The Official Health and Fitness Thread

[Corn Flake]

I've completely fallen away from taking care of myself. I haven't run or worked out in a couple months and completely fell off making healthy diet choices. I'm also drinking way more than I should. Part of it is I hurt my back on Easter weekend and have been a little tender since but to be honest, I way already well down the slope at that point. Zero motivation right now.  :-\

This never ending winter/crappy spring has been really tough on the psyche.  Killed my motivation as well.  I dropped 10 lbs in Jan/Feb and gained it back in March/April, mostly due to too much beer and sitting on my arse, waiting to be able to get outside.  Anyway last week I hit the training again and I've managed to blow away 5 of those 10 lbs.  It also helped that I spent 72 hours fighting a flood in the basement when the ice storm took out our power.  Amazing how much cardio carrying 2 buckets of water up the stairs for about 8 hours can do for you!

Just kick yourself in the ass and get it going.  That's all I did (other than the flood thing which I wasn't a fan of!)

 

[maplesyrup]

Thanks for the words of advice, guys... and good luck to you Saturday, Odin.

 

[AlmosGirl]

Good luck Odin.

The whole family had the stomach flu last week.  I lost 7 lbs in 4 days.  Don't recommend getting the stomach flu as a way to lose weight.

My energy was completely zapped for the last week and ahalf.  Only really started eating solid food again since Monday and slowing getting my energy back.  I have absolutely zero interest in working out.  Amazing how 1 week being sick and not doing anything can make you lose the will to do it.  Anyways, I'm riding the bike again and slowly working my way back up to the treadmill.  Hopefully by this weekend I can do a light jog.

 

[Bender]

I still have issues with the crazy cough I had last winter. It's been a few months but it's taking forever to heal correctly - the doc said it might have triggered persistent asthma. Hopefully not, but we'll see. I haven't let that stop me though.

I'm armed with Advair now and able to get back into the gym after a 7 month layoff due to extraneous circumstances. So happy to be back in the gym.

 

[AlmosGirl]

I still have issues with the crazy cough I had last winter. It's been a few months but it's taking forever to heal correctly - the doc said it might have triggered persistent asthma. Hopefully not, but we'll see. I haven't let that stop me though.

I'm armed with Advair now and able to get back into the gym after a 7 month layoff due to extraneous circumstances. So happy to be back in the gym.

That happened to my daughter.  She got bronchitis and the flu last spring (right before tryouts).  I think she had pneumonia but anyways.  She did a round of antibiotics and the puffers.  Then, beginning of August, she got bronchitis AGAIN.  2x in 6 mths and she'd never had it before.  That one lasted forever.  We had lung xrays done - nothing and the pedi figured that her lungs were just weakened from the 2 bouts of bronchitis (never fully healing), seasonal allergies.  They put her on a specialized program for the puffers and now she still has to use the ventolin when she plays hockey or runs and anytime she gets a little cold, we have to watch that it doesn't go to her lungs. 

She had the flu shot this past fall and it really helped.  No bronchitis this year and she was able to cut down on the ventolin for sports.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

I still have issues with the crazy cough I had last winter. It's been a few months but it's taking forever to heal correctly - the doc said it might have triggered persistent asthma. Hopefully not, but we'll see. I haven't let that stop me though.

I'm armed with Advair now and able to get back into the gym after a 7 month layoff due to extraneous circumstances. So happy to be back in the gym.

My daughter is still going through the same thing. She'll get a stomach virus, throw up for 2 days, feel better, get a runny nose, start coughing....rinse repeat approximately every 2 weeks. It's been driving us out of our minds with worry.

We've finally brought her back into the doctors yestersday which led to the hospital for a bunch of blood tests. Poor girl...Brave as heck!

The doctor thinks it may be Celiac. It may of been dormant and triggered when the whooping cough weakened her immune system.

 

[TheMightyOdin]

I completed the tower today at a time of 18:34.

I'm happy with that time. I had a goal for under 20minutes that I later changed to under 17 minutes.

Legs were never an issue but my lungs were on fire. Along the way and after completion I heard and saw 5 different people vomiting.

Most amazing for myself is how I felt post climb. My heart was beating hard, my lungs were burning, I was sweating but barely and my legs and energy level felt like they could do the whole tower again. All amazing because I can still remember weighing over 300 pounds and what that felt like 7ish years ago.

Even now 4 hours later I barely feel like I even worked out. The human body is an amazing thing.

 

[maplesyrup]

Woot!

 

[hockeyfan1]

I completed the tower today at a time of 18:34.

I'm happy with that time. I had a goal for under 20minutes that I later changed to under 17 minutes.

Legs were never an issue but my lungs were on fire. Along the way and after completion I heard and saw 5 different people vomiting.

Most amazing for myself is how I felt post climb. My heart was beating hard, my lungs were burning, I was sweating but barely and my legs and energy level felt like they could do the whole tower again. All amazing because I can still remember weighing over 300 pounds and what that felt like 7ish years ago.

Even now 4 hours later I barely feel like I even worked out. The human body is an amazing thing.

Congrats to you, Odin. 

 

[TheMightyOdin]

Thanks guys. 

As a treat to myself I am going to tonight's game!

....and I've lost count but let's just say I have had "a lot" of beers

.... Maybe this doesn't belong in the health thread.... Lol. 

GO LEAFS GO!

 

[TheMightyOdin]

Over 40 hours since I completed the climb. Quadriceps and calves are 100% okay, no issues or soreness or weakness etc..

My gut and head from drinking last night is a different story. Crashed hard last night and had a nap this afternoon but I'm still feeling the effects.

Conclusion: climbing the CN Tower stairs is easier than drinking...

 

[AlmosGirl]

I still have issues with the crazy cough I had last winter. It's been a few months but it's taking forever to heal correctly - the doc said it might have triggered persistent asthma. Hopefully not, but we'll see. I haven't let that stop me though.

I'm armed with Advair now and able to get back into the gym after a 7 month layoff due to extraneous circumstances. So happy to be back in the gym.

My daughter is still going through the same thing. She'll get a stomach virus, throw up for 2 days, feel better, get a runny nose, start coughing....rinse repeat approximately every 2 weeks. It's been driving us out of our minds with worry.

We've finally brought her back into the doctors yestersday which led to the hospital for a bunch of blood tests. Poor girl...Brave as heck!

The doctor thinks it may be Celiac. It may of been dormant and triggered when the whooping cough weakened her immune system.

Sending positive thoughts OTH.


Odin - congrats man!

 

[hockeyfan1]

The importance of 'brain food' -- foods that protect and enhance the brain's functions, and, rid the "accumulation of toxic proteins" which may be a precursor to diseases such as Parkinson's & Alzheimer's.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/27/berries-brain-toxic-proteins-accumulation_n_3133953.html

 

[RobDM]

For the second year in a row I'll be running in the 5K Scotiabank Rat Race in support of the United Way.

Please feel free to sponsor; any contribution is welcome.
http://tinyurl.com/robs-race-20130613

Thanks in advance for your support!

 

[OldTimeHockey]

I still have issues with the crazy cough I had last winter. It's been a few months but it's taking forever to heal correctly - the doc said it might have triggered persistent asthma. Hopefully not, but we'll see. I haven't let that stop me though.

I'm armed with Advair now and able to get back into the gym after a 7 month layoff due to extraneous circumstances. So happy to be back in the gym.

My daughter is still going through the same thing. She'll get a stomach virus, throw up for 2 days, feel better, get a runny nose, start coughing....rinse repeat approximately every 2 weeks. It's been driving us out of our minds with worry.

We've finally brought her back into the doctors yestersday which led to the hospital for a bunch of blood tests. Poor girl...Brave as heck!

The doctor thinks it may be Celiac. It may of been dormant and triggered when the whooping cough weakened her immune system.

Sending positive thoughts OTH.


Odin - congrats man!

Thanks!

We've gotten the tests back and she checks out clear for just about every ailment under the moon. Which is awesome yet does not answer the questions of why she gets sick so often.

Once again today she's missing school with a horrible cough, head ache and sore tummy....I can't wait for summer!

 

[AlmosGirl]

I'm glad the tests came back clear but I know it sucks not having an answer as to why. Sometimes, some kids just seem to get more sick than others for no apparent reason. She just may have a week immune system, I know my daughter does.  DH has been sick for almost 4 weeks now and yep, DD got it as well. I only got it slightly but it's annoying because she's had this horrible cough again for 2 weeks now.  Ugh!

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

So I've lost 75lbs in the past six months or so and dropped 4 shirt sizes and I plan on losing quite a bit more. I really owe most of it to my diet, there have been many stretches where I have not really exercised and a couple of occasions where I've fallen off the wagon for a few weeks at a time.

If I'd have done as much exercise as I should have, I'd be well over the 100lbs lost mark.

Despite eating more fats and proteins, recent blood work has shown my blood pressure has continued to improve as has my cholesterol.  It's been pretty simple for me really, insulin resistance caused by carbohydrate overload caused me to pack on the pounds, now that I eat very little carbohydrate, the weight is falling off and my health is improving. 

Here is a pretty amazing TED talk on the subject.

http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_attia_what_if_we_re_wrong_about_diabetes.html

 

[crazyperfectdevil]

So I've lost 75lbs in the past six months or so and dropped 4 shirt sizes and I plan on losing quite a bit more. I really owe most of it to my diet, there have been many stretches where I have not really exercised and a couple of occasions where I've fallen off the wagon for a few weeks at a time.

If I'd have done as much exercise as I should have, I'd be well over the 100lbs lost mark.

Despite eating more fats and proteins, recent blood work has shown my blood pressure has continued to improve as has my cholesterol.  It's been pretty simple for me really, insulin resistance caused by carbohydrate overload caused me to pack on the pounds, now that I eat very little carbohydrate, the weight is falling off and my health is improving. 

Here is a pretty amazing TED talk on the subject.

http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_attia_what_if_we_re_wrong_about_diabetes.html

congrats...just want to say if you're beating yourself up on where you could be as opposed to where you are..don't ...it takes a certain amount of will power to work out or to change the way you eat..and that will power isn't infinite ..if it were you wouldn't have to lose any weight to begin with

anyway..again ..congrats keep at it

 

[maplesyrup]

(raises my glass.) Well done, WIGWAL!

 

[Britishbulldog]

So I've lost 75lbs in the past six months or so and dropped 4 shirt sizes and I plan on losing quite a bit more. I really owe most of it to my diet, there have been many stretches where I have not really exercised and a couple of occasions where I've fallen off the wagon for a few weeks at a time.

If I'd have done as much exercise as I should have, I'd be well over the 100lbs lost mark.

Despite eating more fats and proteins, recent blood work has shown my blood pressure has continued to improve as has my cholesterol.  It's been pretty simple for me really, insulin resistance caused by carbohydrate overload caused me to pack on the pounds, now that I eat very little carbohydrate, the weight is falling off and my health is improving. 

Here is a pretty amazing TED talk on the subject.

http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_attia_what_if_we_re_wrong_about_diabetes.html

That's great!  A year ago I realized how my weight had crept up and I posted how I was going to get it down, which I did to 229 lbs but then got into a couple of stressful situations with my company and didn't notice that I was slowly putting it back on and more.  I was actually trying to eat healthy and watch portions but didn't realize how often I was cheating.

Last month I was up to 242 lbs.  This morning I am at 231 lbs and slowly but steadily loosing.  No cheating...which wasn't what I ate but when I ate and how much.

I think it was Odin who mentioned here for me to cut out as much added sugar as possible and that is really helping.

My goal is 190 lbs so 41 lbs to go. 

Here is an article that I found that I think is in line with the opinions here:
Daily Intake of Sugar ? How Much Sugar Should You Eat Per Day?