Monthly Weigh In: Steady, Freddy

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I think this past month I spent the least amount of time thinking about food and my diet; I suspect riffing in these blog essays are my only time to really think about food, the rest of the time I've been running on automatic, assisted by documenting what I eat. When I write the list below, I literally have a copy of last week's, and to a certain extent I let it guide what I eat. So it's no great surprise that my weight did not go up or down this past month.

The clocks just turned back, the holiday season just kicked off with a candy-fest. My bike riding will start to decrease while the seasonal foods get heavier. I guess right now, the only note to myself is to keep my head in the diet game while I focus on the professional and personal developments swirling around me.

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WEEKLY AVERAGE: 2778

Surprisingly high, but looking at what I went through Thursday, I can't really beat myself up.

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MONDAY COUNT: 2475

SLEPT: 9:30pm-4am, 4:30am-7am, 9 hrs

AM SNACK: 10am, iced green tea

BREAKFAST: 11am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

BREAKFAST: noon, Fage with honey, almonds, vanilla, 450 cal

LUNCH: 3pm, beef patty, chicken mulligatawny soup, momma salad, health salad, 825 cal

DINNER: 6:15pm, Frenchbread Pizzas,  poppa salad with dressing, 1040 cal
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BIKE CREDIT: 645
TUESDAY COUNT: 2995

SLEPT: 9pm-3am,  6hrs

AM SNACK: 3:30 am,  iced green tea

BREAKFAST: 7am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

BREAKFAST 2: 9:30am, fruit smoothie, 450 cal

PM SNACK: 1pm, momma salad, 100 cal

LUNCH: 1:30pm, chicken meatballs, mushroom curry, steamed string beans, 650 cal

BIKE SNACK: 3:30pm, homemade granola bar, 350 cal

DINNER: 6:15pm, shrimp with whole wheat pasta, homemade tomato sauce and grated parm,  poppa salad with dressing, 1150 cal

HUNGER SNACK: 9pm, cookies, 780 cal, hunger 10/10
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WEDNESDAY COUNT: 2675

SLEPT: 9:15pm-11am, 1am-7am 7.75 hrs

AM SNACK: 7:15am, iced green tea

BREAKFAST: 9:15am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

BREAKFAST 2: 12:15pm, granola with whole milk, +/- 450 cal

LUNCH: 4:15pm, flounder, asparagus, poppa salad, 440cal

DINNER: 7:30pm, burrito & diet coke, 925cal

EVENING SNORT: 8:45pm, beer, 2 cookies, +/- 300 cal

HUNGER SNACK: 11pm, kind bar, pringles, 400 cal, 9/10
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THURSDAY COUNT: 3385

SLEPT: 11:30pm-5:15am, 5.75 hours

AM SNACK: 5:30am, iced green tea

BREAKFAST: 9:30am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

BREAKFAST 2: 11am, Steel cut oatmeal, 450 cal

LUNCH: 1:45pm, chicken breast in oyster sauce and mushrooms, poppa salad with dressing, 675 cal

PM SNACK: 5pm, momma salad, 100 cal

DINNER: 8pm, fried mixed perigees with kraut and onions, +/- 1000 cal

EMOTIONAL SNACK: 9pm, 4 cupcakes, +/- 1000 cal
I attended a one-time event that was a year in the making this evening that was difficult but necessary, and I allowed myself this heavy dinner and snack to just kinda cope. As long as these things only happen once a year, I'm not going to beat myself up.
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FRIDAY COUNT: 2360

SLEPT: 9:30pm-7:15am, 9.75 hrs

AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea

BREAKFAST: 12:30pm, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

PM SNACK: 2pm, momma salad, 100 cal

LUNCH: 3pm, beef patty, poppa salad with dressing, 600 cal

DINNER: 5:15pm, fish & chips, 1.5 hotdogs, ice cream, +/- 1500 cal