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Depends on whether her goal is some type of ideal or minimal weight for her or if it is simply a goal or milestone. I don't think I told her she can do it because I did. She can only do it because of what she will do.

It is not contradictory. She needs enough nutrition to sustain her work-outs. She does not need enough calories to sustain her current weight.

Why do you think that this deficit is necessarily unsafe?

Because she will need a good plan that she can sustain long-term. Plenty of strenuous exercise. Plenty of rest. The necessary amount of nutritious food to sustain the exercise.

Her chances of avoiding binging are entirely dependent upon her enthusiasm, dedication, and the strength of her resolve. I am not ashamed of people who have such personal qualities. Following the advice of her physician and nutritionist she can certainly avoid any and all negative repercussions. I am not ashamed of giving…

We know her goal is to lose 20 lbs. We don't know that she is only 20 lbs overweight. I am not ashamed of myself and I did not tell her it is a good idea. In fact, I recommended that she make sure to make and stick to a more reasonable fitness and eating plan after the wedding. She and her doctor are responsible for her…

Well, of course, she must avoid binging.

3,500 calories x 20 lbs = 70,000 calorie deficit that she needs to achieve. I don't know how overweight Claudia is--the more overweight she is, the easier it will be, of course--but if she focuses on health and fitness and lets the dietary and nutrition needs follow those goals, it can be done in a healthy way. Here's how…

Don't listen to all the naysayers, just make sure you eat enough nutritious food to support intense work-outs and get plenty of rest after said intense work-outs, which should be a mix of cardio (eg, swimming, running) and strength-training (free weights or weight machines), the latter being very important to lose more fat…

I don't like the aftertaste and get headaches from both so I avoid them.

Only 2 miles this morning, but did the first mile in 29:15 (PB).

Excellent distance!

Excellent, amusedmonkey! Sorry, I don't have an answer to your question, but, Excellent!

I do my long-distance cardio (eg, 3-mile continuous swimmin) on separate days. I do strength training once or twice a week, circuit training with three sets, weights first followed by 20-25 minutes on three different cardio machines which focus on my legs (rowing, steps, bike). Rowing, when done properly, is also is a good…

No, not really, but it is true that for most people dietary cholesterol has much less of an effect on lipid cholesterol than previously thought.

The above-posted link to the article by the Mayo Clinic piece is a good introduction. I've had good results with lots of cardio (swimming) and weight reduction. You may find that it is easier to lower your 'bad cholesterol' than it is to raise your 'good cholesterol'. Some people are more affected by the amount of dietary…

Sure. Every aerobic cardio work-out is maintaining and can even build some muscles. Aerobic vs anaerobic is a more accurate or well-defined classification.

Yeah, it's uncanny how much he resembles me. He must get that all the time.

Yeah, cerals are tough. They seem to be fairly calorie dense (at least the ones I like) and not that filling so I end up eating a lot. You can't really eliminate it from the house since your kids eat it. Sounds like you may just need to give it up 'cold turkey', which may be very hard at first, but it does get easier as…

What is your current time for the 1k distance? What is the longest distance you've ever done? Do you have access to a coach who can analyze your stroke? Not just at the beginning, but, more importantly, at the end of a 1k, when you're tired and sloppy. There are different approaches to improving your times, but the only…

Don't overdo it. It is actually while resting after a workout, that your body is rebuilding and getting into shape. If it has enough rest and nourishment, the body will always rebuild itself stronger than it was before, but this takes time and rest. I think many enthusiastic dieters and people that are new to working out…

Sure. Next time I see her, I will ask, but I don't see her very often. We may come across another source on this before that.

I first heard this idea from Marcia Cleveland in her book, Dover Solo: Swimming The English Channel. She doesn't have medical or physiological training, but practical experience in swimming very long distances. [Mike Oram, pilot of an escort boat for channel swimmers] suggested that I go into my long pool swims on an empty…

I agree, and yet there was also something positive about that group in affirming themselves as valuable and appealing even though they were at the opposite extreme of the culturally defined image of attractiveness.

Weight loss is good, but you may discover that fitness ends up being so much more important to you. Once your body starts to become fit doing an exercise or sport you really enjoy, your body will provide you with subconscious motivation that will overpower whatever degree of mental motivation you have now. Good luck and…

3 miles continuous. Nothing complicated, just 3 miles. Thinking about practicing with the Masters team this week if I can get to the gym early enough. Haven't practiced as a member of a swim team in 41 years.

I don't fit in any of these categories, at least not yet. My first open-water swim will be a 5k in July.

A women swam in my lane for 1 mile in the middle of one of my 3-mile swims a few weeks ago. She was a little faster than me but not as good on the flip turns so it was back and forth with one of us in the lead or the other or side by side for much of that mile. We were both long-distance swimmers so we never stopped and…

The next time you have a cold and your throat is raw and cigarette smoke smells like an electrical fire, and you really don't like that awful smell, just don't smoke that morning. Then don't smoke the rest of the day. You won't miss it that day. Hopefully, you will be sick for a couple of more days during which time it is…

Interesting. Where were you living in the 70s? I only swam 1 year competitively, as a Freshman at a small Midwestern high school in 1973-74, and everyone wore goggles for practice and competition.