Games Effect On Health

[tensplitter]

A good excuse for me is to wong out at any negative count if someone is smoking.

Speaking of smokers, one time I was playing with a smoker who dropped his lit cigarette on a card. That card was literally burned and at the end of the shoe they had to replace all 6 decks just because 1 card had ash on it.

 

[metronome]

Calling Dr. Fine....

doctors ain't got no time for good grammar. That's what PA's are for:laugh:
FYI, like I've posted b4, I went to the "Earl Scheib School of Medicine and Auto Body Repair".
Ya need a colonoscopy and that ding taken out...I'm you're guy.

 

[21forme]

Speaking of smokers, one time I was playing with a smoker who dropped his lit cigarette on a card. That card was literally burned and at the end of the shoe they had to replace all 6 decks just because 1 card had ash on it.

Many casinos will simply replace the one card.

 

[aslan]

I have seen a number of members make comments concerning weight issues which surprises me a little bit. I am sure I am not in the same situation as many of you being somewhat younger. I know weight tends to become an issue as you get older, which I am not looking forward too and certainly spending time in casinos or more precisely many of the fine restuarants and even worse, the not so fine buffets is a major danger. Plus the travel and getting away from normal routines. I myself put on 5 pounds in the first 6 months of the year, which was mostly spent in LV, before I got back into my summer routine and lost it.

So while I can see how this lifestyle even for a frequent parttime player can be a danger, the reason I am a bit surprised is because discipline is probably the number one trait of any reasonably successful AP. I would think that discipline should spill over into other areas of one's life, but judging from the comments it doesn't seem to.

I know this post sounds judgemental and I really don't mean to, nor is it directed at anyone in particular. Just expressing some thoughts.

A strange thing happens somewhere in the vicinity of 50 years of age. Suddenly, life long eating habits begin causing weight gain. At first you are not aware, but then it becomes obvious. You can no longer eat the way you have been eating most of your thin, healthy life. So, you cut back. And lo and behold, you eventually find yourself gaining even at that modified eating regimen. So, you cut back again. Now you begin having dizzy spells, hunger bouts, and feelings of weakness. So you increase your eating, and you begin to gain weight again.

Also, for some, like myself, your doctor diagnoses you with hypothyroidism. So now you have to take thyroid hormone. You continue to gain wait and the doctor increases your dosage. I started with something like 25 or 50 mcg, and now am up to 175 mcg.

I am determined with a sensible weight and exercise regimen I will shed all my excess weight once and for all, but I recognize that it will be the most difficult effort of my lifetime.

 

[Bojack1]

A strange thing happens somewhere in the vicinity of 50 years of age. Suddenly, life long eating habits begin causing weight gain. At first you are not aware, but then it becomes obvious. You can no longer eat the way you have been eating most of your thin, healthy life. So, you cut back. And lo and behold, you eventually find yourself gaining even at that modified eating regimen. So, you cut back again. Now you begin having dizzy spells, hunger bouts, and feelings of weakness. So you increase your eating, and you begin to gain weight again.

Also, for some, like myself, your doctor diagnoses you with hypothyroidism. So now you have to take thyroid hormone. You continue to gain wait and the doctor increases your dosage. I started with something like 25 or 50 mcg, and now am up to 175 mcg.

I am determined with a sensible weight and exercise regimen I will shed all my excess weight once and for all, but I recognize that it will be the most difficult effort of my lifetime.

You are right Aslan as we age our bodies change. if you didn't notice yours until 50 you are doing much better than most. But the problem most experience as we get older is insulin resistance, damaged insulin sensors, and decreased muscle mass, which in turn decreases growth hormone produced naturally in the body. The good news is all of this can be reversable with a diet high in protein, low in carbs( no need to eliminate them completely, just be smart about it) and a reasonable exercise routine consisting of resistance training as well as cardio.

Again not being an MD myself I would never say discontiue medication, but in so many cases, especially those that appear later in life, medications are just treating the symptoms of the real cause of illness. A lot of people that get their bodies functioning properly lose the need for medication as their symptoms of what truly ailed them disapear.