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ez2u:
the worst thing you can do for your body is to be under too much stress.  So write a little note and put it on your mirror  Jesus is in control of the day and people.  read often

Jacklalanne:
Hi Stacey,
I just had to share your original post on this thread on my FB page...Hilarious! I also read your post regarding your goal to get in better shape and thought I might share my personal story as an encouragement for you:
I am a 63 year old male. As you can tell by my member ID, Jack Lalanne is a personal hero of mine as he wonderfully demonstrated that we can be/get fit at any age.
My story:
At 58 I was over-weight at 5'7" 216 lbs. On blood pressure meds (Ziac) My blood sugar ran between 275-350 daily and my A1C was 10+ When the Dr told me I was diabetic, I thought: "OK, no problem, they have medicine for that. I set about losing some of my weight, but did nothing else regarding exercise or dietarywise to control my diabetes or hypertension. In October of 2007 I met my wife. She was four years widowed. She told me about her former husband. He became diabetic, but like myself did nothing about it other than medication. In time he got to the point where he had to begin insulin shots. He lost his legs to the disease. He lost his vision to the disease. His kidneys shut down and he had to begin dialysis. He lost control of his bowels as a complication of diabetes. If you're thinking about now that it was a: "Here's your sign" "Come to Jesus" moment for me, you've pretty much got the picture. I owe my life to her. To say that conversation changed my life is not an exaggeration. I have not been on meds for either condition for two years now, have lost over 70lbs and am in the best shape I've been in my life. I'm excited about my progress as I was told by some "In the know" not to expect too much muscle gain at my age due to the "natural" depletion of HGH in my system. I didn't listen for one second, but set out to unleash my potential. I am a work in progress, always will be (in many ways) but still interested in cutting, sculpting, toning and bulking. I have another 5lbs to lose to reach my weight-loss goals, but wouldn't mind gaining a little if I can do it in the right places. The one message I would like to leave with you is: Don't listen to anyone who says you can't do it...If I can, you can.
BTW, If you are interested, I can tell you what permanent lifestyle-changes (I'm sure you already realize that simply "dieting" doesn't work) that I made to reach this point let me know and I will be happy to share and encourage any way I can. Peace, Russ

Stacey:
Hey Russ, nice to meet you! I really enjoyed your story and find it very encouraging. Congratulations on your success of getting in great physical condition and taking on a life style change for healthier living.

I don't know much about Jack Lalanne so I had to Google him and wow, what a life he lived. From just the wiki page on him it's easy to tell he was a ball of fire! One of the quotes mentioned there, 

He also dismissed warmups, calling them "shtick" and "something else to sell": "15 minutes to warm up? Does a lion warm up when he's hungry? 'Uh oh, here comes an antelope. Better warm up.' No! He just goes out there and eats the sucker."

that probably sums up very well how he lived on the daily basis; get up and go at it, the it being life.

For clarification, I am a 45 year old male. I have not had a "come to Jesus" moment exactly but definitely feel the "push" to make a serious adjustment in my health and fitness. I think just talking about it here is encouragement and induces to some degree a sense of accountability. Ive already mentioned my starting weight, my height is 5'10, so yeah I have a shape, the round kind,  :) but with intentions of changing that.

I'm gonna take measurements and pictures  :o along the way to track and record my progress. I promise not to post any bare skinned side photo's here mods, lol!

Thanks to everyone that has replied and if anyone has a success story to share, please post or PM.

Jacklalanne:
Hi Stacey,
Nice to meet you as well. I should have mentioned the taking pictures and measurements...I have before and afters on my fb page and while perhaps is a little narcissistic(sp), it is a great way to stay motivated and receive encouragement. And anything that helps us stay motivated is a plus.
Yes Jack Lalanne was a fascinating guy. I think the History Channel has an hour show about him on one of their links and I would think there are probably a number of YouTube vids as well.
Getting fit really is its own reward. When I pick up 75lbs now to do my kneeling bench rows and think that I used to carry at least that much extra around 24/7 it is amazing to think about. No wonder we feel so much better and have high energy levels when we shed the extra weight. I say Unleash your potential! Stay in touch and let me know how things are going. My PM addy is: hecame4u2@facebook.com
Kind Regards,
Russ

Dave in Tenn:

--- Quote from: Stacey on November 19, 2012, 01:36:33 PM ---I'm gonna take measurements and pictures  :o along the way to track and record my progress. I promise not to post any bare skinned side photo's here mods, lol!


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If you can blank out the naughty bits, it should be OK.   ;D

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