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New Balance 880's.

I started running about 18 months ago and now I run 12-18 miles a week, and have done a bunch of 5k's. I plan to do some 10k's and a half next year. I usually post my runs and races on here. Feel free to add me.

Welcome man, and you got this! For me, the most important part was making the decision to do it, and remember why I made the decision when the going got tough. I was 6'6", 490 when I started, and I got down to 230 before I decided to start putting on more muscle. I'm right around 240 now. The impact it has made on my life…

Family, Health, Strength!

Well said. None of us gained the weight quickly and it won't come off quickly. I took it one day at a time, knowing that everyday I stuck with it, I was healthier and happier than before. After a while those good days add up, and you are making real progress. I kept an excel spreadsheet of my weight loss, so that I could…

I started out walking, then using the exercise bike and ellipse machine at the gym. I also started lifting weights right from the beginning. This will help him maintain muscle mass while losing weight. As I got fitter, I started adding more challenging cardio exercises like the stair stepper, and then running. I have kept…

1.) Protein shake post workout 2.) Breakfast 3.) Lunch 4.) Snack 1 5.) Snack 2 6.) Dinner 7.) Evening protein shake, and another snack if I need more calories to meet my goal. I find I feel stuffed if I try to eat all my calories in just 3 meals. I also don't want to get back into the habit of eating huge meals. That is…

Like others have said, I would still track your calories and exercise, you just need to find the balance of in and out that maintains your goal weight. When I hit my goal weight, I started by raising my calorie intake 200 calories a day. I went 2 weeks with that, and gauged if I needed to raise it more or not. It took…

1.) Maintain my fat-loss for another year! 2.) Add 10-15 lbs of lean mass 3.) Run a few 10k's and a Half Marathon 4.) Set a good example for my kids, and stay healthy for them!

Yep, I've been using the Optimum Nutrition 100% Natural Whey for about 9 months. I prefer the natural line because it has no artificial flavors or sweeteners in it. I get the Chocolate and Vanilla. I usually mix it will some ON 100% Casein Protein.

I use MiCoach by Adidas. It's free and work pretty well. Tracks running, cycling, walking, etc. Maps and graphs everything, and has a web interface. Pretty decent for free software.

Mine is BigMech, but that is a reference to my height, which at 6'6" is not little. I've used that handle since my BBS days as a teenager in the 80's.

Ran: 78.3 miles Biked: 195.9 miles Step Mill: 21 miles For a total of 316 miles covered in October. Wow, I've never went and added them up like that before, I might have to start tracking that!

I get up at 4:30am, 5 days a week to hit the gym. Here is my list of things I do: 1.) Remember why I'm doing this, for my kids/family and my health. Those things aren't worth trading for a little more sleep 2.) Put out my gym clothes the night before. 3.) Get my lunch ready for work the night before. 4.) Put my workouts on…

I kicked diet soda about a month ago. I switch to unsweetened iced tea when we are out, or Polar Seltzers if I still want a carbonated beverage. The Polar seltzers don't have any artificial flavors or sweeteners. Honestly, I can't really say I crave sweets less since I stopped drinking the diet soda, but I figure it's…

Protein shake with 1 scoop Chocolate Whey, 1 scoop Cookies and Cream Casein, and a 1/2 cup of strawberries. 8oz Chobani Mango Greek Yogurt with 1/2 cup of Quaker Natural Granola Black decaff coffee and water 712 calories, 70g protein 84g carbs. Pretty much what I have most weekday mornings.

I don't have any specific races in mind, but I need to do a few 10k's. I've done all 5k's up to this point and want the challenge of going fast for a little longer. Maybe once I do a few 10k's I'll consider a half. I already run 5.2 two to three times a week, so a 10K shouldn't be a big deal. Just couldn't find one that…

Awesome work man, congrats on the transformation and new lifestyle!

I don't comment on anyone's form unless they ask me to. If you don't know the person, you don't know what their goals are, if they are working around an injury, trying to break a sticking point, etc. I don't really want comments on my workout from people who don't know these things about me.

I also found MFP right at the end of my journey, and have been maintaining for about 6 months now. I don't think I'll stop logging my food anytime soon. Logging gives me accountability, which is what I was lacking before I started my journey. It makes me look up the calories and the macros in everything I eat, so that I…

I lost 260 lbs with no surgery. Just watching my calories and exercising, a lot. The key is to make long term lifestyle changes. Nothing about doing it was quick or easy, but it was more than worth it in the end. Find that thing that makes you want to do this, and remember it every time you want to give up.

I didn't follow any fancy diet, and I lost 260 pounds. I kept decent macros (30% protein, 40% carbs, 30% fat), watched my total calorie intake, and worked out to up my calorie burn. There was nothing the I cut out completely from my diet in the 2 years I was losing the weight. I certainly had less of things like ice cream,…

I'm kind of late to the party, but what the heck. 10/2 - 15.2 miles (real bike) 10/5 - 16.0 miles (real bike) 10/8 - 9 miles (exercise bike) 10/11 - 11 miles (exercise bike) 10/13 - 17 miles (real bike) 10/15 - 9 miles (execise bike) 10/17 - 15.2 miles (real bike) Total of 92.4 miles so far this month.

I have a "Rocky" playlist on my ipod, of 6 songs from the movies that I listen to sometimes when I hit the heavy bag!

Before I got my 2013 Mustang GT, I would have said auto. Now that I've lived with the Mustang, with the 6-Speed, for several months, I'm very glad I got the manual. It is a little bit of a pain in stop and go traffic, but the extra fun more than makes up for it. It's a much more involving experience with the manual. A car…

I started running just before my 39th birthday, and just ran a 6.3 miles during lunch today at age 40. I've run several 5k races, but have yet to run an official 10k though I can do the distance no problem. Last October, I ran a 5k in 32:58, this year I ran that same race in 24:21. I'm addicted to running for sure. I…

I gave up caffeinated coffee about 5 years ago, and I don't drink much soda or tea, so I get very little caffeine. The initial few weeks of getting off of caffeine were really hard, but at this point I feel much better for it. I get up at 4:30am-5:00am most mornings, and hit the gym for 2 hours. I have no problem with my…

This is the exact issue I have now. After losing all my extra weight, I want to concentrate on putting on some more muscle mass, but seeing the number of the scale up is still very hard for me. I am currently up 10lbs from my lowest weight, and my lifts are climbing like mad, but it is still very hard.

I use the ON Gold Standard Natural 100% Whey. I get the chocolate and vanilla and mix them half and half a lot of the time. I like the natural line because it doesn't have any artificial sweeteners in it. I also use the ON Gold Standard 100% Casein in Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Cookies and Cream. The Chocolate Peanut…

6'6" HW: 490 LW: 230 CW: 241 GW 245 @ 15% BF