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To the few that responded to the issue: choices and outcomes, You Got It! To those who think I should be left on a deserted island, thank you too. I mean it. Always good to know the make-up and mindset of any forum you’re in. OK, more background: We’ve been friends for over 35 years. I mention his BMI and difficulty…

I'm fairly neutral on bread but my beef is the salt. Surprised how easily it takes daily sodium over the top.

Glad I’m not them, and move on. Truth is we each have a huge library of excuses to draw upon; so hearing more seems pointless. Perhaps it’s a bit of “misery loves company” for some. When trying to help friends and family with simple exercises the stories and explanations soon begin as to why they can’t. I reply,…

Breakfast and late lunch each day.

52 minute Tabata marathon yesterday. 13 different stations non-stop for the whole session.

Years ago I was finishing my first Boot Camp and had the annual physical. Bloodwork came back with muscle enzymes twice the max on one and five times max on another. I didn't doubt it as I was pretty sore for weeks. I thought it was odd that sweat didn't taste or smell salty towards end of BC. The doctor's concern was that…

Ahhhh! The infinite energy of youth.

I've accepted that it's inescapable and basically turn off the food tap for the day. Primitive, but it works.

Four hours of downhill skiing yesterday. Skiing is my year round motivator for the gym.

Well worth getting into! Challenging, but results are noticeable in the end for core strength and stability. I've just signed up for my fourth cycle.

I'm here mainly for the food logging. Sodium monitoring is usually the one that goes into overload the earliest for me.

I was so unstable and spastic in a Bodyflow class that the participant behind me eventually just packed up and left half way through. She probably thought I was going to eventually topple on her- best to leave this train wreck.

$10 a day covers my food, be it groceries or eating out. Always had a Spartan diet so food cost is not high.

I just got back from Thailand myself. Out of curiosity, did eat the local cuisine or search out more familiar fare. I went native (mostly vegetarian) and only came back with 3 extra pounds. Lots left for a return visit.

I use mine daily and it primes me for a real workout at the gym. Greatest benefit is increasing the range of motion in the knees and hips. Good cardio if you go full tilt-but I don't.

Tabata is a mainstay of my routine for cardio and endurance. Do it full throttle and you should leave a small puddle of sweat after each cycle.

I'm sure your daughter gave you a note excusing yesterday, so it's OK.

I've always been an early riser (4:00 am) so jumping from bed to rowing machine for a 2000m row is the first thing I do. I feel much looser after a 14 minute session. Then shower, shave and off to the gym for a real one hour workout by 7:00am.

Are you able to sustain the basic moves for 20-45 seconds before moving on? Variety is good but don't short change proper form and endurance for it. "Plank to pike" is my worst move. Just no flexion in the hips, but two cracked vertebrae doesn't help either.

I have semi-crunched L4, L3 and bulging discs from falling off a ladder two years ago. In a back brace for three months and daily physio exercises was my boring routine. Then I was referred to Tai Chi. Slow, non-stressful movement that concentrates on the spine and hips. Some moves were impossible with my back but…

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BMI is the simplest and fastest way for anyone to gauge their body. It isn't necessarily the most accurate but the most accessible. That simple number shows you how far off the curve you might be and what are you going to do about it. It finally sunk in with one of my oldest friends- BMI 39 !! To me, that's its real value.

I mix one part berry yogurt to two parts plain yogurt. Sometimes sprinkle with cereal for texture.

Two cups of black coffee, no sugar. Two slices of multi-grain toast w/ marmalade. Two glasses of water then off to the gym. I work better on a light belly in the morning.

It's a very time and energy efficient- you hit several muscle groups at once. I was on it for more than a year with good results but a fall off a ladder caused some compression fractures in my back. Doctor's orders- no more kettlebell. Otherwise I'd still be swinging away.

I'm just finishing my third cycle of TRX classes and am very impressed with what it delivers. Upper body - core strength has always taken second place to legwork and cardio for me. Feeling much more balanced and can actually see some musculature now. Just wondered one day, "Where'd that come from?"

I'm with a group of four that does HIIT twice a week in one continuous 45 minute session. Typically that will be 16-20 cardio drills done with no break except for the usual 10 seconds to switch stations or equipment. All this on a Tabata timer to keep the pace.

I have severe pronation so it's been the infamous Brooks Beast. A gym member suggested the Saucony CS3 Motion Control. No contest, it's the new winner.

Younger Next Year is an excellent book that got me to rejig my workouts.

I've had two right knee ACL reconstructions (18 years apart) and what will be crucial is getting the range of motion that your surgeon expects on time. A physio therapist will get you started on tension band leg exercises. Just work on that until the PT says full body exercise is OK. If range of motion isn't there then the…