ENVY

On Saturday I weighed 232 lbs. Aside from the fact that that represents a weight gain in recent weeks, I do not mind reminding myself that even at 232 lbs, I am down 77 lbs from where I started just about two years ago. I used to ENVY thin people. I have learned in the past two years that there is no reason to ENVY them. Thin people work hard to be thin. Still, that is not really what I want to talk about today.

I sometimes ENVY people who wake up each day and go to their workplace at the same time, arriving at work by the same mode of transportation and take the same route home. My life is the exact opposite. Each day I am somewhere new, sometimes in a different city and state, staying at different hotels and visiting customers at different times. Sometimes it is difficult to know where I am going and when... For example, yesterday...

I drove out of Chicago by 7:45AM which gave me more than enough time to arrive at a store called COTTON COTTAGE QUILTS at 10:00AM in Valparaiso, Indiana. In fact, I got to the town early enough to stop at the welcome center for Indiana Dunes to pick up some trail maps for future hikes and make a deposit in the local Chase Bank.  I rolled my nearly 100lb sample bag to the front door and was met by my customer who suggested that I follow her upstairs. Once I arrived upstairs with my nearly 100 lbs sample bag, it occurred to my customer that I did not have an appointment with her this day. Turns out my appointment was at a store called CAROLINE'S COTTAGE COTTONS. That store was more than 90 miles to the east. The store was literally (no kidding) in a different (Eastern) time zone, in a town called Rome City, Indiana. I called my customer with whom I did actually have the appointment, and after sheepishly apologizing, I was encouraged to visit. I was driving on Route 80, and I guess I was daydreaming at precisely the wrong moment. I missed my exit and could hardly believe that the next exit was nearly 20 miles ahead. This was an act of stupidity on top of an act of stupidity. I did finally arrive at the place that I was supposed to be at 10:00AM - four hours later at 2:00PM Eastern Time. This was a customer that I was meeting for the first time. This woman was very gracious and understanding. (But of course she was, once we finished with business, we started discussing the recent election and it turns out we both supported the candidate who wants to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN) I am sure that I made a new friend today, one unlikely to forget me. We did some fabric and button business, and I returned home in time for dinner.

As I said, earlier...sometimes I ENVY people who go to work at the same place every day. But only sometimes...

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Your Food Diary For:

Monday, December 5, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Powerbar - 30g Protein Plus Chocolate	330	40	9	30	180	27
Essential Everyday - Butter Flavored Grits	600	126	6	12	2,040	6
	930	166	15	42	2,220	33
L U N C H
Turkey & Cheddar on Multigrain Sandwich	440	44	18	45	835	10
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 2 medium apple	190	50	1	1	4	38
Nature Valley - Crunchy - Oats 'n Honey	190	29	7	3	180	11
	820	123	26	49	1,019	59
D I N N E R
Keebler - Elfudge	600	88	25	7	353	42
Hamburger Soup	900	45	37	94	1,092	16
	1,500	133	62	101	1,445	58
S N A C K S
Clif Bar - Builder's Protein Bar - Chocolate Mint	270	29	9	20	200	22
	270	29	9	20	200	22
Totals	3,520	451	112	212	4,884	172
Your Daily Goal	2,834	354	94	142	2,300	106
Remaining	-686	-97	-18	-70	-2,584	-66
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 904 extra calories from exercise today

Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, December 5, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Elliptical Trainer	97	1,084
Daily Total / Goal	97 / 30	1,084 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	97 / 210	1,084 / 4,130