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Monday, March 13, 2017

TOKYO

It is not often that I plug in my fitbit 'dongle' into the mac to view my dashboard. I did last night, as I was curious how many steps and miles I have 'traveled' since I became a 'fitbitter' on September 3, 2015. Now I know. I have logged over 13 million steps and traveled nearly 7000 miles. To be precise, my mileage is 6957.51 miles. What this means is basically nothing. I was simply curious. Apparently my last lifetime badge is still nearly 1000 miles away. This badge, once earned, is the 'Earth' badge. This is the equivalent distance to the center of the earth. (This would be a very impractical hike.) And that's it... no more fitbit lifetime badges to look forward to after that. Perhaps this will change in the future, surely there are more than a few folks out there that have logged more than 7900 miles and need to be recognized with imaginary badges too. I still have some time to contemplate this as I am still 1000 miles away from this 'achievement.'

The route to Japan shown below which is better suited for airplane travel and would be difficult to duplicate on foot. Nevertheless, since I started logging fitbit steps on September 3, 2015 - I have logged enough mile to 'walk' to Tokyo, Japan.

Distance from Chicago to Tokyo

Distance is 10161 kilometers or 6314 miles or 5486 nautical miles

The distance is the theoretical air distance (great circle distance). Flying between the two locations' airports can be a different distance, depending on airport location and actual route chosen.

Map – Shortest path between Chicago and Tokyo

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Essential Everyday - Butter Flavored Grits	500	105	5	10	1,700	5
Sourdough Round French Bread	300	60	2	10	600	4
Scrambled Eggs	200	2	15	18	202	1
	1,000	167	22	38	2,502	10
L U N C H
Real Foods - Corn Thins	575	100	5	15	388	0
	575	100	5	15	388	0
D I N N E R
Homemade - Breakfast Burrito	600	52	40	24	1,580	4
	600	52	40	24	1,580	4
S N A C K S
Dean's - Mini Ice Cream Sandwich	180	30	6	2	110	14
	180	30	6	2	110	14

Totals	2,355	349	73	79	4,580	28
Your Daily Goal	2,687	336	89	135	2,300	100
Remaining	332	-13	16	56	-2,280	72
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
MATRIX TREADMILL	60	757


Daily Total / Goal	60 / 30	757 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	444 / 210	5,797 / 4,130

Treadmill: 60 minutes, 4.2mph, 757 calories

Friday, September 2, 2016

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

No, it's not my wedding anniversary...That's still about three weeks away. No, it's not the anniversary of my decision to change my life and quit the couch potato lifestyle...that's still nearly four months away. No, it's not the anniversary of my climb up to the peak of Half Dome in Yosemite Park...that's still about one month away. It is the anniversary of the day that I turbo-charged the change in my life and purchased my fitbit. During this first year... Sept 2015 through August 2016, I have been counting steps... I am aware that there is about one person on earth who might care about this. That person being me.

In the first year that I had this fitbit, I accumulated 9,012,198 steps.
I had two months when my step count was over one million.
I had one month when my step count was under 200,000.
My average steps for this first year was 24,690 steps per day.
I earned my 'sneakers badge' (10,000 steps) 342 times.
I earned my 'cowboy badge' (50,000 steps) 22 times.
I earned my 'classics badge' (25,000 steps) 171 times.
I failed to earn my 'boat shoe badge' (5000 steps) 23 times.
I earned my 'volcano badge' (500 floors climbed in one day) once, on Half Dome.
I earned my 'genie shoe' badge (75,000 steps) once, the day I walked the Chicago Marathon before taking an additional hike in the evening that same day.

SEPT 2 - SEPTEMBER 30

OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 31

NOVEMBER 1 - NOVEMBER 30

DECEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 31

JANUARY 1 - JANUARY 31

FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 29

MARCH 1 - MARCH 31

APRIL 1 - APRIL 30
(HERNIA INJURY, SURGERY)

MAY 1 - MAY 31
(HERNIA RECOVERY)

JUNE 1 - JUNE 30

JULY 1 - JULY 31

AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 31

And now...back to our regular programming....

After an appointment in Mishawaka, Indiana, I headed towards Chicago and stopped at Indiana Dunes. As always, I parked my car at the visitors center. This time I was searching for the Little Calumet River Trail which I had not yet hiked on any of my previous visits. At one point, I lost the trail and it was a while before I 'recovered.' I never worry too much as my MapMyWalk application always tells me where I am and which direction I need to go to get back on track.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Mccain - Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal	600	108	10	16	0	4
Fiber One - Chewy Bars - Chocolate	90	17	2	1	80	5
	690	125	12	17	80	9
L U N C H
Power Bar - Protein Plus 20g - Chocolate	210	25	6	20	200	12
Subway - Footlong Turkey Breast on Wheat	560	92	17	36	1,890	11
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 2 medium apple	190	50	1	1	4	38
	960	167	24	57	2,094	61
D I N N E R
Aladdin Food - Garlic Shrimp	250	14	7	31	664	0
Spaghetti - Spaghetti Noodles	221	43	1	8	1	1
Baby Spinach - Baby Spinaches	20	3	0	2	65	0
Campbell's - Condensed Tomato Soup	180	40	0	4	960	24
Quaker - Chewy Choc Chip, 1 bar	100	17	4	1	0	7
	771	117	12	46	1,690	32
S N A C K S
Generic - Twix Ice Cream Bar, 1 bar (3 oz)	250	28	14	2	75	23
	250	28	14	2	75	23

Totals	2,671	437	62	122	3,939	125
Your Daily Goal	3,569	446	119	179	2,300	133
Remaining	898	9	57	57	-1,639	8
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,639 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today... You'd weigh 191.3 lbs in 5 weeks

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
10 MILE HIKE	146	1,750


Daily Total / Goal	146 / 30	1,750 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	595 / 210	7,784 / 4,130

Little Calumet River Trail is located in the town of Porter in Porter County within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and is connected to the Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm Trails. To access the trails from US 20, turn north on Mineral Springs Rd. go ½ mile then turn left on Oak Hill Rd. another ½ mile, and then another left on Howe Rd. Parking is available near Bailly Homestead on the left and further down is additional parking to the right where the trailhead is also located.

Sunday, August 14, 2016

END OF THE LINE

Yesterday, I came up with a new idea for my urban hike. I hopped on the 'Red Line' subway train just two blocks from my home and took it to the 'end of the line.' The last stop is 95th/Dan Ryan. My hike started on the subway platform at 95th Street. I first hiked nearly 5 miles east to get near the lake. (Lake Michigan) From that point I worked my way north, making side trips at the 87th Street Ore Walls, Promontory Point, Whole Foods in Hyde Park, Northerly Island and and a few other minor side trips. By the time I returned home, I had walked 30 miles. This may be a personal record that I don't break for some time. I was so pleased with my progress with my recent weight loss, that my ebullient spirits just seemed to propel me along the way yesterday. I think I took a big step (more like 50,000+ steps) to insure that next week, my weight will fall a bit further. Forecasting weight loss is a useless endeavor, nevertheless, it would be nice if I could get below 220 lbs for the first time since January earlier this year.

Yesterday I took the 'red line' train to 95th Street to begin my urban hike.

87th Street ORE WALLS

This was a part of the Ore Walls that I had never seen before....I felt like I was in an ancient tunnel.

At 11:00AM, Rainbow Beach was not too crowded. Apparently some of the southside beaches are not as popular as the beaches on the northside.

This outdoor art sculpture used to be three blocks from my home. From time to time, the city moves these pieces so that other communities can enjoy them too.

As I approached downtown, it looked like the weather was not going to be too agreeable. However, by the time that I actually arrived downtown, it had mostly cleared up and blue skies took command.

During my hike yesterday, I apparently reached a new 'fitbit' milestone. I earned the 'NILE BADGE' for my lifetime (since September 3, 2015) achievement of walking 4132 miles.

There are other subway lines that I can take to 'the end of the line'

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original	300	66	0	6	930	0
	300	66	0	6	930	0
L U N C H
Spicy Salmon Avacado Roll, 8 pieces	420	65	9	17	1,240	16
Good Karma - Flaxmilk + Protein	200	4	11	22	356	0
YOGURT PRETZELS	300	44	13	3	284	30
	920	113	33	42	1,880	46
D I N N E R
Cantaloupe chunks, 1 pound	175	42	1	4	82	40
Pineapple chunks, 1 pound	225	59	0	5	5	45
	400	101	1	9	87	85
S N A C K S
Barnana - Banana and Coconut Bites	338	65	8	5	0	38
	338	65	8	5	0	38

Totals	1,958	345	42	62	2,897	169
Your Daily Goal	7,187	898	239	360	2,300	269
Remaining	5,229	553	197	298	-597	100
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 5,257 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today... You'd weigh 158.1 lbs in 5 weeks .

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
30 mile urban hike	440	5,257


Daily Total / Goal	440 / 30	5,257 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1475 / 210	15,764 / 4,130

I have called the USS STEEL 'ruins' at 87th Street the 87th Street Ore Walls...It's official name is STEELWORKERS PARK. (This information was lifted from a Chicago Park District website)

In 2002, the Chicago Park District acquired a 16.5-acre site in the South Chicago community to develop a new park. Previously part of the US Steel Complex known as South Works, the site was recently transformed into an attractive landscape with natural areas, trees, walking paths and exquisite views of Lake Michigan. The property is edged by remnant elements of the steel industry, most notably a series of enormous concrete ore walls. Located at the juncture between the Calumet River and Lake Michigan, the South Works first opened in the early 1880s. By this time, the surrounding area had already attracted industrial development because of its location near the river, lake, and substantial railroad service that provided excellent opportunities to transport materials and goods. Swedish, Scottish, and German immigrants had settled in the area, and the growing steel industry attracted even larger numbers of residents to the South Chicago area. In 1901, the US Steel Corporation acquired South Works. At the time, well-paying jobs at the industrial complex attracted Italians, Poles, Mexicans, and African-Americans to make the area their home. At its peak, South Works had more than 20,000 employees. It covered an area of 600 acres, much of which was composed of landfill made of molten slag. After South Works began downsizing in the 1970s, the mill closed down in 1992. The City of Chicago and community organizations are championing ambitious redevelopment plans for the area. Officially named as Steelworkers Park by the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners in 2014, the park provides a first step towards realizing these plans.

This was the route of my 'side trip' to STEELWORKERS PARK at 87th Street. This was nearly a two mile detour as I headed north from 95th Street as part of my 30 mile hike on Saturday.

By the time that I finished my 'tour' of Northerly Island, I think I was in my 23rd mile of my 30 mile hike.

Monday, May 30, 2016

SIX MILLION STEPS

The fitbit counts steps. If the device is being worn, it counts steps. It matters not whether you are aggressively exercising or very passively walking to the refrigerator. Nevertheless, I noticed something this morning. I have noticed that I am less than 7000 steps away from logging my six millionth step since last September 3 when I purchased my fitbit. This information is likely interesting to only one person in the world. Me. As this is my blog, I decided to document this today. I should reach my ten millionth step sometime later this year. I admit it - I am a fan of dubious achievements.

Morning Elliptical: 910 calories

Late Afternoon Elliptical: 945 calories

Early Evening FIVE MILE walk with my daughter

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original, 2 packet	200	44	0	4	620	0
Butterball - Bacon Style Turkey, 4 slices	140	2	12	8	600	0
Egg, whole, cooked, poached, 3 large	215	1	14	19	446	1
	555	47	26	31	1,666	1
L U N C H
corndog	280	25	0	0	0	0
Fried Chicken Leg	170	1	10	18	59	0
	450	26	10	18	59	0
D I N N E R
Alaskan Salmon Burgers, 2 patty	340	4	18	40	660	0
Broccoli - Broccoli Steamed, 1 cup	31	6	0	3	30	2
	371	10	18	43	690	2
S N A C K S
Malt O Meal - Honey Nut Scooters	360	72	5	9	630	27
Nice! - Wasabi Peas, 1.0 cup	330	48	6	15	540	9
Fage - 0% Honey Yogurt, 150 g - 5.3 oz	170	30	0	13	50	29
White Chocolate Chips	210	24	14	3	60	24
Yogurtland - Frozen Yogurt	480	100	0	16	260	72
	1,550	274	24	56	1,540	161

Totals	2,926	357	78	147	3,955	163
Your Daily Goal	4,938	617	164	247	2,300	185
Remaining	2,012	259	85	99	-1,654	21
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 3,008 extra calories from exercise today

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	910
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	945
Walking	65	1,000
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	153
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Daily Total / Goal	250 / 30	3,008 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1064 / 210	13,468 / 4,130

MID-DAY UPDATE @ 11:00AM local time

As expected, after my morning workout...I surpassed six millions 'lifetime' steps since September 3, 2015

It appears that my next milestone on my fitbit will be my 'lifetime' achievement of 'traversing' THREE THOUSAND MILES which I will surely reach within the next three weeks.