DAY OFF

Yesterday, I (basically) did not exercise (too much)
I spent all day with a customer who is not particularly speedy when making decisions and it took all day from 9AM until 5PM for her to complete her business with me.  When the day was over, plenty of business was concluded.
After concluding my appointment, I did drive to a spot where I expected to find a YMCA.  My information was outdated, and a YMCA no longer existed in Warren, Ohio.
Perhaps, I just didn't have it in me yesterday... I was happy to skip the day.
Still I spent one hour in my room walking in place while watching a recent episode of Better Call Saul directly from the AMC website.  I simply will not allow myself to live an entire day and fail to accumulate 10,000 steps (if at all possible).

So, more or less, yesterday was my day to take a day off - although my day was not quite as interesting as Ferris Bueller's!
.

Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Cinnamon & Spice Instant Oatmeal, 5 packet	800	160	10	20	1,050	55
	800	160	10	20	1,050	55
L U N C H
Cheese Pizza	480	64	14	26	1,180	6
	480	64	14	26	1,180	6
D I N N E R
Rice Cakes Butter Popcorn Flavor, 7 rice cake	245	49	1	7	315	0
Red Delicious Apple, 2 medium apple	190	50	1	1	4	38
Campbell's Manhattan Clam Chowder	240	36	6	10	1,600	6
	675	135	8	18	1,919	44
S N A C K S
two-bite original - coconut macaroons, 7 macaroons	385	49	21	4	105	39
Clif Bar  - Coconut Chocolate Chip, 1 bar	250	42	6	10	180	21
	635	91	27	14	285	60
Totals	2,590	450	59	78	4,434	164
Your Daily Goal	2,128	266	71	107	2,300	79
Remaining	-462	-184	12	29	-2,133	-85
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 198 extra calories from exercise today

.

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking in Place	60	300
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-102
Daily Total / Goal	61 / 30	198 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	274 / 210	1,964 / 4,130

.

.

total calories consumed 2590 calories

total calories burned (walking in place) 300 calories

total net 2290 calorie

. . . . . . . . . . .   

fitbit day 202

11084 steps  

.

.

Hopefully, my blog readers don't think that I am guilty of this too often.

.

BETTER CALL SAUL

The other day I was talking about binge-watching Longmire on Netflix. I was saying that I was not a good candidate to watch episodic TV week after week. A perfect example of this inability to watch a TV show at a designated time was a show that premiered on AMC last winter, Better Call Saul. Better Call Saul is a spinoff prequel which focuses on the life of the popular character, Saul Goodman prior to the events that took place in Breaking Bad. As the premier date approached last year, I was looking forward to this show.  I did manage to watch the premiere and I managed to watch one more show and then I either forgot about it, or my schedule prevented me from keeping up with it and I did not continue with it. This week I have been focused on my training on the AMT elliptical at my local YMCA which has excellent wifi.  I was very pleased to discover on February 1, that all 10 episodes of Season 1 of this show 'dropped' on Netflix. Finally, I have the chance to watch this show, and my two hour workouts zip by faster than ever. Season 2 of this show begins on television towards the middle of this month. I am going to try (and probably fail) to watch the show on a weekly basis. And if I fail, I can look forward to the next 10 episodes appearing on Netflix next year.

.

Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal - Original, 3 packet (28 g)	300	57	6	12	225	0
3 Egg Omelette - Ham and Cheese, 1 Omelette	400	1	30	40	1,225	0
WHOLE FOODS 8497 - CHERRY VANILLA GRANOLA, 110 g (3/4 cup)	480	80	14	10	120	30
	1,180	138	50	62	1,570	30
L U N C H
Chicken-noodle Casserole, 3 Cup	765	90	30	63	2,685	0
WHOLE FOODS 9269 - DRIED PAPAYA, 6 slices	100	25	0	1	10	15
WHOLE FOODS 5536 - YOGURT ALMONDS	220	22	14	4	20	19
WHOLE FOODS 9269 - DRIED PAPAYA, 6 slices	100	25	0	1	10	15
	1,185	162	44	69	2,725	49
D I N N E R
Fiorucci - Prosciutto Panino, 2 pieces	125	1	10	9	170	0
EARTHBOUND FARM - ORGANIC BABY SPINACH, 85 g (approx 3 oz, two cups)	20	0	0	2	65	0
365 - Hearts of Palm: Salad Cut, 1 cup	50	10	0	4	580	0
Louis Kemp - Crab Delights Leg Style, 3 legs (85g)	70	11	0	6	430	1
Roundy's - Asparagus Spears, 1.75 Cup	70	11	0	7	1,225	11
Eggs - Hard Boiled - Large, 1 egg	78	1	5	6	62	1
Ham slices - Ham pieces, 3 oz	160	4	10	14	1,000	2
	573	37	25	48	3,532	14
S N A C K S
Cheerios - Honey Nut Cheerios Medley, 3 cup	480	96	6	12	480	36
	480	96	6	12	480	36
Totals	3,418	433	125	191	8,307	129
Your Daily Goal	4,265	533	142	214	2,300	160
Remaining	847	99	17	22	-6,007	30
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,335 extra calories from exercise today

.

	Your Exercise Diary for:
	Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
PRECOR AMT (ADAPTIVE MOTION TRAINER)	125	2,384
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-49
Daily Total / Goal	126 / 30	2,335 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	252 / 210	4,932 / 4,130

.

. . . . . . . . . . . .

total calories consumed 3418 calories

total calories burned (125 min elliptical) 2384 calories

total net 1034 calories

. . . . . . . . . . .  

fitbit day 150

16658 steps
. . . . . . . .

.

BAD HABITS ARE LIKE BIKE RIDING (YOU NEVER FORGET)

Let me explain.
Bad habits are bad.  (<----not the most clever thing I have ever written)
It said that there are some things one never forgets - like remembering how to ride a bicycle.
Bad habits are like riding a bicycle - one does not forget bad habits.

There are many things that have either surprised me and/or given me joy over the past half year.
Of course, I am overjoyed that I have lost approximately 90 lbs from my starting point of 309 lbs.
I am pleased (and no longer shocked) that I have successfully ended my habit of eating at McDonalds, Burger King, White Castle and similar unhealthy restaurants. (Considering that I ate at establishments like this three times per day nearly every day for a large portion of my life - this was no small accomplishment.)  This lifestyle change is secure.  Nothing is pulling me back into that particular bad habit.

The habit that I have not broken myself from is the habit of overeating.
I tamed this habit for 4 months when I limited myself to 1000 calories per day and dropped 90 lbs.
As I increased my calories, I have increased the intensity and the time spent exercising.
In fact, I have developed a habit of exercising and I have embraced this new habit.

The habit of overeating has not been so easy to tame.
In fact, it is not tamed.
I do still eat too many apples, too many 'nutritional' energy bars.
I do eat too often and too much at the bulk foods section of a few different grocery stores.
.
I have seen my calories consumed per day first approach 3000 and then exceed 3000 per day.
I have been maintaining my aggressive workout schedule so I think I have been masking this problem fairly well.  I am still wearing all the 36" or 38" waist pants that I was wearing two and three months ago.  So, I have not developed a major problem here - although I have bounced up and down five or six pounds in the past few weeks.

The absolute worst thing that I have done  - is said to myself....
I WILL START TOMORROW.
I have been thinking that I should string together a one or two or three 1000 calorie days just to insure a good week at the scale.   As each day unfolds and I am considering this, I find myself saying to myself: I WILL START TOMORROW.

This is the really bad habit that I have (apparently) not forgotten.
I should have a real low calorie day today, Wednesday....but maybe I WILL START TOMORROW.
THIS IS A BAD HABIT - AND IT IS A TOUGH ONE TO BREAK.

I have heard that one cannot cure oneself of a problem without first recognizing the problem.
At least I have that first step solved.  I know that I have a problem.
Me thinks it might be time for step two - take a new action.
On the other hand....if  I don't start today....I WILL START TOMORROW. (Wrong answer.)

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  

 Tuesday MENU

breakfast  John McCann Oatmeal, bacon, poached eggs                             590 calories
lunch        Jimmy Johns BOOTLEGGER UNWICH, pickle                       300 calories
dinner       Panera Bread Onion Soup, Half Asiago Steak sandwich
                 wasabi peas, mango slices, yogurt almonds, granola
                 wasabi rice crackers                                                                 1784 calories
SNACK   APPLE, CLIFF TRAIL MIX BAR, bulk foods                       1007 calories

total calories consumed 3682 calories

calories burned

HOME STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL 92 minutes, level 20                     2285 calories

CALORIES BURNED 2307 CALORIES

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  

Tuesday net calories 1375 calories

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~