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joelnwil · 07-06-2009, 07:36 AM

Well, I hope it works out.

However, the thought of surgery made necessary because of a lifelong lack of discipline just horrifies me. It indicates that you have been a failure in a rather important part of your life: diet and exercise.

I mean guys and girls, here are the rules (not exactly made up by me): correct diet, which is not that difficult, and exercise regularly. None of this is rocket science, just self control.

If it gets to the point where you need surgery, it is because you have failed to follow some simple rules.

But the excuses for not exercising are all over the place, which is why we need lots of physical ed in the schools. I once suggested to my secretary that she take up running, since there was a dressing room at the office, and she said "But I would get sweaty and my makeup would run."

Anyway, I am 73 years old, and I have a bad back which keeps me from running, so I do the exercise bike and the elliptical trainer. I also work out on the machines, and can do some serious leg work in spite of nerve damage in my right leg, which causes a slight limp. I miss riding a real bike, but I still have the scars from falling when I was 55, and I am worried that at my age that same accident could cause much worse damage.

This is not about me, but I said that just to indicate that exercise and proper diet are not out of the question at just about any age.

Don't let this sort of thing happen to you.

07-06-2009, 07:36 AM	#39
joelnwil Major Inhabitant Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Silver Spring MD Posts: 128	Well, I hope it works out. However, the thought of surgery made necessary because of a lifelong lack of discipline just horrifies me. It indicates that you have been a failure in a rather important part of your life: diet and exercise. I mean guys and girls, here are the rules (not exactly made up by me): correct diet, which is not that difficult, and exercise regularly. None of this is rocket science, just self control. If it gets to the point where you need surgery, it is because you have failed to follow some simple rules. But the excuses for not exercising are all over the place, which is why we need lots of physical ed in the schools. I once suggested to my secretary that she take up running, since there was a dressing room at the office, and she said "But I would get sweaty and my makeup would run." Anyway, I am 73 years old, and I have a bad back which keeps me from running, so I do the exercise bike and the elliptical trainer. I also work out on the machines, and can do some serious leg work in spite of nerve damage in my right leg, which causes a slight limp. I miss riding a real bike, but I still have the scars from falling when I was 55, and I am worried that at my age that same accident could cause much worse damage. This is not about me, but I said that just to indicate that exercise and proper diet are not out of the question at just about any age. Don't let this sort of thing happen to you.