Happy New Year!

[William Muriithi]

Jason

On 1 January 2011 21:34, Jason Carson <jason-HjkH5KTEMfuEjziKL+yzSg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Happy new year all...
>
> Now to see if I can keep my new years resolution and lose 20 lbs :-P
>

I hate posting private stuff on the net, but I was just catching up
with mails and came across this.  I am hoping if I mention a couple of
private stuff here, it may benefit some and hence worth the course.

My dad and my paternal grand father are both diabetic.  My grand
father got sick ago but still drink??, but it was only when dad became
diabetic that I started taking my food intake seriously. My dad
however did stop drinking.   Diabetics really sucks, if you have that
problem, fracturing  your foot is a very bad thing as its hard to heal
it.  In general, I saw diabetes destroy his quality of life and I
planned to push it as back as I can.

Something I found work well:

- No sodas, ever. That is the worst product ever invented.  Use water
or natural juice
- 3 normal meal a day.  If you feel like you can not make it to the
next meal, eat from fruits
- Ah, no energy boaster that I see people using at work in the
afternoon to keep them awake. Sleep enough or take coffee + fruits
- Sweetener - use them rarely.  If you take coffee/tea a lot, use natural honey
- Eat meat no more than 3 to 4 day a week.  There are vegetable
proteins too and they can bridge the rest of the week.
- You can take greasy food one in a while, but its more than 3 times a
week, expect the waist line to keep increasing.

That alone should allow you to loose 20 lbs petty soon even without
exercise. Of course, it can be a pain, but just like quieting smoking,
you got to arrive at the decision individually and master the
discipline to follow though.   I usually look at it as overlooking
some pressure now so that I can have a better time longer.

I have never had problem with weight myself  because of two events
early on my life. In high school, I used to be slightly depressed.
People are usually distressed because either they have pessimist
outlook or they are introverts. I am not the later, I really enjoy
large group of people.  But I have a head that will for no good reason
start to always think, "what if I loose my job?" Nothing need to
trigger it, I could actually be laughing with my boss when that
question is playing over and over in the head.

I did figure out how to fix the depression issue.  Running, I mean
serious running.  For all of my life, I have run every week expect a 2
years break and then a 7 month last year when I messed up my leg
muscle petty badly.  Try clocking 12 miles in 80 min and the next
morning you will be all smiles guaranteed!. (That assume you have done
those distance a lot time and your body does not feel the pain any
more.  If that is you first jogging in your life, you will be as sour
as hell)

I do it 3 to 4 days a week, sometime biking if I feel something is not
right with the legs, or even swimming.  Its fun when it become a habit
and everyone I think can do it.

The trick it to be very gentle, really gentle.  If you have never run,
don't try, walk like 45 minutes and then run as fast as possible the
last 5 minutes.  It stretches your cardiovascular system to that they
can learn to break down energy efficiently.  That is, without leaving
lactic acid in you muscles.  Lactic acid can slow you down the next
time. Also help you to stop running out of breath.

Eventually, you should be pushing 8 to 9 miles an hour while sing
along with your ipod.  The sad part though, its more like jail.  You
can not stop.  Sit still for 7 months and it feel like murder when you
try again.  That mean you have to choose activity you like or just
forget it.

Promise I would not post OT again

William
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