SMILE, Y'ALL ARE IN HOUSTON (DAY 97)

Houston Saturday.
Woke up 4:45AM
Checked the weather: 57°
Checked sunrise 7:35AM
Left for my 10 mile hike at 5:03AM and returned to my hotel room at sunrise.
Great way to start a day!

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WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS

On Friday afternoon, Hurricane Patricia was forecast to have been one of the most powerful hurricanes, ever. The storm was harsh, although it did not live up to the hype. It did make landfall in Mexico as scheduled. The remnants of the storm that illegally immigrated from Mexico into the United States were still very dramatic. Perhaps, I should have referred to 'Patricia' as an undocumented storm, I forgot there is no such thing as an illegal immigrant. 

After two consecutive 13.1 mile walks on Thursday and Friday in Houston, I was fairly certain that I would not have any meaningful blocks of time to get in a workout of even one hour.  Not only was I right about the lack of time, but the desire to walk was greatly diminished by non stop rain all day on Saturday and and the forecast for more rain on Sunday. It appears that this hurricane inspired storm is having a deleterious effect on attendance at the trade show.

LIVE: Flooding Wreaks Havoc Across Southeast Texas

By Mark Leberfinger, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

October 25, 2015; 12:46 AM ET

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Areas across Southeast Texas including the Houston, Texas, to Galveston, Texas, corridor will see heavy rain that will lead to flooding into Sunday. As moisture from once-Hurricane Patricia joins forces with a developing storm system and Gulf of Mexico moisture, heavy rain will continue to spread across eastern and southern Texas to Louisiana through Sunday. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out along the coast."The heaviest rain overnight will fall across southeast Texas and far southwest Louisiana," AccuWeather Meteorologist Mike Doll said. "Rainfall rates in and around Houston can be as high as 1 to 1.5 inches an hour. More flooding is likely as creeks and streams will continue to rise. Drivers should not attempt to drive across flooded roads." One of the hardest-hit areas so far has been around Corsicana, Texas, where rainfall totals are over 20 inches. Some other communities will be inundated with rain amounts of a foot or more by Monday.

Your Food Diary For:

Saturday, October 24, 2015

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
John McCann Steel Cut - Oat Meal, 1 cup	600	108	0	16	0	0
FORRELLI - MULTIGRAIN RICE CAKES, 17 SLICE	340	68	0	0	340	0
Kellogg's - Corn Flakes Individual Box, 1 Box	80	19	0	2	170	2
Banana - One Piece - Banana (One Whole), 200 g	240	41	0	2	2	30
	1,260	236	0	20	512	32
L U N C H
Alive & Radiant Foods - Kale Krunch - Quite Cheezy, 2.2 oz	220	20	15	9	572	2
	220	20	15	9	572	2
D I N N E R
Goldfish Restaurant - Lobster Tempura, 4 oz	575	16	49	12	411	0
Homemade - Enchilladas, 2 Enchillada	736	79	17	66	1,766	0
	1,311	95	66	77	2,177	0
S N A C K S
WHOLE FOODS 7882 - GIN GINS ORIGINAL CHEWY GINGER, 36 g (2pcs)	120	30	0	0	0	30
	120	30	0	0	0	30
Totals	2,911	381	82	106	3,261	64
Your Daily Goal	2,330	291	77	117	2,300	87
Remaining	-581	-89	-4	10	-961	22
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 400 extra calories from exercise today

CALORIES CONSUMED 2911 CALORIES

CALORIES CONCERNED DEDICATED EXERCISE SESSION - ZERO

TOTAL NET CALORIES CONSUMED 2911 CALORIES

Lately, I have discovered how easy and efficient it is for me to simply post my food diary from myfitnesspal.com website.  I am reminding you, my reader, and myself, especially when I go back an read this blog  weeks, months and years from now... that I often substitute any food I can find in the vast online file for foods.  For example, last evening, I had two 'lobster enchilladas' at a restaurant called Sambuca.  I have no way of determining the calorie content of this particular meal.  The best way I know to approximate it caloric content was to enter something similar in my food diary.  I found 'Homemade - Enchilladas, 2 enchillada' which was listed at 736 calories.  Likely my actual dinner was less...but I don't know... My goal is to have something that approaches realism for this diary entry.  If the calorie content is understated or overstated.... I will still have to weigh myself once per week.  And sadly, the scale does not lie. (Not even a little white lie once in a while to make me feel better....)

SAMBUCA RESTAURANT - LOBSTER ENCHILLADAS

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fitbit day 52

19622 steps

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