[214Chevy]

I don't know how I missed this thread, but I'm glad I found it. Being healthy and living good is so important to me. Especially since I work in the healthcare field and I'm a firefighter/paramedic. A little about me and my take on not only having, but maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I don't eat red meat and haven't since 1994...I only eat fish, chicken and turkey. No fried foods, except very rare/special occasions like a big get together and there hot wings, etc. And even mostly then I only have 2-3. I don't eat fast food. Maybe a Subway sandwich at times if I'm out and cannot get anything else, but I usually fix my lunch daily and take it with me even if I'm off of work. I normally cook my food for the whole week, put it in sandwich bags and grab it to go as I need it for the day. I also drink a gallon of water a day. Sometimes a little less if I don't finish the whole gallon. Now, as far as the workout part, I turn 40 in February. Therefore, ever since about the age of 34 I've stopped trying to lift the whole gym and started doing light weights and more reps. I do an hour of cardio daily. When I was in my early to 20's, I'd run 5-6 miles a day straight, nonstop. Now, almost 40 I can't do that. My hour of cardio consists of walking on an incline and a light pace jog in intervals on my treadmill. Now, don't get me wrong there are days I say screw it and I'm tired, but I do it daily for the most part. One of the best investments I ever made was buy a professional grade treadmill for the house and that way I can do it. My friends thought I was crazy when I bought a $3500 treadmill. I get up about 4:30am no later than 5 am and do my cardio. I only lift weights about 3 times a week. Getting older....cardio is way more important to me than lifting every weight in the gym. LOL!! Plus, I have all the weights I need at the fire station. With all that being said, due to my healthy lifestyle, many of my high school classmates are now very overwight. They tell me I still look the same as I was 175-180 lbs with a 32" waist when I graduated high school in 1991 and I am now 210 lbs with a 36" waist. My blood pressure runs about 110/44 with a resting pulse of about 45-50 beats per minute. Trust me I check it daily either at the hospital or at the firestation. So, I'd say after almost 22 years after graduating high school, I'm doing something right by only gaining a little over 30 lbs and adding only 4" to my waistline. People who don't know me are amazed when I tell them I almost 40 years old. Lastly, I bet alot of you guys are like, "yeah right" to my gallon of water a day and my hour of cardio, but I promise to GOD and can assure I never get sick and it works. The pic I attached is my gallon I'm drinking today. If you notice the computer screen in the back is me typing this post to this thread. LOL!! It's no coincidence that I just happened to have a gallon of water at work.