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Tortoise was having what Sunny would call a stellar day ... .... Walked to work with his pack. Doug Jr was at the house over the weekend, and was amazed when he lifted my pack ... so I weighed it. 19 pounds. He was surprised it was that low. Anyway, I did the 3.01 mile walk with 180 feet climbed in 54:58, which is an 18:17 minute per mile pace, and feeling great!  (Tortoise rating:  5.5)

.... The Confluence Park ribbon cutting ceremony was this afternoon from 4 to 7 pm. Doug Jr had to be to work by then, so we went on a magical mystery tour around noon, checked it out and walked around a little. Not enough to measure, but we had a good time, and every little bit helps!  Please click on the line below for more pictures, a weigh-in and to continue reading:

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.... At the ceremony itself they had walks to show you the new features. They have cleared the trails pretty well and installed some of those tall narrow signs. I'm getting used to them, but still miss the ones with mileage info. This walk was with a group, and the trail gets pretty sandy in places as you remember, so the pace was slower: 1.67 miles with 95 feet climbed (we went down first, but towards the end you do climb a little) in 42:22 -- a 25:24 minute per mile pace.  Tortoise rating was also 5.5.

  .... Eating for the day: 1,627 calories. 12,394 calories consumed in the past 7 days.

  After the second walk, I could feel I had done a lot in the day but was still doing good. Then I ate one of the hamburgers they were grilling at the ribbon cutting. Looked pretty lean to me. I took it with ketchup and mustard on a Western Family bun, and ate it quickly (for me, remember I'm a tortoise, and usually am the last one to finish a meal) along with a half liter of water. I don't know if it was the burger, how fast I ate it, or both, but I got serious heartburn after that which got worse as the evening progressed.

By a few minutes before 8, I was toast and went to bed. Got back up about 11, still felt ogg, and looked through the medicine cabinet to see what might help. Said some more prayers too. Found some Wal Mart Equate brand alka seltzer equivalent and forced that down. Not tasty, but effective. Then slept without further interruption until 7. 11 hours. I needed it, and was back to feeling decent (but still not stellar) in the morning.

The everready bunny is still going and the tortoise is still smiling!

Here are the maps of the two walks:

 
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My weigh-in today was 242.3 pounds, down 1.3 pounds since my last weigh-in on September 8, and down 27.5 pounds total for chapter 3 -- my recommitment since May 1.

Eating, with net calories today after deducting exercise:

Calorie Goal: 2,370 Calories Consumed: 1,627 Calories Burned: 947 Net Calories: 680

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Western Family Oatmeal Old Fashioned	1.25	188	3g	0mg	0mg	34g	0g	5g	6g
Yoplait Light Harvest Peach Yogurt	1.00	90	0g	5mg	80mg	16g	10g	0g	5g
Projoba Pollen Burst	1.00	50	0g	0mg	0mg	15g	10g	0g	0g
Renew Life Organic Triple Fiber	1.00	40	1g	0mg	0mg	5g	0g	4g	3g
Homemade Lasagna	1.00	450	18g	0mg	0mg	40g	10g	5g	40g
Banana Banana Bread	1.00	179	8g	56mg	252mg	22g	6g	2g	3g
Grilled Hamburger	1.00	250	5g	0mg	0mg	2g	0g	0g	30g
Small Hamburger Bun	1.00	100	2g	0mg	0mg	30g	0g	0g	0g
Wendy's Apple Pecan Chicken Salad	0.50	280	14g	53mg	770mg	25g	20g	3g	18g
Fitness	Minutes	Cals Burned
Hiking - climbing hills, 10-20 lb load	37.0	-508.0
Walk: 3 mph (20 min/mi)	18.0	-148.0
Walk: 2.5 mph (24min/mi)	40.0	-291.0
Totals		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
		680	51g	113mg	1,102mg	189g	55g	19g	106g

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/diary/who/#ixzz27XekeICH

Took 4 of my usual 5 Youngevity supplements. Out of the high-orec score liquid chocolate for now.  Took vitamins, minerals, crestor, omega 3 fish oil, cortisol support, low dose aspirin. Drank 7 glasses of water.

Today's last word ... from reading in Matthew 3 and 3 Nephi 16:

"And lo a ^avoice from heaven, saying, This is my ^bbeloved ^cSon, in whom I am well pleased."

                                                                                                          -- Matthew 3:17

Cheerio!