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Thread ID: 94651	2008-11-06 18:46:00	Oh what to do?	sarel (2490)	PC World Chat

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718239	2008-11-06 21:45:00	I too carry a little elmo, i think everyone once they get to forty does . . . . . dont they? The reason for that is because the body's metabolism slows down the older one gets with the result that you don't need to eat as much food . I forget the actual numbers but each year after the age of 35 or so you need to eat something like 50 calories less per day . That means that by the time you are 45, if you are not exercising more, you should be eating 500 calories less per day than you did at 35 . If you aren't, guess where the extra calories go? Yup, around your guts . :p At age 55 you should be eating 1000 calories less than you did 20 years earlier, or exercising even more . :eek: Depressing, isn't it? :(	FoxyMX (5)
718240	2008-11-06 21:48:00	A question to the elderly gentlemen on this forum - how long does these phases last with the female of the species (because I haven't seen it before)?:confused: LOL sarel I probably qualify as an elderly gentleman in some eyes, so here goes. First, you have to love her for her concern for you. Secondly, you have to think about whether she should be making decisions for you about what you eat. I reckon she is wrong about coffee and bread, but the main point is that you have to make your own decisions about diet changes, or they won't stick. Thirdly, my old health lecturer told us in the 1970's that a regular medical checkup can lead to a false sense of security. However, it should pick up blood pressure problems, heartbeat problems etc, so I reckon it is worth doing. A mole map isn't a bad idea too if you have been an outdoors person. Fourthly, it may be a good idea to have a prostate check - you may have no choice whether you get a PSA test or the finger - you are most likely to get the latter, but PSA tests are still not terribly reliable apparently. I had both recently, and my gp who is about as old as I am said in all his years of practice, he has never picked up an abnormal prostate through digital exam. Maybe he has an insensitive finger. The best signs are changes to your urine flow/difficulty in stopping and starting/going frequently apparently. Finally, to answer your final question, from my experience it never stops - it isn't a phase that they grow out of... Oh, and from my experience, their (my) daughters take on that role in relation to their fathers as well, so if you have daughters, one or more of them may turn into a similar pain in the neck (caring angel I mean) ...	John H (8)
718241	2008-11-06 21:49:00	Glad to hear its not the beer expanding the waistline, i'd be in trouble otherwise....hehe. Umm, sorry but I have bad news for you. You had better read this (www.professorshouse.com). :p	FoxyMX (5)
718242	2008-11-06 22:04:00	If you want to lost some weight get a divorce! I kid I kid!!	rob_on_guitar (4196)
718243	2008-11-06 22:37:00	Another thing that no one has mentioned is cholestrol. I did have a high cholestrol level which is now under control with medication. Although I'm on a low fat diet and exercise. To much cholestrol can contribute towards, strokes, heart attacks, blocking of arteries. :)	Trev (427)
718244	2008-11-06 22:53:00	Oh golly. I opened quite a can of worms, eh? To clarify things a bit : I am a man (last time I checked), no high cholesterol, no high BP (or low for that matter), no sign of any baddy (yup, finger tested), annual checkup (complete), play squash 6 days a week, walk the dog twice a day and do some half and full marathons. Quite healthy. Over the years the belly start to droop a bit (naturally, I think) but I don't think it's too bad yet. SWMBO thinks its way too big. I have ALWAYS enjoyed and loved coffee - crikey, I will have say 4 cups before 8 in the morning - not the Starbucks type of coffee though. My love for bread - some evenings I would rather have a piece of toast (whole grain/full grain) than a fully cooked meal (no, not with the meal). John H, yes the daughter are starting to do the same as the mother.:o PCtek - don't know. SWMBO is starting to go crazy me thinks:waughh: Jamuz, my meal sizes are very frickin small already and have been like that for years. When we have lunch or dinner with friends my male friends get tears in their beady eyes when they see how little I've got on my plate and for me that's normal Soooooo - you see why I asked the question? I'm really quite healthy, OK'ish with the belly and I've agreed this morning to have a molemap done as well. But to touch my coffee - b*gger, that's pure sacrilege. LOL sarel	sarel (2490)
718245	2008-11-06 23:01:00	Sarel Unless you are still in your thirties, I would say you are in bloody good shape. I'm jealous. :)	Richard (739)
718246	2008-11-06 23:06:00	You sound far healthier than me . . . and I'm 23 . I reckon if you're doing that much excercise and eating that little, then it's just age catching up with you . She'll get used to it, I'm sure . I should take a page from your book, would like to be that active .	Thebananamonkey (7741)
718247	2008-11-06 23:07:00	How are you doing in Body Mass Index? (I know it's an inaccurate way of measuring the body, but I'm curious to know anyway) Cheers :)	Renmoo (66)
718248	2008-11-06 23:12:00	Ahh Richard, I agree. My Grandpa - we had to kill him with a cricket bat at the age of 87 (not). LOL. My family is not known to die from any major illness, we usually croak from things we bring onto ourselves (e.g. Dad died from Emphesyma). Being in the medical profession as well helps a bit too. Now with regard to the memory - that's something else. I hate it that I can't remember all 10 million phone numbers that I used to remember. I hate this freakin leaky brain syndrome (my name for it). sarel	sarel (2490)
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