TheWorstHorse

welcome... feel free to add me.

that's actually funny coming from you. at this point, i imagine this conversation is pretty much done. have a good day.

but you aren't like most people i am afraid... this past saturday i sat in a sharis (like dennys) for a couple of hours, waiting for someone. i had two poached eggs, two slices of toast, a slice of ham and tea. a pretty reasonable meal. and i watched the people around me order the normal sharis breakfast which, i would…

you are right: there's nothing inherently wrong with eating fat or sodium. or sugar. or protein. or carbohydrates. like, for example, there would be with eating drano. but for for the average joe, regularly eating 2000 calories of sugar and fat as a meal is not going to turn out well in the long run.

how many people get a plate of fettucini with chicken at cheesecake factory (about 2400 calories), divide it into three portions and share it with two other people? i am willing to bet dollars to donuts that it isn't more than one in fifty. you can make pretty healthy choices eating out. lots of people (including me) do so…

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first, while i hate to rain on your parade, it is unlikely that you are burning twenty calories a minute. for example, if you weigh 180 lbs and run a six minute mile on the flat (which is a pretty freaking fast, sub forty-minute 10K pace) you'd burn 102 calories. see this site for a good calculator. that said, rowing is a…

If you are new to rowing, I highly recommend this website -- http://indoorsportservices.co.uk/training/guide -- which has lots of tips on learning to row and training. the concept2 website -- http://www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/training -- has three or four really good videos on technique. watch them and you'll avoid…

perhaps people care about what others say because words are often the prelude to, or an indication of, a person's behavior. for example, i am more likely to be a racist - and treat people of color badly - if i use commonly language that insults, shames, or denigrates people of color. our words show a lot about who we are,…

my diary is always open. any of you may add me if you like, though i have to admit my diet is pretty consistently boring. :)

there's a bunch of basic material on the forums if you search on "sexy pants" (don't ask, just trust me on this) that will tell you how it works for almost everyone*: eat at a slight calorie deficit and shoot to lose a pound a week. exercise for the health and fitness benefits but don't count on it to lose weight; how you…

first, you've lost fifteen pounds so you are doing something right already! second, yes, if you eat at a deficit, you will lose weight. i had major surgery and all i *could* do afterwards was walk. the first twenty or so pounds i lost, i lost by walking and eating at a modest calorie deficit. i still walk everyday even…

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Getting stuck in the cycle of losing and gaining is really common. But I am pretty sure that you can get out of it if are willing to make several commitments to yourself. Note that "to yourself"... you are the only person that can make, evaluate, or keep your commitments. The first commitment is being really honest with…

i think this guy has this covered.

believe it or not... moderation. my strategy for pretty much anything was some combination of "go as hard as you can" and "ready/shoot/aim" which actually doesn't always work out so well. so learning how to slowly change my diet to reflect the realities of being in my fifties and slowly rebuild my body after two years of…

Awesome job. You are the man. AHTH!

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if he is like most men, any sex is more interesting. just sayin'

Anyone who begins any post with three paragraphs about their expertise and success, is associated with a "product" or "system", or says they have a "easy", "foolproof", or "fast" shortcut for losing weight or getting fit is probably looking to, as they say, monetize the relationship. As in real life, if it sounds too good…

[comment deleted] having read through five pages of this thread after i post, not getting involved in the discussion seems the better idea.

^this^ Another example: The difference between me doing the same steady state cardio exercise at sea level and again at an elevation of six thousand feet is roughly twenty-five percent. And, if I stay at elevation for three or more weeks gradually returns to within five percent of the sea level measure. If you keep track…

I think you will find a lot of people here lose weight independent of their exercise habits: they eat at a calorie deficit determined by their daily activity level. That is why you hear phrases like "eat your exercise calories back" and "the weight battle is won in the kitchen" so often. If you like to exercise, you should…

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I actually have to read the study before I reply. Which I will do.

"I don't drink, thanks." and if your date objects or pressures you, time to end the date, at least if you wish to be around some one that respects you and your boundaries, however you choose to set them. Moreover, explaining yourself in such situations isn't, in my experience, helpful. You don't have to justify personal…

My apologies for the snarky comment on spelling. It was inappropriate, whatever the TOS says. No I haven't seen them, that is why I asked. And I haven't made any assertions; I found your statement curious and wanted to see the research myself. That said, I have found most studies relating diet to cognitive function -…

The trouble with making rules for other people is, generally speaking, they prefer to make their own. And unfortunately, that means it is probably easier to pay less attention to what other people say - good and bad - than to get them to only say things you'd like them to say or not say. Perhaps remembering that (a) ninety…

Would you mind pointing out one or two of these studies? I really would like to see them, having done a fair amount of reading on ketogenic diets and never having come across one.

There are so many good websites with meal ideas... just do a web search! Or... spend a couple of hours at your local big bookstore, where there will be dozens of cookbooks. A good diet is going to be based on whole vegetables, fruits, whole grains along with a reasonable amount of meat and dairy products. It will have a…