CHANUKAH

Chanukah / חנוכה

Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.

Chanukah begins at sundown on Sat, 24 December 2016.

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Rededication. Am I ever in need of a rededication! This morning I weighed myself and I have reached 239.3 lbs. I was just weighed two days ago in the doctor's office and they noted my weight as 234.3 lbs. This does not mean that I gained five pounds in two days. It does mean that my scale is imperfect. However, by using the same scale to mark my progress (or lack of progress) I can still get a good idea of my success (or lack of success) in managing my weight. I am in need of a rededication to progress. Especially today, December 24th, 2016.  THIS IS THE DAY, EXACTLY TWO YEARS AGO, when this whole weight loss and weight loss management began. Two days later, on December 26, 2014 I started this blog.  I remind myself today, for not the first time, that just because I do not enter a food, cake or sweet into my daily food journal does not mean that it didn't happen. I am pretty good about not failing to record my daily exercise, but I am definitely more imprecise when it comes to logging all my foods. I need to find the person that I was two years ago and re-summon the willpower to be successful once again.  I have heard that today is Christmas Eve too.  So to everyone and anyone who is reading this today - Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah!

Your Food Diary For:

Friday, December 23, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Butter Flavored Grits, 4 Packet	400	84	4	8	1,360	4
Great Grains Raisins Dates & Pecans	630	123	12	12	405	39
	1,030	207	16	20	1,765	43
L U N C H
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches	760	60	34	18	310	34
	760	60	34	18	310	34
D I N N E R
Fried Chicken Tenders	800	46	53	38	2,042	4
Creamed Spinach	70	9	3	3	510	4
Fire Roasted Corn	100	22	1	3	0	2
	970	77	57	44	2,552	10
S N A C K S
Peppermint Creme Oreo	560	84	28	0	360	52
Chocolate Covered Strawberry	200	20	27	3	67	13
	760	104	55	3	427	65
Totals	3,520	448	162	85	5,054	152
Your Daily Goal	3,419	427	114	171	2,300	128
Remaining	-101	-21	-48	86	-2,754	-24
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,489 extra calories from exercise today

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, December 23, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Ten Mile Urban Hike	148	1,751
Daily Total / Goal	148 / 30	1,751 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	763 / 210	8,006 / 4,130

The first 1.5 miles of this walk was with my daughter, as I escorted her to a spot where she was meeting some friends. All I had to do was promise to keep out of sight once we neared the rendezvous point.  What teenage girl wants to be seen with her dad when she is meeting up with her friends?  Perhaps there are such girls, my daughter is not one of them.

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PIGEON CREEK GREENWAY PASSAGE TRAIL

Yesterday was a day to keep moving.
I woke up in Effingham, Illinois, and drove to Shelbyville, Illinois for my first appointment.
Afterwards I had to keep moving.
I left Shelbyville and drove across the state border to Evansville, Indiana for my afternoon appointment.
Afterwards I had to keep moving.
I drove to the Evansville waterfront on the Ohio River to hike the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage Trail. The trail was six miles from start to end, my return trip along Evansville neightborhood streets made the hike eleven miles.
Afterwards I had to keep moving.
I drove back to my hotel, quickly showered and at 10:35PM I walked across the street to a movie theater to watch Star Trek Beyond.
The showtime was listed as 10:45PM, the movie started precisely at 11:00PM, I was back in my hotel by 12:59AM.
This was the part of my day I could have skipped.
I am an enthusiastic fan of Star Trek.
I have very little enthusiasm for this movie.
The best part about this movie experience was that the price of the ticket was only $6.25 (senior discount)

Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage
The Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage is a planned walking/jogging/biking trail along the Pigeon Creek and the Ohio Riverfront. 

A new favorite sign. How many thrill seekers or folks with suicidal tendencies have been stopped by reading this sign? I have been on many bridges, and this is the first time that I have spotted such a warning.  

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Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Essential Everyday - Butter Flavored Grits	600	126	6	12	2,040	6
Simple Super 8 Cinnamon Roll - Cinnamon	310	48	15	4	550	25
	910	174	21	16	2,590	31
L U N C H
Lays - Szechuan Chicken	230	24	14	3	210	2
Subway - Footlong Turkey Breast on Wheat	560	92	17	36	1,890	11
	790	116	31	39	2,100	13
D I N N E R
Lundberg Rice Organic Rice Cakes	780	182	7	13	0	0
Read - 3 Bean Salad	300	65	0	5	1,500	40
	1,080	247	7	18	1,500	40
S N A C K S
Lunchables - Turkey and Cheddar Fixed	260	22	13	12	670	5
Zone Perfect - Double Dark Chocolate Bar	190	22	6	12	210	14
DANG toasted coconut - original recipe	495	51	30	3	495	33
Kellogg's - Special K Original Cereal	210	39	0	12	390	6
	1,155	134	49	39	1,765	58
Totals	3,935	671	108	112	7,955	142
Your Daily Goal	3,888	486	129	195	2,300	145
Remaining	-47	-185	21	83	-5,655	3
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,958 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 214.3 lbs in 5 weeks.
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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	159	1,958
Add Exercise Quick Tools
Daily Total / Goal	159 / 30	1,958 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	552 / 210	7,518 / 4,130

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LISA SIMPSON WEARS MARC JACOBS

I was searching for something 'Simpsons' to post a picture for a recent blog entry when I stumbled on this image. For no particular reason, other than the fact, that I share my name with well known designer, MARC JACOBS, did I feel like posting this 2013 illustration today.

Swagger New York collaborated with Italian designer Michele Moricci to celebrate New York Fashion Week by imagining some of the most popular '90s cartoon characters in designer wear. 

The publication released a set of images featuring some of the most loved cartoon characters of the Nineties, wearing designers that -- Swagger New York and Moricci thought -- would suit their personalities.  

Here's how they wrote up Lisa Simpson headed to the Marc Show: "Lisa Simpson hits her bff Marc Jacobs' show 20 minutes late. It's okay because Marc wouldn't dare start without her, a Simpsonized image of the designer is tattooed on his arm after all.".

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After my 55000+ steps on Saturday,  I wasn't sure that I had the energy or will to spend time on the elliptical machine on Sunday. Obviously I did.

And then I found the energy and the will to complete a second session after lunch.

And then I found even more energy and will to complete a third session after dinner.

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Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, June 12, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
3 Egg Omelette - Ham Cheese	400	1	30	40	1,225	0
Kirkland - Pre-Cooked Bacon, 4 slices	160	0	12	12	700	0
Grits - Grits, 2 packet	200	44	3	4	620	2
	760	45	45	56	2,545	2
L U N C H
Butternut - Whole Grain White	280	54	3	10	540	8
Nice! - Creamy Peanut Butter, 2 Tbsp	180	8	15	7	130	3
Smucker's - Concord Grape - Jelly	150	39	0	0	15	36
	610	101	18	17	685	47
D I N N E R
Homemade Soft Tacos	870	0	14	12	2,700	6
	870	0	14	12	2,700	6
S N A C K S
Malt-o-meal - Honey Nut Scooters	240	48	3	6	420	18
Stoneground Flake Cereal	440	92	4	16	260	16
Yogurtland - Frozen Yogurt	480	100	0	16	260	72
	1,160	240	7	38	940	106
Totals	3,400	386	84	123	6,870	161
Your Daily Goal	5,874	734	195	294	2,300	220
Remaining	2,474	348	111	171	-4,570	59
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 3,944 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	99	1,373
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	97	1,188
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	97	1,207
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	176
Daily Total / Goal	294 / 30	3,944 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1756 / 210	22,921 / 4,130

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My daughter took an afternoon 5 mile walk with me for the second consecutive day.  On Saturday the temperatures in Chicago were in the mid 90's.  Yesterday, the temperatures had dropped considerably into the mid 60's.  I had never seen this sculpture up close until yesterday.  It is called: BEING BORN

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Being Born ...
Sculptor: Virginio Ferrari ..
Installed: 1983 ...
Description: Stainless steel, granite, and water..
624.9 x 701 x 548.6 cm..
City of Chicago Public Art Collection..
Donated to the people of Chicago by the Tooling and Manufacturing Association (previously known as the Tool and Die Institute).
Initially located at the corner of State and Washington streets, Chicago, Illinois, 1983. Relocated in 1996, with the collaboration of Chicago Gateway Green, to the Donald J. DePorter Gateway, intersection of Ontario, Ohio, and Orleans streets, Chicago, Illinois. Location: Intersection of Ontario, Ohio, and Orleans Sts ..Located at the Ohio Street exit of the Kennedy Expressway.

WINDY CITY LIVES UP TO ITS NAME

Everyone knows that Chicago is the 'Windy City."  Many people know that the windy part of this description is referring to the windbag politicians that the city is known for. Actually, when it comes to politics...Chicago is know for corrupt politicians and an extremely engaged electorate. Oftentimes during elections people have been known to vote more than once. Chicago is also known for the votes among the deceased as well. As I said, a very engaged electorate!  Today, though, I was talking about actual wind.

I needed to get to my dentist today for a new cap for one of my lower molars. My dentist is four miles from home.  I chose to walk and I was able to extend that 4 mile walk into a six mile walk.  When I left my home, the temperature was a balmy 54 degrees with winds at 25 mph.

When I returned home,  the temperature had warmed by one degree, but the wind had kicked up to 36 mph. When I was walking against the wind it was extra difficult and when I was walking with the wind, it was still difficult.

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, February 19, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
3 Egg Omelette - Ham and Cheese, 1 Omelette	400	1	30	40	1,225	0
CHERRY VANILLA GRANOLA	480	80	14	10	120	30
	880	81	44	50	1,345	30
L U N C H
Jason's Deli - SPICY SEAFOOD GUMBO, 1 Bowl	230	26	8	12	1,710	3
Jason's Deli - Amy's Turkey-o, 1 sandwich	480	56	17	29	1,380	11
Jason's Deli - Flatbread Cracker, 6 cracker	300	36	12	12	570	6
	1,010	118	37	53	3,660	20
D I N N E R
Mariano's - Meatball, 3 meatball	435	9	33	24	600	0
Mariano's - Fried Shrimp, 8 oz	340	50	0	30	800	10
Mariano's - Grilled Brussel Sprouts, 2 cup	130	26	5	11	46	0
	905	85	38	65	1,446	10
S N A C K S
CHERRY VANILLA GRANOLA	240	40	7	5	60	15
Old Scotch Whiskey, 6 ounce	414	6	0	0	0	6
WHOLE FOODS - YOGURT PRETZELS, 40 g (approx 8 pcs)	190	28	0	2	180	19
	844	74	7	7	240	40
Totals	3,639	358	126	175	6,691	100
Your Daily Goal	3,941	492	131	198	2,300	147
Remaining	302	134	4	22	-4,391	47
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,011 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, February 19, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	78	1,206
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	52	806
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-1
Daily Total / Goal	131 / 30	2,011 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	655 / 210	10,302 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 3639 calories

total calories burned (elliptical) 2012 calories

total net 1627 calories

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fitbit day 170

20344 steps  

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Saturday weight 229 lbs

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