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I've jumped off the wagon the past two weeks. I've gained about five pounds...:hn
Gonna take the weekend to eat good and get back to healthy eating and exercise on Monday.

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I'm still hanging around 205. Still a lot higher than I like.
My symptoms have been really bad for the last week, so I don't expect much. When I'm in bad shape I don't eat at all because the pain makes my stomach roll, but as soon as I get a window I eat a lot. Add inactivity to that and it's tough to manage my weight.
It'll all come together shortly, I'm sure. :tu

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236.3lbs today. hope to hit 99 kg at the end of may

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I've gained since my last weigh in too. The last couple of days have been kind of brutal. My brother keeps breaking out the plain ruffled chips with dip.:bh

Need to get this back under control.

Have faith brother, we will persevere.

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233.6 lbs had a couple of high cal days + am pretty happy with my numbers

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197 lbs this morning and the size 34's are loose. Looking to get into some 32's soon.

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:banger

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sunday morning check in 231 lbs. i am working this upcomming week extra hard because i cant work out from the 10th-14th .
i hope that i hit my under 100kg goal this month but its going to be hard.

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:lv

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198 this morning. not a lot of exercise the past two weeks but eating well and still feeling great. I actually went swimming the other day for the first time in 5 years. That's how bad I felt about the way I looked. I hadn't been in a swimming pool since I was 28.

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Recreational swimming or turning laps? Keep up the good work, Scott.:tu

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229lbs. not happy with my number. i ate unhealthy on the 4 day work trip, i couldnt work out.
its going to be hard to get to 220 till the end of the month but i am going to try. alsothink about buying running shoes to run every day before work...

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Go ahead and buy them. They could make the difference.

I'm not going to report in today and embarass myself, but in three weeks I'll give a full report.
Switching over to low carb as of today for a bit. All lean meats and green veggies. Low carb, high fiber.

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Hello all! I thought I'd get in on this thread seeing as I've just hopped back on the weight-loss bandwagon. I'll give you a bit of background on my situation. About 5 years ago I started Weight Watchers. At the time I was 267 lbs, and my goal weight was around 175. In a span of 8 months, I lost 77 lbs. Then, I lost my job. I got a job as a courier, which made it really difficult to stick to the plan. It took me over a year to lose the last 15 lbs, but I did it. The problem was that by the time I did it, I decided "Hey, I'm done! I don't need to follow the plan anymore!" So, in 3 years, I gained it all back.:td

So, my starting point is about the same as last time: 266.4. I want to get back to being 175 one year from now, and I think I can do it. I'm not a courier anymore, so it's a bit easier to avoid the drive thru pitfalls. I went back to Weight Watchers about a month ago and had been doing well the first couple of weeks. I'd been walking about 2 miles a day 3 times a week; but then I ramped up the walking too much (3.5 miles every day) and my knees rebelled. I had to rest them for a week, and I'm gingerly getting back into it. Unfortunately, I fell off the healthy eating wagon that week, so I'm at square one. Fortunately, I'm still feeling motivated so starting today everything is back on. Wish me luck, and I will post updates on my progress on Saturdays.

Good luck to everyone! :banger

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Best of luck to you, and post here often for updates and support!:tu

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I'm as big as a house. I landed at about 215 now, gained a good 20 pounds.
It's gonna be a probelm till I get my meds ironed out. I'm not sweating it. I'll be skinny as a rail by the time summer is over.

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I guess I'll jump in here also. Was between 185-190 all throughout college and now I'm at 240, which is down from 247 from a couple of weeks ago. I'm dieting and working out daily. I'm prepping for a sprint triathlon in September and hope that after all the hard work this summer I'll be down around 210. My ultimate goal would be 200, at 6'2" I feel like that's a reasonable weight for me.

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I've been doing weight watchers and watching what i eat for a while now (with some occasional slip ups) - but i finally started walking 9 days ago. First time in my life ive done any activity and stuck to it. I don't hate it anymore, but i still don't love it. Hopefully i can increase the amount over time. To start i am doing around a mile in 20 minutes (> 3.0 MPH) and doing about 1.2 - 1.3 miles every morning. Just starting, but im really trying.

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Good to see some participation again here, as well as some new faces. I switched over yesterday to a low carb diet. I like low carb, but I need to watch my sodium and cholesterol level while I do this. Two omelets today have killed my cholesterol for the day.

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Ok, normally I will try to post my updates in the morning but I had to work today. I weighed myself today and I am at 259.4. (When I weigh in I am fully clothed.) So despite my knee issues and falling off the wagon a bit I haven't lost any ground, in fact I lost 1 pound. I did start walking again at the end of this week and the knees feel good, so I'm excited to be back on track. Hope everyone is keepin' on!
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down to 226 lbs. i am now down 20kg that means i am halfway to my goal

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Good morning, all! Weighed in this morning at 257.6 lbs; lost another 1.8 lbs. :banger

Last Sunday, I dragged out the Wii Balance Board from its hiding place and fired up Wii Fit. We got it about a year ago, set it up, and then didn't use it again until now. But after the issues I've been having with my knees, I wanted to try something different. Laugh if you must, but I'm having a blast with it. Unfortunately, it's reminding me just how out of shape I am. My right hamstring was very sore for the last 2 days after doing just a few lunges.

One thing I have noticed is that when I do Wii Fit before I go to work I have a LOT more energy than I did with just walking. My step-up goal next month will be to do Wii Fit in the morning and then add walking every other day when I'm on my lunch break at work. I probably won't do that yet for a couple of weeks, as I want to make sure I will stick with the Wii Fit workouts first.

Have a good week, and good luck to everyone! :tu

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down too 223.5. unfortunately not under 220 this month but i am getting close. World cup is going to be a huge test with a lot of bbqing and less work out time

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221 lbs....

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I miss this thread. Suppose I should jump back in.
I got up to about 217 from all the laying on the couch being sick. I've gotten back to drinking my grape water, and I'm slowly changing my diet back to more decent stuff.
Last summer this time I was about this same weight. I was eating very healthy and drinking tons of water and was very active.
That's all working out again, but slowly.
The main problem was that I couldn't get around very good, so I didn't do much cooking at all. Most of my food was out of a box, mainly quickie junk. I'm getting away from that now. I've also stopped stressing about it. I've prayed on it, given it to God, and I'm calm with it. That makes it easy to eat right and stay away from crap. It very much balances overeating.
We went to a graduation party yesterday and I ate right, then we had to stop at Applebees on the way home to feed the kids again. I wasn't hungry at all, so I had fiesta lime chicken. I didn't need it or want it, so I overrode what my body was saying. That's bad. I'm all done doing that now. :tu

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Sorry I haven't been in here much lately, but well, you know...
:lv


Congrats guys on the weightloss and do not give up.
I miss this thread too, Scott. I just haven't been motivated the past month or so.

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Ok, peeps...here's the deal. I've procrastinated far too much in this. I'm at 230.2 now and I am vowing to hit that 200 mark before I leave on our 2 week Disney trip on August 8th, so I have right at 7 weeks to get there. I will also hit that 180 mark before the end of the year.

Additionally, I've developed the numbing/tingling down in my feet/legs again after my surgery. I'm hoping some weight loss will significantly reduce this feeling. As it is right now, my left left from below the knee feels like it has the "falling asleep" feeling without the pins/needles feeling. At any rate, I will be scheduling my 2nd back surgery for just after finals in December/before Christmas.

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Steady at 194. Feeling great and am down to a 33 waist.

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I messed around with the "three meal a day" thing you hear about. All that did is made me blossom. I stopped that and got back to not eating when I'm not hungry, and drinking lots of water.
I think I was around 215 when I last checked, but I was up to almost 223.
It will come off slow and steady now. :tu

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World cup is killing me less time to work out + unhealthy food. was down to 98.6 during the week just to weigh in at 100.2 today.

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I managed to get back down to 215. Finally headed in the right direction. Getting my eating habits ironed out again was the hard part. It should be easy now. :tu

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98.6 to 100.2 is too skinny.:confused:

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98.6-100.2kg

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Down from 230.2 to 226.4 this week. Not too shabby considering I overdid it for my father's day grilling with 2 burgers and a butterfly pork loin sandwich.

I did some research into some thermogenic products because I used a product called Ripped Fuel about 10-12 years ago (when they used the real ephedra before it became illegal to use OTC). I ordered a product called OxyElite Pro off Amazon to help boost my metabolism/decrease my appetite/increase my energy and will start on it Wednesday. My plan will be to hit a cycling class Monday-Friday for an hour and then spend another 45-60 minutes doing a combination of cardio/light resistance training (mostly targeting abs, chest, arms, and shoulders). Might even throw in a P90X plyometrics session in on the weekends.

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193 this morning. I ate pretty good yesterday but drank about 8 beers.

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:tu
Good work!:tu I miss Ephedra. You can order it again, but it's pretty expensive. I miss just taking a couple of Stacker 2s during the day and not worrying about eating.
I'm with you on the alcohol.:tu

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218 lbs. i eat so bad right now... + 3 birthdays in the family within the next 10 days.
i still want to be under 90 kg before august 15th.

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I was down 6.2 lbs this past week for a total of 10.0 lbs in 2 weeks. I didn't start any cardio at all until the 2nd week.

At any rate, I did a 45 minute spinning class on Monday and then did another 45 minutes on the treadmill afterward. My hip flexor has been sore since yesterday afternoon and will now have to lay off the cardio a bit to recover from it. I don't want this prolonging into a big deal.

20 more pounds to go until August 7th and then another 20 pounds after I get back. (I'm hoping that number doesn't increase over a 2 week period in Florida).

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Still hanging around 214-215. Only 30 pounds to go. :D

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98.8 kg. best thing about the week is that i ran 15 km yesterday. probably trying to run 20 km early next month.

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Ok so I'm new to this board & thread, but I wanted to jump on in here... and give you my journey to date... I'd been slowly gaining weight since sophomore year of college and tried a couple of crash diets that were junk. I have a step-brother in a very similar situation and he decided to seek professional (weight loss management clinic) help. He is 22 weeks into the program and has lost 95 pounds and looks and feels the best that I have ever seen him look and feel. I jumped on board this same program about 6 weeks ago at 311.3 lbs. The program is small "meals" five times a day and 60-80 oz of water along with a workout plan/activity. Its geared as a life change and not a diet. It's sinking in well, with me getting to the gym on an eliptical 3-4/wk 30 mins each and soon I plan on adding a trainer. I weigh in on Wed. Nights (privately, with a nurse who also checks bp and I have blood work done every other week with a meeting with a doctor) so I'll be checking every Wed. Night/ Thursday with loss. (Sorry for hijacking, I thought a backstory was appropriate).

Starting weight - 311.3 lbs
Weighed in - 283.4 lbs
Total loss - 27.9 lbs

My goal is to be in a 38" waist pant (ideally 200 - 220) and possibly XL shirts, its more about finding what I'm happy with and not a number.

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good story, and keep it up :)

I've lost about 18 lbs so far, and i just walk in the mornings for 30 minutes, and tried increasing how often i eat, and decreased the size of meals. It's working slowly but surely, and i'm also not TOTALLY changing my lifestyle, i still indulge, and perhaps too often, but the weight is still slowly coming off. I didn't gain it overnight, and realism tells me the slower i lose it, the better chance i have of keeping it off.

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99.2 kg. ran 15km yesterday. last day of the world cup today :) + wednesday last day of my job.
i have one month just to work out. i am trying to start thursday with a half marathon.
no real air conditioning in my gym...
short term goal is to be under 90kg by august 15th...

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I'll get on the scale in the morning after my spinning class and a good 30+ minutes on the treadmill. I'm hoping to be down 5+ lbs this week.

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A little disappointed-only down 2.8 lbs this week, but I did get down under 215, which I haven't broken in at least 3 years that I know of. Busy week for me as I'll spend 2.5 hours at LA Fitness through the rest of the week while my girls are in VBS since I drop off/pick up. Certainly hope that rewards me below 210 in a week.

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I think someone fed me a tree in my sleep. I'm back to a water and starvation diet. I've finally figured out a few things I eat that screw up my meds, and we've tested them, and I know what to avoid. The docs are pushing up my meds, and as I get better I can exercise more and get around more.
I should be twig skinny and ripped in no time. :D

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I hate to say it, but I'm bailing out on this thread until further notice. I'm not in the weightloss mood, as much as I want to lose weight, but my motivation is just not there right now. Congrats to all those who have lost big time, all the newcomers who have done a bang-up job, and all those who may be inspired by this thread. I will definitely be back, but it's just not happening for me right now. Low self-esteem and low metabolism/motivation issues are keeping me back. I'll be back in the game soon. If you have time, keep your thoughts and prayers with me in hopes that I might regain my focus soon.

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I've been there many times myself. I have a couple of real motivating factors that have me really focused on reaching my goal. One is getting to
a point I can take my kids to the pool at Disney and not confusing them for sea world. The other is trying to figure out if taking pressure off my back will keep me from having another back surgery in December. The main thing is just not to let yourself go and gain back what you've already accomplished. Even when I'm on vacation next month, I plan on spending 30-45 minutes a day on the treadmill.

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Hang in there, Andy.
Don't make it a job, just keep drinking lots of water.
Said a prayer for you, my friend. You're going to do great, I'm sure. :tu

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Missed the update yesterday... had a decent week, all things considered (A/C went out = no working out)...

Weighed in at 279.4 so a 4 lb loss for the week... if I can lose 4 a week for the whole plan, it'll be great and I'll be to my goal...

As a recap:

Starting weight - 311.3 lbs
Weighed in - 279.4 lbs
Total loss - 31.9 lbs