We all should take a lesson from the death of Tim Russert... overweight, enlarged heart, plaque in his arteries. Diet and exercise may have made a huge difference.

When we lived in South Carolina I use to do the same thing believe it or not.

I know what he means. If you float on your back at night, eliminate the artificial lighting, submerge your ears so there's no outside noise, and confine your view to the night sky, you feel as though you left the world..."Ground control to Major Tom."

It took me a second to figure this out.

We have a heater for the pool. This lets the kids swim in May and into October if they want, but my wife often runs it in the middle of summer and jacks the temperature into the mid to high 80s. Now I know why.

All this talk of pools in gardens is making me jealous.....

Well, this thread is almost a year old, but I feel the need to revive it. Today I jogged 6 miles. That may not sound too impressive, but here is the story behind it.
I have never jogged/run 6 miles in my life. Last year I set a goal of jogging 5.9 miles on my 59th birthday. I didn't do it. I was workin my way up to my goal, but 2 weeks before my birthday I got a wicked head cold and then the weather turned cold and I didn't do it. When the weather started to warm up, I got back in training; 2 miles, 3....4 and today 6+. Now I'm thinking about 10.
To accompanying my 6 miles, during Lent (that's a Catholic thing) I gave up vodka for 6 weeks.
So if any of you are thinking about changing a habit - yes, it's tough, but it can be done. I was told it takes 21 days to form a habit or break a habit.

Well done, MC! Take a bow...

MC, that's really terrific!! I'm very proud of you.

I gained about 10 lbs. when I quit smoking last summer, put on some more with problems with my knees, and then the holidays hit me. The only time in my life that I weighed this much, I was pretty close to giving birth.

Because of my knees and the cold weather, my exercise options were limited. I was loving the Wii Fit for a while, but the on and off the balance board was not good for my knees. I bought a recumbent bike and am now up to 6 miles, averaging about 9.8 miles per hour, and I'm now setting the tension on 5. I try to do it at least four times a week. I haven't lost much weight, but do see my body changing, so maybe I'm losing inches. All I know is that I have to keep going.

Way to go MC and SB. Now that it is warming up I hope I can start walking 2-4 miles every day like I did last Summer.

Good for you MC!! Keep up the good work.

I am not at all a runner I'm afraid. Although not really over weight I should exercise more than I do, as I see my body changing as well (for the worse) .

SB, hang in there. Nothing worthwhile comes easy. Good luck



TIS

Yes fellow, getting-older-persons; our metabolism slows down and losing weight is harder and takes longer. When you refer to "your body changing" from exercise, I notice that too. My stomach has flattened some, but I haven't lost a lot of weight - maybe 7-8 lbs. Keep up the good work SB. Knee aches are a problem for me too. After 6 miles my breathing was fine, but the legs were crying. Mig and TIS, get out there and strut your stuff. Every little bit helps.

The breathing is so much better with the no smoking, too! I was inspired by this thread to raise the resistance on the bike another notch. I did the first 20 minutes on 5 and then the last 10 on 6. It was tough going, but I did a shade over 5 miles!

I'll take the lost inches, MC. The rest is sure to follow.