Saturday, December 10, 2016

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.

Your Food Diary For:

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

Your Exercise Diary for:

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.

Thursday, March 31, 2016

TAKING IT EASY

Yesterday, I started my day with the incorrect conclusion that my groin pull had more or less cleared up. I was with a customer in the morning, and all of a sudden the pain returned, a pain which I had previously only felt during workouts. My customer, was kind enough to offer me ibuprofen which I had forgotten to take with me. Whether the ibuprofen helped chemically or as a placebo - the pain dissipated during the drive to my second appointment. I went to sleep very early last night just to get complete rest. I have been applying a cold ice pack to my inner thigh with the thought that this might speed up recovery time. I am sure I will take it easy today and likely on Friday too. Then I will gingerly see if I am ready to consider increasing my activity over the weekend.

I think this 'emoji' captures perfectly how I felt when the pain cranked up during my first appointment yesterday.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quaker - Cinnamon & Spice Instant Oatmeal	640	128	8	16	840	44
Hotel - Scrambled Eggs w/two Sausages	450	0	0	0	0	0
	1,090	128	8	16	840	44
L U N C H
Subway - Turkey Breast & Black Forest Ham	560	92	8	36	1,460	16
Subway - Chicken Soup, 1 small bowl	100	12	1	10	720	1
Nature Valley - Crunchy Oats & Honey, 2 bars	190	29	6	4	160	12
	850	133	15	50	2,340	29
D I N N E R
HYVEE - HUGE SPINACH SALAD	750	0	0	0	0	0
WHOLE FOODS - YOGURT PRETZELS	380	56	0	4	360	38
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 2 medium apple	190	50	1	1	4	38
	1,320	106	1	5	364	76



Totals	3,260	367	24	71	3,544	149
Your Daily Goal	2,070	259	69	104	2,300	77
Remaining	-1,190	-108	45	33	-1,243	-71
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 140 extra calories from exercise today

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DAY OFF FROM EXERCISE
RECOVERING FROM GROIN PULL

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total calories consumed 3260 calories

total calories burned from additional exercise - 0 calories

total net 3260 calories

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fitbit day 210

5491 steps

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