One thing interesting about living in North America is experiencing the changing seasons. Definitionally there are four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. One of the most amusing articles of clothing that I once saw for sale in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was a shirt that said: The 4 Seasons of the UP: Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, and Next Winter. Here in Chicago where I live, we are said to have only two seasons: Winter and Construction. Personally, I have concluded that my life revolves around these four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Netflix. As the colder weather sweeps in, I have noticed that I have and will continue to spend much more time indoors with my workouts on an elliptical machine rather than walking or hiking inside.
Yesterday, I did actually squeeze in a four mile urban hike before my late morning appointment. However, I have come to recognize that I will be indoors more and more as the mercury drops. The 10-Days Forecast in Chicago shows no day forecasted to have high temperatures that will rise above freezing, 32°F. I think that there is going to be a lot of Netflix in my immediate future. If you know of something that I should be watching, please let me know.
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| The 10-Day forecast for Chicago shows that we will never actually get above freezing for the foreseeable (forecastable) future. |
Your Food Diary For:
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| Creamy Wheat - Enriched Farina | 600 | 125 | 0 | 20 | 425 | 5 | |
| Kellogg's - Raisin Bran Crunch | 400 | 95 | 2 | 8 | 421 | 40 | |
| 1,000 | 220 | 2 | 28 | 846 | 45 | ||
| L U N C H | |||||||
| Ponzu Chicken | 400 | 1 | 16 | 60 | 832 | 1 | |
| Mashed Yams | 200 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 229 | 2 | |
| Sweet Butternut Squash | 200 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 10 | |
| 800 | 70 | 27 | 63 | 1,073 | 13 | ||
| D I N N E R | |||||||
| Hard Shell Taco | 850 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 1,550 | 5 | |
| 850 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 1,550 | 5 | ||
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| DARK CHOCOLATE GINGER | 600 | 124 | 15 | 0 | 150 | 109 | |
| 600 | 124 | 15 | 0 | 150 | 109 | ||
| Totals | 3,250 | 474 | 94 | 131 | 3,619 | 172 | |
| Your Daily Goal | 4,042 | 505 | 134 | 203 | 2,300 | 151 | |
| Remaining | 792 | 31 | 40 | 72 | -1,319 | -21 | |
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| *You've earned 2,112 extra calories from exercise today | |||||||
| Cardiovascular | Minutes | Calories Burned | |
4 mile urban hike
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51 | 775 | |
| 99 | 1,010 | ||
| 99 | 825 | ||
| Daily Total / Goal | 249 / 30 | 2,610 / 590 | |
| Weekly Total / Goal | 348 / 210 | 3,519 / 4,130 | |
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