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Well this skewed off in some strange directions. The reason I posted the article is that I thought the author was making an important point: Take responsibility for yourself and your actions. Blaming your environment or other factors will always be a recipe for failure. I don't believe he is saying you can never fail or…

I work out almost every day and consider myself above average fit for my age (61). But I also have a heart condition and take my blood pressure every morning. It also gives me my resting heart rate. Generally your doctor will be looking to make sure that your resting heart rate is under 100. I pay a lot more attention to…

I have been at this for a while. Hit my goal a couple of years ago and just kept on going. This site helped me change my life. Some tips: Get your mind right. Diets are temporary. Anything temporary can be discarded or interrupted without much thought. What you are trying to do is change your habits. I highly recommend…

A few: Reverse crunches Leg raises (lots of variations) Bicycles V Up Mountain Climbers There is a pretty decent app called the ab randomizer (or close) where you can build a pretty decent ab routine with some video instruction. You went to vary things as much as possible so this is handy.

61 and I am a month into my third (forth?) round of P90X. I think of myself as a young man with some medical issues.

This is a myth perpetuated by folks sitting on bikes in health clubs, slowly peddling while reading a newspaper or magazine. I have a recumbent bike at home, I work it in it at least once a week, it is great for high intensity interval training ( you can download apps to help keep time and music) or for cross-training ( I…

There is a technique call diminished rest interval training. Take the maximum number of push-ups you can do with perfect form and divide by two. Let's say your number is 4. Do three sets of 4 with 60 seconds of rest between each set. Do this two or three days a week. Each week reduce your interval rest by 15 seconds till…

Just apply the first law of thermodynamics. http://muller.lbl.gov/TRessays/22-ThePhysicsDiet.htm Everything else is so much stuff and nonsense. Exercise is important too though.

Look at the quote on your signature and change it to this: When Thomas Edison was interviewed by a young reporter who boldly asked Mr. Edison if he felt like a failure and if he thought he should just give up by now. Perplexed, Edison replied, "Young man, why would I feel like a failure? And why would I ever give up? I now…

get yourself a six ounce container of non fat plain Greek yogurt. Add some Stevia or some such sweetener, throw in some blueberries or strawberries or whatever. A little over a hundred calories and high in protein. I have one every day at 10 or 3. The other snack time I have an apple or plum with a handful of almonds or…

That reminds me back in the day we did a lot of circuit training, running a lap, say an eighth of a mile, than doing some resistance work (sit-up, push-up, DB rows, whatever) and then another circuit. Do eight routines run one mile. Rinse and repeat. Get a little creative and you can that with the elliptical as well.

Interval training and you don't need whistles or bells, just a deep seated fear of failure. Get yourself a decent Heart Rate Monitor and a timer, do say, two minutes at your max HR (plus whatever time it takes to get there), then two minutes at a minimum HR,, maybe a range of 80% to 65%. Or if you like scale it back to…

Try a fruit smoothie. Get a good healthy protein powder ( they don't have to cost half a house payment to be good), a small cup of water and maybe some crushed ice, some plain non fat yogurt (I use Greek God, cause I'm you know sort of one myself , [sarcasm alert here]) and whatever fruit comes to my grubby little fingers…

Its fine to set a goal but keep in mind that that goal is really nothing more than a sign post. The road goes on regardless and you are still meeting your most important objectives: exercise, healthy eating and hopefully a much longer and happier life. Learning to treat yourself with the respect and dignity you deserve.…

Crossed the perimeter a few weeks back, and then got kicked out a week or so later. Held incommunicado at just over 200 by surly border sentries who finally let their guard down about a week ago. This time I am in disguise (Groucho glasses) and hope to sneak past 190 before they find me again. If you see me around just…

Probably took a couple of months. I set a goal of about a pound a week and have more or less stuck with that. The first thing I did was cut out alcohol for about three months and that helped a lot. I didn't find this site until I'd already lost about 15 pounds.

This is a delicate situation and must be handled with the utmost discreetness. I would recommend gently admonishing here about your health fitness goals, then to make certain your point has been made, throw the food on the floor, then stomp on it while screaming "kill the beast", "kill the beast" over and over again. Now…

Earl's path sounds more interesting. What after all, was on the other end of your straight line? Probably just another straight line. Earl had an objective. He was on bunny patrol, while you were just out fooling around.

Absolutely . Get her fired and make sure she never works again if you can. We all have to be vigilant in stamping out this type of behavior so that can all learn to be more civil and tolerant.

Gotta ask yourself: Just who is cheating who?

Been hovering around the 200 mark for a couple of weeks now, but I am rough and tough so I know I will make it. Besides my wife hates it when I cry. Anyway, great job, and just get rid of that part of the scale that starts with 2. You're not going to need it anymore.

Next best thing to a good single malt scotch.

Try 4 oz of Arctic Zero Maple Vanilla (150 calories per pint) and PB2 Chocolate, less than 100 calories, and oh yeah I hate bananas.

I am on my second week but I modified it somewhat. For example where he says use dumbbells or resistance bands I use balloons, and instead of doing Yoga X I just lay down and eat a bag of pretzels. Also, the Kempo X seemed rather violent so I just use that time to arrange flowers. I may have to give that though because I…

Ever notice how we turn 21 but hit 40? Well I'm about to slam headfirst into 60 and I have lost about 40 pounds since October 2010. I did it by counting calories, and religiously working out every morning and sometimes, it there is time in the afternoon. This is a great site for calculation, motivation, tracking calories…

With both hands. Although most went to charity. I id keep one pair of my biggest pants to do an occasional Subway commercial.

Somewhat depends on the elliptical. I have an Octane Q47 and between the arm movements and other programming it can burn some serious calories. But a good HRM is probably a better indication.

I buy plain non fat Greek God. . I dole out a serving, add a couple of tablespoons of toasted wheat germ (for crunch and texture), mix in some fake sugar (something supposedly healthy purchased by my lovely bride) and throw in some blueberries and/or strawberries. Occasionally, when I can get them I might use grapes. Makes…

I use a NIke trax C6. It works OK and you change batteries without an Act of Congress Consumer Reports lists this as a best buy: http://www.amazon.com/Timex-T5G971-Unisex-Personal-Monitor/dp/B000P8VWQS/ref=sr_1_1?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1296308833&sr=1-1 I'll probably get one when the Nike goes.

Here's a good rule of thumb: If you are maintaining your weight a good scale is your best friend. If you are trying to lose weight it's your worst enemy. Don't obsess over day-to-day fluctuations, focus on the long term which is after all the rest of your life. Get healthy, get strong, get your life back, everything else…