SMILE, Y'ALL ARE IN HOUSTON (DAY 97)

Houston Saturday.
Woke up 4:45AM
Checked the weather: 57°
Checked sunrise 7:35AM
Left for my 10 mile hike at 5:03AM and returned to my hotel room at sunrise.
Great way to start a day!

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BUFFALO BAYOU PARK

Thursday night, my first night in Houston, Texas ended in burst of 'hard-drinking.'  I was brought up in a home by two loving parents that taught me that if you are going to do something, you should do it right. I am guessing that this applies to drinking too. The fact is, anyone can drink.  Anyone can drink too much. But if one can drink all night and still get up before dawn and and take a ten mile urban hike - then definitionally, one did not drink too much. On Thursday, I had hike along some of the pathways at Buffalo Bayou Park and realized that there was much more than I had seen. Friday morning, I set out to explore the entire park from its west end to its east end. And when that hike was completed, I had hike ten miles, and there was time to shower up and meet my colleagues for breakfast.  It is an amazing thing to sit down for a hearty breakfast with 20,000 steps already logged for the day.

Friday was set-up day for the QuiltMarket Show in Houston. As I walked back to my hotel after meeting with my vendors I passed this giant football which has been strategically placed to remind Houstonians that they will be hosting the SUPER BOWL in 100 days.

Thinking about the Super Bowl reminds me that the Cubs are currently playing in the WORLD SERIES.  The Cubs hosted the Cleveland Indians last evening at Wrigley Field and as they will for the next two nights.  They lost the game one to nothing. Unless the Indians 'sweep'  the three Wrigley Field games, the World Series will travel eastward again back to Cleveland to crown its champion.

Your Food Diary For:

Friday, October 28, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Omelette - 3-egg Omelette With Cheese, 3 eggs	425	0	21	28	650	2
Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal, 0.75 cup (40 gm) dry	450	81	8	12	0	3
Honeydew - Melon	200	49	0	4	102	44
	1,075	130	29	44	752	49
L U N C H
Kellogg's - Raisin Bran - Single Serving Box	140	34	1	3	150	13
	140	34	1	3	150	13
D I N N E R
Chicken Enchilada, (3)	750	36	49	42	1,817	0
Corn Pudding	300	33	16	12	261	0
Green - Beans	100	20	0	5	1,450	10
	1,150	89	65	59	3,528	10
S N A C K S
Skittles - Skittles, 2 pack	240	34	8	6	300	2
Cheerios	180	36	3	6	255	3
	420	70	11	12	555	5
Totals	2,785	323	106	118	4,985	77
Your Daily Goal	4,377	547	146	219	2,300	164
Remaining	1,592	224	40	101	-2,685	87
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,447 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 196.4 lbs in 5 weeks     

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, October 28, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
10 MILE URBAN HIKE	134	1,907
Walking	42	312
Daily Total / Goal	176 / 30	2,219 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	922 / 210	14,700 / 4,130

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Chicken Enchiladas - Back Street Cafe, Houston, Texas

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SATURDAY WEIGH/IN
223.0 lbs

16 MILES, THE HARD WAY

This must be the hard way. Walk 6 miles in Midway Airport before taking off for a trip to Houston, Texas.  Arrive Houston, Texas and walk 10 miles.

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I accomplished a 6 mile INDOOR AIRPORT HIKE by walking the entire Midway Terminal a little more than three times. Each 'lap' was approximately 1.7 miles. I timed my walk perfectly so that the moment I was finished, I needed to line up to board the aircraft. In the 'old days' I would have arrived early at the airport and purchased a nice high calorie bagel with cream cheese with a chocolate milk.  These days, instead of consuming 1000 calories, minutes after my arrival at the airport, I have found a way to burn nearly 1000 calories. 

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Part of my URBAN HIKE yesterday in Houston, Texas had me hiking through Buffalo Bayou Park

Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, October 27, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original, 5 packet (28 g)	500	110	0	10	1,550	0
	500	110	0	10	1,550	0
L U N C H
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 4 medium apple (170g)	380	100	1	2	7	76
100% Pure Coconut Water with Pineapple, 16 fl oz	90	24	0	0	80	20
Wheat Thins Original (Southwest Airlines)	100	15	4	1	160	3
Southwest Airlines - Peanuts, 1 Bag	70	2	6	3	95	1
	640	141	11	6	342	100
D I N N E R
Benihana - Spicy Tuna Roll, 8 pieces (full roll)	380	53	11	18	600	0
Sushi With Gusto - Spider Roll, 8 oz (227g)	500	67	13	29	724	0
	880	120	24	47	1,324	0
S N A C K S
Doubletree - Chocolate Chip Cookie, 1 Cookie	310	33	18	4	200	22
Skittles - Skittles, 2 pack	240	34	8	6	300	2
Dewars - Scotch 1 Oz. Shot, 8 oz.	552	0	0	0	0	0
	1,102	67	26	10	500	24
Totals	3,122	438	61	73	3,716	124
Your Daily Goal	4,945	618	165	248	2,300	185
Remaining	1,823	180	104	175	-1,416	61
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 3,015 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 194.1 lbs in 5 weeks .
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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
6 MILE HIKE WITHIN MIDWAY AIRPORT	89	1,045
10 MIKE URBAN HIKE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS	139	1,853
Daily Total / Goal	228 / 30	2,898 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	746 / 210	12,481 / 4,13

As part of my 'food diary' yesterday, I included 8 oz of Dewars Scotch. I don't drink too often, but when I do, I can overdo it. It is all part of the same personality trait that made me an overeater.  I suppose it is part of the same personality trait that makes me an over-walker.  You know what, I may have overdone it a bit on the drinking last evening, but I woke up early on Friday, as I had planned, with enough time to take a hike through part of the beautiful park that I 'discovered' yesterday before meeting my colleagues for a 10:00AM breakfast.