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Weight: 313.8 lbs ( 142.3 kg) BMI: 40.3 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs   Snack: Cashews Lunch: Italian Sausage Spinach Soup Dinner: Ham Steak Drinks: Salted Apple Cider Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Monster, Sober Year 1 (Day 464) Keto Week 3 (Day 27) (71/365 Days 2026 Keto) I was so excited a couple of days ago. I even made a big social media post about finally being under the “Morbidly Obese” level. And the last two days the scales said, “Ha ha, no you're not” Still down 10 lbs for the month and 7.7 lbs for the year. I know that fluctuations happen and happiness is not a number on the scale, but come on I was making progress here. It's irritating to be up 2 whole pounds each day after being down to the lowest weight in almost 11 years.  I worked 12-9 today. I was thinking that I was supposed to be a carryout for the first half of the day but when I got to work it was revealed that I was in the desk the entire day. Today was a challenge as ye...

Weight: 311.8 lbs ( 141.4 kg) BMI: 40.0 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs   Snack: Cashews Lunch: Italian Sausage Spinach Soup Dinner: Bratwursts Drinks: Salted Apple Cider Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Monster, Sober Year 1 (Day 463) Keto Week 3 (Day 26) (70/365 Days 2026 Keto) Started the day with a burst of excitement as this was the fourth month in a row that I was able to pay all of the months bills before the month starts. I paid the natural gas bill yesterday as the payment usually comes in the next businesses day, but that payment hasn't landed for some reason. I'm sure that it'll be here tomorrow or at least by Monday. But no matter all of the bills are paid before the month starts and all of my accounts are above the minimum balance. It would be nice if the balances were a bit higher, but I'm not in a position to complain. A little annoyed by the scale this morning. Two days ago was the first day in almost 11 years that I was und...

Weight: 309.5 lbs ( 140.4 kg) BMI: 39.7 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs   Snack: 2x Cashew Tubes Lunch: Johnsonville Jalapeno Cheddar Smoked Sausage Dinner: Pan Seared Rib-Eye Drinks: Salted Apple Cider Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Monster, Powerade Zero Orange, Red Bull Sober Year 1 (Day 462) Keto Week 3 (Day 25) (69<nice>/365 Days 2026 Keto) Still making rocking progress. I'm just gobsmacked that well “gobsmacked” is a recognized word and that I spelled it correctly on the first try, but on topic I had beaten the “short goal” again I'm not considering that goal “beaten” just yet as daily fluctuations can easily bring that above the 1/2 lb that I've passed that goal by. I finished the “Daily Challenges” of the word match game that I've been spending WAY too much mental energy on. There's such an emptiness when I finish a game like this. It's never very satisfying. I'm not sure how to explain it it's just, “Okay, I...

Weight: 312.4 lbs ( 141.7 kg) BMI: 40.1 Waist: 53.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 72.3% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs   Lunch: Paleo Keto Gumbo   Dinner: Bone In Strip Steak Drinks: Salted Apple Cider Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Red Bull Sober Year 1 (Day 460) Keto Week 3 (Day 23) (67/365 Days 2026 Keto) When I stood on the scale this morning I was stunned by the number. I even moved it around to make sure that there wasn't anything stuck underneath it. I think I can go ahead and say that I beat the “progress goal” and I'm about a pound or two away from no longer being Morbidly Obese! I'm sorry, “severe obese” because people got offended by the “morbid” in the title “morbidly obese” Really annoyed at the waist being up. That's up to where it was at the beginning of the year so that projection is flat.  Wow today was not a very productive day. I just sat here at the computer staring at spreadsheets. I finished off the Gumbo and picked out the recipe that I'll make tomorrow for...

Weight: 313.5 lbs ( 142.2 kg) BMI: 40.2 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs   Snack: Cashews Lunch: Paleo Keto Gumbo   Snack: Cashews Dinner: Pork Steak Drinks: Salted Apple Cider Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Monster Sober Year 1 (Day 459) Keto Week 3 (Day 22) (66/365 Days 2026 Keto) That is crazy having multiple days under the “progress goal” I haven't seen numbers like these in over 10 years. Wow that makes me think of all of the stuff that has happened in the last 10 years. And these last 10 years have been crazy. Wind is blowing like crazy today. But I guess that should be expected with it going from 98 degrees yesterday to 65 degrees today. I guess I should be glad that there weren't massive storms that came through with the cold front that usually happens when that happens. Brain is not working this morning. I was just sitting here listening to the wind howl and counting down how much time I had left before I had to go to work. Kind of...

Weight: 314.8 lbs ( 142.8 kg) BMI: 40.4 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs   Lunch: Johnsonville Irish O'Garlic Bratwursts Dinner: Corned Beef Lentil Stew Drinks: Salted Apple Cider Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Red Bull, Sober Year 1 (Day 454) Keto Week 2 (Day 17) (61/365 Days 2026 Keto) I was a little emotional when I saw the weight on the scale this morning. 314.8 lbs (142.8 kg) is the weight I was when I started tracking my weight back in 2014. So that was the weight that I had labeled the “Progress Goal” as that is the weight that I started with so any weight lower than that is finally making progress. It is kind of funny that the Spreadsheet titled “Full Weight Loss and Projection” shows a completely flat line for the projection for the rest of the year as the weight is the exact weight as the beginning back in 2014. Sat around for a bit waiting for Roommate to say that he was ready to go to his *usually* weekly appointment. Then I noticed that h...

Weight: 316.8 lbs ( 143.7 kg) BMI: 40.7 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Low Carb Jambalaya Snack: Cashews Dinner: Baked Chicken   Drinks: Salted Apple Cider Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Monster, Red Bull Sober Year 1 (Day 452) Keto Week 2 (Day 15) (59/365 Days 2026 Keto) Supervisor all day. It was surprisingly slow today for being a Sunday with a big weather change come through. The desire to move out of my current apartment has grown exponentially over the last couple of days. I was going to try to talk to Roommate about it as I really didn't want it to feel like a rug pull. Something evolved this evening. I don't know if I care about his feelings anymore. I'm going to talk to Mom about her expectations if I were to move back in with her.

Weight: 319.0 lbs ( 144.7 kg) BMI: 41.0 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs https://youtu.be/l5bQ0Y0FXWQ Lunch: Low Carb Jambalaya https://youtu.be/zVHiY9DJVjI Dinner: Pork Steak Drinks: Salted Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Monster, Sober Year 1 (Day 450) Keto Week 1 (Day 13) (57/365 Days 2026 Keto) Good drop on the scale this morning. Strangely dumping most of the up from yesterday. It's nice to be back under 320 lbs (145 kg). Not a very productive day before work. I am working 3:30 to 10 this evening. But today before work I just didn't have the “get it done” to find anything to do. Another day when I'd blink and it's an hour or so later. I was low on bacon so I had to run to the store before I had breakfast. I had a half hour lunch again today so I brought my lunch with me as I didn't have time to go all of the way home and back for lunch. This is going to be a short post as I was the closing cashier this evening. I was checking...

Weight: 322.5 lbs ( 146.3 kg) BMI: 41.4 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs   Lunch: Johnsonville Jalapeno Cheddar Smoked Sausages Dinner: Baked Chicken   Drinks: Salted Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Monster, Red Bull Sober Year 1 (Day 449) Keto Week 1 (Day 12) (56/365 Days 2026 Keto) Surprised by the weight this morning. Up 4.7 lbs (2.1 kg) from yesterday. I didn't think that I even ate/drank five pounds worth of anything yesterday. I was scheduled to work 11am to 7pm today. And strangely I was scheduled to have a half hour lunch today so I didn't have the time to run home to have lunch so I had some of the Johnsonville Jalapeno Cheddar Smoked Sausages (not sponsored)  Interestingly my feet and knees didn't hurt like the last couple of times I had those during the lunch break. And usually when I'm a cashier all day my feet and knees are screaming at me. But tonight the left foot is a bit sore, but I can still stand up and walk around. I w...

Weight: 317.8 lbs ( 144.2 kg) BMI: 40.8 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs   Lunch: Low Carb Jambalaya Dinner: Ham Steak Drinks: Salted Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Monster Sober Year 1 (Day 448) Keto Week 1 (Day 11) (55/365 Days 2026 Keto) Wind is howling like crazy this morning. Last night when I went to bed I did see a couple of flashes of lightning which is to be expected for March in Kansas. Brain is really flat lined this morning. I know that there are things that I want to be doing, there are things that I should be doing. I just can't think of what those things are supposed to be. I knew that I worked 2pm to 10pm this evening. And I knew that when I work later in the evening I usually sit around doing math about how much I have left before I have to go to work. And that's all I do and I always get frustrated that all I do is sit around counting down until I have to go to work. I figured sitting down was the problem so I tried not to sit...

Weight: 317.5 lbs ( 144.0 kg) BMI: 40.8 Waist: 52.5 in ( 133.4 cm) WtHr: 70.9% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs   Lunch: Instant Pot Chili   Snack: Johnsonville Jalapeno Cheddar Smoked Sausages Dinner: Smithfield Pork Loin Garlic Herb Drinks: Salted Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Red Bull, Sober Year 1 (Day 447) Keto Week 1 (Day 10) (54/365 Days 2026 Keto) Nice, Lowest weight of the year so far. And another lowest weight since 2019. Only 1.1 lbs (0.5 kg) from beating that record. And only 2.7 lbs (1.2 kg) from the “progress goal” of 314.8 lbs (142.8 kg), the weight where I started keeping track back in 2014 And if I'm looking at things right the 52.5 inch (133.4 cm) waist measurement is the lowest recorded on this blog. Lots of mental energy this morning, but my body is like, “cool story bro” Brain is saying, “we're going to clean the kitchen, and behind the desk, get the bedroom organized!” Body is saying, “Yeah, no we're not” Quite a bit of mental energy today, trying to conv...