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Still at 253 this week. Another week gone bad. I thought that I would definitely have gained this week after all the meals and celebrations this week, but I was lucky to stay the same.

My goal for next week is to hit the 250 mark. No ifs, ands, or buts.

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You can do it!


I hear ya there too.
I was a little worried, as I've been edging up for a month now. Ended up down 2+ pounds! I'm back in the right direction again!!! :noon



Also, as we have a Wii, I picked up the EA Sports Active from ebay.
I get to open it tomorrow. I'll have to see how I can fit this in, and start exercising. The idea of getting up even earlier http://www.kilosweg.de/images/smilies/neu/emot0.gif just seems beyond my capabilities; I'm a night person.

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Wii Fit Plus is pretty fun and gets you some exercise as well.

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I'm still hanging around 1/8 of a ton.

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Well the loss phase seems to be working..........its flipping slow to what I am used to though. I am down about 6lbs in two weeks. Heres hoping that it is all fat and no muscle or glycogen loss.

Still hammering the iron 5 days a week, this is the part that is new territory for me, I have lost weight before but putting on the mass so that I can have a higher metabolism is the part that I never got too. No freaking wonder, its bloody hard work.

So far so good though my motivation is still there.

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Motivation is always my issue, Shawn. What do you do to stay motivated? I am always motivated at the beginning of the week, but stress gets me down between work and family, then I always say F**** it and wind up drinking. If I didn't drink, I'd be down to about 230 by now.

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down to 252 today. One more pound gone. It's official, 25 lbs. gone.

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Had 5 Mrs fields cookies after lunch today. :noon

But I did do 110 push ups this morning.

236 here.

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An equal trade, Dave.:tu

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I'm far too big for the Fit board.

Down another pound-and-a-half this week!

That puts me at 5% loss.

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wondering how you guy feel about the "cheat day" theory. Personally i've been only doing one cheat meal a week approximately. The theory if im correct is that your body doesn't want to change, and it's happy the way it is, so after a bit of weight loss, a day or in my case meal of high calories "tricks" the body into thinking things are business as usual and allows one to continue losing weight instead of holding onto it. Since i got serious about this which for me entailed actually stopping eating when i was full, increasing fruits and veggies, whole grains, decreasing red meat while keeping lean proteins up plus other stuff, i've lost about 25 pounds all together, and 7 or 8 since i got serious about it on Nov 2nd. The "cheat day" (again or in my case meal) is totally working for me, and everytime i eat that meal, i drop a lot of weight the day or 2 after it

some info on it http://www.diet-blog.com/08/have_a_d..._your_diet.php

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From my experience, being a life-long dieter, you have to allow yourself periodic indulgences.

Otherwise, you'll (psycologically) tire of the diet, and let go anyway.

A cheat-day or cheat-meal is actually better off for you.


I too have upped the fruits and veggies, whole grains, and such. I've recently noticed that I am not a 'fruit-full' in my diet, and I haven't been losing steadily.

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Cheat days are ok, depending how you diet, Myles. If you follow a diet that allows a cheat day, then it's a good thing. It keeps you from burning out. But also be careful about how you use that cheat day. Don't eat 12,000 calories and expect positive results.

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haha, of course! I would actually say that for the first time in my life, i'm doing what i like to think of as a change in lifestyle and overall attitude towards food. For me a "diet' implies something that ends. However these minor changes are having results, and the results motivate me to stick to it :) /cross fingers

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Well being obsessive helps........and I am obsessive big time.

The motivation comes in two parts for me. The first is my kids, I have battled poor nutrition combined with lack of exercise since my youth. I attribute that partly to poor role models in my parents. So I have made a conscious effort to change that so I am doing my damnedest to be the role model my children should have. (ok so cigars and booze might be in there life too but it is all about balance :) )

The second is that if you stick with a program and commit to it, well it works and the results are both visual and internal. I look waaaay better, hell my wife actually warned me to be good when I went to the Ozzy concert this week and when I laughed her off she told me she wasn't kidding that I have never looked this good in my life. As for the fit side of things, everything is easier.............shovelling the driveway, carrying the groceries, splitting and stacking wood, putting my winter tires on my truck, mountain bike riding, carrying tired children to bed (even my 10 year old), hell I get treated different in clothing stores, restaurants etc, I never thought I was discriminated against due to my size but I think in hindsight that there is a significant difference in how I am treated.

Ok ok I ran on a bit but you get my point I think.

Oh and as for my loss phase it has been just under 3 weeks and I am down 8 lbs to 234lbs.........hoping that is all fat, will know after next week when I see my fitness therapist.

Keep at it gents, it has been almost a year for me and the transformation is pretty remarkable, physically and mentally.

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Well put Shawn. For me it's the kids and also just feeling so good and being able to run around and do the things that for a long time I didn't do when I was 250. Now at 195, I am often times the most physically fit guy in the room. That's motivating in itself but the overall feeling of not carrying around an extra 50 pounds is amazing.

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Hi I am new, but I do low-carb...I have several cook books for low carb cooking and there are "cheat" times, but mostly I live by it. I had gastric bypass a little over 2 years ago and it is just easier to live low-carb...

Pre-surgery 289
2 1/2 years later 152

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I'm on a plan to lose weight and gain muscle. I'm sure you've all heard of it, and it gets miraculous results in 90 days. The highest I weighed in at was 190, and I hope to break the 160s... maybe after a couple cycles

I started my first day of p90x today, and darn it, it is hard! The workouts aren't as strenuous as one would think, but the diet you're supposed to follow is overwhelming! I wasn't used to getting 2800 calories in so much food. I'm literally stuffed, and I still have one more snack and dinner (the biggest meal) to go. The food is all really high quality, and the calorie to nutrient ratio is ridiculous. I used to eat very poorly, and hopefully if I keep this up for the next 89 days, I'll be in MUCH better shape than I am in now.

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That's the key, Myles.:tu
That's where I want to be, but I've got a long way to go, Scott.



Shawn, you are a wealth of information, positive thinking, and an example for us all in this thread. Congrats on all the work you've done and thanks for being involved in this thread.



To the new guys, welcome aboard and hope you stick with your plans and see positive results.

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I went back up a pound this week to 253. It's gonna be hard not to gain this upcoming week, being Thanksgiving and all. I'll be at the beach surrounded by restaurants with some of the best food.:) Only three more pounds to reach my short term goal.

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Thanksgiving hurt me. I went back up to 255 (can't help it on holiday weeks), but I'm back down to 253 this week. Three pounds to go to hit my goal.:tu

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:wo:wo
I forgot to report Wednesday. I hit my weight goal of 250 (finally)! Now my new short term goal will be set at 238. Hope everyone's keeping the faith during the holidays.

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Up to 255 again. Holidays were rough, but the New Year brings much positive thoughts. I'll be down to 250 by the end of the week hopefully.

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i am up to 246lbs. my new job killed my weightloss progress...less time = more fast food +less sports.
new goal is to get under 85kg this year. i am going to start keeping track of everything i eat after the superbowl.....
resuts are comming in every sunday + if i dont post please pm me

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I'm still hanging in around 223. That seems to be where I've been for months now. I did get down to 218 for a minute. My health has been pretty decent and I've been a lot more active and eating less, putting on more muscle and getting my strength back.
I tried going to the gym awhile back and it aggravated my Isaac's something awful, so we put that on stop until I see my neurologist again. I see him Monday. Hopefully my tests all came back and I'll be able to get something going.

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3 words "the abs diet"

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Wow I only looked at a few pages of this but I would just like to congratulate everyone on their weight loss. I know it is not easy. At the end of my sophomore year of high school I weighed 238 lbs. Now, a junior in college, I weigh 152 lbs. I've maintained this weight for a few months now seeing as I have no desire to lose any more weight but I know how hard it was to lose and keep off the weight at the ages of 16-20 so I can only imagine how much harder it is for people in their 30's, 40's, 50's etc... So congratulations to everyone and keep up the good work. I know you all can reach your goals

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You trying to call us old?:sl
:r

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Haha no not at all. Age is just a number. You're only as old as you feel. I was just saying that it is harder to do it at an older age because my dad just started going back to the gym and when we compare results he always reminds me that it's easier for me than for him.

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You are right. I lost weight in my early 20s very quickly. Now that I'm 31, it's a much slower process. My biggest problem now is being too lazy to exercise.

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Andy, you can do this bro, at 31, you still have a lot of fight and energy in there dying to come out. I was 33 and sick and tired of being sick and tired. Not taking my shirt off at the beach when my friends were hanging out in the water, etc. Not going in the pool with the kids if someone was around with a camera, having to squeeze into clothes whose fit made me embarassed to wear them. How much is enough? How far does one have to go before making that change. The only thing I can say to you is lose the "It's going to be tough this week because.................." the holidays, being by a restaurant, wifes baking a cake, etc. You set yourself up for failure when you put in your mind how tough it will be because when you fail as a result it's like "Yeah I knew it would be tough, oh well". Start saying, "Regardless how tough this is, I'm still sticking to my guns because it's THAT important" And just do it bro. You can do it!!!!!!!!

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Down two this week to 253. Slowly but surely.

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So far, so good for my new year's resolution...no fried/greasy foods and no regular sodas yet. I must say...when you have a very bad habit of picking up something like McD's, BK, Taco Bell, etc, to some degree of regularity and you drive by those places and get nothing, it's torture. In the past I've gone lengthy periods without fast food and it's eye opening how much you really don't miss it when you eliminate it because you feel better.

I'm bringing Lean Cuisines and various snacks to school and eating much more fresh fruit/veggies. First 2 weeks down 6.4 lbs and I wouldn't say I've put a big reduction in volume of food eaten just yet.

:tu

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Keep it up, Duane. :tu

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After a bit of fluctuation and not trying, I'm back down to 251. Made a lot of progress this week.

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was in korea at the beginning of the week..now china...impossible to eat healthy here, bah

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Been in the 240s for three days straight. Good sign.:tu

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:tu

Andy, do you want me to change the name of the thread? Or are you good with how it is?

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Hanging right around 220, maybe a little lower. It's starting to come down slowly again.

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I'm still hovering around the 250 mark. :tu

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it now a little over a year since i started loosing weight. i started out at 122.8 kg and went down to 95. the bad news is that i gained alot of it back. i was back up to 116 and now i weigh 113.
oneof the things that i wanted to proof to myself was that i could run 15 km. i ran a half marathon. my strength is also at a high point(245lbs bench press...)
my goal this year is to get under 100kg by the end of june and under 90 at the end of the year.
i try to get back to posting on a regular basis in this thread because it helpe a lot...

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Evening all. I have been absent fromt he Forum for a couple months, things happening at home but in a better place now. Weighed myself today and am at 254 so I am still below the 269 I started checking in here with. Going to stick to it and subscribe to this thread. Good luck to all!

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249!
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Lookin' good, Travis!!! :tu
219.4 this morning. I had to switch to a high carb, low potassium diet because of my health. It's really caused me to gain an aversion to fatty foods, for some reason. I haven't had any desire for steak, and mt daily grease intake has dropped severely.
I had been up to around 227 after hovering around 223 for a long time.
Now that the weather is getting nicer, I'll be more active. That'll make losing the weight a lot easier.
I'd simply like to get back down to 200 where I was. If I can get there and stay there by learning how to sustain it, I'll be happy. Ultimately I'd like to get down to 185, but last time the pressure to go from 200 to 185 was a real b1tch. I got there for a minute, then blew up.

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Nice work Travis!:tu
Stay positive, Scott.:tu

I'm still here too. Hanging around the 250 mark.

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So after months (years) of trying to get my wife to help me/start her own plan, I've finally won! It took a doctor to tell her and about $100, but it worked. She officially starts tomorrow on her lifestyle change, diet, and exercise program. This is gonna make it much more easier for me. I've lost 3lbs in the last week and hopefully some more will start to drop with the wife's help.:tu

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216.6 today.
Andy, if I listened to my wife, I'd be in the best shape a person could possibly be in. Don't tell her, but I listen to her all the time and change things when she isn't looking. That way she won't know it's her idea, ya know?
Good luck, brother. I know you guys will work great together!!!

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:r I understand completely, Scott.:r

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Pretty much common knowledge, but here's a good article about fiber and its benefits.


http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/...-fiber-to.html

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smart man