Last time I spoke to the Practice Nurse I mentioned the expanding middle. She reckoned a lot of fellers taking female hormone therapy drugs get the same thing. I probably won’t get back to how I used to be a few years ago. Age plus condition are against it. I think the only answer is to wear a corset. I rather fancy a pink one to co with my clothes and handbag. 
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I’ve got a similar problem Mart. With heart trouble you tend to store water in the ankles and round the waist in the tummy. Eating less won’t really help the situation.
Unfortunately though, long distance running requires plenty of complex carbs. Pasta, potatoes, bread etc, and although my marathon days are over, my carb diet is not…
Sea food, then you can see how much weight your loosing. 
I used to think I’d last forever if I kept fit but then I realised that all it does is make a person feel better while this side of the ground. There’s always something going to get you in the end no matter what. I used to cheer myself up by saying “OK but it isn’t yet” …but maybe now it is.
That’s part of the dilemma, have you ever considered that you may be keeping yourself so fit, one may outlive the spouse and offspring and end up a lonely centenarian 
It is a thought Spitty 
but I’ll put it this way. I laughed when they put a 15 year guarantee on a new flat roof.
Yep, fancy living to an age where you are not allowed to drive or get credit 
Death is inevitable Mart but being fit and looking after your body will delay it as long as possible. You probably wouldn’t be here today if you were a ‘Boxed Set’ watching couch potato…Quality of life mate…
Maybe you’re right OGF . I still can’t help trying. I just got back from a ride of my e-bike to the pharmacy and back (about 5 miles). First time since the health troubles began and then stabilised to a manageable degree. Legs were jelly-ish for some minutes afterward but not bad. I don’t think I did it to prolong life but more because it was a nice day to give it a go.
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When I was admitted to hospital following my first heart attack in 2004 the general consensus was that had I not been a runner for most of my life I would not have survived.
In all honesty I have never run to keep fit Mart, I run because I love it.
Your five mile ride was a challenge because you are the bloke that you are, and that my friend is what will keep you going. Jelly legs are good, it means they needed some exercise, and how good does it make you feel once you get sat in front of the telly, to know you earned it…
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