Tuesday, March 21, 2017

GOOD GRIEF

Lefty liberals in America are in one of the seven 'stages of grief' over the recent presidential election of November 2016. Actually, now that I think of it, it appears that most of them are still in shock and denial. The 'stages of grief' are more commonly used to describe the emotions one feels after losing a loved one. Surely Hillary Clinton does not really qualify as a 'loved one.' Or maybe she does. Who knows?

1. Shock and Denial
2. Pain and Guilt
3. Anger and Bargaining
4. Depression, Reflection and Loneliness
5. The UPWARD TURN
6. Reconstruction and Working Through
7. Acceptance and Hope

I am going through my own stages of grief of a sort as I come to grips with how far backwards I have retrogressed with my weight management in recent weeks and months. More than two years ago, I 'discovered' the secret to weight loss. Eat Less, Exercise more, lose one pound at a time.

Apparently the secret to weight gain, which is a polar opposite, is still similar. Eat more, exercise less, gain one pound at a time.

I think I am at Stage 5 - THE UPWARD TURN. I sincerely hope that I am beyond Step 4, depression. Depression is certainly not productive.

I have publicly proclaimed many times over the past months, that 'this time I am serious.' I simply cannot face a continuing charge backward up the wrong hill.

My weight was 247 lbs on Saturday three days ago. This is a major step backwards from where I have more recently been as recently as last October when I was below 220 lbs. It is probably part of 'BARGAINING' that I constantly remind myself that I was once 309 lbs. At this point in my life, this is no longer the weight that I want to compare myself to. I have to accept how far backwards I have traveled and I have to have the hope that I can get back on track. I am certain that more dedication is required than more hope.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Kirkland - Pre-Cooked Bacon	200	0	15	15	875	0
Egg - Poached Eggs	300	2	20	25	630	1
	500	2	35	40	1,505	1
L U N C H
Homemade - Beef and Bean Burrito	600	50	47	77	2,000	0
	600	50	47	77	2,000	0
D I N N E R
Fresh Express - Chopped Kit - Asian Salad	360	45	27	9	690	24
Blackberries	100	22	1	3	2	11
	460	67	28	12	692	35


Totals	1,560	119	110	129	4,197	36
Your Daily Goal	2,250	281	75	113	2,300	84
Remaining	690	162	-35	-16	-1,897	48
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
MATRIX TREADMILL	60	406


Daily Total / Goal	60 / 30	406 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	60 / 210	406 / 4,130

Friday, July 22, 2016

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

On the day that Donald Trump descended the escalator at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015, approximately four hundred days ago, I don't think that there was a serious pundit on Earth that thought that he would be formally accepting the nomination for President of the United States at the Republican National Convention. This tells us that sometimes it pays not to pay too much attention to the all-knowing wizards of TV, Radio and Print Media. It was these same pundits who eight years ago, when Hillary Clinton lost the nomination to Barack Obama breathlessly explained that her time had passed and she would never again be a force in politics. (Question: Are these all the same type of geniuses who warn us about global warming destroying the planet in the year 2525? Answer: Yes)

A man I greatly admire, Dennis Prager, has said countless times that Donald Trump was his 17th choice in the primaries - but now that he is the nominee, Trump is his first choice. Things were not so difficult for me, Trump was my 13th choice, so I guess it has been somewhat easier for me to pivot and support his candidacy.

The 'Left' is destroying America. It is as simple as that. Donald Trump has held many dubious beliefs in the past. (In fact, he holds a few dubious beliefs now.) If he were to become President, there would be the hope that perhaps he could surprise us and somehow do some great things to right the ship we call America. If his opponent should prevail, we are doomed. If Trump's opponent should win, the Supreme Court is definitely doomed. If Trump's opponent should win, there will be no hope, but there will be change - and it won't be good. Here is something 'fun' to do... Find someone who supports HRC and ask them what her biggest political accomplishments have been. This question stumps all Hillary's supporters every time. The question stumps Hillary too. Donald Trump actually has an answer to this question. He reminds us that Hillary's biggest accomplishment was skating away from prosecution for her unauthorized personal server as Secretary of State, the mismanagement of the classified emails, and lying about it. I agree with him on this one - Avoiding prosecution was a quite an amazing accomplishment.

Donald Trump gave his acceptance speech last night. I admit that I was underwhelmed by his speech. I had fantasized about a speech with soaring rhetoric that would have energized America. Maybe his speech hit the spot with other Americans. I hope so. It did not for me. Nevertheless, when I cast my ballot on November 8th, I will be voting for Donald J. Trump for President of the United States of America.

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It felt like I took a day off from hiking on Wednesday. I 'only' took a 10 mile hike around the Cincinnati neighborhood. I started at my hotel, and when I returned to my hotel, I had logged 10 miles.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Thomas' - Cinnamon Raisin Bread, 3 slice	240	48	3	6	375	21
Kelloggs - Raisin Bran Cereal	380	92	2	10	420	36
	620	140	5	16	795	57
L U N C H
Whole Foods - Chicken Tender	300	0	0	0	0	0
Whole Foods - Organic Indian Rice	225	50	1	5	0	0
Whole Foods - Chicken Tikka Masala	225	2	13	22	353	1
	750	52	14	27	353	1
D I N N E R
Read - 3 Bean Salad	300	65	0	5	1,500	40
Subway - Chicken Breast Footlong	640	94	10	46	1,220	16
Bai - Antioxidant Cocofusion, 32 oz	20	36	0	0	140	4
Powerbar - Protein Plus Bar Vanilla	210	27	5	20	130	14
Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bar	190	29	7	3	135	11
Jack Link's - Jumbo Beef Steak	120	3	2	23	1,540	2
	1,480	254	24	97	4,665	87
S N A C K S
Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries	300	55	27	0	0	27
Yogurt Covered Raisins	300	53	13	3	25	50
	600	108	40	3	25	77

Totals	3,450	554	83	143	5,838	222
Your Daily Goal	2,820	352	94	142	2,300	105
Remaining	-630	-202	11	-1	-3,538	-117
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 890 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today... You'd weigh 223.3 lbs in 5 weeks.

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	160	1,090
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-200
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Daily Total / Goal	161 / 30	890 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	810 / 210	5,307 / 4,130