To newbies and lurkers

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[Guest guest]

> In the last month or so, we've been priviledged to increase our

membership

> by many. Newbies, please post with any questions or just to

introduce

> yourself. We're delighted to have you join us and we roll out the

welcome

> mat.

>

Thanks ! I started CR when I saw the cover article in the Wall St

Journal with Dean P (June 3). I've lost about 35 pounds since which

isn't too unusual - normally I drop 20 pounds during the summer as I

increase my mileage running. I'm 6' 1/2 " and weigh 158 pounds now

(BMI 21) and am still running 30 miles a week. I'm probably getting

around 1,800 calories a day but with my weight loss, it doesn't seem

necessary to count calories.

I have Total with skim milk, wheat germ, a banana and juice for

breakfast, 500 calories of trail mix and a fruit for lunch and a

Healthy Choice/extra veggies type combo or fish, brown rice and

veggies for dinner with 100 calories of dried fruit between meals.

There's probably a lot I can do to improve my nutrition - I'm not

sure that 'Total' is all it's cracked up to be, but here again, I

might want to be adding calories, too. The trail mix and fruit may

be a dangerous combo as a veteran poster pointed out a while ago but

I usually catnap after lunch and wake up feeling fine.

US Presidents and their BMIs (Runners World, Oct 2002):

Madison 17; Abraham Lincoln 21.7; Taft 42.3; Calvin

Coolidge 21.2; Jimmy 22.4; Bill Clinton 28.3; W Bush

25.7.

[Guest guest]

Hi WT (first name? ) :sounds like you have the CR part of CRON down pat.

Your weight's pretty low. If you're still losing, try to lose a bit slower.

The slower the better for your health.

Interesting that you eat Total. We have an extensive thread on that

subject. I was a Total cereal eater myself until member Benson

analyzed the ingredients for me in this post:

/message/3991

I still eat it but have cut way back. In fact often, I have a " lunch " for

breakfast as I related in a recent post.

Keep us posted on your progess and/or any questions we can help with.

on 10/4/2002 8:14 PM, WTHarvey at wtharvey.geo@... wrote:

> I have Total with skim milk, wheat germ, a banana and juice for

> breakfast, 500 calories of trail mix and a fruit for lunch and a

> Healthy Choice/extra veggies type combo or fish, brown rice and

> veggies for dinner with 100 calories of dried fruit between meals.

> There's probably a lot I can do to improve my nutrition - I'm not

> sure that 'Total' is all it's cracked up to be,

[Guest guest]

Welcome, It's a good idea to look at your diet in one of the several software packages to analyze nutrients. At 1800 Kcal and 30 miles per week you will lose more weight. Some might suggest that 30 miles per week (4,000 kCal) is too much, but that all depends on how it plays into your quality of life and your goals.

From observation your diet looks high on fruit and low on vegetables and perhaps essential fatty acids... but I'm just guessing, run the numbers...

re: your list of presidents was that Sr? Jr. runs a decent 10k.

JR

[john roberts] -----Original Message-----From: WTHarvey [mailto:wtharvey.geo@...]Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 7:15 PM Subject: [ ] Re: To newbies and lurkers

> In the last month or so, we've been priviledged to increase our membership> by many. Newbies, please post with any questions or just to introduce> yourself. We're delighted to have you join us and we roll out the welcome> mat.> Thanks ! I started CR when I saw the cover article in the Wall St Journal with Dean P (June 3). I've lost about 35 pounds since which isn't too unusual - normally I drop 20 pounds during the summer as I increase my mileage running. I'm 6' 1/2" and weigh 158 pounds now (BMI 21) and am still running 30 miles a week. I'm probably getting around 1,800 calories a day but with my weight loss, it doesn't seem necessary to count calories. I have Total with skim milk, wheat germ, a banana and juice for breakfast, 500 calories of trail mix and a fruit for lunch and a Healthy Choice/extra veggies type combo or fish, brown rice and veggies for dinner with 100 calories of dried fruit between meals. There's probably a lot I can do to improve my nutrition - I'm not sure that 'Total' is all it's cracked up to be, but here again, I might want to be adding calories, too. The trail mix and fruit may be a dangerous combo as a veteran poster pointed out a while ago but I usually catnap after lunch and wake up feeling fine.US Presidents and their BMIs (Runners World, Oct 2002): Madison 17; Abraham Lincoln 21.7; Taft 42.3; Calvin Coolidge 21.2; Jimmy 22.4; Bill Clinton 28.3; W Bush 25.7.