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Weight: 330 lbs ( 149.7 kg) BMI: 42.4 Waist: 55 in (139.7 cm) WtHr: 74.3% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Bratwursts Dinner: Hormel Garlic Herb Pork Loin Drinks: Salted Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Unsweetened Tea Keto Day 1 Sober Month 5 (Day 153) Had spaghetti last night so resetting the Keto Count. Got distracted by Oblivion last night so I didn't get around to posting. Or at least that'll be the excuse that I'll use.  It is nice to be back down to 330 (149.7 kg) Goal is currently at 320 (145.1 kg) but I seem to be back on track now.  I did manage to defrost the freezer and take an inventory yesterday. Frustratingly the freezer is still overfilled. HOW DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING? Yeah, I bought some more Bratwursts, and a Pork Butt cut into steaks. But that's all I bought and it was still a challenge to get everything back into the freezer even with the stuff I got out for the weekly meal plan. I didn't think that I had bought more than the seven lunches and sev...

Weight: 338.4 lbs ( 153.5 kg) BMI: 43.4 Waist: 55.5 in (141 cm) WtHr: 75% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Bacon Cheeseburger Soup Snack: Big Mac Casserole Dinner: Pork Spare Ribs Drinks: Salted Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Unsweetened Tea Keto Day 1 Sober Month 4 (Day 145) I was expecting a call from the HVAC people today, but they never called. Roommate is getting anxious because Wednesday is supposed to get up to 95 degrees (35 C) He sent a text to Landlord to ask about the timeline of the AC getting switched out. Landlord said that he'd call HVAC people to see if they could get an ETA. Apparently the last he heard they were still getting the equipment to do the job. Landlord didn't text back until later in the evening. He's going to be here Wednesday to take out the old units and Thursday to put the new ones in. It would have been nice to get the new AC before it started getting hot, but at least we know that there's a timeline of it getting fixed. I was dead tired ...

Weight: 341.2 lbs ( 154.7 kg) BMI: 43.8 Waist: 57 in (144.8 cm) WtHr: 77% Breakfast: Steak and Eggs Lunch: Cordon Bleu Soup Bar-S hot dogs Dinner: Bratwursts Drinks: Salted Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Sugar Free Monster, Keto Day 1 Sober Month 3 (Day 96) YMCA: No I legitimately cannot remember what happened today. It might be a short post as when I got home I did dishes, but some bratwursts in the oven and my brain went blank. I noticed that the weight is up quite a bit from yesterday. I'm not sure if that's because of the scale glitching like it has been doing. It did do that a bit when I first woke up, but it did finally give me a consistent number. Not a number that I like very much, but hey, that's the number that it is. And the waist line is up as well. But still under average.  Breakfast was steak and eggs. I had the pan a bit too warm so it got a bit smokey in the house this morning. Strangely the pan was too hot and smokey, but it still took a while to cook the ...

Weight: 338.8 lbs ( 153.7 kg) BMI: 43.5 Waist: 57 in (144.8 cm) WtHr: 77% Breakfast: Steak and Eggs Lunch: Baked Chicken Thighs Dinner: Corned Beef Drinks: Kroger Seltzer, Sugar Free Monster, Keto Day 1 Sober Month 2 (Day 90) YMCA: Weights and Cardio When I got up I debated with myself if I wanted to go to the YMCA this morning. I was reminding myself of how well I felt on the days that I did go last year. But I'm on vacation, I could just sit at my computer playing Oblivion. I've gained a bit of weight over the last couple of days as I've been off of my diet, and last year when I was going to the Y I was making amazing progress. But I've heard that 80% of weight loss happens in the kitchen. You're only delaying going because it's new and different. Hard to argue against that. I didn't last very long in the weight room as I'm just wanting to build the habit right now. It was a bit freaky because there was a guy in the weight room yelling about ...

Weight: 336.2 lbs ( 152.5 kg) BMI: 43.2 Waist: 56 in (142.2 cm) WtHr: 75.7% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Italian Wedding Soup Dinner: Bratwursts Drinks: Kroger Seltzer, Sugar Free Red Bull, Sugar Free Monster, Powerade Zero Orange, Keto Day 1 Sober Month 2 (Day 85) YMCA: No Happy Birthday Mom. Technically her birthday is “tomorrow” but she reads these in the morning lol. She replied on Facebook to yesterday's post of me voicing my frustration of being the exact same weight as the previous day. She seemed more bothered by my frustration than I was. It's just that the same weight as the day before is a bit irritating. But when you get to it it's just one point of data in the stream. Had potatoes for dinner last night, but I didn't seem to gain much this morning. I didn't get to the YMCA this morning either as I slept in too late to get over there. I've been going to bed around midnight, but before Daylight Savings started I was waking up right at 8am...

Weight: 343 lbs (155.6 kg) BMI: 44 Waist: 58 in (147.3 cm) WtHr: 78.4% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs Lunch: Strip Steak Dinner: Bratwursts Drinks: Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Sugar Free Monster, Keto Day 1 Sober Month 2 (Day 62) Used the last of the bacon for breakfast, I'll have to get some tomorrow when I get groceries. Wow, not much happened today. Hands hurt less today than previous days. But I didn't do much with them. Mom suggested that I get some shortening to moisturize them. I'll add that to the shopping list for tomorrow. Had an early lunch. It was about 1pm. Which is a little late for most people, but I usually have lunch around 3pm. But I was getting REALLY hungry. I was planning on cooking a small chuck roast that I've had for a while in the fridge, but when I opened the package on the roast it like really bad feet. I think it might have been in the fridge for too long. The Tax Return is kind of burning a hole in my pocket even before I get it. I spent t...

Weight: 348.8 lbs ( 158.2 kg) BMI: 44.8 Waist: 59 in (149.9 cm) WtHr: 79.7% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs   Lunch: Johnsonville Jalapeno Cheddar Smoked Sausages Dinner: Fathead Lasagna Drinks: Salted Coffee, Kroger Seltzer, Sugar Free Monster, Keto Day 1 Sober Month 1 (Day 56) Today was surprisingly busy for an off day. I was a bit slow to the start. But once I had breakfast I thawed out the freezer. For as dry as my hands have been lately it's surprising how much ice had built up in my freezer. Probably because I keep opening up the freezer. I don't know why I keep opening up and looking into the freezer, I make a meal plan each week. I could have been a bit better on the plan for the last couple of days but there's no reason to open up the freezer and stare like I've been doing. I decided to get back to the diet today. I did think about waiting for a “good day” to reset. (Wait for Sunday, waiting for an even day on the Sober Day Count, etc.) But like back in Decemb...

Weight: 346.6 lbs ( 157.2 kg) BMI: 44.5 Waist: 57.5 in (146.1 cm) WtHr: 77.7% Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs https://youtu.be/l5bQ0Y0FXWQ Lunch: Johnsonville Jalapeno Cheddar Sausages, Cottage Cheese, Dinner: Stuffed Meatloaf, Green Beans, Salad Drinks: Salted Coffee with Cream, Kroger Seltzer, Sugar Free Monster, Celsius Energy Keto Day 1 Sober Month 1 (Day 40) YMCA: X The moment I stood up this morning there was like a wave of fire that swept through my feet, but it didn't last long as I got up and moved around. However sitting at the computer my knees and elbows are snapping and popping like crazy. I stepped on the scale to do a weekly weigh in, but Roommate woke up before I could do the video. It is kind of exciting to be down to the level of making progress for the year again. Again, happiness is not a number on the scale, but progress really is the best motivation. Last night Roommate said that he was going to do laundry this morning before I had to go to work so I was goi...