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I'm in. Decided to start back today after being sloppy for the last year or so and saw this goal - it gets me to back to within 1 pound of my desired weight. Fate! When I counted calories and tracked exercise diligently a few years ago I consistently lost ~7 pounds a month. Improved my habits in the process, but have…

Sorry that I don't have any advice - but that's great to go a whole year before having an increase in weight! Maybe time for a change in routine, but still an amazing run you had there! Keep up the good work!

It's got to have tomatoes. And banana peppers rock! Mushrooms rock almost as much as banana peppers. Any type of lettuce. Carrots, broccoli, cauliflower. Just about any other vegetable is welcome. Low cal ranch or italian dressing. Meat (turkey, chicken) is welcome but not necessary with all the above. Cheese is OK but not…

Awesome! Love the groundhog story. I never enjoyed hunting that much, but groundhogs were different. The holes they dig are a danger to other animals (and people) and can really threaten a building's foundation as well. They are pretty tough. I always used hollow point .22 shells. Another tip: if you whistle they will…

Hi Kay, There is a "200 situps" program that looks like the same format: http://www.twohundredsitups.com/ There are also 200 squats, 150 dips, and 25 pullups programs listed near the bottom of the menu on the left hand side at the pushups site: http://hundredpushups.com/ Good luck!

Did W 5 D2 awhile back. I was so tired when I got to the last set. I doubted I could've done 10, let alone the 45+ that was recommended. So I just did that set from my knees. I was able to complete every set up til the last one, but endurance just isn't there. I'm letting the program go for now. I've been working out with…

I'll be 49 in August (won't be able to reply to the "40 something" subjects for long!). After losing about 11 pounds I weigh today almost exactly what I weighed 25 years ago. The big problem is that I used to work out and play sports a lot more back then. I think my metabolism has changed as well. I'm lucky that I had…

Agree on all points. It does help reading how others are doing. Did W4 D3 last night. 42 on last set. Form wasn't as strict as usual, but touched every time. Elbow and shoulder have still been a bit sore day-to-day, but felt fine during and still feeling OK today - maybe the left wing is finally healing. Week 5 looks…

W4 D2 completed, maxed out at 38 last set. Did them late last night. Left shoulder/elbow felt pretty good throughout - were sore this morning though. Very tough program IMO. Really starting to wonder if a) I will be able to keep meeting the "recommended" numbers, and b) if I will be able to do 100 straight pushups if/when…

Make sure you have insurance for your storage unit. My son had a storage unit for less than 1 month while moving between apartments at college. It was broken into the day before he went to pick up his belongings. Found out the hard way that these places are often not insured and, unfortunately, are often robbed. The…

I've worked out off-and-on since my last few years of college. After a long layoff I like to start doing daily pushups before going back to the gym. I would just do a single set. I would start back with a very easy number (I like the feeling of making progress). I do them daily, twice a day at the start if I'm really…

W4 D1 last night. 33 for last set. My left elbow and shoulder were sore at the end due to pre-existing injury, but not so bad. I'm hoping the relatively high rep, low resistance type exercise is just the rehab I need on that sore wing.

Did W3 D3 last Fri. Maxed out at 35. Did some volunteer work Sat. raking and shoveling rocks, etc. Very tired and some pain in my left elbow and shoulder. Don't know how I'll do w/ W4 D1 tonight. Hoping I can work through the pain and stay on course...

Hoping to be your twin eventually - have a ways to go in the CW dept. GW: 185 CW: 209 SW: 214 (when joined MFP, 217 before MFP) Height: 6' Age: 48

Pretty obvious: from East side of Cincinnati and I can't remember what life was like before my 4 kids...