Ernestern Member

Daddy's girl

If my net calories for the day is under 1200 to 1400, I make myselt eat. If it is above that, I eat if I'm hungry

Raises hand. Eads, actually...

In at about 208lbs on the left June 2011 and about 180lbs on the right June 2012. Still wanting another 15lbs off me but I'm pleased so far...

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I started with three pounders which was a tad to easy for me, moved to five which was challenging, and currently thinking about graduating into eight...

Anyone?

I retired from the US Army five years back, and I enjoyed my new found freedom of eating what I wanted, sleeping in, and not having to deal with daily five mile runs a little too much. Well, forty pounds later, I decided I don't like the way I look or feel so I've dusted off the running shoes and hit the concrete in order…

I retired from the US Army five years back. I've managed to have kept my weight from getting too out of control during that time but only recently decided to drop the extra forty lbs I've been carrying and get back to my old military standard. I'm currently below my "tape weight" but still have a few more I need to lose. I…

I'm in. My current challenge group is ending and I need a new one!

Sounds fun!

Hey all. I've been using Runkeeper probably longer than I've been using MFP. I use it primarily to keep a record of my distances and pace. More of a treadmill runner currently until the weather improves a bit. Feel free to add me... http://runkeeper.com/user/ernestern

It's not physically impossible. You really got to try and drink that much water, but it can be done.... see related articles regarding death by water intoxication: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12053855 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16614865/ns/us_news-life/t/woman-dies-after-water-drinking-contest/…

Well I managed to drag my dreary-eyed self out of bed this morning and knock out the video. Hopefully I can keep it up long enough to make it habit. We will see, eh?

I did my best at logging everything I ate. I know I probably underestimated a few things. As it stands I went over my goal for weight loss but still managed to keep below what I need to sustain...

My SW is 189.6

I tend to eat nothing or very little for lunch and breakfast and I end up eating one big evening meal of 1200-1400 calories as that is when I'm hungriest regardless of what I eat earlier. I pretty much have to make myself eat anything for breakfast and lunch as I'm just not hungry then. I hear that this isn't the best…

I will attempt it to the best of my ability. It will likely be only a ballpark figure since I won't be digging out the scale or measuring cups, not to mention I'll have no idea what Aunt Debbie is putting in her stuffing. Hopefully the 4 mile Turkey Trot that morning will compensate for some of that...

Sounds like fun! Count me in. 1. Ernest. 2. Lose 6-8 Pounds 3. Check back in on Thanksgiving or the night before with your initial Weigh Ins and to see what team you have been assigned to. Will do!

The Memphis Turkey Trot 4 Miler & Turkey Leg Relay on Thanksgiving morning. Doing the whole 4 miles myself, so I should have room for a bit pie after dinner....

Hey all. I'm 43 years old and I'm looking at my 25th year of smoking. I started shortly after joining the Army and I've always promised myself I'd quite when I retired. That was five years ago and I'm still smoking like a freight train - a little more than a pack a day. I've made several serious attempts at quitting and…

Here's mine.... I'm 43 years old and have been married for 23 of them. Both kids (21 and 18) are attending college out of state so the house seems quite empty these days which we are still adjusting to. I retired from the US Army five years back and settled the family down just outside of Memphis TN. Having spent most of…

I would have to say it is running, which is odd coming from me. When I retired from the Army, I'd have sworn then that I would never run another mile again. 20 years of early morning jaunts through the countryside had gotten quite old. Now, five years later (and 40 lbs heavier) I've picked it up again and realized how much…

I think the hardest part for me was the transition from a walk into a jog. Transistioning from a jog into a run was merely a matter of slowing increasing my pace and distance as my fitness improved. But changing from a walk to a jog was a lot more uncomfortable... While I just gritted my teeth and pushed myself through the…

Thanks. I wouldn't say I know exactly what I'm doing. I just try and keep it simple....burn more than what ya take in... eat a little less, exercise a little more. Been working for me so far.... All these strange and fancy diets and programs that you keep hearing about just confuse me anyways...

I have Pandora on my phone set to "Devo Radio". I've been exercising to Devo since I was a teenager and because of that whenever I hear their music I feel the need to run and "Whip It... Whip it real good!"

Typically I'm very bad about eating breakfast, but since I keep hearing that eating something first thing in the morning helps get your metabolism going I've been giving it a try. I've been eating about 200-300 calories of something high in fiber (typically some whole wheat toast or English muffin with just a little bit of…

I'm on board with you. My goals for the next year are to run a 5k or better race each and every month, with a 10k by summer, and the St Jude half Marathon by next December. I've only recently gotten back into running after a five year hiatus and have been running 5-6 days a week for the last month and a half. Five or so…

Hey all, Originally from California, I ended up in Tennessee just outside of Memphis after I retired from the Army. Been here for about five years now and will likely spend the remainder of my days here. After spending 20 years moving from place to place all over the world, I look forward to not having to move ever…