DAY TWO

Well, two days are banked. Two days when I started to remember that which I never forgot but simply ignored.  Two days when I ate normally. On Monday my caloric intake was under 1000 calories.   I remember from experience, that this is too much (in fact, it is too little!) Tuesday was a bit more real as my calories were just under 1400. In order to be successful (again) I will need to make choices that do not leave me craving food all the time. The thing is, as I started to make poorer and poorer choices, eating more and more garbage, I found myself where I have been all my life - constantly hungry and never satisfied.  Sure, it has only been two days that I am making the choice to cut out the junk - I did not feel hungry. Is it possible that I already feel a bit better? My imagination? Placebo effect? Who knows? Who cares? I like a good placebo.

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Essential Everyday - Butter Flavored Grits	200	42	2	4	680	2
	200	42	2	4	680	2
L U N C H
Little Salad Bar - Asian Chopped Salad	385	46	21	7	1,190	25
Corned Beef & Cabbage	200	11	9	18	468	0
	585	57	30	25	1,658	25
D I N N E R
Little Salad Bar - Asian Chopped Salad	385	46	21	7	1,190	25
	385	46	21	7	1,190	25
S N A C K S
Quaker - Chewy Granola 90 Calories	90	19	2	1	80	7
Sage - Red Delicious Apple	95	25	0	1	2	19
	185	44	2	2	82	26
Totals	1,355	189	55	38	3,610	78
Your Daily Goal	1,930	241	64	97	2,300	72
Remaining	575	52	9	59	-1,310	-6
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 243 lbs in 5 weeks

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!