the weight gain thing must be partly about metabolism (Dawg's factory set point) and partly about hormones (bmi and fertility) and partly about that muscle weakness that we hardly mention.
i really was feeling guilty about the weakness and tired muscles; thought i was sleeping and resting too much, and i was afraid to go anywhere alone. but in 2003 i got to new bedford, and we were walking everywhere. there was a little hill to get home, and even when i could tell i had pretty good capillary surface, and was not breathing hard, my muscles would just max out and i could not walk fast. they ached and pretty much wimped out, no matter how much we did that.
This message has been edited by patlittlejohn on Oct 29, 2008 7:54 PM