ESSENTIAL REMARKABLE TRIPLE PRINCIPLE

I remember about one decade ago when I was initially hell-bent, and gung-ho about exercising that I once spent three separate one hour sessions on the treadmill while staying at a hotel with a fitness room. That was period in my life was shortly followed by eight years of complete inactivity which allowed me to balloon up to 309 pounds. These days, exercise has again become important in my life, and it is a rare day that I skip. Yesterday, I took advantage of my hotel time and the fitness room. I spent 99 minutes on the elliptical machine in the morning after an early breakfast. When I returned to the hotel after my appointment, I visited the elliptical machine again for another 99 minutes session. Then I took a quick drive to Fresh Thyme to pick up some sushi for dinner.  Around 10PM I visited the elliptical machine for a final 99 minute session on the elliptical machine. Don't tell me that this is nuts. I am aware of it. One figures if one workout is good, two is better and three must be terrific. This is the essential remarkable triple principle.  It is not  something one should aspire to do every day, but every once is a while.... why not? How did I spend all this time?  I was engaged in a Netflix binge watching... Lately I have been watching Narcos. And if one is going to spend hours watching Netflix, shouldn't one be doing something constructive at the same time?

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Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, December 1, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal - Original	600	114	12	24	450	0
Cherry Vanilla Granola	600	100	18	13	150	38
	1,200	214	30	37	600	38
L U N C H
FRESH THYME - CHEF SALAD	750	0	0	0	0	0
FRESH THYME Dark Cocoa Wafers	600	65	35	8	123	57
	1,350	65	35	8	123	57
D I N N E R
Sushi - California Roll	500	91	8	14	883	10
Nestle - Dark Chocolate Bar	500	52	30	6	0	0
	1,000	143	38	20	883	10
S N A C K S
Grits - Butter, 4 cup	400	84	6	8	0	0
	400	84	6	8	0	0
Totals	3,950	506	109	73	1,606	105
Your Daily Goal	5,917	739	197	296	2,300	222
Remaining	1,967	233	88	223	694	117
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 3,987 extra calories from exercise today

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Elliptical Trainer	99	1,370
Elliptical Trainer	99	1,349
Elliptical Trainer	99	1,268
Daily Total / Goal	297 / 30	3,987 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	775 / 210	8,592 / 4,130

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ACCUMULATED ACTIVITY 26 MINUTES @ 8:30PM

Yesterday involved seeing a customer that I had to drive approximately three hours one way to visit. Last evening, I finally carved out 97 minutes to get a workout on the elliptical machine. Somehow it shocked me to review my fitbit stats right before I started. My total accumulated steps prior to 8:30PM just going about and living life were 4287 and the total accumulated active minutes were only 26.  It was a bit shocking to see quantitative proof of how inactive people can be. Considering that my previous lifestyle included no workouts at all for nearly a decade, it is easy to see how my weight so easily was able to surpass 300 pounds given the quantity of food I was shoveling into my mouth  each day. Over the past two years or so, I do believe that not only have I dropped weight but that I have gained some toning in my body, certainly my legs. These days, once midnight strikes I never have accumulated minutes of activity that are so near zero.

My accumulated steps and active minutes at 8:30PM were quite anemic.

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At the conclusion of a 97 minute workout, my fitbit stats were a bit more respectable.

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Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, October 6, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original, 5 packet	500	110	0	10	1,550	0
Post Great Grains Raisins, Dates & Pecans	500	98	10	10	321	31
	1,000	208	10	20	1,871	31
L U N C H
Chef Salad w/ham, chicken, roast beef	500	10	7	18	455	0
Pineapple, Melon, Orange Fruit Salad	500	117	0	8	83	108
	1,000	127	7	26	538	108
D I N N E R
Deep Dish Pizza, 1 slice	470	50	24	15	980	9
Nestle Peanut Butter Choc Nutrition Bar	400	44	14	22	340	24
	870	94	38	37	1,320	33
S N A C K S
Hersheys Dark Chocolate Bar	500	28	38	9	100	11
	500	28	38	9	100	11
Totals	3,370	457	93	92	3,829	183
Your Daily Goal	3,122	390	104	157	2,300	117
Remaining	-248	-67	11	65	-1,529	-66
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,192 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 211.3 lbs in 5 weeks.

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	97	1,192
Daily Total / Goal	97 / 30	1,192 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	308 / 210	4,860 / 4,130

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200,000 STEPS

Finally, after 9 weeks, I have logged a week of 200,000+ steps. Most normal fitbit people are happy if they can get in their 5 miles per day, which translates to 10,000 steps per days which further translates to 70,000 steps for a week. I am not a normal person. I have never been accused of being a normal person. Normal people do not allow their weight to crest over 300 pounds as I had as of December 2014. I have always been a person who goes a bit overboard. At least when one is going overboard with regard to fitness activity there is far more benefit than harm. I am a person that is likely to take 10 mile walk before breakfast or after dinner, or perhaps spend more than two hours on fitness equipment. A person that does this can 'easily' rack up 200,000 steps within a 7 days week. I just completed my second week of full recovery from the hernia surgery. It is with great personal pleasure that I was able to exceed 200,000 steps this week. I am the master of dubious achievements. Surely there are worse things that one can do with their time.

Finally, after a 9 weeks, I logged a week of 200,000+ steps.

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For one week that ran from Sunday May 29 thru Saturday June 4, I logged 201,931 steps.  It was the first time that I have logged that many steps in 9 weeks.  During most of those 9 weeks, I was injured or recovering from my hernia surgery.

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BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Cream of Rice - Hot Cereal, 1 cup	160	36	0	3	0	0
Egg, whole, cooked, poached, 3 large	215	1	14	19	446	1
Butterball - Bacon Style Turkey, 4 slices	140	2	12	8	600	0
Sweet & Salty Trail Mix, 62 g	320	30	20	8	110	22
	835	69	46	38	1,156	23
L U N C H
Taco Bell - Crunchy Taco Shells	160	21	7	2	0	0
Breaded Pork Chop, 2 Chop	472	18	30	31	510	2
Earthbound Farm - Baby Spinach, Organic	20	3	0	2	65	0
Oyster Crackers, 28 crackers	140	22	4	2	120	0
Crab - Imitation	80	14	0	6	450	3
Sliced Beets, 1/2 cup	40	8	0	1	250	6
	912	86	41	44	1,395	11
D I N N E R
Turkey Pot Roast, 9 oz	390	9	21	42	1,590	3
Broccoli - Broccoli Steamed, 1 cup	31	6	0	3	30	2
Butternut Squash, 170 g	80	20	0	2	0	4
85% Dark Chocolate, 1 bar	420	34	38	8	0	14
	921	69	59	55	1,620	23
S N A C K S
Candy Bar, 1/2 bar	95	15	4	1	45	11
Jif - to Go Chocolate Silk, 1 cup	250	18	19	5	100	14
	345	33	23	6	145	25
Totals	3,013	257	170	142	4,316	81
Your Daily Goal	4,804	600	160	241	2,300	180
Remaining	1,791	342	-9	99	-2,015	99
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,874 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,388
MATRIX TREADMILL	60	554
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	60	911
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	21
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Daily Total / Goal	213 / 30	2,874 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1173 / 210	15,556 / 4,130

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I started my day with a 92 minute session on the elliptical machine set to resistance '13'

It was a rainy afternoon in Chicago, so what better way to spend it than  on a treadmill for an hour?

After my one hour on the treadmill, I still had some 'gas' in the tank (although not too much) and logged another hour back on the elliptical machine with the resistance now set to '14'  (I had set the machine for a 90 minute workout - but I just didnt have it inn me...)

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GOING NOWHERE FAST

Yesterday, I had a lot of free time to spend on the elliptical machine and the treadmill.  All day long, I accumulated steps, I was getting nowhere fast.

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When I began using the treadmill for the first time after my hernia injury I was using a very low setting of '7' for the resistance.  Yesterday during my four treadmill sessions, I turned it up a one notch to '8', then '9', then '10' and my fourth elliptical sessions was set to '11'.  Slowly I am regaining my strength and stamina.
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Your Food Diary For:

Monday, May 30, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Malt-o-meal Cereal - Honey Nut Scooters, 2 cup	240	48	3	6	420	18
Frigo Cheeseheads - Superstring Cheese, 3 piece	210	2	15	15	510	0
	450	50	18	21	930	18
L U N C H
Healthy Life - Lite White Bread, 4 slice	140	32	0	10	0	6
Sargento - Provolone Deli Ultra Thin Sliced Cheese, 8 slices	320	3	24	21	613	0
Butterball - Bacon Style Turkey, 6 slices	210	3	18	12	900	0
	670	38	42	43	1,513	6
D I N N E R
Post - Raisin Bran, 2 cup (59g)	380	94	2	10	460	38
	380	94	2	10	460	38
S N A C K S
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 3 medium apple	285	75	1	2	5	57
Nestle - Crunch Candy Bar	220	30	11	2	60	24
	505	105	12	4	65	81
Totals	2,005	286	74	78	2,969	143
Your Daily Goal	6,141	767	204	308	2,300	230
Remaining	4,136	480	130	230	-668	87
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 4,211 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, May 30, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,036
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,113
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	30	449
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,309
MATRIX TREADMILL	65	602
MATRIX TREADMILL	65	589
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-887
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Daily Total / Goal	437 / 30	4,211 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	437 / 210	4,211 / 4,130

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AS I MENTIONED, I HAD A LOT OF FREE TIME YESTERDAY. AT LEAST MY FITBIT WAS HAPPY.

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ELLIPTICAL MACHINE

It is weird that during the 6 weeks or so that I was on the 'dl' (disabled list) with my hernia problem - the elliptical machine in the fitness room of my building has been broken.  The left handle completely came off the unit.  In fact, I was the last person to use the machine before it was completely out of order.  When I returned home from Salt Lake City - with the permission of my surgeon to return to normal life - the machine was finally fixed.  One might wonder why it takes 6 weeks to fix a broken piece of fitness equipment. This downtime probably would have disturbed me much more if I had been actually affected by its downtime, but I wasn't.  Yesterday, I used the elliptical machine for the first time in 6 weeks. Since that machine uses different muscles than simply treadmilling or hiking - I think I did feel a good healthy soreness during the day while I was working. It was a great feeling. Now that summer is here - I will have any of three options available to me. Walking outdoors, treadmilling or elliptical machining. As I wrote yesterday - It is good to be back!

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Egg, whole, cooked, poached, 3 large	215	1	14	19	446	1
Butterball - Bacon Style Turkey, 4 slices	140	2	12	8	600	0
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 2 medium apple	190	50	1	1	4	38
Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bar - Oats'n Honey	190	29	7	3	180	11
	735	82	34	31	1,229	49
L U N C H
SUBWAY FOOTLONG FRESH FIT - 9-GRAIN WHEAT BREAD ROAST BEEF (no cheese) MUSTARD, 1 FOOTLONG	640	90	10	48	1,400	14
Apples - Apples, 2 medium apple	160	44	0	0	0	32
Kellogs - Nutrigrain Bar - Strawberry, 1 Bar	130	25	4	2	117	12
	930	159	14	50	1,517	58
D I N N E R
EARTHBOUND FARM - ORGANIC BABY SPINACH, 170 g (approx 3 oz, two cups)	40	0	0	4	130	0
Tomatoes - Cherry Tomatoes	24	0	0	0	0	3
Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwich, 1 sandwich	540	46	27	25	700	2
Campbell's - Condensed Tomato Soup, 1 cup (120mL)	180	40	0	4	960	24
	784	86	27	33	1,790	29
Totals	2,449	327	74	113	4,536	136
Your Daily Goal	2,989	373	99	150	2,300	112
Remaining	540	45	24	36	-2,236	-24
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,059 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,167
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-108
Add Exercise Quick Tools
Daily Total / Goal	93 / 30	1,059 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	166 / 210	2,119 / 4,130

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