| Re: The big fat con story
On Tue, 11 May 2004 21:16:04 -0400, Rick Onanian <spamsink@cox.net> wrote:
>On Wed, 12 May 2004 00:23:56 GMT, "Mike Kruger"
><MikeKr@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>>"Over the past 20 years, scientists have gathered a wealth of evidence
>>indicating that cardiovascular and metabolic fitness, and the activity
>>levels that promote such fitness, are far more important predictors of both
>>overall health and mortality risk than weight.
>...
>>puts it, Americans have "a misdirected obsession with weight and weight
>>loss. The focus is all wrong. It's fitness that is the key." "
>
>I figured this out when I dieted myself down to the upper-limit of
>my recommended weight. I felt terrible all the time, even though I
>was sure to provide sufficient nutrition. I've got little chance of
>being healthy if I ignore what my body tells me and force myself
>down to 170 pounds; OTOH, at 210 pounds, I feel good. I'd probably
>be best at 200, but hey, I get to eat all of everything I want this
>way...
Hmm. I'm doing LC, but at a rate of biking 100 miles per week, I can eat
pretty much whatever I want and still lose weight. I'm down six pounds this
month, and have actually been overeating a little.
What's your current weekly mileage?
-B
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