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Monday, May 30, 2016

SIX MILLION STEPS

The fitbit counts steps. If the device is being worn, it counts steps. It matters not whether you are aggressively exercising or very passively walking to the refrigerator. Nevertheless, I noticed something this morning. I have noticed that I am less than 7000 steps away from logging my six millionth step since last September 3 when I purchased my fitbit. This information is likely interesting to only one person in the world. Me. As this is my blog, I decided to document this today. I should reach my ten millionth step sometime later this year. I admit it - I am a fan of dubious achievements.

Morning Elliptical: 910 calories

Late Afternoon Elliptical: 945 calories

Early Evening FIVE MILE walk with my daughter

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original, 2 packet	200	44	0	4	620	0
Butterball - Bacon Style Turkey, 4 slices	140	2	12	8	600	0
Egg, whole, cooked, poached, 3 large	215	1	14	19	446	1
	555	47	26	31	1,666	1
L U N C H
corndog	280	25	0	0	0	0
Fried Chicken Leg	170	1	10	18	59	0
	450	26	10	18	59	0
D I N N E R
Alaskan Salmon Burgers, 2 patty	340	4	18	40	660	0
Broccoli - Broccoli Steamed, 1 cup	31	6	0	3	30	2
	371	10	18	43	690	2
S N A C K S
Malt O Meal - Honey Nut Scooters	360	72	5	9	630	27
Nice! - Wasabi Peas, 1.0 cup	330	48	6	15	540	9
Fage - 0% Honey Yogurt, 150 g - 5.3 oz	170	30	0	13	50	29
White Chocolate Chips	210	24	14	3	60	24
Yogurtland - Frozen Yogurt	480	100	0	16	260	72
	1,550	274	24	56	1,540	161

Totals	2,926	357	78	147	3,955	163
Your Daily Goal	4,938	617	164	247	2,300	185
Remaining	2,012	259	85	99	-1,654	21
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 3,008 extra calories from exercise today

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	910
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	945
Walking	65	1,000
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	153
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Daily Total / Goal	250 / 30	3,008 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1064 / 210	13,468 / 4,130

MID-DAY UPDATE @ 11:00AM local time

As expected, after my morning workout...I surpassed six millions 'lifetime' steps since September 3, 2015

It appears that my next milestone on my fitbit will be my 'lifetime' achievement of 'traversing' THREE THOUSAND MILES which I will surely reach within the next three weeks.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

THANKS A MILLION

thanks a million

phrase of thanks

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informal

thank you very much.

Hey fitbit! Thanks a million.
These were my total steps during the three months that I have owned this device. I purchased the device on September 3.

SEPTEMBER 3-SEPTEMBER 30

OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 31

NOVEMBER 1 - NOVEMBER 30

SEPTEMBER 677,302 STEPS

OCTOBER 920,446 STEPS

NOVEMBER 1,101,618 STEPS

through the first three months of being a 'fitbitter' I have logged 2,699,366 steps.

This level of steps, this level of walking is completely unsustainable. At some point, I imagine that I will ratchet down to one hour of walking per day, or perhaps return to the elliptical machine, especially when the cold wintry weather really settles in. Nevertheless, I am amazed that I have accomplished so much. It does make me wonder how little activity I might have been involved in prior to September 3 without the silent taunting of the fitbit. These days, I am always eager to run any errand that involves walking. I walk in place (march in place) when waiting in line. I walked in place while waiting for my dentist appointment yesterday. I know I may look like a bit of a kook. And I freely admit - I do not care. Many people give me a knowing smile, with the question: 'Getting your steps in?' Every half hour spent walking (even walking in place) surely is expending more calories than sitting down in a chair. I have stepped when watching what little television I do watch - especially when in a hotel room. It just seems like a much better way to spend an hour of TV time than being a couch potato. I had previously mastered the art of being a couch potato. I prefer to be a master stepper. I prefer to be a walker. I prefer to be fitter. I prefer being the person today, over the person that I was one year ago. Even when I am unhappy about life's many curveballs, I can always derive satisfaction from my daily accomplishment of exercising. A bad day after walking ten miles, is a far superior day to a bad day that does not include a ten mile walk.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Heb Organics - Toasted O's, 3 cup	330	66	6	12	480	3
General Mills - Nature Valley - Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bar, 6 bars	570	87	18	12	480	36
	900	153	24	24	960	39
L U N C H
Homemade - Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, 4 oz	93	26	0	4	0	3
Schwan's - Southwest Roasted Corn, 0.67 c	160	17	9	3	260	3
Generic - Milanese Chicken Breast, 1 breast	500	37	26	28	520	3
WHOLE FOODS 7608 - YOGURT PRETZELS, 40 g	190	28	8	2	180	19
	943	108	43	37	960	28
D I N N E R
Stonefire®Tandoor Baked Naan (Garlic) 0.5 naan 63g	190	29	5	6	430	2
Campbell's Chunky Manhattan Clam Chowder, 2 cup	240	36	6	10	1,600	6
Doctor Kracker Crispbreads - Seedlander Crispbreads, 3 piece	300	36	12	12	390	6
Quaker - Chewy Choc Chip, 1 bar	100	17	4	1	0	7
	830	118	27	29	2,420	21
S N A C K S
Mcdonald's - Oat Meal, 1 container	290	57	5	5	160	32
WHOLE FOODS 6392 - SOYBEANS, 112 g	180	12	10	16	440	4
WHOLE FOODS 8497 - CHERRY VANILLA GRANOLA, 82.5 g (3/4 cup)	360	60	11	8	90	23
	830	129	25	29	690	59

Totals	3,503	508	119	119	5,030	147
Your Daily Goal	4,043	505	134	203	2,300	151
Remaining	540	-3	15	84	-2,730	4
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,113 extra calories from exercise today

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	136	1,891
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	222


Daily Total / Goal	137 / 30	2,113 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	256 / 210	4,801 / 4,130

total calories consumed 3503 calories

total calories burned (10 mile walk) 1891 calories

total net calories 1612 calories

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fitbit day 90
29465 steps

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ten mile walking streak reached 23 days.

Don Mattingly, Yankee All-Star First Basemen - number 23

Thursday, October 15, 2015

ONE QUARTER OF A MILLION

I received my weekly fitbit report card on Wednesday as always. I wish I had known how close I was to exceeding ONE QUARTER of a MILLION STEPS for the week...

Nevertheless, my personal 'bar' is set high... it might be awhile before I can exceed this number. I know myself too well. Surely, at some point, perhaps at some point in the not-too-distant future...I will try. Still...248,182 steps in one week is somewhat impressive from this former couch potato.

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 Wednesday MENU

breakfast CANTALOUPE, toast w/button & jam, two granola bars 700 calories

lunch MISO SOUP, Alaska Roll (sushi) 465 calories

dinner SUSHI, SEAWEED SALAD, yogurt almonds 1247 calories

SNACK CHICKEN JERKY, three honeycrisp apples 480 calories

TOTAL CALORIES CONSUMED 2892 CALORIES

WEDNESDAY'S WORKOUT - NOT APPLICABLE
Perhaps it looks silly that I write calories burned for the day was Zero. What I mean is that I did not burn many more additional calories over and above the calories burned based on my Basal Metabolic Rate.

Basal Metabolic Rate is the number of calories one burns if one stayed in bed all day.

CALORIES BURNED 0 CALORIES

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Wednesday net calories 2892 calories

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fitbit day 42

15050 steps

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It was approximately 11:45PM when I glanced at my fitbit and discovered that I was a little more than 1000 steps away from hitting 15000 steps for the day. I was staying at a friends home for the past two days, so I have been breaking my pattern of daily workouts. Still, I wanted to at least break through the 15000 barrier for the day. I was running in place, on tip toes, trying to be quiet, and still breaking into a pretty good sweat as I made my last 1000 steps last evening in about 13 minutes or so...

This graph shows my small outburst of activity with minutes to go before midnight. Since I was running in place, which I do not normally do.... when I was done, I had discovered new muscles.... as the calves in both my legs were immediately sore.

Monday, May 30, 2016

SIX MILLION STEPS

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

THANKS A MILLION

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fitbit day 90 29465 steps ..................... ten mile walking streak reached 23 days.

Thursday, October 15, 2015

ONE QUARTER OF A MILLION

fitbit day 90
29465 steps

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ten mile walking streak reached 23 days.