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Thanks for all the great advice in this thread! I'm down 40 lbs and really starting to enjoy running and bike riding. Thanks to you, I've started ICF 5X5 2-3 times a week and I'm looking forward to not being "skinny fat" when the weight comes off!

Way to go! The beginning is always hardest for me, I have started a few times without following through. This time I've made the launch and it's getting easier! A friend told me that losing weight is like a space shuttle taking off - it takes the most force and energy to get off the ground and start flying. Good luck on…

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I totally agree with you about not giving up. To me, this is my new lifestyle. If it takes me 6 months to lose my weight or 5 years, it doesn't matter. My weight loss isn't a race, it's a new lifestyle for me. I'm not going back to living an unhealthy lifestyle.

Great decision and good luck! You're right, this is a lifestyle change. It doesn't matter how long it takes, because living a healthy lifestyle is going to be forever. I still have a long way to go, but this link has some great motivation!…

Congratulations on your new baby! I have a 100lb goal as well, I'm about 30lbs into it. The biggest thing that I keep having to tell myself is that this is not a race, this is a lifestyle change. It doesn't matter if it takes me 1 year or 3 years or 5 years to lose my weight, this is how I want to live the rest of my life.…

I want to demonstrate a healthy lifestyle to my kids... Getting there!

@CariTJR I'm so sorry for your loss!

My goal for April was 20, and I passed it! 25 for May!

I have a new tan line from my fitness tracker

One "unexpected result" is how much my skin has cleared up!

Awesome! I'm in week 5 of C25K right now. I was self-conscious about people watching me and making comments about the chubby guy try to run. I found that C25K helped me get excited about improving and boost my confidence every time I was able to move on to the next week. They might seem like baby steps, but it's really fun…

I'm a little over half way through C25K right now. I tried to run 4-5 days a week when I first started and my shins started killing me! To the point that I was limping even on my off days! It took almost 2 weeks of resting without any exercise before I could start again. Now I only run twice a week but I do low impact…

Shin splints hit hard in March! I had to drop down to only 2 runs per week and about 2.3 miles per run! I'm setting a conservative goal of 20 miles for April.

I'm in for 45. I'm heading into week 3 of C25K!