A little update (hip related)

[ClassicVW_imp]

Eliminate starches (bread, bagels, etc) like blockhead said, and also eliminate all sugary drinks, drink only water. Throw in some mild exercise to start and you'll see pounds come off right away.

Really simple, no excuses!

[Rocky_imp]

Eliminate starches (bread, bagels, etc) like blockhead said, and also eliminate all sugary drinks, drink only water. Throw in some mild exercise to start and you'll see pounds come off right away.

Really simple, no excuses!

At the risk of sounding preachy, this is all good advice.
Eliminate all those sugars, cut out the soft drinks, make healthier choices - even if the taste suffers. Better the taste than your body.
Read the labels at the grocery store and get in some exercise even if it's just walking.
Do it gradually until it becomes your new life style and it won't seem so hard.

[rboe]

I was listening to NPR on the way back to the airport in April. They had on a fellow talking about what the body needs and why people feel hungry after a typical breakfast of cereals (boxed cereal, instant oats, juice).

For starters exercise will not help you loose weight, the body simply can not burn off that many calories. It has a ton of other benefits (cardio, bone strength etc.).

For the diet: carbs are your enemy and are not needed (they do make life worth living most days ). Fats, in broad terms, are good for you. Whole milk is better for you than skim.

Juices are like pop and the sugars hit your system just like pop and then leave you wanting. Raw fruits that force the body to work to get at the energy stored there. Similar logic works with steel cut oats vs instant oats.

So if you want to loose weight, eat right, eat less.

Naturally we all have different bodies and from what I can tell from other articles the flora and fauna in your gut has a LOT to do with how well your body handles whatever you eat which makes hard and fast rules on diet hard to do. Then good stuff like fish has heavy metals in it making fish (and bottom feeders) downright unhealthy. Gah!

We don't get out alive, but you can get preachy and irritate your fellow riders to pass the time. Works for me.

But hey, do do things to help your hobbies like riding. It's not easy to be good but it's worth it.

[Offroad]

As someone who had a hip replacement 2 years ago and I've just recently lost 30 lbs I'm right there with you.

My hip was due to arthritis too but it really becomes when the pain is so bad you have to do something.

The magic to the weight like said above is cutting the carbs Max of 50-75 grams per day. That means no bread no potato chips no french fries no popcorn.... you can eat the top off of a pizza but not the crust.

I live off meat, cheese and four cups of vegetables per day and lots of protein bars and protein shakes. The protein shakes and bars have some sugar and carbs in them that seems to satisfy the sugar craving. Just be careful not all so-called protein bars are created equal try to get some with less than 25 grams of carbs and less than just a few grams of sugar.

I still began to reach set points that I just couldn't get any lower then I started walking now up to two miles per day that keeps it slowly moving down.

It's really hard when you're around other people but if you're alone it's easy to keep on the diet.

I'm down lower than I have been for at least 20 years so it's not a lost cause. Good luck and hang in there it is possible.

[Nortoon_imp]

As someone who had a hip replacement 2 years ago and I've just recently lost 30 lbs I'm right there with you.

My hip was due to arthritis too but it really becomes when the pain is so bad you have to do something.

The magic to the weight like said above is cutting the carbs Max of 50-75 grams per day. That means no bread no potato chips no french fries no popcorn.... you can eat the top off of a pizza but not the crust.

I live off meat, cheese and four cups of vegetables per day and lots of protein bars and protein shakes. The protein shakes and bars have some sugar and carbs in them that seems to satisfy the sugar craving. Just be careful not all so-called protein bars are created equal try to get some with less than 25 grams of carbs and less than just a few grams of sugar.

I still began to reach set points that I just couldn't get any lower then I started walking now up to two miles per day that keeps it slowly moving down.

It's really hard when you're around other people but if you're alone it's easy to keep on the diet.

I'm down lower than I have been for at least 20 years so it's not a lost cause. Good luck and hang in there it is possible.

I suffer from Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD) during the winter due to the lack of sunshine. It is a form of mild depression. So I began walking the local nature for an hour a day. I trimmed off about 1 pound a month and felt a lot better.

Two winters ago I stopped. Winter seemed horribly long, I didn't feel like doing anything, and gained 8 pounds.

This year I started walking again and lost 6 pounds. I probably would have lost all 8, but got sick with a terrible cold in March and stopped walking.

Walking is an enjoyable form of exercise as the fresh air and sunshine really perks you up, and rids you of any stress you may have nagging you. Something like riding a motorcycle.

[peterbaron]

Sounds like a mixed bag report Randy. Arthritus affects nearly everyone over 50 in some way, and OTC drugs are the best solution without going under the knife, which is something I like to avoid. My wife has had a hip replacement and 2 knee replacements and she really doesn't have the flexibility she used to have, however, she is no longer in pain. So that is a mixed bag report as well. Since I ride every day I automatically take 2 ibuprophins every morning before riding, and then 1 in the evening to keep general aches and pain at bay.

Good luck and hope the pain is at least manageable for you

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Sorry to hear that Ferret, if I were you, I would seek some doctor advice or some alternatives, since these have some impact on the liver.
Sorry again

pb

[the Ferret]

PB, That WAS on the advise of my doctor a long time ago (he's also a motorcyclist), but since being diagnosed with microscopic colitis, back in September, I haven't had a single pain reliever (although they have had me on a slew of other stuff that's probably destroying my liver lol). As a nice side effect in the last couple of months I have dropped 14 pounds. Of course that may be because I can't eat anything good anymore.

[Ulvetanna_imp]

As someone who had a hip replacement 2 years ago and I've just recently lost 30 lbs I'm right there with you.

My hip was due to arthritis too but it really becomes when the pain is so bad you have to do something.

The magic to the weight like said above is cutting the carbs Max of 50-75 grams per day. That means no bread no potato chips no french fries no popcorn.... you can eat the top off of a pizza but not the crust.

I live off meat, cheese and four cups of vegetables per day and lots of protein bars and protein shakes. The protein shakes and bars have some sugar and carbs in them that seems to satisfy the sugar craving. Just be careful not all so-called protein bars are created equal try to get some with less than 25 grams of carbs and less than just a few grams of sugar.

I still began to reach set points that I just couldn't get any lower then I started walking now up to two miles per day that keeps it slowly moving down.

It's really hard when you're around other people but if you're alone it's easy to keep on the diet.

I'm down lower than I have been for at least 20 years so it's not a lost cause. Good luck and hang in there it is possible.

I suffer from Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD) during the winter due to the lack of sunshine. It is a form of mild depression. So I began walking the local nature for an hour a day. I trimmed off about 1 pound a month and felt a lot better.

Two winters ago I stopped. Winter seemed horribly long, I didn't feel like doing anything, and gained 8 pounds.

This year I started walking again and lost 6 pounds. I probably would have lost all 8, but got sick with a terrible cold in March and stopped walking.

Walking is an enjoyable form of exercise as the fresh air and sunshine really perks you up, and rids you of any stress you may have nagging you. Something like riding a motorcycle.

I suffer from Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD) during the winter due to the lack of sunshine. It is a form of mild depression. So I began walking the local nature for an hour a day. I trimmed off about 1 pound a month and felt a lot better. I get that every year. The further north, the worse it is. I spent a month in Oregon a few years back, very tough. Rained, snowed in, couldn't get back down south.

I just try to gut it out.

SAD is for real. Our constantly changing position in space affects how our brain processes motion and position.

Every year, the Earth, with us on it, travels 292,000,000 miles in its orbit. Its average speed is 33,335 miles per hour. Add to that its rotation about its axis, you've got Magic Mountain's craziest ride * 2356. (Nobody knows what that is).

The orbit is elliptical, so it is constantly either moving toward or away from the sun. The sun exerts a tremendous amount of gravity on the Earth, and that's constantly changing. Your conscious mind cannot perceive it, but the unconscious mind, responsible for processing the outrageous rates of speed and insane kinds of motion we are always in, can sense it. The filter between the two becomes overwhelmed sometimes and we get out of kilter.

Then calculate into all this the movement of our galaxy, and the movement and expansion of the universe itself. That's a lot for your brain to manage.

[RockHop_imp]

As someone who had a hip replacement 2 years ago and I've just recently lost 30 lbs I'm right there with you.

My hip was due to arthritis too but it really becomes when the pain is so bad you have to do something.

The magic to the weight like said above is cutting the carbs Max of 50-75 grams per day. That means no bread no potato chips no french fries no popcorn.... you can eat the top off of a pizza but not the crust.

I live off meat, cheese and four cups of vegetables per day and lots of protein bars and protein shakes. The protein shakes and bars have some sugar and carbs in them that seems to satisfy the sugar craving. Just be careful not all so-called protein bars are created equal try to get some with less than 25 grams of carbs and less than just a few grams of sugar.

I still began to reach set points that I just couldn't get any lower then I started walking now up to two miles per day that keeps it slowly moving down.

It's really hard when you're around other people but if you're alone it's easy to keep on the diet.

I'm down lower than I have been for at least 20 years so it's not a lost cause. Good luck and hang in there it is possible.

I suffer from Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD) during the winter due to the lack of sunshine. It is a form of mild depression. So I began walking the local nature for an hour a day. I trimmed off about 1 pound a month and felt a lot better.

Two winters ago I stopped. Winter seemed horribly long, I didn't feel like doing anything, and gained 8 pounds.

This year I started walking again and lost 6 pounds. I probably would have lost all 8, but got sick with a terrible cold in March and stopped walking.

Walking is an enjoyable form of exercise as the fresh air and sunshine really perks you up, and rids you of any stress you may have nagging you. Something like riding a motorcycle.

I suffer from Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD) during the winter due to the lack of sunshine. It is a form of mild depression. So I began walking the local nature for an hour a day. I trimmed off about 1 pound a month and felt a lot better. I get that every year. The further north, the worse it is. I spent a month in Oregon a few years back, very tough. Rained, snowed in, couldn't get back down south.

I just try to gut it out.

SAD is for real. Our constantly changing position in space affects how our brain processes motion and position.

Every year, the Earth, with us on it, travels 292,000,000 miles in its orbit. Its average speed is 33,335 miles per hour. Add to that its rotation about its axis, you've got Magic Mountain's craziest ride * 2356. (Nobody knows what that is).

The orbit is elliptical, so it is constantly either moving toward or away from the sun. The sun exerts a tremendous amount of gravity on the Earth, and that's constantly changing. Your conscious mind cannot perceive it, but the unconscious mind, responsible for processing the outrageous rates of speed and insane kinds of motion we are always in, can sense it. The filter between the two becomes overwhelmed sometimes and we get out of kilter.

Then calculate into all this the movement of our galaxy, and the movement and expansion of the universe itself. That's a lot for your brain to manage.

584,000,000 miles, actually

Ferret may have to increase his mileage goals.

[emptysea]

OK, RandyB, you've already received a lot of support and advice from your friends here, so I will keep my supportive comments brief.

The colitis seems to be the problem on the diet side. I know nothing about colitis and I'm squeamish enough that I'm not googling it. LOL. I suppose, though, that your diet should be one that keeps the colitis in check or at least does not aggravate it. That may mean that you can cut enough calories to lose weight by diet alone, although that should be something for you and your Dr. to discuss. I've always been told that it takes both a proper diet and exercise to lose weight, so if your personal "proper diet" cannot really contribute to weight loss, you have to make it up on the exercise side. That is difficult, but you can do it. I talked to my doctor about a diet and exercise plan and he gave me a lot of useful information. It's up to me to implement it and, with a few fits and starts, I'm moving along.

Well, that's all. I think you can do this. Then you just have to come to Chicago for a celebratory beef sandwich or pizza (if the colitis allows). Good luck!