BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

I have been exercising lately on the elliptical machine, either at home or on the road. And I have been watching the entire run of Star Trek The Next Generation starting with season 1.  Currently I am already watching season 4. I was 'concerned' when I first started watching season 1 as, I had remembered this being a great TV show.  That first season just didn't have it.  As I continued through to season 3, my memory of this being a good TV show was rewarded. I am really enjoying watching these episodes again, many for only the second time.  I usually have forgotten how they ended or what the particular mystery of the show was and I am finding them very engaging. Did I mention that I am predisposed to like Star Trek? My easiest exercise session was when my 90 minutes included the final show of season 3 (Best of Both Worlds)  When part 1 of this episode first aired originally, it had  an amazing cliffhanger.  I remember so well the 'torture' the viewers were put through as we had to wait, three months,  all summer for the conclusion nearly 20 years ago.  This was the episoode when Captain Picard had been taken over by the Borg and the Borg Cube was headed to Earth to destroy it.  It looked bad for the Federation. But we survived.

Right now things are starting to look bad for civilization here in the real world.  Terrorists around the world are striking more and more often. They, too, must think that our resistance is futile. I remain the kind of person that thinks that good will eventually triumph over evil.

This quote is from the Star Trek movie, First Contact.  It almost seems that it could have been written by ISIS. Certainly, the sentiment is similar.

"We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.".

One thing is sadly certain, this is going to be a long fight.  
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Your Food Diary For:

Saturday, March 26, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quaker Oats Oatmeal Apples & Cinnamon	480	99	6	12	600	36
2 Egg Omelette With Ham and Cheese	383	2	21	32	810	2
	863	101	27	44	1,410	38
L U N C H
YOGURT PRETZELS	380	56	16	4	360	38
HUGE SPINACH SALAD	750	0	0	0	0	0
	1,130	56	16	4	360	38
D I N N E R
Generic - Teriyaki Salmon Steaks, 6 oz	270	3	8	47	365	5
Roasted Beet Carrot Salad, 1 cup	192	25	10	3	164	17
Asparagus Fresh	44	5	0	3	14	2
	506	33	18	53	543	24
S N A C K S
Natural Dark Chocolate With Cherries, 1 Bar	500	44	32	6	0	22
	500	44	32	6	0	22
Totals	2,999	234	94	107	2,312	122
Your Daily Goal	7,462	933	248	374	2,300	279
Remaining	4,463	698	154	266	-12	156
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 5,532 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,567
Walking	104	1,604
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,381
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,463
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-483
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Daily Total / Goal	381 / 30	5,532 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1360 / 210	15,636 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2999 calories

total calories burned (six hours total exercise) 6015 calories

total net 3016 calorie defecit

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fitbit day 206

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RESISTANCE IS FUTILE?

My five day, four night tour of the Kansas City area ended yesterday.   I left Independence, Missouri at 11:30AM after a particularly good early morning appointment.   I was in a hurry to arrive home so that I might possibly meet my family at the Pediatrician as my daughter was suffering from a virus.  I knew I would not have time for lunch, so I departed Independence with two bananas and two apples.   That was my lunch.  (Not quite as satisfactory as lunch at Jason's Deli or Panera Bread) I drove 500 miles for 8 hours straight  with only three extremely short breaks.    I met my family at the doctor and finally arrived home in Chicago at 8:00PM.   Admittedly I was hungry.  Nevertheless, the very first thing I did was spend twenty minutes on my home elliptical machine. Now I have a baseline for what I can and cannot do with this type of exercise.   On my home machine I set the 'resistance' to '10.' (This was a low level.)   I struggled yet still managed to complete a twenty minute segment.   The machine indicated that I 'burned' 275 calories.   My heart rate at the conclusion was 150 BPM.   Had I set the 'resistance' any higher it would have been futile - I was struggling enough as it was.

Thursday marked the 21st consecutive day that I have managed to consume less than 1000 calories.  I continue to surprise myself.   This is the same guy who one month ago was eating and snacking virtually 24 hours per day. (Only sleep kept me from eating.)   For the past three weeks I have not had a snack.   There have been times when I was hungry - but my willpower to train myself to eat only breakfast, lunch and dinner was stronger than my desire to eat something. My resistance has not been futile.   I guess resistance is futile only applies if confronted by The Borg.  Perhaps that is not quite true. Didn't Captain Picard mustered just enough resistance to help the good folks of the U.S.S. Enterprise?

This morning, I resisted the urge to step onto my scale.  I am simply going to wait until tomorrow morning.   It was almost futile to resist the urge to weigh myself today - but I managed.

This afternoon I have gum surgery scheduled.   I am looking forward to answering a question that is always asked when I go to the dentist.  "Are there any changes in your medical condition since your last visit?"   My answer this time will finally be emphatically, "Yes."   I have gotten healthier.   In fact, I am eager to have my blood pressure checked this afternoon as I will be able to see if there has been any improvement from past readings, and especially the reading that I had during my 'wellness' exam way, way back on  December 24, 2014.

The BORG were wrong.  RESISTANCE IS NOT FUTILE.