Oh, telling Frank he should grow 6" ??? That's PWAL bait if I ever heard it Dan! Parentheses don't soften it much <G> JC On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Dann Keller <kwhale22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yeah, right, Frank. Even if you're 6'2" you should be looking to lose 35 > pounds or grow 6 inches (in heigth) to have a "normal" BMI. See the > following link: > > Calculate your BMI - Standard BMI Calculator<http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/> > > Yeah, this weight thing is a B***h, and it doesn't get better as you get > older > > Dan > > > ------------------------------ > To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [elky] Re: CAGS was Re: Re: (no subject) > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:42:08 -0500 > From: stillfranksfault@xxxxxxx > > > I hear that John, been putting on the pounds myself. I'm a big guy and > look and feel comfortable at 200. My normal is 200. Now I'm 225, must be > the good life. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> > To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thu, Jan 21, 2010 6:46 am > Subject: [elky] Re: CAGS was Re: Re: (no subject) > > I am in a winter slump at the moment. The Christmas present of a Wii and > Jenny McCarthy workout are saving me. I wish there were more ice free > walking paths in our area. In the Summer and fall, I was walking (very > briskly) 3 miles a day. Now that I am only doing half that, due to ice, and > only 2 times a week, I am pushing 200. I have to balance slipping and > wrenching my back with staying limber from the walks. It all goes down the > tubes if I hurt myself. I was up to 225 at my heaviest. 185 before surgery > (drugs, and not eating). At least I am healthy enough to move again. I can't > wait to get out there on the walks again, because I am not getting the > cardio I need from it. > > Brian, That is really great. I had a treadmill, but I didn't have the space > in the house for it, and I hated it besides. I have never eaten too much, > but I have been lately. Cindy has discovered FoodNetwork.com and the recipes > are awesome. Her business is a bit slower, and she has had more time to > cook. It's my biggest issue right now. Trying not to eat so much, when it's > soooooo tasty! > > JC > > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Mongar, Brian > <Brian.Mongar@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > I had to rule out being too busy and get up at 5-5:45 everyday so I am > finished by the time my son is getting up. I run about 20-25 miles a week, > most everyday I do 25 min of cardio and 2-3 days a week 45 minutes(around 4 > miles at 6mph on the tredmill) > I focus mostly on the weight training but right now I am doing 6 days a > week, each bodygroup 2 times a week, changing the excersizes every week to > get sore each time. Tremendous amounts of whole foods, you wouldn't b elieve > how much I am eating and still loosing weight. > Breakfast was 9 eggwhites(no salt or butter, plain), bowl of plain quick > oats with a little cinnamon only, and a heaping half cup of mixed veggies, > light salsa and Jalepenos on top. > That is the first of 6 meals thruout the day, it is really hard to get it > all down, but good whole food is naturally very low in calories,. So in > order to rebuild and have energy fot the next day, I have to eat that much. > The crazy part is, I am losing weight so it is still not enough calories. > March 1st will change to grow, and will have to eat 50% more. Mayan Riiera > vacation planned soon so want to cut down before > then. > > John, the worst part is no fun beers for now :-( > > Sent from my Treo™ Pro on the Now Network™ from Sprint® > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:33 AM > To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [elky] Re: CAGS was Re: Re: (no subject) > > > Wow that is major progress. Impressive. I bet you feel better too. > Work has crowded out time for workouts, but I make sure I get at least > one in a week. The Y has a Fitlinxx system that keeps track of your > reps & sets on each machine, and your overall workout. Lately I've > been trying to see how much total weight I can lift in one session by > doing sets of 12 instead of 10, raising the weight, etc. I was amazed > that a small change could take my total weight lifted from the mid 30K > pounds to over 50K. I'm skipping cardio... but I'll get back to it... > the busy season for my wife will make schedules tricky around our > house. > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Mongar, Brian > <Brian.Mongar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Yes, I know about most everything available, but lack motivation, being > focused elsewhere. > > > > Weighed in at 172.5 this morning, when I started I was right about 230. > Not only have I lost considerable weight, I have gotten a lot stronger and > built up my frame considerably, my personal trainer buddy(guy at the office > I have known for 10years) says I have lost around 70lbs of fat, since I have > put on a good amount of lean muscle. I feel 10 years younger after a run in > the morning to get loosened up- I can't move very comfortably until I do > about 10 min jogging on the tredmil, arthritis and tendonitis are a b#@ch, > but the light jog helps a ton, glucosamine cond... Has helped quite a bit > too. > > I don't want to be that fat guy that can't coach his sons soccer. I am > actually trying to get my 5 year old to take Judo with me, being a wrestler > in highschool/college, I know those guys that knew Judo had a strong > advantage > > > > Just last night I bought a Hoist V2 home gym to replace the bowflex. > $400 for a machine they spent $2000 on a year and a half ago, then was > deployed overseas for 16 months, only got to come back to sell his stuff and > move to England. The Hoist is supposed to be the best home gym out there, > itlooks like it should be, very high quality const, and all the bowflexes on > craigslist are twice what I paid for the V2, so I should end up at least > even. > > > > > > > > Sent from my Treo™ Pro on the Now Network™ from Sprint® > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:35 AM > > To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [elky] Re: CAGS was Re: Re: (no subject) > > > > > > I'm sure you know it's a $20 harness and a plug and play deal at the > > trans... I guess I drive conservatively, I noticed CAGS fairly > > often... but that was 3.5 years ago. You can even make your own > > harness http://www.cadillacfaq.com/faq/answers/cags/index.html (I'd > > still opt for the $20 pre-made harness). > > > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Mongar, Brian > > <Brian.Mongar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> Every time I get down to wanting to mod the car, I realize I am starting > with the wrong car, it may stay it may go, I like it the way it is but > really want a streetable 700hp car, I know I am stupid that way, but 400 > isn't cutting it, and there are quite a few cars out there that can much > more easily get there and handle it much better. > >> Besides, I don't have time to play right now, been so busy with work and > happy about that. Today the V is good cause I can't drive it with 2 feet of > snow and potholes galore, but come summer we'll see. My buddy says his 2200 > hp 90 chevy truck is getting close, so the itch will be severe. > >> > >> TheCAGS is annoying but not very often do I even notice it > >> > >> Sent from my Treo™ Pro on the Now Network™ from Sprint® > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:17 AM > >> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: [elky] CAGS was Re: Re: (no subject) > >> > >> > >> Besides the annoyance of the trans locking you out of gears you will > >> get better MPG if you get rid of CAGS. I'm sure you're driving it > >> harder to avoid CAGS. I had mine taken out of the programming on the > >> LT1... 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