SKIPPED A DAY (DAY 99)

Monday was get-away day from Houston back home.
There was no time, or desire to get a walk in.
So I skipped a day.
In combination with some poorer eating choices whilst in Houston, it appears that I may have gone five pounds in the wrong direction...
OK, time to get back on track.

SMILE, Y'ALL ARE IN HOUSTON (DAY 97)

Houston Saturday.
Woke up 4:45AM
Checked the weather: 57°
Checked sunrise 7:35AM
Left for my 10 mile hike at 5:03AM and returned to my hotel room at sunrise.
Great way to start a day!

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HOUSTON (DAY 96)

Friday was a long day.
Woke up at 4:30AM
by 5:00AM on my way to Midway Airport.
7:00AM flight takes off for Houston
Plane lands approximately 9:30AM
Supershuttle drops me off at my hotel around 10:30AM
Amazingly, I was able to check into my room early.
11:00 changed clothes, and hiked 5 miles.
and then rest of the afternoon, a couple of meetings with fabric companies.
Dinner with colleagues.
and finally got to sleep around 11:00AM

WHAT A GAME!

While I have been busy with my tradeshow in Houston, a rather exciting World Series has been taking place in the city. Game 5, with the series tied 2-2 took place on Sunday night (and into early Monday morning!) There was no possible way to turn off the TV and go to sleep as long as Houston and Los Angeles were playing one of the most high scoring games in World Series history. The game finally ended early Monday morning with the Astros on top,  13-12 in the bottom of the 10th inning after five hours and seventeen minutes.  What a game!

HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 29: Jose Altuve #27 and Yuli Gurriel #10 of the Houston Astros celebrate after a two-run home run by Carlos Correa #1 (not pictured) during the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game five of the 2017 World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

My Sunday (which ended early Monday morning) when the World Series Game 5 finally concluded, started with a 10 mile urban hike in Houston, at 5:15AM

Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, October 29, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Zico - Natural Coconut Water, 16.9 fluid oz	90	22	0	0	110	19
Einstein Bros - Asiago Cheese Bagel w/Cream Cheese	500	67	20	19	866	8
	590	89	20	19	976	27
L U N C H
Hot Dog With Bun, 2 hot dog with bun	580	46	33	20	1,820	6
	580	46	33	20	1,820	6
D I N N E R
Chicken Tortilla Soup	300	24	12	24	640	3
Atlantic Salmon	300	1	16	39	182	0
	600	25	28	63	822	3
S N A C K S
Haagen-dazs Chocolate and Vanilla Ice Cream	280	21	20	4	40	20
Tim Tam Salted Caramel & Vanilla, 5.39 biscuit	500	61	26	4	0	42
	780	82	46	8	40	62
Totals	2,550	242	127	110	3,658	98
Your Daily Goal	3,717	464	124	186	2,300	139
Remaining	1,167	222	-3	76	-1,358	41
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,787 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 213.5 lbs in 5 weeks     

LAST DAY IN HOUSTON

Five days in Houston... I managed to get in my walk (urban hike) each day. On the final day, I 'only' walked 6 miles, but I started that day with 65 minutes on the elliptical machine. There could have easily been an argument made that there was no time for any of this - it is a priority, so I made the time. Now it's time to get ready to board a plane and get back home to Chicago.

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Your Food Diary For:

Monday, October 31, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original	600	132	0	12	1,860	0
Starbucks - Reduced Fat Turkey Bacon	230	28	6	13	560	3
	830	160	6	25	2,420	3
L U N C H
Green - Apple, 1 fruit	95	25	0	1	2	19
Banana - Banana, 1 medium banana (126 g)	124	30	0	1	1	19
	219	55	0	2	3	38
D I N N E R
Gyro, 1 gyro	978	64	61	41	1,950	7
	978	64	61	41	1,950	7
S N A C K S
Dewars - Scotch 1 Oz. Shot, 5 oz.	345	0	0	0	0	0
	345	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	2,372	279	67	68	4,373	48
Your Daily Goal	4,711	589	157	236	2,300	176
Remaining	2,339	310	90	168	-2,073	128
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,781 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, October 31, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
SIX MILE URBAN HIKE	97	962
Elliptical Trainer	65	986
Daily Total / Goal	163 / 30	2,781 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	164 / 210	2,832 / 4,130

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16 MILES, THE HARD WAY

This must be the hard way. Walk 6 miles in Midway Airport before taking off for a trip to Houston, Texas.  Arrive Houston, Texas and walk 10 miles.

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I accomplished a 6 mile INDOOR AIRPORT HIKE by walking the entire Midway Terminal a little more than three times. Each 'lap' was approximately 1.7 miles. I timed my walk perfectly so that the moment I was finished, I needed to line up to board the aircraft. In the 'old days' I would have arrived early at the airport and purchased a nice high calorie bagel with cream cheese with a chocolate milk.  These days, instead of consuming 1000 calories, minutes after my arrival at the airport, I have found a way to burn nearly 1000 calories. 

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Part of my URBAN HIKE yesterday in Houston, Texas had me hiking through Buffalo Bayou Park

Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, October 27, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original, 5 packet (28 g)	500	110	0	10	1,550	0
	500	110	0	10	1,550	0
L U N C H
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 4 medium apple (170g)	380	100	1	2	7	76
100% Pure Coconut Water with Pineapple, 16 fl oz	90	24	0	0	80	20
Wheat Thins Original (Southwest Airlines)	100	15	4	1	160	3
Southwest Airlines - Peanuts, 1 Bag	70	2	6	3	95	1
	640	141	11	6	342	100
D I N N E R
Benihana - Spicy Tuna Roll, 8 pieces (full roll)	380	53	11	18	600	0
Sushi With Gusto - Spider Roll, 8 oz (227g)	500	67	13	29	724	0
	880	120	24	47	1,324	0
S N A C K S
Doubletree - Chocolate Chip Cookie, 1 Cookie	310	33	18	4	200	22
Skittles - Skittles, 2 pack	240	34	8	6	300	2
Dewars - Scotch 1 Oz. Shot, 8 oz.	552	0	0	0	0	0
	1,102	67	26	10	500	24
Totals	3,122	438	61	73	3,716	124
Your Daily Goal	4,945	618	165	248	2,300	185
Remaining	1,823	180	104	175	-1,416	61
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 3,015 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 194.1 lbs in 5 weeks .
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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
6 MILE HIKE WITHIN MIDWAY AIRPORT	89	1,045
10 MIKE URBAN HIKE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS	139	1,853
Daily Total / Goal	228 / 30	2,898 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	746 / 210	12,481 / 4,13

As part of my 'food diary' yesterday, I included 8 oz of Dewars Scotch. I don't drink too often, but when I do, I can overdo it. It is all part of the same personality trait that made me an overeater.  I suppose it is part of the same personality trait that makes me an over-walker.  You know what, I may have overdone it a bit on the drinking last evening, but I woke up early on Friday, as I had planned, with enough time to take a hike through part of the beautiful park that I 'discovered' yesterday before meeting my colleagues for a 10:00AM breakfast. 

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS

On Friday afternoon, Hurricane Patricia was forecast to have been one of the most powerful hurricanes, ever. The storm was harsh, although it did not live up to the hype. It did make landfall in Mexico as scheduled. The remnants of the storm that illegally immigrated from Mexico into the United States were still very dramatic. Perhaps, I should have referred to 'Patricia' as an undocumented storm, I forgot there is no such thing as an illegal immigrant. 

After two consecutive 13.1 mile walks on Thursday and Friday in Houston, I was fairly certain that I would not have any meaningful blocks of time to get in a workout of even one hour.  Not only was I right about the lack of time, but the desire to walk was greatly diminished by non stop rain all day on Saturday and and the forecast for more rain on Sunday. It appears that this hurricane inspired storm is having a deleterious effect on attendance at the trade show.

LIVE: Flooding Wreaks Havoc Across Southeast Texas

By Mark Leberfinger, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

October 25, 2015; 12:46 AM ET

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Areas across Southeast Texas including the Houston, Texas, to Galveston, Texas, corridor will see heavy rain that will lead to flooding into Sunday. As moisture from once-Hurricane Patricia joins forces with a developing storm system and Gulf of Mexico moisture, heavy rain will continue to spread across eastern and southern Texas to Louisiana through Sunday. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out along the coast."The heaviest rain overnight will fall across southeast Texas and far southwest Louisiana," AccuWeather Meteorologist Mike Doll said. "Rainfall rates in and around Houston can be as high as 1 to 1.5 inches an hour. More flooding is likely as creeks and streams will continue to rise. Drivers should not attempt to drive across flooded roads." One of the hardest-hit areas so far has been around Corsicana, Texas, where rainfall totals are over 20 inches. Some other communities will be inundated with rain amounts of a foot or more by Monday.

Your Food Diary For:

Saturday, October 24, 2015

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
John McCann Steel Cut - Oat Meal, 1 cup	600	108	0	16	0	0
FORRELLI - MULTIGRAIN RICE CAKES, 17 SLICE	340	68	0	0	340	0
Kellogg's - Corn Flakes Individual Box, 1 Box	80	19	0	2	170	2
Banana - One Piece - Banana (One Whole), 200 g	240	41	0	2	2	30
	1,260	236	0	20	512	32
L U N C H
Alive & Radiant Foods - Kale Krunch - Quite Cheezy, 2.2 oz	220	20	15	9	572	2
	220	20	15	9	572	2
D I N N E R
Goldfish Restaurant - Lobster Tempura, 4 oz	575	16	49	12	411	0
Homemade - Enchilladas, 2 Enchillada	736	79	17	66	1,766	0
	1,311	95	66	77	2,177	0
S N A C K S
WHOLE FOODS 7882 - GIN GINS ORIGINAL CHEWY GINGER, 36 g (2pcs)	120	30	0	0	0	30
	120	30	0	0	0	30
Totals	2,911	381	82	106	3,261	64
Your Daily Goal	2,330	291	77	117	2,300	87
Remaining	-581	-89	-4	10	-961	22
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 400 extra calories from exercise today

CALORIES CONSUMED 2911 CALORIES

CALORIES CONCERNED DEDICATED EXERCISE SESSION - ZERO

TOTAL NET CALORIES CONSUMED 2911 CALORIES

Lately, I have discovered how easy and efficient it is for me to simply post my food diary from myfitnesspal.com website.  I am reminding you, my reader, and myself, especially when I go back an read this blog  weeks, months and years from now... that I often substitute any food I can find in the vast online file for foods.  For example, last evening, I had two 'lobster enchilladas' at a restaurant called Sambuca.  I have no way of determining the calorie content of this particular meal.  The best way I know to approximate it caloric content was to enter something similar in my food diary.  I found 'Homemade - Enchilladas, 2 enchillada' which was listed at 736 calories.  Likely my actual dinner was less...but I don't know... My goal is to have something that approaches realism for this diary entry.  If the calorie content is understated or overstated.... I will still have to weigh myself once per week.  And sadly, the scale does not lie. (Not even a little white lie once in a while to make me feel better....)

SAMBUCA RESTAURANT - LOBSTER ENCHILLADAS

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fitbit day 52

19622 steps

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