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<p>At that height and weight, you are underweight (BMI = 17), which is unhealthy (lower limit for healthy weight is BMI = 19 or 18.5, depending on whom you ask).</p>
<p>You may want to go on a high calorie diet of healthy food (e.g. fatty fish, nuts, avocadoes, etc.) and do resistance training to build up muscle so that you will gain muscle for a healthy body composition (muscle versus fat percentage).</p>
<p>Did another workout tonight. Went out with my dad and showed him some interval stuff… I think he was surprised at being able to do the same intervals I was doing.</p>
<p>15 minutes on the elliptical doing an interval workout there.</p>
<p>30 Work: 30 Rest Workout
KB Swings
Rest
Box Jumps (he did air squats)
Rest
KB Swings
Rest
Box Jumps (he did air squats)
Rest
KB Swings
Box jumps (air squats)
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<p>6 minutes there and done for the night. I was doing 25+ swings in 30 seconds and 10 box jumps per 30 seconds…</p>
<p>40 miles a week is what I maintain in marathon training. Occasional bump to the low 50s (if a 20 miler is in the week), but 40 is a solid level for me. But not right now…which is OK.
I would rather eat the 3000 calories!</p>
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<p>Frosted flakes are not exactly the healthiest cereal, even from a non-low-carb point of view (high sugar, low protein, low fiber; though there are worse cereals). A better choice would be a low or minimal sugar whole grain cereal like plain oatmeal, unfrosted shredded wheat, Joe’s O’s (Cheerios-like; not the honey nut or other highly sweetened kinds). Kashi Go-Lean has a high protein content if she wants to increase her protein intake for heavy resistance training workouts.</p>
<p>She doesn’t do aerobic exercise or weight training that I can see but she has pretty good muscle tone and decent endurance. She either exercises when I’m not around or she has some good genes from someone.</p>
<p>She knows my feelings on sugar but she’s an adult and I can’t tell her what or what not to eat.</p>
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<p>Ah, the sweet memories. I could flat polish off a big bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios with Half n’ Half. I wonder if that had something to do with putting on weight? :)</p>
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<p>BTW, I thought of you the other day and our many discussions of men’s suit sizes. I bought an off-the-shelf casual sport coat (Calvin Klein tan khaki $79 at Marshalls) that fits me like a glove. 40s slim fit. It’s a perfect fit, although traditional fit is OK, too, especially in something like a navy blazer that I might wear over a sweater. </p>
<p>My chest is actually smaller than a 40 now, but I’m 47 inches around the shoulders, so that’s the determining factor. Must be all these damn chinups and pushups.</p>
<p>Kashi Go-Lean tastes a lot like Sugar Smacks and is yummy sprinkled on yogurt.</p>
<p>I hurt my back over Memorial Day weekend and it still is very sore though I don’t wake up every time I try to roll over at night, so I guess it must be getting better. Naturally I am hungry all the time. I eat less when I exercise. :(</p>
<p>“Frosted flakes are not exactly the healthiest cereal,” - True. But it’s probably preferable to skipping breakfast, a common teen habit.</p>
<p>I’ve eaten breakfast exactly one time in the last 15 months – the day, last October, when I went hiking in he morning. Every other day over that time span, I’ve eaten my first meal around noon, although that is sometimes bacon and eggs.</p>
<p>I’m not recommending my approach (two substantial meals per day), but I am living proof that eating breakfast is not necessary for a successful diet. I’m just not hungry in the morning.</p>
<p>Actually, when it comes time to ramp up my calorie intake and stop the weight loss, I’ll probably start eating a bowl of fruit or something for breakfast. Maybe french toast and sausage gravy biscuits! :)</p>
<p>Regarding breakfast - put me down as someone who is better off not forcing down an early morning meal. When I do, I feel tired and hungrier at noon and then just off for the whole day. I do best eating my first meal around 10 or 11 – steel cut outmeal with dehydrated strawberries and a little maple syrup and 2% organic milk is my current fav breakfast but it changes. I was on a long kick with Ezekiel bread toasted, peanut butter and good jam. Rarely do eggs or animal protein at that hour.</p>
<p>My DH is a guy who can’t function without three squares. MY DD is more like me. DS is carbon copy of his dad. </p>
<p>I used to feel bad about breaking the big breakfast rule but have known several medical researchers – all female – who do the same and tell me if you feel good and energy is good then that is right for you.</p>
<p>I’m going to try to work out today. Don’t like how my legs and arms look in summer clothes – thin enough but kind of flabby.</p>
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<p>Ouch! It’s so annoying to have to work around injuries. Unfortunately, I think it’s the inevitable challenge of geezer fitness!</p>
<p>I usually eat something at 10:00 AM but I’m having Greek Yogurt and sunflower seeds this morning as I had a late workout yesterday and didn’t eat much afterwards.</p>
<p>I made muffins this a.m. as DH is actually in town this week and it’s useful to have some breakfast items available.</p>
<p>Almond meal, flaxseed meal, wheat germ, eggs, dates and apricots. Naturally sweet, moist, & delicious! I’ve been getting almond meal recipes from elanaspantry.com
Even if you’re not trying to go gluten-free, almond meal is great for cooking with as it’s high in protein but minus the carb jolt you would get from flour.</p>
<p>My wife keeps almonds and walnuts in the freezer so I could snack on them but I prefer pistachios and I like sunflower seeds or wheat germ in other things like Yogurt. The sunflower seeds work because they are really small. Nut flours sound like a good approach to drop carbs.</p>
<p>I’m intrigued by the almond meal. I like all form of nut – maybe because I am one!</p>
<p>Also love Greek yogurt, BCeagle. </p>
<p>Exercised today for the first time in about six months. There’s an old Hoist system in our basement that was left by the sellers. I did that very gently (setting of 2) for 15 minutes then 40 minutes on the treadmill at 3.5 to 4 mph. Then I did some yoga for about 10 minutes, mostly stretches.</p>
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<p>I spoke to a coworker in the fitness center today. She used to run marathons but I’ve only seen her on the cycle for the last couple of years. Apparently she did something to her hip doing yoga and/or dancing and whatever it is has stopped her from running for several years. She’s seen many doctors and feels that it may take two years to get fixed.</p>
<p>That’s got to be incredibly frustrating. I’ve had injuries but I had a realistic idea as to how long they would take to heal and it’s usually on the order of weeks to months.</p>
<p>Ran six miles today. I thought about eight but decided not to.</p>
<p>My son took a picture of me for my Growly Notes Weight and Calories page. It has three scaled pictures of me now from max weight, May 2011 and today (June 2011). It’s amazing that even a 5% weight difference can make a noticeable difference in side-by-side pictures. The most obvious differences are in the shape of the face.</p>
<p>New research has shown that people who eat breakfast actually do end up eating more during the day contrary to what we’ve been told for years. I don’t care, I love breakfast and I always wake up starving.</p>
<p>3 Rounds for Time:
30 KB Swings
20 KB Single Arm Swings (each)
Farmer’s Walk length of gym: 50 pound KB in one hand; 20 pound KB in the other.
30 Air Squats
Farmer’s Walk back</p>
<p>11:24 was my time tonight…</p>