BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

Global Warming strikes again! When I left Chicago for Minneapolis on Monday morning, it was a 'balmy' zero degrees outside.  When I awoke this morning, in Bloomington, Minnesota, the temperatures was eight degrees colder.  It does serve to remind me that I am glad that I have cured myself of the compulsion to walk outside every day, as I did just as the cold weather was starting to become a habit in December.  In fact, the very first thing I did, before I left Chicago, was stop at my local YMCA to get a replacement ID card for the one that I recently lost.  I was fairly certain that I was not going to be exploring any trails in Minneapolis this week.

from wikipedia.com

"Baby, It's Cold Outside" is a song written byFrank Loesser in 1944. It is a call and response duet in which one of the singers (usually performed by a male voice) attempts to convince a guest (usually performed by a female voice) that they should stay together for a romantic evening because the weather is cold and the trip home would be difficult. Originally recorded for the film Neptune's Daughter, it has been recorded by many artists since its original release. In the early part of its history, the song was seen as presenting a liberating stand for women because the guest decides to stay despite what the neighbors might say about her reputation; however, in the 2000s, critiques of the song have highlighted other parts of the lyrics such as "What's in this drink?" and his unrelenting pressure to stay despite her repeated statement of her desire to go home.

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This song, Baby, It's Cold Outside, has been recorded by scores of artists in the 60+ years since it was first written. I personally own only one version of the song. Oddly enough, the version that I own is by Buck Dharma (Guitarist for Blue Öyster Cult) and his wife. Something about this song, makes it impossible not to enjoy if sung by anyone with just a little talent.

Your Food Diary For: Monday, January 18, 2016 BREAKFAST Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugar steel cut oatmeal - steel cut oat meal, 1 cup 600 108 10 20 0 4 Walgreens - Nutritional Shake, 1 Bottle 250 40 6 9 190 22 Starbucks - Reduced Fat Turkey Bacon, 230 28 6 13 560 3 1,080 176 22 42 750 29 L U N C H Subway - Double Chicken Chop Salad, 425 g 220 10 5 36 490 4 Roundy's - Oats & More With Honey & Almonds, 3 cup 520 104 8 12 600 24 Larabar Über - Dark Chocolate Pecan With Sea Salt, 1 bar 220 16 16 5 125 9 960 130 29 53 1,215 37 D I N N E R Deli Meat - Roast Beef (Deli), 4.5 oz 240 0 9 36 630 0 Kroger - Deli Sliced Ham, 4 slices 60 3 3 10 650 3 Crab Salad - Imitation Crab, Deli, 1 cup 225 18 2 26 680 2 Eggs - Hard Boiled - Large, 1 egg 78 1 5 6 62 1 HYVEE - HUGE SPINACH SALAD, 0.4 salad 200 0 0 0 0 0 WHOLE FOODS - YOGURT PRETZELS, 40 g (approx 8 pcs) 190 28 0 2 180 19 Hyvee - Wasabi Peas, 0.5 cup 200 32 4 12 360 6 HY-VEE - FRENCH VANILLA GRANOLA, 44.0 g (approx 3/4 cup) 200 32 6 4 44 11 1,393 114 29 96 2,606 42 Totals 3,433 420 80 191 4,571 108 Your Daily Goal 4,007 501 133 201 2,300 150 Remaining 574 81 53 9 -2,271 42 Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugar *You've earned 2,077 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, January 18, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	2,140
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-63
Daily Total / Goal	93 / 30	2,077 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	93 / 210	2,077 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 3433 calories

total calories burned (92 min elliptical) 2140 calories

total net 1193 calories

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fitbit day 137

12866 steps
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THAT'S BRISK, BABY!®

Brisk is well known for its high-profile “That’s Brisk, baby!” campaigns. The J. Walter Thompson ad agency first launched the campaign in 1996, featuring pop-culture icons in claymation, and was revived in 2010 by creative agency Mekanism. The advertisements highlight exhausted celebrities who are dramatically reinvigorated by drinking Brisk. Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Bruce Lee, Danny DeVito, Bruce Willis, Ozzy Osbourne, Sylvester Stallone, Danny Trejo and Eminem have all been featured in Brisk spots.

So, you are of course, wondering why am I talking about BRISK today?  I have two applications on my phone that communicate with each other: Map My Walk and My Fitness Pal.  When I record a workout on Map My Walk, it automatically records the workout with a short description onto My Fitness Pal.  My TEN MILE walks are recorded like this:

EXERCISE
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace

Yesterday afternoon in between the time that my daughter checked in for a Swim Meet and the time that she did actually swim in a race, I had about a hour or so.  I decided to take a quick walk around the neighborhood, and as I knew that my walk was going to be a bit shorter, I walked a bit faster than normal.  In fact, I did manage to log three miles in just under 36 minutes.  The application does not bother to label this walk at a brisk pace.  It simply logged this walk like this:

EXERCISE
Walking, 5.0 mph
(if 4.5 mph is very, very brisk - 5 mph is should have been 'brisker!' - Why didn't this faster pace rate an adjective?)

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The reason that I was able to take a THREE MILE walk in the afternoon was that I had already logged my TEN MILE walk in the early morning.  Very early morning.  I knew that I would not have a lot of free time during the day, so at the stroke of midnight on Saturday, I departed from my home for my daily 10 mile walk.  I returned home around 2:15AM,  took a quick shower, took a quick sleep and I was ready to start my day on Saturday morning.  It is extra fun to wake up in the morning and already have 15000 steps 'in the bank.'

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Your Food Diary For:

Saturday, November 28, 2015

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
John McCann Steel Cut - Oat Meal, 1 cup	600	108	0	16	0	0
Starbucks - Reduced-fat Turkey Bacon Sandwich, 1 sandwich	230	28	6	13	560	3
	830	136	6	29	560	3
L U N C H
Roundy's - Center Cut Bacon, 6 Slices	140	0	8	14	440	0
Eggs - Grade A Large, 2 egg (50g)	140	0	10	12	140	0
Nice! - Toasted O's, 1 cup	120	23	1	4	160	2
	400	23	19	30	740	2
D I N N E R
Roundy's - Center Cut Bacon, 6 Slices	140	0	8	14	440	0
Quaker - Rice Cake - Buttered Popcorn, 14 cake (9g)	490	112	0	14	630	0
	630	112	8	28	1,070	0
S N A C K S
Quaker - Rice Cake - Buttered Popcorn, 14 cake (9g)	490	112	0	14	630	0
Campbell's - Grilled Chicken and Sausage Combo Soup, 2 cup	280	38	8	14	1,560	0
Heb Organics - Toasted O's, 3 cup	330	66	6	12	480	3
	1,100	216	14	40	2,670	3
Totals	2,960	487	47	127	5,040	8
Your Daily Goal	5,710	714	190	286	2,300	214
Remaining	2,750	227	143	159	-2,740	206
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 3,780 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	132	1,942
Walking, 5.0 mph	36	663
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	27	390
Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk pace	106	940
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-155
Daily Total / Goal	302 / 30	3,780 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1353 / 210	20,191 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2960 calories

total calories burned (10, 3, & 2 mile walks) 2995 calories

total net calories 5 caloric deficit

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fitbit day 87

48479 steps

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ten mile walking streak reached 20 days.

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