swimbikerun

Drink decaf coffee (with no stuff in it), water, Powerade Zero. No caffeine and no sodas.

I am so very happy for you! Vic

Hi, I saw the Emotional, Mental, and Spiritual Health and Wellness forum but didn't know if it would be a place to discuss attitudes you see on the boards, and what to look about/read before posting to a board. Still haven't seen a forum that works as good as BP. I've seen one that comes close but it is limited. Vic

Did you get it all straightened out? The problem is that the HIPAA people don't always do a 'by the law' job.

Ta. I am here and there. Sick or off attempting to work, exercise, garden, and clean my house. Miss you all.

Ta.

Got 90 year olds that can swim. We just lost a 100 year old swimmer, and yes she still swam.

This is why I say people should try swimming. It can work various parts of the body without being hard on knees, shoulders, etc. If you look at these swimmers you see them looking pretty good. The fly develops the core and back and the legs. As you can tell the main guy didn't get shoulders like that from lifting weights. Okay, that was pretty impressive.

@@LittleBill Check out the 50 meter fly here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loZAwxtiwv4. Most of the Chinese don't have arms and do it in less than 30 seconds. They broke the world record again and the 2nd place guy was only .03 slower than the old record. No arms. You can work the whole body.

@@LittleBill Have you seen the paralympic swimmers? There is a Chinese guy who does the 50 fly (LCM distance) and has no arms. It can be done. We still have people competing in the middle age and above group.

Would love this but a problem: I put on some weight, I've found out, but I can bicep curl 50 lbs at 5'1". I have traps like Michael Phelps. My shoulders, back and chest are about bigger than the stomach but the stomach is getting bigger. I've been using medicine balls to pick up when I do situps and a lot of fly work. A massive amount of fly and distance work actually. I got Christmas Day, today off. I could have gone today but I've been doing declutter around the house, and I don't mean dusting. I mean putting up ceiling fans, painting, moving dish sets all around, rocker recliners.

@@LittleBill You can't always assume on the geezers, at least you can't in the pool. Trust me, I've seen a 96 year old do a 200 backstroke, and watched a 91 year old do several races in a multi event, 2 day meet. I know of a 80+ year old that can do a 500 freestyle. That 91 year old, she got a little dehydrated and so they called the ambulance just in case. She told them I have a party this afternoon I'm not going with you all. They said you're in better shape than we are. They left, she went to her party, and came back and swam her events the next day. The pool is a great equalizer. I endorse it whole heartedly for people out of surgery as the best exercise (once cleared) because walking puts a lot on your knees. Unless you are doing a ton of breaststroke, swimming is better than walking.

During lunch is slow? Wow.

Awesome!

@@LittleBill My point exactly. That is why I don't want newbies in who really want to change in the first week. Work on getting some nutrition/gym/stretches/machine education, walk some around the neighborhood, do chores around the house and outside. Change that and your nutrition and six weeks later, mid Feb. come back to the gym. You'll find more space, more time to work out, regular people (usually you can spot them easier) and the atmosphere is going to be more condusive to life long change than what you get now. You'll be more committed. Otherwise there is no sense in paying for a gym membership when you are going to be there 2 months and drop.

I have a different BCBS. 1 year wait.

@@clc9 The problem is that they won't give classes on how to act and if you tell people now, they'll get in a huff, go off at you or just ignore you and do what they want. The problem is that if they are going to do something NOW is not the time to do it. Come in in middle Feb. when you can get attention a lot more, more personalized, and those who know what the "code" of the gym is are going to be more able to help. You want to be around people who hang around the gym and go consistently. Being upset because of all the people there and weight loss is slow, you probably don't have worthwhile nutrition education, is just going to leave people in a worse bind than before. If you want compassion, show it to the regulars. You can't come in 20 people and think you are going to get it when you don't separate yourself from the pack to demonstrate real change. That's what you need whether or not you have surgery.

Makes you hot. I know it does me because usually at the 3 week mark is when about 1/3 of those go by the wayside. Maybe they think its eating up what they did this week and weekend.

Is your doctor not helping you?

Have you talked to them? I will keep at them until I get someone signed off on it, legally. Get my drift?

Have you tried to look for another doctor? Verify that this doctor is going to do anything for you. It sounds like you have the medical criteria for reversal and they just don't want to do the legwork. I'd get it in writing too, your problems, the medical research and why they are doing nothing.

When do you take your carafate? Take the time between carafate times, half it and thats your answer.

No - could you give an idea of where they are at in Va.?

Go to a gym and talk to a trainer. You need a YMCA type of gym, or a rec center that has a full compliment of items. I belong to one, have a 'temp' membership at another, and have no problem with swimming or the like year around.

Yes. I still make things for others. I get a taste, now and then, depending on what it is. I have to be careful, really careful, otherwise, life goes on as before. I share food and enjoy doing it for others. I had that before, just don't mind it if life is a taste because so many other things occupy it now.