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Grex > Health > #51: The Weight Loss Diary of "Dr Straight" | |
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remmers
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response 68 of 77:
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Nov 1 00:14 UTC 1999 |
Re resp:66 - That too. I'm experiencing a double sugar whammy
at this point in time.
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keesan
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response 69 of 77:
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Nov 1 14:59 UTC 1999 |
Does more muscle prevent tendon injuries? I think I sawed through the tendon
by overuse. It hurt but the job had to be finished. I don't think that
tendons get stronger if you use them more, just muscles. Maybe doing pushups
would make my arm bones bigger and stronger?
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scott
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response 70 of 77:
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Nov 1 15:45 UTC 1999 |
Bones do benefit from weight lifting. Somehow having muscle does support the
tendons better, if I recall from the wrist tendonitis therapy I had.
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rcmajhi
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response 71 of 77:
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Nov 13 22:45 UTC 1999 |
help
a help
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remmers
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response 72 of 77:
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Nov 17 13:23 UTC 1999 |
Sure, I'll help if I can. Are you overweight?
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eeyore
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response 73 of 77:
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Mar 9 04:07 UTC 2001 |
Well, it's been a long time since this started...how well did the writing
everything (or a bunch, at least) help you?
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scg
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response 74 of 77:
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May 20 07:19 UTC 2002 |
It looks like I posted something here three years ago about my attempts to
get into better shape. I made some progress then, but backslid considerably.
A year ago, I was up around 220 pounds (up from 120 when I stopped getting
taller, I think). I stopped drinking pop very often, and then expanded that
to other foods with large quantities of refined sugar, because they weren't
making me feel good. I once again started making an effort to run or bike
for a while every other day or so, and have kept that up for the last year.
With those lifestyle changes, I've now dropped down to about 170 pounds, so
I guess this means I'm really making progress this time. I'm feeling great,
and did a 108 mile bike ride with more than 8,000 feet of elevation gain a
couple weeks ago, and have been doing 50-70 mile rides with a local club most
other recent weekends.
The web based ideal weight calculators I've found say that I'm still 15 pounds
overweight. I know I've been considerably lighter than this, so maybe they're
right. On the other hand, the biking is probably building considerably more
leg muscle than normal, and that must weigh something. After falling really
fast for a while, I seem to be losing weight far more slowly now, so I'm
guessing I'm now approaching where I'm likely to be as long as I can keep up
my current lifestyle (which I'm enjoying a lot, so hopefully I'll stick with
it).
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scott
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response 75 of 77:
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May 20 12:20 UTC 2002 |
The current weight guidelines are a bit off for athletes.
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keesan
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response 76 of 77:
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May 27 02:54 UTC 2002 |
Jim is overweight according to the weight tables. People keep telling him
he is too skinny. Yes, muscle is heavier than fat and the average American
does not have much to base the weight tables on. That is marvellous progress,
Steve - you are a lot better off being in such great physical shape even if
you don't fit the weight tables. Bones are also heavy and they get heavier
when you exercise. A more accurate way to measure overweight is by pinching
the fold of fat under your upper arm. I have instructions in a book. It
helps to have a caliper (something to measure the thickness of the fold).
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scg
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response 77 of 77:
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Jun 6 07:11 UTC 2002 |
I mostly figure that my body will adjust itself to the lifestyle I'm living,
so if I make an attempt to do reasonably healthy things, however my body
responds is probably ok. Given what I can now do that I couldn't do a few
months ago, and how I'm feeling, I think I'm doing pretty well. I'm still
dropping weight, although not as fast as I once was. If I start gaining
significant weight again I may worry, but for the moment I think I'm in pretty
good shape.
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