OUT OF THIS WORLD

Each time I take a walk or hike anywhere, I am always searching for something new that I have never seen or noticed before. During an afternoon hike in Chicago on Tuesday, I discovered this long mural overlooking an empty lot that was out of this world (at least part of it)

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I used my 'panorama' option on my iphone to try to capture the entire mural in one photograph.

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Lewis bakery - Hawaiian special recipe bread	80	14	1	3	95	4
Eggs - Poached	300	2	20	26	600	2
Cheerios	400	80	8	12	640	4
	780	96	29	41	1,335	10
L U N C H
Hawaiian special recipe bread, 2 slice	160	28	2	6	190	8
Egg Salad	100	1	10	3	0	0
Chunky New England Clam Chowder	360	36	20	10	1,780	2
	620	65	32	19	1,970	10
D I N N E R
Home Made - Garden Salad	100	6	0	4	400	4
Johnsonville - Polish Kielbasa, 2 link	440	6	40	18	1,020	1
Seeds of Change - Seven Grains	240	47	3	6	340	1
Oreo - Thins, 12 cookies	420	63	18	3	285	36
	1,200	122	61	31	2,045	42
S N A C K S
Zico - Pure Coconut Water	280	52	0	0	640	48
UNREAL - Crispy dark chocolate	200	20	14	3	86	14
	480	72	14	3	726	62
Totals	3,080	355	136	94	6,076	124
Your Daily Goal	4,040	505	134	203	2,300	151
Remaining	960	150	-2	109	-3,776	27
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,110 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 215.6 lbs in 5 weeks 

CASTING A LONG SHADOW

Over the course of the past 10 months that I have been blogging, I do occasionally get comments from people expressing their gratitude for the experiences and  'wisdom' that I share each day. I like to imagine that I have inspired some people to make changes in their lives. The purpose of this blog is to record my progress for its most loyal reader, that is, me. (Don't worry, Jack...after me, you have been the most loyal!) It has been my hope that I would continue to inspire myself, my family, and my readers. I hope that my blog casts a long, and positive shadow over people's lives, besides my own.

If one is out and about shortly after sunrise, one is guaranteed to cast a long shadow.

It was eight days ago when I joined the Chicago Marathon and walked 26.2 miles.  In the subsequent days, I took it easy. I finally bounced back on Friday morning with a 6.5 mile walk, on Saturday with a 7 mile walk and yesterday, Sunday, my rebound was complete as I walked a half-marathon, 13.1 miles before lunch. I think that this photograph which I took with a self-timer encapsulates how I am feeling these days: thin, fit and happy.

in the middle of my half marathon walk on Sunday - I just felt good!

When I walked out of my front door on Sunday morning, I had no plan on which direction I was headed. On a whim, I started heading south...when this particular walk was completed, I had travelled  just slightly more than 13.1 miles. (half marathon distance)  The temperature at 7:00AM when I started was cold. Unlike Saturday morning, I was better prepared. Yesterday morning, I was wearing gloves to keep my hands warm.

Your Food Diary For:

 

Sunday, October 18, 2015 

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Apple - - Honey Crisp - Small, 3 apple	165	44	1	1	0	45
Select Choice - Chewy Oat & Honey Granola Bar, 1 Bar	100	18	3	1	55	7
Add Food  Quick Tools	265	62	3	2	55	52
L U N C H
Campbell's Chunky - Manhattan Clam Chowder, 2 cup	240	36	6	10	1,600	6
Johnsonville 170 - Polish Kielbasa Sausage, 4 oz (56g)	340	4	30	14	1,140	2
Crystal Farms - Simply Potatoes O'brien Hash Browns, 1.33 cup (80g)	160	34	0	4	660	2
Add Food  Quick Tools	740	74	36	28	3,400	10
D I N N E R
Snap Kitchen - Shrimp Fra Diavolo (MED), 357.15 g	380	54	6	28	620	8
Add Food  Quick Tools	380	54	6	28	620	8
S N A C K S
WHOLE FOODS 7842 - BAOBAB COCONUT GRANOLA, 86.35 g (1/2 cup)	408	61	14	6	94	22
WHOLE FOODS 8738 - DRIED MANGO SLICES, 42.8 g (approx 6 pieces)	118	30	0	2	1	21
WHOLE FOODS 8609 - KAHUNA CRUNCH TRAIL MIX, 93.8 g (approx 1/4 cup)	435	54	27	7	84	33
Add Food  Quick Tools	961	145	41	15	179	77
Totals	2,346	335	86	73	4,254	147
Your Daily Goal	5,583	698	186	280	2,300	209
Remaining	3,237	363	100	207	-1,954	62
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar

Your Exercise Diary for: 

Sunday, October 18, 2015 

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 5.0 mph	166	2,717
Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk pace	109	892
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	44
Add Exercise  Quick Tools
Daily Total / Goal	276 / 30	3,653 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	590 / 210	10,327 / 4,130

TOTAL CALORIES CONSUMED 2346 CALORIES

TOTAL CALORIES BURNED 3609 CALORIES

TOTAL CALORIES 1263 CALORIE DEFECIT

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The path of this walk was predicated by my family attending an OPEN HOUSE about a prospective High School for our daughter as she contemplates what school to attend next year.  As the 'walk' stopped and restarted many times, I simply put the 'workout' on 'PAUSE' and/or 'RESUME WORKOUT' as the day progressed. Still, my family walked together for 6 miles. I am beginning to have some influence on transportation behavior of my family.  In the 'old days' we would have driven to the high school for the open house.  Any additional stops would have been made by driving. If this same need to visit this high school has occurred six months ago; our family would have likely walked zero miles. This new mode of transportation is much healthier!

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fitbit day 46
50503 steps
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Idiom: Cast a long shadow
Idiom Definitions for 'Cast a long shadow'

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Something or someone that casts a long shadow has considerable influence on other people or events.