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Hey EEK- good to "see" you again. Thanks for the input. I can definitely see how C25K could help my speed. AM currently dealing with inexplicable calf issues when running more than a couple of minutes in a row, so am seeing an orthopedist next week (enjoy being young!...it's sometimes hell to get older :-)) but am…

Hi everyone! The sole (?) male in this group has been AWOL for most of 2011. However, I am now back and determined. I HAVE been losing weight, albeit slowly. Myth, glad to see you guys went to Great Wolf Lodge...we went to the one in the Poconos a few years back when our son was 7 and he LOVED it! Daughter was only 3, so…

Day 20 (Dec 26th) ! 75 minutes of recumbent bike- 1047 calories! Maybe can get in a couple more days! :happy:

Day 19- 75 minutes 1009 calories recumbent bike.

Day 18- 16 pullups, 40 pushups, 50 crunches

Day 17- 90 minutes of recumbent bike- 1245 calories!

Day 16 (yesterday)- 30 minutes of snowshoeing, 30 bench presses of my kids (45 and 55 pounds), 20 curls.

Day 15- 30 minutes of snowshoveling, 45 minutes of recumbent bike for 608 calories. 5 days to go!

Welcome Bionic and riveradee, Day 14: 50 crunches, 30 min of recumbent bike for 450 cal.

:wink: Thank for the input guys (gals:wink: ) I'll have to think about how I feel taking my measurements LOL. Really though, how interesting- diet and exercise really do work. I do know that the money I spent on larger pants last month may have been wasted (YAY!) because they're definitely gettin' loose! Have a good one…

Day 13- 70 minutes of recumbent bike- 915 calories. Hopefully it makes up for the slice of village inn pie I had tonight! :-) glad you're still here Bores!

12th day- 1 hour of strength training- arms and legs pleasantly DEAD!

OK- question for all of you...I figure you guys are the experts on this weight loss thing! I've been working out religiously for the past 6 weeks, and have only lost 5ish pounds, but my pants are loose...muscle weight gain maybe? I know I've got the whole Y chromosome thing going, so maybe that is how my body works...any…

11 days down of my 20 days of exercise goal. Weird...not losing that much weight, but my pants are loose- Gaining muscle maybe? I alternate cardio days with strength training days...any thoughts?

Alright ladies...I'm still here:tongue: ! So yeah...I left out the other half of my family, which is 6 brothers. Yeah, that's right, there are 12 of us. (1 mom and dad). I'm the baby boy, with a sister 2 years younger than me. My mom is 86 this year, and still sane in spite of all of that! The big family thing is pretty…

Mystic- looks like it might just be you and me! Day 11- 60 min. biking, 810 calories. 65 crunches, 4 pullups. Feelin' that kind of GOOD tired!

Day 10- 60 minutes cycling- 801 calories. Halfway there! How are the rest of you doing? I did have a nice lady from church bring by some oh-so-delicious chocolates (handmade) that probably side-tracked my calories on Sunday, but back on the horse (bike) the past 2 days!

11 minutes and 140 calories on bike (had to turn it back over to my wife...it's her turn for the cardio and my turn for strength, so also burned however-many-more calories doing 70 bench presses of my 45 pound daughter, 60 curls of same said daughter, 10 triceps extensions, 40 crunches, 8 pullups. My daughter thinks it's…

New, sorry for the delay in getting back to you about the kitty- I HAVE now replied (sorry it was so long) to your post on the cat site. Hopefully it helps. On a more pertinent note ladies, this guy's not goin' away anytime soon. Having grown up with 5 sisters, I try to tell myself I understand the female psyche enough to…

cherokee, shanepurr, and fitnewlife- welcome! Let's get this thing done :bigsmile:

12/09/2010- 60 pushups, 60 suspended crunches 12/11/2010- 60 minutes cycling- 800 calories burned, plus 60 pushups, 60 suspended crunches. (Company party tonight- more than my share of delicious pasta, so gotta get it worked off !) Thanks to all of you for sharing your successes- appreciate the inspiration!

OK- sorry I haven't posted- Exercise: 12/5/10- 45 minutes bowflex/crunches 12/6/10- 50 minutes recumbent bike- 335 calories 12/7/10- 30 minutes elliptical- 488 calories

Missed yesterday due to illness, so being inspired by others on this challenge, I fought through it and got 80 crunches and 60 pushups today. Cardio tomorrow. day 4 DONE!

40 minutes of bike and 40 suspended crunches. gotta keep goin'!

New, so sorry to hear about the mean kitty...not to sidetrack the group, but I'm a veterinarian, and I'd sure be looking hard to assess what went on there. Attacking when irritated, upset, territorial, etc. is one thing, but the attack-while-sleeping mode is pretty worrisome. Any idea why? :frown: On a brighter note- the…

Boreseasily- you don't seem to be getting too bored to me...1 hour strength and 20 cardio- awesome!

Day 3- 40 minutes of biking- 553 calories. 40 suspended crunches (ugh). Mystic- Kudos to you for gettin' in 30 minutes when sick! Don't think I'd have the fortitude. :-)

Wow Mystic! That's dedication. Great job! :happy:

Boreseasily- ANY exercise counts! Much of mine is strength training. Welcome to the challenge!:glasses:

Hi everyone! My gender seems severely under-represented on this group...is this a gals-only group? If so, you need to invite my wonderful wife crewellademel...is there a way to invite someone to your topic? She's been the driving force behind my starting to really pay attention to my lifestyle (that and the fact that I hit…