TRAVERSE CITY

I had a very aggressive travel schedule on Wednesday. I left Chicago at 5:30AM Central Time in order to be at an appointment in Holland (Michigan) at 10:00AM Eastern Time. Once I finished my first appointment, I scooted up to Traverse City in order to see a manufacturing customer that was considering some of my buttons for bracelet kits to be introduced at a major international tradeshow in January. My appointment on Thursday morning is much closer to home in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I drove back to Grand Rapids in order to be close to my Thursday morning appointment. Before I made that drive, I squeezed in a two hour hike in Traverse City right before sundown. When something is a priority, one can (often) manage to find the time.  

My hike was mostly along the southern rim of the western arm of Grand Traverse Bay (which is part of Lake Michigan)  The hike also had me 'traverse' (no pun intended) the main street of the town as well. This town is busting out at the seams during the summer months. I suppose if one wants to have a Traverse City beach to themselves as I did yesterday, the best time to accomplish that is the early days of fall, close to dusk. 

This tree was on its own 'island' about 5 feet in diameter, about 5 feet from the shore.

The weather was a cool 67°F and I wore a long sleeve shirt and shorts.  In the midwest, the shorts and short sleeve shirt season may soon be winding down.

The water was very choppy in Grand Traverse Bay

It is usually not easy to have a whole beach to oneself in Traverse City.  

A  small portion of my Traverse City urban hike was on the TART. (Traverse Area Recreational Trail)  Had I had more time I would have more carefully planned a hike that would have mostly stayed on the trail - instead, I found myself walking through downtown Traverse City as well as the shoreline. I have no complaints, I was very glad to be able to squeeze in a ten mile hike on Wednesday.

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Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Roundy's - Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal	480	96	8	16	1,040	16
Quaker - Chewy Granola 90 Calories, 1 bar	90	19	2	1	80	7
Ritz - Cheese Crackers, 1 pack	190	23	9	3	320	4
Regular Raw - Gala Apple	74	20	0	0	0	3
	834	158	19	20	1,440	30
L U N C H
Subway - Turkey Sub Sandwich, 12 inch	560	92	7	36	1,620	14
Special K - Protien Meal Bar- Double Chocolate	170	23	5	12	180	13
	730	115	12	48	1,800	27
D I N N E R
Subway - Roast Beef Sub, 12 in	640	90	10	48	1,320	14
Kelloggs Pop Tarts - Brown Sugar Cinnamon	420	69	14	5	350	30
	1,060	159	24	53	1,670	44
S N A C K S
Nature Valley - Oats & Dark Chocolate Granola	190	29	7	4	140	12
GIN GINS ORIGINAL CHEWY GINGER	120	30	0	0	0	30
UNSWEETENED BANANA CHIPS	200	19	12	2	6	1
Nestle - Dark Chocolate Chips	210	24	15	0	0	18
	720	102	34	6	146	61
Totals	3,344	534	89	127	5,056	162
Your Daily Goal	3,704	463	123	186	2,300	139
Remaining	360	-71	34	59	-2,756	-23
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,774 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 205.7 lbs in 5 weeks.

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	132	1,953
Daily Total / Goal	132 / 30	1,953 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	588 / 210	9,318 / 4,130