Are you getting MORE healthy or LESS healthy?

so the answer is a definitive "maybe".

"Have you tried the AM/PM chiliburger? No? Well then shut your piehole."

As for other health stuff, don't smoke, and my internal organs are probably fine - should check that out. On a related note, have any males here had prostate / testicular cancer checkups?

OTOH, since being single, my binge-drinking that's usually been relegated to the weekends has slowly crept into the weeknights (always social, though. I don't sit around the house and booze). I've never smoked cigs and save for an occasional joint, haven't really done a lot of drugs since college. But I think I've more than made up for it in liquor. Hmm.

That sounds pretty fucking healthy.

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I learned in the NY Times Mag yesterday that I can improve my health by

sleeping 7-8 hours a night
cutting out all refined sugar
fidgeting while sitting

Going for 1 out of 3.

Definitely more healthy -- lost 25 pounds last year, more exercise, cutting back on salt etc. -- though getting older and creakier bit by bit nonetheless. Oh well, balances out.

you'd be surprised how much cutting out sugar helps your overall well-being; I mean that's Steve Nash's big secret to being an NBA superstar despite being a short 37-year old white guy

the easiest step is to just cut out soda most of the time, it's bad for you in more ways than you might think, besides if you only get it when you go out or whatever, it'll taste so much better

You know that thing where if you move your head from side to side it makes a noise like a pepper mill? Despite that, and having to be careful how much I eat, 37 y/o me could run rings around 20 y/o me.

i think i'm getting fitter, but it's not really physically noticeable or anything, and my weight is consistently way above what it should be

the easiest step is to just cut out soda most of the time

Very true. I really only have it once a week at most, and even then I usually get iced tea anyway.

Soda?? Can't remember the last time I had one.

And: Healthier!

I hit the bottom of a double-dip weight gain last fall, hitting over 240, which was my previous limit. I cut out most soda and all alcohol about 5 months ago. Additionally, I started eating healthier lunches and dinners and trying to squeeze in cardio a few times a week. I thought I would see more results right off the bat, but haven't lost much. At least I'm not bulging out of my slacks like I was last year, but I figured that quitting drinking would have had more of an effect.

Which is to say, I'm getting more healthy right now, but not as fit as I'd like to be.

I can't live without Diet Coke, which at least has different poisons than sugar.

My knees mnake the most interesting clicks when I bend.

NYTM also said the healthiest exercise is sprinting up stairs.

you'd be surprised how much cutting out sugar helps your overall well-being; I mean that's Steve Nash's big secret to being an NBA superstar despite being a short 37-year old white guy

the easiest step is to just cut out soda most of the time, it's bad for you in more ways than you might think, besides if you only get it when you go out or whatever, it'll taste so much better

― frogbs, Monday, April 18, 2011 8:14 AM (10 minutes ago)

see, this is odd to me and is compelling to hear people talk about w/r/t casual vs. serious athletic activity. I never purposefully sought out sugar nor drank soda until I became a semi-serious athlete, and now I can't live without it. Obviously I'm Steve Shasta and not Steve Nash but my understanding is that you need sugar (simple carbs) to sustain intense energy output over long periods, it is absolutely critical.

Very pleased with cholesterol test last month. I highly recommend the oatmeal-and-no-soda diet.

What you need for intense athletic activity is a completely different realm from normal nutrition, imo.

I dunno I've been pretty successful with weight loss, but there are so many factors to it; eating spicy food is huge, it boosts your metabolism and makes you eat slower (and therefore less); but I think that just cutting out everything altogether is kind of a mistake since it makes you overcompensate in some ways. Like, your aim should be to drink less alcohol and eat less unhealthy food, but if you cut it out altogether your life will kind of suck. I dunno, maybe watch your salt intake; tough to lose weight when you eat a lot of salt, and it's very very easy to eat a lot of salt

yeah, intense athletic activity can go to hell

Like, your aim should be to drink less alcohol and eat less unhealthy food, but if you cut it out altogether your life will kind of suck.

Removing soda and salt from your diet is a good way to start. Win some, lose some though: I never drink soda yet I consume a quarter bottle of wine every night. Yeah, yeah – I know red wine is supposed to be "healthy."

see, this is odd to me and is compelling to hear people talk about w/r/t casual vs. serious athletic activity. I never purposefully sought out sugar nor drank soda until I became a semi-serious athlete, and now I can't live without it. Obviously I'm Steve Shasta and not Steve Nash but my understanding is that you need sugar (simple carbs) to sustain intense energy output over long periods, it is absolutely critical.

I can't claim to be a real expert on the topic but my guess is that you want to get your sugars from fruits rather than processed stuff.

My grandparents were huge health nuts and used to do this thing in elementary schools where they'd feed the kids nothing but healthy, boring food for one day, then all junk food the next, and then ask the kids to choose which they preferred; in general too much sugar really gets you down and makes you lazy

I think my daily habits are pretty unhealthy at the minute, but not to the extent where I really care that much.

Probably less healthy. I gave blood last month and got a letter from the donation center the next week that said "dude, your bad cholesterol was 340, you might want to do something about that." My weight is pretty much holding steady, though; my BP was fine at donation time, and I gave up soft drinks a few years ago. I've had maybe a case of beer over the last year; just drink 2 cups of coffee in the a.m., otherwise water.

the real question is, is coffee good or bad for you, I've heard it both ways (and I just mean like, regular black coffee with maybe 1-2 packets of sweetener in it)

I'd say good, in that it enables me to hold a job. Don't put ANY sweetener in mine, only 1% milk, and max 3 cups daily.

Like, your aim should be to drink less alcohol and eat less unhealthy food, but if you cut it out altogether your life will kind of suck.

Straight up though, cutting out alcohol altogether will not make your life suck.

NYTM also said the healthiest exercise is sprinting up stairs.

― your generation appalls me (Dr Morbius), Monday, April 18, 2011 11:32 AM (19 minutes ago)

Really? This is my thing- I feel like I'm crawling when I don't double up each step.

Need to train myself to get a little more sleep though...

so much healthier since going freelance in '08. less of a full-on fitness drive than just a generally healthier lifestyle. am way too lazy and loath to give up nice things like drinking to do things like set ~targets~ or get obsessive about what i eat or even join a gym - but it's more about integrating things like regular running and workouts into my daily life (that's kinda why i didn't join the gym, they worked so why shell out money for the same results?). i don't go out of my way to eat healthily, but i rarely eat crap junk food anyway (never drink soda, hardly ever buy crisps/chocolate). can't imagine drinking every day, even in my heaviest weeks i'll usually have at least 3 days of no booze at all. i recommend healthiness!

Anyone read this?

Is Sugar Toxic?

every day brings me closer to deaths cold embrace no matter how much fukken kale i eat...

i don't even want to think about the answer to the thread question, here

tl;dr, just tell me what not to eat, preferably with provocative, tabloid language

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TH: here ya go.

Too much sugar and too much cake
You'll end up with a belly ache
Take that greasy steak and fries
Slap that fat right on your thighs

Don't be stupid now lose your shape
Start to stretch and muscle ache
Eat you veggies and wholegrain too
Fruits and fibre will nourish you

Take those legs and make them run
When you're fit it's much more fun

Getting in shape is what it's all about
Don't you just feel it's true
Move it all around just like Jane Fonda now
Then there'll be a brand new you

Stuff you eat can poison you
Make you feel real lazy too
Drugs you take make you insane
All they do is burn your brain

One two three four kick'em high
Join a gym or visit the Y
Five six seven eight feeling fine
You can live 'til 99

Getting in shape is what it's all about
Don't you just feel it's true
Move it all around just like Jane Fonda now
Then there'll be a brand new you

Hey my momma's been cooking good
Long time eating the way I should

Getting in shape is what it's all about
Don't you just feel it's true
Move it all around just like Jane Fonda now
Then there'll be a brand new you

Too much sugar and too much cake
You'll end up with a belly ache
Take that greasy steak and fries
Slap that fat right on your thighs

Chilling excerpt for Tracer!

It’s entirely different to claim that one particularly cherished aspect of our diet might not just be an unhealthful indulgence but actually be toxic, that when you bake your children a birthday cake or give them lemonade on a hot summer day, you may be doing them more harm than good, despite all the love that goes with it.

We're all screwed anyway:

http://www.dump.com/2011/04/14/meat-glue-secret-video/

MEATGLUE

Or maybe just you guys in the UK.

atm my health is quite good, and well above average for my age cohort, but now that I am past 55 a realistic assessment tells me I am past my grand climateric and have entered my declining years, so that the best I can do is to make the downslope as gentle and gradual as I possibly can. So far, so good on that plan.

Hmmm, I see from a quick consultation of wikipedia that the 63rd year is usually considered one's "grand climateric", although 49 and 81 are also considered as candidate years.

The sitting-is-dangerous article is the best of those 3 in the NYTM imho

xxxp that clip's from Australia!