Sunday, August 28, 2016

BANANA REPUBLIC BLUE JEANS

Different brands of clothing adhere to sizes a bit, well... differently. It is my belief that Banana Republic 'runs small.' (In other words, if one usually wears a waist size of 40, perhaps if shopping at Banana Republic one would have to consider a 42. Many months ago when I was confident that my weight loss would continue (before my hernia operation) I purchased a pair of BANANA REPUBLIC BLUE JEANS at a huge discount, even though at the time they did not even remotely fit me. This pair of blue jeans was 36" waist. I tried them on last night. They are tight, but in a pinch, they could be worn. The waist size that I was forced to wear when I started this little journey on December 24, 2014 was 50" - and they were tight. A man wearing tight 50" blue jeans is not a pleasant sight. It is even less pleasant being that man. I don't know if a man wearing tight 36" blue jeans is a pleasant sight or not. I do know, that I enjoy being that man.

I am looking forward to wearing these Banana Republic 36" blue jeans when they are a bit more comfortable.

Yesterday I think some physical fatigue was setting in. I walked, but 'only' 8 miles. I thought that was all I would do, but later in the evening my daughter wanted to talk a walk downtown. So although that second 4 mile walk was not as vigorous - I did walk twelve miles yesterday.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Kroger - Grits, 2 cup	200	42	2	4	680	2
365 Organic Dark Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter - Chewy Granola Bars, 3 bar	450	69	15	9	270	30
	650	111	17	13	950	32
L U N C H
Read - 3 Bean Salad	300	65	0	5	1,500	40
Nabisco Ritz Fresh Stacks - Crackers, 1 fresh stack	220	26	12	2	280	4
Skippy - Creamy Peanut Butter	300	9	25	11	237	5
Quaker Chewy - 90 Cal Chocolate Chunk, 1 bar	90	19	2	1	80	7
	910	119	39	19	2,097	56
D I N N E R
banana bread flax bar	190	25	9	3	5	12
Campbell's Chunky - Manhattan Clam Chowder	240	36	6	10	1,600	6
	430	61	15	13	1,605	18
S N A C K S
DARK CHOCOLATE COCONUT CHEWS	266	27	19	3	33	17
Vanilla Gellato	300	34	15	7	105	0
	566	61	34	10	138	17

Totals	2,556	352	105	55	4,790	123
Your Daily Goal	4,193	524	139	210	2,300	157
Remaining	1,637	172	34	155	-2,490	34
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,263 extra calories from exercise today

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
8 mile hike	108	1,525
4 mile walk	71	664


Daily Total / Goal	179 / 30	2,189 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1032 / 210	13,014 / 4,130

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

BANANA REPUBLIC

BANANA REPUBIC JACKET

Yesterday on my way to Onalaska, Wisconsin near the Minnesota border, I stopped at the Tanger Outlet Mall in Wisconsin Dells that I zipped by scores and scores of times over the past 20 years and never had the desire to visit. I was shopping for some top quality dress shirts and a lightweight jacket. I found something that I liked at Banana Republic. For most of my life, no one has accused me of being a 'snappy dresser.' Of course, when one is 100+ pounds overweight - there isn't a garment in the universe that can be called snappy. These days, while I still have plenty of weight to shed, I can attempt to dress a bit more 'snappily.' One thing, that I felt that I needed was a lightweight spring jacket. (My collection of XXL just don't look good anymore - and they never did.) I was very pleased to find something real sharp at Banana Republic. It is fun to buy such a quality garment marked down 60% from $99.99. In addition, I opened a Banana Republic Visa account which earned me an additional 15% discount. Wisconsin has a much lower sales tax rate than Chicago, so my complete receipt shows that I spent just $36.30 for this gorgeous jacket. Is it possible that in the future, this Marc Jacobs, might become a bit more fashionable? Yep, that's the plan.

modeling my BANANA REPUBLIC JACKET

It's a good thing that I was shopping at Banana Republic today and not two weeks ago. This jacket fits well, but it is snug. If I should tack on just a couple of pounds - it will no longer fit. On the other hand, since the plan is to shed perhaps at least twenty pounds more, this jacket will only fit a little bit better over the coming weeks. Slipping on this jacket on made me feel like 'a million bucks,' even if it cost me only $36 bucks!

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MONDAY MENU

breakfast one cup oatmeal w/prune, two poached eggs, two strips turkey 'bacon' 355 calories
lunch JIMMY JOHNS #14 BOOTLEGGER UNWICH, one whole pickle 250 calories
sinner JIMMY JOHNS #14 BOOTLEGGER UNWICH, one whole pickle
CAMPBELL'S SLOW KETTLE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP, spinach 480 calories

TOTAL CALORIES CONSUMED 1085 CALORIES

CALORIES BURNED
6:30AM elliptical 32 minutes 437 calories

MONDAY NET CALORIES 648 CALORIES