HAPPY HALLOWEEN

I don't think I did a great job in calorie control during my weekend in Houston for International QuiltMarket. I am resigned to the fact that my weight loss streak may reverse itself for a week. I am also going to make sure that I get back on program and start racking up some successful weeks again. So not matter, how badly my scale might annoy me this Saturday, I am getting back to on track starting today. Happy Halloween.

Your Food Diary For:

Monday, October 30, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Kellogg's - Raisin Bran - Single Serving Box	140	34	1	3	150	13
Eggs - Poached	235	1	16	20	470	1
Quaker - Oatmeal	300	48	6	9	0	0
Homemade - Fruit, Mixed Fresh	100	60	0	0	10	40
Bacon, 4 slices	160	0	12	12	700	0
	935	143	35	44	1,330	54
L U N C H
Einstein Asiago Cheese Bagel w/ Cream Cheese	500	67	20	19	866	8
	500	67	20	19	866	8
D I N N E R
Hamburger With Bun 1/3 Pound, 1 burger	575	49	9	25	1,863	0
French Fries	300	74	21	9	430	1
	875	123	30	34	2,293	1
S N A C K S
Baskin-Robbins Pineapple Coconut	200	36	8	6	94	10
	200	36	8	6	94	10
Totals	2,510	369	93	103	4,583	73
Your Daily Goal	2,000	250	66	101	2,300	75
Remaining	-510	-119	-27	-2	-2,283	2
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 70 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 230.3 lbs in 5 weeks     

BACK IN PLAY

When I started my new lifestyle change on December 24th, 2014 my original goal was to lose 100+ pounds.  Right 'out of the gate' in the first four months, I lost 95 pounds.  I hit a low of 213.9 on April 18th.  Once, I got down to that weight, I was slowly adding ounces and pounds so that by September 3rd  (coincidentally the day I purchased my fitbit) I had reached 226.9 lbs.  Now, even at 226.9 lbs, I was down 82 lbs which is quite significant.  The fitbit reversed the course of this slow march up the weight ladder. Since September 3rd, I have now returned within one pound of that low weight of 213.9.   This means that I am soon to break through a barrier and get to a new low.  On Saturday, I checked in at  214.8.   In other words, I am just 6 lbs away from entering the 100 pound club.  The original goal of 100+ pound weight loss is 'back in play'.

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our Food Diary For:

Monday, November 30, 2015

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Toasted O's, 4 cup	440	88	8	16	640	4
	440	88	8	16	640	4
L U N C H
Whole Foods - Organic Turkey Breast, 8 oz	240	0	1	54	116	0
Roundy's - Sliced Beets, 1/2 cup	40	8	0	1	250	6
Whole Foods - Traditional Herb Stuffing, 1 cup (98 g)	280	0	6	10	840	4
	560	8	7	65	1,206	10
D I N N E R
WHOLE FOODS 8497 - CHERRY VANILLA GRANOLA, 68.75 g (3/4 cup)	300	50	9	6	75	19
Whole Foods 365 Organic - Organic Turkey Jerky, 3 oz	180	18	0	33	810	15
Nature Valley - Crunchy Granola Bar Oats and Honey, 6 crunchy granola bars	570	87	21	9	540	33
	1,050	155	30	48	1,425	67
S N A C K S
WHOLE FOODS - DATE COCONUT ROLLS, 2 piece	220	42	6	2	20	36
WHOLE FOODS 7089 - 42% CACAO SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS, 34.05 g (approx 2 TBSP)	159	23	9	2	0	18
WHOLE FOODS 9392 - YOGURT RAISINS, 46.0 g (approx 34 pieces)	195	32	8	1	17	29
	574	97	23	5	37	83
Totals	2,624	348	68	135	3,308	164
Your Daily Goal	4,618	577	154	231	2,300	173
Remaining	1,994	228	85	96	-1,008	9
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,688 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, November 30, 2015

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 5.0 mph	118	2,296
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	392
Daily Total / Goal	119 / 30	2,688 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	119 / 210	2,688 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2624 calories

total calories burned (10 mile walk) 2296 calories

total net calories 328 calories

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fitbit day 89
40023 steps

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ten mile walking streak reached 22 days.

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YOSEMITE PARK WEATHER

Exactly three weeks from now, 21 days to be exact...I will be in a van with 6 other guys headed to Yosemite Park in preparation for the climb up Half Dome.  A few months ago I was concerned that my physical condition was peaking.  I am sure that my conditioning has improved much over the past few weeks.  My plan is to start 'relaxing' my physical output as the October 1st hiking date approaches.  My current thinking is that once I get to within a week or ten days of the actual climb that I need to start ratcheting down my workouts.   During that last week or so will be no time to take 30 mile bike rides or spend three hours on an elliptical machine.   It is never a good time for an injury and now would be a particularly bad time - so I need to be extra careful.

It is now time to start thinking about the weather that we might be facing on October 1.

As I review this chart it appears that it might be quite cold in the early morning hours when our hike begins.   As the temperature is likely to rise to the high sixties or low seventies, it appears that we will not be too cold during the day.   The very fact that I am reviewing this information and thinking about the weather in Yosemite Park continues to confirm that the day of the hike is looming ever closer.   I am looking forward to it!

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 Tuesday MENU

breakfast   oatmeal, center cut bacon, poached eggs                                 608 calories

lunch         baby spinach salad, asparagus, tomato, clam chowder
                 ginger crystallized dark chocolate                                            841 calories
dinner       melon salad, copping soup, chewy ginger, choc chips            690 calories
SNACKS  MULTIGRAIN RICE CAKES, DIVINE DARK CHOC      1345 calories

total calories consumed     3484 calories                                                              

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YMCA PRECOR EFX elliptical 120 minutes, manual setting

level 20 resistance, level 20 incline                      1767 calories

TOTAL CALORIES BURNED 1767CALORIES

TUESday net calories 1717 calories

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Yesterday I received my first weekly update from fitbit... I am definitely enjoying this new toy...

Hi Marc, here are your weekly stats. Aug 31, 2015 to Sep 06, 2015 WEEK'S MOST ACTIVE DAY Sun, Sep 6 WEEK'S LEAST ACTIVE DAY Mon, Aug 31 TOTAL STEPS 91,616  DAILY AVERAGE 13,088 steps BEST DAY 40,001 steps TOTAL DISTANCE 43.87 miles  DAILY AVERAGE 6.27 miles BEST DAY 19.09 miles TOTAL FLOORS CLIMBED 72  DAILY AVERAGE 10 floors BEST DAY 33 floors TOTAL CALS BURNED 21,682  DAILY AVERAGE 3,097 cals BEST DAY 5,811 cals WEIGHT CHANGE 1.1 lb  LIGHTEST 225.8 lbHEAVIEST 226.9 lb AVG SLEEP DURATION 6 hrs 49 min  AVG TIMES AWAKENED 7 AVG TIME TO FALL ASLEEP 0hrs 10min Last week's step winners 1 Bobby 95,006 steps 2 Marc  91,616 steps 3 Andrew J. 83,253 steps See current leaderboard Last week's badges See all of my badges

THIS FIRST WEEKLY SUMMARY THAT I RECEIVED FROM FITBIT ONLY INCLUDED THAT STATS FROM FIVE DAYS (Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon).... I ONLY PURCHASED THE THING ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON!

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fitbit day 6

15,691 steps

FITBIT

Earlier this year I had thought that I would have been interested in the Apple Watch to sync with my workouts.  When the watch was finally revealed, I was underwhelmed by what it could do and overwhelmed by its high cost.  I declined to get involved with this product.

Yesterday, however, I did add an electronic device to my life - FITBIT.  Specifically FITBIT ONE.

I made my purchase in Wisconsin on the way home and managed to save a full 5% on sales tax.   On the way home, I stopped at a Starbucks to get it up and running and synced to my MacBook Air and iPhone.  As simple as it was, I was still confused and needed to call customer support for help.   Something amazing happened.  I was talking to a live person within 30 seconds.  That alone, makes me a very enthusiastic fan of this device.

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 Thursday MENU

breakfast    oatmeal, apples                                                                       1000 calories

lunch          three apples                                                                               240 calories

dinner        Subway double chicken spinach salad                                      220 calories

SNACK     beef jerky, mango, chewy ginger, two slices bacon                 530 calories

total calories consumed 1990 calories

calories burned

YMCA PRECOR elliptical machine 125 minutes, interval 1:1

resistance level 20/incline level 20 : resistance level 15/incline level 15     1715 calories

TOTAL CALORIES BURNED 1715 calories

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Thursday net calories 275 calories

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fitbit day 1:

My fitbit was recording 'phantom' steps and 'phantom' stair climbing while I was cruising down the highway after I set it up.   Once I noticed this, I turned it off.  I need to investigate why this was happening.

Once I arrived at the YMCA for my two hour and five minute workout on the elliptical I turned it back on and it recorded more than 13,000 steps. I bought this device fully aware that it will be addicting.  This little wonder will definitely be accompanying me to Half-Dome at Yosemite National Park - now only 27 days away!