2026 CALORIES TWO DAYS BEFORE 2016

One might think that after experiencing various improvements in my strength and endurance over the past year that I would cease to be amazed by how quickly both improve when you work on them.  It was just two weeks ago, that I hopped on an elliptical machine for the first time in two months and logged under 1500 calories for a 92 minute workout at level 20. Two days ago, I narrowly missed 'breaking' the 2000 calorie barrier. Yesterday I hopped over that barrier and added 26 more calories for good luck. 

I think that this is a massive improvement over a course of just two weeks. 500+ calories. So what if the machine is incorrect and the additional calorie burn was somewhat less. So what if I really didn't burn the 2026 calories during this 92 minute workout.  As I have discussed on this blog many time, I use these numbers for comparison. In essence, I use them for entertainment. The only real numbers that count are the numbers that the imaginary needle on my electronic digital scale point to week after week. There is no denying that those numbers have been real this past year. And if the elliptical machine records a workout burning 1500 calories and a workout burning 2000+ calories...one thing is certain.... That second workout was more vigorous. Case closed. Carpe Diem. Hasta La Vista. See you tomorrow...New Year's Day....Time for some New Year's Resolutions.

Later in the evening, I walked from downtown back to a Starbucks in our home neighborhood to meet my family.  As I often do, I did not seek the shortest route to get from Point A to Point B.

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Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Roundy's - Center Cut Bacon, 3 Slices	70	0	4	7	220	0
Kellog's Corn Flakes - Cereal, 140 g	500	120	0	10	1,000	15
	570	120	4	17	1,220	15
L U N C H
New England Clan Chowder, 4 cup	560	92	16	16	3,560	0
	560	92	16	16	3,560	0
D I N N E R
Generic - Chicken Vesuvio, 6 oz	518	6	70	47	608	0
Turkey - White Meat, 3 oz.	105	4	0	15	863	3
Bobak's - Polish Sausage, 0.5 link	115	1	11	5	0	0
Whole Foods - Traditional Herb Stuffing	210	0	5	8	630	3
	948	10	85	74	2,101	6
S N A C K S
CHERRY VANILLA GRANOLA	312	52	9	6	78	19
NATURAL WASABI GREEN PEAS	138	22	3	5	276	2
ORGANIC DATE PIECES w/OAT FLOWER,	246	61	0	2	20	45
	696	135	13	13	374	67
Totals	2,774	357	118	120	7,256	88
Your Daily Goal	4,931	616	164	247	2,300	185
Remaining	2,157	258	46	126	-4,955	97
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 3,001 extra calories from exercise today

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	2,026
Walking, 5.0 mph	23	473
Walking, 5.0 mph	41	682
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-180
Daily Total / Goal	157 / 30	3,001 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	356 / 210	6,898 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2774 calories

total calories (92 minutes elliptical, walking) 3181 calories

total net calories 407 calorie defecit

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fitbit day 118
20885 steps
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