BACK IN CHICAGO THURSDAY (DAY 74)

I have upped my calories no into the neighborhood of 1800 for the past few days.
After my rain shortened four mile walk on Wednesday I bounced back Thursday with a 10 miler.
The weather has finally changed....
Monday it was 90° and during my Chicago hike on Thursday it was 40° cooler!

BASEBALL SEASON STARTS TODAY!

I used to be a much more engaged baseball fan. My team was the New York Yankees. Once I moved to Chicago in 1993, my interest waned, or waxed (I forget which is the one that gets smaller) and in recent years, I don't start watching baseball until the playoffs start. That day is tonight. Tuesday October 3 at 8:00PM Eastern Time when the New York Yankees square off against the Minnesota Twins for the 'wildcard' game. I'll tell you one thing, as best I know, baseball players have not been infected with the stupidity of the professional football players in the NFL - they still stand for the National Anthem. One more reason to be a baseball fan. And what is better than rooting for your team in October!

If the Yankees lose tonight, it will be a short season.

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On the day, the 21st of August this past summer when the sun was eclipsed by the moon, I weighed 261 lbs. I was steamrolling up a hill in the wrong direction. And I continued rolling uphill even more until one week later I weight 263 lbs.  Today I am nowhere near where I want to be, but compared to where I was, it's all 'water under the bridge.' This past Saturday, I dipped below 250 lbs for the first time in months. I am now going in the right direction.

water under the bridge

A prior issue that is now resolved or considered resolved. That argument we had is just water under thebridge now—don't even worry about it..

By the way, speaking about things under bridges. During my urban hike yesterday, I found this mosaic on Belmont Avenue under LSD (Lake Shore Drive). This piece of outdoor artwork can be found UNDER THE BRIDGE on Belmont which leads to the lakefront.

This mural can be found on Belmont Avenue under the bridge that is Lake Shore Drive.   Technically, I suppose it is the underpass.

Your Food Diary For:

Monday, October 2, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Four-Egg Omelet With Lox	350	5	21	35	1,486	3
Cinnamon Raisin Bagel w/Cream Cheese	200	34	5	6	353	5
	550	39	26	41	1,839	8
L U N C H
Mariano's - Spicy Salmon Maki	350	39	16	14	278	0
Fried Chicken Tenders	300	17	20	14	765	2
	650	56	36	28	1,043	2
D I N N E R
Wasabi Rice Crackers	420	88	5	7	298	0
Trader Joes - Turkey Burgers, 2	360	0	20	44	560	0
	780	88	25	51	858	0
S N A C K S
Trader Joe's - Mango O's	240	48	3	6	190	14
	240	48	3	6	190	14
Totals	2,220	231	90	126	3,930	24
Your Daily Goal	3,752	469	125	188	2,300	140
Remaining	1,532	238	35	62	-1,630	116
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,822 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 221.8 lbs in 5 weeks     

HUGE WHOLE FOODS OPENS IN LAKEVIEW

There has been a Whole Foods near the intersection of Ashland and Belmont since 1996. That store closed earlier this week. Not too worry, a new store more than twice its size has just opened across the street on the right on the intersection of Ashland and Belmont. Of course, I checked it out. I was a bit underwhelmed at the design, but it was hard to argue with the size. It appears that the company contacted the same people who place the name 'TRUMP' on his buildings, as the letters identifying this building are indeed huge.

The dark silhouette at the bottom of this photograph is my daughter.

Your Food Diary For:

Saturday, March 25, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Kirkland - Pre-Cooked Bacon, 5 slices	200	0	15	15	875	0
Egg - Poached Egg, 4	300	2	20	25	629	1
Butter Flavored Grits	300	63	3	6	1,020	3
	800	65	38	46	2,524	4
L U N C H
Costco - Cheese Pizza Slice, 1 Slice	700	70	28	44	1,370	7
	700	70	28	44	1,370	7
D I N N E R
Fresh Express - Chopped Kit - Asian	360	45	27	9	690	24
	360	45	27	9	690	24
Totals	1,860	180	93	99	4,584	35
Your Daily Goal	2,255	282	75	113	2,300	84
Remaining	395	102	-18	14	-2,284	49
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g