11/15/2016 100%

Hi
It was showing 48 degrees this morning , I have walked 8,449 steps. The weather forecast is for warmer today, even more warmth on Friday and warmer still Saturday. Up to around 65 for Saturday as of this mornings forecast highs. Colder on Sunday with Precipitation moving in.

I need to go for Breakfast shortly and then Remove more of the Kitchen Tile. Some of it comes up easy and some is really secured.

Have a Great Thursday
Roger

11/18/2016 100%

Hi
It was showing 44 degrees this morning , I have walked 8,778 steps + 1 cent.

Today is Lunch with friends at the local Thai Food place, wish me luck making wise choices

Yesterday while I was at the Christmas Tree Shop
http://www.christmastreeshops.com/
I picked up a jar of Knotts Berry Farm Boysenberry Jelly. I used to love their Boysenberry Pies when we visited there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knott's_Berry_Farm
Knott's Berry Farm is a 160-acre (65 ha) amusement park in Buena Park, California.

Have a Great Saturday
Enjoy the Weekend
Roger

11/20/2016 Not 100%

Hi
It was showing 37 degrees and still breezy this morning and a few stray flakes of snow.

Have a Great Monday
Roger

11/22/2016 Not 100%

Hi
It was showing 34 degrees and a occasional puff of wind this morning and it was OK walking. I hit 8,211 steps + 1 Cent on the mornings walk. I spent $8.25 after the Senior Discount at the Supermarket on my walk. I picked up a few last minute items for my brother, Mostly. A couple of cans of Evaporated Milk, some Yellow Onions, Lettuce etc.
Today will be more baking, Yesterday we dropped off two homemade Sweet Potato Pies for taste feedback on which recipe is better, The Alton brown one or the one by Dave Lieberman. Alton's uses a regular pie crust and is topped with Chopped Pecans and Dave's uses a Graham Cracker Crust, We varied that by making it with a Ginger Snap Cookie Crust as a variation

Today's baking will be a Pumpkin Pie for our Holiday pie and maybe a loaf of beer bread. A very Simple but tasty recipe. The alternative to the beer bread is Biscuits to go with the Leftover Turkey Gravy as well as with the Holiday Meal.


Now that the Dried Fruits have been delivered it is nearly time for my brother to bake the Alton Brown's Recipe Fruit Cake that gets handed out to friends. It is so much better than the ones You get commercially. This is the one that even his friends that normally do not like or eat fruit cake love.

I hope everybody is ready for the Holiday
Have a Great Wednesday
Roger

11/24/2016 Not 100%
Thanksgiving Day

Hi
It was showing 45 degrees a bit warmer than yesterday. I only walked 6,039 steps on this walk as I was feeling a bit under the weather.

My mistake with the weather Station was not mentioning that It would be obvious if it was damaged without it being unwrapped

I think that I ended up the day better than I expected too, especially since I had most of everything for Lunch and Dinner except the Pumpkin Pie. I'll use that as a Smart Carb for my Snacks today without the Home Made Whipped Cream.

Well before Bedtime the Kitchen was finished, All of the Pans cleaned and put away, Dishes done, Turkey broken down off of the Bones and on a large platter for the Dark meat and Another one for the Breast meat. I know have enough White meat to take me past Christmas when used 2 or 3 ounces a day for a Power Fuel. Today is Vacuum Seal day and Freeze much of the leftover Turkey and Dressing.

In the news the other day. I found it hard to believe personally however here is a link.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/political-divide-splits-relationships-and-thanksgiving-too.html?_r=0

WASHINGTON — Matthew Horn, a software engineer from Boulder, Colo., canceled Christmas plans with his family in Texas. Nancy Sundin, a social worker in Spokane, Wash., has called off Thanksgiving with her mother and brother. Ruth Dorancy, a software designer in Chicago, decided to move her wedding so that her fiancé’s grandmother and aunt, strong Trump supporters from Florida, could not attend.

The election is over, but the repercussions in people’s lives may be just beginning as families across the United States contemplate uncomfortable holidays — or decide to bypass them — and relationships among friends, relatives and spouses are tested across the political divide.

Democrats have dug in their heels, and in some cases are refusing to sit across the table from relatives who voted for President-elect Donald J. Trump, a man they say stands for things they abhor. Many who voted for Mr. Trump say it is the liberals who are to blame for discord, unfairly tarring them with the odious label of “racist” just because they voted for someone else.

I hope everybody Had a Great Holiday
Have a Great Friday
Roger

11/26/2016 Not 100%

Hi
It was showing 37 degrees a bit cooler than yesterday. I walked 8,909 steps + 1 Cent. I ended up with 10,022 steps yesterday and too much Thai food. The scale was not happy with me this morning. Now I have to resume and get rid of that extra weight

The only left overs I plan to eat are the Turkey breast that I broke down into two day packages of 4.5 Ounces Plus or minus a little. According to http://www.ohpoultry.org/fastfacts/docs/nutrition/Turkey nutrition facts.pdf
a 3 ounce portion is 120 calories so the 2.25 ounce portion of it will be a good Power Fuel.
Turkey Nutrition Facts
A three-ounce serving of boneless, skinless turkey breast contains 26 grams of protein,
one gram of fat and 0 grams of saturated fat.

A skinless turkey breast has eight percent more protein than the same size serving of
boneless skinless chicken breast or trimmed top loin beefsteak

I have done most of today's goal, I did my walk and went a little further than usual and am nearly ready to go finish my spread out Breakfast. Banana before the walk, Protein Shake after and in a little while a Sunday treat, a NS Frozen Cinnamon Roll to finish my breakfast

Have a Great Sunday
Roger

11/28/2016 100%

Hi
It was showing 52 degrees somewhat warmer than yesterday. I walked 8K steps. I had over 10k steps by Noon yesterday and neglected to see what the total steps for the day were at the end of the day
The Forecast rain started as I was on the outbound leg of this morning walk. I managed to go one Block before it started with the stray drops of rain, during the walk the rain slowly increased to a light drizzle and then a real light rain. The Heavy rain is in the near future for today and another round of rain tomorrow. We do need it and the forecast is for 1 to 2 inches total.

I had a few more Raspberries off of the bushes in the garden, I am amazed how long they produced, I hope the last few that are hanging in there ripen before the frost eats them instead of me

In the weird news segment today:
People paid Cards Against Humanity more than $100,000 to dig a hole
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/28/people-paid-cards-against-humanity-to-dig-a-hole.html
The creators of Cards Against Humanity, the "party game for horrible people," raised more than $100,000 and threw it into a hole.

Starting at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, Cards Against Humanity launched its Holiday Hole campaign. For every dollar donated, the company added several seconds to the "dig clock."

While the majority of folks appeared to have donated a meager $5 to the campaign, several people spent more than $1,000 for the "cause."

It is unclear if all of the $100,573 raised went into the equipment rental and labor costs or if the company has any leftover funds for use as it sees fit. The company is slated to release an update about the event soon.

Cards Against Humanity did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.

The company tweeted on Sunday that the "hole got dug," signifying the end of the whole hole digging event.



Have a Great Tuesday
Roger

11/29/2016 100%

Hi
It was showing 54 degrees slightly warmer than yesterday. I walked 7.5K steps so far. I had over 10k steps by the end of the day
Yesterday was a little over 2 inches of rain and more forecast for later today, We do need it too.

FWIW It is now over 1.5 hours Since I filled the Yeti Insulated Coffee cup at the 7-Eleven and it is still warm enough to drink despite that I added a little ice when I filled it so I could start drinking right away. Cold Coffee is something I never have been able to drink.
Recipe to use leftover Turkey, a little late I know.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/37784/easy-turkey-tetrazzini/

Some Skills here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwP2QlBbfac&index=27&list=RDqcqtAPge_bI

Have a Great Wednesday
Roger

Hi Sonya
Thank You for that information, I do not go to a Walmart type store very often however I will have to remember to look at that one, a spare that can be used around the house while the other one dries out for the next days use would be handy. Regarding the handle I actually have two I bought one via Amazon that was pretty cheap, then found out it was going to be real slow arriving so I bought another one that came in two days and have been using that one and forgot to cancel the first one so two handles and one cup

When I head out the door I use a Carabiner on my belt and a second one one the cups handle so it is hands free until I fill it and hands free after drinking it all while walking. I have been adding a little Ice to the Coffee in the Yeti to cool it enough to drink right away as I drink it black and unsweetened thus no cooling effect from creamer.

I have had a FitBit Zip over a year now...
It does what I wanted, that was tracking steps. It was also the least expensive up front, OTOH it is not rechargeable and that means that every so often I have to replace the battery. I first used it clipped into my waistband facing in so I could fold the waistband out and read it right side up Then I tried carrying it in my pocket and that works just as well so that is where it has been for the last year of walking.
The other reason for the Zip is that I have enough rechargeable devices to keep track of as is, iPod, Kindle, Flip Phone and Electric hand warmers.

Both of the Sweet Potato Pies were liked equally so...
They did like the Ginger Snap crust substitution for the other crumb crust with the one pie however.

I am still here and good news from the scale, I was 1 pound under what I weighed Thanksgiving Morning before the feasting. I am Still at my goal, I was a little under it and bounce up and down.

My Brother is still seeing the Nutritionist and still has a way to go. I do not try and push any diet plan including NS as he will only eat "Real Food" or to put it another way something he cooks. Even his oatmeal is a traditional type, No Quick or instant oatmeal for him.

I can not really see me in a weight loss challenge group these days I only keep this one going as a tracking of on or off plan now. And that plan is my modification of the NS 1800 calorie plan where I add a Fresh fruit or some such treat. That treat could also be something like a free Donut from Dunkin Donuts at 250 to 260 calories.

The only one I would have any interest in would be one that was tied into maintaining weight...

It was great hearing from You.

Congratulations on the 10 pounds, I know You will do it now.
Roger

12/01/2016 100%

Hi
Out the door today it was showing 40 degrees a significant cooling off from yesterday. I walked 7K steps so far.

Yesterday I found a few more ripe Raspberries. They just keep ripening from the fruit that set before it got colder

Have a Great Friday
Roger