I don't know who said this is going to be "better than Investing 102" but I'm going to kick the crap out of 'em just for the exercise!
Gwen and I started working 3 days a week with a PT that comes to the house. He kicks our sorry butts... and I've lost about 0 pounds... but my waist is smaller and I feel SO MUCH STRONGER and better. First workouts I could hardly do 10 pushups -- now I'll crank off sets of 20 without even thinking about it.
Gwen added a new bike - a Trek 5.9 or something like that - and she's riding with girlfriends 3 or so times a week and they're doing 40 to 50 miles already.
I'm short and stock -- think "fireplug" -- and don't think I'll ever loose any weight. I'm just not into that part of it... I just like being healthy with the cardio and strength. I've worked out for years and never had a sculpted body. But I can work all friggin' day without stopping. When I was an active Pyro -- my buddy and I could kick butt all day and just kill the young guys (I'm 59)... and they'd even say "wow" at the end of a day.
Mike, go get yourself a bike and you will see what i mean, it will make a big differance in your health, btw, your in a great area to do it....(just dont do it during rush hour lol)
Greg, as i'm sort of layed up with this injury i've been watching the tour de france (well i watch it every year) and you've got the build to be a sprinter! go get yourself one, ride a little (you'll love the speed and handling in case you haven'nt done it yet) and take her for a 27 miler next time your in Napa. Life is short....la vita e bella!!
So Jack Lalanne was a total bada$$, towed 70 row boats with a person in each across the bay on his 70th birthday, 24ish years ago. He had a simple diet, and was the original work out guru. Whats old becomes new again...
Don't forget he was shackled. There is no such thing as reinventing the wheel with life, diet, and excercise. The answers are there and have been there for a long time. You just have to open your eyes, educate yourself, and want it.
One thing I just read in the book End of Illness I'm reading is the importance of keeping to the same routine day in and day out as far as when you eat and what time you go to bed and get up. He even said that it's more important that you go to bed and get up the same time each day then it is how many hours you sleep. It makes sense to me as if I think about it I feel the best when I sleep from about 10:30 to 5:00.
Some foods to absolutely stay away from: Partially hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, sodium nitrates and nitrites. Read the labels of everything you eat, if you can't pronounce it or have never heard of it, put it back. Trader Joe's is a great store for this, I shop there almost exclusively. Sugar is another big one to watch out for but a key point in End of Illness is each person needs to find their own plan that works for them and the book tells you how to figure that out. I have a super high metabolism, can eat whatever I want and not put any weight on, so I might be able to tolerate a lot more sugar than you.
Here is a great lecture by a prominent pediatric endocrinologist on how much of a poison sugar is. It's long but watch it, especially for your kids if you have them:
(Greg, not trying to kill your KO stock by the way)
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I don't know who said this is going to be "better than Investing 102" but I'm going to kick the crap out of 'em just for the exercise!
Gwen and I started working 3 days a week with a PT that comes to the house. He kicks our sorry butts... and I've lost about 0 pounds... but my waist is smaller and I feel SO MUCH STRONGER and better. First workouts I could hardly do 10 pushups -- now I'll crank off sets of 20 without even thinking about it.
Gwen added a new bike - a Trek 5.9 or something like that - and she's riding with girlfriends 3 or so times a week and they're doing 40 to 50 miles already.
I'm short and stock -- think "fireplug" -- and don't think I'll ever loose any weight. I'm just not into that part of it... I just like being healthy with the cardio and strength. I've worked out for years and never had a sculpted body. But I can work all friggin' day without stopping. When I was an active Pyro -- my buddy and I could kick butt all day and just kill the young guys (I'm 59)... and they'd even say "wow" at the end of a day.
Good thread and I'm glad you started it Todd!
Haha..That was me Greg...You can slap me when you meet me.
I am financially healthy, and physically out of shape.. So easy for me to say this thread is better..It is the one thread I really need to motivate me..I am already motivated to make MONEY.
Todd got me going again...Walked ten minutes after dinner, and did a few hundred sit ups and 50 push ups...First day in a long time..
I plan to continue doing it...
I know it will help me get back on track...
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Erik, that was very interesting. To summarize it for people. The addition of high fructose corn syrup to Soda, Juices, Foods plays a huge roll in the current rate of obesity in America. Back in the days when Americans were getting all their sucrose(sugar) from fruits and vegetables, we were 25lbs lighter on average. I believe the sugar intake of the average American has quadrupled due to all the MAN MADE products today. Sugar turns into fat. Before you eat that processed food or drink that soda, take a look at the ingredients.
Just to be clear, fruits and veggies are the best source of fructose(sugar) because they are loaded with fiber and nutrients.
All this reminds me of a couple things that are historically correct:
The GOVERNMENT pushed us to use MARGARIN over butter... then years later it was discovered that real butter is actually less harmful because our bodies can break it down unlike the margarin...
The GOVERNMENT pushed us to drink orange juice with our bowl of cereal --- over, eating bacon and eggs for breakfast...
But everyone should (they don't) know that PROTEIN is better for you than the OJ/Cereal if you ARE NOT going to go out and do some exercise.... The OJ/Cereal combo is sugar and carbs that if you don't need/use immediately - are just stored as fat. But we all THOUGHT - because someone else told us - it was "right" - that the OJ/Cereal was a far healthier breakfast! NOT!
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There is no such thing as reinventing the wheel with life, diet, and excercise. The answers are there and have been there for a long time. You just have to open your eyes, educate yourself, and want it.
So easy for me to say this thread is better..It is the one thread I really need to motivate me..I am already motivated to make MONEY.
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