Tuesday, September 6, 2016

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:

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! 



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