Saturday, July 2, 2016

PIECE OF CAKE

SATURDAY. Time to weigh in. I weigh 229.6 lbs. This is the first time in three months that I have been below 230 lbs. I lost 2.9 lbs this week. All I had to do was the following: walk 89 miles and spend approximately 13 hours on the elliptical machine. It was a piece of cake. 

Saturday June 25    walk 180 minutes    12 miles          elliptical 198 minutes
Sunday June 26      walk 162 minutes    10 miles          elliptical 198 minutes
Monday June 27     walk 177 minutes    10 miles          elliptical 99 minutes
Tuesday June 28                                                             elliptical 99 minutes
Wednesday June 29 walk 212 minutes  16 miles
Thursday June 30    walk 292 minutes   21 miles
Friday July 1           walk 268 minutes   20 miles           elliptical 196 minutes

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piece of cake. Something which is very easy to do. It is thought that this idiom originated in the 1870s when it was tradition to give cakes as prizes in competitions.
Sarcasm. The use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say, especially in order to insult someone, to show irritation, or to be funny.
For example, it was not a 'piece of cake' to walk 89 miles and spend 13 hours on the elliptical machine this past week.
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It might have been easier to cut back on my calories a bit more than I did, but that apparently is not my way. I am finally, once again, below 230 lbs. At the peak of my stay on the 'dl' (disabled list) from my hernia I reached 242 lbs. I am really pleased to have made so much progress since the beginning of June when all restrictions from activity were lifted after my outpatient surgery.
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F R I D A Y   J U L Y  1,  2 0 1 6

Friday was one of the most active days of my life.
I woke up and spent 97 minutes on the elliptical machine.
I walked to the Apple Store with a 'Genius' appointment to address an issue with my ipad.  3 miles
I dropped my daughter off at Junior Lifeguard Camp and walked 13 miles.
After dinner, I walked with my daughter to pick up an after-dinner treat (for her)  4 miles.
I returned to the elliptical machine and spent another 99 minutes on the elliptical machine.


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Your Food Diary For:


BREAKFAST Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugar
Grits - Grits, 3 packet 300 66 5 6 930 3
Sargento - Provolone Deli Thin Cheese 80 1 6 5 153 0
Butternut - Whole Grain White, 2 slices 140 27 2 5 270 4
Louis kemp - Salmon Delights, 2 stick 120 10 6 8 560 2

640 104 18 24 1,913 9
L U N C H
Salmon Avocado Roll (Brown Rice) 440 64 10 15 920 0
Apple - Apple Gala, Med, 280 g 160 44 0 0 0 34

600 108 10 15 920 34
D I N N E R
Mixed Vegetable Casserole 375 30 23 8 525 10
Chicken Breast 260 0 6 52 0 0

635 30 29 60 525 10
S N A C K S
VANILLA MACAROON GRANOLA 250 38 9 5 60 14
Dark Chocolate Chips, 4 TBSP (15g) 148 20 8 2 0 16
Provolone Deli Ultra Thin Sliced Cheese 120 1 9 8 230 0
Oscar Meyer DeliBlack Forest Ham 50 0 2 9 560 0
Butternut - Whole Grain White, 2 slices 140 27 2 5 270 4

708 86 29 29 1,120 34
Totals 2,583 328 86 128 4,478 87
Your Daily Goal 9,304 1,163 310 466 2,300 349
Remaining 6,721 835 224 338 -2,178 262
Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugar
*You've earned 7,374 extra calories from exercise today         
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       Your Exercise Diary for:


Cardiovascular Minutes Calories Burned
97 1,354
42 556
155 2,914
71 657
99 1,148

   
Daily Total / Goal 464 / 30 6,629 / 590  
Weekly Total / Goal 1347 / 210 17,657 / 4,130             
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The '100' in front of 'The Bean' is commemorating 100 years of nearby Navy Pier 
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The man in the orange shirt in the reflection of 'The Bean' is me.


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A person with a casual interest in weight loss knows that the two ingredients to success are diet and exercise. It turns out that these two ingredients are not mixed in equal quantities. Without scientific backing to these approximations I would say that diet is 90% part of the solution, with  the remaining 10% being attributed to exercise. There are not too many people who are trying to lose weight who could, or care to, walk 89 miles in one week and augment that with an additional 13 hours on an elliptical machine. The most effective way to lose weight is to cut down on calories. I have taken advantage of my time on the elliptical machine. I have been watching the entire series: Star Trek Voyager.  I am enjoying it immensely. I enjoyed it when it first aired, but it is better than I remembered it. I am also taking advantage of my time spent outdoors walking and hiking: I have a wicked deep tan on my arms and legs. I guess, if I actually went to the beach, instead of hiking on it, my 'tan lines' would be a bit ridiculous looking. At least my belly would not be draped over the front of my swim trunks.

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for your enjoyment...a gallery of sarcastic wit....
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