2018

On the last day of 2017 I thought I might take an urban hike. When I woke up, the temperature was about 3°F so I chose to wait awhile before venturing outdoors. It would have been crazy to go outside when it was so cold, right? So I waited until around noon when the temperature had soared to 10°F. My hike took me to the beautiful Chicago lakefront. Although the skies were a deep blue in every direction, oddly enough the lakefront was not very crowded. I thought that I would see signs of the lake beginning to freeze near the shoreline, but it has not (yet). As the temperatures will not exceed freezing (32°F) for the ten days (at least) the lake may look a bit different next weekend. The new year is going help dispel the notion of global warming. We could use a little global warming right about now. Happy New Year.

Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, December 31, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Special K Chewy Nut Bars (Cranberry Almond)	450	60	18	9	180	36
Essential Everyday Butter Flavored Grits	500	105	5	10	1,700	5
Kirkland Bacon	200	0	15	15	875	0
	1,150	165	38	34	2,755	41
L U N C H
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich	700	55	31	17	286	31
	700	55	31	17	286	31
D I N N E R
Rotisserie Chicken	510	3	33	45	1,860	3
Baked Beans	250	43	1	3	313	6
	760	46	34	48	2,173	9
French Baguette	450	90	3	15	1,110	3
Brie Cheese	300	0	27	12	360	0
	750	90	30	27	1,470	3
Totals	3,360	356	133	126	6,684	84
Your Daily Goal	2,968	371	99	149	2,300	111
Remaining	-392	15	-34	23	-4,384	27
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,038 extra calories from exercise today

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BACK TO CHICAGO

On Saturday I completed my weeklong visit to see my Mom and said farewell to the 'moderate' New York Winter Weather.  This was the view of the crystal clear skies as my plane headed into the airport after crossing Lake Michigan.

What the photo does not convey is the ambient temperature. When my plane touched down in Chicago (approximately 3.5 hours later than the initial arrival time) the outside temperature was 1°F. The forecast for the rest of the week degraded from there.  I mostly enjoyed my experience flying JetBlue for the first time. I enjoyed the full can of soft drink they served, the wide selection of snacks they offered (in comparison to Southwest Airlines) and I enjoyed the complimentary wifi. What I did not enjoy so much, was that after the plane landed in Chicago, we sat on the tarmac for approximately one hour. However, with the free wifi still fired up, all I did was watch netflix, so it really wasn't so bad. 

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Your Food Diary For:

Saturday, December 30, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Bagel, Lox and Cream Cheese	400	49	12	27	1,556	9
Trader Joe's Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal	320	64	4	8	480	26
	720	113	16	35	2,036	35
L U N C H
Trader Joe's Soft 10 Grain Bread	180	30	5	8	320	2
Trader Joe's Sliced Cheese	220	0	18	12	360	0
	400	30	23	20	680	2
D I N N E R
Bagel, Lox and Cream Cheese	400	49	12	27	1,556	9
	400	49	12	27	1,556	9
S N A C K S
Brownies	300	47	12	4	231	27
JetBlue Terra Chips - Sweets and Blues	140	17	7	2	115	2
JetBlue Abby's - Chocolate chip cookies	120	21	4	2	0	13
Homemade Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus	100	10	3	13	0	4
	660	95	26	21	346	46
Totals	2,180	287	77	103	4,618	92
Your Daily Goal	2,185	273	73	110	2,300	82
Remaining	5	-14	-4	7	-2,318	-10
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 255 extra calories from exercise today

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I thought my weight would have dropped more than the half pound that it did drop during my New York trip. But it is what it is. Sunday weight 239.9 lbs.

IT'S SNOWTIME!

November 10 seems a bit early for snow, even in Chicago. Early it may be, but snow it did. It appeared to me that the accumulations were just under an inch. Even so, as I was walking in the city, I actually passed some people who broke out snowblowers to clear the sidewalk. When I set out for my eight mile hike, the temperature was uncomfortably around 25°F (although lucky me, it with the wind, it felt like 10°F)  The temperature was not the headline of the day. Chicago was experiencing its first snow of the year. It made for some slippery conditions, and sure enough I did lose my footing once and spilled to the ground. Undaunted, I brushed myself off and continued on my merry way. Winter in Chicago has arrived. It's SNOWTIME!

A WINTER WONDERLAND ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN ON A NOVEMBER MORNING

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, November 10, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Trader Joe's - Simply the Best Trek Mix	600	52	40	16	60	28
	600	52	40	16	60	28
L U N C H
Fusion Sushi - Crunchy Spicy Salmon Roll	350	51	10	14	711	0
17.5oz C2o Pure Coconut Water	200	52	0	0	300	48
	550	103	10	14	1,011	48
D I N N E R
Taco Bell - Hard Shell Tacos	510	36	30	24	930	3
Campbell's Chunky Hearty Beef Barley	280	48	3	16	1,580	12
	790	84	33	40	2,510	15
S N A C K S
Oreo - Mini cookies	400	60	17	3	328	34
	400	60	17	3	328	34
Totals	2,340	299	100	73	3,909	125
Your Daily Goal	3,318	415	110	166	2,300	124
Remaining	978	116	10	93	-1,609	-1
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,388 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 214.1 lbs in 5 weeks

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Another reminder this week that the junk food that I might eat and 'forget' to log still counts. My 'diet' has lots of room for improvement. Amazingly my weight this week was exactly what it was last week. So while it is disappointing to not have made any additional progress, at least I did not go backwards.

weight 235.4 lbs