ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END

"all good things (must) come to an end" in British English all good things (must) come to an endsaying› said when you ​accept that ​even ​enjoyable ​experiences cannot last for ​ever:It's been a ​fantastic ​couple of ​weeks but all good things must come to an end.(Definition of all good things (must) come to an end from the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press).

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My five day/four night road trip with my 14 year old daughter came to an end last evening. It was a combination work and vacation trip. We did visit some customers in Minnesota and sold some buttons, trims and fabrics. We also made time to spend two full days sightseeing in Minneapolis and Duluth. This was the longest of four overnight trips I have taken with my daughter while working. It was a memorable trip and we had great fun. Sometimes it is not so easy to get my daughter to wake up to start her day - but when I had an appointment at 8:00AM in Duluth on Thursday morning - my daughter cheerfully woke at 6:30AM and we arrived to my appointment a few minutes early - just as I like...

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Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, April 21, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bar - Oats'n Honey	190	29	7	3	180	11
Quaker Oats - Instant Oatmeal Apples & Cinnamon	640	132	8	16	800	48
	830	161	15	19	980	59
L U N C H
Culvers - Butterburger "the Original"	360	39	16	20	510	6
Culver's - French Fries	385	53	17	5	56	0
	745	92	33	25	566	6
D I N N E R
Generic - Milanese Chicken Breast	500	37	26	28	520	3
Trader Joes - Orecchiette Pasta, 0.75 cup	300	62	2	11	0	3
Coconut Quinoa Salad	300	27	18	9	334	4
	1,100	126	45	47	854	10
S N A C K S
Candy Farm (Cracker Barrel) Coconut, Neopolitan	290	38	15	2	190	22
Oscar Mayer Lunchables - Turkey & Cheddar With Crackers Withtout Cookies, 1 package (3.2oz)	260	22	13	12	670	5
	550	60	28	14	860	27
Totals	3,225	439	121	105	3,260	102
Your Daily Goal	2,060	257	68	104	2,300	77
Remaining	-1,165	-181	-53	-1	-960	-25
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 130 extra calories from exercise today

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HOMER SIMPSON CALORIE CONUNDRUM

There are some people who might feel that I am eating too little.   I am in Day 15 of my new program.   My program does not have a sexy name like Paleo, Slim Fast, Biggest Loser, Atkins, South-Beach, Mediterranean, Weight-Watchers, Jenny Craig or scores of other plans.  Each one has its own book (or books) and each has its legions of followers.  My diet plan is EAT LESS.  For fourteen consecutive days I have consumed less than 1000 calories per day.   Some days I have been under 800 calories.   The small amount of literature that I have seen indicates that this might be too low.  Would it have been really helpful if I had a hot dog roll with my hot dog (+100 Calories)? Would it have been helpful if I had had ranch dressing on any of my salads (+300 Calories)? Would it have been helpful if I had had my baguette with my Turkey Chili (+100 Calories)? Would it have been helpful if I had had only one piece of cake as some kind of misguided reward (+400 Calories)?

I am convinced that my body is sending signals to me thanking me for finally giving it the fuel to operate properly.   In the past, I might have consumed 3000, 4000 or even 5000 calories per day. What nutritional benefit did the Ho Ho's, Oreos, Dunkin' Doughnuts, Klondike Bars, or M&M's provide?  Homer Simpson eats a lot of calories, but how much of what he eats is actual food?  At the suggestion of my doctor I have added a multivitamin and vitamin D supplement to my daily routine. It is not my intention to live on 1000 calories per day in perpetuity.   I do not know when precisely I will be ready to increase it.   My next followup appointment with my doctor is on February 20 - and I will discuss this with him at that time.  I hope he recognizes me. 

I never ate as badly as Homer.  In my defense, it is hard to compete with a cartoon character.