CaptBligh001 Member

People are always looking for a boogeyman like trying to blame the younger generation of being lazy or they like to blame food additives like high fructose corn syrup, but the answer is very simple. All you need to do is overlay a poverty rate by year chart and an obesity by year chart and you will see that as the poverty…

I have several friends who own restaurants. Last year two them gave Fitbit's to all their waitress's. Some of those girls walk in excess of 20,000 steps a day. What's amazing is many of them are still considered medically obese, Yet they're walking 20K ++ steps a day and always on a diet. The problem is intensity. if you…

20,000 steps a day ? 20,000 steps for me is just over 11 miles. Now I'm an avid walker, on average I walk 5 to 7 miles 3 to 4 times a week. Now I've done 12 and 13-mile hikes but they always result in excessive fatigue and recovery times. I'm not an old man but I couldn't imagine walking 20,000 steps every single day at…

Like a lot of people at one time I would regularly skip breakfast, I had originally thought the old saying regarding breakfast being the most important meal of the day had been nothing more than marketing hype started by the breakfast foods industry... That is until I discovered that there was actually quite a bit of…

First of all you are comparing apples to oranges, and second I don't see any credible studies posted that refutes anything in the Harvard studies. But then again there have been literally 10's of 1000s of studies on this subject which makes it very easy for people to cherry pick data much like the Tobacco apologist did…

Up until about a year and a half ago I never ate breakfast, In fact I still have a hard time eating first thing in the morning when I wake up. But just like doing push-ups first thing in the morning I've trained myself to do it. By the way doing push-ups first thing every morning while I wait for my water to boil is…

Thanks for the positive comments, it really helps and I feel great, I feel strong again which is quite the contrast from when I was in a chair and needed help going to the bathroom. Back then I felt weak and vulnerable like if something happened I would need someone to rescue me, Like I was more of a liability rather then…

Once again it seems like several of the studies quoted contradict that assertion for example* May 24, 2012: A 16-year study from Harvard of nearly 30,000 subjects found that men who skip breakfast are 21% more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those who eat breakfast daily. A reasonable person would conclude that…

No one came here telling anyone what to do, All I did was present the scientific facts regarding eating breakfast in response to someone else posting personal subjective opinion as fact. It's up to you to decide what to do with that scientific knowledge and information. There have literally been 10's of 1000s of studies…

Arm ? Have no idea what you are talking about, 10+ years ago I was involved in a bicycle accident that resulted in severe damage to my back, legs and knees. I spent the next 8 months in a chair, It took two years before I could walk unassisted or get out of bed without help. I was told I would be lucky to walk a mile…

Well there are over 700 pages of studies in the particular search I provided, Not every listed study is applicable to our discussion. I figured people here might just be intelligent and honest enough to filter the abstracts and find the studies most appropriate to the discussion at hand. Here's just a small hand full of…

I find it difficult to respect someones personal or professional opinion when they prove to be disingenuous. Generally, BMI can be considered an effective way to evaluate whether a person is overweight or obese. There is a strong correlation between BMI and body fat percent. BMI is only one of several a risk assessment…

Well I see this is going to be useless, Kinda hard to take people seriously who ignore scientific consensus and propagate personal opinion as fact. It would be amusing if it wasn't for the fact that people here are propagating misinformation that could have negative consequences on someones health or at the very least make…

Fail ? think Not !! the only fail here is yours, What was posted is almost a verbatim quote from an abstract of a 2013 study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, I'll see if I can find it meanwhile Livestrong references this study as well.…

I suggest you carefully research and confirm any information you get from hobbyist and enthusiasts on forums as most of it is subjective personal opinion or based on something someone read on a blog someplace by someone claiming to be an expert. Unfortunately the vast majority of information I'm seeing posted directly…

You don't always need science to confirm the blatantly obvious. I mean seriously do we need a scientific study to confirm that hitting your hand with a hammer hurts.. Personally I found that for me to be successful in weight loss I needed to play tricks on myself, Eating a large low calorie salad before a meal is one of…

Hmmm interesting interpretation, As my good friend and mentor used to say I think that was a pretty good example of opening your mouth before putting your brain into gear- LOL. Exactly how is his recommendation any different then our national recommendation of 2500 calories a day for men and 2000 calories a day for women.…

It's been years since I was involved in this so I personally have noting to offer other then what I recall from memory. But I'm sure someone like you properly motivated could become an expert on the subject over night after all the research is easy enough to find, I'm personally not interested enough in the subject to sort…

You should probably do a bit of research before making a statement like that The person she talked to is far from an Idiot, On the other hand those claiming he is are a good example of how a little knowledge can be dangerous.. These people are operating under the false assumption that all humans have equally efficient…

Just got back from a 7.61 mile Walk/Jog.. I violated my cardinal rule and got on the computer this morning instead of drinking my tea on the patio and then heading out for my walk. Consequentially before I knew it I had wasted over an hour and half reading emails and forum posts. Computers and the Internet have got to be…

Wow I don't believe the posts I'm reading here, the amount of disinformation and subjective opinion is staggering. Muscles loss from too much walking Please !!!! I'm actually headed out the door for a 4 hour walk, the benefits of walking/jogging are far to numerous for me to mention right now, other then I lost close to 95…

Like everyone here says it all depends on how over weight you are when you start. For example I started my diet May 2014 at 298 pounds. By December I had lost 87 pounds. I think I dropped about 25 pounds the first 4 weeks, after that the weight loss progressively slowed down.. I took a break from November 2014 to March…

Freezing Pita ? YUK, Pita bread that was frozen isn't fit for Human consumption LOL..., I much like most Greeks prefer to buy Pita Freshly baked and whatever isn't eaten that day becomes bird food for the ducks at the park.

Seems like people are always looking for that magic bullet or that special fad training program. Listen there is nothing wrong with 2-3 hours of light to medium Cardio everyday, especially for older people who don't want to look like a freak and bulk up like the hulk. Our bodies were designed to walk all day long every…

The problem with McDonald's or any fast food for that matter is trying to stay under my meal goals of no more than 400 calories per meal. About the only time I eat McDonald is if I can share a meal with someone else, I'll usually eat half a burger and half a small fry, If I cant share it with someone else then I'll simply…