270.8 lbs MONDAY MORNING

Most people do not brag about weighing north of 270 lbs.
Even today, I am not 'bragging.'
It is also true that most people did not weigh 297 lbs when they woke up on New Years Day.
Nevertheless, I am one of those people.
So I will allow myself to be pleased that I am not too far away from getting into the 260's.
It does matter what you weigh today, that makes one happy.
It kinda depends on what you weighed a month ago.
I am going in the write direction.

I HAVE LOST 27.4 POUNDS

Gee, this 'program' seems so easy to me every time I get on it.
What's the program?
Essentially do not eat sh*t foods!
I am no health nut - I still consume artificial sweeteners
I am enjoying the croutons on my salad
I am enjoying the salad dressing on my Casesar's salad
I am enjoying a portion of French Baguette with my soups
I am eating the turkey, vegetable, pork and other sausages as part of breakfast with my eggs

But what I am not doing since January 1st....

No Reese's Pieces
No M&M's
No candy
No chocolate brownie with sprinkles
No sprinkles
No chocolate brownie
No chocolate cake
No vanilla cake
No cake
No doughnuts
No donuts either
No milkshakes
No Chocolate Milk
No Klondike Bar
No Nestle's chipwich
No Ice-cream
No flavored yogurt
No potato chips
No Cheetos
No McDonalds
No Arby's
No Jack-in-the-Box
No Taco Bell
No Burger King
No Culvers
No Panda Express (although there are some healthier options there I could consider)
No Chick Fil A
No Fast Food
No French Fries anywhere
No Cheeseburger with or without french fries
No Hamburger with or without french fires
No Costco Hot Dogs
No Pizza with extra cheese
No Pizza with regular cheese
No Foot Long subs at Subway
No Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches
No freshly baked free cookies from the Marriott when I check in
No free cookies left in my room as a reward for being a frequent traveler
No cookies from anyone from anywhere at any time

The Result...

Since January 1st, I am down 27.4 lbs - This morning I weighed 269.6 lbs.

This decal is for marathon runners, to announce to the world that they ran more than the required 26.2  miles.  Today I am using this to remind myself that although I have never been nor never will be a marathon runner, and therefore will never get lost on a marathon course.... I have coincidentally lost 27.4 (pounds) - and that is worth shouting about.

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DAY 35

Sunday September 2 was Day 35 of Exreme Low Calorie consumption.

After my 18 mile urban hike on Saturday, I was sure that I would walk very little, if at all, on Sunday.
When I ventured out around 2PM, I found that I was feeling pretty good and I logged 6 miles.

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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.

FRESH START

Each day that I blog, I am mostly talking to myself.  I often trying to convince myself of something. During a nearly 10 year period that I ballooned from 220lbs all the way up to 309lbs my blog, had one existed, would have been the same every single day.  I am disgusted with myself, and I am going to start to change my life tomorrow.  Those sentiments that I had every day for nearly 10 years ended on December 24, 2014.  On that day, a decision was made to make big changes in the way I conducted myself on a daily basis.  There has been much progress and plenty of setbacks. One area which has been without setback is my new habit of exercising each day. I am proud of the fact that I have made this lifestyle change. It does take a lot of effort, sometimes it takes a bit of planning - but I have missed very few days of exercise during the past 13 months. In fact, I am certain, that my exercise might even be more effective if I gave myself more days off. However, since this is the part of my lifestyle change which seems to have been the most sticky - I am unwilling to mess with it. 

Overeating is still something that I fight.  Although my 'career' at all the fast food joints that I visited so frequently has absolutely ended - I have discovered that one can still eat too much. And just because I have shied away from the chips and Hostess Cakes that I used to eat non-stop during the day - one can still eat too much granola and other so-called 'whole foods.'  I simply need to do a better job of keeping my calories down.  It almost feels like I need a fresh start.

SATURDAY WEIGHT: 221.3 LBS

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, January 29, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Homemade - Ham and Cheese Omelette	500	5	24	29	0	0
	500	5	24	29	0	0
L U N C H
Campbell's - Chunky Clam Chowder	360	36	20	10	1,780	2
	360	36	20	10	1,780	2
D I N N E R
Chicken - Chicken Breast	260	0	7	52	400	0
Schwan's - Southwest Roasted Corn	160	17	9	3	260	3
Coconut Quinoa	255	21	19	6	77	0
	675	38	35	61	737	3
S N A C K S
Rice Krispie treat - Snack, 1 bar	90	17	2	0	0	8
WHOLE FOODS 8738 - DRIED MANGO	330	84	0	6	3	60
	420	101	2	6	3	68
Totals	1,955	179	81	106	2,520	73
Your Daily Goal	3,291	411	109	165	2,300	123
Remaining	1,336	231	28	59	-220	49
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,361 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, January 29, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
PRECOR EFX576i ELLIPTICAL	125	1,560
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-199
Daily Total / Goal	126 / 30	1,361 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	520 / 210	6,932 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 1955 calories

total calories burned (99 min elliptical) 1560 calories

total net 395 calories

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fitbit day 146

11880 steps
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