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Basic calisthenics: Jumping jacks, squats, sit-ups, push ups, dips... the works.

Your accomplishment is amazing, sir. Congratulations!

That is brilliant! You go, girl! :)

Onions, carrots, apples, cucumber, tofu, lentils, barley and tomato. Those are my basics, pretty much.

As a fellow knee-injury sufferer, I salute you! That is a great achievement!

Such wonderful reactions to what you've achieved. Congratulations, you are an inspiration. :)

That is absolutely wonderful! Well done, and congratulations. :)

I turn into a raging monster if I don't get my caffeine fix, so yeah, coffee everyday. It hasn't slowed down my weight loss, however it does force me to drink more water since coffee is a diuretic. Still, I like the trade off. :)

Bananas = omnomnom. <3

Hey, that is brilliant! Congratulations!

Congratulations, Gary! That is an amazing achievement and you should be really proud of yourself! :)

Day 2, Level 1: DONE! The jumping jacks are a pain, but otherwise I can handle the exercises better than I thought.

Way to go!

Thank you, everyone, thank you! :) It makes a world of difference, and it also has boosted my determination. I will get to my goal, definitely!

Day 1: DONE!

I'm in! :)

Wow, such a change! Congratulations! :)

Based on your diary, you are not eating enough, but rather starving your body right now. Basically, by not eating your daily allotment of calories plus at least a part of the calories you've earned from exercising, you've allowed your body to enter "storage mode" since you're not providing your body with enough fuel to…

Thank you, everyone, for your suggestions. I'm going to ask a friend of mine to just rub my back and see if that helps. I also have a heating pad that I could use... once I find where I put it after the last move. :) I changed my workout regime for a lighter one in the past week due to a brief cold, so I haven't been doing…

I haven't, but that's because my apartment doesn't have a bathtub. :( I've tried using the showerhead's massage setting to target certain muscles, but it just made it worse. Wish I had a bathtub, soaking would probably help a lot.

I'm with all of you! Trying to drop about 132 lbs, so it's a long road ahead. Best wishes to all! We can do this!

Welcome, Craig, you're among friends here. We'll root for you every step of the way. :)

Wow, you look so good!

That's great! Congratulations! :)

That is absolutely amazing! Congratulations!

There are a lot of good recipes at 101 Cookbooks (http://www.101cookbooks.com/). I've tried a bunch of them, and they're delicious. :)

Looking great! :)

Don't do it for your friends (or your family), do it for yourself. You'll feel better and stronger about it, trust me on this one. Otherwise, feel free to add me, if you want to. Support networks are a good thing.

Thanks, everyone, your welcoming messages and support mean a lot to me. :) This whole process needs to be about changing my lifestyle and not just about dropping weight - otherwise I can't make the change permanent. And positivity is all about keeping yourself sane - trying to do this with a negative attitude would be too…