Healthy Living (stay strong my friends)

[SFL BassHunter]

one week into the free weights here.  starting slow and adding.  legs come next.

Awesome deal! Progress is progress.

[Dark3]

Good to see you back. We keep you,  your family and the others you serve with in our daily prayers.

Appreciate any help and suggestions. My not eating was due to having the flu. I know better than to try and eat my way thin by not eating. Back in December I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and one of the meds they have me on is a steroid so it's making it tougher to drop the pounds.

Besides the steroid issue the biggest problems I'm fighting are a combination of my age (58) and a variety of health issues including arthritis and a slew of back problems to include advanced degenerative disc disease, spinal arthritis, multiple pinched nerves and sciatica.

So if you got any suggestions for a plan that would help an old broke down man like me I'm all ears.

Thanks brother and welcome home.

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Im sorry to hear about your illness smallie. I know you have been through the ringer the last few years and you have what it takes to get healthy. Boy oh boy the back pain, I still also have deg. Disk, arthritis, disk pretrusion, stenosis. At one time I was on daily pain meds for years. Havent taken any meds for about 2 years. For me, excersise is the best and only truly effective tool for pain management.


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[SFL BassHunter]

Some more progress for me.
Started at 343
Checkpoint Thursday 334
Today 331

Goal is to be under 315 by the end of this month. If I continue at the same pace I should have no problem getting under that.


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[Smallie_Stalker]

That's great Rick!  Keep it up bud.

[Bassinkorea]

WTG Rick, great work and great progress. Keep it up 

[cortman]

Great progress Rick, keep it up!

[SFL BassHunter]

Thanks for the encouragement guys!

[Lipripper]

Way to go Rick your doing great  I'm still holding my weight at around 192 LBs. I still don't get hungry and nothing taste like it use to but so far I've been able to hold my weight up with what I do eat even if it's not as healthy as it should be.

[SFL BassHunter]

Way to go Rick your doing great  I'm still holding my weight at around 192 LBs. I still don't get hungry and nothing taste like it use to but so far I've been able to hold my weight up with what I do eat even if it's not as healthy as it should be.

That's good news Lip. As long as you maintain! If you start to drop weight, you gotta get on the Cuban diet.

White Rice with Black Beans, Fried Sweet Plantains, and fried pork chunks!
Do that 2 times a day for a week and you'll put on some weight. If you don't then you're not eating enough rice lol.

[Lipripper]

That's good news Lip. As long as you maintain! If you start to drop weight, you gotta get on the Cuban diet.

White Rice with Black Beans, Fried Sweet Plantains, and fried pork chunks!
Do that 2 times a day for a week and you'll put on some weight. If you don't then you're not eating enough rice lol.

I can't eat rice there is something in it that makes me gag and throw up. 

[SFL BassHunter]

I can't eat rice there is something in it that makes me gag and throw up. 

Oh you wouldn't make a good Cuban then.  lol

[cport]

Oh you wouldn't make a good Cuban then.  lol

Then make me an honorary Cubano, luvs me some picadillo

[SFL BassHunter]

Then make me an honorary Cubano, luvs me some picadillo

Picadillo is awesome!

[cport]

Picadillo is awesome!

So is Ropa Vieja

[SFL BassHunter]

So is Ropa Vieja

Not a fan, prefer Vaca Frita. Ropa Vieja is too chewy sometimes.

[cport]

Not a fan, prefer Vaca Frita. Ropa Vieja is too chewy sometimes.

Si, but not if done right.

[Dark3]

A descent read... https://www.healthline.com/health/catabolism-vs-anabolism#bottom-line


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[Smallie_Stalker]

A descent read... https://www.healthline.com/health/catabolism-vs-anabolism#bottom-line


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Thanks Dark that does look interesting. I'll have to put it aside til I can find the time to read it though.

[SFL BassHunter]

Thanks for the link Dark.

[Dark3]

I ran a 11 miler this morning. Well ran 10 miles and suffered a panic attack causing me to feel like I couldn't breathe. Its gotta be the worst possible time to have a panic attack is when your already out of breath, and your lungs are numb from over an hour of sustained heavi g breathing. Very scary stuff. Walked a mile back to civilization and am now at a troop hospital.


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[SFL BassHunter]

I ran a 11 miler this morning. Well ran 10 miles and suffered a panic attack causing me to feel like I couldn't breathe. Its gotta be the worst possible time to have a panic attack is when your already out of breath, and your lungs are numb from over an hour of sustained heavi g breathing. Very scary stuff. Walked a mile back to civilization and am now at a troop hospital.


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I've had panic attacks they are no joke. I've never had one after running 10 miles. Mainly cause I've never run anywhere near 10 miles in my life at any given time lol.
Bet that was horrible. Not all panic attacks are the same either. Some just hit your breathing and make you dizzy. Others can cause you to break down and cry uncontrollably for no reason, while making you shiver like you're in 15 degree weather with no clothes on.
It's crazy, and horrible.
Sorry you're having to deal with panic attacks. Luckily I haven't had one in over a year.

[Dark3]

I've had panic attacks they are no joke. I've never had one after running 10 miles. Mainly cause I've never run anywhere near 10 miles in my life at any given time lol.
Bet that was horrible. Not all panic attacks are the same either. Some just hit your breathing and make you dizzy. Others can cause you to break down and cry uncontrollably for no reason, while making you shiver like you're in 15 degree weather with no clothes on.
It's crazy, and horrible.
Sorry you're having to deal with panic attacks. Luckily I haven't had one in over a year.

Thank you. Ive also had those freezing spells and they are terrible too. The doc gave me lorazapam (adivan) or something that sounds like that for acute treatment. Its weird how these things go into remission and then come back like this. I was only 2 runs away from completing my goal of a 13.1 half marathon. Really sucks but even know I dont think this sais anything to my physical fitness, I know I am highly likely to have another freakout if I continue.


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[Lipripper]

I ran a 11 miler this morning. Well ran 10 miles and suffered a panic attack causing me to feel like I couldn't breathe. Its gotta be the worst possible time to have a panic attack is when your already out of breath, and your lungs are numb from over an hour of sustained heavi g breathing. Very scary stuff. Walked a mile back to civilization and am now at a troop hospital.


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Hope your going to be all right. Rick I have never ran that much at all 

[SFL BassHunter]

Thank you. Ive also had those freezing spells and they are terrible too. The doc gave me lorazapam (adivan) or something that sounds like that for acute treatment. Its weird how these things go into remission and then come back like this. I was only 2 runs away from completing my goal of a 13.1 half marathon. Really sucks but even know I dont think this sais anything to my physical fitness, I know I am highly likely to have another freakout if I continue.


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Lorazopam is what I was taking for a while after 2 major panic attacks

I stopped but I think I should get back on it. Really took away my stress, also I think balanced whatever chemical in my brain that makes me want to eat food even when I'm not hungry.
I lost a good amount of weight while taking lorazopam.
I also liked that I didn't road rage while taking it lol.


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[Dark3]

Lorazopam is what I was taking for a while after 2 major panic attacks

I stopped but I think I should get back on it. Really took away my stress, also I think balanced whatever chemical in my brain that makes me want to eat food even when I'm not hungry.
I lost a good amount of weight while taking lorazopam.
I also liked that I didn't road rage while taking it lol.


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I just ordered a 6 pack of Yingalings and a oreo frosty when my wife ran out to the store so Idk about the appetite thing lol.


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