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I love eggs too and eat them regularly. I was never a marathon runner, but I was a dancer and while aerobics is definitely good for a strong heart and strong lungs, holding on to your muscle mass is what will help you avoid weight creep, as muscles stoke the glycogen stores fire.

Ideally what you should do (the rhetorical you, that is) is about 15 to 20 minutes of strength training, and 30 to 45 minutes of Moderate aerobics, six days, even 5 would do, a week. Moderate because high-end aerobics have a tendency to break down muscle mass, that's why marathon runners look the way they do.

Fitness first, diet second works for me. I have to say though, that I never eat desserts unless someone's having a birthday or there is a celebration. Fruit, cheese and nuts is what I end my lunch and dinner with, and after I've put in the kind of work I do for my body, I'm not about to pollute it with store bought cookies or cakes or ice-cream, splenda or no splenda.

"Ideally what you should do (the rhetorical you, that is) is about 15 to 20 minutes of strength training, and 30 to 45 minutes of Moderate aerobics, six days, even 5 would do, a week. "

I can't even walk anymore and I have a dog that is getting fatter but your regieme is not for me I only have one tool left and that is diet.

Any carb cause me to crave more carbs.

Moderate because high-end aerobics have a tendency to break down muscle mass, that's why marathon runners look the way they do.

You raise an interesting point. My exercise program revolves around "fitness walking." I walk at a brisk 4mph pace and try to get at least an hour (if not two) in each day. I'm a busy guy so I get up at 5AM (7 days a week) so that I can guarantee myself an hour a day. If I have time to walk an hour at lunch or after work, it's a bonus. On weekends, I try to do at least one long hike (10+ miles or more). I've grown to really like my walks and I look forward to them to the point that I feel like an animal trapped in a cage on rainy days.

During my walks, I often encounter joggers and runners and they never seem like they are having a good time. Some of the serious runners in my neighborhood look emaciated and they usually are clearly grimacing in pain. No wonder so many people are turned off to exercise if they think it involves jogging or running!

Since my walking program began (and I've walked over 3,000 miles in the past 13 months), I have yet to get an injury. Walking is probably the safest, most injury free exercise one can do. And as one who jogged before (many years ago), you can still get that "runner's high" by just doing some brisk walking - without all the injuries and pain that go with running.