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What a great intro... I have the same relationships although the one with exercise has greatly improved over the past year. I sent you a friend request since you came highly recommended by JNettie. :)

Try adding some strength training to your routine especially arms, chest and back exercises. I bet this will make you feel stronger in the water. I am swimming only one time a week these days and it's the weight lifting that's getting me through to the next swim workout each week.

OMG I love your progress picture pose! How creative. I definitely want to keep tabs on you so I can see your goal picture when you reach it. Friend request on the way. Congrats on the weight loss so far, you're looking good!

You look fabulous! Whatever you are doing, stick with it 'cause it's working for ya! Definitely looks like you've dropped more than 16lbs. Great job.

Wow what a fantastic transformation. I love your story and especially the last line! Haha

What happens if over the time frame rather than losing weight you gained one pound? Would you instead subtract 3500 calories from the amount consumed before dividing it by the number of days? Thanks!

The Success Stories forum is part of my daily reading and has been for more than a year now. Your story is by far the best transformation I have seen! Clearly you have been hitting the gym hard and have been careful in the kitchen, too. You look amazing and I love your muscle definition. I am basically going for that look…

Shin splints for sure. Look into getting new shoes, but go to a running store where they put you on a treadmill and videotape your form. You probably need something with strong arch support. Helped me tremendously. In the meantime you should ice your shins after running. An easy way to do this is freeze water in…

You both look so amazing and I love the photos! Great job on the weight loss and I'm sure you'll both make it to your goal. When you do, please share the new pics with us. :)

Just joined the group here on MFP and signed up for the Speedo Pace Club. Thanks for sharing the information. I have taken the liberty of adding you all to my swim team as well; hope you don't mind. :) I have just recently added a day of swimming back into my workout routine, so it'll be nice to have something to keep me…

Loved the video... thanks for taking the time to put it together and share it with us!

I did the Life Time Fitness Commitment Day 5K! It was cold but lots of fun. The rest of the day was spent eating too many carbs. LOL

I skipped them as well. I don't feel like I missed out on anything because of it.

Thanks for sharing his story. I love that it took him so long... makes me feel better about taking my time. :) He looks great and it sounds like he should be able to keep it off at this rate. Congrats!!

You are in the right place! I know you'll find the motivation, support and education that you need to drop those pounds here. Good luck to you.

Best.success.story.ever! Love the humor and the way you laid out your before pictures with the descriptive captions. You have done an amazing job. You truly have transformed from fat guy to athlete! You look incredible. Keep it up! Inspirational indeed.

Azdak, thank you for sharing your knowledge on this topic yet again. I see you explain over and over again, the science behind this most popular misconception, but this time you really nailed it on the head! Great analogy and fantastic explanation. Everyone relying solely on their heart rate monitors should read this gem.

Great post! You look fabulous and thanks for sharing all the details. It is motivating to know others have the same thoughts and feelings about the process.

Amazing transformation! You look great. Care to share any tips or secrets to your success?

Shannon thank you so much for putting this post together and linking all the other blog posts. I will bookmark and reference often. You are an inspiration to so many and you look amazing! I really appreciate you sharing all your tips, recipes and secrets here on MFP. Thank you for putting in the time and effort to put this…

WOW... you look amazing! Great job on the weight loss.

What a great idea for your weight loss picture! You look fantastic and your son is adorable. Congrats.

woo-hoo... Colorado! I live here too, but you already knew that. :)