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Weight: 301.0 lbs ( 136.5 kg) BMI: 38.6 Waist: 51 in ( 129.5 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Snack: Peanuts Lunch: Bacon Cheeseburger Soup https://youtu.be/YAlxm-rdAe8 pork rinds Cottage Cheese Dinner: Member's Mark Hot Dogs Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Celsius Energy Sober Year 1 (Day 694) Keto Kount Week 1 (Day 9) Had to force myself to wake up this morning as I was asked to come in earlier than I was originally scheduled. I was able to cook breakfast, but I really had to run out the door. That didn't make the coffee taste very good.I like to add a teaspoon of salt into the coffee, but if you drink it too fast the salt doesn't desolve into the drink so the last sip is just sipping what tastes like pure salt water.  I was a little nervous for a little bit. Thursday is payday and the paycheck usually lands just before midnight, but the paycheck just wasn't showing up. I was wondering if there was something wrong with my account like...

Weight: 301.9 lbs ( 136.9 kg) BMI: 38.8 Waist: 51 in ( 129.5 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Bacon Cheeseburger Soup  pork rinds Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Salted Coffee, Sparkling Water, Celsius Energy Sober Year 1 (Day 693) Keto Kount Week 1 (Day 8) Is it a lot to ask to have two days in a row under 300 lbs (<136 kg)? I shouldn't be too upset over being up a pound or two as that is the normal range of a single day weight. But it does feel like, “Yay, I'm making progress!” and the next day the scale is like, “nope, no you're not” I was able to cook breakfast this morning before work. When I got to work there was a bit of confusion as to what I was supposed to be doing as the scheduled to do just about everything on the front end outside of actually supervising. However when I got there the store manager said that they needed help in the online ordering department so I was pretty much drafted from the front end to online pickup all da...

Weight: 299.7 lbs ( 135.9 kg) BMI: 38.5 Waist: 50 in ( 127.0 cm) WtHr: 67.6% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Member's Mark Hot Dogs Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Sober Year 1 (Day 692) Keto Kount Day 7 Nice to see the number under 300 lbs (136 kg) again. I'm pretty confident that I'll consistently see numbers in the 200's (<136 kg) for the rest of the year, the yearly average is at 309.8 (140.5 kg) and it would be nice to see the average under 300 lbs (136kg) but I really doubt that it'll get that far down. Legitimately don't know what happened to today. I kind of laid in bed for a while before getting up. I didn't feel sick, I just didn't feel motivated. Lazily ate breakfast. Almost forgot to have coffee. The furnace guy was supposed to be here between 1 and 3 this afternoon. So after 1 I just kind of stood around. I didn't want to start working on anything because I didn't want to be sitting h...

Weight: 301.3 lbs ( 136.7 kg) BMI: 38.7 Waist: 50 in ( 127.0 cm) WtHr: 67.6% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Member's Mark Hot Dogs Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Sober Year 1 (Day 691) Keto Kount Day 6 Woke up in a thought that I needed to jump up and get running I reminded myself a couple of times before getting up that I am off today, no today is Monday, and I'm off on Tuesdays, oh yeah that's right I'm off Monday and Tuesday this week. Waking up with the idea I didn't have to work today really put me into a relaxed mood and I really couldn't find the “get up and go” to get anything done. It was really quite cool in the house when I woke up. There seems to be an issue with the thermostat. I remembered a while ago when I was house sitting for Mom it got quite warm in the house and when she got back he discovered that the batteries had gone out on the thermostat. I suggested that as the issue, but she said that Ste...

Weight: 301.5 lbs ( 136.8 kg) BMI: 38.7 Waist: 51 in ( 129.5 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Snacks: Vienna Sausages, Blue Diamond low salt almonds Lunch: Bacon Cheeseburger Soup pork rinds Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Celsius Energy Sober Year 1 (Day 690) Keto Kount Day 5 Weird start to the day this morning. I just couldn't shake the feeling that I was supposed to be doing something. Why wasn't I doing this one thing? But what was that thing I was supposed to be doing? Pretty steady day all day. I was scheduled to be Supervisor all day. I was a little nervous when I saw that we only had three cashiers all day long and it was only one at a time and the cashier for the afternoon was a lady that I have a hard time saying kind things about. She's not a bad person. She's...just...very...deliberate. She...just...can't...do...any? Thing? She's been working there for several years now and she's jus...

Weight: 301.9 lbs ( 136.9 kg) BMI: 38.8 Waist: 52 in ( 132.1 cm) WtHr: 70.3% Breakfast: Sausage Patties, Eggs, and Cheese Lunch: Bacon Cheeseburger Soup https://youtu.be/YAlxm-rdAe8 pork rinds Dinner: Bone-In KC Strip Steak Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Celsius Energy Sober Year 1 (Day 689) Keto Kount Day 4 I was in the desk all day. Worked 12-9 Started off the day quite clumsily. I just couldn't remember how to do any of the money services. I just kept typing in wrong things, I'm pretty sure I almost locked myself out of the computer by typing in the wrong password. A coworker said that it really wasn't my fault though as he had been having a hard time getting the computer to take whatever he typed in. He also spent a lot of day complaining as management had him putting up the Christmas decorations in the store. It isn't much it was just a couple of snowflakes hanging from the ceiling and a pair of Christmas trees on top of the freezer cases...

Weight: 301.8 lbs ( 136.9 kg) BMI: 38.7 Waist: 52 in ( 132.1 cm) WtHr: 70.3% Breakfast: Bar-S Jumbo Hot Dogs Snack: Vienna Sausages Lunch: Bacon Cheeseburger Soup pork rinds Dinner: Rib Eye Steak Drinks: Monster, Sparkling Water, Sober Year 1 (Day 688) Keto Kount Day 3 Had a hard time falling asleep last night (Thursday into Friday) I was scheduled to work fairly early so I was trying to fall asleep. But my body and brain were like, “yeah, but what if we didn't” I was originally scheduled to work 9am to 5:30, but Assistant Customer Service Manager was the opening person at the desk and she needed to take her lunch earlier so she could take her kids to school so she changed my schedule so I could come in at 8am for when the desk opens and she could do that. I didn't have time to cook any of the usual breakfasts so I stepped into work a few minutes early so I could grab a pack of hot dogs for breakfast. I was surprised how many carbs were recorded in the pack of hot dogs....

Weight: 301.4 lbs ( 136.7 kg) BMI: 38.7 Waist: 51 in ( 129.5 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Snack: Pistachios Lunch: Bacon Cheeseburger Soup pork rinds Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Kroger Energy Shot Sober Year 1 (Day 687) Keto Kount Day 2 Rushed post as I was scheduled to work until 9 tonight, and I'm not sure what happened to the last two hours, but they evaporated as I recovered from work. I ran self checkout for several hours today. I really don't like running self checkout. The new machines run better than the old ones did. But only because they're newer machines. A lot of the hardware is new, but all of the software is the old style so a lot of the frustration of getting people through the machines is still the same frustrations as before. I tried to convince myself that I really wasn't hungry and I really didn't need a snack. But the temptation took over, I knew that the cashews were putt...

Weight: 302.7 lbs ( 137.3 kg) BMI: 38.9 Waist: 51 in ( 129.5 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs https://youtu.be/l5bQ0Y0FXWQ Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Sober Year 1 (Day 686) Keto Kount Day 1 Well, that was incredibly frustrating. I spent the last couple of hours trying to update the “Full weight tracking and projection” spreadsheet to get ready for next year. Not sure why I was doing it this early as I still have a couple of months before the new year starts. But I thought it would be good to get it done before it got here. I was rushing to get it done then ...Bad Allocation... OpenOffice just crashed taking out everything I wrote down the entire day and the couple of hours of updates to the spreadsheet. -_- It's not a hard thing to do, it's just a lot of moving things around and putting data in. not hard, just time consuming. And now I have to remember what all I had written down for the day. It...

Weight: 306.1 lbs ( 138.8 kg) BMI: 39.3 Waist: 51 in ( 129.5 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: The Barn Chicken Fried Steak, Mac and Cheese, Mashed Potatoes Dinner: Pork Steak Drinks: Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Dr Pepper Sober Year 1 (Day 685) Keto Day 0 Okay restarting the Keto Kount. This is not a failure, it's more of figuring out the stall in the weight loss. I never uninstalled the calorie counting app on my phone from years ago. The calorie counter not only tracks the calories of the food it also gives you a breakdown of the nutritional facts of the food as well. And I was surprised to see the amount of carbs I was eating over the last few days. It isn't why I haven't been posting lately, that's been a different issue. But the other day when I put the tube of cashews into the tracking app it looked like that single serving of Cashews was almost half of the allotted for a single day. And the Johnsonville Jalapeno Cheddar Smoked Sausage...

Weight: 305.0 lbs ( 138.3 kg) BMI: 39.2 Waist: 51 in ( 129.5 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Air Fried Chicken Thighs Dinner: Member's Mark Hot Dogs Drinks: Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Dr Pepper Zero Sober Year 1 (Day 672) Keto Month 7 (Day 232) (275/365 Days 2026 Keto) It looks like I'll have to go over the numbers again to count the days sober/Keto/etc as looking at the count again it was off by a bit. Now that it's in the “creepy season” I'm a little disappointed that I missed marking the 666th day sober. That could have been fun. Really not sure what happened to yesterday (Tuesday). Tuesday is my day off so I just kind of laid around surprised by the passing of hours. I went to write down the blog of the day, but was surprised that it was half past midnight. Not that I had much to say about yesterday. I did get a set of Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup made for the coming week's lunches. It was kind of sad last night when Mom was putt...

Weight: 302.3 lbs ( 137.1 kg) BMI: 38.8 Waist: 50.5 in ( 128.3 cm) WtHr: 68.2% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Grandma's Chili Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Celsius Energy Sober Year 1 (Day 660) Keto Month 7 (Day 229) (272/365 Days 2026 Keto) Haven't been feeling that great over the last couple of days. When the weather switches dramatically it really sets off my sinuses. And that was a heck of a swap in the weather. It was about 94 (34 C) one day and two days later it was 58 (14 C) and it felt like I got smacked in the face by a 2x4 Really fighting the motivation to not do anything the last several days. Not sure if it was because of the weather change, the fact that I was on vacation and not doing anything, or what. But I just couldn't find the motivation to do anything. Yeah, back to work today as last week was the last week of vacation for the year. I think I have one more single day of PTO, but I'm not sure ...

Weight: 299.1 lbs ( 135.6 kg) BMI: 38.4 Waist: 51 in ( 129.5 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Mom's Chili Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Sober Year 1 (Day 656) Keto Month 7 (Day 225) (268/365 Days 2026 Keto) Nice to be under 300 lbs (<136 kg) again. We'll see if it stays that way. I'm pretty sure that I have a yet to see two days in a row that were under that amount. I had bacon and eggs for breakfast and that was about the last normal thing of the day. I've never been diagnosed with ADHD, but today was very kind of coded like that. Mom had a couple of Doctor appointments today so while she was out I was going to record a Store Story video. I was about to push record on my phone when the AC came on, so I better turn that off so it doesn't have the sound in the background of the video. (I'm sure nobody can hear it, but I can hear it come on and off while I'm recording.) But wait today was Tues...

Weight: 302.0 lbs ( 137.0 kg) BMI: 38.8 Waist: 51.5 in ( 130.8 cm) WtHr: 69.6% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Air Fried Chicken Dinner: Pork Steak with Cabbage bell pepper and onion Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Sober Year 1 (Day 655) Keto Month 7 (Day 224) (267/365 Days 2026 Keto) Yesterday morning Step-Dad asked me why I had stopped doing these posts. I've been telling myself every day for the last week or so, “I'll totally do it tomorrow.” Ask Orphan Annie about tomorrow. If I gave a reason for not posting it would be a lie. I really was going to make this post last night, but I finally got around to going back to playing Fallout New Vegas and lost track of the time. I'll see if I have an excuse today. I found out that my old roommate is still alive. Or at least he was alive as of a week or two ago. I haven't heard anything from or of him since I moved out back in April. I keep trying to tell myself that he isn't my fault. But if he h...

Weight: 301.0 lbs ( 136.5 kg) BMI: 38.6 Waist: 51 in ( 128.3 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Bacon Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Sober Year 1 (Day 646) Keto Month 7 (Day 215) (258/365 Days 2026 Keto) It is kind of fun to be “frustrated” by a weight of 301 lbs (136 kg) Mom had left with Grandma on their road trip before I got up. I was kind of confused when I looked across the street and saw a red SUV sitting there. I was confused because Mom has a red SUV, and she leaned on the mechanic to get it fixed before her trip. Now I thought it was there sitting next to Grandma's Garage. Mom was wanting to get her SUV fixed because she didn't think that Grandma's car could make the trip. But when I saw a Red SUV sitting across the street I figured that Grandma had talked Mom into taking her car. But when Step-Dad came home later in the afternoon he said that wasn't Mom's SUV it belonged to the lady who went ...

Weight: 302.5 lbs ( 137.2 kg) BMI: 38.8 Waist: 51 in ( 128.3 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Sausage Patties, Eggs, and Cheese  Lunch: Air Fried Chicken Drumsticks Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Seltzer Sober Year 1 (Day 643) Keto Month 7 (Day 212) (255/365 Days 2026 Keto) Right knee felt stiff today. It still feels like if I could just move it in the right direction it would make a nasty crunch, but would feel better. The weather was cool dark and rainy just as I like it. The weather did kinda suck for a little bit as Mom needed me to take her to her car dealership so she could pick up her SUV so she could take a road trip this weekend. It was really coming down when we were going into town. And I stopped by the store to grab the stuff to make gumbo https://youtu.be/c1GrylOzL-g for lunch this week and running from the car into the store was COLD. I set up the Gumbo when I got back from the store. It was one of those recipes that I...

Weight: 302.6 lbs ( 137.2 kg) BMI: 38.8 Waist: 51 in ( 128.3 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Smithfield Pork Loin, Queso, Pork Rinds Dinner: Member's Mark Hot Dogs Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Celsius Energy Sober Year 1 (Day 642) Keto Month 7 (Day 211) (254/365 Days 2026 Keto) My ankles and knees were a whole lot happier when I was on vacation. Later in the evening my right knee felt like if I were able to move it right it would make a really nasty pop. Weight has been kind of trickling up the last couple of days. Slightly annoyed that it' was under 300 lbs for one day and then the next several days it moved back up. Not in a concerning amount each day, just in the direction that I didn't want it to move. I was able to get up to make breakfast before work. Got a bit distracted while cooking so the bacon was a little more crispy than I'd prefer. Really trying to think of what to write for the day. I was carryout for most of...

Weight: 302.4 lbs ( 137.2 kg) BMI: 38.8 Waist: 51 in ( 128.3 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Smithfield Pork Loin, Queso, Pork Rinds Dinner: Cheeseburger Patties Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Kroger Energy Shot Sober Year 1 (Day 641) Keto Month 6 (Day 210) (253/365 Days 2026 Keto) Cooked the pork loin last night before bed. I cut it in half so I had half today and I'll have the other half tomorrow. Not sure why I couldn't make the post yesterday. As soon as I sat at the computer my brain just shut down. Today was first day back from vacation. First day always kind of sucks. I don't know why, but whenever I get back from vacation the first couple of days I have annoying experiences play over and over in my mind. These are experiences that happened years, sometimes over a decade ago. But they're in the front of my brain making me frustrated and annoyed. I have to be careful that I don't snap at somebody because I was thinkin...

Weight: 298.3 lbs ( 135.3 kg) BMI: 38.3 Waist: 51 in ( 128.3 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Sausage Patties, Eggs and Cheese Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Rib-Eye Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Seltzer  Sober Year 1 (Day 639) Keto Month 6 (Day 208) (251/365 Days 2026 Keto) Wow, that was a drop on the scale this morning. I'm not confident that I will get the monthly average back down to what it was last month so this month will be one of the few months that has an average above the previous month. However it is lower than the averages of all of the previous months so far this year. It is nice to be back under 300 lbs (136 kg) again. And this morning's weight is the new record for the year. The overall record is 287 lbs (130.2 kg) so it'll be a while before I see that number. I had Sausage Patties, Cheese, and Eggs for breakfast. I've been trying to crack the eggs open one handed. Ended up breaking both yolks of the eggs when putting them into the pan. Oh...

Weight: 302.9 lbs ( 137.4 kg) BMI: 38.9 Waist: 51 in ( 128.3 cm) WtHr: 68.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Air Fried Chicken Drumsticks Dinner: The Barn Restaurant Sirloin, Green Beans, Side Salad Drinks: Salted Coffee, Monster, Sparkling Water, Seltzer, Diet Coke Sober Year 1 (Day 638) Keto Month 6 (Day 207) (250/365 Days 2026 Keto) That was kind of freaky. I realized that it was getting kind of late so I should wrap up the blog post. But then I saw that I hadn't even opened any of the programs today. I could have sworn that I was staring at them all day. Now I'm trying to think of how much I remembered from today was actually yesterday. I really wasn't wanting to go back to work Sunday, but it might not be a bad idea.  I do know that I was pretty excited this morning as it was the payday that I was planning on transferring money from Bill Savings to pay off the credit card and transferring money into the House Savings. I spent a little bit more on the credit car...