I recently had a doctor's appointment and found out i was 180 lbs!!!! Okay, I dont' LOOK that fat but apparently I am. What kinda workouts shoudl I do to get rid of this and total amount of yardage per day? Also eating habits?
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There is a good web site written by a guy, Larry Magid, who lost weight and got into shape. He writes a column, "Larry on Fitness," for the Palo Alto Daily News. The columns are archived on his web site.
He has links to several "exercise calculators." These calculators can help you estimate how many calories you burn in a workout.
The web site is: www.nobellyprize.com
My desired weight is 230 so if any one else would take another 20 I would be very happy. I weighed in at 265 the other day so I reaily only want to lose 35 more.
In 1964 I started the swimming season at 255 lbs and after a full season of racing ended up at a skinny 182 lbs. That was due mostly to getting into a meal in Egypt of bad food, bed ridden for two weeks and continous barfing. I swam in 12 mararthon races in ten weeks, ten of these were over 25 miles and two ten milers.
If you want to know how to add weight, consume lots of food, stop training and become a couch potato.
George Park www.swimdownhill.com
Originally posted by spintwo
I recently had a doctor's appointment and found out i was 180 lbs!!!! Okay, I dont' LOOK that fat but apparently I am. What kinda workouts shoudl I do to get rid of this and total amount of yardage per day? Also eating habits?
5'10" and 180 pounds is not fat. It might be slightly heavy if you have a small bone structure and are not a body builder, but you are definitely NOT fat.
Remember the days when drinking and eating all kinds of sweets would never make you fat? But now just a bite of this or drinking a can of that packs the fat on. Well, beware of the genetic engineered sweetner, for it is in everything. Unlike old fashion cane or beet sugar, which are digested naturally by the body, this high fructose corn sweetener is only digested through the liver. And that's why today's kids and myself are getting fat. You can't escape this sweetener, for it is in everything - making you fat. clyde
Originally posted by clyde hedlund
Remember the days when drinking and eating all kinds of sweets would never make you fat?
What days were those? The reason I was thin in my teenage years was due to swimming 4-5 days per week for a year-round team, hopping on my bicycle whenever I got a chance and the general activity during the day. When I started college my activity level was lower, but I also hit a major growth spurt which helped to offset any weight gain for another few years. Once that series of spurts was done, and my activity level stayed low, only then did I start to gain weight.
There were *plenty* of overweight people around at that point in history, all of whom were overweight for the same reason people are today. They took in more food than was necessary for them to operate during the day.
Originally posted by clyde hedlund
But now just a bite of this or drinking a can of that packs the fat on. Well, beware of the genetic engineered sweetner, for it is in everything. Unlike old fashion cane or beet sugar, which are digested naturally by the body, this high fructose corn sweetener is only digested through the liver. And that's why today's kids and myself are getting fat. You can't escape this sweetener, for it is in everything - making you fat. clyde
In 1966 the leading sweetener being used was known as “sucrose” which was made from refined sugar. Today, the leading sweetener is made from corn starch, which is known as “high-fructose corn syrup”. The corn that produces this corn starch may be genetically modified, but it may not. There isn’t any real way to tell because there is no regulation requiring derivative products of genetically engineered products to be marked.
Sucrose is a large molecule that is broken down into fructose and glucose in your intestines.
High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is made up of equal parts of fructose and glucose.
High-fructose corn syrup costs slightly less per unit than refined sugar (sucrose), hence the predominance of HFCS in products today. It also tastes slightly sweeter than sucrose, which for most people enhances the flavor of the product being consumed.
Glucose is metabolized efficiently by the body. The introduction of glucose causes an increase in insulin production which in turn allows the glucose to be transported to cells and used as energy. This process stimulates Leptin production and suppresses Ghrelin production, which causes a reduction in appetite and the storage of excess Glucose.
Fructose does not behave in a similar manner. Fructose does not cause a change in Insulin, Leptin, or Ghrelin production. This means that the fructose is not transported in increased amounts to cells for use as energy, appetite is not suppressed, and your body stores more of this Fructose as fat. Fructose is processed by the liver and causes an increase in the production of triglycerides. Elevated triglyceride levels have been linked to an increased risk of heart disease. Fructose can cause an increased rate of bone loss because it can affect your magnesium levels.
Some of the supporters of HFCS say that the metabolizing of sucrose (enzymatic hydrolysis) is such a rapid process that there ends up being no significant difference in absorption rate. They also point to the fact that HFCS and sucrose have an equivalent caloric density, that being 4 carbohydrates per gram. If you combine these two you end up with an equivalent introduction of glucose and fructose into the body.
Studies exist on both sides that both support and reject the hazards of HFCS.
My take on the topic is that a diet high in sweets, be it sucrose or HFCS, should be accompanied by a high level of physical exercise.
Originally posted by clyde hedlund
Remember the days when drinking and eating all kinds of sweets would never make you fat? But now just a bite of this or drinking a can of that packs the fat on. Well, beware of the genetic engineered sweetner, for it is in everything. Unlike old fashion cane or beet sugar, which are digested naturally by the body, this high fructose corn sweetener is only digested through the liver. And that's why today's kids and myself are getting fat. You can't escape this sweetener, for it is in everything - making you fat. clyde
daerath has already done a good job of explaining the true nature of the various sweeteners we use.
The reason why drinking and eating all kinds of sweets didn't used to make you fat wasn't because the sweeteners were different. It was because you were different! And the difference is not just physical activity. When a person in his early 20s exercises, his body secretes a substantial amount of growth hormone in response, which tends to convert his caloric intake into lean body mass rather than fat. But by the time a person is in his mid 40s, his body secretes less than a fifth that much growth hormone in response to exercise. The result is that it is much harder to put on lean body mass and much easier to put on fat.
