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My cholesterol was also high - hovering over 200 - and no 'diet' or 'healthy eating' made much of a difference. The caveman diet (similar to Atkins) just made things worse. So in April last year I started a low fat plant-based diet - with zero animal products. No meat, chicken, fish, cheese, dairy. ...

Hi Yes I have also not found a C-2 in a hotel gym except at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. However it is worth checking if there is a YMCA close by; in Lincoln NE there was a Y across the road and for a few dollars I worked out there - they had 2 C-2's... In November, I am going to be in Africa for most...

Go vegan. You'll definitely lose weight, feel better & avoid a lot of unnecessary fat & cholesterol. Try it for 6 weeks & see for yourself. I lost 20 pounds since April this year, total cholesterol (previously 237) is under 100, LDL is 39, blood pressure much lower than before. Haven't felt as good ...

The book is: Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes (Rodale, January 2007).

Interesting reading!

The easiest weight loss 'program' I've ever been on is to go low-fat vegan: no meat, fish, chicken, dairy, eggs, cheese etc. Keep all other fats including olive oil, canola etc to an absolute minimum and avoid highly processed stuff such as sugar, white bread, cookies, convenience foods etc. Concent...

Hi! I've been gone for a while - did not row during the last few weeks before my goal marathon (Houston) which took place on Jan 14. I was thrilled and relieved to qualify for the Boston Marathon in 2008, with a time of 3:45:59 - literally not a second to spare. So for the next few months, I will be...

John, hi Welcome to the team - we need all the help we can get to rack up the meters: RPRG has slipped somewhat in the team standings this year, compared with last. But it's all in good fun & health. I see Alex is doing great - already over 2 million meters for the year to date (as of Nov 21): he is...

Hi I have been unable to access the personal log, no matter what I do it just gives me a blank screen with this message: error '80020009' /sranking03/include/ranking_nav.asp, line 83 I am told I should try to delete the cookies on Windows but I am not one to go into Windows and manually delete anyth...

Sunday Aug 27

162 lbs – approx. 18.2% bodyfat (Tanita)

Average daily calorie intake last week: approx 1700; fat 20%; sat. fat 5%; carbs 59%; protein 17%.

54, 5' 10" (178 cm).

Past week miles run: 22
Past week meters erg: 22290

Sunday Aug 20

163 lbs - 18.6% bodyfat reading on the Tanita scale, for what it is worth.

Average daily calories eaten last week (Fitday): 1999 per day. fat 30%; sat fat 7%; carb 48%; protein 18%.

54, 5' 10" (178 cm).

Total miles run: 31
Total meters erg: 40365

The human body is a very efficient calorie counter: for every 3500 calorie deficit, you will lose one pound; for every 3500 calorie surplus, you will gain one. Irrespective of the type of foods you eat - calories are calories, no matter their source. Of course, it is advisable to consume mostly fres...

Andy, hi Welcome to RPRG! We need all the help we can get to move up in the team standings. There are quite a few people here who row on an (almost) daily basis - including yours truly. As I said in a post some time ago, I will be rowing relatively less, now that I am able to run again. Hopefully th...

Finally over a groin injury which has kept me from running for almost 3 months - so will be rowing less and running more starting this week! So Rod Sr & Rod Jr (where are you?), Alex, Meri & everybody else - you'll have to step it up to keep us high on the team board. There's already been some slipp...

Hi I tried to send Rod Washausen a message to wish him the best with his recovery from the kidney stone, but I cannot seem to get the 'internal e-mail' function to work. Hopefully he will see this message. I had pretty much given up on catching up to him this year, and have had a heck of a time stay...