Moderation, moderartion ,moderation

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J R stated:

" At a BMI of 23 I am what some might call a CR fatty, but I recently

increased calories to compensate for a perceived loss of strength that

affected my basketball game...(OK now)

In my opinion quality of life is paramount... who cares how long you

live if

you're not enjoying it.

Amen brother! As mentioned many times previously, one has

to balance the whole CRON thing thing into one's particular

lifestyle. You may be a CRON fatty but, I would guess you're in

better health than 95% of the population and probably look a lot

better physically than many of the sub 20 extremists.

My BMI is 24. I personally seem to have hit a plateau of 157-162

lbs., from a high of 196, on a basically ad lib CRON diet. (By ad lib

I mean that I do not count calories, weigh portions or run my meals

thru the

software, but simply follow the various recipes in Walford's books

and on the CR websites, as well as several low calorie and Thai

cookbooks. I figure those who have gone before me have tabulated the

nutrients to an acceptable level where I can use the time involved in

a more enjoyable manner) When I get down to 157 I find that I start

feeling somewhat weak. Perhaps I will eventually adjust to this and

continue to lose weight, but right now my body seems to " need " to

weigh about 160 in order for me to effortlessly run my 20 miles per

week and complete my moderate three days a week free weight routine.

Some might counter that I need to reduce my running and weight work,

but frankly I enjoy my workouts too much to reduce my exercise

further.