Quitting Caffeine and other Healthy Moves...
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30 minutes of exercise a day is all most people need to keep their weight under control. If your fat: - stop using elevators - stop using cars/buses for traveling short distances - join a sports team on Saturdays Don't go all crazy with dieting... be mindful of what your eating but don't stop eating junk food, or you'll just end up back where you started. Consistent exercise is the key.
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MarkBrock wrote:
don't stop eating junk food, or you'll just end up back where you started.
I definitely agree. I lost 15kg in about 3 months. I just went in a sports club and trained there. I changed my diet a bit, but I didn't overthrow it. A trainer told me that I'll get it all back if I stop eating fat food completely.
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You're welcome to the MIM Diet, gain 10 lbs in a weekend plan....
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The great part is there is no scientific evidence that any of these things cause increased health problems. Ironically, they do cause increase health expenditures because the overweight and "clinically obese" live the longest. (The only reliable indicator of actual heart disease is high blood pressure. High cholesterol indicates nothing. Interestingly, there is evidence that drastically lowering your cholesterol increases heart attacks.)
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Joe Woodbury wrote:
The great part is there is no scientific evidence that any of these things cause increased health problems. Ironically, they do cause increase health expenditures because the overweight and "clinically obese" live the longest.
I am not sure where you get your scientific evidence from, but it has been proven many times that the way to live longest is to eat less.
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30 minutes of exercise a day is all most people need to keep their weight under control. If your fat: - stop using elevators - stop using cars/buses for traveling short distances - join a sports team on Saturdays Don't go all crazy with dieting... be mindful of what your eating but don't stop eating junk food, or you'll just end up back where you started. Consistent exercise is the key.
Mark Brock "We're definitely not going to make a G or a PG version of this. It's not PillowfightCraft." -- Chris Metzen Click here to view my blog
MarkBrock wrote:
Don't go all crazy with dieting
That would be a mistake. If you're fat, it means you consume more energy than your body needs. Not used energy is changed into fat and left in your body for bad times, which never come. Stop eating food with lots of carbohydrates and fat (like coca-cola, hamburgers, bread, pasta etc.) AND exercise. If you really want to burn fat during and after exercises, try HIIT method (google it). Keep healthy :)
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So what are other people doing to get healthier? I noticed in Alabama (I think.) that if you are clinically obese you have to pay 50% of your insurance premium and are eligible for fines if you don't change your ways and start losing weight. So you can do it by force or on your own but if you are doing it then what exactly have you done. John Simmons dropped soda pop and his weight came down like a crashing plane. I'm not so lucky. I have to sweat it off or I don't get any change. The rest of you??? Shog you are banned from this thread. I already know your reply and I'm pretty sure it's something like "I actually walk to the fridge to get my beer now instead of making my wife do it." :laugh:
I've learned from repeated mistakes and am doing it slowly. At the moment that is a 15-20 minute walk (not strenuous) at lunchtimes and a few evenings a week a reasonably brisk walk. In 2-3 more weeks I'll increase it a bit. If you spring loaded the fridge door it would buildl one of Shog's biceps :laugh:
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MarkBrock wrote:
Don't go all crazy with dieting
That would be a mistake. If you're fat, it means you consume more energy than your body needs. Not used energy is changed into fat and left in your body for bad times, which never come. Stop eating food with lots of carbohydrates and fat (like coca-cola, hamburgers, bread, pasta etc.) AND exercise. If you really want to burn fat during and after exercises, try HIIT method (google it). Keep healthy :)
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mYsZa wrote:
That would be a mistake. If you're fat, it means you consume more energy than your body needs. Not used energy is changed into fat and left in your body for bad times, which never come. Stop eating food with lots of carbohydrates and fat (like coca-cola, hamburgers, bread, pasta etc.) AND exercise. If you really want to burn fat during and after exercises, try HIIT method (google it).
So your saying don't drink coke or eat hamburgers? Most people arn't going to go for that. The results might not be as fast if you use the approach I posted, but it's healthier, and likely to hold for more than two weeks. Good things take time ;).
Mark Brock "We're definitely not going to make a G or a PG version of this. It's not PillowfightCraft." -- Chris Metzen Click here to view my blog
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So what are other people doing to get healthier? I noticed in Alabama (I think.) that if you are clinically obese you have to pay 50% of your insurance premium and are eligible for fines if you don't change your ways and start losing weight. So you can do it by force or on your own but if you are doing it then what exactly have you done. John Simmons dropped soda pop and his weight came down like a crashing plane. I'm not so lucky. I have to sweat it off or I don't get any change. The rest of you??? Shog you are banned from this thread. I already know your reply and I'm pretty sure it's something like "I actually walk to the fridge to get my beer now instead of making my wife do it." :laugh:
ummm. Here in the UK we have the NHS - some might argue that fatties, smokers, alcoholics, etc should pay extra tax to support their extra use of a public service. I've not had to use our NHS as a result of being a fatty, smoking, drinking or anything else that could categorise me as a financial burden on the NHS. The only times I've ever been to hospital was for 1 appendectomy, the removal of one pilonidal sinus and various sports injuries (admittedly a long time ago now). To get to the point: I will at some point in the not too distant future get around to joining the local squash club and actually playing the game. I have very little/no intention of quitting smoking. Same for booze - in fact I had a good session last night. As for dieting - I don't. I know I'm unfit or at least not as fit as I was when I left school (vast amounts of rugby and other sporty/active stuff) so I plan on doing something about it, unfortunately though I suffer from a serious case of idleitis.
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I always thought that having breasts would be way cooler than what it seems to be.
ewww, man boobs...I guess they have their uses.[^] X|
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So what are other people doing to get healthier? I noticed in Alabama (I think.) that if you are clinically obese you have to pay 50% of your insurance premium and are eligible for fines if you don't change your ways and start losing weight. So you can do it by force or on your own but if you are doing it then what exactly have you done. John Simmons dropped soda pop and his weight came down like a crashing plane. I'm not so lucky. I have to sweat it off or I don't get any change. The rest of you??? Shog you are banned from this thread. I already know your reply and I'm pretty sure it's something like "I actually walk to the fridge to get my beer now instead of making my wife do it." :laugh:
I only drank water for the last three months before my son was born (no tea/coffee) and caffeine actually worked after that. I was wandering around in a constant head fog for that time though! I think that most people here will have built up a major tolerance to caffeine and that it barely works any more. Only switching to water/green tea for a while will allow tolerance levels to drop sufficiently.
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:laugh: You cheeky bastard. I spurted out the tea.
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mYsZa wrote:
That would be a mistake. If you're fat, it means you consume more energy than your body needs. Not used energy is changed into fat and left in your body for bad times, which never come. Stop eating food with lots of carbohydrates and fat (like coca-cola, hamburgers, bread, pasta etc.) AND exercise. If you really want to burn fat during and after exercises, try HIIT method (google it).
So your saying don't drink coke or eat hamburgers? Most people arn't going to go for that. The results might not be as fast if you use the approach I posted, but it's healthier, and likely to hold for more than two weeks. Good things take time ;).
Mark Brock "We're definitely not going to make a G or a PG version of this. It's not PillowfightCraft." -- Chris Metzen Click here to view my blog
MarkBrock wrote:
So your saying don't drink coke or eat hamburgers?
I do :) But not that often. I think I drink like a liter of coke / week, and two hamburgers / month on average. There is plenty tasty food that is not coke nor hamburger ;P Of course, exercising is important - if you can't change your eating habits, MOVE! :-D And move a lot to burn all the energy you consume.
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So what are other people doing to get healthier? I noticed in Alabama (I think.) that if you are clinically obese you have to pay 50% of your insurance premium and are eligible for fines if you don't change your ways and start losing weight. So you can do it by force or on your own but if you are doing it then what exactly have you done. John Simmons dropped soda pop and his weight came down like a crashing plane. I'm not so lucky. I have to sweat it off or I don't get any change. The rest of you??? Shog you are banned from this thread. I already know your reply and I'm pretty sure it's something like "I actually walk to the fridge to get my beer now instead of making my wife do it." :laugh:
code-frog wrote:
So what are other people doing to get healthier?
Believe it or not, Beth has got me into running. Nothing too complex, really - we started by just going round the block (half a mile if that), and now I'm up to about 2 miles solid,* and actually starting to enjoy it. :-D * That's a big thing for me, as all of the sports I've done to date (badminton, squash, 5 a side etc.) have been burst sports rather than endurance sports. I was never able to run before... We're looking for a 5k fun run to have a go at together in the near future, but I'm pretty sure that before too long Beth is going to start training for triathlon (it's in the blood - her Dad is a triathlete[^]). Either way, she's way ahead of me already - her idea of fun is a 6 mile combined run/swim (the leisure centre is just over 3 miles away...). :rolleyes:
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I saw my shadow in the shower yesterday. I am a fat boy. I always thought that having breasts would be way cooler than what it seems to be. They wobble when I run :( I am so going to stop eating crap and start using my exercise equipment. As I've said in the past.....
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Christian Graus wrote:
stop eating crap
As I've said before about how projects are managed where I work: "I'm getting fat on a diet rich in excrement."
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Proper Diet, 90 minutes on the treadmill 5 nights a week, active lifestyle, and weight lifting. When I tell people about the time I spend on the treadmill many are shocked and state, wow that's so much. But when you look at it from a biological perspective, humans are meant to be active all day long. Most of us sit in front of a computer or a desk all day and then go home and sit in front of an idiot box. 7.5 hours of vigorous exercise is not much. The average American watches 30 hours of TV per week. In comparison, I still watch much more T.V. than I do exercise. Although I do splurge, last Sunday I ate a 3.5 pound lobster, that was nice.
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90 minutes on the treadmill 5 nights a week
I would shoot myself in the face with a bazooka if I was on a treadmill for 90 minutes X|. I run 5-7 miles three days a week, most of the year. I also lift weights a couple days and bike on the weekend. During the worst of the winter, I'm stuck inside on an elliptical or stepper machine. Even with my iPod, the most I can manage on the machine is 30 minutes before boredom sets in :|. Do you do anything special (read, watch TV, music) to keep from going nuts on the treadmill, or are you just really, really, really good at zoning out :-D?
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code-frog wrote:
So what are other people doing to get healthier?
Believe it or not, Beth has got me into running. Nothing too complex, really - we started by just going round the block (half a mile if that), and now I'm up to about 2 miles solid,* and actually starting to enjoy it. :-D * That's a big thing for me, as all of the sports I've done to date (badminton, squash, 5 a side etc.) have been burst sports rather than endurance sports. I was never able to run before... We're looking for a 5k fun run to have a go at together in the near future, but I'm pretty sure that before too long Beth is going to start training for triathlon (it's in the blood - her Dad is a triathlete[^]). Either way, she's way ahead of me already - her idea of fun is a 6 mile combined run/swim (the leisure centre is just over 3 miles away...). :rolleyes:
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Good for you! :) One method to extend your distance is to mix walking breaks with your running. For example, if the light poles are regularly spaced on your route, you can run 3-4 light poles and then walk 1 or 2. As I'm sure Beth has told you, you don't want to increase your distance too quickly, because that way lies overuse injuries. My first two years of running was spent with chronic shin splints and three stress fractures because I kept upping the distance too quickly. Another bit of advice (sorry, but my evangelist mode turns on when somebody brings up running or biking :-O): Spend money on good shoes, preferably at a shop that specializes in endurance athletes. A good store will watch you walk and run, and can recommend the right type of shoe for your biomechanics. I envy Beth and her triathlon aspirations. I can handle the running and the cycling, but the swimming is out. I've taken lessons several times, but I just don't have the knack. Part of my problem is that, after 17 years of running and biking, I've got significant bone density and mass in my legs. As a result, I sink. Like a rock :sigh:.
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So what are other people doing to get healthier? I noticed in Alabama (I think.) that if you are clinically obese you have to pay 50% of your insurance premium and are eligible for fines if you don't change your ways and start losing weight. So you can do it by force or on your own but if you are doing it then what exactly have you done. John Simmons dropped soda pop and his weight came down like a crashing plane. I'm not so lucky. I have to sweat it off or I don't get any change. The rest of you??? Shog you are banned from this thread. I already know your reply and I'm pretty sure it's something like "I actually walk to the fridge to get my beer now instead of making my wife do it." :laugh:
I was quite slim when at university the got rather fat when I started programming and mainly sat still all day. In the last year I have done something about it and lost about 50 pounds and six inches off my waist since November. The basic plan is this. - short term diets do not work, you need permanent changes to your diet and lifestyle - eat slightly less of the same sorts of things. I went from 2 sandwiches at lunch to 1.5 and now 1. - entirely cut out cakes, biscuits and sweets, except for on special occasions. If you want a snack, eat some fruit, dried or fresh. - do more exercise. I go swimming for 45-50 minutes or so twice a week. When I started it was more like 30 mins once a week but I have slowly built it up. I also cycle the 5 miles to work. An odd tip is that chewing your food more times and eating more slowly makes you feel much fuller than if you are gobbling it down. If you would normally eat dinner then pudding then leave 30 mins between the two and you may find you don't really feel like it any longer, or that you feel like eating less.
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Good for you! :) One method to extend your distance is to mix walking breaks with your running. For example, if the light poles are regularly spaced on your route, you can run 3-4 light poles and then walk 1 or 2. As I'm sure Beth has told you, you don't want to increase your distance too quickly, because that way lies overuse injuries. My first two years of running was spent with chronic shin splints and three stress fractures because I kept upping the distance too quickly. Another bit of advice (sorry, but my evangelist mode turns on when somebody brings up running or biking :-O): Spend money on good shoes, preferably at a shop that specializes in endurance athletes. A good store will watch you walk and run, and can recommend the right type of shoe for your biomechanics. I envy Beth and her triathlon aspirations. I can handle the running and the cycling, but the swimming is out. I've taken lessons several times, but I just don't have the knack. Part of my problem is that, after 17 years of running and biking, I've got significant bone density and mass in my legs. As a result, I sink. Like a rock :sigh:.
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Good for you!
Thanks! Nobody is more surprised than me, believe me. :-\
Gary Wheeler wrote:
One method to extend your distance is to mix walking breaks with your running. For example, if the light poles are regularly spaced on your route, you can run 3-4 light poles and then walk 1 or 2. As I'm sure Beth has told you, you don't want to increase your distance too quickly, because that way lies overuse injuries. My first two years of running was spent with chronic shin splints and three stress fractures because I kept upping the distance too quickly.
That's pretty much what we do already. I can now manage a solid 2 mile distance, but after that we'll mix it - up to (on our longest route) over 6 miles. I'm gradually trying to make those second stage runs longer, and the recovery walks that little bit shorter. I've found that using Beth's HRM from time to time has helped to give me an idea of where my pace should be (that's gradually getting faster too, I've noticed).
Gary Wheeler wrote:
Another bit of advice (sorry, but my evangelist mode turns on when somebody brings up running or biking ): Spend money on good shoes, preferably at a shop that specializes in endurance athletes. A good store will watch you walk and run, and can recommend the right type of shoe for your biomechanics.
No wories - I'm the same with swordplay and badminton. :laugh: Beth gave mne the same advice re shoes - mine are New Balance, and were fitted by a running store in Poole after a session on their treadmill. :)
Gary Wheeler wrote:
I envy Beth and her triathlon aspirations. I can handle the running and the cycling, but the swimming is out. I've taken lessons several times, but I just don't have the knack. Part of my problem is that, after 17 years of running and biking, I've got significant bone density and mass in my legs. As a result, I sink. Like a rock
That's a shame. Can you stay afloat on your back without using your arms? If so, you can probably find a posture that will work for you in crawl... I was actually teaching Beth how to do crawl yesterday (she never really mastered it before). I think she'll do fine - she has far better breathing control than I do (my lung capacity has always been a bit on the low side, and in swimming that really hurts!) and the stam
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
Good for you!
Thanks! Nobody is more surprised than me, believe me. :-\
Gary Wheeler wrote:
One method to extend your distance is to mix walking breaks with your running. For example, if the light poles are regularly spaced on your route, you can run 3-4 light poles and then walk 1 or 2. As I'm sure Beth has told you, you don't want to increase your distance too quickly, because that way lies overuse injuries. My first two years of running was spent with chronic shin splints and three stress fractures because I kept upping the distance too quickly.
That's pretty much what we do already. I can now manage a solid 2 mile distance, but after that we'll mix it - up to (on our longest route) over 6 miles. I'm gradually trying to make those second stage runs longer, and the recovery walks that little bit shorter. I've found that using Beth's HRM from time to time has helped to give me an idea of where my pace should be (that's gradually getting faster too, I've noticed).
Gary Wheeler wrote:
Another bit of advice (sorry, but my evangelist mode turns on when somebody brings up running or biking ): Spend money on good shoes, preferably at a shop that specializes in endurance athletes. A good store will watch you walk and run, and can recommend the right type of shoe for your biomechanics.
No wories - I'm the same with swordplay and badminton. :laugh: Beth gave mne the same advice re shoes - mine are New Balance, and were fitted by a running store in Poole after a session on their treadmill. :)
Gary Wheeler wrote:
I envy Beth and her triathlon aspirations. I can handle the running and the cycling, but the swimming is out. I've taken lessons several times, but I just don't have the knack. Part of my problem is that, after 17 years of running and biking, I've got significant bone density and mass in my legs. As a result, I sink. Like a rock
That's a shame. Can you stay afloat on your back without using your arms? If so, you can probably find a posture that will work for you in crawl... I was actually teaching Beth how to do crawl yesterday (she never really mastered it before). I think she'll do fine - she has far better breathing control than I do (my lung capacity has always been a bit on the low side, and in swimming that really hurts!) and the stam
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
mine are New Balance
Same here. I wear New Balance 1123's, one of their motion control shoes. I overpronate a lot, but the shoes and my orthotics compensate pretty well.
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
Can you stay afloat on your back without using your arms?
Hmm. It's been a while since I've been swimming, so I'll have to try it. When I took lessons, I do remember that I could do a 'dead man float'. I remember the swimming instructor commenting that I tried to keep my head up too much. Part of my problem is my vision. I wear glasses, so my vision in the pool is extremely poor. I may try the lessons again if I can ever put the money together for LASIK. I think I might do better if I'm not constantly worrying about where I'm at in the pool. Good luck, and let us know how you do with your first 5K.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
90 minutes on the treadmill 5 nights a week
I would shoot myself in the face with a bazooka if I was on a treadmill for 90 minutes X|. I run 5-7 miles three days a week, most of the year. I also lift weights a couple days and bike on the weekend. During the worst of the winter, I'm stuck inside on an elliptical or stepper machine. Even with my iPod, the most I can manage on the machine is 30 minutes before boredom sets in :|. Do you do anything special (read, watch TV, music) to keep from going nuts on the treadmill, or are you just really, really, really good at zoning out :-D?
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So what are other people doing to get healthier? I noticed in Alabama (I think.) that if you are clinically obese you have to pay 50% of your insurance premium and are eligible for fines if you don't change your ways and start losing weight. So you can do it by force or on your own but if you are doing it then what exactly have you done. John Simmons dropped soda pop and his weight came down like a crashing plane. I'm not so lucky. I have to sweat it off or I don't get any change. The rest of you??? Shog you are banned from this thread. I already know your reply and I'm pretty sure it's something like "I actually walk to the fridge to get my beer now instead of making my wife do it." :laugh:
I'm the same way. I used to drink Mt Dew by the railcar, but even after completely giving it up along with most other sugar-based drinks and eats, my weight did not come crashing down at all. Although I was never considered overweight, I carried an extra 20 or so lbs. I work out nearly every day and even though I lost the weight, it wasn't the dramatic crashing-to-earth that others have seen by simply dropping soda. Maybe that has something to do with being over 40 too :^)
