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Good question. I want to add to it- should I do strength training on days I do cardio, as well? Or should I not mix the two?

For me, too, it was after about 40 lbs. The funny thing is, I recently saw some retired teachers who I hadn't see in over a year, and when they saw they, they commented that I looked like I did when I started teaching 13 years ago! It was nice to hear. I too also get the 'You don't need to lose any more! You're wasting…

I'm 99.9% sure I'm getting it for Christmas tomorrow, so I'm excited as well. I did an hour this morning on the Wii Fit, and although I love it and it never gets old, I'm looking forward to something new.

Does your brother have the receipt?

You two kids keep having fun with the zipper! :laugh:

Whoo hoo! You look great!

I HAVE been to another continent. But I've never been to Europe.

Never have I learned how to swim.

My Fitness Coach is a new game that just came out on the 2nd. I've heard good things about it, but I haven't picked it up yet. It does NOT use the balance board. Incidentally, EA is coming out with a fitness game next year that looks promising. It uses cool things like resistance bands that plug into the controllers.

Welcome. So, I'm curious- how did you lose the original 100, and why did you gain back the 80?

A counselor at my work has one of those. It's really comfy, believe it or not.

You look great! Keep it up!

Hey, all, thanks for the tip on adding previous weight. I had wanted to do the same thing! Nonibug- Congrats! It's a great thing.

Phoenix, Arizona.

How can you not like Springsteen? 'Brilliant Disguise' is one of the saddest, most beautiful songs out there! :wink:

Spyguy- Keep it up, man. If there's anything I can share with you, just ask!

Wow. If you can see it in my face now, I'll have to eventually do a before/after pic as well. Again, I'm pleased with the kind words from you all, and it's nice to know I'll be able to lean on you all when I kick it up a notch. I'm planning to shift from weight LOSS to weight MAINTENANCE and strength training, and I can't…

Sounds good. I haven't had a soda (diet or regular) since January 6th of this year (I was told "I bet you couldn't go without drinking a soda", and me being stubborn, decided to do it for a whole year). Honestly, I don't miss them as much as I thought I would. My substitute has been Lipton Diet Green Tea with Citrus or…

Wow, that's great! I don't even roll the R! Thanks for all the kind words. I really wish I had known about this commmunity from the very beginning. It's helpful and inspirational, and I know it will help me drop the remaining 40lbs that I want to lose. Good bye, 'Obese', just passing through, 'Overweight', on to 'NORMAL'!

Now, before you ask yourself "What's this fool talking about??!!", let me explain. On July 29th, I weighed in at 275.5 pounds, and my BMI was a whopping 39.45. That was the day I decided to really push forward with losing weight. I was in the dangerously obese zone (in fact, 5 days later I hit my peak of 276.2/39.55, which…

It is indeed Damn Yankees. And that was Tab Hunter, not Tony Curtis. I had the pleasure of seeing the Broadway show with Jerry Lewis in the role of the devil. It was awesome.

When I see DH, I think designated hitter. :tongue: How are you using it?

Start by examining what you are cooking for meals, and seeing if you can cut down on portion size or subsitute items. For example, if you like hot dogs, why not try the Hebrew National 97% Fat Free ones? Or how about low carb tortillas instead of fried taco shells. Stuff like that can help. The thing to remember is that it…

So what part of the state are you all in? I live in Phoenix, work in Tempe (backwards, I know, but I'm always going against traffic so I don't have to wait in long lines!).

If you do a Google search, you'll notice that a lot of those weight-loss 'blogs' have very, very similar stories and language. If you really want to try that stuff, go to a health-food store and check out what they have there rather than doing the free trial thing. Like others have posted here, there's some rather nasty…

Yes, men ARE stupid. ...but to be fair, the crackers WERE stale.... :tongue:

I'm from Arizona. Born and raised.

It all depends on what you're starting at. I didn't really start to visibly notice a change for a couple of MONTHS. Just be patient! :happy:

Good luck!

I wonder if she got the sausage?