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Yes it's good. It's something you enjoy and it fits your goals so that's all that really matters. You're just starting off so all you need to do to make progress is say in a deficit. One of the most helpful things for me when I started was finding things I liked to eat that could keep me full and in a deficit, when you…
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It will be. I started at 21st 6lbs and got to 19 in a couple of months then things slowed down significantly. Things will get slower, you may hit your first plateau, and you may have to tweak what you're doing to keep losing at a good pace. That said you seem to be in a good position to deal with it. Your attitude is…
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I lost over 100lbs just counting calories, your deficit is the most important thing. Track all your foods and if you stay in a deficit you'll probably notice that you're mostly sticking to the macro goals without even trying.
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I'm the same, over 100lbs down in two years but I still think of myself as the fat guy in the room and when I look in the mirror I see the fat that's there not the fat that's gone. But when I have to run for the bus in the morning and not only do I make it I do it without being out of breath I don't feel like the fat guy…
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Great job! But be very careful with the knee. The success you've had so far could motivate you to go all out on the exercise but your knee is something that can give out very quickly with little to no warning. I broke my knee 20 years ago and sometimes I'm exercising (or even just walking around) and it's perfectly fine…
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I've lost over 100lbs in two years just counting calories and exercising, you don't need to stick to any set diet you just need to find what works for you!
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Ran into an old friend in the gym the other night and we didn't recognise each other because of the weight we'd both lost
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On behalf of everyone in Ireland; THANK YOU! I live in Dublin city centre about 600m from the parade route so my general plan is go to the gym then stay home and avoid the city like the plague! Too many drunken tourists :P
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This is great advice. To add to it; I'm lucky in that I used to be a tailor so I've been taking in my clothes myself as I go. A cost effective way to going about this is to divide your good clothes into two groups, get one taken in now and the other set when you lose more weight. That way you'll have one set that fits and…
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Started a new job awhile back and today one of my co-workers asked me 'Who's that?' when seeing my before pic :D
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Started a new job two weeks ago. It's a full time office job compared to the part-time active job I've had since January. I was really afraid of losing my routine because the last time I was in an office job I was very inactive and put on 20lbs. This morning I'm heading out to the gym before my second Friday with my lunch…
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Realised today that my chest is now bigger than my stomach! Stomach sticks out a bit more because of the curve of the back but it's a huge milestone for me! I'm a former high level rugby player but even at my fittest I don't think my stomach was ever smaller than my chest
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To echo what others have said it is well worth cutting out soda. Before I joined MFP and the gym I lost 17lbs in 3 months by just cutting out sugary drinks!
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I wear my grandfathers wedding ring (its a type of ring that isnt used a wedding ring anymore) but hadn't been able to take it off for at least year 5 years. Last week I was walking home from the gym and it fell off! Nearly lost it too o_0
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I'm 3 lbs away from being below 17 stone for the first time since I was 15. Hoping to be there by a trip away I have planned on the 15th. I'm 35 in October and hoping to be down around 16 by then.
