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My new friend, you look fantastic. I started around a month later than you did (July 17th), and was on a march until my success made me think I could go back to my old ways of eating earlier this autumn. What a mistake! I got back on the program eating-wise, though I have been consistent since July on my weightlifting…

Vismal, Thank you again for your second follow-up. You really helped me distinguish between volume and frequency vs. the all-important intensity. (weight on the bar) Shortly after my initial entry of Aug. 31st and with the plateau broken, I increased my calories for 4 weeks. This was unsettling, but as I was thriving on…

Vismal, you never disappoint...not that I can see anyway. Thank you for great suggestions here on trendweight.com, going from 5x5 to 4x5 or 3x5, monitoring calories accurately, plus the all-important logic of what it is that I am doing at present: cutting fat vs. gaining strength. Going forward, it's been a few days since…

Vismal, I have used your thread as my tutorial into my fitness objectives, started this summer with a bout of spondylolesthesis. After consulting with my orthopedic surgeon and taking pregnizone for 5 days, I went from hardly walking to working out. My weight was fluctuating between 218-228, way too much for my 5'9" frame,…

Traveling overseas brings the ah ha experience home, as one sees that there might be McDonalds and such, there is no drive-thru windows. Alas, America is the only place where you can get totally obese and never leave your car. That said, as a fast food addict I must share what has worked for me. I truly am/was addicted to…

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I committed myself to a 30 day period where I ate nothing but Weight Watchers Smart Ones. It could have been Lean Cuisine or whatever, but the thing that I was after had to do with what you are dealing with: exactness. I was precise in that the packaging gave me precision. THe meal choices were great in that I could eat…

After tons of trial and error and research too, I found Brooks and Asics to be the best out there. However, individuals are all different. Try to find an independent running specialty store vs a chain that claims to have expertise but may not. For some, it's all about the sale. But for the purists, it's about the art form.

At some point, I will experience victory when I go to a place like that and order grilled chicken and green beans instead of a Country Fried Steak with mashed potatoes smothered in cream gravy. Either that, or my weight and fitness are so in a groove that I budget in occasional treats to go with my regular eating. That…

20 lbs in a little less than two months

I feel your pain, and most recently so! On April 9th, I started running, at the beginning of my weight loss journey. I was 250 lbs. (5'9" middle aged male going downhill fast), and that first day at the local high school track, I could not EVEN run one lap. But instead of throwing in the towel, I just kept coming back. In…

I have experienced it in the no-carb, then all-carb cycle. For me it screwed up my body. And I'd hate for that to happen to you. Better off with your dreamy kabobs you depicted, although can I add zucchini, plus swap your green peppers for red instead?:love:

I don't just feel your pain...I am experiencing it for the first time after years of the luxury of a totally different profession. What I have done is chosen to not allow myself to be done with the day until I work out, immediately after work. And the most efficient way I know to do that is running. I go to a high school…

After lots and lots of trial and error (money...injuries too), I have arrived at long last with the Asics Cumulus. Running in some Cumulus 12's now and just bought a fresh pair of Cumulus 13's on sale. Go to a specialty running store and get fitted though. Don't do what I did! :sad: :grumble:

I hear ya bro. Dealing with the fat can be frustrating...be that on one's body, or those that fit that description. And as you said, it is an endless loop, giving out the same advise over and over again. So unless you can give yourself to an online personal trainer gig, you are wise to call this thread a wrap. As you do…

Thanks for confirming my suspicion. Maybe I will not plateau as much, thus not needed to diet down as often. And the way my workouts are finally kickin' in, I could just up the exercise anyway...effectively keeping my body off-kllter I hope. Incidentally, I just weighed again this morning, even though it has not been a…

To the OP: I'm a mid-50's male, around 5'8" and started on 1580 calories one week ago, and am also running 2 miles per day. I started at 237.0, and weighed 234.4 at the first weekly weigh-in. I am not eating back my calories. My question is this: did I start too low? I mean could I have achieved the same result on 1800 or…

How long did it take you to lose 30 lbs.? That's fantastic...tell us how you did it!:drinker:

Thank you for your reply, and I thus take it that the thing to do is lean out first. Does 155 lbs. sound like the general vicinity of where I am heading, as I lean out prior to focusing on building muscle? I am 5'9", 56 years old, and the last time I was lean was college, and around that weight. I would love to add back…

Wow. I am in complete agreement with those who elevate what they have found in your answers in this thread above any other source for weight loss and fitness. People aren't just saying it when they say that this is the best thread they have ever read on the subject. When I read those comments, I resonate with them; I…