SWEET HOME CHICAGO

After 6 days (five nights) in Houston, Texas I returned to Sweet Home Chicago by noon on my Southwest Airlines flight.

Apparently I brought the rain with me.  And I had forgotten that Chicago can be a bit colder this time of year as well.  I did set out for a 10 mile walk in the late afternoon early evening.  It was rainy and it was cold and windy.  I found myself walking against the wind which made it all the more difficult.  My ten mile walk was broken down into two walks: 7.82 miles and 2.20 miles.

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
John McCann Steel Cut - Oat Meal, 1 cup	600	108	0	16	0	0
General Mills - Nature Valley - Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bar, 4 bars	380	58	12	8	320	24
Dagoba - Organic Chocolate Dark 59%, 2 oz	270	30	20	3	0	23
	1,250	196	32	27	320	47
L U N C H
Forelli - Rice Cake, Multigrain, Thin, 18 slice	360	72	0	0	360	0
MARIANO'S - HUGE SPINACH SALAD, 1 SALAD	500	0	0	0	0	0
	860	72	0	0	360	0
D I N N E R
WHOLE FOODS 5938 - UNSWEETENED BANANA CHIPS, 30 g (1/4 cup)	170	16	10	2	5	1
Campbell's Chunky - Manhattan Clam Chowder, 2 cup	240	36	6	10	1,600	6
	410	52	16	12	1,605	7
S N A C K S
Ritz - Toasted Chips 100 Calorie Bag, 1 bag	100	16	3	1	190	2
RITZ - SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CHIPS, 2 package	200	32	6	2	380	4
Southwest Airlines - Peanuts, 2 Bag	140	4	12	6	190	2
	440	52	21	9	760	8
Totals	2,960	372	69	48	3,045	62
Your Daily Goal	4,293	536	143	215	2,300	161
Remaining	1,333	164	74	167	-745	99
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,363 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	103	1,525
Walking, 5.0 mph	25	515
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	323
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Daily Total / Goal	129 / 30	2,363 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	257 / 210	4,890 / 4,130

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TOTAL CALORIES CONSUMED 2960 CALORIES
TOTAL CALORIES BURNED 2040 CALORIES
NET CALORIES 920 CALORIES
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fitbit day 55

25715 steps
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48 HOURS

If you are reading this on Tuesday morning, I am now within 48 hours of making my first steps  up to the top of Half Dome.

Nearly six months of mental and physical preparation are about to be put to the test. I have looked at pictures of the chains used to make the final ascent and I confess that the first time I saw photos of this, I was scared out of my wits. Once I get there, I will either be even more scared or perhaps less scared. If I were a betting man - I'd place my marker on being more scared. No matter what, I will press forward. Our group has now been confirmed at the number six.

Everyone is converging to San Francisco tomorrow.  One guy is coming from Hawaii and another guy is coming from New York.  All of us are connected to our hike leader, my brother, who has made this climb a number of times over 30 years. On Friday morning when we all depart back to our homes, we will have shared quite an experience.  Yesterday, I did what I have done virtually every day since the beginning of January when I started my weight loss program.  I spent time working out.  Today and tomorrow I will not have the opportunity to exercise.  It will be the first time that I have not worked out for two consecutive days this since January 1 and 2. (I started exercising on January 3)   I should be well-rested for the hike on Thursday.  I wonder how I will feel on Friday when I wake up? My travel plans have me leaving San Francisco on Friday and I will not arrive Chicago until 12:30AM Saturday morning.  This will be quite a week....!

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 Monday MENU

breakfast     Macintosh Apples, Steel Cut O at Meal, bacon, ginger      570 calories
lunch           Mariano's Spinach Salad, Dark Chocolate Bar, trail mix 1620 calories
dinner          Beef Stew                                                                           500 calories  
SNACK       GRANOLA                                                                        500 calories      

total calories consumed 3190 calories                                                              

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CALORIES BURNED

YMCA PRECOR EFX ELLIPTICAL MACHINE, 4:3 INTERVAL TRAINING, LEVEL 20:17    1689 CALORIES

Monday net calories 1501 calories

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fitbit day 26

21850 steps

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if you are looking for me today... here is my itinerary (including my return trip back from California)

Air itinerary Air confirmation Passenger(s) MARC JACOBS Date Flight Departure/Arrival Tue Sep 29 A Depart Chicago (Midway) (MDW) on Southwest Airlines at 08:25 AM Arrive in Dallas (Love Field) (DAL) at 10:35 AM B Change planes to Southwest Airlines in Dallas (Love Field) (DAL) at 12:10 PM Arrive in San Francisco (SFO) at 02:00 PM Fri Oct 2 A Depart San Francisco (SFO) on Southwest Airlines at 03:55 PM Arrive in San Diego (SAN) at 05:25 PM B Change planes to Southwest Airlines in San Diego (SAN) at 06:35 PM Arrive in Chicago (Midway) (MDW) at 12:30 AM, Next Day

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO NEW YORK

April 1st.  This morning, I will be flying to New York for two days to be with my family.  My Mom will be celebrating her 80th birthday tomorrow.   Our family will gather in New York City for this celebration.   I will stay at home with my Mom for two days.  Today, Wednesday, I will have the day to spend with my Mom.  The nice thing about this blog is that I really didn't have to tell my Mom what kinds of foods I have been eating.   I am pretty sure that she knows - so there will be no issues there.

Although, my Mom has seen the recent photos that I have posted, this will be the first time that she sees me as I am now.   The last time she saw me I was approaching 309 lbs.   When I arrive home in Lynbrook, Long Island for lunch today, she will be greeted by a son who weighs 233 lbs.   I have lost nearly 25% of myself (fat self) in less than 100 days.  I am looking forward to seeing my Mom.  And I am looking forward to my Mom seeing me.

I waited until I boarded my plane before I 'published' this blog entry.   I wanted a picture of myself in the airplane.   The last time I flew, I went to Houston for a tradeshow.   It had been getting increasingly difficult to squeeze into a Southwest Airlines Coach seat, and buckling the seatbelt was becoming an issue.  It was with some difficulty that I had been able to get it clicked together.  I think the airlines offer 'extenders' for people whose girth was even bigger than my own.   I hadn't quite gotten there yet, but I was surely on my way.   Fast forward, to today, and that is no longer an issue.  I have lost 10 inches on my waist.   In fact, I have noticed that since I flew the last time, the airline seat seems a lot more comfortable.  Sadly, I am just as tall as I was a few months ago - so there is still no legroom!

When did Southwest Airlines make their seats so much bigger?

TUESDAY MENU

breakfast    cup oatmeal w/prune, two poached eggs, two sliced turkey 'bacon'     355 calories
lunch          spinach salad w/roma tomato and can of albacore tuna                        150 calories
dinner         salmon burger, spinach, tomato, potato pancake, CABBAGE SOUP  298 calories

total calories consumed   803 CALORIES

CALORIES BURNED
6AM elliptical 32 minutes   463 calories

TUESDAY NET CALORIES    340 CALORIES