Wanna Get In Shape?

[mook]

Good job on loosing the weight mooks but I wouldn't recommend starving or atkins to anyone other than the desperate. Those methods are only good if you have tried other ways and your current weight is causing more stress on your body than the diet will. Atkins does have some good ideas, like limiting carbs but to starve yourself of carbs or food in general will make your body and brain not function propertly, and I prefer to opperate at peak function unless Im smoking a big fat joint.

I seem to function just fine. Did a 6 mile, 1500 foot climb on Sunday powered by low carb. Two days after a fast. I do these hikes all the time during the hunting season.

I got this idea from a hunting buddy who is a doctor. I've read a lot of stuff about the subject of fasting, and I haven't seen much that indicates there's any risk at all provided you are a mentally stable person (I am) and keep the fasts under 40 or so hours. I usually have a nice meal in the evening, then fast the entire following day, then wake up and have a nice breakfast. I find myself losing focus and getting lethargic about 24 hours into it, but it's kind of fun to tough that out. When the fast is over I always feel fantastic. I used to do them weekly, but I try to fast at least once every two weeks now.

I find that I'm actually more mentally with it while doing low carb. Skin is clearer and I have tons of energy. I get told all the time I look a lot younger.

Check out r/keto and you'll be shocked at how many stories are like mine. (Not the fasting part--I know I'm an oddball on that one.)

I think the real key is trying a variety of systems and sticking with the one that works for you. If you find yourself getting bored of the limited range of food in a low carb diet, maybe Weight Watchers makes more sense. Personally, I find it annoying to micromanage calories, and I never feel full or energetic on strict calorie restriction.

 

[Boob-No-More]

At 55, I'm in the best shape of my life. Shed those 35+ lbs via walking and eating the way I should. Now I run 5-8 miles a few times per week. Keep it near 170. It's a rush.

I'm not sure if I'm in the best shape of my life, but I weighed one pound less on my 50th birthday than on my 17th (and I was a 5-sport athlete, if you count golf as a sport, who trained year round in high school). 14 months before my 50th birthday, I set a goal to lose 50 pounds. I actually lost 62 and I've kept it off since. Like you, it all started with walking and eating right. And, as the pounds came off, I started increasing my physical activity.

I'm 51 years old, 6'4", 195. I feel great. My blood pressure is 102/64 and my at-rest heart rate is 48. I don't follow any specific diet plan, just common sense. I eat a high fiber, low fat, protein rich diet with a LOT of fresh produce, no red meat, very little dairy (non-fat Greek yogurt) and lots of whole grains. The last time I had my cholesterol checked, my LDL was 80 and my HDL was 64. Although an HDL of 64 is fine, my doctor said I could eat more nuts and avocados (sources of healthy fats) to raise my HDL. So, I add avocado and sliced almonds to my salads a few nights a week.

Being healthy; exercising and eating right, really is a choice. My brother is two years older than me. He had a heart attack back in April. He was 6'2, 330 at the time. He had a quintuple bypass in September. Prior to the heart attack, he ate worse than anyone I've ever known. His diet was 100% McDonald's and Pizza Hut for 25 years. It's a wonder he made it to 53 before having a heart attack. He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at 46, but it took something as serious a heart attack to finally convince him to start eating right. He's now down to 255. And all that weight loss was simply by modifying his diet. He has started walking now and will gradually increase his level of physical activity under the supervision of his cardiologist. He still has a ways to go, but he's headed in the right direction.

BNM

 

[mattwarp]

BLAZER PROPHET, I recently ordered a rowing machine from overstockpromodeal.com. I am somewhat concerned that I may have gotten scammed. What was your experience with them?

 

[ABM]

BLAZER PROPHET, I recently ordered a rowing machine from overstockpromodeal.com. I am somewhat concerned that I may have gotten scammed. What was your experience with them?

This is a pretty good verifying source. Unfortunately, overstockpromodeals wasn't listed.

http://www.resellerratings.com/

 

[mattwarp]

Thanks ABM. This site (overstockpromodeals.com) looks like the real thing, but you have to pay through Moneypack (which was new to me) and there is no number to call for customer service. I should have been more careful. Hopefully it all works out.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

BLAZER PROPHET, I recently ordered a rowing machine from overstockpromodeal.com. I am somewhat concerned that I may have gotten scammed. What was your experience with them?

Well, it's where I ordered my elliptical. In my email I have the notice of shipping... I have an e-invoice... IT'S BETTER COME!!! However, they're Overstock.com and I think that's a trusted site.

 

[ABM]

Well, it's where I ordered my elliptical. In my email I have the notice of shipping... I have an e-invoice... IT'S BETTER COME!!! However, they're Overstock.com and I think that's a trusted site.

Is "this" site the same as overstock.com, though?

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Is "this" site the same as overstock.com, though?

It looks the same. When I pulle the website up, it looks just like Overstock and then below their logo it states it's their promo deal area.

 

[ABM]

It looks the same. When I pulle the website up, it looks just like Overstock and then below their logo it states it's their promo deal area.

I don't think it's the same. I wish you success, though...

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I don't think it's the same.

Really? Don't say that.

 

[maxiep]

Thanks ABM. This site (overstockpromodeals.com) looks like the real thing, but you have to pay through Moneypack (which was new to me) and there is no number to call for customer service. I should have been more careful. Hopefully it all works out.

I almost fell for this scam when I tried to buy a 9-piece DeWalt 18V set. I almost bought a MoneyPak, but then I decided to check it out online. I searched "MoneyPak + scam" and found a number of links. Here's the first one: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/06/23/beware-of-green-dot-moneypak-scams/

I hope I'm wrong, but I'm really sorry if you were scammed.

 

[mattwarp]

BlazerProhpet, my order still says processing. I have received no shipping confirmation. I have attempted the "contact us" area and have not heard back. I checked out the link that maxiep supplied and it looks like exactly what I fear has happened.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

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Whois Server: whois.namesecure.com
Referral URL: http://www.namesecure.com
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Expiration Date: 20-nov-2013

Brand new domain name and website.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Domain Name: OVERSTOCK.COM
Registrar: MARKMONITOR INC.
Whois Server: whois.markmonitor.com
Referral URL: http://www.markmonitor.com
Name Server: NS1.P20.DYNECT.NET
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Expiration Date: 11-feb-2017

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The Consumerist is a blog owned by Consumer Reports. It's excellent. They tackle problems like this all the time. If this is a scam I would write up exactly what happened and send it to them.

http://consumerist.com/

 

[jlprk]

Those who believe in small government hope that there are no government regulators to help him. It would waste taxes. Small business has enough paperwork. Also, the scam company might lay off its 50th employee if it has to subsidize their health care.

 

[jlprk]

This country is lawsuit-happy. Too tortious. A limit should be put on lawsuits so that ABM can't get full value back, and so that he can't collect attorney fees from the plaintiff. Consumers should bear some responsibility.

Agencies like SEC, FTC, EPA, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission should be legislated out of business. Subsidized class action suits and Obama's credit card regulations should be reversed. These burdens on the taxpayer stifle productivity of small and large businesses alike. We Libertarians and Republicans want ABM to survive on his own freedom in a Wild West economy.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

This country is lawsuit-happy. Too tortious. A limit should be put on lawsuits so that ABM can't get full value back, and so that he can't collect attorney fees from the plaintiff. Consumers should bear some responsibility.

Agencies like SEC, FTC, EPA, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission should be legislated out of business. Subsidized class action suits and Obama's credit card regulations should be reversed. These burdens on the taxpayer stifle productivity of small and large businesses alike. We Libertarians and Republicans want ABM to survive on his own freedom in a Wild West economy.

Why go there? Why try and turn this thread into some BS political argument?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

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[BLAZER PROPHET]

The Consumerist is a blog owned by Consumer Reports. It's excellent. They tackle problems like this all the time. If this is a scam I would write up exactly what happened and send it to them.

http://consumerist.com/

I will. I've done some more checking and it does appear I've been taken.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

• Protect Yourself
• Most Common Scams
• Report Fraud
  • If You Are Aware of a Possible Scam:
    1. Alert Green Dot of a possible scam to help stop this from happening in the future.
    If You Believe You may be a Victim of Fraud:
    
    
    • Call 1-800-GREEN DOT. Have your MoneyPak and receipt for reference.
    • Contact your local police department.
    If you give your MoneyPak number to a criminal, Green Dot is not responsible for paying you back. Learn how to protect yourself.

This, too.

Thanks Sly.

 

[ABM]

These burdens on the taxpayer stifle productivity of small and large businesses alike. We Libertarians and Republicans want ABM to survive on his own freedom in a Wild West economy.

And I was brought into this part of the discussion why?

 

[jlprk]

Because I'd been up for 27 hours and I was sure you had started the thread. Oh well, at least I wasn't wrong about anything else.

Now I think I'll go to the Rick Majerus thread and note that he might have gotten a new heart if we had nationalized health care. Ain't I a stinker...

Fuck, it was BP. And now I'm going to be up another 27 today. Prepare for a couple of doozy posts from me around 6 pm...

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Because I'd been up for 27 hours and I was sure you had started the thread. Oh well, at least I wasn't wrong about anything else.

Now I think I'll go to the Rick Majerus thread and note that he might have gotten a new heart if we had nationalized health care. Ain't I a stinker...

Fuck, it was BP. And now I'm going to be up another 27 today. Prepare for a couple of doozy posts from me around 6 pm...

A steak, hot bath, good woman and 8 hours sleep and you'll be as good as new.

 

[jlprk]

Ever since I went Muslim, all my wives have kept me awake.