BLUE WAVE IS COMING (DAY 100)

It was long suspected that there would be a BLUE WAVE on election night in America on Tuesday November 6th.  It turns out, a BLUE WAVE is on the way... Lost in all the election hullabaloo over the past few days, a Rolling Stones North American Tour has been not-so-much announced, but officially teased....

Bad Eating.
No exercise.
Not a good day.
And the Democrats take over the House.
An extremely bad day.
What a stupid way to mark Day 100 since I checked in at 283.6 lbs.
Oh well....tomorrow is another day....

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.

IHOP

On Sunday morning, my daughter and I took a stroll to a neighborhood IHOP. There are plenty of places to find a quick and tasty breakfast in Chicago. We purposefully chose a place more than 3 miles from home. Naturally, we walked. I made a healthy choice of a ham and cheese omelette. Once we walked back home, it was time for me to jump in my car and head to Cincinnati so that I could be in front of a customer at 10:00AM Monday morning.

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The thing of particular significance to me is that our 7.25 round-trip hike to IHOP on Sunday morning was not even our first jaunt of the day...

...My daughter and I have an agreement. I will never refuse an invitation to take a walk in the neighborhood. On Saturday night after midnight, which was technically Sunday Morning, we took a 4 mile stroll. This meant that our IHOP hike was our SECOND HIKE of the day. Well, you have to understand, the weather in Chicago has recently been spectacular, so this is the time of year to take advantage of that...  

Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, October 22, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	300	66	5	6	930	3
Red Delicious Apple	100	26	0	1	2	20
Quaker - Chewy Granola	100	21	2	1	89	8
	500	113	7	8	1,021	31
L U N C H
IHOP - Ham & Cheese Omelet	400	7	0	0	0	0
Bread - Whole-Wheat	200	37	3	8	427	16
	600	44	3	8	427	16
D I N N E R
Premo King Club Footlong	560	74	14	32	1,960	6
	560	74	14	32	1960	6
S N A C K S
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips	300	43	17	4	0	34
Power Crunch - French Vanilla Creme	200	8	13	14	100	5
Austin - Cheddar Crackers	160	19	8	3	295	4
	660	70	38	21	395	43
Totals	2,320	393	69	105	5,423	110
Your Daily Goal	3,381	422	112	170	2,300	126
Remaining	501	29	43	65	-3,123	16
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,451 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 221.3 lbs in 5 weeks     

BREAKFAST

Calories

kcal

Carbs

g

Fat

g

Protein

g

Sodium

mg

Sugar

g

Grits

300

66

5

6

930

3

Red Delicious Apple

100

26

0

1

2

20

Quaker - Chewy Granola

100

21

2

1

89

8

500

113

7

8

1,021

31

L U N C H

IHOP - Ham & Cheese Omelet

400

7

0

0

0

0

Bread - Whole-Wheat

200

37

3

8

427

16

600

44

3

8

427

16

D I N N E R

Premo King Club Footlong

560

74

14

32

1,960

6

560

74

14

32

1960

6

S N A C K S

Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

300

43

17

4

0

34

Power Crunch - French Vanilla Creme

200

8

13

14

100

5

Austin - Cheddar Crackers

160

19

8

3

295

4

660

70

38

21

395

43

Totals

2,320

393

69

105

5,423

110

Your Daily Goal

3,381

422

112

170

2,300

126

Remaining

501

29

43

65

-3,123

16

Calories

kcal

Carbs

g

Fat

g

Protein

g

Sodium

mg

Sugar

g

*You've earned 1,451 extra calories from exercise today

CONGRESS VOTED TO REPEAL OBAMACARE

Yes, it is true, Congress voted to repeal Obamacare.  In fact, they voted many times to do this when President Barack Obama was sitting in the Oval Office. This phony show vote was to convince morons (conservative republicans) like me that if they were ever given the real opportunity to repeal this abhorrent law, they would. How surprised these low-lifes in Congress must have been on that Tuesday in November last year when a Republican was elected to the Presidency. Now these low-lifes could no longer walk around screaming how bad Obamacare is. They were charged with the responsibility to actually do something about it. Effective governing is not one of the strong assets of the Republican Congress. Guess what, we are doomed. We usually lose to the liberal lefties in national elections. We always have to fight the liberal lefties in government. Now we just lost to the highfalutin' conservative Republicans in Congress, who refused to support a (less-than-perfect) bill that would have begun to dismantle Obamacare. I was looking for this new administration to erase Obama. Perhaps, the conservative members of our Congress, just managed to erase themselves. November 2018 will not be an enjoyable night as Congress seeks re-election. There must have been great parties in Washington DC last night as Democrats watched Republicans commit political suicide. 

from western journalism.com (more than two years ago!)

House Passes Obamacare Repeal And Replace Bill In Spite Of Obama’s Protests

by James Beattie February 3, 2015 at 3:51pm

On Tuesday, the House voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. This is the first time the House attached a provision requiring that Congress replace President Obama’s health care law. The House voted Tuesday 239 to 186 on H.R. 596, which would not only repeal Obamacare but force Congress to also replace the health care law. Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Ala., sponsored the legislation. It now heads to the Senate, where its future is uncertain. 60 votes are required for cloture, and there are only 54 Republicans in the new Senate. Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., was one of the first to get on the offensive ahead of the House vote supporting the Obamacare appeal. “Instead of Obamcare’s one-size-fits-all approach, we need to pursue consumer-driven reforms that put patients, not bureaucrats, in charge of health care decisions,” Coats said in a press release ahead of the vote Tuesday. “This legislation starts that process.” One interesting note: three Republicans voted against the Obamacare repeal. The names, as flagged by Heidi Pryzblya of Bloomberg, were Reps. Robert Dold of Illinois, John Katko of New York, and Bruce Poliquin of Maine. No Democrats voted for the repeal.

It did not take any courage to vote against a law where there was an absolute guarantee that the vote would have exactly 0.0% of passing or affecting the life of a single American.  The vote that did not occur on this past Thursday and Friday, would have begun the process to dismantle Obamacare.  And since there were not enough votes to pass this new legislation. There was no vote. My level of disappointment is off the charts. I believe that President Donald Trump has many times bemoaned the stupid politicians that run this country - was he surely proved correct this past week.  Let me be among the first to welcome back House Leader Nancy Pelosi. If there is not a giant reconsideration of the damage caused this week, the Republicans will lost the House in November 2018. And if that happens.... then what? Obamacare has no chance of being repealed? Aren't we there already?

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, March 24, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Egg - Poached Eggs, 4	300	2	20	25	630	1
Pre-Cooked Bacon	200	0	15	15	875	0
QuakerInstant Oatmeal Original	300	57	6	12	225	0
	800	59	41	52	1,730	1
L U N C H
Corned Beef & Cabbage	400	21	18	36	936	0
Pepperidge Farm - Sourdough Bread	200	37	2	7	367	3
	600	58	20	43	1,303	3
D I N N E R
Chinese - Chinese Fried Rice	150	26	4	3	425	0
Chinese - General Tsao's Chicken	350	18	23	12	636	0
Chinese - Stir Fry Bok Choy	50	2	1	7	153	2
	550	46	28	22	1,214	2
Totals	1,950	163	89	117	4,247	6
Your Daily Goal	2,511	314	83	126	2,300	94
Remaining	561	151	-6	9	-1,947	88
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 581 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, March 24, 2017

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	55	581
Add Exercise Quick Tools
Daily Total / Goal	55 / 30	581 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	238 / 210	2,056 / 4,130

IN MORE 'LOCAL NEWS' ... I was a bit more successful this past week... my weight dropped down 2 pounds.   So now, I am back to 244.9 lbs. Better down  than up, so I'll take it...

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VOTING GUIDE FOR HOUSE REPUBLICANS

Today, the United States House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (you know this one, the one where the dishonest lying 44th President of the United States promised that if you liked your plan you could keep your plan and if you liked your doctor you could keep your doctor) Never had such a big lie, that affected so many people been so under reported by the media. 

It appears that the vote today is far from assured. Apparently there are more than a few Republicans that feel that they cannot vote for any legislation that is not perfect. This is earth. Perfection is not achievable. Improvement is always within grasp. 

I can offer a hint on how best to vote. If you are voting on the same side of an issue that Nancy Pelosi and every Democrat in the House is voting on (other than renaming a post office or equally vital legislation) - you can be reliably assured that you are on the wrong side of an issue. I can think of no circumstance where this would not be true.

In most cases, if you are on the same side of an issue as Nancy Pelosi - you might want to re-think your position

Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Safeway Kitchens - Apples & Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal	390	81	5	9	510	36
Generic - Biscuit and Gravy	300	46	33	13	1,035	9
Eggs, scrambled	200	2	15	13	212	1
	890	129	53	35	1,757	46
L U N C H
FRESH THYME - SALAD w/chicken,bacon,ham,croutons,etc, 1.5 salad	750	0	0	0	0	0
	750	0	0	0	0	0
D I N N E R
Panda Express - Mixed Vegetable	80	16	1	4	540	5
Panda Express - Mushroom Chicken	180	10	9	14	0	4
Express Panda - Broccoli Beef	150	13	7	9	520	7
	410	39	17	27	1,060	16
S N A C K S
Protein Plus Protein Bar - MET-Rx	400	37	13	41	123	1
	400	37	13	41	123	1
Totals	2,450	205	83	103	2,940	63
Your Daily Goal	1,930	241	64	97	2,300	72
Remaining	-520	36	-19	-6	-640	9
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g

SETBACK

Last week the scale shouted back at me that I was 209 lbs.  I should have accused it of lying and moved on.  Perhaps I had exercised late on the previous Friday night and I had not completely rehydrated.  It matters not.  I suspected that it might be a little too good to be true and it was.  So here's the situation, I am apparently not down 100 lbs - I am only down 91 lbs.  And you know what, for all practical purposes - it's the same difference.  All my clothes fit me. Perhaps last week, the scale was showing something artificially low.  Surely this week the scale is showing something artificially high.  Perhaps I had 10,000 mg of salt this week and I am retaining water.  Honestly, I do not know.   I do not think it would have been possible to actually gain 9 lbs in one week if I had gorged myself on an all-you-can-eat cruise.  Maybe my scale is broken.  Maybe I had too much whiskey last evening, and my body has not got itself back into its normal equilibrium. What I do know, is that this 9 pound weight gain is not and can not be real.  Whatever variables are causing it will be wiped clean in a day or two.  That's my story - and I am sticking to it!  I feel great and I am happy about my progress.  The next stop on my journey is to seriously get to 209 lbs and make sure that the reading is legitimate. From there, I can see another 10 lbs need to be shed to just get under 200 lbs.  This is my goal.  This will happen.

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Walking has become a method of transportation for me.  I needed to go to the dentist today. In years past, I have either driven or taken the subway.  It had never occurred to me to walk the four miles.  Let me amend that, it had never occurred to me prior to yesterday morning.  I walked to 4.5 miles to the dentist.  Actually, I walked an additional half mile to log an even five miles.  (That is a mathematical oxymoron as five is not an even number, but I am sure you know what I mean)  After my dental work, I walked two miles to a Jason's Deli for lunch.  And after a quick stop at a nearby Whole Foods, I walked another four miles home.  When the day was over, I had logged 11 miles of walking at a very, very brisk pace.  It is so liberating to be able to use my own two feet as a method of transportation.

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, December 18, 2015

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Malt O Meal - Honey Nut Scooters	240	48	3	6	420	18
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 3 medium apple	285	75	1	2	5	57
	525	123	4	8	425	75
L U N C H
Jason's Deli - SPICY SEAFOOD GUMBO, 1 Bowl	230	26	8	12	1,710	3
Jason's Deli - Turkey Wrap, 0.5 Wrap	195	21	9	12	540	3
	425	47	17	24	2,250	6
D I N N E R
CHABAD - SHABBAT DINNER	750	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde May's - Whiskey, 6 oz (L'chaims)	396	30	0	0	0	6
	1,146	30	0	0	0	6
S N A C K S
WHOLE FOODS NATURAL WASABI GREEN PEAS	192	30	5	6	384	3
WHOLE FOODS CHERRY VANILLA GRANOLA	228	38	7	5	57	14
WHOLE FOODS SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE	105	15	5	0	0	14
WHOLE FOODS BANANA CHIPS	147	16	9	1	2	10
WHOLE FOODS DATE PIECES	198	49	0	2	16	36
	870	149	26	14	460	77
Totals	2,966	349	46	45	3,135	163
Your Daily Goal	4,117	514	137	206	2,300	154
Remaining	1,151	164	90	161	-834	-9
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,187 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, December 18, 2015

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	67	963
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	27	382
Walking, 5.0 mph	49	863
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-21
Daily Total / Goal	144 / 30	2,187 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	691 / 210	10,496 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2966 calories

total calories burned (walking 10 miles) 2208 calories

total net calories 758 calories

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fitbit day 107
26471 steps

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218 lbs

I weigh 218 lbs.

I allegedly gained 9 lb this week?

I have lost 91 lbs in 360 days. Today begins Day 361.

I will always be at the beginning of a journey that never ends.

I weigh 218 lbs (360 days ago I weighed 309 lbs)

I have lost 29.4% of my weight since Dec 24.

I have a BMI, body mass index of 29.16

I had a 42.0 BMI on Dec 24 just 353 days ago (Class III obesity)

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December 24 is the one anniversary of the day that I made the decision to change my life.  I am going to weigh myself again on December 24, 2015.  I am also going to post some side-by-side before and after pictures.  It is a day that I am looking forward to... See you then (if I don't see you before)

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