breakfast (10.30)

eggs (3)
toast (2)
oj
coffee
iced tea

dinner (10.29)

corn on the cob (1.5 ears)
salad
iced tea

yogurt for afters

lunch (10.29)

bologna, salami, swiss sandwiches (2)
pretzels
iced tea
yogurt

breakfast (10.29)

ceareal
coffee
iced tea

dinner (10.28)

chicken salad sandwich
half caesar salad
iced tea

from Panera

not as good as usual from Panera

lunch (10.28)

bologna, salami, swiss sandwich (2)
pretzels
yogurt
iced tea

snack

wheat thins
iced tea

breakfast (10.28)

bagel w/ butter
coffee
iced tea
crackers

dinner (10.27)

ravioli
salad
iced tea

donut for dessert

lunch (10.27)

chicken parmesan sub
coke

at Pizzaria in Warrenton

bland, tasteless, bad cheese

Their steak and cheese is actually very good.

cinnamon roll
caramel macchiato at Starbucks after the library

crackers while doing dishes

I've been crazy hungry this afternoon.

breakfast (10.27)

corn flakes and bananas (2 bowls)
oj
coffee
iced tea

dinner (10.26)

grilled cheese sandwich (2)
chicken soup (Campbell's Chunky)

used colby-jack cheese in the sandwiches. c-j doesn't melt that well.

lunch (10.26)

turkey, guacomole sandwich at Tropical Smoothie Cafe
orange, pineapple smoothie

didn't really like the smoothie.

breakfast (10.26)

coffee
oj
banana

I was thinking about having toast when I realized it was time to go to the VRE. made the VRE in time.

bacon, egg, and cheese bagel
sausage burrito
iced tea

at McDonalds on the way home.

dinner (10.25)

lentil soup (1.5 bowls)
crusty bread (4 slices w/ butter)
iced tea

van. yogurt w/ canned peaches for dessert

soup was very good again. Elizabeth has been making this recipe for many years now.

lunch (10.25)

roast beef and swiss on sub roll
chips
m&ms
iced tea

watched the beginning of Tampa Bay vs. Patriots from London.

breakfast (10.25)

oatmeal
banana
coffee
oj
iced tea

food diary (10.24)

breakfast

cereal
coffee
oj
iced tea

lunch

deviled ham and swiss sandwiches (2)
pretzels
iced tea

dinner

chili mac
salad
iced tea

snack

pretzels

Watched almost all of SNL. It was a rerun (!!!!) Megan Fox and U2. Megan Fox has no apparent talent. Digital shorts were not funny. Weekend Update was so so. U2 did three numbas. They seem to have lost track of something called melody. Oh well.

dinner (10.23)

mexican rice
refried beans
iced tea

donuts (2) for dessert

I think I'm going to have to avoid these prepared rice dishes. Crazy amounts of salt.

Donuts? Why Krispy Kreme chocolate covered glazed donuts, of course.

lunch (10.23)

deviled ham, swiss on a bagel
chips
m&ms
iced tea

I haven't had Underwood Deviled Ham in about 800 yrs. It was pretty good.

breakfast (10.23)

cereal w/ milk and banana
coffee
club soda

dinner (10.22)

veg. burgers (2)
pretzels
iced tea

We usually get the flame grilled flavor of Boca Burgers. I didn't really like the veg. burgers when we first started getting them but now I do. I guess we've been getting Boca Burgers for at least 5 yrs and possibly as much as 10 yrs.

lunch (10.22)

I had to get my car registration updated so I went to the DMV on Thursday.

I stopped at Chick-fil-a on the way to the DMV.

chicken strips (4)
polynesian sauce (2)
cole slaw
iced tea

It only took about 20 minutes at the DMV. They adopted new procedures may be 8 or 10 years ago and ever since they did that it seems to be less of an ordeal to go to the DMV.

breakfast (10.22)

conference call at 6:00 am with Kolkata

got downstairs just in time to take Elizabeth to the train.
We just missed the 7:42 light at Vint Hill and Rt. 28 so we had to go to Manassas to catch the Amtrak.

got breakfast on the way home

ham, egg and cheese biscuit
sausage, egg and cheese wrap
iced tea

at Arby's

dinner (10.21)

two chili dogs (on rolls)
beans
iced tea

yogurt for dessert

lunch (10.21)

roast beef, swiss sub
pretzels
m&m
iced tea

breakfast (10.21)

cereal
oj
coffee

took E. to the VRE

felt very hungry, got a ham and egg and cheese sandwich at Arby's

dinner (10.20)

spaghetti w/ tomato sauce
toast with butter (3)
salad
iced tea

for some reason i was just knocked out last night. i went to bed at 9:15 and slept until about 6:15. i only remember getting up 2 or 3 times during the night. i don't even remember any dreams.

lunch (10.20)

roast beef, swiss sub
pretzels
yogurt
iced tea

Wegman's raspberry super yogurt is really good

breakfast (10.20)

scrambled eggs (2)
bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee
iced tea
banana

before Paul McCartney wrote the words to Yesterday, the nonsense lyrics he used to work out the tune were "scrambled eggs". It really works.

dinner (10.19)

Elizabeth had to work late. Conference coming up!

Met the train at 7:00. Stopped for clam chowder because I suddenly felt like clam chowder.

clam chowder (Wolfgang Puck)
salad (Harris Teeter salad bar)
bread (crusty load from HT)
iced tea

donut for desert

The WP soup was actually quite delicate for a canned soup. If it had had a handful more clams in it it would have been a pretty tasty clam chowder.

weigh in, tuesday, Oct. 20

starting weight (Sep. 2): 328

last weigh in, Oct. 5: 325.8

today, Oct. 20: 323.6

-2.2 lbs. 5.6 to go. trend is in the right direction but 5.6 lbs is not likely in 12 days.

Short term goal: 10 pounds (318) by Nov. 1

Mid term goal: 28 pounds (300) by Dec. 1

have to start some kind of exercise program

lunch (10.19)

thai chicken wrap
bbq chips
dr. pepper

really good wrap from Tropical Smoothie Cafe

snack: pretzels

snack: bagel

wrap was very good but I seem to be constantly hungry

breakfast (10.19)

cereal
coffee
iced tea

dinner (10.18)

chipped beef on toast (3 slices)
peas and carrots
iced tea

lunch (10.18)

hot dogs (2)
chips
yogurt
club soda

breakfast (10.18)

croissant w/ butter and marmalade
swiss cheese (2 sl)
hard boiled eggs (3)
oj
coffee
iced tea

our homage to the breakfast served at the hotel we stayed at in Paris.

dinner (10.17)

garden veggie/tomato soup
saltines
iced tea

soup was just a little sweet.

lunch (10.17)

two ruby mini's
fries
salad bar
iced tea

at Ruby Tuesday's

breakfast (10.17)

eggs
little smokies
toast w/ butter & marmalade
iced tea
coffee

Elizabeth made breakfast this morning. Excellent.

dinner (10.16)

rice & corn
iced tea

lunch (10.16)

pastrami sandwich
chips
iced tea

lunch (10.16)

pastrami, swiss sandwich (2)
chips
iced tea

breakfast (10.16)

cereal
coffee
iced tea

dinner (10.15)

pizza (4 slices)

pizza (1 slice) for dessert 90 min later

pepperoni and mushroom pizza from Tony's New York Pizza in Bristow.

if you've ever had Dino's Pizza in Newport News it is a lot like Tony's.

Elizabeth and I first discovered Tony's in Manassas. they have a restaurant on Mathis Avenue. when we were looking for pellet stoves many years ago there was a hardware store in the same mall that sold pellet stoves. we went to check out the selection of stoves and went to Tony's for lunch. later we wouild buy the Passat from Brown's VW of Manassas two blocks further down Mathis Avenue. Brown's is now out of business.

there is another Tony's in the Bull Run Mall in Manassas (Sudley Rd. and 234). In the mall with the SFW, Office Depot, FedEx Kinko's, Chili's, etc. Across from the Costco.

The Bristow store is the newest outlet and the closest to our house.

we used to have pizza about once a week. now it is more like once a month so when we do have it, it really tastes good.

lunch (10.15)

really a cold, wet, uncomfortable day today. haven't felt warm all day

microwavable soup (ok)
chips (cheddar and sour cream)
yogurt (peach)
banana
iced tea

watched one of my fave episodes of the original star trek, galileo seven. spock, scotty, bones, and three others are stranded on a planet after their shuttlecraft crashes. hadn't seen the episodes in a very long time. not quite sure why i used to like it so much. strange.

not a bad episode. just not particularly good.

the writers of star trek seem to understand the word "logic" the way Alanis Morisette understands the word "ironic".

breakfast (10.15)

fried egg (2)
pastrami (2 sl)
swiss cheese (1 sl)
toast, rye (2)
iced tea
coffee

pastrami is really good with eggs. first time i tried it.

dinner (10.14)

lasagna
salad
iced tea

cottage cheese and pineapple for dessert

lasagna is Mrs. Callenders frozen lasagna. pretty good.

lunch (10.14)

cheeseburger (swiss, onions, 'shrooms)
mixed veg.
iced tea

breakfast (10.14)

cereal
coffee
iced tea

dinner (10.13)

quesadillas (2)
chips
iced tea

lunch (10.13)

pastrami, salami, cheese on bagel
yogurt
chips
iced tea

breakfast (10.13)

scrambled egg sandwich (2 eggs)
oj
coffee
iced tea

woke up at 6:30. read email, made to do list until 8:00
breakfast 8:30
watched TV, Flight of the Conchords, and took a nap from 9:00-10:30

dinner (10.12)

turkey & pastrami reuben
chips
iced tea

we've been having turkey reubens lately. that is, turkey breast cold cuts rather than pastrami in a reuben. this time we had turkey and beef pastrami in the house so we had a reuben made with half turkey and half pastrami. pretty good.

i think the first place i ever had a turkey reuben was the old American Cafe. i think they called it a California Reuben. i would guess that now the turkey reuben is more common than the pastrami reuben.

when i was in college i was once asked to help a family with a move. my older brother knew some of the members of the family and they needed someone to help with shifting the heavier pieces. since the person moving was the daughter and she was moving from a trailer in Richmond to an apartment in Richmond, i needed to spend a long day Saturday helping with the move but i'd get $100 for the deal. at that time it took me more than a week to make $100 so i agreed to the deal.

i didn't know that the young woman was moving because she was breaking up with her live-in boyfriend and that he would be in the house for the whole move. the young woman was sad and ashamed and clearly just wanted this day to be over. i don't think she ever acknowledged me and i did me best to be part of the scenery. the young man was apologetic and upset and tried to do far more of the work than one person should have done. the girl's family was absolutely on edge just wanting to be out of that trailer and away from the young man so they could pretend that this was just a move. so of course it took forever to move everything out of the trailer. it was muddy and the trailer door was narrow and the plywood we were using as a ramp kept slipping out of the door.

once we finally got away from the trailer and the girl waved good bye to the guy (he wanted to hug, she wouldn't), everyone relaxed visibly. the move into the apartment went much more smoothly.

when the move was complete the mom and dad were much more relaxed. we stopped at Bob's Big Boy somewhere near Richmond. The dad told me that if i'd never had a reuben i was in for a treat. i ordered the reuben and really liked it. that was the first time i ever had a reuben. i wish i could remember the name of that family. i know they lived in Beechmont and that Mark was a friend of the girl or Mark's girlfriend was a friend of the girl or ...must have been 1979 or 1980.

lunch (10.12)

bologna, salami sandwich
iced tea

went to Wegmans rather late. after four when i left. hungry after small lunch.

pizza, pepperoni (1)
chicken egg roll
iced tea (Wegmans black, 2)

breakfast (10.12)

Columbus Day Holiday, US
Thanksgiving Day, Canada

cereal w/ milk
coffee
banana
iced tea

slept surprisingly late today. i woke up at about 6:30 and thought i might as well snooze for another half hour. ended up waking up at 9:30.

i wake up in the night freezing cold. i find the blankets all around the bed. i layer on the blankets in the warmest configuration. then i wake up 2 hrs later freezing with no blankets. wish i knew why. i really think i'd sleep more comfortably in a dentist's chair.

food diary (10.11)

breakfast

egg sandwich (made by E.)
coffee
iced tea

lunch

pasta and tomato sauce
iced tea

dinner

potato soup
iced tea

too much chocolate cake for afters

slow day. very sore lower back.

did laundry, dishes, cat boxes
watched some football. kept thinking Denver was Pittsburgh because of the retro uniforms.50th anniversary of the AFL. They keep talking about the original six: I'd guess Boston, Buffalo, KC (Dallas Texans), Oakland, Denver, and San Diego. I'll check on the internet after this note to see if I'm right. (Cleveland is a new franchise, Baltimore (was Cleveland), Indianapolis (was Baltimore), and Pittsburgh were NFL teams.)

Watched several episodes of Flight of the Conchords on DVD. Very funny. The episode where they get mugged just cracked me up.

AFL Original Six(?)

Dallas (would become K.C. Chiefs)
NY (Titans would become Jets)
Houston (would become Tenn. Titans)
Denver
LA (would become San Diego Chargers)
Minneapolis-St. Paul

very confusing because M-SP would accept an NFL franchise and become the Vikings

later Oakland would replace M-SP but
Boston (now New England) and
Buffalo

would join in the meantime. Cinncinnati and Miami would be expansion teams in the AFL.

dinner (10.10)

boca veg. burger on bun
lay's potato chips
iced tea

birthday cake for afters

the boca burger itself was about 80 calories

lunch (10.10)

subway foot long spicy italian sub
fuze iced tea

jeez spicy italian is over 1000 calories. you really can't eat outside the house.

went to the library after subway. then Borders and Harris Teeter

breakfast (10.10)

cereal w/ milk
coffee
iced tea

woke up very early this morning. read from about 4:30 to 5:00. napped from 5:00 to 5:30. watch Star Trek on DVD from about 5:30 to about 6:30. slept on the couch for an hour. had cereal at about 7:30.

watched an episode of this old house today. must have been the wind up show for the most recent series.

dinner (10.9)

Elizabeth took me to Cracker Barrel for birthday dinner.

house salad (blue cheese)
chicken fried chicken w/ gravy
steak fries
cole slaw
iced tea

afraid to know how many calories this was. Cracker Barrel does not have nutrition info on-line.

Really TOO MUCH food. I think a burger and a salad is probably the best bet at CB. Most of the food was not as good as I remember. Quite uncomfortable after dinner even though I left part of the chicken, half of the fries and some of the slaw.

Noticed that it is the 40th anniversary of Cracker Barrel.

lunch (10.9)

snack

bologna slices

lunch

chicken sandwich
fries
iced tea

at McDonald's

almost 1,000 calories! according to the McD web site. Holy crap. No more fries at McDonald's

Monopoly game is in progress at McDonald's. They must have been doing the Monopoly thing for at least 20 yrs.

breakfast (10.9)

today is my 51st birthday.

breakfast

egg and sausage wrap
iced tea
coffee
banana
oj

snack

candy corn

i really need to make sure there is never any candy corn in the house. i dig candy corn. i think it's because of the nutritious value of the corn and the candy value of the candy.

food diary (10.8)

breakfast

cereal w/ milk
oj
banana
iced tea
coffee

lunch

bologna, salami, cheese sub
pretzels
iced tea

snack

yogurt

dinner

hot dogs (2) w/ chili
pretzels
iced tea

dinner (10.7)

mac/cheese w/ chili
brocolli
iced tea

lunch (10.7)

bologna, salami, swiss sub
pretzels
candy corn
iced tea

breakfast (10.7)

eggs, fried (3)
bologna (2)
oj
iced tea
coffee

dinner (10.6)

really tired tuesday night. didn't feel much like eating.

bagel, cream cheese
yogurt
pretzels
iced tea

lunch (10.6)

mandarin kung pao w/ beef
white rice
two egg rolls w/ sauce
iced tea

at pei wei. nearly 1,000 calories per pei wei's web site.

tip: go for veggies and tofu and brown rice at pei wei

got my hair cut at the hair cuttery

got the flu shot and the pnuemonia shot at minute clinic at CVS. i liked the minute clinic. really well organized. essentially a little 6 x 8 money making factory.

breakfast (10.6)

coffee
iced tea
sausage, egg, and cheese wrap
ham, egg, and cheese biscuit

at Arby's

didn't care for the biscuit at Arby's

dinner (10.5)

salmon paddies
cole slaw
corn
iced tea

snack

pretzels
yogurt

lunch (10.5)

snack

cup of soup
iced tea

lunch

whopper jr.
chicken sandwich
iced tea

at Burger King

weigh in, monday, oct. 5

weight sep. 2: 328
last weigh in, Sep. 23: 325.8 lbs
today: 325.9

Short term goal: 10 pounds (318) by Oct. 1
Mid term goal: 28 pounds (300) by Dec. 1

back sliding

have to cut out the cookies and other snacks!
have to start some kind of exercise

loss for sep. 2.1 lbs in 5 wks.

new goals

must weigh in every monday. waiting too long allows trend to continue with no feedback!

6 lbs by Nov. 2
12 lbs by Dec. 1

Nov. 2: 319.9
Dec. 1: 313.9

breakfast (10.5)

cereal
oj
iced tea
coffee

food diary (10.4)

breakfast

oatmeal
coffee
iced tea

lunch

sub (bologna, swiss)
pickles
cookies (4)
iced tea

snack

chips
yogurt

dinner

omelette (spinach, mushroom, feta) (excellent!)
grits
little smokies
iced tea

food diary (10.3)

breakfast

cereal
coffee
iced tea
banana

lunch

hamburger
extremely salty fries
iced tea

birthday cake
ice cream

at the bowling alley

dinner

pizza (4 slice)
water

at Claire's house

food diary (10.2)

breakfast

bagel, cream cheese
banana
coffee
iced tea

lunch

bologna & cheese sub
chips
cookies
iced tea

snack

patty melt
Dr. Pepper

at Arby's

dinner

pasta, sauce
crusty bread
iced tea

dinner (10.1)

waffles butter & syrup
iced tea
bowl of cereal

Elizabeth went to look after the cats at PetSmart. Got home late. She had eggs and toast for dinner.

lunch (10.1)

bologna, veg. cream cheese on a bagel
banana
3 cookies
iced tea

breakfast (10.1)

three eggs

banana

iced tea

coffee

forgot to weigh in this morning shoot. have to make a point of doing that tomorrow.

dinner (9.30)

train was very late arriving at Broad Run. we decided to get dinner at Chik-fil-a

four chicken strips w/ polynesian sauce
fries
side salad
iced tea

snack: wegmans snack mix