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My shirts are becoming circus tents!

January 1, 2017 vs Feb 1, 2018. Down 42 lbs! Same shirt in both pictures!

Last October I bought a nice blue wool blazer for myself for my birthday. It was a size 52R and fit nicely. I just bought a new blazer, a slim fit 48R. It fits perfectly. 4 inches off my chest.

I had to go out and replace my work slacks this weekend. Last week I wore 44 inch waist slacks and they felt like circus tents. This week I'm wearing 40 inch waist slacks. They're a little tight, but I can get past that soon enough (it's good to have the reminder that I still have goals with weight loss). I also had to…

I'd like to get past 50 lbs lost (halfway to my goal) by my birthday, Oct 31. I'm at 45 lbs. By the end of the year I'd like to be around 60-65 lbs lost.

NSV in-progress: started week 4 of C25K. Also signed up for a 5K happening at work for Sept 9.

Today was week 2, day 2 of C25K for me. The first few runs I was around 18:30 min per mile. Today was 17:45. It's feeling better as I'm going!

I can feel ribs and see my collarbone!

I weigh sans clothing, and I do so every time I'm on the scale at home to be consistent. Although, confession time, there was this weight loss challenge on campus when I was in grad school. $25 buy in, person with highest % of original weight lost over the challenge got half of the pot, with 2nd and 3rd place getting a…

November 2015 to today, just over 30 lbs lost. 70 to go, can't wait to see how much this'll change.

When you haven't seen your toes in so long the police have a missing persons report on them.

Happy birthday and congrats on dinging a new mark!

This is so difficult. I usually eat lunch at home with my family, but once or twice a month I go out with coworkers. They typically get beers and burgers with fries. There I am with my unsweet tea or water and a salad with grilled chicken. I just don't think I can get a 2 patty, 2 cheese, bacon, bbq sauce, potato sticks…

I have a research conference I'm going to at the end of July. I'll get to see my friends and professors from grad school. I want to be under 240 by then, making me lighter than I was at any time in grad school. 14 lbs to go. I can do this.

I am aiming to lose around 100 lbs. I started this year at 283 with the goal of 180.

I don't know if it's weight related or food choice related, but I've had less issues with heartburn

Thank you! The blazer is Merona from Target, if you're interested in that one in particular.

I've been changing my style as I go. I've been overweight for a long time. Due to that and being in school for a long time I never got more stylish than khakis and a polo. I wore a lot of t-shirts even though I really don't like how they look on me. But now it's a new job, renewed focus on weight loss, new me. As part of…

My latest and hopefully last attempt at shedding the weight started 1/1/17. Down 25/100 lbs. Two NSVs in this picture this morning. 1. The pants are getting loose. I had to tighten the suspenders! 2. I fully buttoned the shirt! I never could get the collar buttoned without choking myself. A third NSV from last night (not…

Last year I was wearing 19 inch dress shirts and couldn't button the collar without choking myself. The rest of the shirt would feel fine, just the neck would be tight. Now those shirts are baggy on me. Today I buttoned an 18.5 inch dress shirt. This one is a better fit throughout.

1. What was the turning point for you? It's ok if it was a series of events My wife and I had our second daughter Nov 2016. I realized that I didn't have enough energy for my girls. That sucked because my older daughter is really fun. My younger's still a potato, but you can't blame a 4 month old for that. She does help…

Apples, clementines, string cheese, almonds, or a single piece of dark chocolate tend to be my usual go-to snacks.

Last November my wife and I welcomed daughter #2. Then for Christmas I got an Apple Watch and decided not to waste its capabilities. I bought some dumbbells, threw out a lot of junk food, and have focused on logging my food and planning my day out.

SPRING WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE 2017 (February, March, April) CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 273 02/13 272.2 02/20 270.1 02/27 267.9 03/06 03/13 03/20 03/27 04/03 04/10 04/17 04/24 05/01 WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 2.2 GOAL WEIGHT RANGE FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 250 (23 lbs loss) ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 180

SPRING WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE 2017 (February, March, April) CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 273 02/13 272.2 02/20 270.1 02/27 03/06 03/13 03/20 03/27 04/03 04/10 04/17 04/24 05/01 WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 2.1 GOAL WEIGHT RANGE FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 250 (23 lbs loss) ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 180

I use the Apple Watch S1 Sport. It's fun trying to close the rings every day.

SPRING WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE 2017 (February, March, April) CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 273 02/13 272.2 02/20 02/27 03/06 03/13 03/20 03/27 04/03 04/10 04/17 04/24 05/01 WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 0.8 GOAL WEIGHT RANGE FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 250 (23 lbs loss) ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 180

SPRING WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE 2017 (February, March, April) CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 273 02/13 02/20 02/27 03/06 03/13 03/20 03/27 04/03 04/10 04/17 04/24 05/01 WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: GOAL WEIGHT RANGE FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 250 (23 lbs loss) ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 180

I want to not be exhausted after spending time playing with my daughter. I want to wear nice clothes and feel comfortable in them. I want to wear the bowtie my wife got me for my first father's day and not feel like it's choking me. I want to go on longer walks with my dog and feel great afterwards. I want to tie my shoes…

I got depressed and lonely in 5th grade when we moved from Kansas to NC. I didn't have any friends in my neighborhood, we were on the edge of town. Everyone I knew from class lived too far away. To pass the time I snuck food, read, and watched TV. Pretty hard to get out and be active as a kid when you're alone! Anyway, it…