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Weight loss is primarily how much you eat, so fortunately you don't have to do any exercise. It's very easy to overestimate, so as @sells mentioned a scale and being very diligent about tracking everything will be very important. If you are able to walk, use a recumbent stationary bike, or any other sort of activity it…

Name: Matt Height: 6'3" Original Weight (12/26/14): 360.0 Starting Weight (7/30): 274.6 lbs Goal Weight (8/31): 260.0 lbs Approx. 3lbs/wk 7/30: 274.6 8/6: 272.8 8/13: 268.2 8/20: 8/27: 8/31: Loss/gain for the week: 4.6 lbs Loss/gain for the month: 6.4 lbs Struggles or successes of your week: Pushing hard to try to hit 100…

Goals this week:* Run/Walk 3 times this week, each progressively longer (only did 2 last week). * Go to sleep earlier than I have been (didn't quite accomplish this last week). * Figure out what's wrong with my bicycle & fix it (making funny noises).

I would suggest to weigh your food and make sure your are logging everything. Additionally, if you decide to eat exercise calories be extremely conservative, you probably feel like you burned more calories than you actually did. In general people tend to underestimate the calories they are eating by overestimating the…

One of the members of my team is being transferred to another department today, so we all chipped in and bought pizza, wings, and soda for an appreciation lunch. I planned what I wanted to eat, and knew ahead of time what calories I had to play with if I wanted to. I ate my planned slice and 4 wings, then wanted a few…

Short Term Goals (non-negotiable targets):* Be as close to 100 lbs. down by Labor day as possible (aggressive target for August). * Begin weight lifting by September. * Complete a 5K (run/jog only) in October (thinking of this one). * Complete a 100K bike ride in October (thinking of this one). * Be overweight (not Obese)…

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I went to sit down last night in my desk chair, and my body tensed expecting my shirt to ride up at the lower back and have cold leather chill my skin... but it didn't. My shirt stayed right where it was supposed to be. I guess I've gotten used to the chair hitting my lower back and chilling me and I didn't even realize it…

Welcome to the group. The best advice I've heard is to look at it as right sizing your portions, not as a diet. A diet is inherently something you stop following when you're done, but you want to eat the right portion sizes the rest of your life. There's a motivation and support thread, as well as a weight loss "challenge"…

Stalls are typically mental blocks (getting lazy on tracking, thinking you can't do any better, etc.). I know you can both blast through those weights and never skip a beat. I reached and breezed through the point that I got to last time; and I'm sure it's because I now have more faith that the Calories In < Calories Out…

Even when I have set backs I know that I'm (in part) responsible to the group to keep going, and seeing everyone else ticking away the pounds helps keep me going too. Everyone's done a great job, and any amount of loss is a great effort. Thank you all for the support you've provided in being here. August post will be up…

Name: Matt Height: 6'3" Original Weight (12/26/14): 360.0 Starting Weight (6/30): 286.8 lbs Goal Weight (7/31): 274.0 lbs Approx. 3lbs/wk 7/2: 285.0 7/9: 283.6 7/16: 279.8 7/23: 280.2 7/30: 274.6 Loss/gain for the week: ▼ 5.6 lbs Loss/gain for the month: ▼10.4 lbs Struggles or successes of your week: I'm beginning to think…

If you're targets are set correctly, and you typically feel fine on your diet then I would first look at what may be affecting your emotions today. Do you have any stressors that could be making you feel hungry? Frustration, disappointment, etc. can all lead to the feeling of hunger (because that's what your habits say you…

Congratulations on your losses so far, and may you have many more.

Name: Matt Height: 6'3" Original Weight (12/26/14): 360.0 Starting Weight (6/30): 286.8 lbs Goal Weight (7/31): 274.0 lbs Approx. 3lbs/wk 7/2: 285.0 7/9: 283.6 7/16: 279.8 7/23: 280.2 7/30: Loss/gain for the week: ▲0.4 lbs Loss/gain for the month: ▼4.5 lbs Struggles or successes of your week: Things continued to be…

Recent Hiking - 2.2 miles (7/20) Month to Date Cycling - 74.3 miles (100 Miles Goal) Jogging/Running - 9.8 miles (25 Miles Goal) Hiking - 6.0 Miles (0 Miles Goal) Total - 90.1 miles (125 Miles)

If it's something that (a) you feel very proud of accomplishing and want to bring it to his attention, (b) you feel like you would like his help with going forward (or to keep you from back sliding), or (c) are anxious about keeping from him (If you feel your being dishonest I could see where it would weigh on your mind)…

I live in Evansville. The local cycling club also puts circles with a line coming out of them (like a power button) with the line pointing which way to turn at the next intersection (the previously linked 25/50k and 100k pdf's show examples). I've found that if I follow those there is typically less traffic, dogs, etc.…

@SteveCro Next time your in Evansville, check out some of the more rural roads north of town. I like to follow the Evansville Bicycle Club's Great Pumpkin Metric 25k/50k route (includes ~1,400 ft of climb on the 50k); and am working up to tackling the 100k. There are plenty of other side roads to take off of these routes…

94° (108° heat index), 33.2 miles, 1,400 ft of elevation climb. Rode a half metric century course for a full century I'll be doing in October. I'm looking forward to cooler weather. Recent Cycling - 33.2 miles (7/20) Month to Date Cycling - 74.3 miles (100 Miles Goal) Jogging/Running - 9.8 miles (25 Miles Goal) Hiking -…

You're doing awesome. Thanks for being strong enough to post pictures; I have some, but don't know that I will ever be secure enough to post them...

Name: Matt Height: 6'3" Original Weight (12/26/14): 360.0 Starting Weight (6/30): 286.8 lbs Goal Weight (7/31): 274.0 lbs Approx. 3lbs/wk 7/2: 285.0 7/9: 283.6 7/16: 279.8 7/23: 7/30: Loss/gain for the week: 3.8 lbs Loss/gain for the month: 7.0 lbs Struggles or successes of your week: Things continued to be stressful this…

Run/jog (little bit of walk) last night; wasn't enjoying it/feeling it so I cut it short. Probably would have enjoyed a bike ride more... Recent Jogging/Running - 2.1 miles (7/16) Month to Date Cycling - 41.1 miles (100 Miles Goal) Jogging/Running - 9.8 miles (25 Miles Goal) Hiking - 3.8 Miles (0 Miles Goal) Total - 54.7…

I like the idea to put an original starting weight; it provides additional inspiration to remind us where we started.

If I am hungry after eating dinner, I'm out of calories, and I feel like it's because I want more flavor, something sweet, etc.; I brush my teeth. This tends to nullify any flavors I have lingering in my mouth after I eat dinner, and if the flavors are still there a quick rinse of Listerine normally takes care of the rest.…

Cycling this afternoon, but it was only 85° here. Been trying fasted rides the last few to see if there is anything to the theory (better fed rides if you fast on some training). Recent Jogging/Running - 24.8 miles (7/11) Month to Date Cycling - 41.1 miles (100 Miles Goal) Jogging/Running - 7.7 miles (25 Miles Goal) Hiking…

Name: Matt Height: 6'3" Starting Weight (6/30): 286.8 lbs Goal Weight (7/31): 274.0 lbs Approx. 3lbs/wk 7/2: 285.0 7/9: 283.6 7/16: 7/23: 7/30: Loss/gain for the week: 1.4 lbs Loss/gain for the month: 3.2 lbs Struggles or successes of your week: Things have been stressful this week; work's been very hectic, and I don't…

Jog from last night. Recent Jogging/Running - 3.0 miles (7/8) Month to Date Cycling - 16.3 miles (100 Miles Goal) Jogging/Running - 7.7 miles (25 Miles Goal) Hiking - 3.8 Miles (0 Miles Goal) Total - 21.0 miles (125 Miles)

Recent Jogging/Running - 3.0 miles (7/6) Hiking - 3.8 miles (7/8) Month to Date Cycling - 16.3 miles (100 Miles Goal) Jogging/Running - 4.7 miles (25 Miles Goal) Hiking - 3.8 Miles (0 Miles Goal) Total - 18.0 miles (125 Miles)

It took me 2 weeks to lose the weight I gained during my week of vacation... These things happen; please try not to worry about what happened, but look forward to what will be. You should be able to get there by November by tracking your food if your calorie goals are targeting 2 lbs. per week. Mine fluctuates quite a bit…