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My deal works for me, Paul's works for him, etc, etc.

Dragracers agree on something???LOL

In all honesty, the jury is out on what I'm doing. It was recommended by a buddy that does triathlons. It is all new to me, but as an engineer it makes sense. I do know from cycling 9,000 miles in a few years, exercise alone will not result in weight loss.
I'll check in in Jan with results.

All my life I've tried to be carefully in what I have eaten, only organic food, no salt, little to no processed food and no fast food. In the end sometimes it won't change the outcome, it still can be, as in my case, determined by genetics.

Bob

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Originally posted by adv ET 266:
In all honesty, the jury is out on what I'm doing. It was recommended by a buddy that does triathlons. It is all new to me, but as an engineer it makes sense. I do know from cycling 9,000 miles in a few years, exercise alone will not result in weight loss.
I'll check in in Jan with results.

You are 100% correct Paul. I cycle also but that alone will not get you lean. I see many "fat" cyclist that have great cardio endurance but you would not know it from looking at them.

Proper diet is key especially as we get older. I also weight train, nothing really heavy but I do have a program that works for me.

You all dropping weight and even better feeling great! what’s the results ???

Diagnosed with diabetes two months ago,I knew before went in. So to stay healthy according to foods limited to I eat nothing everything is bad for me. Well unless it taste like shyt.
Bad side to 30 plus years of cooking very well,I know what good food taste like.

To top it off doctor gives me metformin which make me hungry all day.Hell how many veggies(the ones allowed) can one person eat. Need to shoot more deer next year. Tenderloin everyday just not on biscuit with gravy,Heck they even screwed that up.

Even had to back down my milk consumption.Told doctor I was down to gallon a week.He said too much.I said he11 that's down 5 to 6 a week.LOL

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Originally posted by Al Alguire:
Eat less move more..

That is all

Bingo.. it works. Buying 5 acres keeps me moving.. so does my wife , aka Sgt Slaughter!lmao

Knocked down carbs and lost 12 lbs. I work out first thing in the morning for 35 minutes 4 times a week. 6'3" 224#.

Simple, step on the scale every morning after your # 2. My weight is 170. If I am 172, I don't eat much that day, if I am 168 I eat what ever I want. Next day, repeat. Oh yes, one other thing..... if your toilet bowl has skid marks in it, you are not eating right!

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Originally posted by 1320racer:
here's all you need to know, we all consume way too much sugar and wheat products. Eliminate them from your diet and you'll be healthy, fit and not over weight. 1500 calories a day is more than enough for the average person's well being.

How could you possible say that a 100 pound woman working in an office needs the same number of calories as a 300 pound NFL lineman? Have you always been an MKIA? or is this just a recent affliction? MKIA=MrKnowItAll

a 300 pound NFL lineman got that way from eating steroids and HGH. Don't matter what he eats, he'll be dead long before the average lifespan, most likely from a heart related issue.

"The average life expectancy or lifespan of an American football NFL player has been reported to be extremely low, only 53 to 59 years depending on playing position."

Just remember water consumption should be at the top of your list to stay healthy.... Most people just do not follow this, they believe diet sodas are the same as water.... and that is not good for your body.

My favorite healthy thing,well wife doesn't share it like she use to and gets mad if I try new buffet.LOL

I got to 77 years old eating what ever is in front of me and keep moving every day. MOVING! 6ft tall 185 lbs....keep moving!!!!!

How much water do you guys drink a day?

I educate patients on nutrition and diabetes daily.

1) Drink 4 liters of water a day
2) cut out sodas completely (even diet)
3) watch the processed sugar intake
4) dont skip breakfast
5) eat 5-6 small meals and snacks a day instead of 2 very large meals. Meals should get smaller as the day goes on. Stop eating at least 2-3 hours before bed. Large amounts of food at one time cause the pancreas to work 10 fold to pump out the insulin demand that is needed.
6) try to only eat food that has lived and died, or food that will rot and decay. A bag of cheetos will not rot

7) Drink water before you really even get out of bed and get to moving for the day. The most common time for strokes and heart attacks is first thing in the morning. Your body has been laying idle all night and has a greater chance at forming a clot. Water can help break up that clot. Also, water first thing in the morning lets your body know that it is awake and will switch back to day time metabolism. The bodies metabolism slows while sleeping.

Of course try to combine with exercise. Just walking 2-3 miles each day will greatly help.

I do 4 and 5 pretty good but none of the rest. I hardly drink any water, do drink un sweetened tea but not a lot. I usually walk a lot although not in any particular way but that has been cut down since I hurt my knee. Dr is working on getting that straightened out. But you got to keep moving, don't smoke, and stay out of the booze

Thems all wise tails. Live off a marlboro folgers diet dew and eat once a day around 8 at night havent had water unless it was an ice cube in a jack n coke since last summer and im healthy as some kind a horse. Trick is = stay away from run around sue! Rockin robin and barbra anne are good to go tho.

I don't drink or smoke. I do drink 1 or 2 cups of coffee a day. A cup of milk each day. Sometimes a diet coke each day. I know better. My doctor told me I need 100 ounces of water each day. My neighbor recently passed. She was 108 yrs old. Sugar and soft drinks are bad news.

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Originally posted by Footloose:
How much water do you guys drink a day?

I'd guess about a gallon of water a day on average for me. First thing I do when I get to work is fill a 32 oz stadium cup, and drink it right down without leaving the sink, then fill it up again. I'll have at least 3 of those during the day, plus drink water at home, and the water in food.

And move. I feel much more better since I started moving. Most of what I do is simple walking, and am mixing some other stuff in, working the heavy bag, want to lift some too. I'm behind a desk all day, got to move.