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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Siorac99" data-source="post: 1946938" data-attributes="member: 461145">Well, it was not eating chocolates and cakes that brought me the extra pounds and T2D. Might have contributed though.It was more the lack of exercise. Up until my 21st birthday I was a very fit guy and spent a lot of time outdoors and in the gym. Of course, there was no internet (easily available for everyone...) back then. And I was not working in an office. Life has changed a lot since 1996...When it comes to diet, many people try the often mentioned Newcastle diet. I tried too but it was not working for me. I can limit the carbs and fat but cannot follow a diet for long if it's under 1600 calories. Instead, I can go to the gym and do at least a 60 minutes workout (but it was 105 minutes yesterday). I can even do it if I go to the gym at 10:00 PM.By vigorous, I mean that I keep my heart rate between 155 - 170, which is at the age of 43 is good enough for me.I know it's not for everyone and actually, I didn't think that I had it in me.When I reach my healthy weight I will keep controlling my diet, but wouldn't want to spend all my spare time in the gym so I will limit it to 3 - 4 times a week. There's another benefit of regular exercise, or at least I think it's because of it. Year after year I was the first one to catch a cold, and it took longer to recover than it did for others. Just a year ago I had it twice.This year everyone was sick but me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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