STAR TREK PICARD

No time to write much tonight... gotta get up early tomorrow to watch Season 1 Episode 4 of Star Trek Picard which should be available the moment I wake up tomorrow!

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STAR TREK DISCOVERY

For much of 2016 and virtually all of 2017 I was casually looking forward to watching the newly announced Star Trek series being produced by CBS. The series premiere aired on CBS last September. It was OK, but it was not enough to inspire me to sign up for cbs all-access to watch additional episodes.  I am currently enjoying a five week free trial of cbs all-access and I caught up on the series and have been watching it week by week for the past three weeks. The series is beginning to grow on me. It uses a much more modern storytelling technique than the original Star Trek from the 1960's, Star Trek Next Generation or Star Trek Voyager.  Star Trek Discovery has a 15 episode story that it has been unfolding and it is compelling. As different as this Star Trek is form its earlier incarnations, it is still Star Trek.

Your Food Diary For:

Saturday, January 27, 2018

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Apples and Cinnamon	780	162	9	18	1,020	72
Met Rx Chocolate Cookie Dough	400	58	6	31	167	28
	1,180	220	15	49	1,187	100
L U N C H
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich	700	55	31	17	286	31
Libby's - Sweet Peas	245	42	2	14	1,050	21
	945	97	33	31	1,336	52
D I N N E R
Panda Express Brown Steamed Rice	440	75	11	10	420	2
Panda Express Honey Walnut Shrimp	400	30	26	16	520	10
Panda Express  Broccoli Beef	300	26	14	18	1,040	14
	1,140	131	51	44	1,980	26
Totals	3,265	448	99	124	4,503	178
Your Daily Goal	2,038	255	68	102	2,300	76
Remaining	-1,227	-193	-31	-22	-2,203	-102
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 108 extra calories from exercise today

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ENTERPRISE

After finally finding the time, and the sunlight to visit an actual trail on Tuesday, I was back indoors on an elliptical machine on Wednesday. As I mentioned in a previous post, there are four seasons: Sping, Summer, Autumn and Netflix.  When one spends so much time on an elliptical machine looking for a diversion - there is nothing better than discovering a new TV series to watch. As a guy who had seen every episode of the original Star Trek, Star Trek Next Generation and Star Trek Voyager - I had somehow managed to never see Star Trek Enterprise. I have been remedying that situation lately. I guess after that, I can watch Star Trek Deep Space Nine.  And when I am done with all of that - it should be time of the brand new Star Trek making its debut in May.  Star Trek Discovery. I like Star Trek.

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from wikipedia...

Star Trek: Enterprise (titled simply Enterprise until the third episode of season three) is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga as a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series. It originally aired from September 26, 2001 to May 13, 2005 on UPN, spanning 98 episodes across four seasons. Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the first Starfleet starship, Enterprise (registration NX-01), as they explore the galaxy. An ongoing storyline, referred to as the Temporal Cold War, continued through the third season, in which forces from the future attempted to manipulate events in the present. In the third season, an escalation of this campaign introduced the Xindi and dealt with the repercussions of their attack on Earth.

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Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Trader Joe's Apple Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal	650	135	8	15	850	60
Bread, raisin, toasted, enriched	168	32	3	5	214	4
	818	167	11	20	1,064	64
L U N C H
Subway - Footlong Steak and Cheese	760	96	20	52	2,060	16
Harvest - Sun Chips, 1 bag	210	29	9	3	310	0
	970	125	29	55	2,370	16
D I N N E R
Kroger - Chef Salad	1,000	27	73	58	1,846	15
	1,000	27	73	58	1,846	15
S N A C K S
Fit Crunch - Cookies and Cream, 1 Bar (88g)	380	27	16	30	490	6
	380	27	16	30	490	6
Totals	3,168	346	129	163	5,770	101
Your Daily Goal	2,488	311	83	125	2,300	93
Remaining	-680	-35	-46	-38	-3,470	-8
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Elliptical Trainer	102	698
Daily Total / Goal	102 / 30	698 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	298 / 210	2,280 / 4,130

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.