JANUARY

JANUARY
SUCCESS
one complete month eating well
no chocolate chip cookies, no Oreos, no Hot Chocolate, no chocolate cake, no Hi Ho's, No M&M's (plain or peanut) No Potato Chips, no Bugles, no Hamburger, no Pizza, no Soft Pretzel, no gas-station hot dogs, no free cookies at the hotel, no flavored oatmeal, no Culver's, no Chick-Fil-A, no bacon, egg, cheese bagels at McDonald's, no White Castle, no Tacos at Taco Bell, no Whoppers, no cheeseburgers, no Klondike Bars, no milk shakes, no Brownies, no Hershey chocolate bar, no donuts, no doughnuts either.... In fact, no snacks since this decade began!

I will weigh myself Sunday to see just how much progress I have made.
January was a success!

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Wednesday January 29

Wednesday January 29

29 days into the new year.
still no chocolate, no cake, no donuts, no ice-cream, etc
going strong

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FAUX SHOPPING SPREE

On Thursday night I visited a convenience store and I used my myfitnesspal app to record the calorie content of much of the 'snacks' that I have been enjoying for the past year.... Even I never had all from this list in one day - but I surely had much more than than this list in a week.  Hmmm, I wonder why I gained so much weight in the past year.  Mystery Solved. I am disgusted with myself. Actually, I am not disgusted at all.... I just finished my 9th day of not eating anything even remotely from this list... It does not take too long to start feeling better as I do. Yeah, I know... shocking

I have not completely removed sugar from my diet. It is hard.  There is some sugar in many restaurant prepared foods. But I have decreased my sugar intake by a factor of alot.

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REASONS WHY IT IS HARD TO LOSE WEIGHT BY EXERCISING

It is definitely true that it is difficult (nearly impossible) to lose weight only by exercising. One hour of exercise can quickly be 'erased' by a small bag of M&M's. The formula for losing weight is formed by two things: diet and exercise. Their importance are in very unequal quantities. Without any empirical evidence, I would surmise that the importance of changing one's diet is 90% of the solution and exercise, while important, is only 10% of the solution to the problem. Exercise clearly has its own benefits. The 'high' that one feels during and after an exercise session is real. It must be, because on the rare days that I skip exercising, I don't feel so good. Perhaps these are just the responses of an addict. If so, there are worse things to be addicted to.  I should know. I am addicted to some of these malevolent things. And most of them are involving nothing more immoral or illegal than chocolate.  Another reason that it is difficult to lose weight with exercise is that one who exercises might be expected to have an increased need for more food. Combined with the need for more food (fuel) is the self-approval one gives oneself for over indulging as reward for exercising. I know this going in, and still I allow myself these extra indulgences. Nevertheless, every day I monitor my behavior so that I don't get too far out of control. It is never easy. I expect that it never will be easy. Who said life is easy?

Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, March 24, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal- Maple, 5 packet	800	160	10	20	1,300	60
Bagel, 1 bagel plain	380	74	2	13	770	4
	1,180	234	12	33	2,070	64
L U N C H
Red Delicious Apple, 3 medium apple	285	75	1	2	5	57
Matador - Beef Jerky Original, 3 oz	240	18	5	33	2,010	15
Nature Valley - Crunchy Oats & Honey, 2 bars	190	29	6	4	160	12
	715	122	11	39	2,175	84
D I N N E R
Subway - Turkey Breast Foot Long	560	92	7	36	0	14
Lay's - Oven Baked Original 1 1/8 oz Bag	130	26	2	2	150	2
Campbell's Manhattan Clam Chowder	240	36	6	10	1,600	6
	930	154	15	48	1,750	22
Totals	2,825	510	38	120	5,995	170
Your Daily Goal	3,845	480	128	193	2,300	144
Remaining	1,020	-30	90	73	-3,695	-25
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,915 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking in Place	120	600
PRECOR EFX576i ELLIPTICAL	125	1,620
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-305
Daily Total / Goal	246 / 30	1,915 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	877 / 210	8,450 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2825 calories

total calories burned (four hours elliptical) 2220 calories

total net 605 calories

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fitbit day 204

27322 steps  .


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