Man to Man: A Support System for Men (part 2)
gr8dad1975
Posts: 338 Member
Hey Guys!
Since I started the original Man to Man Forum several months ago, we have had over 7000 views and 500 posts. That's a lot of numbers, but they are good numbers. However, it's time for part 2. Let's kick this forum up a notch and double and even triple the previous numbers.
Remember guys, this spot was created as a space and a place where we can come to exclusively share trials and triumphs. So don't forget to stop by at least once week and post a question, a comment, or a funny experience.
Best wishes on your journeys.......MAY THE BEST MEN WIN!!!
Since I started the original Man to Man Forum several months ago, we have had over 7000 views and 500 posts. That's a lot of numbers, but they are good numbers. However, it's time for part 2. Let's kick this forum up a notch and double and even triple the previous numbers.
Remember guys, this spot was created as a space and a place where we can come to exclusively share trials and triumphs. So don't forget to stop by at least once week and post a question, a comment, or a funny experience.
Best wishes on your journeys.......MAY THE BEST MEN WIN!!!
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Dear ladies who peak in here,
It would be in your best interest to encourage and lift us up during our journey of fitness. Why, I am so glad U asked. Once we have reached our goals we are posing nude for ya (seperately, together would be akward).
There U go men, I have laid down the gaunlet.
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Not scared to pose together. Consider the money that could raise!0 -
Maybe we should raise funds from people not wanting us to pose together.0
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I think one of my biggest problems has been that I am a man. In general it is easier for men to lose weight and I am no different. Mentally I am getting over the "What I eat today I can lose tomorrow" hurdle. I think because I have been able to drop 30+ lbs in a month before I have mentally handicapped myself. Excuses are in the past and progress is in the future. Good luck to all you fellow men on your WL journey!0
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yes dude, I agree. I have fallen off the waggon twice since January. I am still maintaining but the motivation is killing me.0
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Maybe we should raise funds from people not wanting us to pose together.
We would get richer sooner.
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I think one of my biggest problems has been that I am a man. In general it is easier for men to lose weight and I am no different. Mentally I am getting over the "What I eat today I can lose tomorrow" hurdle. I think because I have been able to drop 30+ lbs in a month before I have mentally handicapped myself. Excuses are in the past and progress is in the future. Good luck to all you fellow men on your WL journey!
That is about the way I gained too. I am dieting next week so I am eating what I want. Fall off the wagon and repeat process.0 -
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Not scared to pose together. Consider the money that could raise!
As long as the money is the only thing that raises.
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Maybe we should raise funds from people not wanting us to pose together.
We would get richer sooner.
:laugh: True story. I find myself ok with that. When I get down to my weight I'd be fine with posing solo, though.0 -
yes dude, I agree. I have fallen off the waggon twice since January. I am still maintaining but the motivation is killing me.
The fact that you have fallen of the wagon twice is not a measure of your failure, it's a testament to your committment. It's easy to fall off the wagon and stay down, but each time you fall, you get back up. You have the motivation to keep going back at it stronger each time. But what's missing is the credit that you give yourself when you successfully get back up. Often we spend way too much time focusing on what we did wrong, that we completely ignore the things that we are doing right. Lastly, when you are not motivated, you still do what is right and once you have done it, the good feelings will follow. Then you repeat and repeat and repat again until you have reached your goal. At this point, you do what you need to do to maintain what you have worked so hard to achieve.
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Bump - Casper from Ohio is here. Continuing to continue. Teaching moto school on the weekends and doing the J-O-B and taking care of fam and spoiled dogs through the week. Wish it would quit raining,,, the grass is tall and the bike needs ridden.
So what's for supper? I'm gonna roll some chix boobs in BBQ sauce & bake 'em,,, salad, maybe a little rice and some Cali-blend veggies. Ol' lady works late and comes home 9-ish on Tuesdays, so it'll be a late dinner. My major challenge is to not nibble a dinner's worth of stuff while waiting and then have dinner again with her. Wish me luck.0 -
It'll be nice when we reach that comfort zone. We'll have to ask Casper about that.0
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Luck, I too am cooking chicken on the grill (holding an umbrella). So glad BBQ season is here.0
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Hey guys, Lil dude is back, I'm finally in my 20's! lol (Just) Anyways, hope you are all doing well!
I didn't get that job that I wanted, even after I had the 2nd interview, so I still don't work at all
But at least I get ODSP (Ontario Disability) so I still have some income coming in monthy ^^
Oh well, I'm sure God has something else planned for me right?0 -
Comfort zone,,, hmmmm. Well, I'm pretty close to satisfied, but I don't know if I'll hit a real comfort zone.It'll be nice when we reach that comfort zone. We'll have to ask Casper about that.
In my case I find that goals are getting adjusted. When I started my program I was wearing 40 waist jeans (riding low under a 46" belly) and my goal was just to get back into 36's. I might have had a secret dream of 34's again for the first time since about 9th grade, but I sure never said it out loud.
Well, now I'm wearing 32's. I've progressed beyond my wildest dreams, but I don't feel like i'm "done". I still see room for improvement, and there is no cutting back or laying off - - - well, maybe a little lightening up, but no quitting. I want that last bit of pudge gone from the waist. I want the last bit of moobs to go away. I want to see 199 on the scale just once,,,
There is no comfort zone, just rising goals and expectations. Steven Seagal today wants to look like Seagal 1993, who wanted to look like Stallone 1993, who wanted to look like Van Damme. We're all just progressing along that line,,,
Keep going, I've realized that the journey is the destination. My wife is progressing, and we're doing this together, and it's a good good thing.0 -
Hi guys. I can relate to this forum. Can I join in?0
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Hi guys. I can relate to this forum. Can I join in?
Sure, you can join!!! ALL MFP GUYS ARE WELCOMED!!!0 -
Oh, it's a NEW new forum... I got the email, but didn't realize....
Fork, I'd be happy to "ahem" ENCOURAGE AND LIFT YOU UP when you pose nude... That was what you were askin', right?0 -
Wow,,, I gotta shoot some pics.0
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Checking in here to the new thread.
I was off the wagon for a while, but the scale didn't move much, so not much harm done. I'm in the middle of putting my house back together after a couple of projects. I was doing Insanity, but I don't have room for it now. My schedule is crazy with the kids, so I'm limited to doing stuff in the house (no running, no going to the gym, etc.). I hope to be done with that for good this weekend, and then I can hit it hard again. I want to see some abs this summer. That's my goal. Then I'll start with trying to put on some good lean weight. The weather is finally nice here again, so at least I got out to walk over lunch.0 -
Oh, it's a NEW new forum... I got the email, but didn't realize....
Fork, I'd be happy to "ahem" ENCOURAGE AND LIFT YOU UP when you pose nude... That was what you were askin', right?
It is now.
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Back again after posting once last time.
I am a season ticket holder for the wagon. I always fall off and get back on. This month was pretty special though as of Saturday I will have completed my first month of no smoking and/or nicotine for the first time in my life. I know it only been five years of smoking but a big accomplishment for me.
I'm back on the wagon for the first time having gained back almost all the weight i lost last year. I'm at 174 pounds and aiming for some loss over the next weeks before my holiday in France. Oh and watching the Football world cup will require copious amounts of alcohol so its gonna be down hill whilst I'm watching every game lol.
Catcha soon guys
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Hey guys, I'm here! I hadn't realized we got a new one now. Was posting still in the old one.
I've lost a good measurable bit of fat from my waist, and I'm pretty close to my goal weight but I think my real goal of 13% body fat is still a ways off. When I measure my body fat I'm at roughly 16 or 17% so yeah I'm starting to realize this will probably take the rest of the year (at least) to reach.
I'm starting to fall off the wagon at least when it comes to logging and keeping track of what I'm eating. I think it's because I've gotten so far, the furthest I've ever been and part of me keeps thinking I should be at my goal by now - I'm also realizing that reaching my current goal weight won't make me into Brad Pitt. I'm closer but not nearly as close to the athlete I want to be, the athlete I never was, so I'm in a lull - I'm still avoiding the white processed carbs though, so when I binge row it's on rice cakes (and peanut butter).0 -
Hey guys, I'm here! I hadn't realized we got a new one now. Was posting still in the old one.
I've lost a good measurable bit of fat from my waist, and I'm pretty close to my goal weight but I think my real goal of 13% body fat is still a ways off. When I measure my body fat I'm at roughly 16 or 17% so yeah I'm starting to realize this will probably take the rest of the year (at least) to reach.
I'm starting to fall off the wagon at least when it comes to logging and keeping track of what I'm eating. I think it's because I've gotten so far, the furthest I've ever been and part of me keeps thinking I should be at my goal by now - I'm also realizing that reaching my current goal weight won't make me into Brad Pitt. I'm closer but not nearly as close to the athlete I want to be, the athlete I never was, so I'm in a lull - I'm still avoiding the white processed carbs though, so when I binge row it's on rice cakes (and peanut butter).
WFS,
Nice job man, I know u have been working hard.
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Checkin' in....20 lbs lighter. Thanks for keeping me honest.0
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Checkin' in....20 lbs lighter. Thanks for keeping me honest.
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I think I completly blew off the first Man Thread, so I'll join this one. The Estrogen Fest in these forums keeps me away sometimes.
I was doing really well last fall and winter, and then in March got bronchitis...and since then I have never really regained the dedication to nutrition and *kitten* kicking workouts I did in Aug-Feb. I didn't completely fall off the wagon, a run there, some weights here, and to hell with logging my food.
So, I have to give back 7 lbs from 272, which is my lowest weight since HS.
However, I feel I'm back in that good place mentally where I log everything, and no amount of weather will keep me from my run...except hail, that would be counter productive to the whole health thing.
Dinner tonight is grilled chicken, rice, and broccoli. Wife has a graduation to go to, so maybe i'll wrestle with the kids and count it as excersise.0 -
I love this thread! I'll peek in often too.
Here's to you guys and all the accomplishments you will achieve!!:drinker: (Looking forward to all those pics!) 
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Just checking in on this new thread. I too am a memeber of the "falling of the wagon" team. I hit a wall at 40 pounds lost. I went from a 42" pants to 38", so that is a plus, but I still have at least 50 pounds to go. I hit that wall , and thats when the frustration set in. I feel beeter and am running 3 miles in 30 minutes with no problem, but it is the weight not coming off as fast as I want. Vacation is a month and a half away, and I am trying to step it up. my hurdle I am trying to get over is the weekends. For some reason, I slack off on the weekends. After twelve hour days, and only seeing the family a couple of hours a day sice I rotate shifts, I get carried away on the weekends. But I am focused now, and am needing support. I have great support from my wife (we actually just ordered Insanity, so we will see what happens there.), but the guys support on here is awesome.0
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I love this thread! I'll peek in often too. Here's to you guys and all the accomplishments you will achieve!!:drinker: (Looking forward to all those pics!) lol
Thanks.
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