Not a spectacular day, I've eaten better, definitely eaten worse

Wednesday was an all day tradeshow in Shipshewana, Indiana.  At the conclusion of that show, I packed my bags and headed to Rockford, Illinois, in order to be in place for an appointment in Pecatonica on Thursday morning.





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It is actually surprising that I reached 10,000 steps yesterday without making an effort... I simply walked 10,000 steps living my life... walking back and forth during a tradeshow, and walking back and forth to the car to load and unload my samples.

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ANOTHER DAY WITHOUT EXERCISING (DAY 112)

A one day tradeshow in Shipshewana, Indiana kept me busy all day from 7:00AM until 5:00PM.  After the show, I had to drive 3 hours to Indianapolis. Another day without exercising. I did not forget to eat.

SHIPSHEWANA DAY 38

It appeared as if it would not be possible to take any kind of walk on Wednesday.
I arrived Shipshewana after dark.
And as soon as I arrived it rained like mad until about 11:30PM.
It turns out, I am deep in Crazy-Marc mode right now.... so at 11:30PM I put on a pair of shorts, grabbed my backpack and flashlight and managed a four mile walk along deserted roads in quiet Shipshewana.
Oh yeah!

Midnight Shipshewana Selfie

HIKING IN AMISH COUNTRY

Monday morning, I left Chicago and headed to Middlebury, Indiana for a very productive appointment selling batiks. After I finished, I continued on to Shipshewana to put myself in place for a one day wholesale show on Tuesday. As soon as I checked in, I wasted no time changing my clothes and set out for a hike in Amish country, Shipshewana, Indiana. Since I was in the western portion of the eastern time zone, I got nearly an extra hour of sunlight than I would have enjoyed in Chicago. I made good use of the light, and was able to complete a twelve mile hike.

It looks like I have time travelled to the 1908 when the Cubs has last won the World Series prior to their victory last week. No, it is just me, in 2016 in the heart of Amish country in Shipshewana, Indiana.

I 'discovered' this plaque near Shipshewana Lake.

In Amish country, one has to make sure that you stay out of the way of approaching horse and buggies approaching.

I am a 'city boy' so I found it particularly interesting to be so up close and personal with these horses.

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Other than the occasional horse and buggy or bicyclist, there was not too much traffic on the Amish roads.

Your Food Diary For:

Monday, November 7, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker Grits Instant Original	300	66	0	6	930	0
Whey Protein Bar Chocolate Chip	360	42	12	20	160	29
	660	108	12	26	1,090	29
L U N C H
Subway Footlong Turkey Breast on Wheat	560	92	17	36	1,890	11
Costco - Cheese Pizza Slice	350	35	14	22	685	4
Quest - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough	190	20	9	21	210	1
	1,100	147	40	79	2,785	16
D I N N E R
Subway - Carved Turkey Sandwich	760	86	10	50	1,800	12
Subway - Sun Chips- Harvest Cheddar	210	27	9	4	320	3
	970	113	19	54	2,120	15
S N A C K S
Costco - Chocolate Cake	500	70	33	7	522	44
	500	70	33	7	522	44
Totals	3,230	438	104	166	6,517	104
Your Daily Goal	3,996	499	133	200	2,300	149
Remaining	766	61	29	34	-4,217	45
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,066 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 203.4 lbs in 5 weeks .


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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, November 7, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
TWELVE MILE HIKE SHIPSHEWANA	166	2,236
Daily Total / Goal	166 / 30	2,236 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	166 / 210	2,236 / 4,130

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Today, November 8, 2016 is Election Day in the United States. It is a confusing race as one opponent is a liar and the other is an egomaniac. The confusion stems from the fact that the egomaniac also lies and the liar is also an egomaniac. Never before in the history of the United States have two wildly flawed and unlikeable candidates run against each other. My overwhelming preference is for Donald Trump, as I prefer capitalism to socialism. I prefer conservatism to liberalism. I prefer traditional American values to European values, as I prefer the values of the right to the values of the left. The candidate that I support, Donald Trump has a narrow path to victory. As I watch the election results this evening, it may be a long night or a short night. It will be a short night if it is clear that Trump has lost key states early. One thing is certain, about half of all Americans are going to be more than a bit depressed tomorrow. Either way, a song from R.E.M. may be somewhat appropriate, although  I am not too certain about the 'AND I FEEL FINE' part of the song title. 

MAKE TIME

Yesterday, I needed to travel 45 minutes to Shipshewana, Indiana in order to set up for a one day wholesale fabric show. I needed to be there at 7AM. I did not expect to return to my hotel until around 7:30PM.  It was clear that I would have to be a bit creative if I wanted to work in some exercise for the day. I arrived in Shipshewana at 6:30 which game me time to walk the .75mile perimeter of the hotel in Shipshewana twice, which was became 1.5 miles.  When I returned to my hotel in the evening, there was still time and enough sunlight to squeeze in a 5 mile walk before a late dinner. It would have been so easy to justify a lack of time as an excuse to skip any kind of exercise for the day - I guess that it no longer my style.  It certainly used to be. No longer. If one wants to exercise - one can always MAKE TIME.

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I 'made time' to walk around the perimeter of the hotel where my wholesale fabric show was in Shipshewana.  I walked around the perimeter of the property twice before 7:00AM which meant that I had logged 1.5 miles before most people wake up and have their first cup of coffee.

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Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Instant Oatmeal Apples & Cinnamon	320	66	4	8	400	24
KELLOGGS - RAISIN BRAN	380	92	2	10	420	36
Sage - Red Delicious Apple	95	25	0	1	2	19
	795	183	6	19	822	79
L U N C H
Pulled Pork Sandwich, 1 sandwich	440	58	13	19	1,080	18
Barrel O' Fun - Pretzel, Mini Twists	220	46	0	6	820	2
	660	104	13	25	1,900	20
D I N N E R
Noodles and co - Penne Rosa, 1 bowl	790	97	35	24	680	13
Noodles & Co - Chicken Noodle Soup	170	22	5	11	1,370	5
Add Food Quick Tools	960	119	40	35	2,050	18
S N A C K S
Cookies - Chocolate chip, soft-type	259	33	14	2	185	0
Add Food Quick Tools	259	33	14	2	185	0
Totals	2,674	440	73	80	4,956	117
Your Daily Goal	3,762	470	125	189	2,300	141
Remaining	1,088	30	51	108	-2,656	24
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,832 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	12	128
Walking	12	126
Walking	68	940
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	638
Daily Total / Goal	93 / 30	1,832 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	661 / 210	8,024 / 4,130

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It's been awhile since I have eaten at Noodles & Co.
Last evening I visited one of these franchises as it was just four blocks away from my hotel.
I am trying to remember: Would the 'old' me of 2015 driven there?
A rhetorical question if there ever was one.  Of course I would have driven there.

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WELCOME TO ELKHART

Yesterday I planted myself in Elkhart, Indiana which was centrally located between my two business appointments, one in Middlebury and the other in South Bend. The temperature during the day was close to 90 degrees and by the time that I set off on my urban hike at 6:05PM it had cooled to 86 degrees. As much as I enjoy my indoor sessions on the elliptical and treadmill as it gives me the opportunity to while the time away watching netflix, it is much more rewarding to be outdoors.  The MapMyWalk application on the phone is great as it calculates the distance, the route and the calorie burn.  Its best feature is that one cannot get lost as long as the phone is in contact with a cellular network. This is very handy feature when one is walking in strange neighborhoods.

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You might wonder: How do I find time in the day to walk two hours?  I have basically removed TV from my life. I can remember a couple of years ago, I would settle into my hotel room and watch 4 or 5 hours of TV each night.  Watching that much TV is a kind of existence which I knew too well. It is a complete waste of time. Now if one is on a treadmill or elliptical machine and watching TV or netflix instead of lying on the couch eating potato chips while video watching - That is a different story.  It may still be somewhat of a waste of time, but it is not a COMPLETE waste of time.
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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
KELLOGGS - RAISIN BRAN	380	92	2	10	420	36
Instant Oatmeal Apples & Cinnamon	480	99	6	12	600	36
	860	191	8	22	1,020	72
L U N C H
Reduced Fat Turkey Bacon	230	28	6	13	560	3
Activia Peach Lowfat Yogurt	100	19	2	4	60	16
Red Delicious Apple, 2 medium apple	190	50	1	1	4	38
	520	97	8	18	624	57
D I N N E R
Bbq Boneless Chicken Wings, 15 pieces	675	62	30	42	0	0
	675	62	30	42	0	0
S N A C K S
M&M's - Crispy, 36 g	180	28	7	2	55	22
	180	28	7	2	55	22
Totals	2,235	378	53	84	1,699	151
Your Daily Goal	3,911	489	130	196	2,300	146
Remaining	1,676	111	76	112	601	-4
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,981 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	131	1,981
Daily Total / Goal	131 / 30	1,981 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	568 / 210	6,192 / 4,130

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After logging over 50,000 steps on Sunday, 20,000 steps may seem like a mere pittance.  It is not.

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IT MIGHT BE AWHILE BEFORE I DO THAT AGAIN

After my evening stranded in Shipshewana, I managed to get up early and spend two hours on the hotel elliptical machine prior to breakfast. Late in the day, after I returned home to Chicago, I had a hankering to return to the elliptical machine. I used the wifi in the fitness room to watch a movie on netflix - Escape From L.A.  As it turns out, the movie was not that great. It is a sequel to a movie that I have never seen - Escape From New York. Only the sequel is available on netflix. The 90 minute movie lined up great with my 90 minute workout. Later in the evening, it was time to watch the Republican Debate on CNN. While I was considering watching this latest slugfest, I chose instead to return to the fitness room and listen to the debate over the radio. There is a TV in the fitness room but the sound is not loud enough to really hear what everyone was saying - so I just concentrated on listening to the debate on my phone (iheartradio) with my headphones. When the day ended, I realized that I had spent FIVE HOURS on an elliptical machine. It might be awhile before I do that again! It is a dubious accomplishment and I am proud of myself that I had enough energy to do this in one day. It was a somewhat ridiculous endeavor - but I fell asleep quite quickly last evening.

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Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, February 25, 2016       

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quaker - Cinnamon & Spice Instant Oatmeal	640	128	8	16	840	44
English Muffin - Thomas Original, 57 grams	120	25	1	4	200	1
Morningstar Farms - Sausage Patty, 3 patty	240	9	9	30	780	3
Northland - 100% Juice - Cranberry, 16 Oz (240ml)	260	66	0	0	70	58
	1,260	228	18	50	1,890	106
L U N C H
Kellogg's - Raisin Bran - Single Serving Box	420	102	3	9	450	39
Red Delicious - Apple, Large, 3 large	333	88	1	2	6	66
	753	190	4	11	456	105
D I N N E R
Bobak's - Polish Sausage, 1 link	230	1	21	10	0	0
Generic - Grilled Brussel Sprouts, 1 cup	65	13	3	6	23	0
EARTHBOUND FARM - ORGANIC BABY SPINACH, 85 g (approx 3 oz, two cups)	20	0	0	2	65	0
365 - Hearts of Palm: Salad Cut, 1 cup	50	10	0	4	580	0
Louis Kemp - Crab Delights Leg Style, 3 legs (85g)	70	11	0	6	430	1
Ham slices - Ham pieces, 3 oz	160	4	10	14	1,000	2
	595	39	34	42	2,098	3
S N A C K S
Clif - Sierra Trail Mix, 2 bar	500	80	16	20	460	44
	500	80	16	20	460	44
Totals	3,108	537	72	122	4,904	258
Your Daily Goal	6,457	807	215	323	2,300	242
Remaining	3,349	270	143	200	-2,604	-16
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 4,527 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
ELLIPTICAL (manual) 16	60	542
ELLIPTICAL (manual) 16	65	616
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,788
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	2,035
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-454
Daily Total / Goal	310 / 30	4,527 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	698 / 210	9,612 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 3108 calories

total calories burned (elliptical-5 HOURS) 4981 calories

total net 1873 calorie deficit

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fitbit day 176

35138 steps  

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