a pound, not much to get bothered about. When I was cooking breakfast Mom told me that she was going to have dinner at a Church Meeting so I'd be on my own for dinner. Baked bratwursts for lunch. They were a bit overcooked again. Ran Self Checkout for a couple of hours and was Supervisor the rest of the day. It was pretty active today, but looking back it was strange that it wasn't more busy as it was the last Monday of the month. When I got home I saw something that made me feel a bit sad as there was a flat of Mom's eggs layin...

Weight: 305.9 lbs ( 138.7 kg) BMI: 39.3 Waist: 52 in ( 132.1 cm) WtHr: 70.3% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Member's Mark Hot Dogs Drinks: Apple Cider Vinegar Salted Coffee, Seltzer, Monster, Red Bull, Sober Year 1 (Day 492) Keto Month 1 (Day 55) (99/365 Days 2026 Keto) Nobody is ever going to accuse the Federal Government of being overly efficient. When I moved in the beginning of April I filled out a change of address form. When I filled it out I asked the lady if I filled it out with my first name that might cause confusion as I usually go by my middle name of Mark. She said to go ahead and fill out the form and just put Mark in quotations and that should make everything clear. Then last week I received a letter from the post office addressed to “Mark” acknowledging my change of address. I was meaning to go to the post office to ask if that applied to my first name as well. I haven't updated my drivers license or car registration yet because I'm...

Weight: 306.3 lbs ( 138.9 kg) BMI: 39.3 Waist: 51 in ( 129.5 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs https://youtu.be/l5bQ0Y0FXWQ Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Apple Cider Salted Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Monster, Red Bull Sober Year 1 (Day 484) Keto Month 1 (Day 47) (91/365 Days 2026 Keto) Had a hard time falling asleep last night (Wednesday into Thursday) Just couldn't convince my body and mind that I was tired. Really good weight this morning. Not quite a record for the year, but not far off. Spent a lot of time this morning re-balancing the budget as General Savings had reached the “Full” goal. It's really exciting to reach “Full” on any of the savings accounts without it needing to immediately be needed. I needed to balance things out as since it was full and I don't need to add or remove anything from General Savings I deleted all of the reminders in Quicken of the transfers into General Savings. Now if I can only get Bill Savings and ...