The Life And Times Of Lou, The Smiling Tortoise: 3-54

"The Blog Almost Too Boring To Be The Most Boring Blog in America ... for Over 5 Years!"

until it got too many red cards from Wounded Duck and the Boredom Enforcement Committee ... now the tortoise's goal is to get to 10 red cards so he can get Big Dog to drive down and take a good long walk with the tortoise

P. S. This blog listens to its readers. We have the Benjamin Category Override for 5+ mile walks and now, it humbles Tortoise to say he has been named "Lou", by Doug Jr, in memory of Mr. Consistency himself, Lou Gehrig. Tortoise can hardly type the words to think he is in any way comparable to the noble Iron Horse. Thank you!

Saturday, June 23, 2012

3-54

My weekly weigh-in was this morning: 257.4, down 1.0 pounds over the past week, and 12.4 pounds total for chapter 3 -- my recommitment since May 1. The livestrong box in this blog's right column celebrates overall weight loss since starting with livestrong the year before. And yes, I gained back all that I lost on my first try in 2011, plus about 3 extra pounds, hence the difference in reporting.

I set a new personal record in the swim this afternoon ... 810 meters in 1 hour, while carrying on conversations, shooting baskets, and just generally having fun with everyone. After finishing the swim, I received wonderful coaching from Doug Jr. in his basketball clinic. It is fun, but I feel similar to how I felt in tennis class my freshman year when I was banished to the backboard for the first 10 weeks until I could consistently hit the ball instead of air.

Even more exciting to me is that I feel pretty good afterwards!

Chapter 3 totals are 54.22 miles walked in 21 hours 39 minutes, with 2,166 feet climbed, and 11 swims totalling 4,240 meters in 4 hour 34 minutes.

Eating today:

Calorie Goal: 2,499 Calories Consumed: 2,365 Calories Burned: 817 Net Calories: 1,548

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Malt-O-Meal Frosted Mini-Spooners	1.50	285	2g	0mg	15mg	68g	17g	9g	8g
1% Milk	0.75	83	2g	8mg	90mg	10g	9g	0g	6g
Banana, medium	0.50	53	0g	0mg	1mg	14g	7g	2g	1g
Grandma Sycamore's Homemaid Bread	2.00	200	0g	0mg	460mg	44g	4g	2g	6g
Kirkland Signature Oven Roasted Turkey Breast (deli Prepackaged Slices)	2.00	120	2g	60mg	560mg	8g	0g	0g	22g
BelGioioso Sliced Mild Provolone Cheese	1.00	100	8g	25mg	120mg	0g	0g	0g	7g
Butter	1.00	100	11g	30mg	95mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Inglehoffer Sweet Honey Mustard 4 oz	1.00	15	0g	0mg	45mg	2g	0g	0g	0g
Fresh Watermelon	1.00	80	0g	0mg	0mg	21g	20g	1g	1g
Pineapple Chunks	1.00	90	0g	0mg	10mg	24g	22g	1g	0g
Shasta Club Soda	0.50	0	0g	0mg	30mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
pureed fruit #2 - strawberry, mango, acai, etc	1.00	151	2g	0mg	4mg	32g	22g	8g	1g
Papa Murphy's Pizza Papas Pizza - BBQ Chicken	0.75	240	10g	26mg	585mg	24g	2g	2g	14g
Costco Lean Ground Beef	1.50	315	23g	98mg	75mg	0g	0g	0g	30g
Sliced Mild Cheddar Cheese	1.00	90	7g	20mg	135mg	0g	0g	0g	6g
Sara Lee Gourmet Sesame Seed Hamburger Buns (restaurant Style)	1.00	210	3g	0mg	380mg	39g	7g	1g	7g
Sonny's Bar-B-Q Sweet Bbq Sauce	1.00	60	0g	0mg	460mg	14g	13g	0g	0g
Iceburg Lettuce	1.00	10	0g	0mg	7mg	2g	1g	1g	1g
Sliced Tomatoes	3.00	6	0g	0mg	0mg	2g	0g	0g	1g
Red Onion Slice (1)	0.50	3	0g	0mg	0mg	1g	1g	0g	0g
Corn On The Cob	1.00	155	3g	6mg	29mg	32g	0g	0g	4g
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Spray	1.00	0	0g	0mg	15mg	0g	0g	0g	0g

Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Swimming - freestyle, moderate	60.0	-817.0

Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		1,548	72g	272mg	3,116mg	336g	124g	27g	115g

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/diary/who/#ixzz1yfvkmrHv

I took my vitamins, cortisol, omega 3, and crestor as scheduled morning and evening today. Scripture pondering was short today, four of the articles of faith. I'm enjoying being with all of my children, their spouses, and my grandchildren at our family reunion ... what a treat!

1 comment:

UnknownJune 25, 2012 at 1:42 PM
That swim was so torch!! Big time congrats on upping your PR by so much in one swim. Tortoise is well on his way to getting to the top of Whitney!
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Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Segments Hiked

Total lifetime PCT miles hiked: 205.0 out of the 2,650 total.

From 1966 to 1969 segment Tortoise hiked the portion of the PCT shared by the John Muir Trail, covering PCT miles 767.0 to 942.5 (175.5 miles). (While hiking the full 211 miles of the Muir Trail from Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mt. Whitney)

Tortoise then embarked on a long career at a desk, interrupted momentarily for a day hike in 1988 up Mt. Baden-Powell as a Varsity Boy Scout coach with his team. That took him from PCT miles 374.0 to 377.9, roundtrip. (There was also a second trip from Onion Valley to Mt. Whitney with the Varsity Boy Scouts in 1989. He barely made it, crying with joy and appreciation when he did. That is a story all of its own).

He returned many years later with these walks. Please click on the date for a link to that day's blog post:

June 14, 2012, hiked PCT miles 565.0 to 566.6 (1.6 miles) on both sides of California Highway 58 at the Cameron Road exit.

October 20, 2012, hiked PCT miles 341 to 342 (1 miles) mostly on the east side of Interstate 15 but also under the storm runoff tunnel just south of the exit to California Highway 138 near Cajon Pass.

February 2013, continued in two segments to do miles 342 to 347 (5 miles).

August 13, 2013, hiked miles 374.2 to 376.6 roundtrip from Vincent Gap trailhead at milepost 74.7 on California highway 2.

February 17, 2015, hiked miles 452.9 to 450.4 roundtrip from Vasquez Rocks Picnic Area.

March 16, 2015, hiked miles 341.9 to 340.2 southbound from Cajon Pass Road, then returned. Partial redo of October 20, 2012 walk ... plus a little more.

April 3, 2015, hiked miles 1089.8 to 1091.9 roundtrip from Echo Summit trailhead to near Echo Lake.

May 12, 2016, hiked miles 206.8 to 204.3 southbound from the Snow Canyon Road gate at the bottom of Mt. San Jacinto, then returned.

August 17, 2016, hiked miles 209.5 to 206.8 southbound from the underpass at Interstate 10 Exit 110 to Snow Creek, then returned.

May 26, 2017, hiked miles 369.4 to 364.4 southbound from the Inspiration Point trailhead on California Highway 2, then returned.

The tortoise may eventually set some kind of record for the longest time to complete the PCT in microsegments. You never know, but we're already at 51 years and counting since his first segment from Onion Valley to Taboose Pass in July 1966 :-)