Posts by sidd1981

the thing that helped me most was strengthening all the knee muscles.I was skeptical about it so i started with leg curl and leg extension (lunges and squats if you have no equipment; standing in position and just slowly bending down while holding onto a handrail/table/chair for a start to get the position right) but also the little muscles like sitting on a chair with one leg stretched out, bend food to the outside and lift to 90degrees for few seconds to start with, repeat. some yoga positions like Revolved lunge position also help with balance and exercise the little muscles inside the knee. but work up to it sowly.

knee problems are really different for everyone. people kept telling me to swim (front crawl) but that triggered it more than anything. Point is, try different things and have enough rest in the middle. I do recommend seeing a sports physician.

any chance to get a bike for rides outside?

i would like to join the group. I just came back from vacation and needless to say that put me back a little.

Date 27th April 

Weight 165 lbs

short term goal 160lbs

'sampling food'' that sounds cool. i have to keep that in mind. thanks

i like vodka (also with flavor) with water or soda and lemon OR some cranberry juice and I like chesars (vodak and clamato juice)

katie002: high intense cardio is a good one for health and burning calories. but in order to burn more fat than muscle mass you also want to do weight training.

leesab1: just doing crunches will not help you loose fat on your stomach. what will help is toning muscles all over the body- it speeds up the metabolism and aids fat loss.

I urge both of you to read this threat if you are seriously interested in fat loss. it si a little logner but it tells you all you need to nkow. no BS.

http://caloriecount.about.com/must-read-anyon e-trying-lose-fat-ft134311#8

emotional eating obvisouly might add some other things that need to be tackles: i know.

when your body gets rid of extra pounds, the calories - exercise & BMR - you burn will be less. it will get harder to maintain a huge difference ad you get closer to a regular weight and loss often slows down as the body tries to hold on to extra food. at some point you will go to maintance, aiming for intake around your burn to stay steady some days less cals and some days more but evens out over a week or so.

does that answer the question?

Hi there,  i dont have depressions but i am an emotional eater too. carving food makes somewhat sense because your body will release endorphines after eating which make you feel better. a basic step to try and feel better without eating is to get those endophines from something else: exercise.

someone else posted the following 'food for mood':

it is hard to tackle depression and weight loss together. maybe talking to a doc or cousellor would be good but i dont know your life circumstances.

thanks, i m not sure how long, going to see a doc tomorrow. hope to get knee brace and orthotics. it happened before, last time i was down for 4 weeks. darn, i had just ramped up training to do a triathlon in the summer. i used to love running but i think i can say goodbye forever. but as long as i can still bike i m ok with that.

20 lbs man, thats ace! keep up the good work. this website has really taugh me so much about nutrition. i made mistakes in the past like cutting out too much etc but i tried around, it takes some time but we live and learn :-)

oh now i understand. at this level, i think any doc takes you seriously. all the best for you.