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A little over 10 years between the two pictures and a difference of over 100lbs!

It's taken almost 3 months before people started to notice and comment on my weight loss. During that time I have lost almost 35 lbs and the biggest difference has been in my face. I work in an office and sometimes I think people are not sure whether to comment or congratulate on those types of things unless they know you…

Bought a new belt a few months ago and I could barely wear it using the first notch. This morning I cinched up my pants and am proud to say that I on the last notch of that belt. Time to start looking for a new one or punch some holes in the current one!

My wife and I have been making green smoothies for breakfast since after New Years. We put a ton of kale in them and our ninja blender is able to almost vaporize it since the kale is frozen. The added fiber has definitely been a nice way to help keep our bodies cleaned out after having a couple cheat meals over the…

Awesome! Keep up the great work!

I tend to over estimate my caloric intake when eating somewhere that isn't easy to log for food. That way I know that I'm staying under my daily goal.

Nice work! How long did it take you to reach your goal weight? If you don't mind me asking...

Thanks! Good luck on your journey as well!

My daughter (20 months old) woke up early this morning and threw a wrench into my normal morning workout routine. I adjusted by putting Mickey Mouse on the TV for her and following a cardio video on my phone in the living room. A few minutes in she's right beside me jumping around and kicking her legs up. Made my morning...

Went down another notch on my belt this morning and I can almost comfortably fit back into one of my dress shirts from college. A couple more weeks and I should be able to break it out of my closet again.

Nice work! Huge difference!

Before and during pics... started out at 344, down to 292.5 this morning!

Thanks! I feel great also! 15 more pounds and I'll be down to the same weight as when I graduated from college in 2011!

Same thing has happened to me in the past... weight stayed the same or I actually gained a little bit for three weeks and then it dropped like crazy the fourth week. Sometimes it can help if you break up your "routine" a little bit. Whether it's exercising at a different time, changing up your food selection, or trying…

When you're in a friend's wedding and don't have to worry about the tux fitting you because you've lost weight since the measurements were taken... I had the opposite happen to me for my own wedding. Looked like Chris Farley in Tommy Boy when I had my tux jacket on... haha...

The biggest thing for us was only having healthy food in the house. I'm not bad about controlling what I eat, but my wife tends to have less control over herself ha... We also started eating dinner earlier in the evening. We used to eat around 8 or 9 and the past couple months we normally eat around 6. The hardest thing…

Last Sunday was my 29th Birthday and my wife and I's first wedding anniversary. We had people over on Saturday and started day drinking around noonish... We had a taco bar for food (lots of fresh veggies) and my wife bought me a huge birthday cake (which is going with her to work today). Stepped on the scale Monday morning…

I've been borderline 3x/2x for shirts for the past year and half. Finally it go to the point that most of my 2x shirts wouldn't fit me anymore. I tried one of my favorite 2x shirts on yesterday it fit perfectly! Can't wait until I can fit into a couple "larger" XL shirts I have. I haven't been able to wear them since I…

I'm also a huge fan of beer... unfortunately beer is one of the reasons why I'm here ha... Nothing seems to be better than a nice cold beer after a long week of work or after working outside in the yard all day on the weekend.

I decided to return to school for my MBA in Finance in January. Working full time and taking 3 classes online can be a tad hectic at times. Starting on April 1st I came back to MFP and also started working out regularly again. I definitely noticed a large gain in my ability to focus and also retain more information after…

Sorry... I changed my profile settings not my diary settings. Should be good to go now.

I also opened my diary in case anyone would like to share any tips for me to consider. We're both still in the process of learning what our bodies need and gaining knowledge so we can make this a lifestyle change instead of it just being another "diet". Thanks again for all the feedback.

Thank you to everyone for the feedback and suggestions. I spoke with my wife and she has agreed to at least up her daily calories to 1400 and I also mentioned that she should try to eat back any calories she burns from working out. I also told her to open privacy on her MFP diary in case anyone would like to view her food…

She does log her calories on MFP as well. Her username is nikkirae2012. She's had the dizziness problems off and on even before we started this diet. I try to tell her to eat more, but she's on these "fitstick" things and they recommended 1200 calories. We just purchased a digital food scale and have slowly started to…

It's definitely a bonus to have support from my wife this time. It's a lot easier when we're both in this together and we can plan our meals and workouts together as well.

Did my first leg workout this morning in around 4 years... my legs will never be the same... but that's a good thing!

I got up an extra hour early this morning to crank out half an hour on our elliptical. Also put on a pair of jeans from the dryer and didn't have to "stretch" them to get them buttoned! It's gonna be a good day tater...

I'm currently pursuing my MBA in finance online while working full time also. Get's a little crazy somtimes!

I was 365 at my biggest in June 2008 and now I've been bouncing around 280 to 290 for the past year. Hoping to get down to 250 by next summer. Great work everyone!!

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