THIRTY MILES!

Sometimes I set out for a walk and I leave with the goal of walking 5 miles minimum. Sometimes I set out for a walk and leave with the goal of walking a bit more. I think that yesterday was one of those days. The weather was spectacular, and kept chugging along until I had walked 30 miles. I was convinced that this week, a week where I was well aware that I hadn't eaten too well, that I would  show weight gain when I stepped on my scale. I think I might have erased a pound or two yesterday. My Saturday weight was 239.2 lbs. I lost a half pound from last week. Considering how poorly I ate this week, I am actually happy about this.

My 30 mile hike only registered as 28.8 miles on my app, as I had to 'save' the workout as my iPhone battery was about to  die. Just so there is no dispute about my claim that I walked 30 miles yesterday, I took an additional 2 mile trip to the grocery store with my daughter late last night. Now that it is Saturday morning, me thinks me legs are a bit sore.  

My hike included a visit to Northerly Island

Your Food Diary For:

Friday, December 1, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
Vita Coco - Pure Coconut Water	100	25	0	0	167	25
	500	113	6	8	1,407	29
L U N C H
Philadelphia Roll - Sushi	300	60	14	14	120	0
	300	60	14	14	120	0
D I N N E R
Taco Bell - Soft Taco, 4	760	68	36	36	2,000	4
	760	68	36	36	2,000	4
S N A C K S
Roasted Seaweed Snacks	320	60	6	0	760	4
	320	60	6	0	760	4
Totals	1,880	301	62	58	4,287	37
Your Daily Goal	6,629	828	221	332	2,300	248
Remaining	4,749	527	159	274	-1,987	211
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 4,699 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 180 lbs in 5 weeks.

Yesterday, I earned my second 'genie shoe' badge from fitbit. I had earned my first one on October 11, 2015.  On that day, I had mirrored the path of the Chicago Marathon coupled with some additional walking on that same day.

SPACESHIP

Usually on Saturday, I weigh myself.  Right now I am in St Louis for a trade show and without my scale. So my weight change this week, whether positive or negative will remain shrouded in mystery for a few days more. Last night I went to a St Louis Cardinals baseball game. Our seats, very happily were in the upper deck and covered by a roof. That roof came in quite handy as it started to rain at least three times during the game. Our group left the game in the 7th inning during rain delay. However, climbing the stair up to our seats did accomplish one thing for me. It put me over the top to a new lifetime 'badge' from fitbit, as I have now officially scaled 14,000 lifetime floors since I became a fitbitter in 2005. What does this mean? Nothing, but it is fun to have reached this new milestone.

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, May 19, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Frosted Mini Wheats - Kelloggs	380	92	2	10	0	22
Oatmeal	300	57	6	12	225	0
	680	149	8	22	225	22
L U N C H
Chesseburger	700	0	375	35	1,104	7
French Fries	300	74	21	9	430	1
	1,000	74	396	44	1,534	8
D I N N E R
Spicy Seafood Gumbo	400	45	14	21	2,975	5
	400	45	14	21	2,975	5
S N A C K S
Chocolate Chip Cliff Bar	300	54	6	12	180	26
	300	54	6	12	180	26
Totals	2,380	322	424	99	4,914	61
Your Daily Goal	2,242	280	74	113	2,300	84
Remaining	-138	-42	-350	14	-2,614	23
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g

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Our group bailed out on the game during a rain delay as the Giants scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning. We missed the Cardinals scoring three run in the bottom of the seventh, and the rest of the game when the Giants came back to win the game. 

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TOKYO

It is not often that I plug in my fitbit 'dongle' into the mac to view my dashboard. I did last night, as I was curious how many steps and miles I have 'traveled' since I became a 'fitbitter' on September 3, 2015. Now I know. I have logged over 13 million steps and traveled nearly 7000 miles. To be precise, my mileage is 6957.51 miles.  What this means is basically nothing. I was simply curious. Apparently my last lifetime badge is still nearly 1000 miles away. This badge, once earned, is the 'Earth' badge. This is the equivalent distance to the center of the earth. (This would be a very impractical hike.) And that's it... no more fitbit lifetime badges to look forward to after that. Perhaps this will change in the future, surely there are more than a few folks out there that have logged more than 7900 miles and need to be recognized with imaginary badges too. I still have some time to contemplate this as I am still 1000 miles away from this 'achievement.'

The route to Japan shown below which is better suited for airplane travel and would be difficult to duplicate on foot.  Nevertheless, since I started logging fitbit steps on September 3, 2015 - I have logged enough mile to 'walk' to Tokyo, Japan.

Distance from Chicago to Tokyo

Distance is 10161 kilometers or 6314 miles or 5486 nautical miles

The distance is the theoretical air distance (great circle distance). Flying between the two locations' airports can be a different distance, depending on airport location and actual route chosen.

Map – Shortest path between Chicago and Tokyo

Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, March 12, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Essential Everyday - Butter Flavored Grits	500	105	5	10	1,700	5
Sourdough Round French Bread	300	60	2	10	600	4
Scrambled Eggs	200	2	15	18	202	1
	1,000	167	22	38	2,502	10
L U N C H
Real Foods - Corn Thins	575	100	5	15	388	0
	575	100	5	15	388	0
D I N N E R
Homemade - Breakfast Burrito	600	52	40	24	1,580	4
	600	52	40	24	1,580	4
S N A C K S
Dean's - Mini Ice Cream Sandwich	180	30	6	2	110	14
	180	30	6	2	110	14
Totals	2,355	349	73	79	4,580	28
Your Daily Goal	2,687	336	89	135	2,300	100
Remaining	332	-13	16	56	-2,280	72
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
MATRIX TREADMILL	60	757
Daily Total / Goal	60 / 30	757 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	444 / 210	5,797 / 4,130

Treadmill: 60 minutes, 4.2mph, 757 calories

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России железная дорога

России железная дорога is the translation for RUSSIAN RAILWAY if 'google translate' can be trusted. This was the fitbit badge that I earned on Wednesday.

One year ago, on Thanksgiving day, I decided that I was starting a new tradition. It is fairly easy to start a tradition, it is much more difficult to keep a tradition. The tradition that I started last year was a 20 mile urban hike on Thanksgiving Day. This year, I made the decision to keep this tradition, and I took an urban hike in the morning (and early afternoon) which was 21 miles.

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As soon as I returned home from my 21 mile urban hike, my wife and daughter were preparing to take a modest short walk to snag a Thanksgiving Day snack. Naturally, I joined them. This added an additional two miles to my day. And finally, after delicious dinner to Beef Brisket we set out once time more into the cold dark night to get into the Retail Holiday spirit by looking for some stores in downtown Chicago which were opening for some late-night Thanksgiving Day pre-Black Friday commerce. While at Macy's I conducted my annual check of the MARC JACOBS department.

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Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, November 24, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Essential Everyday - Butter Flavored Grits	500	105	5	10	1,700	5
Capn Crunch - Peanut Butter Crunch	200	38	5	4	364	16
	700	143	10	14	2,064	21
L U N C H
Spaghetti & Meat Sauce	500	45	24	24	2,296	25
Klondike - Klondike Bar, 2 bar	500	58	28	6	140	46
	1,000	103	52	30	2,436	71
D I N N E R
Broccoli	100	10	1	9	81	0
Spinach Salad	100	7	7	4	175	4
Beef - Brisket	500	0	38	36	326	0
Mashed Potatoes	300	43	13	5	680	0
	1,000	60	59	54	1,262	4
S N A C K S
M&M's White Candy Corn	220	29	11	2	40	28
White Chocolate Non-Pareils	300	36	16	3	72	36
	520	65	27	5	112	64
Totals	3,220	371	148	103	5,874	160
Your Daily Goal	6,611	826	220	331	2,300	248
Remaining	3,391	455	72	228	-3,574	88
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 4,681 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 180.2 lbs in 5 weeks.

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
FIVE HOUR, 21 MILE URBAN HIKE	294	3,866
TWO MILE SHORT JAUNT	32	323
EVENING WALK DOWNTOWN	48	492
Daily Total / Goal	374 / 30	4,681 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1152 / 210	13,919 / 4,130

AFRICA

All 'fitbitters' know that as one accumulates 'lifetime' miles, one will be rewarded with imaginary 'badges'. Apparently on October 8, the day before my 33 miles of accumulated miles walking, I earned the 'AFRICA' badge for the accomplishment of walking 5000 miles since I purchased my fitbit on September 3, 2015. I suppose it would be fairly simple to find out how many more miles I must walk to earn my next badge, but it is fun to be surprised.  So, for the time being, I will remain in the dark.

I had been convinced that yesterday, which was one day after my 33 mile day on Sunday would be a day of complete rest. In fact, it was. Nevertheless, I did join my family for an extremely leisurely walk downtown which added up to six miles by the time I returned home. There is no doubt that I have influenced my family over the past couple of years. Two years ago, we regularly would take the subway or a bus to travel as little as even one mile. These days no one in my family unit would suggest such a mode of transportation to travel such a short distance. 

Your Food Diary For:

Monday, October 10, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original, 6 packet	600	132	0	12	1,860	0
Post - Great Grains	400	72	11	10	286	15
	1,000	204	11	22	2,146	15
L U N C H
Quaker Rice Cakes White Cheddar	630	112	14	14	1,400	0
Read - 3 Bean Salad	300	65	0	5	1,500	40
	930	177	14	19	2,900	40
D I N N E R
Epic - Pub Burger, 1.0 burger	600	38	34	34	0	0
	600	38	34	34	0	0
S N A C K S
Powerbar - Harvest Energy Chocolat Bar	210	23	9	10	110	15
C2o - Pure Coconut Water 16 FL OZ	100	26	0	0	150	24
YOGURT ALMONDS	300	30	19	5	27	26
Whole Foods - Vanilla Granola	400	69	12	8	127	33
	1,010	148	40	23	414	98
Totals	3,540	567	99	98	5,460	153
Your Daily Goal	3,305	413	110	166	2,300	124
Remaining	-235	-154	11	68	-3,160	-29
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,375 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 216.4 lbs in 5 weeks.

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, October 10, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
LEISURELY 6 MILE WALK	91	1,044
Daily Total / Goal	91 / 30	1,044 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	91 / 210	1,044 / 4,130

Usually when I take a walk with my family, they have trouble keeping up with me as I naturally walk a bit quicker even when I am not in 'workout mode'.  After walking 33 miles on Sunday, I had trouble keeping up with them on Monday during our extremely leisurely stroll in downtown Chicago. My wife and I stopped to take a photo on the State Street Bridge.  Our daughter was the photographer.