<p>After I reported on facebook falling on my head, my aching legs, the stretch into the wind, etc., one of my friends asked “Where is the joy in this?” That was a good question.</p>
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<p>MOWC, congratulations on your marathon. Just finishing is enough for most people, you just added a little competitive drama at the end.</p>
<p>MOfWC, you did great despite all joy-killing events that happened during your run. Awesome job! congrats!</p>
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<p>I don’t. But I also don’t have arthritis in my knees (yet). We had a sales rep from Breg in the office a few weeks ago. We’re looking at using several of their different braces…</p>
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<p>Yay! Being surrounded by all those lovely colors. Now that’s my idea of hiking! (The boulders can be looking nice and picturesque resting at the side the trail. 
I’d include a waterfall or two to boot.)</p>
<p>blankmind, wow, just saw your post about the upcoming run. I’m really envious - sounds like a really cool event, but I can’t do it (both Nov 30 and Feb 2 I have to be in the stupid class I signed up for). Have fun!</p>
<p>Even though I don’t run, I understand why MOWC runs marathons. I think it’s probably the same for all of us, on some level, in some way. Setting a goal for a physical workout, knowing that it will be tough in some way, and the satisfaction of completing the workout. It is having a defined challenge for a given workout that provides the motivation to finish it. So, I can’t imagine running a marathon, but I think I understand why people do it.</p>
<p>The nice thing is that it’s always possible to set the goal just a little bit harder or a little bit different in some way, even if it’s just trying to do the workout with a little more verve.</p>
<p>I have definitely hit a plateau per weight loss - at the same weight for weeks. </p>
<p>This is while I am running longer and longer (4 miles + every other day), doing weights (one hour at least every other day), and eating less and less carb (cutting out rice almost completely). </p>
<p>Because I am doing just about everything now, I am at a loss for ideas of breaking this one. I have at least 20 more lbs to loss for my BMI to be “normal”. </p>
<p>The only time I have week days are between 8 - 10 PM. Can’t do any more if I want any sleep at all. </p>
<p>Love to lose at least 1 lb per week. Any comment/ideas will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>My experience is that while exercise is certainly important, cutting back on calories and certain kinds of foods is how you lose weight. There is a lot of good knowledge in this thread, and I bet iDad can summarize some of it for you. Tracking your food might help.</p>
<p>There are a wide variety of knee braces with varying levels of support. In general more support is a bigger pain in the neck in terms of putting them on and taking them off and the amount of space that they can take up inside your clothes.</p>
<p>Another factor to consider is how to clean them. If they are used for exercise, then they can get quite sweaty and you might want to wash them from time to time.</p>
<p>The standard compression sleeves stretch after using them for a while. I find that the decent ones last 6 - 12 months but your mileage may vary depending on how much you use them.</p>
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<p>“Normal” BMI for many people would require actually being skinny. At my current weight, I am right at the borderline between “normal” and “overweight” and I don’t think anyone would look at me and think that I need to lose weight. I’m pretty much at the limit. I recently dropped a couple of pounds, stayed under 2000 calories a day, and quit losing. If I tried to cut my calories below 1750 to lose more weight, I 'd just end up shutting down my metabolism.</p>
<p>Almost any guy who lifts weights and develops even a little muscle is going to be “overweight” on the BMI scale.</p>
<p>To give you an idea of just how whacky it can be, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has a BMI of just over 30. He’s officially obese according to the BMI scale. Here’s a picture. You tell me. I figure most guys would kill to be that obese.</p>
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<p>If you are within 20 pounds of a “normal” BMI, losing a pound a week is probably an unrealistic goal. Fat loss, even if you do everything perfecty, slows as you approach your ideal body weight. What you see with you are 100 or 50 pounds overweight is not what you can expect when you are 10 or 20 pounds overweight. Be patient.</p>
<p>I agree with MOWC. Trying to lose weight by exercising more and more and more probably isn’t going to work. Losing body fat is a 99% diet.</p>
<p>5K walk/jog for me. First time in a week or two. Nice cool fall day: 55 degrees, mostly cloudy. I went out in shorts and short sleeves, so I didn’t sweat a whole lot. But, I made up for it by panting like a dog! Wow. I’m out of shape for walk/jogging…</p>
<p>I get easy first intervals on cool days. The Garmin gives a quick spurious heart rate spike on the first couple. So it spikes to 90%, quickly falls back, and I go again. It settles down and give accurate (and painful) readings by the third interval.</p>
<p>Looking like Tuesday for hiking. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny by afternoon and maybe dry things out a bit with Tues as the second dry day in a row. I’m thinking back to Waterville Valley and do the Welch/Dickey loop (the first hike I did last summer). Gorgeous views. Short enough to not have to worry about daylight. And, good chance to measure my progress. It should be a quicker, steadier hike this time around.</p>
<p>Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski . . . . wow.</p>
<p>Thanks, idad. ;)</p>
<p>I’m wearing my Gronkowski jersey as we speak (congrats to the Pats today!), I look just like him.</p>
<p>Yeah, ok, not quite.</p>
<p>I thought that was a picture of Dad II!</p>
<p>I bet DadII is getting there!</p>
<p>I’m all stiff and creaky after my little 5K walk/jog. Such is life with geezer fitness…</p>
<p>Stretches and mini weights for me today. That and I finally broke down and took some Robitussin.</p>
<p>Reguar Sunday gym work out. I am finally back at the weight I was on August 10. Too many restaurant meals, celebrations and parties. Still have 10-15 pounds I’d like to shed, no hurry. At this point I’m doing well to lose 1/2 a pound a week.</p>
<p>DadII even when I’m being really good, I’ll plateau for two or three weeks before losing again.</p>
<p>I’m much less in the gym, much more packing boxes. And after I pack a few boxes, I am really stiff. Took a two-hour nap yesterday afternoon so I could regroup and pack some more.</p>
<p>I keep thinking I’m 98% done, and then I realize I’m – uh – not.</p>
<p>I feel for those of you the packing and moving thing. Such tedium and never-ending…
Yesterday cardio fitness class.
Thinking about doing a run this a.m. if I can ditch some other obligations.</p>