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You're really smart to set your goals low, I did the same and I really think it's better that way long term. I lost 45 pounds and it went in plateaus. The first ten came off easy, then slow go for ten, then fast ten, then slow..... Keep at it, you'll get there. This app really helps keep you focused and holds you…

I went to a wedding in September 2013 and saw this picture of my wife and I and thought, "People must wonder what she's doing married to HIM!" The second pictures are me now. 45 pounds lighter and been maintaining that for over a year.

My first thought was the question "How do you eat a whole elephant?" Answer, "One bite at a time!" Granted, not the best analogy to use on a weight loss site, but it's the same thing you were saying in the original post. Just last night i was getting on the treadmill because it was my cardio day, I really didn't WANT to…

18 months between these photos.

Me in September 2013 at a wedding with my wife. This was the photo that inspired me to start making some serious changes, my wife keeps getting more beautiful as she gets older and I was just getting fatter and grumpier. So I stopped. Second two pictures are from this weekend.

I totally agree on the home equipment, long term I want my own set up at home. I feel I can be happy with a minimal amount of stuff and I prefer to workout at home. To get through this first attempt at bulking though, I will join a gym for a few months. Thanks for the link, I'll look into that!

Ok, rethinking it all now. Going to follow the advice of those more experienced than me. Going to drop down a few pounds before I try to bulk. Going to shoot for around ten pounds lighter before starting. While I do that, looking to research some whole body workouts to use once I get started bulking. I currently use…

Thanks again everyone for the input. Going by PU 239's pictures, I'd place myself somewhere around 20%. From what I've been hearing and reading that's the higher end of where you'd want to be to start a bulk and get optimal results. I think I may have been better off dropping another five pounds before starting a bulk, but…

True I've never been to Europe.

Bright and optimistic

Thanks for the quick replies!! Forgot to mention I was at 200 lbs, now at 155 lbs. was at 145 for a while last summer and really felt that was too lean for me personally. But also didn't have muscle tone back after the big weight loss and probably lost some muscle during that process too. Tone is back now and I do feel…

Feel free to add me, been using MFP for 18 months. Lost 45 pounds in six months and have been maintaining for a year. I'm fitter at 44 than I was in high school, and I was fit then. I've got the fat off, got the muscle tone back, now I want to put on some muscle. Feel free to add me.

My weight loss was in staggered steps, not linear. The first 10-15 came off easy, then I plateaued and the second 10-15 came off harder and slower, then the last 10-15 were a little easier but not as quick as the first. That's where I was last March, in July I put ten back on over a few weeks of vacation and summer…

Just turned 44, took six months to lose 45 pounds (was at 200 lbs, now at 155. 5'6" male). Just hit my one year mark on maintaining that, it's where I'm happy. Thinking of starting to work on gaining a few pounds of muscle. It's great feeling no embarrassment at all taking my shirt off at the pool or beach and being able…