[Westside]

With the start of the new year many people made New Year's resolutions to take better care of themselves.  What kind of exercise\ workout routine do you follow to try to stay healthy?

[Granny Bear]

I do yoga twice/week. Instead of hurting my joints, the meditation and stretching exercises relieves a lot of my pain. I started out with chair yoga (for older folks) but have graduated to yin yoga.

We have as many men as women in class. A fact that surprised me

[Jarons]

Started last spring by cutting out all sugars, except for ketchup, and cut down my intake of bread and carbs to one or less serving a day and eliminated all soft drinks and caffeine.I eat primarily a protein, cheese and fruit and vegetable diet. I started exercising 4-6 days a week. Because of shoulder surgery in August I primarily do cardio mostly running and walking. I usually run a shade over 3 miles in 30 minutes. I am getting to the point that am starting to lift and swim.
I have lost a little over 50 pounds. I feel tons better. I don't miss the candy and pop, don't crave them either. I have more energy now than when I was in my 20s.

[Westside]

Started last spring by cutting out all sugars, except for ketchup, and cut down my intake of bread and carbs to one or less serving a day and eliminated all soft drinks and caffeine.I eat primarily a protein, cheese and fruit and vegetable diet.  I started exercising 4-6 days a week. Because of shoulder surgery in August I primarily do cardio mostly running and walking. I usually run a shade over 3 miles in 30 minutes. I am getting to the point that am starting to lift and swim.
I have lost a little over 50 pounds. I feel tons better. I don't miss the candy and pop, don't crave them either. I have more energy now than when I was in my 20s.

That's great, Jarons.

[jetpilot]

Started last spring by cutting out all sugars, except for ketchup, and cut down my intake of bread and carbs to one or less serving a day and eliminated all soft drinks and caffeine.I eat primarily a protein, cheese and fruit and vegetable diet.  I started exercising 4-6 days a week. Because of shoulder surgery in August I primarily do cardio mostly running and walking. I usually run a shade over 3 miles in 30 minutes. I am getting to the point that am starting to lift and swim.
I have lost a little over 50 pounds. I feel tons better. I don't miss the candy and pop, don't crave them either. I have more energy now than when I was in my 20s.

Dang that's awesome. I need to do half of that in the worst way.

[jetpilot]

Started last spring by cutting out all sugars, except for ketchup, and cut down my intake of bread and carbs to one or less serving a day and eliminated all soft drinks and caffeine.I eat primarily a protein, cheese and fruit and vegetable diet.  I started exercising 4-6 days a week. Because of shoulder surgery in August I primarily do cardio mostly running and walking. I usually run a shade over 3 miles in 30 minutes. I am getting to the point that am starting to lift and swim.
I have lost a little over 50 pounds. I feel tons better. I don't miss the candy and pop, don't crave them either. I have more energy now than when I was in my 20s.

How long did it take to get off soft drinks? Did you go cold turkey or do it gradually? That's the first thing I'm doing.

[Jarons]

Started last spring by cutting out all sugars, except for ketchup, and cut down my intake of bread and carbs to one or less serving a day and eliminated all soft drinks and caffeine.I eat primarily a protein, cheese and fruit and vegetable diet.  I started exercising 4-6 days a week. Because of shoulder surgery in August I primarily do cardio mostly running and walking. I usually run a shade over 3 miles in 30 minutes. I am getting to the point that am starting to lift and swim.
I have lost a little over 50 pounds. I feel tons better. I don't miss the candy and pop, don't crave them either. I have more energy now than when I was in my 20s.

How long did it take to get off soft drinks? Did you go cold turkey or do it gradually? That's the first thing I'm doing.

On average, I drank only one a day in the morning and at restaurants. It was my "morning coffee." I dropped to half for about a week.  On the first weekend I realized that I was not craving a Pepsi. I decided to put it off till Monday when I returned to work.  My drink tasted so bad that I no longer wanted to drink it again.  After that never had caffeine craving or headache.

[Westside]

Started last spring by cutting out all sugars, except for ketchup, and cut down my intake of bread and carbs to one or less serving a day and eliminated all soft drinks and caffeine.I eat primarily a protein, cheese and fruit and vegetable diet.  I started exercising 4-6 days a week. Because of shoulder surgery in August I primarily do cardio mostly running and walking. I usually run a shade over 3 miles in 30 minutes. I am getting to the point that am starting to lift and swim.
I have lost a little over 50 pounds. I feel tons better. I don't miss the candy and pop, don't crave them either. I have more energy now than when I was in my 20s.

How long did it take to get off soft drinks? Did you go cold turkey or do it gradually? That's the first thing I'm doing.

On average, I drank only one a day in the morning and at restaurants. It was my "morning coffee." I dropped to half for about a week.  On the first weekend I realized that I was not craving a Pepsi. I decided to put it off till Monday when I returned to work.  My drink tasted so bad that I no longer wanted to drink it again.  After that never had caffeine craving or headache.

I haven't drunk a pop in about 6 or 7 years.

[Granny Bear]

I don't remember my last carbonated soft drink. I allow myself coffee in the morning, but other than that, it's strictly water. On rare occasions, I will allow myself a sweet tea. LOVE sweet tea!!!

[Old School Hound]

I went to Walmart pharmacy yesterday to get a refill of my psych meds and they were giving away a few little free items. They gave me a couple of little stress balls. So I've been squeezing my balls a lot the last couple of days.

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I don't remember my last carbonated soft drink.  I allow myself coffee in the morning, but other than that, it's strictly water.  On rare occasions, I will allow myself a sweet tea.  LOVE sweet tea!!!

Gran, I thought of you when I saw this old tea bag.


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[jetpilot]

You can always tell when someone picks up their meds and has 2/3 of the bottle eaten before they make it back to the house lol

[Westside]

I did the water only protocol for a few years, but I came to the conclusion that I was doing far worse thing to my health. So, I now drink sugar free Hawaiian Punch as well water. I honestly could not tell that drinking water only made me feel better or helped me in any way.

[Granny Bear]

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And this is what I think of whenever someone mentions OSH.

[Jarons]

Update or personal brag, whatever you want to call it. I completed a marathon this morning on Emerald Isle in just a shade over 4 hrs.

[Westside]

Update or personal brag, whatever you want to call it. I completed a marathon this morning on Emerald Isle in just a shade over 4 hrs.

That is amazing.  Isn't a marathon 20 something miles?  I obviously don't run.  Congratulations on your accomplishment.

[Jarons]

Update or personal brag, whatever you want to call it. I completed a marathon this morning on Emerald Isle in just a shade over 4 hrs.

That is amazing.  Isn't a marathon 20 something miles?  I obviously don't run.  Congratulations on your accomplishment.

Thanks
It's 26.2 miles

[King Kong]

Update or personal brag, whatever you want to call it. I completed a marathon this morning on Emerald Isle in just a shade over 4 hrs.

That is amazing.  Isn't a marathon 20 something miles?  I obviously don't run.  Congratulations on your accomplishment.

Thanks
It's 26.2 miles

Congrats!  That's an awesome accomplishment!  Completing a marathon is something biggest majority of the earth's population,  will never accomplish.  

Congrats again!

[jetpilot]

Holy crap Jarons congratulations. It would take me 6 months to run 26 miles. Awesome.

[Old School Hound]

My workout routine Tuesday night will primarily consist of taking a glass, filling it with red wine and lifting it to my mouth time and time again until all my bottles are empty. By the time the night is over, my blood will be about 42% Pinot Noir.

[Old School Hound]

Holy crap Jarons congratulations. It would take me 6 months to run 26 miles. Awesome.

I ran 20 miles one day about five years ago. Collapsed in my front yard at the end of the run. Couldn't get up for a half hour.  Another time a few years ago I ran from my house to the Golden Corral in London(about 16 miles), had dinner, and then walked back. Felt like I could sleep for a week when I got home. Did the Corbin to London thing about three different times.   Ran a total of two official races in my life, a 2 mile run when I was 15 and a 1 mile fun run when I was 55. I finished the mile  6 minutes, 36 seconds. Five people in the race bested my time. Five of them were teenagers who ran track for Whitley and Williamsburg. Not bad for an old guy who had only started running again a few months before.  I'd be lucky to run across the street now without having an infarction.