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  • COVID and my impending 40th birthday. A few weeks after my 39th birthday, it occurred to me that I could continue working from home for the rest of the pandemic, keep eating whatever I liked whenever I liked, and maybe pack on 10 - 20 more pounds. Alternatively, I could finally do something about it and try to lose the…
    in What was your final push to get serious? Comment by js2013ftw December 2020
  • Congrats! Down 49 lbs. as of this morning, and also seeing a big change in my face. Feels great. Still have a way to go, but it's very encouraging.
    in Down 47lbs before/after face Comment by js2013ftw December 2020
  • Congrats. This is exactly what I've been doing since late July. Down 40 lbs. Tried many diets over the years: Atkins, South Beach, Bernstein -- none are sustainable (for me) because you're left feeling constantly hungry and deprived. Now, I eat what I want (within reason, obviously) and just keep my calories under 2000…
    in 82 Pounds down 36.5 Weeks - Taking it SLOW Comment by js2013ftw November 2020
  • For what it's worth, I was on a health kick in 2017 (and in 2013, as my username suggests :smile:), working out every day, eating right, losing weight. Thought I was going to do it for good that time. A few months into it, my dad died. I fell off the wagon, and it's taken me until now to muster the motivation to get back…
    in Regaining weight, struggling to motivate for round 2. Comment by js2013ftw August 2020
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