You got that right. Going through the process to look lose 52 pounds or 1/4th of my land mass. All those meals in excess of my maintenance caloric intake has been shamelessly worn for years.

Oh man, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. I keep asking myself, what sort of pleasure would you prefer? Yummy tasty ice cream, candy, Cheetos (guilty, dear God I am guilty ), too much of otherwise good food; or; the attention of hot ladies, greater ease at moving about, increased lifespan and with more productivity as well?

The pep talks are slowly working. I have a friend, she's a psychiatrist of some sort, but she's pretty solid. One of her refrains is that there is no substitute for working on yourself. I've heard her say it for decades, it's starting to mean more to me. The bad habits that I casually allow myself can only be changed by me and it's really not that easy, takes work and discipline. I see guys all the time who look my age who are not nearly as blessed as me, and this from what good things I have done for my bod, genes are part of it too I suppose. I really need to be grateful for how good I have it and not be a fool and throw any of that away. From now on especially, every day is a crossroads. Do I go the smart route or the dumb one? I keep reminding myself of JC's words: 'Your days, like the hairs on your head, are numbered.'

Second chances are not really there. It all adds up.

Edited to add: I don't especially like this guy, something in his attitude, but I have to admit he's in better shape than me. He's younger than me, 55, but my personal trainer client is just a few years younger than me and he's in at least as good a shape as this guy, Mark Mcilyar.

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Poor eating habits promote weight gain.

To the OP: a longtime client and friend, he's 70, has finally sold his large machinist mold making and plastic injection biz, will be able to retire as soon as he fulfills his commitment to get the buyer up and running, had prostate surgery about a year ago. I spoke with him this morning. He had mentioned it was done through a catheter. His was the laser type. He speaks well of it - no complications, pisses like a racehorse.

I found this site. Need to research this a lot.

https://www.roboticoncology.com/news/enlarged-prostate-treatment-turp-vs-greenlight-laser/

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Yup. Unless you're really hungry, a Reese Cup is going to find a home in your belly fat.

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I should be home by Thursday so I’m really interested in what I weigh. I have kept my CR eating practices although no supplements. I will be pumped if I hit 172 or lower. I think once I break 170 I will see light at the end of the tunnel. Being 169 with a goal of 155 sounds doable vs. 206.8 with a goal of 155

Set intermediate weight loss goals. Instead of looking at the gap between your current and desired final weight, set a goal to lose five pounds. Once you hit that goal, do it again. More encouraging than setting just one long-term goal...

Pretty much all BPH surgery choices are minimally invasive, since they're trans-urethral. TURP, TUMT, TUNA, TULA, there's a whole list of them, all can be done through the same orifice. For the most part, these are outpatient or overnight procedures. TURP is the "classical method" and has the advantage of producing chips which can be biopsied for cancer. Most other methods rely on heat, which renders pathology useless. The other problem with heat is that it is somewhat more likely to cause nerve damage, in which case you would forever disappoint the five sisters. Open BPH surgery is really a rare exception these days.



BPH surgery is not to be confused with prostate cancer surgery, which is a different kettle of fish. The difference being that BPH generally only requires the urethra to be cleared, while prostate cancer surgery requires the bulk of the prostate to be removed.



If you take medication for BPH, be aware that alpha blockers also affect your eye muscles. The effect lasts long after you stop taking the meds. It won't affect your vision, but will complicate cataract surgery if that ever becomes an issue. If you need eye surgery make sure you inform your ophthalmologist what BPH medications you've taken.

I’m doing that now since my body is now hip to my new game plan. I was pegged at 180 to 179.8 for around a week and I was really surprised since I’m always 1,000 calories in the hole plus I’m pretty active all day. No PT but always tinkering or errands all day. I monitor my fluids so it’s not “water gain”. That’s why 169 will be the mental breakthrough so to speak. That should be just a few pounds away

One issue I have fortunately missed so far is prostate problems . In fact I am told I have the prostate of a young man for whatever good that does me now.

Originally when I developed bladder cancer. I thought it might be prostate cancer. I already knew the five year survival rate with bladder cancer was very poor in comparison. Although I had no wish to be impotent at 58 if it was prostate removal time.

Reciently at 76 I asked the wife if there was someone else. She thought for a moment and said there has to be.

As for general health and a feeling of well being. I just feel better in general and lose some weight when really busy doing construction type activity. I get up at five and am pretty tired when I really put a long day in. After a nights sleep I seem to be full of energy again and ready to repeat it.

I have always thought it dangerous to the mind and body to age in any inactive way. My method seems to work for me but on the other hand we are all different. Resorting to a physically inactive type lifestyle on retiring. If your basic body is still in decent condition. If not it is not a real option I understand.

To me it just increases the downward spiral. Even active hobbies and pastimes are better than none. At least a few guys I have known retired and did almost nothing. They are either gone now totally or some have no working mental capacity left. That is a sad thing to observe.

Good info. I was getting the impression that all of it is through the urethea. My friend told me that sucker will widen out to 10mm. He's very happy with his surgery, he said they biopsied the bits and no cancer. I thought he said it was laser - I think I read that the laser type can be slicing and dicing and not merely heat.

There's a lot to consider on this stuff. The nerve damage you speak of is to be avoided.

I have a visceral objection to the meds. I wasn't aware of the complications you speak of.

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Dang man, I'm starting to feel better. I've had a chronically painful left ankle for some time. I used to sprain ankles now and then when playing B-Ball, I lost track of how often on each one. Steph Curry had a real problem with that for a while.

And then I sprained it bad in '04 and lightly again twice in the last 8 or so years. It's never going to be top flight but with less weight on it, and who knows, improved testo it's been feeling great for a week now.

Bonus feature, my man Percy Wells Cerutty in his late 60s, leading Herb Elliot up a sand dune near Melbourne. That was one of his favorite workout routines.

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I like Terry Talks Nutrition

https://www.terrytalksnutrition.com/search/?query=prostrate

Webinar coming up in a few weeks on incontinence but focus is prostrate and supplements.

I'll check him out. I was in Whole Foods a few days ago, bought ginger for the first time in a couple of years and right next to it was some turmeric root that looked a lot like ginger only yellowish, no surprise there, even through the skin it looks more yellow. I had no idea that was the natural form.

I've been using it in stir fries. I found a mango smoothie recipe with turmeric root. Haven't made it yet.



*EDIT* I just read his overview on nutrition and sounds good, a lot like the other gurus I've been reading. Dr. Mark Hyman is big on the high quality fat thing, his book: 'Eat Fat, Get Thin.' He's also big on paleo. I was excited to hear about paleo as I had been trying to operate in that manner to some degree for awhile.

Since about 1980, off and on I've been doing a blueberry cleanse in August - OlyWA where I've lived has a number of U-pick blueberry patches, also one that's been long abandoned and somewhat overgrown. Really great feeling to load up on blueberries and not much else for a few days. Hunter gatherers would go through phases like that, depending on what was available, ready to eat. I read a book by a mountain man once who said if you're going to kill a bear for meat, you should do it at the end of blueberry season as the meat will taste the best. Cleaned out.

One reason I've been determined to quit coffee. Not paleo.

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If you have a Sam's club in your neck of the woods, then I would try Resveratrol Plus+.

Blueberries are virtually all water. You can get the nutrients inside a bunch of them in this one pill plus the extract from red wine skins. Of course, nothing like fresh fruit to wash down a pill too ...

If you go to the Montery Bay Spice Co. you can buy many nutrients and supplements in bulk on the super cheaps. I can get a pound of astragalus root for $8 bucks !