Friday, October 27, 2017

THE IRON GIANT

Today, Friday, I will be up before the crack of dawn and heading to the airport for a trip to Houston for International Quilt Market. There may be an opportunity to sneak in an actual hike. In fact, I am anxious to see what the Buffalo Bayou River might look like just two months after the monstrous floods that hit Houston during the recent hurricane. But just in case, there is not time for a real hike, I took a real hike on Thursday. I trekked around Chicago for 20 miles. I revisted the IRON GIANT (actually known as the 15.6 foot LARGE WALKING FIGURE in the Edgewater section of the Lake Michigan shoreline.
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With my lightened baggage of recent weeks, I can jump again. I bet I am getting 6" off the ground. It will be a long time before I can dunk a basketball, especially since I never have.

In this photo we are both the same distance from the camera lens. This piece of outdoor art really is huge.

My hike took me to every nook and cranny along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

I 'discovered' a giant mural in Lincoln Square. The mural covers more than 3000 square feet .

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	300	66	5	6	930	3
	300	66	5	6	930	3
L U N C H
Whole Foods Fusion Sushi - Spicy Salmon Avocado	500	71	0	16	1,033	0
	500	71	0	16	1,033	0
D I N N E R
Campbell's Chunky Manhattan Clam Chowder	240	36	6	10	1,600	6
Read - 3 Bean Salad	300	65	0	5	1,500	40
Wasa - Sourdough Crispbread	315	81	0	9	405	0
	855	182	6	24	3,505	46
S N A C K S
Crispy Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups	200	20	14	3	86	14
Crisps - Cracker	120	24	1	2	100	8
Lake Champlain - Dark Chocolate	200	64	8	8	0	51
	520	108	23	13	186	73

Totals	2,175	427	34	59	5,654	122
Your Daily Goal	5,160	645	172	259	2,300	193
Remaining	2,985	218	138	200	-3,354	71
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 3,230 extra calories from exercise today

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

THE 'REAL' IRON GIANT

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Thursday, October 12, 2017

LARGE WALKING FIGURE

I am a walking figure.
Even though I weigh in the neighborhood of 240 or so pounds (down nearly 70 pounds when I started on December 24, 2014) I am still large.
So, technically, I guess one can say that I am a large walking figure.
Yesterday during an urban hike along the lakefront, I discovered the real LARGE WALKING FIGURE.

Long before I 'discovered' the 15.6' LARGE WALKING FIGURE, the lake was experiencing some uncommon waves crashing into the beach as the winds were blowing towards shore.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Eggs - Poached, 4	300	2	20	26	599	2
Sourdough Toast	100	20	1	4	0	0
	400	22	21	30	599	2
L U N C H
Johnsonville - Polish Kielbasa	220	3	20	9	510	1
Bacon, 1 slice	40	0	3	3	175	0
Weight Watcher's Cabbage Soup	200	20	0	5	157	11
Vita Coco - Coconut Water	100	28	0	0	0	0
	560	51	23	17	842	12
D I N N E R
Johnsonville - Polish Kielbasa	220	3	20	9	510	1
Bacon, 1 slice	40	0	3	3	175	0
Weight Watcher's Cabbage Soup	200	20	0	5	157	11
Pork Italian Style Meatballs, 2	200	3	16	12	525	1
	660	26	39	29	1,367	13
S N A C K S
Chocolate Nut Crunch Granola	200	21	12	4	20	16
Whole Foods - Banana Chips	200	23	13	1	0	13
	400	44	25	5	20	29

Totals	2,020	143	108	81	2,828	56
Your Daily Goal	4,544	568	151	228	2,300	170
Remaining	2,524	425	43	147	-528	114
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,614 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today... You'd weigh 207.4 lbs in 5 weeks