Bowing to pressure

[Lopaka]

Good luck brother! Those darn Granddaughters have so much power for such little girls don't they.

[slcraiders]

That pressure is only there because your loved ones care. At least you are not stubborn and ignoring their plea as many of us have experienced with family members given medical advise.

Long live the Sarge!

[hex1848]

Good luck with everything sarge, there comes a time in a persons life when you got to start worrying about your health. I try to work out as much as possible, just to help stretch things out as long as I can. But I know the days is going to come when I'm going to have to cut back my little habbits...

I just hope its not any time soon.

[mauied1101]

You gotta do what you gotta do Sarge. I, for one, have appreciated the advice and guidance in your posts and would love to see you "hanging out" for a LOT longer.

Cheers to you

[cinda]

You can have fun here and not smoke cigars...trust me We want you along for a long time so you cut back a little, add some exercise to your life and drink lots of water. Doing all that will get everyone off your back and you will feel a lot better.
Good luck!

[bigpoppapuff]

do the fat smash or south beach diet...they both work and are sensible.....work out at least 2-3 days each week....cardio too.....drink lots of water......3-5 cigars each week should be no problem if you do all of the above..

[basil]

Man, bringing out the heavy artillary (grandkids) - that's some serious business. Good luck Sarge - I second the exercise advice, and the water. I work out regularly - run as often as I want, while my joints still hold up, and hit the gym 3-5 times a week. Don't regret a minute of it.

Lifestyle changes like you're talking about are hard at first but worth it!

[SuperChuck]

Good luck with the new regimen, sarge...

I suggest running every day. If you can't run, walk every day. I found that when I was running Tuesdays and Thursdays, it was real easy to start skipping workouts and getting into a funk because they were so spread out. When I was running every day, if I missed a day, I'd just pick up the next day.

You don't have to become Rocky overnight, either. If you can run a mile, run that mile every day. Pretty soon, you'll start to feel good about running that mile and you can start to add more distance. Most beginners try to bite off more than they can chew and stop working out altogether.

I also suggest running out and back. If I run on a circular track, I'll stop sooner than I should. But if I run out to a location, I have to get home one way or another.