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I began the c25k program when I weighed about 290, maybe 280. No problems for me fortunately. I think I was about 260 when i entered (and finished) a 5k.

Of all the gadgets I've bought for my fitness effort, my hand held bf% analyzer is the biggest waste of money. I take weekly measurements with it still, even though I came to the conclusion that it was bollocks a couple of months ago. For comparison, I do a Bod Pod analysis every 30 pounds or so, just for comparison and…

Amazing. Great work.

When I saw this thread title, one movie immediately sprang to mind: Magnolia. It was a great movie for about 180 minutes, then the ending was so nonsensical and out of place, that I found it infuriating.

This fundamental question has been vexing me since I started my fitness efforts a few months ago. Now I know, great video.

Brava! Great story, great work, great accomplishment.

Not on a small scale, like 4 pounds in a week, but it's certainly true for me right now. I just passed the 100 pounds lost mark and have since gotten a little bit lazy. I had gone a week with no cardio, though I did keep up weight lifting and had several days where calorie intake was well in excess of target. It's way too…

I just had this: Wonka - Spooky Nerds (Snack Size), 2 box (13.3g) 100 24 0 0 0 0 Tootsie Roll Vanilla Midgees - Vanilla Tootsie Rolls, 12 pieces 280 56 6 0 0 20 Wonka - Sweet Tarts - Skulls and Bones, 4 pouch (14g) 200 48 0 0 0 0 Willy Wonka - Laffy Taffy Banana - Fun Size, 6 fun-size bar 210 45 3 0 0 75 Of course I logged…

Outstanding! Really well done. I do want to add that I don't think you'd regret getting a head start on your "year of exercise" in late 2013 :smile:

7 months, 100ish pounds.

Educate yourself. The more you learn about exercise and nutrition the better able you will be to craft a plan that works for you.

Good work sir, well done.

I think this is my very first BUMP I'm a data analysis nut myself.

Sorry to get into TMI territory, but I've noticed a very odd distribution of my stretch marks - they're all on my inner thigh, in the groinal area. None on my belly, which is shocking to me given how this is where most of my fat was (is), but they're prevalent enough on my inner thigh that when doctors inserted a catheter,…

BROOOOOOOOONS! And I'm with all the "Down with the Habs" folks too.

The New England soccer team is real, even though few have actually seen them. I certainly haven't seen them, maybe they're not real after all.

I've had a FitBit for about 5 months now. I attribute exactly 0 pounds of weight loss to the device. The data is neat to know, but if I lost it, I'd shrug my shoulders and go on without purchasing a replacement.

I just failed at 95 pounds on my 4th and 5th sets. Hopefully I can get them tomorrow. I weight a shade under 250.

I'm most impressed with how you just plowed through the brain freezes

Random references to science facts do not make a show smart. Character and plot development do. BBT is a dumb show about smart people, as opposed to something like "Arrested Development" which is a smart show about dumb people.

There is no compromising for cheese with me. When the new shipment of Comte comes to my favorite fromagerie, then Skinny Cow, or whatever people substitute for cheese, just won't do. I have 1.5 oz of cheese every day. EVERY DAY. There's protein and fat, both macros I'm trying to hit a minimum number of.

The hand-held device is crap, utter crap. I've taken periodic BodPod measurements to compare against my Omron (hand-held) results and the Omron way overestimated lean weight at the beginning and is now underestimating the same. I've been taking measurements with the Omron every week when I weight myself, but I'm going to…

I break things like that down to its components. You'll be able to find eggs, bacon, etc in the database. Now I've got a serious jonesing for Hash House a Go Go, what a fantastic breakfast they provide. One day when you're ready to splurge on calories get the Fried Chicken Benedict.

Who? Sawx! Why? I have great tastes in sports teams. Also I can get to the park in minutes.

Buy a bespoke suit or two, an obnoxiously expensive one at that.

AdrianBry I wish you luck but you're fighting a fruitless battle against the "You must eat your exercise calories back" fanatics. I can certainly attest that when you have a lot of fat to lose, that an aggressive approach of a 1000 calorie deficit and not eating back exercise works very well combined with weight lifting…

One behavioural change I've adopted, and not even intentionally, is that if a "splurge" is disappointing, I just don't finish it. I bought a muffin the other day, took a couple of bites and thought "this isn't doing it for me" and threw the remainder out. It simply wasn't good enough.

One problem we Yanks are going to have is that the field on the left side for weight is meant to be stones, not pounds. So don't enter anything in that field and put your weight in pounds in the box on the right side. My number decreased by 1.3. As far as I'm concerned, it's gone from a nonsensical number for individuals…

I don't read the "Success Stories" as much as I used to, but I'm glad I read this particular one. Well done. Your story elicited a strong sense of pathos.

This isn't my whole formula, but it's a new variable I've added in the last month: If you've got a nagging ache/pain, it's ok to take a day off, or two, or heck even a week. We glorify the athletes that "play through pain" and that sentiment seeps into our workouts. You can easily find tons of motivational posters online…