2019 Health & Fitness Thread

Bill D said:
I bet I am even *weirder*. Im a very picky eater.
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Heh heh, that`d really be something, I`ve never met *anybody* who even remotely compares :o

[Freakin`] PIA not eating what everybody else does, huh? Everyone else I know eats some kind of cheese/tomato dish or uses a condiment/spice/dressing or somesuch and it can be a hassle being the odd man out..at least I don`t mind eating the same thing all the time when that`s the most feasible approach. Man, I can`t even get near a Pizza shop or an Italian restaurant without feeling nauseous, and being in a room with garlic, or even just sitting next to somebody using ketchup, is a serious trial for me.

"I`m the more picky eater!"..."No way, *I* am"... heh heh heh...a new form of Autopianism :o

EDIT: At least I did come up with a topic that got you posting on this thread :D
 
2019 Health & Fitness Thread

Wow, no Italian or pizza for you? You’d never survive in Jersey for sure!

I’m not much of a condiment guy. Ketchup *only* on burgers and honey mustard only on chicken strips. No other condiments for me. Oh, and no dressing on salads;lemons instead.

I’ve actually gotten better over the years with my eating habits but I’m definitely the odd man out when it comes to food in social get together situations. I find myself frequently doubting I will eat anything that is served especially when the event is hosted by someone who doesn’t know me well.

I still try my best to eat more of a variety but I like what I like and can find myself resenting it if I feel forced to eat something.
 
Re: 2019 Health & Fitness Thread

Bill D said:
Wow, no Italian or pizza for you? You’d never survive in Jersey for sure!
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Heh heh, I had a lot of training in NJ and it was indeed a challenge! Had to have a little talk with the owner of the shop we went to every day, made it worth their while to keep me happy, well...as happy as I could be in a setting where I had to smell that [stuff]. When the trainers sent out for Pizza the driver had to stop elsewhere to get me some plain hamburgers, yeah that made me very popular!

..honey mustard only on chicken strips...
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My wife likes mustard and cheese, but she doesn`t get such stuff too close to me. And I don`t even use lemon on my salads, nor croutons. BUT...I do like raw tomatoes in my salads for some reason, go figure.

..I’ve actually gotten better over the years with my eating habits but I’m definitely the odd man out when it comes to food in social get together situations. I find myself frequently doubting I will eat anything that is served especially when the event is hosted by someone who doesn’t know me well.

I still try my best to eat more of a variety but I like what I like and can find myself resenting it if I feel forced to eat something.
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I simply don`t eat anything in those unavoidable situations where I can`t have something palatable, have to load up before I go and keep Meal Replacement Bars handy. I *can`t* eat stuff I don`t like, I gag/hurl, usually before it even gets in my mouth (which made for a, uhm....interesting childhood). Yes, I would probably, literally, starve under some conditions. Wish it weren`t so but since I can work around it, well...OK.

The one bright spot is that I don`t care about variety; I could eat the same thing all the time and never give it a second thought. Sometimes I basically just do that when my wife`s out of town. I`m not kiddin` when I say "it`s just fuel to me" although I sure do love my Denny`s bfasts :D
 
No tomatoes at all for me yet I eat pizza and pasta sauce. Weird, huh?

I understand you about the urge to gag around foods you can’t consume. I’ve done the same. Yep, I too had to load up on food I do like before going to an outing where I know they won’t serve anything I will eat. Sometimes I feel I’d too rather starve than eat something I don’t like


Growing up, my parents were more than accommodating. It’s probably why I remain picky today.

You know, I only went to Denny’s once. The one on the Vegas Strip. Indeed, good bfasts.

Sometime in the not so distant future I’ll be going to Europe. I don’t know what I’m going to do about meal accommodations. I don’t think I’ll be able to find burgers and fries to fall back upon if I can’t stand the food normally served.
 
Bill D said:
Growing up, my parents were more than accommodating...
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Heh heh, you were lucky there ;)

You know, I only went to Denny’s once. The one on the Vegas Strip. Indeed, good bfasts.
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My wife doesn`t think they`re that great, but eh...I do. Can`t eat their current pancakes though, had to switch to a waffle (and I gather theirs are kinda mediocre to most people).

Sometime in the not so distant future I’ll be going to Europe. I don’t know what I’m going to do about meal accommodations. I don’t think I’ll be able to find burgers and fries to fall back upon if I can’t stand the food normally served.
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I suspect you might be able to find, uhm...American-type Fare..pretty readily. I did OK when I was over there, but that was ages ago (I oughta ask my wife, she goes solo for various reasons that work for both of us).
 
Bill D said:
Yes, please ask her especially if she eats American food while there.
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She`s about the last person on earth to eat American fare while in Europe, but she says that burgers/etc. are everywhere and that you can always find a McDonald`s as a last resort (she quipped that such stuff will probably taste better over there than it does here). She was utterly certain that *I* could find stuff I`d like, so you oughta be fine. Heh heh...famous last words!...but I don`t think it`ll be a problem.
 
OK thanks. I guess with all the American tourists they are bound to have something. I doubt I’ll have to resort to McDonalds.
 
Heh heh...going to a McD`s while in Europe would be kinda Ugly American in some ways...but I bet I`d end up doing it a few times :o
 
Eh, it`s an easy, known-quantity solution.

Now that we`ve engaged you on this thread, I might start bugging you about exercise ;)
 
RaskyR1 said:
I attended a spin class last night at our local Lifetime. My wife has been going for a while now and talked me into it. OMG! That kicked my butt! The instructor ties in all kinds of upper body stuff too that I wasn`t quite coordinated enough to do yet but it was still fun and a killer workout. Needless to say I slept VERY well last night, lol! I`m going to try and go a few more times to see if I can get a hang of it. :)
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Time to buy a Peloton and save a ton of money.

Let me know if you need a referral code for $100 off.
 
jrock645 said:
A..there’s reasons to buy a peloton but saving money can’t possibly be one of them.
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That might seem pricey, but it`s not much worse than you`d pay for my beloved StairM 4000PT, which I consider priceless. I dunno what it costs to go to a gym and pay for Spin Classes/etc. though..but then in my case I just *wouldn`t go an do that* no matter what the cost. So I guess I`m all in favor of spending whatever it takes to simply make it happen, whatever that means for *you*.

If you want cost-effective Cardio Fitness, IMO there`s nothing better than buying a used Schwinn AirDyne, but that`s a [freakin`] torture device that I doubt many will stick with in an effective manner. Heh heh, I figure that`s why they`re always available so cheap on the secondary market...nobody can stand to keep doing it.

Find something you like enough to stick with it and I bet you`ll forget about the cost in no time. But then that`s easy for *me* to say and if the $ is prohibitive then that`s that.
 
Annual Physical yesterday went about the same as always. I was up two lbs. despite being so much leaner that my Doc asked about my cardio (and seemed astounded that I only spend a few minutes a week on it) but OK 2 lbs. is like a rounding error (I do wear the same shoes/etc. to keep it consistent).

FWIW, since others posted Chol/TG numbers: Tot Chol 151; TG 42; HDL 64; LDL 79. I`d expected the HDL to drop since I`ve discontinued Niacin, but that didn`t happen (yet?). All pretty consistent year-to-year.

But I still think I`m about 3 months behind on my "Fit at 60" Plan, got a little under 11 months to go..I just keep finding ways to tweak/improve things even after all this time!
 
jrock645- How did your weird Quad Soreness work out? I`ve been wondering how long it lasted and whether you`re working them again yet.
 
jrock645 said:
At $2200 plus $40 a month, there’s reasons to buy a peloton but saving money can’t possibly be one of them.
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Most of those spin places are something like $25-30/ride.

I`ve had mine for 3 months and my wife and I have each done around 50 rides. The bike is already about to pay itself off vs going to SoulCycle or somewhere similar.

Lifetime starts at $120/mo. You can buy the Peloton for that and both he and his wife could ride.
 
someidiot said:
Most of those spin places are something like $25-30/ride.Lifetime starts at $120/mo. You can buy the Peloton for that and both he and his wife could ride.
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Huh, interesting, I had no idea the classes were so expensive. Won`t begrudge `em a profit though, and I gather some people do best in an off-site group setting just as some of us do best training at home solo.
 
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