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I was 45 years old when I went on the hike that changed everything. My brother and I hiked above Jenny Lake and into Cascade Canyon in the Grand Tetons. It was really tough at 220 pounds, and after that hike, I knew things were going to be different. I started walking every day after we got home and counting calories. The…

I had been overweight ever since college. My wife and I married after we finished school but didn't have kids for another five years. I remember telling my kids on one occasion that I couldn't play outside with them one day because I didn't have the energy, my back hurt, etc. The problem was not so much a lack of desire,…

I've been on maintenance for two months. Just this week I started to eat the same amount every day (2400 cals for now) in an attempt to approach this from a weekly average approach rather than daily totals. I'm starting marathon training soon, so some of my calorie burns will become very large. I cannot eat back all the…

I do the same. I'm a guy, dropped 55 pounds (from 220 to 165) and am currently on maintenance. I've gone from a 38 inch waist pant to a 30 or 32 depending on the pant. I've also gone from an XL t-shirt to mostly mediums and some smalls(!). Everytime I pull one of those smalls out of my closet I think, "There's no way…

To be honest, that kind of food tastes just as good as ever to me. What bothers me now is the texture of that kind of food. Whereas before I would order a pepperoni, double sausage and jalapeño pizza (and our local pizzeria grinds and spices there own sausage; EPIC), now I can only enjoy the jalapeño. The meat tastes…

Here's an idea, but it will cost a few dollars. Go buy a 19 pound turkey, gift wrap it and give it to her with an appropriate note (I'm sure you can come up with something creative and not rude to communicate your perspective to her). Just an idea...

I lost my first 30 pounds in about six months. I ate whatever I wanted, but limited my portion sizes. I put my data into the MFP app and set my weight loss at 1 pound per week. I was very careful to record my food accurately and stay under my calorie limit. I walked at least two miles (sometimes up to five miles) five days…

I'll confess what I'm about to do. In just a few minutes I'm going to make my own recipe spaghetti sauce. I won't bore you with all the details, but the sauce contains one whole pound of Italian sausage. I'm sure if there was need, you could use this sauce for plaster repair. Epic.

I weighed less today than ever before (well, at least since junior high); 167 lbs. My original goal was 175; I'm stopping at 165. Then it's maintenance time! That's 63 pounds less than my highest weight ever! I think that's awesome because I still have trouble believing I actually finally succeeded at this.

Thank you. For those of you that don't know, the bass I'm holding in my profile pic is a Rickenbacker 4003. Her name is Trinity, and Trinity is the only girl I dance with other than my wife. I first spotted that color in a music store in 1987 and I told my wife (then girlfriend) that I really wanted one. Of course, they…

OP here. My post title was "My wife deserved this..." A large number of you pointed out that I deserved this as well. I don't normally think along those lines, but I have to agree. Truthfully, I was cheating myself out of a lot of joy that can come from being capable of doing things I wouldn't have been able to do before.…

Your story is very inspiring, but nobody has mentioned the most important part of your story: "we visited Washington, D.C. in September for a Rush concert" Rush is one of my favorite bands. I hope you enjoyed the show. I saw them in Cleveland on this tour. Congratulations on all your success and keep going! I am currently…

I'm a 47 year old male and had never run before last June. I had a friend of mine (he's a high school cross country coach) help me start running. I ran my first mile ever in June, ran my first 5k on July 19 (28:17) and my second 5k about three weeks ago (26:21). I run 2 - 4 miles twice during the week and 7 miles on…

I have the exact same question. I went running with a friend who let me borrow his HRM. We ran 7 miles at a 10:15 pace. It was a very comfortable run, and my heart rate averaged 168. My max heart rate is supposedly 173. I couldn't care less about being in the "fat burning zone" or whatever, I just want to run faster but I…

For the record, I'm male, 47 years old, 5'10" and weigh 175. Before June of this year, I had never run a mile in my life. I was a 220 lb lazy slob for the previous twenty years. 5 pull ups 20 diamond push ups 5K time - 26:21 7 mile time - 1:07:00 Training for a half marathon next April.

By far, the most common: "Have you been sick?" But my favorite: "No offense, but you look freakishly thin." Freakishly thin? A 5 ft, 10 in male at 180 lbs? Strange world we live in...

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I did measure my BF% with one of the scales. However, when I say I still have some fat at my mIdsection, it isn't very much; there is none over my obliques, just a bit in the front and two sections on either side of my back. Given that 15% of my body weight would equate to 26 pounds of fat, that didn't strike me as…

I don't want to hijack this thread, but I'm curious if others have heard this one: "Have you been sick?" I usually say something like, "No, I've been trying to get in better shape." However, I am thinking, "No, I've been sick for the last thirty years by eating too much and not getting off my butt." A friend I had not seen…

Hello Julie! I am a dad, husband, and a high school teacher! I have just recently joined this site as well. My weight loss journey started about a year ago. I started walking and counting calories in July 2011. I have lost 35 pounds and gained a lot of strength and stamina along the way. This summer, I decided to…