<p>"Is the buildup of fat to deal with the body having to keep warm in the relatively cold water? "
-Not from my experience, unless you start eating more. I always loose from swimming, and it is NOT the case with other exercise types. I had 2 donuts and 2 bagels yesterday (2 b-days in the office so we had a bit more than usual b-day treats) and still lost what I have gained on Saturday when I did not swim, only walked. Yesterday was opposite, I only swam, my H. did not feel like walking and I did not do any weight lifting because I was too hungry (imagine after 2 donuts and 2 bagels, I do not know what was up). Anyway, big surprize on scale today, weight is back down. Hopefully, it will continue as I have only 2 lbs to my regular weight. Every single lb more beyond 2 lbs will be a welcomed bonus. But the fact is I do not limit myself, although another factor is that with swimming my time is more limited in the evening, so I might forget to eat more and more and more, just chasing all my activities. If I am not busy, then all I do is eat, and eat and eat again…no stop, every few minutes…</p>
<p>Hello, everyone. I have been through a very tough year, mostly the result of dealing with my elderly parents’ problems and the necessary monthly travel, financial worries and everything else that goes with that. I quit running, drank too much, slept too little, gained ten pounds and am pretty much a wreck. I have never set foot in a gym before but tomorrow I am joining our Y and starting with a personal trainer. :eek: Wish me luck.</p>
<p>Tooth infection which means antibiotics and a root canal. At least this explains why I have been under the weather for a while.</p>
<p>I wish you luck 1moremom, but 10 lbs is not that much. 7 lbs for me after every vacation once a year. If you loose them right away, not that hard to do, if you gain more in short period (in my case, we went back to resort in 3 months), then you might be stuck with 10 lbs a bit longer. But if you do not try hard, but just go back to your normal eating/regular routine, they should come off automatically. Do not worry, they will!
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Tooth infections is nothing new to me, multiple root canals, surgeries, many crowns and 6 implants later, I am a pro. Just got another implant yesterday. Feels good not to have a hole in my mouth any more. Welcome to the club, and I am sure you will be fine. I am never under weather for that, it is pretty much my normal existance, I just wonder which one is next. My dentist said, it is never ending process with my teeth, I am one of his biggest customers (I know it is called “patient”, but think about $$$, implants are about $4000 each any more and they are not covered by insurance). Best wishes, root cananl is not fun, but at least, infection is caught on time and your tooth will still be there. There is always a positive side on every coin.</p>
<p>I feel a sudden urge to floss…</p>
<p>Mathmom, how was your gallery showing?</p>
<p>good luck 1moremom:</p>
<p>You’ll probably see some pretty impressive gains in the gym. Just be patient and have some fun with the struggle to adapt to a new kind of exercise. I’ll never forget my first set of intervals on an exercise bike, with my belly bouncing off my thighs every time the pedals went around! </p>
<p>Building some lean muscle mass in the gym will pay huge dividends, not only in the way you look and feel, but in actually making it easier to keep fat off.</p>
<p>good luck bceagle:</p>
<p>That doesn’t sound like much fun. At least you have an explanation for feeling run down.</p>
<p>Floss does not solve anything for me, I have very good gums, cannot fight with genetics, my poor Granddaughter has learned that already, she is the one to get my teeth!!</p>
<p>“When my kids were in preschool I used to swim 45 minutes three times a week. I never lost a pound”
-you are asking a bit too much. I am swimming to 1.5hrs every day. I probably eat much more than most, but with this swimming, my body does not take all these food in, it just uses it I suppose. I do not think that 45 min. three times a week of anything will do me any good, I will probably overly obese with my eating habits.</p>
<p>1moremom, I bet you’re going to feel so good getting back into a regular exercise routine again. :)</p>
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<p>I’ve already had one so I know what to expect. The worrying about it and trying to decide on what to do weren’t fun. There’s an old thread on it here for others that have their first root canal. The dentist put on a temporary crown and had to do some drilling. There was no pain so it looks like the tooth is dead. The infection stuff is leaking out into a fistula which he showed me with a camera and monitor setup. So I just need to get the root canal, things will probably be quite sore for a few days and then hopefully I get my energy levels back. I asked when the infection probably started and the dentist said that it was probably some time before the tooth cracked (a few weeks ago).</p>
<p>BCE- glad you got to the “root” of it! It is NOT fun, but most of us have been through it and as I like to say about unpleasant procedures “It’s finite.” Hope you feel better soon.</p>
<p>1MoreMom- Welcome back and I hope the gym can provide some respite for you. Find something you (sort of) enjoy to do there! Then you can move on to the stuff you DON’T enjoy!</p>
<p>It was 25 degrees this morning when I had to go out for my run, but at least it was light! I dressed pretty warmly, and it was clear and calm. I am 5 days out from Monkey and I don’t know what shoes to wear. One would think I haven’t been running for 34 years…</p>
<p>25 degrees? In TN? In the mountains or something? It was in the mid-60s here yesterday. Probably a good day for hiking.</p>
<p>The hardest part is making the appointment.</p>
<p>Not getting it. Picking up the phone to schedule it.</p>
<p>Just when I had stopped worrying about eating eggs and had accepted that “whole grain” is not healthy:</p>
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<p>No mountains- just here in Nashville area! A cold front moved in yesterday afternoon. I heard it was very cold in Dallas this morning, too.</p>
<p>amesie:</p>
<p>I would agree with the article that eating two ham, egg, and cheese biscuit fast food sandwiches for breakfast every morning would not be a healthy choice. The article mentions that the two sandwich breakfast had 900 calories and 50 grams of fat. It conveniently neglected to add that it also had 70 grams of carbs. It won’t take long for that kind of carb consumption to drive triglycerides through the roof. Not to mention that 900 calorie breakfasts are a fast road to obesity for most adults. High triglycerides plus obesity equals metabolic syndrome which is a primary link to coronary artery disease.</p>
<p>When I can cook it myself, my preference in a traditional breakfast is three eggs and three slices of thick bacon, skip the toast/biscuit – no carbs, 375 calories.</p>
<p>Thanks idad. I too forgot about the carbs–that does make more sense.</p>
<p>What’s maybe interesting is that 900 calories is about 2/3 of my daily calories–so if I ate three breakfast sandwiches and nothing else (say, one for breakfast, one for lunch, and one for dinner) the overall daily calories/fat/carbs (1350 cal./75 fat/ 110 carbs) wouldn’t be too terrible, at least compared to what many people eat. Of course, that’s a pretty unbalanced diet, but not as unhealthy as the article might suggest.</p>
<p>Yeah, three (or even four) of those fast food breakfast sandwiches wouldn’t be a horrible daily diet. I would not find it filling enough and the lack of veggies would drive me crazy (need my monster salads and stuff). But, those things do have a pretty decent mix of protein, fat, and carbs.</p>
<p>The thing all these “nutrition” writers miss is that, if you whack the fat out of a diet and replace it with carbs, there are health costs associated with that, too.</p>
<p>Stretching and weights today.</p>
<p>Used to do the fast food breakfast (more along the lines of cherry pies instead of McMuffins, but still fat-laden).</p>
<p>Now I have 3/4 nonfat Greek yogurt (lots of protein) mixed with a half cup of Costco organic granola (whole grain, low fat). I find it really filling and about 350 calories total. Have noticed that if I do too many carbs (even healthy ones), the weight loss slows down. </p>
<p>My nutritionist has said I can have 12 g saturated fat per day, but I often don’t even get to that amount in overall fat.</p>
<p>Given that metabolic syndrome is a real issue for me, I have to really watch it.</p>
<p>I see my primary doc and cardiologist this week. Hope they are happy!!</p>
<p>Ran 2.6 miles, walk one minute, ran .8 mile. I’m ready for the turkey trot, it will just be a slowish one.</p>
<p>After BCEagle said that 500 miles/year was about 10 miles per week, I realized that there was no way I was running that much, not with all my time off for injuries. I went back and looked at my online log, and somehow several months of data got doubled. I’m actually only at 233 for the year. I guess I’ll shoot for 300.</p>
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<p>I am seeing that benefit now.</p>
<p>This past weekend was avery emotional one for me due to some family events. Did not do any exercise from Friday to Sunday. Ate a lot of food for comfort - including two large pieces of cake and those vending machine junk food. This AM, I was only 1 lb above my recent low. </p>
<p>I think it is because I am getting a significant amount of muscle during this 45 days working out in the gym. My base of calories burning is higher now.</p>