BEST WAY TO GET TO THE YMCA

I live in Chicago. My neighborhood YMCA is about 3 miles from my home. I remember discovering last year that riding my bicycle there was often times faster than driving. Lately, it's been a bit cold for bike riding. I finally figured out how to get there by subway train this week. The first time I took the subway, I exited the train one stop too early. This probably would not have been a big deal had it not been raining. Yesterday, I rediscovered the best way to get there, walking.

As the whole point of going to the YMCA is exercise, it does make sense to walk there, if time permits it. Since, I had not taken a so-called 'power-walk' for nearly two months, I walked there and carved out a path that made the 3 mile trip and 6.5 mile trip. I wasn't sure how my 90 minutes of brisk walking was going to affect my ability to spend 2 hours on the elliptical machine. As it turns out, being limbered up is helpful. I had my second best session of the week. I must admit that when I got off the elliptical machine, I was moving too fast. After showering, I walked another 1.5 miles to the grocery store to pick up a late, and well-deserved lunch.  I was pretty sure that my walking speed had deteriorated quite a bit from my morning speed. After walking home and taking a fresh shower, I was relaxed to the max. I slept very well last evening.

The route I took from home to the YMCA was not the quickest. If one remembers their geometry: The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.  I was more interested in racking up a couple of miles on my personal odometer today, not arriving at the YMCA quickly.

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, February 5, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal - Original, 2 packets	200	38	4	8	150	0
WHOLE FOODS DRIED MANGO SLICES	110	28	0	2	1	20
Cheerios - Honey Nut Cheerios Medley	480	96	6	12	480	36
	790	162	10	22	631	56
L U N C H
Chicken 3 oz - Chicken Breast, 9 oz	360	0	4	78	189	0
Schwan's - Southwest Roasted Corn	160	17	9	3	260	3
Generic - Grilled Brussel Sprouts, 1 cup	65	13	3	6	23	0
	585	30	16	87	472	3
D I N N E R
Campbell's Chunky - Manhattan Clam Chowder, 2 cup	240	36	6	10	1,600	6
Kind - Fruit & Nut - Almond & Coconut, 1 bar (40g)	190	21	12	3	25	12
	430	57	18	13	1,625	18
S N A C K S
WHOLE FOODS MILK CHOCOLATE CHERRIES, 20 g (approx 5 pieces)	90	13	5	1	5	11
Whole Foods 365 - Whole Cashews - Unsalted	160	9	12	5	0	2
	250	22	17	6	5	13
Totals	2,055	270	61	128	2,733	90
Your Daily Goal	5,787	723	193	290	2,300	217
Remaining	3,732	452	132	162	-433	127
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 3,857 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

      Friday, February 5, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	91	1,234
PRECOR AMT (ADAPTIVE MOTION TRAINER)	125	2,554
Walking, 4.0 mph, very brisk pace	23	270
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	39	517
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-168
Daily Total / Goal	279 / 30	4,407 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	810 / 210	15,583 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2055 calories

total calories burned (elliptical & walking) 4575 calories

total net 2520 calorie deficit

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fitbit day 153

37315 steps
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SATURDAY WEIGHT 220.3