SURVIVING THANKSGIVING WEEKEND

This is the time of year where it is so easy to eat, and overeat and then overeat some more. So, today, when I weighed myself and I found that I had gained two pounds over Thanksgiving, I will simply choose to think that I 'survived' with only two pounds gained. Of course, this is ridiculous. Denial almost always is.

Your Food Diary For:

Friday, November 24, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
Kirkland Bacon	200	0	15	15	875	0
Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese	200	0	18	13	325	0
	800	88	39	36	2,440	4
L U N C H
Costco Hot Dog	570	46	33	24	1,750	9
Popsicle - Creamsicle	200	40	4	2	60	24
	770	86	37	26	1,810	33
D I N N E R
Ground Beef Tacos	780	40	45	30	1,370	3
	780	40	45	30	1,370	3
S N A C K S
Lucerne - Ice Cream Bar	480	33	39	6	150	3
Add Food Quick Tools	480	33	39	6	150	3
Totals	2,830	247	160	98	5,770	43
Your Daily Goal	3,523	440	117	177	2,300	132
Remaining	693	193	-43	79	-3,470	89
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,593 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 220.9 lbs in 5 weeks 

SATURDAY WEIGHT
239.6 LBS

BLACK FRIDAY

Today is the so-called, Black Friday in the retail world. This is the mythical and legendary day when retailers are said to finally go into the 'black' - that is profitability. This is the mythical and legendary day when shoppers used to try to purchase a widescreen TV for some insanely low price by camping out in front of the store for a few hours (or days).   In days gone by, the nearest parking spot at a suburban mall might have seemed to be miles from the entrance, that is if one could even procure a parking spot at all. America has changed. The internet has changed retail. And with each passing year, sales volume online grows and sales volume at brick and mortar stores shrink.  It will likely be crowded today at the malls, but Black Friday ain't what it used to be. Very few things are.

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PRE-DINNER WALK

WALKING DOWNTOWN TO MEET MY FAMILY

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WALKING BACK HOME FROM DOWNTOWN.

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Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, November 23, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
Colby & Monterey Jack cheese	160	0	14	10	260	0
	560	88	20	18	1,500	4
L U N C H
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich	700	55	31	17	286	31
	700	55	31	17	286	31
D I N N E R
Beef Pot Roast	400	38	10	37	2,558	5
Mashed Sweet Potatoes	200	38	4	2	375	10
Classic Bread Stuffing	200	25	9	5	876	3
	800	101	23	44	3,809	18
S N A C K S
Frozen Fudge Bar	300	63	3	9	165	60
Volpi - Mozzarella and Prosciutto Roltini	300	3	20	30	1,975	0
Pumpkin Pie	400	52	18	7	394	26
	1,000	118	41	46	2,534	86
Totals	3,060	362	115	125	8,129	139
Your Daily Goal	4,427	553	147	222	2,300	166
Remaining	1,367	191	32	97	-5,829	27
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,497 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 212.1 lbs in 5 weeks     

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING

A day to try to stay away from politics.  So, if you can forgive Charles Schulz for 'cultural appropriation' (a recently discovered ill-conceived idea from those over-educated, self-righteous morons on the left) you can enjoy this 'Peanuts' cartoon wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving. (I think I might have failed to keep politics out of my blog today...oops)

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Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
Kirkland - Bacon	320	0	24	24	1,400	0
	720	88	30	32	2,640	4
L U N C H
Salmon Avocado Sushi Roll	600	93	14	20	945	17
	600	93	14	20	945	17
D I N N E R
Multigrain Crispbread - Crispbread Crackers	675	165	0	30	975	0
Campbell's  Chunky Soup - Hearty Beef Barley	560	96	6	32	3,160	24
	1,235	261	6	62	4,135	24
S N A C K S
Dreyer's  Fruit Bars Creamy Coconut	480	80	12	16	160	72
Oreo Cookies	480	75	21	3	420	42
	960	155	33	19	580	114
Totals	3,515	597	83	133	8,300	159
Your Daily Goal	4,050	506	135	203	2,300	152
Remaining	535	-91	52	70	-6,000	-7
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,120 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 220.5 lbs in 5 weeks.

JOHN ALEXANDER LOGAN (SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS)

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from bio guide.congress.gov

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LOGAN, John Alexander, (1826 - 1886) Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877; 1879-1886 Party: Republican; Republican Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office LOGAN, John Alexander, a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill., on February 9, 1826; attended the common schools and studied law; served in the war with Mexico as a lieutenant; returned to Illinois; clerk of the Jackson County Court 1849; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1852, and practiced; member, Illinois house of representatives 1852-1853, 1856-1857; prosecuting attorney for the third judicial district of Illinois 1853-1857; presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1856; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses and served from March 4, 1859, until April 2, 1862, when he resigned and entered the Union Army; chairman, Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses); during the Civil War was commissioned brigadier general, and then major general of Volunteers, and served until 1865; elected as a Republican to the Fortieth, Forty-first, and Forty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1867, until his resignation on March 3, 1871, at the end of the Forty-first Congress, having been elected Senator; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Forty-first Congress); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1868 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson; conceived of the idea of Memorial Day and inaugurated the observance in May 1868; elected to the United States Senate as a Republican and served from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1877; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses); resumed the practice of law in Chicago; again elected to the United States Senate in 1879; reelected in 1885, and served from March 4, 1879, until his death; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses); unsuccessful Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1884; died in Washington, D.C., December 26, 1886; lay in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, December 30-31, 1886; interment in a tomb in the National Cemetery, Soldiers' Home, Washington, D.C.

Hey, stupid people in Illinois... Are you aware that this statue of Senator John Logan, Senator from Illinois was a Republican?  Maybe we should tear this statue down? You know, after we get around to tearing down the statues of President Abraham Lincoln.  Or better yet, perhaps we can melt the statues and remold them into the statue of Mayor Marion Barry that the lefties in Washington, DC want to erect?  Perhaps, New Yorkers are already planning to erect (pun intended) a statue of Congressman Anthony Wiener? 

THAT'S A SHAME

Esteemed journalist extraordinaire, Charlie Rose joins the list of upstanding, dignified, misunderstood powerful men who have recently admitted making some missteps. (Actually misstep was the term used by John Lasseter of Disney Pixar for his newly revealed indiscretions) Lefty Liberal Icon, Charlie Rose has been fired from PBS, CBS and Bloomberg. With the same customary enthusiasm uttered by Jerry Seinfeld on his popular TV show, I say the same thing: That's a shame.

Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
L U N C H
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, 2	700	55	31	17	286	31
	700	55	31	17	286	31
D I N N E R
Rice A Roni - Mexican Style Rice	250	41	8	6	720	3
Homemade - Ground Beef Tacos	700	36	40	27	1,229	3
	950	77	48	33	1,949	6
S N A C K S
Klondike - Klondike Bar, 2 bar	500	58	28	6	140	46
	500	58	28	6	140	46
Totals	2,550	278	113	64	3,615	87
Your Daily Goal	3,748	468	125	188	2,300	140
Remaining	1,198	190	12	124	-1,315	53
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,818 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 213.8 lbs in 5 weeks.

LOST WALLET

This is not about my lost wallet. I found a wallet. I was out and about yesterday when I spotted a cute looking case that appeared to hold eyeglasses. My curiosity got the best of me and I reached down to see what was in the leather looking decorative case. It turned out to be a woman's wallet. I saw an Illinois drivers license and some folded up cash. I didn't count the money. I didn't investigate further. My first thought, was that perhaps if the owner was a victim of foul play, that I would be the first suspect in the case. Even after I picked it up and proceeded one mile to the police station, I imagined that some people that I passed by were looking at my suspiciously. I couldn't wait to get rid of this thing.  It's been a very long time since I have been inside a police station. My most 'recent' visit that I can remember, was back in 1978 or 1979 to pick up a housemate who had spent the night in the 'drunk tank' after offending some police officers who came to our off-campus house after a party had become a bit too raucous for the neighbors. 

I remember once losing my wallet in a park in Valley Stream, Long Island. This was long before the existence of cellphones. My memory is hazy about how it was returned, but I think someone came to my home to return it, after calling me at home. Whatever small amount of money I had was still there, and I remembered how surprised and grateful I was to get my wallet back less than a couple of hours after losing it. There should be some young woman in Chicago today, who's faith in humanity should have gone up at least a couple of notches.

There are two metal 'horses' in a small unnamed park on Sedgewick Street in Lincoln  Park, Illinois

Your Food Diary For:

Monday, November 20, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
L U N C H
Giovanni Rana - Prosciutto and Cheese Tortelloni	700	93	20	30	1,350	3
Nutty Oat, 2 slice	140	26	3	6	220	4
Coco Community - Coconut Water	120	30	0	0	60	30
	960	149	23	36	1,630	37
D I N N E R
Taco Bell - Hard Shell Taco, 3	510	36	30	24	930	3
	510	36	30	24	930	3
S N A C K S
Arctic Blasters Orange Cream Bars	300	54	8	3	75	39
Roundy's Part Skim Mozzarella String Cheese	240	3	18	24	600	0
	540	57	26	27	675	39
Totals	2,410	330	85	95	4,475	83
Your Daily Goal	3,431	429	114	172	2,300	128
Remaining	1,021	99	29	77	-2,175	45
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,501 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 215.6 lbs in 5 weeks 

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MINI THANKSGIVING WEEK STAYCATION

With no appointments in the couple of days leading up to Thanksgiving, it appears that I am about to embark on a Thanksgiving mini staycation. (you know, one of those vacations when you stay at home) So, I guess my gameplan will have to be to try to limit eating and maximize activity. My only appointment this week before Thanksgiving brings me back to the dentist to examine my mouth after my oral surgery last week. What fun.

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Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, November 19, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Kellogg's Special K Vanilla Almond Cereal	770	175	11	14	1,190	63
Nutty Oat	140	26	3	6	220	4
	910	201	14	20	1,410	67
L U N C H
Turkey Breast With Gravy	330	2	14	40	1,660	0
Brussel Sprouts	100	15	2	5	0	0
Herb Stuffing	200	22	10	4	640	2
	630	39	26	49	2,300	2
D I N N E R
Prosciutto and Cheese Tortelloni	700	93	20	30	1,350	3
	700	93	20	30	1,350	3
S N A C K S
Good Humor Toasted Almond Ice Cream	160	18	9	1	20	10
	160	18	9	1	20	10
Totals	2,400	351	69	100	5,080	82
Your Daily Goal	3,331	416	111	167	2,300	125
Remaining	931	65	42	67	-2,780	43
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,401 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 216.5 lbs in 5 weeks.

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