Wednesday, December 7, 2016

CHANGING SEASONS

One thing interesting about living in North America is experiencing the changing seasons. Definitionally there are four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. One of the most amusing articles of clothing that I once saw for sale in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was a shirt that said: The 4 Seasons of the UP: Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, and Next Winter.  Here in Chicago where I live, we are said to have only two seasons: Winter and Construction. Personally, I have concluded that my life revolves around these four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Netflix. As the colder weather sweeps in, I have noticed that I have and will continue to spend much more time indoors with my workouts on an elliptical machine rather than walking or hiking inside.

Yesterday, I did actually squeeze in a four mile urban hike before my late morning appointment. However, I have come to recognize that I will be indoors more and more as the mercury drops. The 10-Days Forecast in Chicago shows no day forecasted to have high temperatures that will rise above freezing, 32°F. I think that there is going to be a lot of Netflix in my immediate future. If you know of something that I should be watching, please let me know.



The 10-Day forecast for Chicago shows that we will never actually get above freezing for the foreseeable (forecastable) future.


Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST Calories
kcal
Carbs
g
Fat
g
Protein
g
Sodium
mg
Sugar
g
Creamy Wheat - Enriched Farina 600 125 0 20 425 5
Kellogg's - Raisin Bran Crunch 400 95 2 8 421 40

1,000 220 2 28 846 45
L U N C H
Ponzu Chicken 400 1 16 60 832 1
Mashed Yams 200 37 4 3 229 2
Sweet Butternut Squash 200 32 7 0 12 10

800 70 27 63 1,073 13
D I N N E R
Hard Shell Taco 850 60 50 40 1,550 5

850 60 50 40 1,550 5
S N A C K S
DARK CHOCOLATE GINGER 600 124 15 0 150 109

600 124 15 0 150 109
Totals 3,250 474 94 131 3,619 172
Your Daily Goal 4,042 505 134 203 2,300 151
Remaining 792 31 40 72 -1,319 -21
Calories
kcal
Carbs
g
Fat
g
Protein
g
Sodium
mg
Sugar
g

*You've earned 2,112 extra calories from exercise today         
       Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular Minutes Calories Burned
4 mile urban hike
51 775
99 1,010
99 825

   
Daily Total / Goal 249 / 30 2,610 / 590  
Weekly Total / Goal 348 / 210 3,519 / 4,130             
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2 comments:

shoom said...

Siege of Jadotville.. very good movie

Marc Jacobs said...

Your suggestion looks infinitely more intelligent than a movie I watched on Netflix a couple of days ago: True Memoirs of an International Assassin starring Kevin James. I will definitely check out your suggestion.