LIQUID DIET DAY 2

I am definitely not enjoying my liquid diet. I am drinking some nutritional and high calorie drinks that are simply not a good replacement for real food. At least by Tuesday I should be allowed to eat oatmeal (as long as its cooled down to room temperature) and other soft foods.  This liquid thing is no fun.

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Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, January 10, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Musselman's - Musselman's Cinnamon Applesauce	200	50	0	0	20	42
Yoplait - 2lb - Original 99% Fat Free Smooth Style Strawberry Yogurt, 16 oz (225g)	420	84	3	14	200	60
Naked - Protein Zone Mango, 16 fl oz	440	70	2	32	260	56
Walgreens - nutrition shake , 8 fl oz	250	40	6	9	200	23
Milk, - 2%reduce Fat, 8 oz (1 cup)	130	12	5	8	130	12
Hershey - Syrup, 2 tblespoon	100	24	0	1	15	20
	1,540	280	16	64	825	213
L U N C H
Yoplait - 2lb - Original 99% Fat Free Smooth Style Strawberry Yogurt, 8 oz (225g)	210	42	2	7	100	30
kozyshack - tapioca pudding, 226 g	240	44	4	6	260	32
Starbucks - Skinny Vanilla Latte, 16 oz.	140	20	0	12	200	16
Bhakti Chai - Chai Toasted Coconut Almond Blend	60	8	2	2	100	0
	650	114	8	27	660	78
D I N N E R
Walgreens - nutrition shake , 8 fl oz	250	40	6	9	200	23
kozyshack - tapioca pudding, 226 g	240	44	4	6	260	32
Juiceology - Plum+grape+blackberry, 16 fl oz	200	54	0	0	20	40
	690	138	10	15	480	95
Totals	2,880	532	34	106	1,965	386
Your Daily Goal	3,804	475	126	191	2,300	142
Remaining	924	-57	92	85	335	-244
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,874 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	2,052
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-178
Daily Total / Goal	93 / 30	1,874 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	811 / 210	16,248 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2880 calories

total calories burned (92 min elliptical 2052 calories

total net calories 828 calorie

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fitbit day 129

10551 steps

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SETBACK

Last week the scale shouted back at me that I was 209 lbs.  I should have accused it of lying and moved on.  Perhaps I had exercised late on the previous Friday night and I had not completely rehydrated.  It matters not.  I suspected that it might be a little too good to be true and it was.  So here's the situation, I am apparently not down 100 lbs - I am only down 91 lbs.  And you know what, for all practical purposes - it's the same difference.  All my clothes fit me. Perhaps last week, the scale was showing something artificially low.  Surely this week the scale is showing something artificially high.  Perhaps I had 10,000 mg of salt this week and I am retaining water.  Honestly, I do not know.   I do not think it would have been possible to actually gain 9 lbs in one week if I had gorged myself on an all-you-can-eat cruise.  Maybe my scale is broken.  Maybe I had too much whiskey last evening, and my body has not got itself back into its normal equilibrium. What I do know, is that this 9 pound weight gain is not and can not be real.  Whatever variables are causing it will be wiped clean in a day or two.  That's my story - and I am sticking to it!  I feel great and I am happy about my progress.  The next stop on my journey is to seriously get to 209 lbs and make sure that the reading is legitimate. From there, I can see another 10 lbs need to be shed to just get under 200 lbs.  This is my goal.  This will happen.

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Walking has become a method of transportation for me.  I needed to go to the dentist today. In years past, I have either driven or taken the subway.  It had never occurred to me to walk the four miles.  Let me amend that, it had never occurred to me prior to yesterday morning.  I walked to 4.5 miles to the dentist.  Actually, I walked an additional half mile to log an even five miles.  (That is a mathematical oxymoron as five is not an even number, but I am sure you know what I mean)  After my dental work, I walked two miles to a Jason's Deli for lunch.  And after a quick stop at a nearby Whole Foods, I walked another four miles home.  When the day was over, I had logged 11 miles of walking at a very, very brisk pace.  It is so liberating to be able to use my own two feet as a method of transportation.

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, December 18, 2015

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Malt O Meal - Honey Nut Scooters	240	48	3	6	420	18
Sage - Red Delicious Apple, 3 medium apple	285	75	1	2	5	57
	525	123	4	8	425	75
L U N C H
Jason's Deli - SPICY SEAFOOD GUMBO, 1 Bowl	230	26	8	12	1,710	3
Jason's Deli - Turkey Wrap, 0.5 Wrap	195	21	9	12	540	3
	425	47	17	24	2,250	6
D I N N E R
CHABAD - SHABBAT DINNER	750	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde May's - Whiskey, 6 oz (L'chaims)	396	30	0	0	0	6
	1,146	30	0	0	0	6
S N A C K S
WHOLE FOODS NATURAL WASABI GREEN PEAS	192	30	5	6	384	3
WHOLE FOODS CHERRY VANILLA GRANOLA	228	38	7	5	57	14
WHOLE FOODS SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE	105	15	5	0	0	14
WHOLE FOODS BANANA CHIPS	147	16	9	1	2	10
WHOLE FOODS DATE PIECES	198	49	0	2	16	36
	870	149	26	14	460	77
Totals	2,966	349	46	45	3,135	163
Your Daily Goal	4,117	514	137	206	2,300	154
Remaining	1,151	164	90	161	-834	-9
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,187 extra calories from exercise today

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Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, December 18, 2015

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	67	963
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	27	382
Walking, 5.0 mph	49	863
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-21
Daily Total / Goal	144 / 30	2,187 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	691 / 210	10,496 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2966 calories

total calories burned (walking 10 miles) 2208 calories

total net calories 758 calories

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fitbit day 107
26471 steps

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218 lbs

I weigh 218 lbs.

I allegedly gained 9 lb this week?

I have lost 91 lbs in 360 days. Today begins Day 361.

I will always be at the beginning of a journey that never ends.

I weigh 218 lbs (360 days ago I weighed 309 lbs)

I have lost 29.4% of my weight since Dec 24.

I have a BMI, body mass index of 29.16

I had a 42.0 BMI on Dec 24 just 353 days ago (Class III obesity)

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December 24 is the one anniversary of the day that I made the decision to change my life.  I am going to weigh myself again on December 24, 2015.  I am also going to post some side-by-side before and after pictures.  It is a day that I am looking forward to... See you then (if I don't see you before)

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I'd WALK A MILE FOR A CAMEL

'I'd walk a mile for a Camel' was the catchphrase slogan for Camel Cigarettes for decades in the 20th century.  I suppose the implication was that even if another brand of cigarettes could more easily be obtained, it would be worth the walk to get a Camel brand smoke.  Now, I would not walk 1 yard for a Camel cigarette or any other type of cigarette, nevertheless, this week I did walk a lot of miles.

Way back on Friday, January 30th, my blog reported that I had walked 80 miles for the week.

20 hours on the treadmill.  'Walking' 4 mph -  80 miles (January 2015)

272.7 lbs. I did weigh 272.7 lbs on January 31st.  By January 31, my weight had already declined by 36 lbs.  This is the part of my blog from that date that explained how disappointed I was with my progress on that specific week:

Saturday, January 31, 2015

          THE SCALE OF JUSTICE DID NOT TIP IN MY FAVOR

This week I went wild with 20 hours on the treadmill.
I continued to consume less than 1000 calories each day.
I was expecting a very satisfying result on the scale.
I was so excited with anticipation, it was hard to fall asleep last night.
AND YET, WHEN I STEPPED ONTO THE SCALE THIS MORNING, I WOULD BE LYING IF I SAID THAT I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED.
It seemed unjust to me that I spent 20 hours on a treadmill and 'only' lost 3.7 lbs.

Now, let us fast forward to today.  Today is Saturday October 24th, nearly 7 months after I was 'disappointed' that I had only lost 3.7 lbs in a week where I was eating less than 1000 calories per day and that I walked 80 miles.  I recall thinking at the time,  that walking was not my exercise of choice any more.

SOMETIMES THINGS CHANGE.

Ever since my successful hike UP & DOWN HALF DOME in Yosemite Park, I have discovered that walking is absolutely invigorating.  I enjoy strapping on a backpack filled with water and/or apples and/or couple of granola bars and logging some serious miles at a pace very near 4.5 mph.  I previously believed that I would unlikely walk 80 miles in one week again.  It simply seemed preposterous. I was wrong.

This week I walked 122 miles!
Saturday     October 17          16 miles
Sunday       October 18          19.1 miles
Monday      October 19          13.1 miles
Tuesday      October 20          18.1 miles
Wednesday October 21          26.2 miles
Thursday     October 22         17.1 miles
Friday         October 23          13.1 miles

GRAND TOTAL MILES WALKED OCTOBER 17-23           122 MILES

I am fairly certain that this might be a personal record that might not be broken for a long time.  I do not want to break this record.  I want to revel in the accomplishment and maintain a much more balance approach in the future.  Still, I am glad that I completed this week of half-marathons.  Today, Saturday, there is a strong possibility that I will not get the opportunity for any walking at all...  No problem, I am guessing that my legs and feet could use the rest... I will still log many steps on the fitbit walking back on forth on the giant Quilt Market Show floor...

When this week started, I weighed 220.1 lbs.  It was with great anticipation that I stepped onto my scale this morning, after all this walking and walking and walking... (and plenty of eating as well...)

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219.0 lbs

I weigh 219.0 lbs.

I lost 1.1 lbs this week

I have lost 90.0 lbs in 304 days. Today begins Day 305.

I will always be at the beginning of a journey that never ends.

I weigh 219.0 lbs (304 days ago I weighed 309 lbs)

I have lost 29.1% of my weight since Dec 24.

I have a BMI, body mass index of 29.29

I had a 42.0 BMI on Dec 24 just 304 days ago (Class III obesity)

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, October 23, 2015

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Omelette - 3-egg Omelette With Cheese, 3 eggs	425	0	21	28	650	2
Roundy's - Center Cut Bacon, 3 Slices	70	0	4	7	220	0
Tropicana - Orange Juice - 100% Juice, 20 fl oz	280	66	0	4	40	56
Fruit Salad - Mixed Fruit, 3 cup	270	72	1	30	66	30
	1,045	138	26	69	976	88
L U N C H
Kellogg's - Special K Original 0.81 Oz. (23g) Single Serve Box, 2 Box (23g)	180	34	0	10	340	6
Cheerios - Small Box 5/8 Oz., 5/8 oz.	60	12	1	2	85	1
Kellogg's - Raisin Bran - Single Serving Box (1.52 Oz/43g), 1 box	140	34	1	3	150	13
Cookies - Chocolate chip, soft-type, 1 oz	130	17	7	1	92	0
Alive & Radiant Foods - Kale Krunch - Quite Cheezy, 2.2 oz	220	20	15	9	572	2
	730	117	24	25	1,239	22
D I N N E R
Generic - Mahi Mahi, 7 oz.	216	0	2	47	224	0
Potato - Potato - Mashed, 0.5 cup	120	16	4	5	100	8
Steamed Green Beans - Steamed Green Beans, 0.5 cup	22	5	0	2	2	0
Seafood Gumbo - Seafood Gumbo, 2 cup	312	18	10	22	1,206	0
	670	39	16	76	1,532	8
S N A C K S
Dewars - Scotch 1 oz. Shot, 4 oz.	276	0	0	0	0	0
	276	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	2,721	293	67	169	3,747	118
Your Daily Goal	5,074	634	169	254	2,300	190
Remaining	2,353	340	102	84	-1,447	72
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, October 23, 2015

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	168	2,645
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	270
Daily Total / Goal	169 / 30	2,915 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1132 / 210	19,294 / 4,130

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TOTAL CALORIES CONSUMED 2721 CALORIES
TOTAL CALORIES BURNED 2645 CALORIES
NET CALORIES 76 CALORIES

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fitbit day 51

41000 steps

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My brother game me a vintage 1998 Rolling Stones shirt that he purchased nearly 20 years ago.  A very nice gift, indeed!

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I was not planning on taking any more long outdoor walks during my Houston trip.  The tradeshow begins today, Saturday, and I will not have any more 3 hour blocks of time to take a 13 mile stroll.  Tradeshow days can be long starting with breakfast, long hours on the show floor and dinner with colleagues.  I owned my feet, legs and body a rest anyway.  It appears that outside conditions may not be so favorable for the next few days as the remnant of Hurricane Patricia will have a large impact on Texas

L'CHAIM! TO LIFE!

Could anything be more true?

Some of my best friends are Jewish.   This is really not so amazing as I am Jewish.  When Jews gather together to celebrate Shabbat (the Sabbath) and other happy life events - we toast, "To Life." (L'chaim)   Many people familiar with the musical, Fiddler on the Roof,  remember the song, "To Life"  (L'chaim)  In fact, L'chaim is really plural, and the toast is better understood as 'To Lives.'   None of us lives alone, we all count on each other to experience meaningful lives.  So, why am I telling you all this?  In two weeks, I will be attending the birthday party of my dear friend, and Rabbi at my neighborhood Chabad House.   I know that there will be many 'L'chaims' during this celebration. When we toast L'chaim it is usually with 1oz of vodka or whiskey or scotch.  I need to plan in advance how I can participate in the 'L'chaims' without busting my calorie budget. It is not complicated. I will just fill my 'L'chaim' cup only 1/3 full, so that I can enjoy the camaraderie of sharing 'L'chaims' with my friends.

I am lucky that I am not a regular drinker.  Alcohol consumption can greatly interfere with weight loss.   I was curious how many calories are in some of the drinks that I have enjoyed in the past.

GREY GOOSE VODKA 1oz               69 CALORIES
MAKER'S MARK BOURBON 1 oz.  69 CALORIES

It appears that if I only 'fill' my cup 1/3 full, I will be able to fully enjoy myself.  And that, is my plan.
L'Chaim!

Tevye and Lazer Wolf toast 'L'Chaim' as they have sealed the deal on the marriage of Tevye's daughter.

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I have enjoyed virtually every meal I have eaten since December 24th, when I started my lifestyle changes.   Today, at Costco, something caught my eye that I would never have seen or considered in my previous life.   Something called: Vegetable Yakisoba (Japanese Noodles)  

This product was described as "Japanese-style stir fried noodles with crisp vegetables and a savory sauce."   It sounded good to me.   A 4.5 oz serving has 250 calories.   On Wednesday evening, I tried the Yakisoba and it was in fact, delicious!  Experimentation is fun.  

WEDNESDAY MENU

breakfast  3 poached eggs, 2 strips turkey 'bacon'                                280 CALORIES

lunch        3 oz beef, sweet potato bisque soup, spinach w/balsamic   327 CALORIES

dinner      4.5 oz YAKISOBA JAPANESE NOODLES

                sweet potato bisque soup                                                       350 CALORIES

TOTAL CALORIES      957 CALORIES

calories burned

6AM  30 minutes elliptical  380 CALORIES

6PM   30 minutes elliptical  390 CALORIES

total calories burned 770 CALORIES

NET CALORIES 187 CALORIES

YAKISOBA JAPANESE NOODLES w/Sweet Potato Bisque Soup  350 CALORIES

And finally.... a last word

A favorite quote from my Rabbi, goes something like this:  "Jews don't drink, we L'chaim!"   I think he means that there is a spiritual benefit when we L'chaim.   I have to admit, it does sometimes kinda feel like drinking!

More dubious 'wisdom' from Homer Simpson