MINI MIKE CLEARS THE FIELD! (in AMERICAN SAMOA)

Yep, it is possible to be one of the world’s richest men and still be a moron. All of the pandering and all of the apologizing and all of the lying about about Trump AND 500+ MILLION DOLLARS spent on field offices, staff and gazillions of commercials catapulted MINI Mayor Mike Bloomberg atop the field on Super Tuesday.

Congratulations mini Mike!

Here is some advice: Make America Great Again - and exit stage left!
SUPER TUESDAY INDEED
But stay tuned... according to the Honorable Joe Biden we are just hours away from...
...SUPER THURSDAY!

HERE ARE YOUR CHOICES IF YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT....
It's SOCIALISM (Bernie) vs. SENILITY (Biden)
Me? I think I will stick with TRUMP!

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I tried the Applebee's Tex-Mex Lime-Grilled Shrimp Bowl for lunch.
It was delicious.
I ate a bit more than usual on Tuesday.
I need to cut that back a bit.

HOW TO LOSE 57 POUNDS IN FIVE WEEKS

Please forgive the misleading title, I don't think a healthy person can or should lose 57 pounds in five weeks. 

On Saturday, after walking 22 miles at an average speed of 4.3 mph, working out on the elliptical machine for 97 minutes and otherwise accumulating 60,299 steps, while consuming only 2062 calories - I selected an option on MyFitnessPal after all foods and exercise have been recorded: COMPLETE DIARY.  This is what popped up:

My current weight is 229.6 lbs. This application is calculating that all I need to do is maintain a daily diet of 2000 calories, and combine that with an additional 5000 calories per day from exercise, and after five weeks I will weigh 171.9 lbs. Of course, this is ridiculous. But this might explain how some of the contestants on THE BIGGEST LOSER show the wild results that the show is famous for. As best I know, the participants on THE BIGGEST LOSER workout for hours on end, and consume very few calories. I don't mind having an insanely active day every so often. I expect to return to my average of 3000+ calories and more reasonable exercise. I always try to remind myself that this is not a race. It is a never-ending marathon, and the important thing is to be traveling in the right direction.  For the past few weeks, I have been traveling in the right direction. I plan to continue.

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I often wake up at between 6:00AM and 7:00AM. On Saturday night, I didn't get to sleep until after midnight, and I woke up very late at the astounding time of 10:00AM. It is very rare that I sleep that late. I was truly exhausted by the time midnight rolled around on Saturday, so I guess my muscles needed the additional rest. Even though I got a late start on Sunday,  I prepared a breakfast and spent 97 minutes on the elliptical machine. Then I found time in the afternoon to revisit the elliptical machine. Late Sunday night I found one more opportunity to burn some additional calories.

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Still, three sessions on the elliptical machine seemed like a day off compared the previous day when I walked 22 miles. 

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Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, July 3, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original	300	66	0	6	930	0
Regular Raw - Gala Apple, 5 oz	74	20	0	0	0	3
Hormel-Kirkland Signature - Bacon	160	0	12	12	700	0
Sargento - Havarti (sliced)	80	0	7	4	125	0
	614	86	19	22	1,755	3
L U N C H
Oscar mayer - classic weiners	440	8	36	24	2,040	0
Read - 3 Bean Salad, 1.67 Cup (85g)	300	65	0	5	1,500	40
Sirloin Burger Soup	260	34	8	14	1,580	6
	1,000	107	44	43	5,120	46
D I N N E R
Orechiette Pasta Salad	388	40	20	11	825	0
Southwest Corn Salad	170	16	12	2	380	0
Salmon	400	0	25	43	1,322	0
	958	56	57	56	2,527	0
S N A C K S
Nestle - Mini Baby Ruth, 2 bars	170	24	8	2	85	20
	170	24	8	2	85	20
Totals	2,742	273	128	123	9,487	69
Your Daily Goal	5,354	669	178	268	2,300	200
Remaining	2,612	396	50	144	-7,187	131
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 3,424 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	97	1,066
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	99	1,211
Walking	37	350
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	97	1,174
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-377
Daily Total / Goal	331 / 30	3,424 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	2107 / 210	26,597 / 4,130

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July 4th, 2016. Independence Day. The Fourth of July, 1976. The greatest country on Earth was born with the most freedom for its citizens. These days, hardly a day passes when the leftists in the Democratic Party don't try to chip away at our freedoms and/or shatter our cherished institutions. They have won many battles. Since it is their goal to destroy this great nation - I hope they fail.

HIGHWAY 290 HEADING SOUTH

It took some discipline to wait until this morning to step onto my scale after my 6 days 'on the road.' This morning my digital scale indicated  290.2 lbs  (and that was with my glasses on!) 
I am (metaphorically) traveling on Highway 290 and heading south!

I have lost 4.3 lbs since last Sunday (six days ago)
I have lost 19 lbs since Dec 24, 2014 (seventeen days ago)

Since I am not a complete moron, I am aware that this rate of loss,  approximately one pound per day will not continue.  There is no question that I am off to a great start.  That is, a great start to the race that never ends.

A man whose weight is 290 lbs is not usually considered thin.  In fact, the adjectives usually used are obese, morbidly obese, fat, etc.  This is of no concern to me at this time.  I look in the mirror and only see thin.   I see the future.

Last night, right after I arrived home I quickly changed into my 'walking shorts' and hopped onto my home treadmill and completed 45 minutes, @4 mph which translates to three miles.

My next trip takes me to the Kansas City area.  I leave Sunday.  I have already reserved hotels with Fitness Rooms and discovered Jason's Deli will be an option in this part of the country.   I am visiting very good customers.   I am anticipating a healthy and profitable trip.

I believe that my three poached eggs this morning will taste even better than usual.

885 CALORIES

It is hard to believe that the same guy who less than one week ago gave almost no thought to consuming a 2000 calorie meal has just completed another day of SATISFYING EATING that was actually under 900 calories for the day!  I promise you I found myself no hungrier today than on any other day of the previous many years.  Four days ago, during my 'wellness' checkup, my doctor said that we really don't have to eat so much at one sitting as the next meal is typically only 6 hours away.   We only need enough to survive until that next meal.   This is what I ate today:

BREAKFAST:   TWO (2) NAVEL ORANGES (85 calories each)         170 CALORIES
LUNCH:           3-EGG OMELETTE w/CHEESE                                    425 CALORIES
DINNER:           ONE (1) SMOKED POLISH SAUSAGE
                          w/TWO (2) CUPS OF BROCCOLI CUTS                   290 CALORIES

                                                          TOTAL             885 CALORIES

I did eat this same menu yesterday as well as I am a creature of habit.  Remember, I am the guy who previously divulged that I ate only about 8 different 'entrees' from only five different 'restaurants' over a period of multiple years.   THIS FOOD TASTES BETTER.   I FEEL BETTER.   I AM GETTING BETTER.    By the time I visit my doctor in eight weeks for the followup appointment from my 'wellness' exam - I expect to be a lot 'weller' than I was way, way back on December 24, 2014 when I woke up! (no typo there, that exam took place a scant four days ago!)

The highpoint of my day was the five (5) mile walk I took with my daughter.   The first 2.5 miles was a true cardio experience as we were racing to the brand-new Maggie Daley Park in Chicago before darkness set in.    I don't know what precise speed we were walking, but we were walking fast and stopping only to cross busy downtown streets.    On the way back, we took our time and there was no cardio component to the return trip.   Nevertheless, I am going to assume that it was far better than hopping onto a bus.