A gravestone, 10K and an old, worn-out pair of running shoes

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  • tfleischer
    tfleischer Posts: 199 Member
    Guess what?
    My daughter joined me on Couch to 5K!
  • auntiemsgr8
    auntiemsgr8 Posts: 483 Member
    Guess what?
    My daughter joined me on Couch to 5K!


    that's awesome. I am a bit jealous!!

    I will be starting c25k soon myself.
  • pandamorous
    pandamorous Posts: 88 Member
    Your story is touching and motivating to the core. I think your goals are definitely reasonable and I hope you stay motivated. If you'd like to add me as a friend feel free, my father's a cardiologist and I'm a physician so I'm somewhat familiar with what your father and now are going through. Good luck!
  • uscooleys
    uscooleys Posts: 34 Member
    It's great your daughter is supporting you! My daughter ran her first 10K with me last year at a Mother's Day run. She has already asked about us doing it again this year. I think we have a new family tradition.
  • tobefitfifty
    tobefitfifty Posts: 19
    Hi ...thank you for being so open and honest . I'm not sure if you have children but my son had been my inspiration to get back in shape . I lost my father when I was 4 from a stroke.....although I have always been a part time dad.....I am determined to be fit and healthy for him as he goes in to adulthood

    This life is fantastic !

    I would be honoured to be your friend and offer support through your journey
  • tobefitfifty
    tobefitfifty Posts: 19
    Being someone who also suffers from depression....and yes too much alcohol.....then I know that exercise puts new in a much better place mentally. Please remember to ask for help from your doctor there is no shame in suffering from depression.

    I sought help and a combination of counselling , low drug dosage and exercise puts me in a much better place.......really good luck to you !!
  • yellowmirror
    yellowmirror Posts: 26
    I'm so glad I stumbled onto your post today. I, too, came to the realization that this isn't a diet it's a lifestyle change, which is why I have failed miserably at keeping weight off in the past. I just turned 44 and I need to do this! Posts like this keep me going, thank you... I will send you a friend request :)
  • lockmand
    lockmand Posts: 90 Member
    Wow! Just what I needed to read this day!
    I needed inspiration and you gave it. Consider me your Health is Wealth friend.
    Health Is Wealth is the title of a book I received from another friend with like goals for a healthy life style.
    In this book they have categorized three 'health syndromes'.
    1. Obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease
    2. Osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis
    3. Chronic stress, insomnia, and depression

    They are grouped according to like treatments and causes. Obesity and unhealthy eating plays a role in the causes of all three syndromes. My family history puts me in the #1 category. High cholesterol being an inherited tendency for me. I lost my brother at the age of 46 to a heart attack. He fell over dead on the table at a local McDonalds while he and dad were on a coffee break from work.

    Like you, I have tried several diets, lost and gained the same 45 pounds back several times plus more! I am on a life time plan now and still modifying to get it just right. Main problems right now are portion control, and sugars.
    I noticed you are working on portion control too. I had a problem at first, telling myself that as big as I am, "I need more per portion than most people". What an excuse, huh? But it brings me to a question, Should we go cold turkey to the correct normal serving portion of a food, or gradually wean ourselves down? I realize that I tend to over think things, but I do want to do what is best for my goals. This proves that the portion control thing is really hard for me. I smoked when I was in my college years and had to try several times to quit before breaking that awful habit. I finally had to do it cold turkey. Thinking I need to dust off my food scales, and highlight the marks on my measuring cups, so that I can just go cold turkey here. Gotta shake that thought of deprivation here. Guess I just answered my own question, just bucking the answer a bit. If you have some motivational tips here, please fire them at me!

    I do not believe in diet pills...I do believe in vitamin supplements...The book Health Is Wealth explains nutrients and supplements for health, and I will continue to read through the book. I have learned that statins for cholesterol deplete the body's supply of CoQ10. I have purchased some and started it about a week ago. I already feel more energy, and well being.
    WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER. Healthy Eating Everyone !
  • tfleischer
    tfleischer Posts: 199 Member
    A recent update:
    I finished Week Three of Couch to 5K program. Also working on strength training 3 times a week with a gym buddy.
    Had a doctor's appointment last week. With the exception of my HDL Cholesterol, all of my numbers were in normal range!
    Blood sugars dropped over 20 points from the previous blood test a little more than a year ago. Triglycerides were in the normal range, which is huge for me because after extensive looks at my blood with cardiologists, family physician and endocrinologist, we have determined that triglycerides are a terrible problem for me genetically. I also have problems with the small particle cholesterol.
    I am down 19 lbs. in 13 weeks of logging my diet and exercise.
    My family physician is recommending the Paleo or Primal lifestyles. This is not too far from what I was eating lately except I have been eating grains and pasta and breads.
    I will let you folks know more as I progress along.

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