FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

My daughter will have her first day as a High School Freshman today on Tuesday morning. My first day as a High School Freshman was the day after Labor Day in 1971, a mere 45 years ago. It is hard to know who is more excited - me or my daughter (OK, apparently it is me.) The last time my daughter had her first day of school was the day she walked into her kindergarten class for the first time nine years ago. Oddly enough, back then I weighed about what I weigh now, as I had lost 80 pounds in the preceding Spring and Summer. At that time, my weight never stabilized and from the moment that kindergarten started I gained and gained and gained weight back after having lost it in the previous year. By the time that my daughter was in 7th Grade, I had ballooned up to 309 lbs. Fast forward nearly ten years, and this time things have been different.  My weight has mostly been stable for nearly two years. In four years time, when my daughter graduates from high school, I would expect to weigh something very close to what I weigh now, or perhaps a bit less. That's the plan. It is useful to have a plan.

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Eight Mile walk in the early morning.

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Three Mile walk in the early evening.

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Your Food Diary For:

Monday, September 5, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Roundys - Creamy Wheat - Enriched Farina	480	100	0	16	340	4
	480	100	0	16	340	4
L U N C H
Johnsonville 170 - Polish Kielbasa Sausage	340	4	30	14	1,140	2
Omelette - 3-egg Omelette With Cheese	425	0	21	28	650	2
Roundy's - Center Cut Bacon	210	0	12	21	660	0
Quaker Chewy - 90 Cal Chocolate Chunk	90	19	2	1	80	7
	1,065	23	65	64	2,530	11
D I N N E R
Homemade - Spaghetti With Meat Sauce	800	210	5	35	0	0
	800	210	5	35	0	0
S N A C K S
Yogurt Pretzels	400	59	0	4	379	40
Lay's - Doritos	140	16	8	2	210	0
Quaker - Chewy Granola 90 Calories, 1 bar	90	19	2	1	80	7
Nestle - Dark Chocolate Bar	300	31	18	4	0	0
	930	125	28	11	669	47
Totals	3,275	458	98	126	3,539	62
Your Daily Goal	3,899	487	130	195	2,300	146
Remaining	624	29	32	69	-1,239	84
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,969 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 196.5 lbs in 5 weeks.

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First Day of Kindergarten, the day after Labor Day, 2007 (for a brief period in late 2007 I weighed about 225 lbs, by the time that that first year of Kindergarten ended I had probably gained at least 25 pounds on my way to 309 lbs)

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First Day of High School, the day after Labor Day, 2016. (my current weight this morning was 215 lbs) My next photo in this series is unlikely to be me with my daughter on her first day of college, but rather a photo of us as we drop her off in her university dormitory wherever that might be. The third picture in this series should be available in less than 48 months!