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Friday, September 22, 2017

SHARP DRESSED MAN

I typically don't wear a long-sleeved shirt and tie during an urban hike. Yesterday I walked to synagogue for Rosh Hashanah services. The walk to the synagogue was 6 miles. I also walked back home along the lakeront and extended the return trip so that that trip became 10 miles. Jewish law forbids a person from driving (or doing any work on this Holiday) but I must confess that I am not that type of Jew. I know that God will not be impressed with my abstention from driving to synagogue as he knows very well that I walked because it fits in with my current lifestyle. Nevertheless, there were not too many people in Chicago yesterday that were walking with long-sleeved shirts and neckties while the mercury was soaring into the 90's. For a guy who managed to walk 16 miles yesterday, I was very definitely a sharp dressed man.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Eggs - Poached, 4	300	2	20	26	600	2
Bacon, 4 slices	160	0	12	12	700	0
Goya - Agua De Coco	90	23	1	0	102	17
	550	25	33	38	1,402	19
L U N C H
Lean muscle - Protein Bar, 1 bar	370	33	12	32	460	3
	370	33	12	32	460	3
D I N N E R
Panera Bagel With Cream Cheese, 2 bagel	800	116	24	26	1,560	8
Lox - Smoked Salmon	350	0	13	65	3,950	0
Challah	240	45	6	0	0	0
	1,390	161	43	91	5,510	8


Totals	2,310	219	88	161	7,372	30
Your Daily Goal	4,121	515	137	207	2,300	154
Remaining	1,811	296	49	46	-5,072	124
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,191 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today... You'd weigh 222.4 lbs in 5 weeks

Thursday, September 21, 2017

L'SHANAH TOVAH

It is Rosh Hashanah. The Jewish New Year. According to Jewish Law, the holiday began at sundown on Tuesday. Nevertheless, today, Wednesday, is the day that one will find the streets clogged with Jews walking to Shul (temple) in various cities around the world. L'Shanah Tovah - Happy New Year.

My day started yesterday with a trip to the service department at the Honda dealer for an oil change and some new spark plugs. While I was waiting for this job to be completed, I managed to squeeze in an eight mile hike.

'The Bear Champ' is often spotted around Chicago. He is painted by Wicker Park based artist, JC Rivera.

My family celebrated our 20 year wedding anniversary with a trip to BD's Mongolian Grill in Bollingbrook. I believe that I might have overeaten some of the low calorie choices, but I still had quite a bit of food. I have guesstimated that my meal was about 1400 calories. Once we arrived home, I decided to see if I could 'walk off' at least a few of those calories. I squeezed in a second eight mile urban hike.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Eggs - Poached, 4	300	2	20	26	600	2
Kirkland Bacon, 4 slices	160	0	12	12	700	0
	460	2	32	38	1,300	2
L U N C H
BelGioioso - Fontina Cheese	140	0	12	10	250	0
	140	0	12	10	250	0
D I N N E R
Bd's Mongolian Grill - Korean Bbq	100	26	0	1	1,398	0
Bd's Mongolian Grill - Shrimp	175	0	0	38	0	0
Bd's Mongolian Grill - Scallops	175	6	2	33	420	0
Bd's Mongolian Grill - Tilapia	175	0	4	37	98	0
Bd's Mongolian Grill - Yakisoba	150	41	3	6	1,105	0
Bd's Mongolian Grill - Chicken	250	0	7	44	167	0
Bd's Mongolian Grill - Pineapple	100	21	0	7	14	21
Bd's Mongolian Grill - Ribeye	275	0	9	40	121	0
	1,400	94	25	206	3,323	21


Totals	2,000	96	69	254	4,873	23
Your Daily Goal	4,936	617	164	247	2,300	185
Remaining	2,936	521	95	-7	-2,573	162
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 3,006 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today... You'd weigh 211.1 lbs in 5 weeks

Saturday, December 24, 2016

CHANUKAH

Chanukah / חנוכה

Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.

Chanukah begins at sundown on Sat, 24 December 2016.

Rededication. Am I ever in need of a rededication! This morning I weighed myself and I have reached 239.3 lbs. I was just weighed two days ago in the doctor's office and they noted my weight as 234.3 lbs. This does not mean that I gained five pounds in two days. It does mean that my scale is imperfect. However, by using the same scale to mark my progress (or lack of progress) I can still get a good idea of my success (or lack of success) in managing my weight. I am in need of a rededication to progress. Especially today, December 24th, 2016. THIS IS THE DAY, EXACTLY TWO YEARS AGO, when this whole weight loss and weight loss management began. Two days later, on December 26, 2014 I started this blog. I remind myself today, for not the first time, that just because I do not enter a food, cake or sweet into my daily food journal does not mean that it didn't happen. I am pretty good about not failing to record my daily exercise, but I am definitely more imprecise when it comes to logging all my foods. I need to find the person that I was two years ago and re-summon the willpower to be successful once again. I have heard that today is Christmas Eve too. So to everyone and anyone who is reading this today - Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah!

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Butter Flavored Grits, 4 Packet	400	84	4	8	1,360	4
Great Grains Raisins Dates & Pecans	630	123	12	12	405	39
	1,030	207	16	20	1,765	43
L U N C H
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches	760	60	34	18	310	34
	760	60	34	18	310	34
D I N N E R
Fried Chicken Tenders	800	46	53	38	2,042	4
Creamed Spinach	70	9	3	3	510	4
Fire Roasted Corn	100	22	1	3	0	2
	970	77	57	44	2,552	10
S N A C K S
Peppermint Creme Oreo	560	84	28	0	360	52
Chocolate Covered Strawberry	200	20	27	3	67	13
	760	104	55	3	427	65

Totals	3,520	448	162	85	5,054	152
Your Daily Goal	3,419	427	114	171	2,300	128
Remaining	-101	-21	-48	86	-2,754	-24
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,489 extra calories from exercise today

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Ten Mile Urban Hike	148	1,751


Daily Total / Goal	148 / 30	1,751 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	763 / 210	8,006 / 4,130

The first 1.5 miles of this walk was with my daughter, as I escorted her to a spot where she was meeting some friends. All I had to do was promise to keep out of sight once we neared the rendezvous point. What teenage girl wants to be seen with her dad when she is meeting up with her friends? Perhaps there are such girls, my daughter is not one of them.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

THAT WAS FAST

That was fast. Actually it was not fast. However it was a fast. During the 24 hour period from the end of dinner on Tuesday night until after sundown on Wednesday evening, I was fasting (along with my daughter) for Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is the Jewish Holiday known as the Day of Atonement. All through the years as my interest and involvement in Judaism has waxed and waned, I have almost always fasted on this day. My daughter and I walked to our synagogue for services, and that walk was nearly 7 miles. It started to sprinkle about two miles shy of our destination, so we did what would have been expected. We continued to walk and got a bit wet. We were 'rescued' after services when my wife offered to come pick us up. It was raining much harder then, the temperature had dropped and now it seemed bone chillingly cold, so that 'rescue ride' was much appreciated. It was 'fun' to fast with my daughter. I am proud of her for fasting with me. Probably the reason that I started fasting was that I chose to join my parents in fasting for this holiday when I was about the age that my daughter is now. This is how traditions transcend the generations.

My daughter and I did not set any speed records walking the 6.7 miles to synagogue for Yom Kippur. In fact, we were walking as slowly as we could as we were both dressed in our best clothes, not dressed for urban hiking. The walk was a bit less enjoyable when it started to sprinkle with nearly two miles to go. We managed. We survived. All we did was get a bit wet.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
*YOM KIPPUR FAST - NO MEAL*	0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0
L U N C H
*YOM KIPPUR FAST - NO MEAL*	0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0
D I N N E R
Costco - Bagel, 2 Bagel	700	146	5	26	1,540	16
Kirkland Signature - Smoked Salmon	250	0	17	24	1,169	0
Philadelphia Cream Cheese - Original	100	1	9	2	105	1
	1,050	147	31	52	2,814	17
S N A C K S
Hersheys Dark Chocolate Bar	500	28	38	9	100	11
Chocolate Cake With Buttercream Icing	300	34	17	3	0	0
	800	62	55	12	100	11

Totals	1,850	209	86	64	2,914	28
Your Daily Goal	2,799	350	93	140	2,300	105
Remaining	949	141	7	76	-614	77
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 869 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today... You'd weigh 204.6 lbs in 5 weeks.

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
6.7 MILE LEISURELY WALK TO SYNAGOGUE	115	996


Daily Total / Goal	115 / 30	996 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	280 / 210	3,257 / 4,130