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I am a cardio-addict, which is fine, of course, but there are a few senses in which one can say that someone is doing too much cardio, in my opinion: If you are doing killer cardio work-outs and not giving your body enough rest to rebuild itself, you will not get the full fitness- and endurance-building benefits of those…

Yeah, you never know the ordeals that some people endured and which helped make them who they are. It is very compassionate of you to try and find an understanding of why the mother might say such a thing. And, yes, the aunt and uncle were great!

They do. The 25% figure that is often mentioned as 'obese' (for men) is actually based on a misunderstanding of a report by the World Health Organization, which merely cited a Swedish study in which 25% was the average body fat percentage of healthy men between the ages of 45 and 49 who were participating in the study.…

Woo hoo! I feel a big celebration coming up soon.

You can definitely do this. I only had one major foot surgery, after which I gained 25 lbs, but eventually figured out a way to do this. When I couldn't run any more, I went back to swimming as my primary exercise. Where there's a will, there's a way. You can definitely do this.

So sorry for your loss. Best friends are such an important gift in this life. But, you are so right, your friend who loves you, wants what is best for you and knows you will succeed.

Don't give up. Timing is secondary. The goal of health and fitness is primary and you will get there, regardless of timing. You will get there.

I haven't been paying that close attention, but I saw a similar show several years ago where a 600+ lbs guy used to cook in bed. It seemed like a wonderful idea at the time.

It is definitely still do-able. You can do it. You can certainly do it.

Is it more dinero than flying me down to Greensboro to give you personal lessons for a week? You can learn this very quickly if you have a reasonably patient teacher and modest motivation on your part. Visit the mucho dinero place and ask to speak to their best swimming instructor/coach. I suspect s/he will give you 4 or 5…

Kida_Adelyne, you can surely do this distance. If I can, anyone can. I went from 3 laps to 3 miles in less than 3 months, and then I went from 3 miles very noncontinuous to 3 miles continuous in less than a month, all while still being obese. Obese. I was not an athlete at the time. I was obese. How, you ask? There are…

Excellent goal, Ms_J1. I am very impressed!

Soon you will transform yourself from a wallowing whale into a speedy dolphin!

Stephen, where do you live? Is there a swim instructor or swim classes at your gym/pool? You can learn side breathing pretty quickly and get rid of the snorkel. Although the Darth Swimmer joke is funny!

Thanks. This explains a lot.

BMI correlates only partially and indirectly to health and fitness. There are many other variables that need to be considered.

Oh, so you're one of those smart guys! I'm eventually going to get around to fixing a very old vacuum tube radio. If that goes well, I may have some questions for you about transistors, before I try to tackle integrated circuits.

Part of the reason I do not know how many calories I eat per day on average is that I do not try to eat the same amount every day. Rather, I try to listen to my body and eat when it feels like I need to, eg, after heavy work-outs when I'm in rebuild phase. But I should know so I went back and did a quick analysis of the…

Is the 3,500 calories/lb of fat accurate for me? I just did an analysis and found that it is scary how accurate it has been. Tracking calories eaten and estimating calories of exercise since January 14th, using the default MFP sedentary setting (desk job) and the 3,500 calories/lb number, I calculated that I should have…

Do you live in an area where it's nice to take walks? Alone or with a friend. It's a great way to start the day. As you get used to that, you can start to jog small portions and gradually increase the amount until your running the entire route. Or just walk, it is an excellent form of exercise and its great to be outdoors…

What, no frosted brown sugar?

Welcome, mpeters!

I'm not sure, but I probably average about 1,000 per day but it varies a lot depending on my work-outs and other needs, eg, maintaining a cheery disposition at work. And whenever I have an occasion to go out to dinner or a get-together of some kind, I make sure I enjoy all the foods I love: rib-eye steaks, lobster, crab,…

It was merely intended as a humorous compliment. I do not seriously think that a 21-year-old would be interested in me. Nor would my wife think so. It was a poor attempt at humor.

Thanks, mpeters. Swimming is fantastic. A little more boring than running outdoors but much better because it is non-impact and uses all major muscle groups. You may want to consider joining our swimming group here. Very nice and encouraging people at all different levels:…

Make sure you get plenty of rest, especially after a particularly tough work-out. The inflammation of your muscles is also part of the body healing and rebuilding itself after you've torn it down a little. It needs rest to complete this process and will rebuild itself stronger than it was before. I've quickly made huge…

Wow! You look great! What was the keto like for you?

I apologize. Actually, I posted that after only looking at her picture, without reading the post. Again, I am sorry.

Wow! You look great!

Thanks. I love my doctor. He's a pulmonologist who eventually became my primary care provider after I nearly died of multiple pulmonary embolisms (PEs) in 2009. He is extremely well respected because of his great skill in diagnosing things that others miss. The nurses and other doctors in the ER and ICU spoke of this…