Weight maintenance is so much harder than it used to be!
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rgp
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If you're going to continue with the same calories.....the weight will stay the same. Or increase the intensity of your workout, to burn more calories .
There is a distinct correlation to the rise of incidents of extreme obesity and the use of plastics and its component BPA which is an endocrine disruptor that affects the body's relationship with food, insulin, hormones and much more. Both began in the 1960s. BPA was force fed to us in water bottles, baby bottles, food storage containers, etc. when no one knew of its detrimental effects on humans - or knew and didn't care because of greed. Nor did we know how long it took to dissipate in the body. Nor did we know the lasting effects of BPA on the development of the fetus, infant or even adult.
Extreme obesity is not the average mid-life weight gain but the kind most often illustrated in the sad walmart shopper pics. Obviously, weight gain can be attributed to the food we ingest but today's wonderful modern chemicals play a part that is not so obvious and affects us all, not just the morbidly obese
A prime example of the insidious ways BPA entered our lives - the supermarket produce mister that sprays a gentle mist to keep our veggies fresh. The hose assembly contained BPA that leached into that fresh water and on to that nice fresh veggie and home and into our healthy salad. The supermarket receipt contained BPA that contaminated the hand that brushed off the baby's binky in the car ride home. Who didn't microwave that left over take out in its container or use the nice clean container to store left overs later after a ride through the dishwasher.
There is no doubt that food and exercise play a major role in weight gain or loss and it is widely publicized as it should be but little is discussed about the part modern chemistry has played and some permanent effects on our bodies.
Interesting reading for the curious:
https://www.webmd.com/children/bpa#1
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bpa-lingers-in-human-body/
Sorry. Soap box going back into storage now.
Extreme obesity is not the average mid-life weight gain but the kind most often illustrated in the sad walmart shopper pics. Obviously, weight gain can be attributed to the food we ingest but today's wonderful modern chemicals play a part that is not so obvious and affects us all, not just the morbidly obese
A prime example of the insidious ways BPA entered our lives - the supermarket produce mister that sprays a gentle mist to keep our veggies fresh. The hose assembly contained BPA that leached into that fresh water and on to that nice fresh veggie and home and into our healthy salad. The supermarket receipt contained BPA that contaminated the hand that brushed off the baby's binky in the car ride home. Who didn't microwave that left over take out in its container or use the nice clean container to store left overs later after a ride through the dishwasher.
There is no doubt that food and exercise play a major role in weight gain or loss and it is widely publicized as it should be but little is discussed about the part modern chemistry has played and some permanent effects on our bodies.
Interesting reading for the curious:
https://www.webmd.com/children/bpa#1
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bpa-lingers-in-human-body/
Sorry. Soap box going back into storage now.
Yeah, me either
When the wife lost her 100 lbs, she wouldn't get on the scale for months
She'd put herself on some sorta POW diet and walked 5-10 miles a day
I'm on more of a politico/exec federal prisoner diet
Gotta watch it
Trade
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Not me. I'll get on the scale every day. Sometimes as much as three, four, five, six, seven, eight times a day. That's how I keep my weight from getting out of hand.
I want to lose a couple more lbs by February. That's when the Polk Senior Games are. I used to enter the powerlifting event every year when I lived in Florida. But I haven't been back since 2014. But this year I'm thinking about making the trip down and I would like to make the 198 lbs. weight class. In the past I have been in the 220 lbs weight class, and once or twice, when I was 230, I was in the 242 lbs weight class. Not that dropping a weight class will make me more competitive. In the Senior games the 198 lbs dudes generally lift just as much or more than the 220 or 242 pounders. The heavier guys aren't stronger. They're just fatter.
Trade
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Be careful not to get too good-looking, Trade.
With a Sally Field look-a-like girlfriend like you I need all the help I can get.
Aunt Bea
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It won't be long before we have shoes to track our movement, weight, and record our falls.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90301009/googles-verily-may-make-weight-tracking-smart-shoes
After watching my intake a bit, then not...for weeks, I've come to a determination;
I can eat most anything, dabble at insignificant exercise, and lose/gain about two lbs
Dang, it took decades to get up to 265
...and three years to get to 205
I'm gettin' back on this horse
one word;
Pickleball
Hours and hours of pickleball
Ran into some seventy somethings that explained the game
They're avid, in leagues, and will make worthy opponents
'nother word;
pickles
My lady made a batch of pickles, from zucchini no less
Whatever brine she put together, made those gherkins rock!
...and negated the cake she baked (of which is now gone)
I can eat most anything, dabble at insignificant exercise, and lose/gain about two lbs
Dang, it took decades to get up to 265
...and three years to get to 205
I'm gettin' back on this horse
one word;
Pickleball
Hours and hours of pickleball
Ran into some seventy somethings that explained the game
They're avid, in leagues, and will make worthy opponents
'nother word;
pickles
My lady made a batch of pickles, from zucchini no less
Whatever brine she put together, made those gherkins rock!
...and negated the cake she baked (of which is now gone)
Butterfly
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Morgan62
I am always OK ...the trouble is "the others"
I am 5ft 9 two years ago I weighed 235 lb (Iknow) but in 2017 during Lent I gave up coffee, which I used to have normally with creamer and sugar. After Lent I continued that but also cut most of the fat from everything in one year I lost 35 lb and have maintained that. According to my doctor I need to lose another 10 lb but I tell you once you plateau it is hard to lose it is 6 months that no matter what I eat or don't eat it is 197 to 200 and shows no inclination to come down.
I need to lose the weight as the slimmer you are the easier you get in and out of the racing cars and that could be a factor when doing the circuits.
I need to lose the weight as the slimmer you are the easier you get in and out of the racing cars and that could be a factor when doing the circuits.
Pecos
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I am 5ft 9in and weighed 158 when I retired from the Navy 29 years ago. Yesterday at the gym I weighed 163. The highest I have ever been was 168 about 7 years ago. My wife simply doesn't let that many goodies come across our threshold.
Health issues have stripped weight off of me twice in the last few years. Five years ago, Ulcerative Colitis stripped me down to 147 and it took a long time for me to get back to my normal weight. The radiation treatment for prostrate cancer took me down to 155 earlier this year, but I regained that in a couple of months. For most of my life, the struggle has been to keep my weight up and I am among those people who lose weight if we don't go to the gym. Exercise seems to impact my appetite a lot.
My wife (5ft 4in) is not happy that she has gone from 115 to 140 over the last 35 years. She looks mighty fine to me and I don't think she really needs to worry about being 6lbs heavier than what the charts say is her ideal weight. She exercises quite a bit and is very healthy. A couple of weeks ago her Doctor told her that she was one of his patients who could easily live to be 100.
I can tell that she has slightly reduced the calorie count in our dinners, but she has not put either one of us on a formal diet. We do eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, very little bread, and only modest amounts of meat or dairy.
Health issues have stripped weight off of me twice in the last few years. Five years ago, Ulcerative Colitis stripped me down to 147 and it took a long time for me to get back to my normal weight. The radiation treatment for prostrate cancer took me down to 155 earlier this year, but I regained that in a couple of months. For most of my life, the struggle has been to keep my weight up and I am among those people who lose weight if we don't go to the gym. Exercise seems to impact my appetite a lot.
My wife (5ft 4in) is not happy that she has gone from 115 to 140 over the last 35 years. She looks mighty fine to me and I don't think she really needs to worry about being 6lbs heavier than what the charts say is her ideal weight. She exercises quite a bit and is very healthy. A couple of weeks ago her Doctor told her that she was one of his patients who could easily live to be 100.
I can tell that she has slightly reduced the calorie count in our dinners, but she has not put either one of us on a formal diet. We do eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, very little bread, and only modest amounts of meat or dairy.
StarSong
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Nicely done, Trade!Third morning in a row at 198.
So I guess I can say I own that weight.
Now I need to come up with a new signature.