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[Mortblanc]

Like many others here I have limitations.

I am 63 years old.
I have had three back surgeries.
I had a heart attack in '04.

No martial arts for me, no jogging, no weight lifting.

I found that each time the doctors changed my heart meds I put on ten pounds. Soon I was fighting for my life, carrying an extra 100 pounds.

I went on a low carb diet and lost the weight over the course of 8 months. I have kept it off for two years. The core of my "fitness program" is sensible healthy eating. No sweets, low carb intake (no potatoes, bread, pasta, rice or other grains), and moderate calorie control.

The most dangerous plague in the western world is uncontrolled face stuffing. Which makes the best exercise pushing oneself away from the table.

I am not into starving myself. I do eat bacon, eggs, meats and vegetables and anything I can scarf out of the garden or pull from the lake.

I am not dead onto the American Medical Association height/weight chart, which is based on looking like a survivor of a Nazi concentration camp, but I do meet the military H/W standard at the oldest age listed. 200 pounds at 5'10".

I walk a lot and I am very active around the farm, even though I avoid heavy lifting.

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Yes, occasionally I cheat.

Icecream on special occasions or a sandwich perhaps once a month, and when on camping trips or visiting friends for dinner I mind my manners and eat what is available.

I simply do not make uncontrolled eating of food that harms me a lifestyle choice.