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The Historian's Update - 104 pounds lost!
Oops, I left the *he out
"Anonomouse" wrote in message news (snipped) I have such a mixed marriage. My DH is a sausage eater! He cooks breakfast for himself and I take care of me and it works out fine. We generally fix our own food as well, though a couple of nights a week we might make a real dinner together. We also have substantially different outside interests. But it all works fine :-). Chris 262/130s/130s started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004 It's just breakfast that we cook for ourselves. We alternate cooking dinner. I cook super healthy foods (vegetarian dishes, fish & different vegetables, for example) and he cooks the beef and pork main dishes. It's been working out really well. When he cooks something full of saturated fat and calories, I counter with a tofu dish and dark green veggies the next night. We watched the movie "Super Size Me" and finally had a constructive discussion about nutrition and our eating habits. Before that his attitude was "I'm going to eat what I want, in the quantities that I want." Now, he's more willing to eat things that are good for him if I find a good tasting recipe with them, i.e. the Curried Greens recipe I posted a while back. There's also a Tofu Piccata recipe that he raves about how good it is. He's lost a little bit of his belly (that's where all his fat is) and I've lost 26 pounds since July (with still unresolved thyroid and menopause issues). Of course, I'm working at it and (*he) isn't really trying. I still can't get him to exercise and we have a recumbent exercise bike right in front of the tv. He teaches 7th grade Math and says since he's on his feet all day, he doesn't need to. I can't convince him otherwise. Any ideas? I know there are a couple of other teachers who post. Why do you exercise after a hard day imparting knowledge to brick walls with human faces on them? Tonia 234/200/140 |
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The Historian's Update - 104 pounds lost!
"The Historian" writes:
Keith Willoughby wrote: "The Historian" writes: I want to ride a bicycle. I don't think I've ridden one since age 10. That will wait till this spring, when the weather is better and I am thinner. I'm with you on the weather, but believe me, you can cycle now. Last year, I did a 52-mile ride whilst weighing 280lbs. I just worked up to it - my first ride was 7 miles, and I stopped at least 10 times to get my breath back. OK, but you knew how. I'm not sure I do. :-) That was the first time I'd been on a bike since I was a child. Amazingly, riding a bike really is just like riding a bike - you never forget ;-) [...] Heck, cycling is actually easier than walking if you're heavy, in my experience - your weight is supported on your feet, your backside, and your hands on a bike, whereas it's all on your feet when walking. As long as your bike isn't a lightweight racer with fancy spoke patterns, it'll probably cope fine. Keith, how about the seat, or what you bikists call the "saddle?" I suppose I should get one with extra padding? Almost certainly not, no. Soft saddles distribute your weight all over your fleshy bits, which can be very painful after more than about half an hour. If you use a firm saddle, your weight is borne by your ischial tuberosities, aka the 'sit bones'. Although this can be uncomfortable for a few days for a beginner, in the long term, it's the only way to go. The absolute most important bit about buying a saddle is that it fits you. People's sit-bones are different widths - one person's comfortable saddle is another's torture device. If you can, go into a good local bike shop and see if either that have a device for measuring your sit-bones, or otherwise a bunch of saddles you can try out. (I use the Holy Grail of firm saddles - a Brooks. It's basically a strip of thick leather stretched over a metal frame. It sounds uncomfortable, but my backside is generally the least painful bit of my body after a long ride) -- Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/ "Suspected murderer of Tupac murder suspect murdered" |
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