BASEBALL SEASON STARTS TODAY!

I used to be a much more engaged baseball fan. My team was the New York Yankees. Once I moved to Chicago in 1993, my interest waned, or waxed (I forget which is the one that gets smaller) and in recent years, I don't start watching baseball until the playoffs start. That day is tonight. Tuesday October 3 at 8:00PM Eastern Time when the New York Yankees square off against the Minnesota Twins for the 'wildcard' game. I'll tell you one thing, as best I know, baseball players have not been infected with the stupidity of the professional football players in the NFL - they still stand for the National Anthem. One more reason to be a baseball fan. And what is better than rooting for your team in October!

If the Yankees lose tonight, it will be a short season.

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On the day, the 21st of August this past summer when the sun was eclipsed by the moon, I weighed 261 lbs. I was steamrolling up a hill in the wrong direction. And I continued rolling uphill even more until one week later I weight 263 lbs.  Today I am nowhere near where I want to be, but compared to where I was, it's all 'water under the bridge.' This past Saturday, I dipped below 250 lbs for the first time in months. I am now going in the right direction.

water under the bridge

A prior issue that is now resolved or considered resolved. That argument we had is just water under thebridge now—don't even worry about it..

By the way, speaking about things under bridges. During my urban hike yesterday, I found this mosaic on Belmont Avenue under LSD (Lake Shore Drive). This piece of outdoor artwork can be found UNDER THE BRIDGE on Belmont which leads to the lakefront.

This mural can be found on Belmont Avenue under the bridge that is Lake Shore Drive.   Technically, I suppose it is the underpass.

Your Food Diary For:

Monday, October 2, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Four-Egg Omelet With Lox	350	5	21	35	1,486	3
Cinnamon Raisin Bagel w/Cream Cheese	200	34	5	6	353	5
	550	39	26	41	1,839	8
L U N C H
Mariano's - Spicy Salmon Maki	350	39	16	14	278	0
Fried Chicken Tenders	300	17	20	14	765	2
	650	56	36	28	1,043	2
D I N N E R
Wasabi Rice Crackers	420	88	5	7	298	0
Trader Joes - Turkey Burgers, 2	360	0	20	44	560	0
	780	88	25	51	858	0
S N A C K S
Trader Joe's - Mango O's	240	48	3	6	190	14
	240	48	3	6	190	14
Totals	2,220	231	90	126	3,930	24
Your Daily Goal	3,752	469	125	188	2,300	140
Remaining	1,532	238	35	62	-1,630	116
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,822 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 221.8 lbs in 5 weeks     

PRISMA

A couple of days ago I stumbled onto this press release for the PRISMA application, and naturally I had to check it out... This app does some very cool things to photos and amazingly it is a free download.

Apple announced its annual Best of 2016 charts for the App Store, naming photo editing app 'Prisma' as the iPhone App of the Year. Released in June of 2016, Prisma is designed to turn photographs into works of art using a range of different filters. Prisma garnered a lot of interest in 2016 and continually introduced new art filters.

prisma logo is a simple triangle

this explanation of prisma comes directly from the prisma-ai.com website

Turn Memories into Art

Using Artificial Intelligence

Prisma transforms your photos and videos into works of art using the styles of famous artists: Van Gogh, Picasso, Levitan, as well as world famous ornaments and patterns. A unique combination of neural networks and artificial intelligence helps you turn memorable moments into timeless art pieces.

This original creepy photo was taken less than 10 days ago during my hike at the Tolleston Dunes Trail.  I really like this photo precisely because it does seem creepy. (even though in this case the creep in the background is me) The following 36 photos were changed using the prisma application.  I used a different photo app to make just four mosaics to show the 36 different ways that this photo was changed.  

I highly recommend this application to anyone who wants to have a bit of fun with their photos.

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, December 9, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Butter Flavored Grits, 6 Packet	600	126	6	12	2,040	6
Powerbar - Protein Plus Bar Vanilla	420	54	10	40	260	28
Kirkland - Pre-Cooked Bacon, 6 slices	240	0	18	18	1,050	0
	1,260	180	34	70	3,350	34
L U N C H
Great Grains Raisins Dates Pecans Cereal	1,260	246	24	24	810	78
	1,260	246	24	24	810	78
D I N N E R
Subway - Turkey Sub Sandwich	560	92	7	36	1,620	14
Subway - Sun Chips- Harvest Cheddar	210	27	9	4	320	3
	770	119	16	40	1,940	17
S N A C K S
Cliff Bar - Chocolate Chip Bar, 68 g	250	45	5	10	150	22
	250	45	5	10	150	22
Totals	3,540	590	79	144	6,250	151
Your Daily Goal	3,466	433	115	174	2,300	130
Remaining	-74	-157	36	30	-3,950	-21
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,536 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, December 9, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Elliptical Trainer	97	998
Elliptical Trainer	99	949
Daily Total / Goal	196 / 30	1,898 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	910 / 210	9,049 / 4,130

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And lastly....Saturday is the day to weigh myself. I won't exactly do a victory dance based on my progress this week, but less is less. This week I weighed 231.1 lbs. That is down a pound from last week. Better down than up. It is very hard, to exercise the calories away from over-eating. Ever the optimist, however misguided, I guess I keep on trying. 

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FUN WITH MOLDIV

FUN WITH MOLDIV?  If you do not know what Moldiv is, today's blog will be alerting you to an extremely popular free application for smartphones (iOS and android)  that you might consider downloading.  As is true with so many 'free' apps - there are usually opportunities to purchase additional features.  I 'discovered' this application while waiting for a recent phone repair while I was at the Apple Store in Chicago.  When I go to the Apple Store, I often check out what apps they have loaded on their demo iPhones and iPads - as these apps are usually among the most popular.  If you are searching for the Moldiv application to download.... Here is what their icon looks like:

MOLDIV lets you combine and edit multiple photos to make amazing collages.  
(I am not necessarily announcing that my collages are 'amazing' - in fact, I am fairly certain that they are not.)

I am only just beginning to learn how to use this application.... but I did have some fun connecting some older and newer photos of myself into collages.
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Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, January 17, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Hostess - Classic Wheat Bread, 2 Slices	140	27	2	5	290	5
365 Everyday Value - Peanut Butter	100	3	8	4	45	1
Generic - Kashi Cherry Dark Chocolate	120	24	2	5	65	8
Walgreens - Nutritional Shake, 2 Bottle	500	80	12	18	380	44
	860	134	24	32	780	58
L U N C H
Starbucks - Reduced Fat Turkey Bacon	230	28	6	13	560	3
Generic - Kashi Cherry Dark Chocolate	120	24	2	5	65	8
	350	52	8	18	625	11
D I N N E R
Walgreens - Nutritional Shake, 1 Bottle	250	40	6	9	190	22
Hostess - Classic Wheat Bread, 4 Slices	280	54	3	10	580	10
365 Everyday Value - Peanut Butter - Creamy	200	7	17	7	140	1
libby's - Sweet Corn	210	32	5	7	700	25
	940	133	31	33	1,610	58
S N A C K S
Blue Bell - Pineapple Sherbert, 2 cup	400	84	4	4	80	72
Kellogg's - Honey Nut Cheerios, 84 g	330	66	5	6	480	27
	730	150	9	10	560	99
Totals	2,880	469	71	93	3,575	226
Your Daily Goal	6,374	797	212	319	2,300	239
Remaining	3,494	328	140	226	-1,275	13
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 4,444 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

      Sunday, January 17, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	2,253
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	2,233
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-42
Daily Total / Goal	185 / 30	4,444 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	933 / 210	19,596 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2880 calories

total calories burned (184 min elliptical) 4486 calories

total net 1606 calorie deficit

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fitbit day 136

21419 steps
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A common schoolyard taunt when I was a young lad was the accusation that someone was not actually born but hatched... Guilty as charged.

I don't think that many 58 year old men could (or would want to)  crawl into (or out of) this 'egg' which is found in the  Lincoln Park Zoo.