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We have15 circuit machines and if everyone is moving from circuit to circuit you can get a 20minute workout. I watched someone yelling at a person for playing on their I-phone and not even using the machine. They sat there in a daze on there phone for at least 10 minutes before the person said anything. I didn't speak up…

Whey to go girl, you have made great loss's. I can see the confidence in your smile, keep it going.

Are there any groups or people that we can get together with in our areas, for workouts or motivation? I have found that working out with like minded people keep you motivated and on track. When I lived in Michigan and worked at G.M. I had many buddy's that I worked out with. I never missed a workout because, I didn't want…

Was from Michigan, Now retired in Florence Alabama

Feel free to add me, always enjoy encouraging others to stick to there goals.

You can pick up a book on physical therapy or see a physical therapist (or You Tube). I had a problem myself at one time and I did some exercises that helped. Still no problem many years later, just take your time to heal.

I'm in 6'0 SW 279 CW 274 GW 230 Walk 1-2 miles, Strict Diet, swim, and more weight training

I just quit drinking it, I started drinking flavored water. Then I went to just water, drink 1 cup of coffee in the morning and then water.

Thank you that was well put.

Thank you all for the your input. In 46yrs of being married she has never been sick, until the cancer last Oct. She has nursed me from a stroke and being busted up from falling off my roof, now I just want to be there. I work part time, so I'm at work in the mornings. It's hard to separate my feeling about going to the gym…

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She would get mad if she knew I felt guilty, but I do. No, she is the only child, her mother is the only one left. Most of all her aunts and uncles have die from cancer.

Way to go it looks like you are doing something right. You can be proud of yourself no matter what comes your way, stick to your guns and keep up your journey.

I buy Adkins snacks, I buy the lowest carb ones. It really help me with my sweet tooth at night. Sometimes I don't have one, I just know that I have them handy.

Well welcome back, this site by far has helped me track my foods. The people here have been very helpful.

I would appreciate being adopted by a mentor. I'm 63 with diabetes so exercising is a must for me. I like a challenge so I'm up for something new. I was in a gym for 22yrs. until I was 42yrs. old. I let myself go because I thought it was that old thing to do. I was into bodybuilding and heavy weight lifting. When I started…

Thanks everybody for your input and I'll look into some of those books. I may check out Dr. Fung on you tube first see if he can enlighten me with some ideas.

Thank you very much that helps, I'm not giving up. I'm going to keep at it and yes I'm a (type 2). I've been on insulin for about 10yrs. and trying to get off of it. I do have spikes even when I haven't had any carbs or sugar. My sugar can be 90 in morning and eat 2 boiled eggs and meat patty's, coffee sweet-in-low and my…

YES, YES, When I first started my weight lose journey every time I worked out I would get hungry. I would eat what I needed to eat and nothing more. I would still be hungry so I would drink some water. Now a couple yrs. later that doesn't happen very much. I'm diabetic already so I'm fighting that as well. So if you can…

They will go way when I first started losing weight I was hungry while I was working out. As I began to lose weight I became less hungry. Now I eat more protein and that fills me up. Sometime I eat carbs be for I work out for energy I also drink zero power aid while I'm working out. That works for me but, you may be…

Walking will help drop the weight, just stick with it. I started walking bout 2 1/2yrs. ago I was 340lbs. Got to 290lbs in about a yr. ago now I'm at going to gym. On the days you feel like not walking don't give in walk anyway. I had someone that would push me into walking on those day I didn't want to go. Slow and…

Hey Geneva I will be 64 this year, I am diabetic, high blood presser, and about 2yrs ago Dr. told me I was showing signs of kidney failure. I was very active up to age 42 and just quit going to gym. I retired from G.M. in 2002 I weighed 225lbs. 10 yrs. later 335, 340, it was time to go back to gym, I'm at 270lb now sugar…

The only thing I can say is don't give up on yourself. How long did it take you to put on the weight? Sometimes the body isn't sure what you are doing. Use the calorie counter and keep track of what you are eating. It took me a few weeks to start dropping weight. I was lucky to have some one that pushed me when I wanted to…

Hey Heathericarey426 ... Ya I know what you are going though I was stuck at 280 for a year. I was eating right and going to the gym. I could not break 280 I had lost 30lbs the 1st year. I got discouraged and quit going to the gym, but kept eating right. Dr. told me my sugar was going back up and ask what happened. I told…

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People want to see you fall off the wagon. You are the winner and a lot of people like to see others fail. See that gives them a reason not to do it for themselves. They can say I know these other people that could not do it, and so I'm not going to try. So when someone say's that just think I'm a winner and they can stand…

Hey AGbigg If you are just starting just stick with it, that's the only thing I can tell you. I can tell you how I started and that was by walking about 20 minutes a day. Walking I'd have to say is one of the easiest way to get started. By your picture it looks like you may work in an office, so if there's a parking area…

Hey molly I think that the one thing you'll find here is a lot of support. Losing weight can help you to look and feel better. Not sure what Meds. your on? You need to look at yourself in the mirror and tell yourself you deserve what you want. There are people out in the world that do care about you and are willing to…

Hey guys or gals Thanks for the great advise and I was undermining my own progress. I wanted others to understand how easily we can lose all of our progress and have to start over. But as of right now I'm motivated to stay the course. I'm glad to have others in here that give you that little push when it's needed. God…

Hey Old How disabled are you? If you don't mined me asking. I'm 62 young male but I'm not disabled. If you can walk that can help you to start losing weight. That's were I started and lose at least 40lbs. to 45lbs. You can do it you just need to get moving.