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I have always used Polar the last one was the RCX5 which I loved for running with the GPS module and the swimming setting. I found the swimming to be limited and the chest strap not always able to PU my HR so it left me looking for alternatives. Last October I purchased the new Apple series 2 watch and I am blown away by…

Hi I guess I qualify original weight 367 current weight 194 lowest was 186 and have been bouncing around 2015 knee surgery and hip replacement put my running on hold got back going till I was back to 195 and drifted back to 215 then down again to 188 now I want to get down to 170s but running interrupted again 2 weeks ago…

These aren't just stories these are lives reclaimed by real people who are improving their life styles as the health improves I wish I was 50 when I started instead of 60 that's 10 years more I let go by trapped in a body that couldn't get around get off the floor if I fell walk up and down stairs easily a prisoner in my…

you are never too old or too late to take the first steps and then keep going I was 60 plus in may of 2008 when I started weight was 367 BP was 220/110 I was looking at a stroke or worse and the thought of a stroke which could leave me sitting in a corner unable to walk or talk scared me straight. In the beginning it was a…

I seem to agree that the science is the mechanics of the process and most of us can easily grasp the how to or CICO as you are putting it here. I am surrounded by Drs and nurses as family members who try talking coaxing guiding etc. and it wasn't until after I was over 60 yrs old and had a health scare ( not a crisis yet)…

That is great I also hesitated to click when I saw the title and I am glad I did. If you even remotely feel you can do this yourself I say go for it. The sense of accomplishment is overwhelming either way but if you can do it on your own the freedom of all the restrictions after you are done may be worth it. I never…

I am 66 and this past May it was 6 years that I have been changing my life and evolving at 66 I am still looking to lose the last 20 pounds and finish more races. It was a slow and steady process but my age had nothing to do with it. My attitude and mindset were important. If you want to do it you can do it and live to be…

People ask me why do you run at "your age" There are many answers but probably the most truthful is because now I can and when I was younger and weighed over 350 pounds I couldn't. My last 10K with our runners club was fairly competitive and I finished dead last by almost a full block but it was a major win for me since it…

My son ordered an ID and when I scoffed he pointed out I am 66 formerly morbidly obese and hypertensive and despite my weight loss I might be vulnerable so now I wear it for my runs and my swims. I don't notice it on my wrist at all and my contact info and medical info is with me all the time now. Hopefully it will always…

Absolutely I am much more relaxed less conscious of others staring. I walk into a restaurant without checking on the internet to see the seating or if the chairs have arms I wont fit into if its only booths does the table slide to make room for my gut. I walk into any clothing or beach wear store and look for medium polo's…

You just can't tell I have different brand shirts that go from a medium to an XL and they fit the same. over the span of 6 plus years and 180 pounds my waist went from a 56 to a 38 or about one inch for 10 pounds but sometimes I lost 20 or 25 pounds before the inch sometimes almost 2 inches and not much weight lost. Keep…

Tues July 1st Walked. 3.8 miles Swam 1.4 miles. Wed. July 2nd Swam 1.8 miles. So my question is do I count my miles swimming toward my 100 ??

Hi I am Ken I am from NJ and I am trying to build my miles back up. I have been fighting some leg problems that has knocked my fitness down a lot. I have just been able to do 4 miles a day without to much pain and so I will commit to a 100 mile month. Walking to build a base for me will help me overcome the urge to run and…

As trite as it may sound you go girl. I read stories here about people who have made such great progress and strides and the smile just covers my face. I also had some health issues at 367 pounds bluntly I was in danger of stroking out from hypertension when I started to walk at first to the corner and back and slowly…

congrats and ditto on the best feeling in the world. For me it was many years in coming and I am still smiling. Be proud of your great job

I usually make a smoothie every day and use 6 to 10 oz of coconut water and 3 stalks of celery and some carrots along with the melon mango banana strawberry etc fruit I use the coconut water carrots and celery will easily hit over 2000 mg of potassium I split this in 3 portions one as part of breakfast one after run or…

Hi I am 66 so my pacing is not for you but my suggestion is the same as I do with my running I run a known distance record my time how I felt and that becomes my baseline. I then factor in how much faster I would like to be each month and then run the same distance and check new times. My swimming is a bit different I swim…

Sure people feel obligated to give their opinions ( for who knows how many reasons) mostly it is about how they feel about themselves. During the 6 years I have been losing dozens of times and people have asked and then said " what you still are losing more?" In the beginning I patiently explained about my goals and body…

Yes for me I started walking only a block at a time and over the years kept increasing my runs. The weight kept coming off slowly but steadily. I started in May 2008 at 367 pounds so a lot of time and weight before I could run. I have watched my calories from the beginning and ate about 1600 calories a day and DID eat back…

Since your heart rate is still elevated you are probably burning more than if you kept at a steady pace. I found the afterburn of running hard my breathing is faster and harder and my HR is higher. As my physical conditioning improved my recovery was much faster and my HR was lower at a faster running pace so my calories…

Turned 66 yesterday and I have only been running about 2 years before that walk/jog walk and nothing in that order. I am still enjoying PRs and increasing my distances. I find that my improvements and additions in speed and distance come slowly and I don't bounce back from strains and pulls nearly as fast anymore. On a…

I go to a massage chain and have been going 2 to 3 times a month for years and I find I tell her where the problems are and she works them out. She is licensed and so has been trained to work the areas I specify. This has included the IT band the Glutes and the Piriformis. Most of the time she can feel the knots and the…

When I started I cut out everything with the intention as I got down and healthier I would resume but with a greater control and much less than I had been drinking. As time went by and my weight loss increased and I felt better and better and I was exercising I was less inclined to drink. After about a year and a 100…

Could be a combination of things on days after my long runs my muscles hold a fair amount of fluids as they recover. I can drink up to a quart of water when i finish my run and I dont pee that out right away its a day or two later I am peeing more and the color is almost clear as I rid that fluid. My weight can drop a…

I am curious have you manually taken your pulse during the spike and checked against the HRM. I changed my batteries awhile back and for awhile all of a sudden at the beginning of my runs I was over 190 when I knew I should be 80 to 85 and slowly climbing. My resting HR is about 54 and it goes up to about 145 when running…

Ah the good old days ready for this 1959 Chevy 2door light green hard top with a 348 CI engine with trip deuces

I am a morning person who has a feral cat who was taken in years ago but wants to go out to prowl every morning and walks right up my hip and stares into my face and scratches at the covers till I move thats how my days start and once he is out I can get to my run

I was that guy pretty much till I was 60 BP sky high weight 367 pounds probably going to die if I didnt change my ways. Now I run alone or in groups with a club on a track with other runners. Most of the time when the weather is ok with ratty shorts and old tee shirts or $10 sweats from a discount store. I have been mocked…

Brown rice, keep refilling my water please. Chicken or Shrimp and Broccoli. One fortune cookie preferably the one that tells me I will be successful losing weight.

I stopped May 22 2008 my BP was sky high and my weight was climbing steadily. I didn't know if I could do it. The thought of never drinking again even after I lost weight was depressing. The thought of dying if I didn't do it was terrifying. Fast forward to today I run 3 or 4 days a week do yoga and a mens fitness class 3…