INDIANA DUNES STATE PARK (DAY 61)

Saturday Morning.
The day I step on the scale.

I have lost 45.4 lbs since my disgust overwhelmed my fat lackadaisical slothful condition and made the decision, that enough was enough! 

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I only had one appointment in Northern Indiana on Friday morning.
So before heading home, I made a stop at Indiana Dunes.
It has been quite a long time since I have been to the Dunes.
When my hike was completed, I had trekked 14 miles.
When the day was over, I had completed my 61st consecutive day of low calorie consumption.
My definition of low calorie consumption has been what I describe as the 'neighborhood of 1000 calories'  During these past 61 days I think I have consumed as low as 800 calories in a day but nothing higher than 1400. That's the neighborhood that I have remained in for these past seven weeks.

I spotted a PRAYING MANTIS along the trail

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During my hike I 'discovered' something that I was not aware of... There are five 'Homes of the Future' along the lake that were moved from the Chicago CENTURY OF PROGRESS World's Fair that took place 1933-1934.   I love discovering new things by accident.

JUNE DUNES

For the first 23 years that I have lived in Chicago, I managed to never even see the Indiana Dunes. Yesterday was my second visit this month. My first hike earlier this month on June 2, was 'only' 12 miles - yesterday, my total hike was 16 miles. I parked at the same place as last time, but this time I took a 7 mile detour before I even arrived at the beach. Once at the beach I proceeded a full three miles along the shoreline before I turned back into one of the trails to return to my car. The weather was completely cooperative as it was 75°F. When I started my hike at 3:30PM, my fitbit was showing less than 2000 steps, by the time I returned to my car, the fitbit registered a number north of 30,000 steps. I like hiking.

During the part of the hike that I was walking along the beach, I basically had the entire lakeshore to myself. Whether I looked north or south, I couldn't even spot another person..

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if one is going to make a 16 mile hike, on a beach and in a forested area - this weather is ideal.

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Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Thomas' - Cinnamon Raisin Bread, 2 slice	160	32	2	4	250	14
Red Delicious Apple, 2 medium apple	190	50	1	1	4	38
Kelloggs - Raisin Bran Cereal, 177 g	570	138	3	15	630	54
	920	220	6	20	884	106
L U N C H
Vanilla Granola	408	70	12	8	130	34
Kar's Sweet 'n Salty Mix - Nutty Snack	270	27	17	8	110	20
	678	97	29	16	240	54
D I N N E R
Cream of Cheddar Cheese Condensed Soup	100	14	5	1	870	5
Baked Potato	216	49	0	6	23	3
Broccoli	60	6	1	5	49	0
Polish Kielbasa Sausage	298	4	26	12	998	2
	674	73	32	24	1,940	9
S N A C K S
DARK CHOCOLATE COCONUT	400	40	28	4	50	26
Wonderful - Pistachios 1oz. Bag, 1 oz	80	4	7	3	80	1
YOGURT PRETZELS	190	28	0	2	180	19
	670	72	35	9	310	46
Totals	2,942	462	102	69	3,373	215
Your Daily Goal	4,830	604	161	242	2,300	181
Remaining	1,888	142	59	172	-1,073	-34
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,900 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	212	3,097
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-197
Daily Total / Goal	213 / 30	2,900 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	591 / 210	7,115 / 4,130

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After my 16 mile hike in the Indiana Dunes, I was ready to sit down and enjoy this home-cooked meal prepared by my wife which I conservatively estimated to be about 700 calories.