SWEET 16

Yesterday was my daughter's 'sweet 16.'  She is not quite yet fifteen years old. It was her 'sweet 16' because she joined me in an urban hike that was not concluded until we had trekked 16 miles. 

We did not set out to walk quite so much. My daughter continues to surprise me. She likes to join me in my urban hikes and I like to have her around. I get plenty of practice walking alone, so it is nice to be walking with someone else. Yesterday, it was her idea to walk over to a place called 'Stan's Donuts,' which is about two miles north of our home. This is that part of the recounting of this urban hike which I am pleased to report, because someday she will re-read this blog and be even more amazed. It was my daughter's idea to first walk downtown three miles and then hike back up north three more miles (more or less to return to where we started) and then finally to walk the two miles to 'Stan's Donuts.' This is precisely what we did. We eventually met my wife at Mariano's Market where we all had a meal together. Still we were not done. We walked home from Mariano's. When this urban hike was completed, we had travelled 16 miles throughout the city. That was a 'sweet 16' indeed. 

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This girl, nearly 15, during her 'sweet 16.'

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, December 30, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal- Maple, 5 packet	800	160	10	20	1,300	60
	800	160	10	20	1,300	60
L U N C H
Kirkland - Pre-Cooked Bacon	240	0	18	18	1,050	0
Cod With Lemon	250	3	6	43	501	0
Fried Shrimp	100	4	0	42	0	0
Butternut Squash	50	12	0	1	0	2
Creamed Corn	100	5	9	1	15	3
	740	24	33	105	1,566	5
D I N N E R
Sushi - Salmon Avocado 1 Roll	400	55	11	17	0	0
	400	55	11	17	0	0
S N A C K S
Crunchy - Oats 'n Honey	190	29	7	3	180	11
Dark Cocoa Melting Wafers	500	55	30	7	102	48
	690	84	37	10	282	59
Totals	2,630	323	91	152	3,148	124
Your Daily Goal	4,279	535	142	214	2,300	160
Remaining	1,649	212	51	62	-848	36
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,349 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, December 30, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
16 MILE URBAN HIKE	249	2,657
Daily Total / Goal	249 / 30	2,657 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	876 / 210	9,514 / 4,130

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The way that I have been (over)eating lately... I should be damned glad that my weight on Saturday morning was 'only' 240.2 lbs. I have definitely been going in the wrong direction lately and I know that I will likely overeat fondue prepared at home this evening. I guess like everyone else in America, I will be making a New Year's Resolution for 2017. Start eating better (again) like I did when I first started on December 24, 2014 when I weighed 309 lbs.