tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post2273460407609184900..comments2023-09-06T08:56:14.610-04:00Comments on Eidelblog: "Body by Jenny": eight weeks later, 20 pounds lighterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-10710750948880820982007-05-07T07:37:00.000-04:002007-05-07T07:37:00.000-04:00Brad - you hit the nail on the head. They should ...Brad - you hit the nail on the head. They should stop being called diets and start calling them "lifestyle changes".<BR/><BR/>Perry - you are lucky that your cardio health and chol is so good. That will only improve as you exercise and eat correctly going forward. When I decided to make the switch to better foods/exercise my cardio and chol were incredibly bad. I had to do it or, like I said, be dead before I reached 60.Dan from Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542769119893347529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-38881109931677936142007-05-06T13:13:00.000-04:002007-05-06T13:13:00.000-04:00Thanks for the encouragement, guys. I've never had...Thanks for the encouragement, guys. I've never had problems putting on muscle and have had a naturally big frame since high school, but the problem is that, like most, I easily put on fat too. Yet even when I started putting on weight, I carried it so well that people think I look 50 pounds lighter than my actual weight. Also, my cardiovascular health is great (pulse, blood pressure and cholesterol all healthy).<BR/><BR/>Still, I decided it was time to get rid of the weight I've put on in the last few years, and then some. Two months later, I've dropped 22 pounds and am 6 pounds lighter than my college weight. There's still more work to do, but it's a healthier way of life than eating fast food food all day.Perry Eidelbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707615907666584863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-85851013635173164402007-05-05T00:11:00.000-04:002007-05-05T00:11:00.000-04:00Good work, bud...I've been on a weight roller-coas...Good work, bud...<BR/><BR/>I've been on a weight roller-coaster for the last 7 years. Out of college, I weighed 215 lbs (at 6'5", that's light). Over a few years (up until 2003 or so) I had grown to 260+. I hit the Atkins hardcore and dropped down to 220-225 in 2004, and since I've gotten back up into the 260 range.<BR/><BR/>I need to make a major change, but what I really need is to get into a lifestyle change, not a diet. I'm thinking about getting back into the martial arts for exercise, and my upcoming move will put me 3/4 miles from the beach, so I can start surfing again (a MAJOR calorie-burner). I plan to start getting back into a somewhat decent diet, although I'm far too big of a beer drinker to cut that out.<BR/><BR/>Either way, congrats. It sounds like you're well on the right track, and I wish you continued success...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201364680831344715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-64903725340677677432007-05-04T17:41:00.000-04:002007-05-04T17:41:00.000-04:00Good for you Perry. Looks like you have the diet ...Good for you Perry. Looks like you have the diet mystery solved - but as you have found out there really is no mystery. Eat better and exercise.<BR/><BR/>I did practically the same thing several years ago after my wife and I had kids - I knew I was on the road to ruin and had to fix it or be dead by 60.<BR/><BR/>Now I am a fitness freak - doing 100 mile rides on a bike, muay thai kickboxing, all kinds of things that just five years ago I could have never dreamed of.<BR/><BR/>I still drink alcohol and once in a while I binge on ribs or chicken wings, but you have to reward yourself once in a while. I always pay the price though - my body isn't used to fatty/greasy foods.<BR/><BR/>Again, good for you - looking forward to your new photo on the masthead in a little while.Dan from Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542769119893347529noreply@blogger.com