Dan L wrote:
>
> I use to be fit. I ran six miles every other day in under an hour. Then
> one day I torn a tendon in my foot. One day fine, then I felt a snap! I
> can walk fine, but I run like a duck now. I gained 70 pounds in just one
> year after that. Five years later that extra weight is still with me. I
> lift weights and ride a bike, but just does not have that carb burning
> effect like running. So in my old and decrepit age, I am coming to the
> conclusion of that horrible four letter word... DIET or die. That's is
> why I asked what book you had, soon to own it as well. I suppose, I can
> call it more politically correct and call it... Eating Healthy.

I recommend an elliptical exercise machine. They are
about the lowest impact exercise outside of a pool.
You can set them for a wide range of resistance levels.
The first time I was on one, five minutes on a low
setting hads me soaked in sweat. Within a few months,
I could do 15 minutes at a mid-range level. I gradually
increased the resistance and duration until nearly 7 years
later I'm doing 1 to 1 1/2 hours daily at its highest
resistance setting. It's taking so much time that I had
a machinist make me a holder for my laptop computer so
I could surf the web while exercising. It should arrive
on Monday. May as well overlap two time-consuming activities
(three if you count TV).