Men on a Mission thread
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I'm posting big numbers this week, but in the wrong direction
Hope you all are having a great week and weekend and that you are staying cool.
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Hang in there, Tim. We are staying cool, but just barely. As I get older, pretty much anything over 100 deg is no fun.0
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Well, first official day as a mainly plant-based eater and went over calories, but feel pretty good and still got close to the same protein as a normal animal protein day. I got one of my bp meds lowered again yesterday which makes the second time in 30 days and my kidney number moved up 9 points. I'm hoping this no dense animal protein eating will eliminate more meds and keep those kidney numbers moving back up, or least stable. :-)1
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Hey guys - I hope to rejoin and get plugged in and do better this second half of the year. Hope you'll have me back even though I've been mostly absent. I'm struggling with complacency - down from obese to merely "heavy" so I lost the commitment. Well, now its July 1, start of the second half of the year, and I am "on a mission" to get under 200 pounds by Christmas! Down 32 pounds to 195 (I want a little cushion in the 190's). I'll be here regularly to support you all.
CW - 227.6
LW - 226.2
SW - 235.4
GW - 195
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SW - 341
LW - 307
CW - 305
Loss - 2lbs.
You got this Dale. Git-R-Done1 -
Thanks Steve! Ran 5.4 miles this morning, off to a good start.1
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Touring eastern France; eating fine food and drinking fine wines. Not looking forward to getting on a scale when I return home.
Go for it Dale, you got it.1 -
Thanks guys. db - enjoy that tour! Getting back in the groove. Skipped all booze two nights in a row - yikes, counting that as a win? Hard, when the wife is knocking back a really nice Sauv Blanc..... Making progress:
CW: 226.4 (down 1.2)
LW: 227.6
SW: 235.4
GW: 195
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Howdy Men,
I hope you all had a safe and happy Independence Day. This past week saw grow a year older and hopefully a little wiser. I had a long 5 day weekend and it was a much needed and restful break.
I had a big 3.4 pound loss last week but unfortunately didn't do a chart last week. I am showing no change this week though.
I had a couple of messages from new guys that wanted to join the group. I sent them invites and the link but haven't seen anything else yet.
Anyways, still waiting on the arrival of grand-baby #1. Hope you all are having a great week.
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Hey everyone, I haven't tried joining a group on MFP before even though I've been logging on and off for years, but since I've been struggling to lose the weight I need to, I thought I'd give this a try. I have a sedentary computer job but I at least have two young daughters to help keep me active in my off time. For exercise I've been trying to wake up before the rest of my family and do workouts with the You Are Your Own Gym program that I like a lot. I've had some really consistent months this and some pretty bad months, but overall, what's killing me is my bad eating habits. I'd be in fairly good shape if I could tone that down.
Looking at some of the other posts here, it looks like you include starting, current, and goal weights on your posts fairly regularly. Is that right? Also, what is LW?
CW/SW: 243.0
GW: 2000 -
Hi there Horstbc,
Welcome aboard and thanks for the intro. I've updated the chart and include it below. Tim
SW = Starting Weight
GW = Goal Weight
LW = Last Week
CW = Current Weight
WT = Weekly Total
TWL = Total Weight Lost
DLP = Date Last Posted
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Hi Horstbc,
Welcome and let's Git -R-Done!
Eating habits are hard to break, it seems as though we need to find the right motivation and eating habits we can live with. I have eliminated most processed foods and stick to whole foods and mainly plant based and it took since the end of February to make the transition. (old habits die hard)
You can do this and I have found the more I post and get involved the more focused and successful I am. Good luck!1 -
Hi Horstbc,
I'm with Steve - it's been a struggle, and you can do this! When I started MFP I went semi-paleo and cut fast carbs. Not perfect, but do my best. Sugar, breads (anything made with flour), potatoes - they spike your blood sugar and end up making you more hungry. Our bods are built for veggies, berries and lean meat. Dropped 40 pounds, and I feel *so much* better. Another factor, your why - not sure if you are on BP or diabetes meds, but cutting the carbs and dropping the weight can help stave them off. My dad had bad high BP and then Type 2 diabetes and the meds were miserable for him - then he died early of a stroke. I was going that way, then after dropping the weight (and a lot of exercise) my numbers are all now in the normal range! And none of those nasty side effects! Send me a friend request if you want a mutual accountability partner - it can really help - I'm aiming to lose another 30 pounds and we're in the same range, I'm now 225, (started at 268 four years ago, restarted at 235 this winter) and in the computer biz.
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Thanks for all the comments, guys! I'm excited to be joining up with a group of guys approaching this with positive attitudes.
FYI: if any of you use UA Record, MapMyFitness, or Fitbit, I have accounts under horstbc@outlook.com on all three and would enjoy connecting with you all there too!
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The situation is worse than I thought: I hadn't weighed myself for a few weeks, and when I stepped on the scale this morning, I was up five pounds:
SW: 243
LW: 243
CW: 248
GW: 200
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Weighed in this morning and was surprised, down 2 pounds. We walked a lot on our trip, but I suspect I've gained some fat and lost some muscle as well.
Welcome Horstbc!
LW = 208.8
CW = 206.8
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Weighed in this morning and was surprised, down 2 pounds. We walked a lot on our trip, but I suspect I've gained some fat and lost some muscle as well.
Welcome Horstbc!
LW = 208.8
CW = 206.8
Loss = 2.0
Welcome back Dave and congrats on your loss. Hope you had an awesome vacation!!0 -
Just wanted to let everyone know that at 8:12 pm last night we welcomed our first grand baby into the world. Perfect little princess. Mom and Dad are doing fine and getting some much needed rest from a long and somewhat difficult delivery.2
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Congrats to the parents and the very happy granddaddy! Once she starts crawling and walking I see a built-in fitness program for grandpa!
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WTG Dave! It's a loss and on vacation, that's a win.0
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Congratulations on having a grandkid! That's really exciting. Sign up to help with some night shifts so you get the good snuggles.0
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Good morning men,
While I had an awesome week welcoming my new grand daughter, it has been a great week on the scale.
LW 344.2
CW 345.6
Gain 1.4
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Congrats on having the grandchild! Enjoy! Dave - down 2 on vacation, that's awesome! Brad - welcome!
All, I've had a good week (and I need to correct my SW data).
SW - 234.4 (correction)
LW - 226.4
CW - 222.4 down 4 since last week!
GW - 195
Also, I just pulled out the tailor's tape to measure waist / hips, and my Waist-Hip-Ratio is below .9! Waist is down 4 inches, hips down .5. The Internet says that WHR may be a better predictor of health than BMI, and below .9 is in the green zone! The big change for me has been cutting out the wine/beer (except special occasions). Hard habit to change, but it's really helping!0 -
Howdy men,
Dale, awesome 4 pound loss!! I think I am going to check out the Waist-Hip ratio method and see how I fare. Congrats on the cutting out of alcohol.
I also want to welcome Warhawk79 to the group.
Here is this week's chart. If I get more updates, I'll try and update the chart over the weekend or something. Have a great weekend and next week gentlemen!
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SW - 341
LW - 302
CW - 300..4
Loss - 1.6lbs.
good job Dale and dbw. Welcome aboard Warhawk79!
This is the second time I have posted this the first time was about 6 pm, so not sure if it is my comp or MFP. I was certain I had posted last week too, but anyway. Bigger NSV this week, I got into two pairs of slacks I hadn't worn in three years. 4/10ths of a pound and I'll be in twonderland, which will the first time in a very very very loooonnnng time. :-)1 -
Steve,
I can't begin to tell you how stoked I am for you. You and I are two of the originals on here and you have done amazing. I am using you to refocus and motivate myself to put more effort into this journey. I did great for a while there and lost nearly 70 pounds. It hurts to see that I gained it all plus some back. Keep up the great work buddy!! 200's here you come!
Here is an updated chart.
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Nice work, Steve! Fitting into old pants is an awesome feeling.
I've had a good first week back: lost all the 'fluff weight' that comes with restarting my fitness goals. Now I'll have to settle in for the slower progress:
SW: 243 (updated after my weigh-in from last Sunday when I joined the group)
GW: 200
LW: 248.4
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Thank's guys and Horstbc 6+ lbs is awesome! Tim, you got this! I don't wish my motivation on anyone, but my eating and lifestyle habits finally caught up with me, so I figure if bad habits got me here may be that good habits will reverse the situation. At first, this diet plan seemed difficult to swallow, but I really am enjoying it! Going to ask the doc to do another panel to see where my labs are at, hoping they have continued going down.0
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SW - 341
LW - 300.4
CW - 297.4
Loss - 3lbs.0 -
Ok, I had a loss. Not as much as I was expecting or hoping, but a loss none the less.
LW 345.6
CW 344.4
Loss 1.2
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