511 TACTICAL

It is funny... not really ha-ha funny, but at least slightly amusing to me.
A pair of black jeans that I purchased over one year ago because I was gaining weight, has not fit for many month as I gained even more weight.
Now that I have lost weight, this favorite pair of black jeans is now back 'in my regular rotation.'
It was depressing when I originally bought this pair of jeans.
It was more depressing when I originally outgrew them.
And now it feels good that I can wear them again.
As I said, not really ha-ha funny... but funny nevertheless.

If/when I lose more weight, I am going to continue to search out this style - love'em.

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PROPHETSTOWN STATE PARK

After my last appointment on Friday in a northwest suburb of Indianapolis, I headed home to Chicago. I was still trying to figure out where I might stop for a final hike before returning home when I passed a sign for Prophetstown State Park. Problem solved.

Indiana’s newest state park (2004), Prophetstown is located where the Tippecanoe River meets the Wabash near the town of Battle Ground northeast of Lafayette. The park's landscape has been shaped by ice from glaciers, moving water, fire and human hands that helped maintain the vast tall prairie grass. Native American people hunted and lived along the two rivers for thousands of years.

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My attempt to photograph the moon in the background.

Your Food Diary For:

Friday, November 11, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker Apples Cinnamon Oatmeal	650	135	8	15	800	45
Kellogg's - Raisin Bran Crunch	380	90	2	8	400	38
	1,030	225	10	23	1,200	83
L U N C H
Subway  Sun Chips Harvest Cheddar	210	27	9	4	320	3
Subway Footlong Turkey Breast	560	92	17	36	1,890	11
Fit Crunch Choc Chip Cookie Dough	380	27	16	30	320	6
	1,150	146	42	70	2,530	20
D I N N E R
Jimmy John Thinny Chips	260	40	10	4	190	4
Jimmy John's  Bootlegger, 1 sandwich	684	67	24	42	1,660	0
Whey Protein Bar Chocolate Chip	360	42	12	20	160	29
	1,304	149	46	66	2,010	33
Totals	3,484	520	98	159	5,740	136
Your Daily Goal	3,483	435	116	175	2,300	130
Remaining	-1	-85	18	16	-3,440	-6
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,553 extra calories from exercise today

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, November 11, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
TEN MILE HIKE PROPHETSTOWN STATE PARK	145	1,778
Daily Total / Goal	145 / 30	1,778 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	859 / 210	12,015 / 4,130

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This information comes from In.gov

The park is named for a Native American village located between the rivers established by Tecumseh, who was Shawnee, and his brother Tenskwatawa (The Prophet) in 1808. Tecumseh led his band there from Ohio, where pressure from white settlers had forced him to leave. Tecumseh believed the only way to repel the advance of European settlement was to form an alliance with other tribes. He traveled widely persuading tribes to join his coalition. More than 14 tribes set aside centuries-old disputes to stop their common enemy. They met at Prophetstown, and heard The Prophet speak. Tecumseh anticipated their sheer numbers would be enough to stop the westward settlement.

William Henry Harrison, governor of the Indiana Territory, was alarmed by the numbers at Prophetstown, and moved 1,200 troops to the site while Tecumseh was south gathering additional support. Wanting to avoid a fight, yet fearing an attack, The Prophet decided to strike first in the early morning hours of Nov. 7, 1811. The battle lasted two hours. As darkness faded, the villagers withdrew through the marsh back to Prophetstown, then fled to Wildcat Creek. Harrison's men burned Prophetstown to the ground.

It is interesting to me that I just happened to visit this park, only one week after a new monument dedicated to the Indian tribes native to this land was dedicated.

from WLFI.com

Circle of Stones dedicated in Prophetstown State Park

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BATTLE GROUND, Ind. (WLFI) — A dedication ceremony was held Friday in Prophetstown State Park to honor native Americans.

The Circle of Stones is a monument made of 14 stones bearing the names of tribes native to the Prophetstown area. Thirteen of the 14 stones have a name of a well-known tribe that was around during the founding of Prophetstown. The 14th stone recognizes all of the tribes and people that were not documented by history.

Representatives from those native tribes and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources spoke about the site and its importance. The dedication was a celebration of both the native people and the 100th birthday of the state park system.

“I really feel like anyone standing on the Circle of Stones today, and looking out over this beautiful prairie, can’t help but appreciate the land — the way it looked, the importance of that land to the people at that time, and the importance of the land to the people today both native and non-native,” said Vicki Basman, chief of interpretation for the Indiana State Parks’ division of DNR.

The ceremony closed with the release of a wild eagle. The eagle had been rehabilitating for months, after contracting West Nile Virus.

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This dedication was only seven days prior to my visit.

Most of my hiking yesterday was on the far eastern end of the park, Trail 2,Trail 3 and Trail 4

SATURDAY MORNING... WEIGHDAY
222.7 LBS

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A WALK IN THE WOODS

I was really knocked out on Sunday. I could barely move. I could barely speak. And breathing wasn't working too well either. I did wake up yesterday, Monday, feeling infinitely better, although nowhere near 100%. Nevertheless, in the afternoon, I was able to take an urban hike. After my complete system-wide malfunction on the previous day, it felt really good to stretch my legs. I plan on being completely cured by Wednesday. I know that things don't really work that way, but it is important to have the mindset of health in order to be healthy. And even if that is completely ridiculous, I can't see what harm can come of it.

I have started reading my next Bill Bryson book. As anyone can attest, it is very easy to get hooked on a Netflix TV show. It certainly takes a bit more effort to get hooked on a series of books by the same author. Naturally, the payout of reading a good book far exceeds the payout from watching hours and hours of a TV show or movie.  The next Bryson book that I have just started is A WALK IN THE WOODS.   This book details the travels of Bill and a 'friend' of his as they hiked the entire 2000+ miles of the Appalachian Trail. Although I only started the book today, I can tell that I am going to enjoy this journey. Although thus far, my hiking expeditions do not include overnight camping, still there is much about this experience which I am going to vicariously enjoy.  Bill Bryson is a great storyteller. Each page of each of his books is enjoyable. The reader eagerly reads each page with the anticipation of the best of any Stephen King thriller. The Bryson books appear to keep the horror in much smaller doses. Still there are some minor horrors and many more bits of humor.  This book was actually made into a major Hollywood Movie - which until about 5 minutes ago - I had never heard of. The movie stars Nick Nolte and Robert Redford.

A quick check of Netflix has confirmed that A WALK IN THE WOODS is not available for streaming. But Cape Fear starring Nick Nolte is... and that sure is a great movie and in this specific case, a non-sequitur. The thing with blogging and bloggers - we don't have editors. Of course, that is obviously obvious. (An editor would surely have ripped apart that last sentence!)

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Your Food Diary For:

Monday, September 19, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal	600	108	10	16	0	4
Quaker - Chewy Granola 90 Calories	270	57	6	3	240	21
	870	165	16	19	240	25
L U N C H
Read - 3 Bean Salad, 1.67 Cup (85g)	300	65	0	5	1,500	40
Cabbage Soup	200	20	0	5	157	11
Fried Chicken Tenders	300	17	20	14	766	2
Home Made - Garden Salad, 1 bowl	100	6	0	4	400	4
	900	108	20	28	2,823	57
D I N N E R
Fried Chicken Tenders	300	17	20	14	766	2
Home Made - Garden Salad, 1 bowl	100	6	0	4	400	4
	400	23	20	18	1,166	6
S N A C K S
Hersheys Dark Chocolate Bar	500	28	38	9	100	11
Oreos	200	31	9	1	175	18
Hostess - Banana Twinkie, 3 cakes	405	69	14	3	540	50
	1,105	128	61	13	815	79
Totals	3,275	424	117	78	5,044	167
Your Daily Goal	4,179	522	139	209	2,300	156
Remaining	904	98	22	131	-2,744	-11
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,249 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, September 19, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
11 Mile Urban Hike	134	2,377
Daily Total / Goal	134 / 30	2,377 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	134 / 210	2,377 / 4,130

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I guess this step count for Monday makes it easy for me to quantify how much better I felt yesterday compared to Sunday.  On Sunday I managed to 'accumulate' a grand total of 2031 steps for the entire day. On Monday my step count was 20103. This is nearly a 1000% improvement (989.8% for all the 'rainman types' out there)  Yep, I definitely felt better on Monday. 

and one more thing of some note...
a few weeks ago, a wished myself a Happy Anniversary which commemorated the important day that purchased my fitbit. It will probably be a good idea today, to wish myself and my wife a Happy Anniversary which commemorates the day we were married 19 years ago. So I will.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, JENNIFER
I considered adding something sardonic and/or sarcastic and/or humorous here... but I think I will just stick with the basic good wishes.  Why risk the delicious fondue dinner that we have planned for this evening?