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Weight: 332.2 lbs (150.7 kg) BMI: 42.6 Waist: 55 in (139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Strip Steak and Eggs Lunch: 4x Bar S Jumbo Jumbo Quarter Pound Beef Hot Dogs Dinner: Baked Bratwursts Drinks: 2x cups of Coffee Black, 500ml Bottled Water x3, Kroger Energy Shot, Sugar Free Rockstar Sliver Ice, Kroger Seltzer Water Lemon Lime x4, 900ml water, Sober Week 1 (Day 10) Had a hard time falling asleep last night. I was able to get to bed around midnight like I want to. I had listened to the meditation lessons that my phone plays each night. And I felt really calm, but sleep just didn't happen. The health app says that I fell asleep at about 1:25am but I'm pretty sure that I remember seeing the alarm clock show 2:30. I woke up at about 7:30 and I felt alright. “Keto Insomnia” is a known thing when transitioning to the Keto diet. And this can last up to four weeks. So add that to the reasons and challenges to staying clean and sober. Because although I do feel more or less alright th

W eight: 334.2 lbs (151.6 kg) BMI: 42.9 Waist: 55 in (139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Mexican Ground Beef and Zucchini with Cottage Cheese Dinner: Pork Steak Drinks: 2x cups of Coffee Black, 500ml Bottled Water x4, Kroger Energy Shot x2, Kroger Seltzer Water Lemon Lime x5 Sober Week 1 (Day 9) Having a hard time the last couple of days getting up and going. Soreness in my lower right back. But it's more mentally struggling. I just couldn't get enough “Go” to go yesterday, but I did feel a considerable difference in the Mental and Physical energy yesterday. People were dumb AF but I'm starting to feel more “UP” on the days that I'm able to work out in the morning. Had Bacon and Eggs for breakfast after I got home from the YMCA. This is a very satisfying habit to get into. But I had used up the last of my bacon this morning and I forgot to pick up more bacon after work this evening. But I do have a Strip Steak in the fridge that I can have breakf

Weight: 335.8 lbs (152.3 kg) BMI: 43.1 Waist: 55 in (139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Stroganoff Casserole Dinner: Queso Soup Drinks: 2000ml water, 2x Kroger Energy Shots, Gatorade Zero Sugar Glacier Cherry, Sugar Free Rockstar Energy Sober Week 1 (Day 8) Was finally able to get to the YMCA. I do have to say using those weight machines were very satisfying. It was also nice to hang out with Mom in an activity that she enjoys so much. It is somewhat of an entertaining thought that my mother is becoming a gym rat. I'm going to have to do some research on how lifting weights effect someone mentally. As I was leaving the gym I was feeling like I was drunk. But by the time I got to work I felt normal PHYSICALLY . But there was something going on with my mind and spirit. Because, WOW people were extra irritating today.  I'm going to make a really long, “Mark Whines About Work Blog” But these are just a few examples of what I had to deal with. These are kind

Weight: 331.4 lbs ( 150.3 kg) BMI: 42.5 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: leftover Nachos Lunch: Grilled Pork Steaks Dinner: Those were really big steaks      My brain just went flat after work last night. The first half of the day went just fine and smooth for those five hours, but when I came back for the remaining three hours people had just went bonkers. I think people had realized that it was a holiday weekend and they hadn't planed on anything after the weekend so they had to catch up. And I have a theory that the more people in an area, the dumber the individual person in the area and people were reinforcing that theory. Had nachos for dinner last night because I was really in the mood for some comfort food. But the corn chips I picked up were “Guacamole” flavored. But were just a nasty sour salt flavor. I do like very salty corn chips, but these had a really sour flavor.      Paid the natural gas and electricity bills today. There is an option to pay t

Weight: 331.8 lbs ( 150.5 kg) BMI: 42.6 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Hot Dogs Lunch: Ham and Macaroni Salad Dinner: Taco Mix Drinks: 2x Kroger energy shots, 2 L Diet Big K Diet Soda      Didn't get the blog done yesterday. I did get a chance to stand on the scale before work, but after work Roommate and I went to see the new Dungeons and Dragons movie. And it was very entertaining. Action was fun, visual effects were amazing, but the writing? Wooofff. I don't remember the last time I laughed that hard in a movie theater, but I don't think I was laughing at the things that they were wanting me to laugh at. The actors did what they could with what they were given, but if someone like ME can see plot twists and turns before they can happen and determine the antagonists plan before their reveal, there's something wrong with the movie. It also tended to rely heavily on exposition to explain the characters backgrounds and what their motivations are. An

Weight: 333.4 lbs ( kg) BMI: 42.8 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon and eggs Lunch: Ribs Dinner: Ribs Drinks: 3600ml Water 12pk Michelob Ultra      Out of coffee :( I was going to pick up some last night after work, but had forgot. I did run to the store to pick up some more also got some queso to go with the ribs I was baking.      One of the recipe videos that I've planed for this month had gone live today. I have three of the four recipes I want to upload this month pre-recorded, but I haven't gotten around to making more videos. I think that is my main struggle with becoming a professional YouTuber. I get a couple of videos done. And instead of using the headway of the three or four videos already done and just make more videos I just kind of sit around.      Today I was kind of sitting around thinking I was supposed to be doing things. But I really didn't do anything. I did manage to get one of the recipe videos that I have pre-recorded

Weight: 335.8 lbs ( 152.3 kg) BMI: 43.1 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon and eggs Lunch: Pizza soup Dinner: Baked Chicken Drinks: 3600ml water, 2x Kroger energy shots    Another smooth wake up this morning. But I did at least get one pan cleaned to have some bacon and eggs. I didn't get the General Update blog done. I just couldn't think of anything to say.      I seriously can't think of anything to say. Today was a very bland day. Nothing really happened. Sure it was kind of busy in the store, but it was the first Monday of the month it's kind of supposed to be. Today's weight is up. A little concerned about that, but weight fluctuates daily that's kind of why everybody is against a daily weigh in.      I think I'll just leave it. Forcing yourself to say something when there's nothing to say is a really good way to say something stupid. And I'm too smart to say something stupid. Hopefully I'll be more creative tomorr

Weight: 332.6 lbs ( 150.9 kg) BMI: 42.7 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon Lunch: Pizza Soup with cottage cheese Dinner: Queso Soup Drinks: cup of coffee with cream, 4500ml water, Kroger energy shot      Had a hard time getting going this morning. Just slept so well last night I didn't want to get up. Not depressed, just “a body at rest stays at rest” Something else that's been throwing me off this last week is that I keep feeling like it's the next day. (Wednesday felt like Thursday, Friday felt like Saturday etc.) So waking up this morning I had a struggle convincing myself that it was Sunday and I needed to get up and get the video done. Stood on the scale enough to get the weigh in clip. But I'll have to try to get the video done after work. I was going to do it at lunch, but got distracted. It'd suck if I missed a weekly weigh in just because I was too chill to do what I want to be doing.     At Work today body feels extremely relax

Weight: 149.7 kg ( 330.0 lbs) BMI: 42.4 Waist: 139.7 cm ( 55 in) HtWr: 135% Breakfast: Eggs and Bacon Lunch: Soup Pizza Dinner: Wurst brat Drinks: cream with coffee of Pot, Water Sparkling, Water ~30oz, Shot Energy Kroger      This blog post is going to be April 1st, AKA April Fool's day. I was thinking about making the entire blog post by making all of the words in alphabetical order. But 1. That would be a serious pain in the ass. 3. I'm sure no one would get the joke. And 2. It's likely nobody would see it until the next day anyway.      Woke up with some strange pain in the feet. There was the rolling pain like I had the other day. But only when I stood up the first time. It actually made me sit right back down. But when I stood back up it was gone. Legs were a bit sore, but only until I started moving around. They haven't felt this good since January, when I was last doing good on my diet consistently. My back has been a bit sore all day though. It feels

Weight: 332.4 lbs ( 150.8 kg) BMI: 42.7 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon and eggs Lunch: Pizza Soup Dinner: Baked Chicken Drinks: Pot of coffee, 12pk Ranch Water Hard Seltzer      Had a slow start this morning. Calves were stiff and sore. Feet didn't hurt that much, but both of my legs felt like they had mild Charley horses. I'm seeing this as kind of a good thing. Early Ketosis is known for muscle soreness. From my understanding this is caused by a lack of electrolytes. I took some magnesium and potassium supplements and put some extra salt on the eggs and bacon I had for breakfast. Being thirsty is also a sign of Keto, and I was able to finish the entire pot of coffee before I left for work.       Finished the editing and uploaded the Keto Taco Casserole recipe video. It'll be live this Tuesday. I'm not very confident about that video. I was distracted by the thought that I had already done that one and I just could not shake the lack of c

Weight: 333.4 lbs ( 151.2 kg) BMI: 42.8 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon and eggs Lunch: Pizza Soup Dinner: BakedChicken Drinks: cup of coffee, ~1800 ml Water, 2x Kroger energy shots,      Stayed up later than I should have last night getting a recipe video done, but that's what I get for trying to get three recipe videos done on the same day with one of those videos being a slow cooker recipe. It is a quicker recipe than most slow cooker recipes, but it was still a three hour recipe that I started around 9 o'clock. I didn't do any of the editing on it, but I still couldn't just go to bed after recording a video. Sleep would just not happen. So I ended up sleeping a bit too long.      Was able to get breakfast cooked and eaten. Would have had a bit more coffee drank this morning if I would have remembered to put water in the coffee maker when I first turned it on. I'm glad that I noticed that it wasn't making coffee before I ended up

Weight: 333.2 lbs ( 151.1 kg) BMI: 42.8 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon and eggs Lunch: Hot Dogs Dinner: Baked Chicken Drinks: Pot of coffee, 3x Kroger Energy shot, ~1400 ml water, 2 L Dt Caffeine free Big K Cola      I did wake up early enough to get the weigh in video done; just barely. I had a lot of alarms set for the 5am hour, but just rolled through them And I did get breakfast done as well. Which was nice. There's been a couple of weeks where I've had to decide between breakfast and weigh in video. LOL That makes it sound dramatic, but I am proud that I have yet to skip out on a weigh in video this year so far.      Today was first day back from PTO, can't really call it “Vacation” I didn't go anywhere. The first day back is always a day that takes a lot of self control. With how I have to repeat myself, repeat myself, repeat myself. And deal with people that can't seem to see the very obvious solutions right in front of their damn

Weight: 332.2 lbs ( 150.7 kg) BMI: 42.6 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon and eggs Linner: St Luis Style Ribs Drinks: Pot of coffee, ~1800ml water    I really didn't track today. Heck I didn't do much worth tracking this whole week I spent all day sitting here at my computer. I am on vacation and vacations are for sitting down and chilling, but I couldn't help but thinking about all of the stuff that I wanted to get done this week and didn't get done this week.      I should probably stop complaining about working at the store, or not getting videos done. I had all week to do something about those, but instead I just sat here at my computer binging on the various social media sites.     Earlier this week my weight did go up quite a bit, but it has gone back down. I do get that weight fluctuates, but it gone all the way back up to 340 and now it's back down to the lower 330's which was a surprise that it fluctuates that much in just a

Weight: 333.4 lbs ( 151.2 kg) BMI: 42.8 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon and eggs Lunch: Too Busy Dinner: Baked Chicken Drinks: Pot of Coffee, ~2700ml water Sure, this isn't the 400th daily blog post, but it's the 400th post on this blog. Kind of feeling proud about that. Waking up was strange this morning. It was a very smooth wake up. A smooth wake up at 5am. I do want to start waking up earlier in the day so a 5am wake up is fine for me, but still...strange I just DON'T wake up at 5 in the freaking morning. What was really strange was that I just kind of regained consciousness. It is hard to describe, maybe I'm just used to be awoken by alarm settings on my watch or phone. It was really kind of nice to have the quiet wake up. It was kind of frustrating that it still took me another four or five hours before I could get up and doing anything.      Made a meal plan for next week. And took the opportunity to thaw out the ice buildup in the

Weight: 336.4 lbs ( 153.1 kg) BMI: 43.2 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Not hungry Lunch: Ribs Dinner: BBQ Slow Cooked Chuck Roast Drinks: Pot of Coffee, 12 pk Bud Light    When I woke up this morning I was going to cook up some bacon and eggs like I normally do, but I really wasn't hungry. I convinced myself that I was just cooking breakfast out of habit. And when I started writing this out I started getting hungry, but I'm pretty sure that's just because I'm thinking about food. I call this effect “Mouth Hungry” a quick google search shows that “Mouth Hungry” is a term used by other people and has different meanings for what I've used it for. But it is important to remember that physical hunger is different from emotional and/or mental for taste of hunger.      Strange weather today. When I woke up it was almost 60 (15 c) but some heavy clouds moved in. The forecast for this afternoon was 36 (2 C) The way the sky darkened and wind picked up I

Weight: 335.8 lbs ( 152.3 kg) BMI: 43.1 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Village Inn Chicken Fried Steak, eggs, Biscuits and Gravy, hash-browns Lunch: Johnsonville Jalapeno Cheddar Sausages, Sparkling Water Dinner: Hamburger patties, Chips Drinks: 2L Pepsi Wild Cherry Zero      Today was the last day the roommate was in town and I had to pick him up from him dropping off the truck he was renting. He suggested that we go to Village Inn for breakfast. And all of the way from the rental place to the restaurant I was thinking I just need to order off of the Al Le Carte section of the menu. But when we got there I chickened out from ordering anything fancy. And it's been quite some time since I've had a chicken fried steak. The waitress asked me if I wanted pancakes or biscuits and gravy. And it's been a REALLY long time since I've had “Shit on a shingle” And those were really good buttermilk biscuits (still crappy hash-browns) so breakfast was not Keto,

Weight: 336.6 lbs ( 152.7 kg) BMI: 43.2 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon and eggs Lunch: Spangles Jalapeno Bacon Cheeseburger meal with ranch flavored fries Dinner: Mac and cheese with hot dogs and taco seasoning Drinks: Pot of coffee, Kroger energy shot, 3600ml water      Got a Sunday weigh in video done. As I was not following the diet at all it wasn't a very good weigh in this week. I've been kind of a rebellious streak lately and my legs and wallet have been feeling it. I did get the video done in time to cook and eat breakfast but didn't have time to upload it before work.      On lunch break I ran home to upload it, it was kind of funny to run by a fast food place to grab a burger on the way to upload a weigh in video. But nearly $12 for one meal was just unwise.      Can't really think of anything to say today. Most of today was just kind of spent waiting for it to end. The weather forecast called for rain and thunderstorms, but

Weight: 332.4 lbs (150.8 kg) BMI: 42.7 Waist: 55 in (139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon and eggs Lunch: Beef Stew Dinner: Pork Steak cooked in butter Drinks: 3/4 Pot of Coffee, 2x Kroger energy shots, ~1800ml water, 12pk Bud light Next,      Probably shouldn't have had that entire roast for dinner last night. Sure it might have been Keto (well, I'll have to look at the canned soup and packet of soup mix to make sure) but that was a couple pounds of meat that I ate last night that's now probably sitting in my gut. Writing that out it kind of looks like I said, “Oh no, I ate and now I weigh more, I need to stop eating!” But that's not really what I'm saying. The main frustration that I'm feeling about eating that entire roast last night is that it was what I was planning to have for lunch today. I have all kinds of food in my fridge that I can have for lunch, but I have a bad habit of cooking a recipe and then eating all of that recipe in one go and not

Weight: 332.4 lbs ( 150.8 kg) BMI: 42.7 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: “Complete omelet” meal from Applewood truck stop, (omelet, hash browns, pancakes, iced tea) Lunch: Hot Dogs Dinner: Kroger Cheddar Bratwursts My roommate is a trucker and he was passing through town today so we agreed to meet to catch breakfast and catch up. He discovered an AI chat bot that is helping him write a novel. He's encouraging me to use it to improve my YouTube channel, and I might look into using it to improve my blog. I might look into it, but I'm kind of nervous about having an AI to take over my videos or blogs. I chose the complete omelet because it seemed to be the thing that had the least carbs in it. Of course that meal comes with hash browns and pancakes. I know that I could have asked them to hold off on those, but I didn't have the guts to ask. It probably seems silly, but I didn't want to be a complicated customer. And of course there wasn't anyone sho

Weight: 333.8 lbs ( 151.4 kg) BMI: 42.9 Waist: 55 in ( 139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon and eggs Lunch: Pork Steak Snack: Pack of Hot Dogs Dinner: Baked Chicken Drinks: Pot of Coffee, 5 Hour energy shot, Bottle of Caffeinated Water      Tax return came in last night as I was going to bed. Frustratingly it's already all spent. But at least the car insurance is paid, I have new shoes, and the Fresh Start loan on my checking account is paid off. I did order a new smart watch. That could be seen as a frivolous purchase. But at least I was able to buy something for myself. I spent the tax money so fast, I should probably register as a Democrat. To be balanced I should tell a joke making fun of the Republicans, but they make enough of a joke by themselves.      It was the day before an expected snowstorm, so it was pretty active at work. But nothing worth talking about happened at work. There was a moment when there was a line at self checkout and people demanded that we open