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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NineToTheSky_" data-source="post: 1127099" data-attributes="member: 263478">Thank you all for your kind words. I have no intention of letting what I have done be undone. I see controlling what I eat and exercising as a life long commitment. Talking of eating, I think one of reasons I have been successful is because I haven't put myself on an unsustainable diet. I limit myself to 1200 - or occasionally 1400 - calories, which is not particularly punishing. I watch the amount of sugar, and try not to eat empty calories. When I exercise, I aim - and usually succeed - at burning 800 to 1000 calories, so my daily basic burn of 2200, plus the 800 exercising equals 3000. Deduct the 1200 eaten means I lose 1800 a day. On the basis of losing 500 a day equals a pound a week, it means I can lose 3 - 4 pounds a week. I have just about reached my goal weight, so I am now concentrating on mainly maintaining rather than losing weight - and increasing my core strength and flexibility. At my age, I need to! As you can see, a knowledge of, and concentrating on, numbers is very helpful.</blockquote>

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