I begin today by revisiting a blog post of my from January, earlier this year:
Monday, January 5, 2015
ISAAC NEWTON - LAW OF GRAVITY
Isaac Newton (1642-1726) is credited with this quote: "What goes up, must come down." Who knows if he really did say this or not. We know that it is not inevitable that when one's weight goes up, that it will likely go down. In fact, it is highly unlikely without a massive intervention on oneself. In recent years, gasoline prices have gone up. It was only a few summers ago when it appeared that the gas price was destined to cross the $5.00/gallon barrier. In the past, every time I gassed up, there was an additional expense of at least $3.00 for junk food. Sometimes things do change. I filled my tank yesterday on the way to Cincinnati. I paid the stunning price of $1.659/gallon. My total transaction at the gas station was only $18.00. In recent days, and I expect in the weeks to come, both gas prices and my weight will continue to fall. It is inevitable that gas prices will rise again. It is not inevitable that my weight will rise again. I have already seen that movie and I don't like the ending. This time, I am determined to lose the weight, and learn how to keep it off. Yesterday, I consumed less than 800 calories, and after my dinner I felt full. My stomach is no longer stretched to the limit 24 hours per day. After seven years of eating like a moron, it now seems so easy to have a healthy diet.
As I re-read this post from nearly one year ago, which was written when my new lifestyle had started only one dozen days earlier, I found it amusing that some of my prognostications proved true. For example, at the time of this January 4 blog post, I was a still a whopping 294.5 lbs. (I had lost a grand total of 14.5 lbs - AND I WAS ECSTATIC ABOUT THAT PROGRESS!) I correctly predicted that I would continue to lose weight. My current weight loss as of last Saturday was 94.5 lbs. On the other hand, my prediction that gas prices would continue to fall was a bit optimistic. I do not think that I ever paid as little for gasoline as I did on January 4, 2014. The thing that made me want to revisit this blog post of nearly one year ago is that yesterday, December 10, 2014, I filled my tank at a price of $1.699 per gallon (just a fraction higher than the lowest low that I enjoyed last January) It made me think that it might be time for new predictions. It appears that gas prices again are preparing to find new lows and it appears that my weight is preparing to find new lows. In the course of the year, there was one weigh-in where my scale reported 213.9 lbs on April 25. However, I never approached that low number again all year until right about now. Last Saturday, my weight was 214.5lbs and there remains the possibility that I might record a new low tomorrow. However, weight is a funny thing - it is impossible to gauge where one's weight will be as it can fluctuate 2 or 3 lbs just overnight.
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True about many things...but not true about he price of gasoline and certainly not true of one's weight.
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Welcome to Chillicothe, Ohio. I visited a favorite shop in this town today, and I made time afterwards to enjoy a trail. It was the first time in nearly one week that I walked. It was also the first time in a while that I stopped at a Subway and ordered my healthy lunch of choice, as I had for so many weeks earlier this year - Double Chicken Chopped Salad (220 calories)
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The entire walk was along a paved bicycle/foot path. I more or less parked in the middle and walked about 2. 5 miles south and then returned to the starting point and then more or less walked another 2.5 miles north and back. When it was all over - I had logged 10 miles. (I am trying to wean myself away from the 'need' to walk 10 miles every day. I expect to mix it up a bit in the coming weeks, with visits to the elliptical machine, and perhaps walks of 'only' five miles as well. I enjoyed another day when I consumed reduced calories, and managed to eat fairly well.
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FARM FRESH EGG-LAND'S. BEST - GRADE A EGG LARGE, 1 egg
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60 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
65 |
0 |
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Quaker - Instant Original Flavor Oatmeal, 4 pack
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400 |
76 |
8 |
16 |
300 |
0 |
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Tropicana - Orange Juice - 100% Juice, 8 fl oz
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110 |
27 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
22 |
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Morningstar Farms - Sausage Patty, 1 patty
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80 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
260 |
1 |
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650 |
106 |
15 |
34 |
640 |
23 |
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Subway - Double Chicken Chop Salad, 425 g
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220 |
10 |
5 |
36 |
490 |
4 |
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220 |
10 |
5 |
36 |
490 |
4 |
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Panera - TURKEY CHILI BOWL, 1 bowl
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280 |
34 |
12 |
20 |
1,070 |
9 |
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PANERA BREAD - SMOKED TURKEY SANDWICH, 1/2 SANDWICH
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220 |
34 |
2 |
16 |
890 |
2 |
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Panera - Apple, 1 apple
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80 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
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580 |
89 |
14 |
36 |
1,960 |
26 |
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Lunchables - Turkey and Cheddar Fixed, 1 package
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260 |
22 |
13 |
12 |
670 |
5 |
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260 |
22 |
13 |
12 |
670 |
5 |
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| Totals |
1,710 |
227 |
47 |
118 |
3,760 |
58 |
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| Your Daily Goal |
3,708 |
463 |
123 |
186 |
2,300 |
139 |
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| Remaining |
1,998
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236
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76
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68
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-1,460
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81
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Calories |
Carbs |
Fat |
Protein |
Sodium |
Sugar |
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total calories consumed 1710 calories
total calories burned (10 mile walk) 1950 calories
total net calories 240 calorie deficit
26304 steps
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It took me all week to put together one day with a high step total. I stepped more yesterday, than I had on the three previous days combined!
steps Monday 5060
steps Tuesday 5043
steps Wednesday 15469
total steps Monday thru Wednesday 25572
Today, Friday, will be a travel day from Columbus, Ohio back home to Chicago - I am likely looking at another step-challenged day...
