NOT A "DIET" BUT RATHER A "LIFESTYLE"

by LUIGI REALI
(WEAVERVILLE, N.C. )

60 YRS OLD. 6'4" TALL, 310 LBS., FORMER MARATHONER (NEWPORT R.I. 3HRS. 58MIN. 28 SECONDS) 32 years old at the time) ran the race at 210 lbs.! WHAT HAPPENED?!

Time, age, personal problems, thyroid gland quitting (no excuse), rotator cuff surgery (not a valid excuse), depression over personal losses , neck and back problems.. lung infections, you get the drift.... OLD AGE slipping its 'ICY' fingers round my fat belly!

Now...mental status......"tough times never last....tough people do." Lifestyle status: "Eat protein, vegetables, seeds, and nuts, some fruit, little carbs, no SUGAR! Eat to maintain exercise, not body fat. (Not a diet.... but a "lifestyle.) My Italian heritage misses the pasta, "mamma mia the pasta," sausage, cold cuts, pizza, ............but ......my A1C (blood sugar levels) are reflective of the change in "lifestyle", as is my weight now 255lbs. and dropping steadily!

Weights now not as heavy, some cardio, some stretching, rest, and relaxation, ......or as ZANE would put it......I have EARN(ed) my new lifestyle....Exercise-Attitude-Rest-Nutrition..........(EARN).... are now at my life's center.

"Live simply........so that others may simply live "

Ciao for now.......Grey Panther.....Ciao