WINNING AND WHINING

The long national nightmare (for about half the country) is about to come to a conclusion, and new long national nightmare (for the other half of the country) is about to commence.  I am from the first group of people. 

We will be winning, others will be whining.

We have one week to go. Inauguration Day is 7 days away. It cannot come soon enough. 

Submitted for your approval.  It's 2019. Trump is President, and liberals are still whining about it.

Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, January 12, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal- Maple	800	160	10	20	1,300	60
Bread, raisin, toasted, enriched	168	32	3	5	214	4
	968	192	13	25	1,514	64
L U N C H
Beef - Taco Meat	300	2	8	42	865	0
Seasoned Chicken Taco Meat - Chicken	400	4	5	46	1,368	0
Mexican Tortilla Chips	300	42	10	6	230	2
	1,000	48	23	94	2,463	2
D I N N E R
Subway - Footlong Steak Cheese	760	96	20	52	2,060	16
Subway - Sun Chips- Harvest Cheddar	210	27	9	4	320	3
	970	123	29	56	2,380	19
S N A C K S
Halo Top - Mint Chip	240	44	6	24	440	16
	240	44	6	24	440	16
Totals	3,178	407	71	199	6,797	101
Your Daily Goal	2,231	279	74	112	2,300	83
Remaining	-947	-128	3	-87	-4,497	-18
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 301 extra calories from exercise today

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Elliptical Trainer	60	387
Daily Total / Goal	60 / 30	387 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	358 / 210	2,655 / 4,130

I had two appointments in Cincinnati before heading home back to Chicago. Still I managed to squeeze in one hour on the elliptical machine prior to breakfast. It wasn't much, but it was better than nothing.

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WINNING

successful or victorious, as in a contest 

WHINING

to snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way

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WINING

verb (used without object), wined, wining.

to drink wine.

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WING-DING 

noun, Slang.

1.

a noisy, exciting celebration or party.

2.

a fit, either induced by drugs or feigned.

3.

a fit of anger; a rage.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

Before my 'time', back in the fifties, the question: 'What time is it?' was answered: 'It's Howdy Doody Time'.  (Don't ask)  

Nowadays, when traversing the state of Indiana, the question: 'What time is it?' never has a simple answer.  The map below shows that the bulk of the state is part of the Eastern Time Zone, while two sections of the westernmost part of the state (north and south) are part of the Central Time Zone.

The fact that the state has these different time zones can be confusing.  Chicago is always in the Central Time Zone.  Yesterday, I had an appointment in Indianapolis.  I left Chicago in the morning and I 'lost' an hour as I travelled to the Eastern Time Zone to get to Indianapolis. My next appointment on Wednesday, today, is scheduled in Evansville.  This puts me back in the Central Time Zone.  So, in a way, I get back the hour that I 'lost'.'  I will be back near the central part of the state on Thursday, which means I will 'lose' an hour again.  But not too worry, I return home on Thursday to be back in Chicago for an appointment on Friday and I will 'gain' the hour back.  Confused?  Me too.  And finally, on Saturday night, technically 2:00AM Sunday morning, the entire country will move their clocks ahead one hour and everyone is 'lose' and hour.  (which we don't get back until November.)  Einstein was right....Time is relative.

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
2 Egg Omelette With Ham and Cheese, 1 Omelette	383	2	21	32	810	2
Kirkland - Pre-Cooked Bacon, 6 slices	240	0	18	18	1,050	0
Bagel With Cream Cheese, 0.5 bagel	200	29	6	7	390	2
	823	31	45	57	2,250	4
L U N C H
Subway - Turkey Breast & Black Forest Ham Sandwich, 12 inch	560	92	8	36	1,460	16
CHERRY VANILLA GRANOLA	360	60	11	8	90	23
	920	152	19	44	1,550	39
D I N N E R
Oven roasted turkey and cheese, 2 sandwich	460	58	12	32	2,220	8
Roundy's - Medium Peas	245	42	2	14	1,120	21
Campbell's Select Healthy Request - Home Style Mexican Style Chicken Tortilla Soup, 2 cup	240	34	4	14	820	4
	945	134	18	60	4,160	33
S N A C K S
Simply Wholesome Oatmeal Bar, 1 bar (1.2 oz)	140	24	5	2	80	9
Nature Valley - Crunchy Oats & Honey, 4 bars (46g)	380	58	12	8	320	24
Turkey and Chedder Cheese Lunchable, 1 Package	260	22	13	12	670	5
	780	104	30	22	1,070	38
Totals	3,468	421	111	182	9,030	114
Your Daily Goal	3,370	421	112	169	2,300	126
Remaining	-98	0	1	-13	-6,729	12
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,440 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,546
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-106
Daily Total / Goal	93 / 30	1,440 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	302 / 210	5,263 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 3468 calories

total calories burned (elliptical) 1546 calories

total net 1922 calories

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fitbit day 188

10687 steps  

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from wikipedia....

Howdy Doody was an American children's television program (with circus and Western frontier themes) that was created and produced by E. Roger Muir[1] and telecast on the NBC network in the United States from December 27, 1947 until September 24, 1960. It was a pioneer in children's television programming and set the pattern for many similar shows. One of the first television series produced at NBC in Rockefeller Center, in Studio 3A, it was also a pioneer in early color production as NBC (at the time owned by TV maker RCA) used the show in part to sell color television sets in the 1950s.

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LIFE GETS INTERRUPTED

Every day I blog. I try to be interesting. I try to be amusing. I try to be funny. I try to be informative. Today, I will be mostly somber. Late yesterday afternoon my daughter was winding down from another busy day and her one week visit to Paris, France. We received a text from her requesting permission for her to skip brushing her teeth as she was preparing to go to sleep. (I guess she was tired.)  While receiving this text, my wife and I were at the hotel where our out-of-town guests will be gathering to celebrate our daughter's Bat-Mitzvah in three weeks. And while that was going on, my phone started lighting up and buzzing.  It did not take long to learn that Civilization was attacked.  This time, in Paris, France (again.)   While I was learning how to operate the audio visual projector to show photos to our guests in three weeks, I was concurrently learning that there were multiple deaths in Paris, France at the hands of terrorists.  The true scope of these murders were not known to us for an hour or so more.  What to do?  We already knew that our daughter was snug as a bug, safe and sound in the home of her Parisian hosts.  Shortly thereafter, we received emails from the chaperones in Paris, as well as Sara's Principal back here in Chicago - that every child and all four teacher/chaperones were safe.  I received phone messages, and/or texts from family and friends over the next hour or so.  After assuring all that Sara was indeed safe, and possibly oblivious to what had transpired (at least until she awakens in Paris on Saturday morning) all we could do was watch the news and hope that Sara's plane departs Paris as scheduled on Saturday. We monitored her aircraft that departed Chicago four hours late which made necessary that Sara's flight would be delayed by some hours as well.  That is where we are now.... Waiting and hoping that Sara's flight departs as scheduled on Saturday, even if it delayed by a few hours.  

Now, I want to make one 'political statement.'   Every time I visit a building with the 'warning' sticker on the front door that this location is a gun-free zone - I know that the person that cheerfully applied that sticker is among the biggest morons in the universe.   I have noticed that criminals, murderers and terrorists tend to not attack police stations where people are known to be armed.  They do, however, seem to enjoy attacking places where they know people are not armed.  Way to go liberals, thanks for broadcasting the absolute safest places in the world for criminals, murderers and terrorists to 'apply their trade.'  

I guess I am not being my amusing, chipper self today... I apologize to readers of my blog who visit only to be amused and/or learn how a guy who used to be 309 lbs turned into a guy who is not about 220 lbs. Life Gets Interrupted sometimes.  And today, was one of those days.

Why are there so many morons that think that this sign is a sign of intelligent life?

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PLEASE STOP VOTING FOR THE MORONS THAT THINK THAT GUN FREE ZONES ARE INTELLIGENT.  PLEASE STOP SENDING YOUR CHILDREN TO UNIVERSITIES WHERE OUR CHILDREN ARE BRAINWASHED TO THINK THAT GUNS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MURDER.  MURDERERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MURDER. PLEASE STOP VOTING FOR POLITICIANS WHO CANNOT NAME OR IDENTIFY OUR ENEMY.  PLEASE STOP SUPPORTING DEMOCRATS WHO ESPOUSE LEFTIST IDEAS.  PLEASE STOP LIVING A LIFE OF BLISSFUL IGNORANCE.  PLEASE EXCUSE MY ANGER THIS MORNING. 

...and now, I return you to my regular blog...

Another reminder that winter is on the way.  When I got underway this morning in Chicago, the temperature was 39° F and the windchill made it feel more like 28°F.  I dressed in four different layers and I did what I have been doing... I took off for a 10 mile walk to start my day.  As many of you know, one of the milestones of fitbit use is to (at least) surpass 10,000 steps per day.  A ten mile walk insures that the fitbit will be satisfied for the day. 

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Your Food Diary For:

Friday, November 13, 2015

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
tasteeos - Cereal, 3 cup	300	63	5	9	480	3
Kashi - Dark Chocolate Coconut Bar, 3 bar	360	63	11	12	150	21
	660	126	15	21	630	24
L U N C H
Ak Mak - Sesame Cracker, 20 Crackers	440	80	8	20	892	0
WHOLE FOODS 8738 - DRIED MANGO SLICES, 52.0 g (approx 6 pieces)	143	36	0	3	1	26
	583	116	8	23	893	26
D I N N E R
Generic - Grilled Brussel Sprouts, 1 cup	65	13	3	6	23	0
Teriyaki - Salmon, 120 g	270	3	8	47	0	0
Ronzoni - Gemelli., 56 g (2/3 cup)	200	42	1	7	0	2
Little Sald Bar Spinach (Aldi) - Spinach, 0.99 cups	7	1	0	1	21	0
Crab Salad - Imitation Crab, Deli, 1 cup	225	18	2	26	680	2
	767	77	14	86	724	4
S N A C K S
WHOLE FOODS - YOGURT PRETZELS, 34.0 g (approx 8 pcs)	162	24	0	2	153	16
Whole Foods - Dancing Star - Chunks of Energy - Carob Spirulina, 3 chunks (28g)	195	23	11	6	15	12
WHOLE FOODS - CHEDDAR SESAME STICKS, 36.4 g (1/3 cup)	195	17	13	4	624	1
WHOLE FOODS 7089 - 42% CACAO SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS, 48.0 g (approx 2 TBSP)	224	32	13	3	0	26
General Mills With Whole Grain - Kix Cereal (Net Carbs), 2.5 cup	220	50	2	4	360	6
	996	145	38	19	1,152	61
Totals	3,006	464	75	148	3,400	115
Your Daily Goal	3,985	498	133	200	2,300	149
Remaining	979	33	58	51	-1,099	33
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,055 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, November 13, 2015

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking, 4.5 mph, very, very brisk pace	128	2,043
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	12
Daily Total / Goal	129 / 30	2,055 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	691 / 210	9,130 / 4,130

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TOTAL CALORIES CONSUMED 3006 CALORIES
TOTAL CALORIES BURNED (10 MILE WALK) 2043 CALORIES
TOTAL NET CALORIES 963 CALORIES
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220.4 lbs

I weigh 220.4 lbs.

I gained 1.8 lb this week (It's gotta be muscle mass!)

I have lost 88.6 lbs in 325 days. Today begins Day 326.

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

I weigh 220.4 lbs (325 days ago I weighed 309 lbs)

I have lost 28.7% of my weight since Dec 24.

I have a BMI, body mass index of 29.48

I had a 42.0 BMI on Dec 24 just 325 days ago (Class III obesity)

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fitbit day 72

30009 steps

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a little before 9:00AM Chicago time, my daughters flight took off from Paris...Now due to arrive Chicago a little after 6:00PM.