A little update (hip related)

[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.

584,000,000 miles, actually

Ferret may have to increase his mileage goals.

584,000,000 miles, actually

Ferret may have to increase his mileage goals. Correct, pi*diameter, I used the radius instead, in my haste to seem extra-intelligent. Now those are REALLY big numbers, double it all.

When I actually do plan space flight, I double-check my figures.

Now we all know why I need a '17 EX; it's the trip computer, so I don't wind up pushing my spaceship, er, motorcycle to the nearest gas station.