LAKE MICHIGAN

During this entire summer, many times I have hiked on the beach of Lake Michigan. I have done this on the Chicago shoreline near my home countless times. I hiked on the Lake Michigan beach at Illinois Beach State Park nearly 50 miles north of my home on the Wisconsin border. I have hiked on the beach at Indiana Dunes State Park in Indiana. All summer long, no matter how hot it was, it never occurred to me to strip down and actually refresh myself in the lake. Well, of course, that is not completely true - it did occur to me - I just didn't do it. Yesterday my wife and child insisted on joining me on my hike. I was hesitant to allow them to hike with me as I did not want to forgo a true hike at my normal workout speed - y'know, the blistering 4.2 mph speed that I can achieve on a flat surface. I relented, they joined me, they kept up, and upon arrival at the beach at Northerly Island, we stopped, as planned, and enjoyed the beach. For the first time this summer, I refreshed myself in Lake Michigan. I am pretty sure that this was the first time all summer that I was out in the sun with my shirt off. I have developed a first rate 'golfer's' tan. I am so used to being out and about on my hikes alone, it was very different to have two people tag along with me. Our hike to the beach was 6 miles. We did not take a direct route, as we circumnavigated Navy Pier as I often do. Our much more direct and leisurely walk home was 4 miles. For me, a ten mile walk is just 'another day in the office.' For my two 'guests' on the hike - it was something that they were not accustomed to accomplishing. I am fairly certain that when I was my daughters age I never took a 10 mile roundtrip walk to anywhere for any reason at any time. In 1970 I was driven to Hebrew School class at Temple Emanuel in Lynbrook, Long Island - and that was only one half mile from my home. Back in those days, us suburban kids were really pampered, and somewhat clueless.

My very first dip in Lake Michigan this summer at Northerly Island Beach. Over the years, my daughter and I used to go to the beach many times during spring and summer. That was when my hobby was lying down on the sand.  Turns out lying down on a sandy beach does not burn too many calories.

The BLUE sky and BLUE water are not 'photoshopped'.  As we circled around the Shedd Aquarium the weather was simply spectacular.

There might have been a sign here that said 'no climbing' but I didn't see it - and that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Six mile hike to Northerly Island Beach, with a detour at Navy Pier.  4 mph pace.

Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, August 28, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Read - Three Bean Salad	300	65	0	5	1,500	55
Quaker - Chewy Granola 90 Calories, 4 bar	360	76	8	4	320	28
	660	141	8	9	1,820	83
L U N C H
Cheese Pizza Slice	400	40	16	25	784	4
	400	40	16	25	784	4
D I N N E R
Buttered Cabbage	123	5	12	1	98	3
Grilled Brussel Sprouts	130	26	5	11	46	0
Chicken Inasal	300	0	14	42	620	0
Read - 3 Bean Salad	300	65	0	5	1,500	40
	853	96	31	59	2,264	43
S N A C K S
DRIED MANGO SLICES	110	28	0	2	1	20
DARK CHOCOLATE COCONUT CHEW	135	14	9	1	17	9
GIN GINS ORIGINAL CHEWY GINGER	80	20	0	0	0	20
VANILLA MACAROON GRANOLA	125	19	5	3	30	7
	450	81	14	6	48	56
Totals	2,363	358	69	99	4,916	186
Your Daily Goal	3,655	457	122	183	2,300	137
Remaining	1,292	99	53	84	-2,616	-49
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,725 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 187.3 lbs in 5 weeks     

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
6 mile hike (4mph)	91	1,024
2 mile walk	44	312
2 mile walk	25	428
Daily Total / Goal	160 / 30	1,764 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1191 / 210	14,776 / 4,130

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clue·less

ˈklo͞oləs'

adjective

informal

1. having no knowledge, understanding, or ability.

   "you're clueless about how to deal with the world"

   synonyms:

   oblivious, unaware, unmindful, insensible, ignorant, unobservant; insensitive, unaffected, indifferent "ads depicting dads as clueless buffoons"

pam·per

ˈpampər/

verb

1. indulge with every attention, comfort, and kindness; spoil.

   "famous people just love being pampered"

   synonyms:

   spoil, indulge, overindulge, cosset, mollycoddle, coddle, baby, wait on someone hand and foot "Trevor's big sister pampered him"

cir·cum·nav·i·gate

ˌsərkəmˈnavəɡāt/
verb

1. sail all the way around (something, especially the world).

   • humorous

     go around or across (something).

     "he helped her to circumnavigate a frozen puddle"
   • avoid dealing with (something difficult or unpleasant).

     "they circumnavigated the issue"