Friday, December 23, 2016

THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

I did something yesterday for the third consecutive year, that I might not have done for three consecutive years since I was literally three years old, and who knows if I even did that when I was three? I could ask my Mom, but would she really remember? What I did yesterday for the third consecutive year was see my doctor for an annual wellness visit. Since I do feel healthy, this is a visit that I do not fear. The visit was inconsequential (that's good) and my doctor complimented me again on my success on my weight loss. I know that I have been struggling lately, but my weight on his doctors' scale, 234 lbs, was 4 pounds down from my last visit, so from his perspective, I am continuing to do great. I also know that his very expensive scale is 'more friendly' than my cheapo scale which always shows a weight about 3 pounds more - so perhaps my weight at home is currently 237 lbs. I should eat less. My appointment with the doctor was scheduled for 10AM. His office is a bit more than 3 miles away. I walked. I stretched the walk to 7 miles to get there. I walked back on a more direct route. And that was how I squeezed in a ten mile walk yesterday.

Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Apples Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal	780	162	9	18	960	54
	780	162	9	18	960	54
L U N C H
Fried Chicken Tenders	450	26	30	21	1,148	2
Cream corn - Cream Corn	50	12	0	0	0	0
Creamed Spinach	50	6	2	2	368	3
Broccoli	100	10	1	9	81	0
	650	54	33	32	1,597	5
D I N N E R
BBQ Meatballs	300	3	23	20	0	0
Codfish	100	0	1	22	74	0
Fire Roasted Corn	100	22	1	3	0	2
Grilled Brussel Sprouts	100	20	4	9	35	0
	600	45	29	54	109	2
S N A C K S
Hersheys Dark Chocolate Bar	400	53	25	4	32	44
Volpi - Mozzarella and Prosciutto Roltini	360	3	24	36	2,370	0
Nabisco - Peppermint Creme Oreo	560	84	28	0	360	52
	1,320	140	77	40	2,762	96

Totals	3,350	401	148	144	5,428	157
Your Daily Goal	3,738	467	124	187	2,300	140
Remaining	388	66	-24	43	-3,128	-17
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,808 extra calories from exercise today

Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walk 7 miles to doctor	109	1,158
Walk home from doctor, 3 miles	65	650
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Daily Total / Goal	174 / 30	1,808 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	615 / 210	6,254 / 4,130

Friday, February 20, 2015

JIMMY JOHN'S

Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches

I travel a lot for my job. It is common for me to be away from home Monday thru Friday. I am always on the lookout for places to eat that will offer some nutritious and tasty food that will not bust my calorie budget. On Wednesday evening, my friend, Jack told me about another good option, Jimmy Johns Gourmet Sandwich shops. This is another chain that is all over the United States. All of their sandwiches can be ordered as an UNWICH (which is their name for a sandwich wrapped in lettuce - no bread) Once I learned about this option I was eager to try one. Yesterday for lunch, between two appointments, I found a Jimmy Johns and ordered my first UNWICH. It was delicious. I have now learned that if I had ordered it with 'light' mayonnaise I could have saved even more calories. Even so, the TURKEY TOM UNWICH that I did order had only had 230 CALORIES. It is great to know that there is another nutritious and tasty lunch/dinner option available to me. Thank you, Jack.

I often write my blog posts either a couple of days before or the night before. I tweak them right before I 'publish' them to the internet in the early morning. I am publishing this post early on Friday morning. In about 3 hours I have my first follow-up appointment with my Doctor. The last time I visited my doctor, on December 24, for my 'wellness' checkup I was not well. I had not exercised in a number of years and my weight was 309 lbs. I did not look well, I did not feel well and I was not well. Fast forward, 58 days later and I have shed at least 50 lbs. I exercise every day. My stamina continues to increase. I look in the mirror and I see someone who looks well and feels well. My BMI still indicates that I am obese. That may be true. In fact, it is true. Nevertheless, I am 'weller' than I was 58 days ago! (I am aware that 'weller' is not an actual word.)

I have a few questions for my doctor this morning:
How long can I continue to consume 1000 calories per day, without causing any harm to myself?
If I cannot medically limit myself to 1000 calories, what should be my calorie per day goal?
I have a question regarding the vitamin D supplement I am taking. Is 1000 IU enough?
I would like his opinion on what my ultimate target weight should be.
I know that it is important to hydrate oneself with water. I drink zero calorie sparkling flavored water during the day. Is this an acceptable substitute for water? (It is my biggest remaining dietary vice)
I would like to know how necessary it is to have my blood work done again to check my glycogen.
Whatever my blood pressure is today, will it continue to dramatically improve as I shed weight?

My next post will be Saturday morning. That is the day that I weigh myself. I will also be reporting on my visit with the doctor. See you tomorrow!

THURSDAY MENU
breakfast three poached eggs, two strips of turkey 'bacon' 280 CALORIES
lunch Jimmy Johns Turkey Tom Unwich 230 CALORIES
dinner 10 oz Lamb Stew, Spring Mix Salad, Ginger dressing, Ginger soup 470 CALORIES

TOTAL CALORIES CONSUMED 980 CALORIES

CALORIES BURNED
6AM elliptical 31 minutes 415 calories
7PM elliptical 31 minutes 430 calories

total calories burned 845 calories

NET CALORIC INTAKE 135 CALORIES

Jimmy Johns 'Turkey Tom' Unwich 230 CALORIES (As you eat this, you peel away the wrapper)

DINNER: 10 oz. Irish Lamb Stew, 50/50 Spring Mix & Spinach Salad w/ one Tbsp Ginger dressing, Cup of Organic Cashew Carrot Ginger Bisque Soup 470 CALORIES