WELCOME HOME, SARA

Sadly, Friday the 13th, November 2015 was the '9/11' for Paris, France.  Our daughter, and twenty-three of her classmates from Lincoln Elementary School were spending their final evening in Paris at the conclusion of a one week visit on the night of the attacks.  Most were already back 'home' with their host families for the night and making final preparations for the return trip home the following day, Saturday, November 14th.  That is precisely the schedule that was kept.  The biggest effect on their travel plans was a four hour delay at Charles De Gaulle airport that delayed their departure from the city of light.  All the students are now back home in Chicago.  Each student probably had one of the most memorable weeks of their lives, and that was before the final night of their visit while the city of Paris was under attack.  Welcome Home, Sara!

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Another day, another 10 mile walk in the morning.  Since the focus of the day was to drive to O'Hare airport and pick up our daughter.  I squeezed in second walk, only 6.5 miles before driving to the airport in the late afternoon.

While on my morning walk, I spotted a Chicago police officer on horseback right outside Lincoln Park.  I asked him what he was doing there.  He told me he was just on a normal patrol.  I asked his permission to take a 'selfie' with him in the background - and he immediately agreed.  After snapping my photo I thanked him for his thankless job which is so important to maintaining law and order and peace in our city.  He was very appreciative of my appreciation.

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My fitbit rewarded me with another 'lifetime' badge during the day.  Evidently, since I started 'fitbitting' on September 3, I have walked the equivalent of the length of New Zealand, which is 990 miles.  A couple of weeks ago, October 28, I had earned a badge for walking the equivalent of the length of Italy, which was 'only' 736 'lifetime' fitbit miles.  I don't know what reward is up next - but I am sure to find out.

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Your Food Diary For:

Saturday, November 14, 2015

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Kashi - Dark Chocolate Coconut Bar, 1 bar	120	21	4	4	50	7
General Mills - Kix Cereal, 6.25 cup	550	125	5	10	900	15
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 2 medium apple (170g)	190	50	1	1	4	38
Add Food Quick Tools	860	196	9	15	954	60
L U N C H
Campbells Home Style Soup - Italian Wedding Soup, 2 cup	200	26	5	12	820	8
Kashi - Dark Chocolate Coconut Bar, 1 bar	120	21	4	4	50	7
	320	47	9	16	870	15
D I N N E R
WHOLE FOODS 8738 - DRIED MANGO SLICES, 52.0 g (approx 6 pieces)	143	36	0	3	1	26
WHOLE FOODS - NATURAL WASABI GREEN PEAS, 0.5033328268210888 cup (30 grams)	181	29	5	6	362	3
Akmak - Cracker, 20 cracker	440	80	8	20	560	0
	764	145	13	29	924	29
S N A C K S
WHOLE FOODS 8497 - CHERRY VANILLA GRANOLA, 60.5 g (3/4 cup)	264	44	8	6	66	17
WHOLE FOODS 7700 - ORGANIC DATE PIECES w/OAT FLOWER, 59.2 g (2 TBSP)	178	44	0	1	15	33
WHOLE FOODS 7089 - 42% CACAO SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS, 32.25 g (approx 2 TBSP)	151	22	9	2	0	17
Lilly's - Dark Chocolate Coconut, 80 g	340	40	32	4	10	2
	933	150	48	13	91	68
Totals	2,877	538	78	73	2,838	172
Your Daily Goal	5,742	718	191	288	2,300	215
Remaining	2,865	179	112	215	-538	42
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 3,812 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 5.0 mph	126	2,085
Walking, 5.0 mph	75	1,539
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	188
Daily Total / Goal	202 / 30	3,812 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	893 / 210	12,942 / 4,130

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TOTAL CALORIES CONSUMED 2877 CALORIES
TOTAL CALORIES BURNED (10 MILE WALK, 6.5 MILE WALK)   3624 CALORIES
TOTAL NET CALORIES 747 CALORIE DEFECIT
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fitbit day 73

36232 steps

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I always see grasshoppers on the boardwalk in Lincoln Park - yesterday, I simply felt compelled to photograph one

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