[beekman]

Get out of the golf cart...walk..jog...hit the gym..eat better than you have in the past..no more donuts...yes..you can do it...you will lose weight...it starts with the right attitude

[lovsthosebigdogs]

I found that everyone here in TV centers the social things around food. They want to go out for dinner and drinks or get together and eat for any reason. I walk, I did water exercises and lots of different active things BUT my body quickly became accustomed to it so after initially losing a couple of pounds I put on those pounds and a couple more. I have gained 3 lbs since coming here. It doesn't sound like a lot but now I am back to doing Weight Watchers and I have to get them off before it turns into the Freshman 15. Not gonna happen!

[Cantwaittoarrive]

I run 40 to 50 miles a week plus lift weights 4 times a week

[Cantwaittoarrive]

Originally Posted by beekman

Get out of the golf cart...walk..jog...hit the gym..eat better than you have in the past..no more donuts...yes..you can do it...you will lose weight...it starts with the right attitude

However eating the buttercream filled long john's at Publix's are worth an extra pound or two in body weight or running an extra mile or two a day

[BarryRX]

Originally Posted by Cantwaittoarrive

I run 40 to 50 miles a week plus lift weights 4 times a week

that is some heavy distance running!

[Dancing Queen]

I lost 260 pounds, when I got divorced in May. [(My X-husband) that was his joke he was telling everyone the day we ended it legally.]
But seriously I lost my own weight when I moved here, as I am always dancing every night, swimming, walking, and trying new things. I have not turned on my tv this year at all, as I am always busy.

[tippyclubb]

Originally Posted by Dancing Queen

I lost 260 pounds, when I got divorced in May. [(My X-husband) that was his joke he was telling everyone the day we ended it legally.]
But seriously I lost my own weight when I moved here, as I am always dancing every night, swimming, walking, and trying new things. I have not turned on my tv this year at all, as I am always busy.

Wow, that is fantastic and not easy to do. Don't you just love trying new things. Out with the old and in with the new. Only in TV can we have so many opportunities to try.

Tom and I hope to gain weight and ready to give up our vegetable diet. We have been eating healthy for many years and I'm sick of it. It's time for some french fries ,cheese burgers, ice cream and chocolate cake. Our goal was to stay alive long enough to retire and now we're going to enjoy food. Done with the broccoli unless it has cheese or butter on it.

[B767drvr]

Originally Posted by tippyclubb

Tom and I hope to gain weight and ready to give up our vegetable diet. We have been eating healthy for many years and I'm sick of it. It's time for some french fries ,cheese burgers, ice cream and chocolate cake. Our goal was to stay alive long enough to retire and now we're going to enjoy food. Done with the broccoli unless it has cheese or butter on it.

So sorry to hear that Tippy. Have you read "the China Study" and "Whole" by Campbell?

Trust me… I do "get it"… about what you're "giving up". IF you've read these two books, you know the truth! I'm watching both of my parents die due to their dietary choices (High blood pressure, A-fib, morbid obesity, diabetes, macular degeneration, stents, quadruple-bypass, etc…) and have the added joy of watching my in-laws experience the same thing. These disease are NOT a normal part of aging. They are due to poor dietary choices!

Remember… vibrant health well into your 90"s is NORMAL! What we have in America and most western cultures is a sick society.

Just a reminder that dietary choices are not just about quantity of life, but quality. My (retired MD father) is 100 lbs overweight, eats whatever he "desires", can barely walk 10 feet and has to stop due to shortness of breath, even AFTER a pacemaker, refuses a scooter because he's not one of those "fat guys riding a scooter"…???

Is this what you want?

Personally, I feel FANTASTIC living a "nearly-Vegan" lifestyle… but each to his own.
We all make choices. I embrace your right to make choices, especially concerning your own life. Perhaps a modification of your diet, versus a full-blown throw in the towel I'm gunna eat whatever I wish?

At any rate, peace to you!

[stroglass]

Lost 20 staying active is a big help used to work behind a desk but now I'm moving a lot more

[DruannB]

Thank you all. I look forward to golfing with my husband, who enjoys walking the course. I also noticed the last time I was in TV that the heat killed my appetite. Now, if that will just continue permanently, I'll get back into shape.