THE WORLD IS LAUGHING AT US

Democrats, liberals, lefties and other enemies of the United States Constitution and particularly freedom, are always crying that the world is laughing at us because of our President. Whether it is Trump or Bush or Reagan....This makes no difference. The constant refrain is that our president (insert any Republican President HERE) is a joke and we are the laughingstock of the world. After a Ballistic Missile Warning was broadcast in Hawaii on Saturday, with the disclaimer that "This is not a drill," they may be right. I think the world may in fact be laughing at us. Okay, I get it, mistakes happen. Why did it take 38 minutes to correct this particular mistake? Me thinks the dictator in North Korea is finding this particularly amusing. Problem is, this ain't funny.

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Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, January 14, 2018

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Instant Grits - Cheddar Cheese	600	120	9	18	2,820	6
	600	120	9	18	2,820	6
L U N C H
Frick's - 97% Fat Free Sliced Boneless Ham, 4 oz	120	0	4	22	1,040	0
Brownberry Whole Grains - Whole Grain Oatnut	480	88	10	16	600	16
Sargento - Sliced Gouda Cheese, 4 Slice	280	0	24	20	480	0
	880	88	38	58	2,120	16
D I N N E R
Aldi Specially Selected - Brioche Burger Buns, 2	320	50	8	10	420	10
Trader Joe's - Salmon Burger, 2 burger	220	6	7	30	660	2
	540	56	15	40	1,080	12
S N A C K S
Protein Plus Protein Bar - MET-Rx	400	37	13	41	123	1
Special K - Protein Snack Bar	150	19	5	8	100	12
	550	56	18	49	223	13
Totals	2,570	320	80	165	6,243	47
Your Daily Goal	2,066	258	69	104	2,300	77
Remaining	-504	-62	-11	-61	-3,943	30
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 136 extra calories from exercise today

WHY LEFTISTS ARE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH

Do you wonder why I have such a strong intolerance for liberal lefties and those that vote for them?

It is because they use the same technique that I use to enjoy a James Bond movie, that is the willing suspension of disbelief.

from wikipedia

The term suspension of disbelief or willing suspension of disbelief has been defined as a willingness to suspend one's critical faculties and believe the unbelievable; sacrifice of realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment. The term was coined in 1817 by the poet and aesthetic philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who suggested that if a writer could infuse a "human interest and a semblance of truth" into a fantastic tale, the reader would suspend judgement concerning the implausibility of the narrative. Suspension of disbelief often applies to fictional works of the action, comedy, fantasy, and horror genres.

These days, the suspension of disbelief applies to anyone who enjoys reading The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, or watching CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS and just about any other channel. The suspension of disbelief belongs at the cinema, not during a news broadcast on television.

In order to believe that the Obama administration 'disarmed' Assad's chemical weapons through diplomacy one had to apply the willing suspension of disbelief.  And it was these same, people who have assured us that IRAN has been neutralized with regards to their attempt to build a nuclear weapons. This stupidity is dangerous. Only a dangerous fool would believe that. If you are a dangerous fool, I assume that you take no joy in reading this. I take no joy in writing it.

Why did Obama pursue a nuclear deal with Iran if the problem was solved in 1994?

Finally, President Obama has been caught red-handed - telling the truth.

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Fifty-nine tomahawk missiles fired into Syria on Thursday will start to instill in people that America is no longer going to sit back and watch the thugs run the world. People always ask why does America have to be the world's police force. Why? Because no one else is qualified and/or willing and able to do this very thankless job. Still, we cannot be everywhere, but we can't be nowhere.

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"It is not incumbent upon you to complete the work, but neither are you at liberty to desist from it"  Rabbi Tarfon.

Your Food Diary For:

Friday, April 7, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Kirkland - Pre-Cooked Bacon	200	0	15	15	875	0
Apples & Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal	600	125	7	14	785	55
	800	125	22	29	1,660	55
L U N C H
Peanut Butter	300	13	25	11	221	5
Butternut - Large Enriched White Bread	280	52	4	8	520	8
Jelly - Concord Grape Jelly	100	24	0	0	10	16
A	680	89	29	19	751	29
D I N N E R
Shrimp - Cooked, breaded and fried	400	19	20	35	568	0
Shephards Pie	400	22	23	36	252	5
Mariano's - Meatballs	300	6	23	17	414	0
	1,100	47	66	88	1,234	5
Totals	2,580	261	117	136	3,645	89
Your Daily Goal	2,961	370	98	149	2,300	111
Remaining	381	109	-19	13	-1,345	22
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g

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Saturday weight 248.0 lbs.
America is back.
It's time for me to be back.

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SNACK ATTACK

My four month streak of refraining from snacking has ended.  Last evening I still had not checked into my hotel by 11PM.  After a late workout at the YMCA in New Hope, Minnesota I drove to where I thought my reservation was being kept.  I had made a reservation at this hotel, but I did subsequently cancel it when I learned that the elevators were out of order.  But I forgot that I had cancelled it.  I had had a late workout and now I was getting a bit frustrated and I gave into my desire to eat a snack.  I stopped at a CUB FOODS MARKET and purchased 4 RED DELICIOUS APPLES and 60 GRAMS of RAW WHOLE ALMONDS.   I had been wanting to add nuts to my diet for a couple of weeks now - I just have to remember to really monitor the portions.  I did purchase .12 lbs of these nuts and divided the bounty into two equal halves so that I could enjoy some last evening, and enjoy some today, 28 almonds is 170 calories.  I believe this to be a healthy food - It would be easy to have 300 almonds at one seating if one was not careful - therefore portion control is of great importance.

28 raw whole almonds is 170 calories.
A good healthy snack choice - as long as portion control is followed.

Thursday.  My total SNACK was 522 calories.  While this was quite a bit - considering what I have been eating recently - I think that I still made some good choices.  My total caloric consumption for the day was still 'only' 1532 calories.  This is the most amount of calories that I have consumed in four months - and yet, the time is nearing when I should start ratcheting up my calories consumed per day. Recently, I have felt a bit sluggish and I do think it is time to increase my calories per day up from 1000.   I have no intention of returning to my previous habit of consuming 5000+ calories per day - but I am under the impression that anything under 1900 calories per day should still result in slow steady weight loss of 1 or 2 pounds per week.   Still, I am not ready to bring my calories up to 1900 so quickly.  I am not going to fret about this one day when my calories exceeded 1500.  I am still very proud of all that I have accomplished.  One day of eating 1500 calories only seems outsized compared to what I have been doing - but it is still a very low caloric total - even for a man who would weigh 200 lbs and wanted to shed a pound or two per week - which does not describe me just yet - my last weight was 214 lbs.

The conclusion that I am drawing from yesterdays 'binge' was that a 522 late night calorie snack (fruits and nuts) will not derail my efforts for the week and that I should just continue doing what I am doing.  And this is precisely what I intend to do! 

WEDNESDAY MENU

breakfast  cup Quakert Oats Instant, Apple, two eggs scrambled                                 380 calories
lunch       JIMMY JOHNS BOOTLEGGER UNWICH, PICKLE, orange                   315 calories
dinner     JIMMY JOHNS BOOTLEGGER UNWICH, PICKLE, orange                    315 calories
SNACK   four RED DELICIOUS APPLES, 28 ALMONDS (approx 30grams)   522 calories

TOTAL CALORIC CONSUMPTION 1532 CALORIES

CALORIES BURNED
New Hope, Minnesota YMCA elliptical machine set to "HILL CLIMB" 40 minutes 485 CALORIES

WEDNESDAY NET CALORIES   1047 CALORIES

'HILL CLIMB' WORKOUT - 40 MINUTES

One thing that I have read over and over again is that it is not desireable to do the EXACT SAME workout each day. I have almost always set the various elliptical machines to CALORIE BURN or something similar. Today, I selected HILL CLIMB which meant that the first half of the workout continued to get progressively more challenging.  There certainly was the sensation of not stepping quite as quickly as I have become accustomed to - but I was able to tell by the calories burned and my own level of sweating that I was working plenty hard.  My intention is to continue trying different workouts instead of selecting the same type of workout each time.

I know perfectly well why I selected HILL CLIMB.  There is a little hill in my future which I find myself thinking about every day - It can be found in Yosemite Park and it is called HALF DOME.  I know that referring to HALF DOME as a hill is like calling an ocean liner a boat.