jdploki70 Member

The only one that I can make is that you have to make little changes over time. I dropped sugary sodas, and the weight started dropping off. Then I limited red meat, and it came off even faster. I bought sandwich and bagel thins, and even more came off. Each change resulted in weight loss, and each weight loss encouraged…

For me it was all about losing weight, getting back into shape, etc. Basically me being vain. With a bad knee and a bad shoulder, I don't see a lot of fighting/sports in my future, which was sort of why I gained weight in the first place. And I couldn't agree more on the pictures.

Unless clowns are your things...you know what they say about the size of a man's shoes

I always seem to get the campers on the machines next to me. They want to hold a conversation, so they sit with a machine between them, the only one to spare, and then talk to each other . The spittle shower can get amazing at times. I wipe down before, after, and during. Weight and cardio. I also part more than five steps…

I just couldn't do a point system. It worked for my mother in law, but every time I tried I just shook my head and walked away.

Mine is set at 2, though I usually hit a bit higher than that. I've got a naturally fast metabolism (Yay hyperthyroid?) and have been able to stick to it thus far. But I'm also bigger and had much more to lose, so that's a contributing factor as well.

Play video games...or is that just me?

I am allergic to Pampers diapers. This did not, however, allow me to get out of changing my son.

DBZ reference...awesome. Just sayin.

I'm sort of in the same ball park now. I have only seven more to lose, give or take

I don't know if it's ineffective, but I do know what my doctors have told me in the past. The point of cardio is to get your heart rate up and maintain that heart rate for an extended period of time. This means that if you are breaking up your workouts, and you are a normal person, some of that initial time both times is…

That is a huge difference. Way to go.

You could always marry her. It's a guaranteed way to scare all the other crazy girls away. Worked for me, anyway...

Coffee, black, doesn't matter. And can't live without it.

Some women hide the crazy better than others. Trust me.

I weigh myself daily, and have come to realize that a lot of fluctuations can happen throughout the day, week, month, year, etc. When I started I weighed myself about once a week, and lost about a pound a week most weeks. But this didn't really show me how my diet choices were affecting my weight, so I started weighing…

Accidentally proposing to my wife of 11 years...

I used to wear a watch, but since losing all the weight it spins on my wrist too much. I need to resize it to wear it, but in the back of my mind I'm always thinking about what happens if I gain some of the weight back. Then I'll have to resize it again. For now I just use my cell phone for everything.

No, no, bacon should have some chew to it. Otherwise it's just salty powder. And it should be baked, in the oven, not flambeed on a skillet.

6'3" and I'm about 192. My initial was about 190, but I'm probably going to drop a few more pounds before I start adding on the muscle mass. Ideal is likely to be in the 190-205 range, since I don't want the super muscled look

Dude, I am so coming over to your house... That was the other thing about Atari. Instant friends.

Hey, stop picking on me :(

My profile. I actually look like I have a distinctive chest and stomach area, not one big flat area. The way my pants don't fit. It's nice not having to hold my breath to put them on. My face when I shave. Less fat means less chance of slicing yourself.

"have you managed to sell off your son for Diablo 3 yet?" My friend is a bit obsessed with the game

Spare tire is all I have left. Before, when I was heavy, it was like I was wearing a padded suit. I was storing that stuff everywhere.

Atari 2600 - it was made so wrong that it was awesome My first bike. That thing had solid metal tires. No possibility of a flat tire...ever.

You should clean the clutter in the background :P Awesome job, though. Real pushups and mixing it up as well.

Get two high backed chairs. With two chairs you can do a majority of the isometric exercises. I used to do dips, for back arms, deep chair push ups, for biceps and chest, and sit ups for abs. Then you can add some steps into the routine to work the legs and gluts. There were a few sites, back in the day, that focused only…

Hardwood, because it's impossible to slide in your socks on carpet

That really seems like a lot of effort