Archive for December, 2011

Today’s Diet: 2011-12-31

Saturday, December 31st, 2011

I keep this food and fitness diary to stay aware of just how many calories I’m eating daily, my weight, and blood pressure with the hope that seeing these numbers repeatedly and often decreases the likelihood that I’ll overeat.  It seems to work, so here we go with another day…

Weight Log

Today’s weight: 184.0 pounds.  That’s unchanged from yesterday.  The 2011 year low weight so far: 176.0 pounds (established on 2011-10-24). The high weight is 185.5 pounds (established on 2011-04-13).

Food Log

Today, I consumed the following items:

  • Herbal teas throughout the day.  0 calories.
  • 11:00 AM: 1 bowl of Cheerios with a banana and a cup of organic skim milk.  300 calories.
  • 12:00 PM: 2 cups of orange juice.  220 calories.
  • 06:45 PM: 2 handfuls of M&Ms.  250 calories.
  • 11:00 PM: 4 shots of honey bourbon.  400 calories.
  • 11:45 PM: Black bean and cheese dip with corn chips.  500 calories.

Total calories: 1670

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Diet: 2011-12-30

Friday, December 30th, 2011

I keep this food and fitness diary to stay aware of just how many calories I’m eating daily, my weight, and blood pressure with the hope that seeing these numbers repeatedly and often decreases the likelihood that I’ll overeat.  It seems to work, so here we go with another day…

Weight Log

Today’s weight: 184.0 pounds.  That’s unchanged from yesterday.  The 2011 year low weight so far: 176.0 pounds (established on 2011-10-24). The high weight is 185.5 pounds (established on 2011-04-13).

Food Log

Today, I consumed the following items:

  • Herbal teas throughout the day.  0 calories.
  • 10:30 AM: 1 Dunkin’ Donuts medium mint hot chocolate.  310 calories.
  • 10:45 AM: 2 Dunkin’ Donuts bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches.  1160 calories.
  • 10:45 AM: 1 Dunkin’ Donuts serving of hash browns.  200 calories.
  • 10:45 AM: 1 extra large Dunkin’ Donuts decaffeinated coffee with hazelnut flavoring and cream.  150 calories.
  • 03:00 PM: 2 cups of orange juice.  220 calories.
  • 08:00 PM: 4 slices of pepperoni pizza.  1600 calories.

Total calories: 3640

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Diet: 2011-12-29

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

I keep this food and fitness diary to stay aware of just how many calories I’m eating daily, my weight, and blood pressure with the hope that seeing these numbers repeatedly and often decreases the likelihood that I’ll overeat.  It seems to work, so here we go with another day…

Weight Log

Today’s weight: 184.0 pounds.  That’s unchanged from yesterday.  The 2011 year low weight so far: 176.0 pounds (established on 2011-10-24). The high weight is 185.5 pounds (established on 2011-04-13).

Food Log

Today, I consumed the following items:

  • Herbal teas throughout the day.  0 calories.
  • 10:20 AM: 2 cups of orange juice.  220 calories.
  • 01:20 PM: 2 large slices of veggie pizza.  1000 calories.
  • 05:00 PM: 1 banana.  125 calories.
  • 09:00 PM: 1 bowl of Cheerios with organic skim milk.  180 calories.

Total calories: 1525.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Business: 2011-12-28

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Today’s Activities

  • Shower. DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.  Cat duty involves cleaning the litter boxes, bagging the excess, feeding, and house cleaning cat dirt of all types.

Log

07:00 AM: I’m up.

07:15 AM: Facebooked for perhaps ten minutes. Friend count: 614 (down two). Fan count: 114 (unchanged).

07:20 AM: No treadmill workout today.

07:50 AM: Leaving now for my optometrist appointment.  I’m ordering new eyeglasses today.  *chuckle*   I guess it’s about time, as I’ve not purchased any new spectacles since 2003.  Back later.

08:30 AM: For this trip, I must ride two vans.  The first of these dropped me off at the senior center in downtown Altoona, which is where I am right now.

09:00 AM: The second van just arrived to transport me the rest of the way to Dunkansville, where the optometrist is located.

10:15 AM: I talked with the doctor’s assistant, and she, after conferring with him, decided that I do not need a complete low-vision evaluation.  They examined my current glasses and compared their findings with the prescription sent to them by my primary eyedoctor.  They felt that her prescription was right on.  So, now I’m waiting in the fitting area, to choose frames for my new glasses.

11:00 AM: An0ther assistant helped me choose a pleasing frame.  It’s lenses will be slightly bigger however than those found in my current eyeglasses.  So she’s going to have the doctor examine them to make sure the new lenses will not be too thick.

11:45 AM: The doctor decided on the best power and matereal of lens to utilize in the type of frames that I chose.

03:05 PM: I’m home.

03:10 PM: Nap time.  Back later.

05:05 PM: I’m awake again.

06:00 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   via the DVR.

07:00 PM: Posted a few pieces ot my   Tom’s Diary   blog in an effort to bring it up to today.

07:20 PM: Watched tonight’s episode of   NBC’s Nightly News   broadcast via the DVR.

07:40 PM: Skipped the 2011-12-25 rerun episode of CBS’s   60 Minutes   weekly news broadcast.

09:00 PM: Talked with   [Emmy].  She’s getting ready to return here in the next day or two for our New Years festivities.

01:30 AM: I’m heading to bed.  Good night and do stop back tomorrow for more content.  :-)    Good night.

12:05 AM: The daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count for this run is 922, up from 904 at last check.  The record high for this dimension remains at 1788.  The next goal: 2000.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Diet: 2011-12-28

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

I keep this food and fitness diary to stay aware of just how many calories I’m eating daily, my weight, and blood pressure with the hope that seeing these numbers repeatedly and often decreases the likelihood that I’ll overeat.  It seems to work, so here we go with another day…

Weight Log

Today’s weight: 184.0 pounds.  That’s up two pounds from yesterday.  The 2011 year low weight so far: 176.0 pounds (established on 2011-10-24). The high weight is 185.5 pounds (established on 2011-04-13).

Food Log

Today, I consumed the following items:

  • Herbal teas throughout the day.  0 calories.
  • 07:20 AM: 1 cup of V8 vegetable juice.  50 calories.
  • 07:30 AM: 1 bowl of red grapefruit.  180 calories.
  • 01:15 PM: 1 10” cheese steak sub with veggies and Italian dressing.  800 calories.
  • 02:00 PM: 1 Snickers peanut butter candy bar.  280 calories.
  • 02:05 PM: 1 Snickers original candy bar.  230 calories.
  • 06:30 PM: 1 bowl of red grapefruit.  180 calories.
  • 08:00 PM: 2 cups of V8 vegetable juice.  100 calories.
  • 09:15 PM: 1 banana.  125 calories.
  • 09:20 PM: 1 bowl of Cheerios with organic skim milk.  180 calories.

Total calories: 2125.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Business: 2011-12-27

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Today’s Activities

  • Shower. DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.  Cat duty involves cleaning the litter boxes, bagging the excess, feeding, and house cleaning cat dirt of all types.

Log

09:00 AM: We’re up.

09:15 AM: Facebooked for perhaps ten minutes. Friend count: 616 (unchanged). Fan count: 114 (unchanged).

10:20 AM: Worked out on the treadmill for 21 minutes, walking and jogging approximately 1.28 miles and burning off roughly 170 calories, for walk / workout 112 in 2011.

01:00 PM: Helped   [Emmy]   finish her packing; she’s going home later this afternoon.

02:15 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   via the DVR.

04:00 PM: Nephew Garrett arrived to drive   [Emmy]   and me to the train station.  Back later.

05:10 PM: [Emmy]   just boarded the westbound Pennsylvanian train for Pittsburgh.  The coaches appear quite crowded tonight, which surprised me.  I figured that most people would stay put until after New Years Day. But apparently, they had other ideas.

06:00 PM: After we dropped [Emmy]   at the train, Garrett and I visited a local sports shop to buy some long underwear.  Garrett bought a set of the very lightest yet most insulating type (similar to spandex).  I bought two sets of the more basic cotton type in large size.

06:20 PM: I’m home.

06:30 PM: Recording tonight’s Penguins hockey game for   [Emmy],  as she’ll not be able to listen to much of it on the train.  I’ll email her the file later tonight, once the game finishes.

07:40 PM: Watched the 2011-12-25, 2011-12-26, and 2011-12-27 episodes of   NBC’s Nightly News   broadcast via the DVR.

09:00 PM: Watched this past Sunday’s episodes of NBC’s   Meet The Press   and CBS’s   Face The Nation    weekly news broadcasts via the DVR.

11:00 PM: I’m heading to bed.  Good night and do stop back tomorrow for more content.  :-)    Good night.

12:05 AM: The daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count for this run is 904, up from 883 at last check.  The record high for this dimension remains at 1788.  The next goal: 2000.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Diet: 2011-12-27

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

I keep this food and fitness diary to stay aware of just how many calories I’m eating daily, my weight, and blood pressure with the hope that seeing these numbers repeatedly and often decreases the likelihood that I’ll overeat.  It seems to work, so here we go with another day…

Weight Log

Today’s weight: 182.0 pounds.  That’s unchanged from yesterday.  The 2011 year low weight so far: 176.0 pounds (established on 2011-10-24). The high weight is 185.5 pounds (established on 2011-04-13).

Food Log

Today, I consumed the following items:

  • Herbal teas throughout the day.  0 calories.
  • 11:30 AM: 2 cups of orange juice.  220 calories.
  • 12:00 PM: 1 cup of V8 vegetable juice.  50 calories.
  • 02:00 PM: 2 slices of 15-grain toast with margarine and black raspberry jam.  400 calories.
  • 03:15 PM: 2 cups of sparkling grape champagne.  280 calories.
  • 07:00 PM: 4 slices of 15-grain toast with margarine and black raspberry jam.  800 calories.
  • 08:30 PM: 16 chocolate balls.  400 calories.

Total calories: 2150.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Business: 2011-12-26

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Today’s Activities

  • Shower. DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.  Cat duty involves cleaning the litter boxes, bagging the excess, feeding, and house cleaning cat dirt of all types.
  • Wash (4) loads of pending laundry.  DONE.

Log

10:00 AM: We’re up.

10:15 AM: Facebooked for perhaps ten minutes. Friend count: 616 (unchanged). Fan count: 114 (unchanged).

10:20 AM: No workout on the treadmill today.  I feel I need a bit more of a rest.  Plus, the few pounds I’ve picked up over the past couple weeks makes working out noticeably more fatiguing.  I’ll try it again tomorrow.

10:30 AM: I received the network extender that I ordered from eBay, to improve cell phone reception here at Mom’s home.  I’ve gotten numerous complaints lately from guests who say that they can’t place reliable calls while visiting me due to weak cell signal conditions.  I’ve also heard gripes from my sisters that they cannot hear me well when I talk to them on my cell phone from this location.  They say that this box (by Samsung) resembles a mini cell tower that provides a usable signal within a 5000 square foot range.  I’ll try it out and let you know how it works.

12:30 PM: Well, it took the network extender about two hours to acquire the GPS signal that it needs for time and E911 locator services.  But it finally did, after I moved it closer to a south-facing window.  It works great.  It communicates with Verizon’s wireless network via my Internet connection, and allows up to three simultaneous cell phone calls.  I do have a much stronger 1x signal (unfortunately this box does not support EV signals, but that’s okay, as I rarely use my cell phone to surf the Internet).  Calls I’ve made are much clearer, and waiver much less.  Though I’ve placed the box on the 2nd floor, it improves cell reception throughout the house, including in the basement and on the south porch. I’m pretty pleased with it.

02:15 PM: Watched today’s episode of   The Young and the Restless   via the DVR.

03:00 PM: Attempted to restore my computer to earlier restore points, including the earliest restore point that’s on file.  However, it still crashed frequently.  Now to remove the antivirus software.

05:00 PM: Removed the antivirus software from my computer.  So far, it appears to be more stable (fewer blue screens occurring).  But I won’t know for sure whether this improves the situation or not for several days.  But so far, things look better.

06:00 PM: Watched KDKA TV’s local news broadcast at 5:00 PM with   [Emmy].

08:00 PM: Spent time tonight reading through the Samsung network extender manual for my cell phone service.

09:00 PM: Washed, folded, and put away all bedding, and clothes for [Emmy], Mom, and myself.

09:15 PM: [Emmy] began her packing.  She’s going back to Pittsburgh tomorrow.  Weird.  The thought of being by myself once more not only saddens me, but lately, considering the prospect actually frightens me.  I like time alone sometimes.  But not that weeks-on-end type that will likely occur over the winter.  Oh well, I suppose that the telephone and I are going to become good buddies again.

11:00 PM: [Emmy]   is heading to bed.

12:05 AM: The daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count for this run is 883, up from 873 at last check.  The record high for this dimension remains at 1788.  The next goal: 2000.

12:15 AM: I’m heading to bed.  More tomorrow.  Good night.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Diet: 2011-12-26

Monday, December 26th, 2011

I keep this food and fitness diary to stay aware of just how many calories I’m eating daily, my weight, and blood pressure with the hope that seeing these numbers repeatedly and often decreases the likelihood that I’ll overeat.  It seems to work, so here we go with another day…

Weight Log

Today’s weight: 182.0 pounds.  That’s unchanged from yesterday.  The 2011 year low weight so far: 176.0 pounds (established on 2011-10-24). The high weight is 185.5 pounds (established on 2011-04-13).

Food Log

Today, I consumed the following items:

  • Herbal teas throughout the day.  0 calories.
  • 11:00 AM: 2 cups of sparkling grape juice.  200 calories.
  • 12:00 PM: 1 bowl of pink grapefruit.  200 calories.
  • 01:00 PM: 2 slices of multi-grain toast with margarine and black raspberry jam.  400 calories.
  • 01:10 PM: 2 cups of V8 vegetable juice.  100 calories.
  • 04:00 PM: 6 chocolate balls.  200 calories.
  • 06:00 PM: 4 slices of multi-grain toast with margarine and black raspberry jam.  800 calories.

Total calories: 1900.

Tom Hesley

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Today’s Business: 2011-12-25

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

Today’s Activities

  • Shower. DONE.
  • Cat duty.  DONE.  Cat duty involves cleaning the litter boxes, bagging the excess, feeding, and house cleaning cat dirt of all types.

Log

09:00 AM: We’re up.  Merry Christmas to the Christians, and happy Holidays to the other faiths of the world.

09:15 AM: Facebooked for perhaps ten minutes. Friend count: 616 (up two). Fan count: 114 (unchanged).

09:20 AM: No workout on the treadmill today.  It’s a vacation day after all.  :-)

11:30 AM: [Emmy]   opened her gifts.  She liked the talking watch though she did gripe about having to learn a new appliance; one that’s significantly different than the watches she’s owned in the past.  But she learned the new button-press sequences pretty quickly, for setting the time on the watch as well as its four alarms.  She also enjoyed the Pittsburgh sports team scarfs and hats as well.  She’s easy to please.

02:00 PM: We sat in the living room for an hour or two, enjoying the Christmas music being played on WALY 103.9 FM, and I admired our very simple yet beautiful Christmas tree with its lights aglow while we listened.

04:00 PM: Sisters Christine and Diane decided to visit Mom, and invited   [Emmy]   and I to come along.  So, we went.  I took some clean laundry up to Mom, and brought home not only her dirty clothes.  I also brought home some items that Mom no longer wears, due either to lack of proper fit as a result of weight-gain,  or due simply to the fact that said clothes are currently out of season.  Because Mom’s locker at the home is so small, we can only store clothes there that wears every week or two.  Otherwise, we run out of room.  I maintain her full wardrobe here at her house.

06:20 PM: Then, [Emmy]   spent the late afternoon catching up on some of her favorite TV shows via my DVR.  We’ve both been remiss in keeping abreast of our TV viewing with all the visiting and such that we’ve enjoyed the past couple weeks.  In fact, the DVR has filled up a few times during the past couple days, so that it did not record some of the shows.  But we got it down to 80% full now.

06:30 PM: While   [Emmy]   watched her shows, I worked on my computer.  It’s been blue-screening a lot lately.  This began sometime over the past three or four days.  I suspect my antivirus software is the culprit.  However, the blue screens do not occur in the same program each time.  These “moving” blue screens could be a symptom of a failing power supply or failing memory, or a failing hard drive.  I must narrow down the possibilities.  So I’m going to temporarily remove my antivirus software and see if the blue screen incidents decrease.

06:40 PM: Leaving now for sister Christine’s.  She has much left-over food from last night.  So we’re going to help her family devour it.  Back later.

08:00 PM: They served supper, which in my case consisted of two pieces of lasagna and some peanut M&Ms for dessert.  They also served ham, but I declined that, as I’m not a terribly big ham fan unless it accompanies big noodles and potatoes, as it does in ham pot pie.  Sister Jojo brought what was left of her snowman cheese ball as well, and   [Emmy]   and I indulged in that, spread on some crackers.

10:45 PM: We’re back home.

11:00 PM: [Emmy]   is heading to bed.

12:05 AM: The daily traffic stats from yesterday for my blogs.  The monthly keyword hit count for this run is 873, up from 860 at last check.  The record high for this dimension remains at 1788.  The next goal: 2000.

12:15 AM: I’m heading to bed.  More tomorrow.  Good night.

Tom Hesley

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