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Week 3 Day 4: Feeling stiff and tired today I decided to shut it down, take care that my body has ample time to recover and take my rest day this week today. No work out. Back tomorrow. :)

Week 3 Day 4 morning weigh-in: 209.8 lbs.

Week 3 Day 3: Felt tired going into my run and felt strong when I started and throughout my run. Ratcheted up the pace slightly. Ran 3.76 miles in 67 minutes. Lat pull downs 1x8 @150lbs, 2x8 @160lbs, 3x8 @170lbs. Felt strong on the pulls today.

@JBanx256 - Thank you for your continued support and encouragement! @ReenieHJ - When the going gets tough I like to fall back onto familiar habits, so yes. Hopefully it helps to keep it going. Hope that all of you are rocking and rolling on your workouts. :)

Week 3 Day 3 morning weigh-in: 209.8 lbs.

Week 3 Day 2: Was pretty busy today and didn't get to my workout until 11pm. Was feeling good going in and in the first half of my run which was easy. The second half was more challenging. 3.69 miles in 68 minutes. Barbell shoulder press 2x7 @95lbs, 4x5 @105lbs.

One of the things that I do in order to avoid cramping at rest and recovery is to drink loads of water. Your body needs it so I make sure it is always available for whatever internal functions your body needs at any time. I have a pitcher with a water filter so that I always have filtered water available for me to drink.…

Hi Angelina, welcome to the discussion boards. It seems to me that HIIT is way too much when you weigh over 300lbs. It is too much intensity and you don't need that right now. If your goal weight is say 180 and you weigh 350 now, then every time you take a step it is as if a 180lb person is walking with a 170lb backpack…

I think this sums up the netnet well. OP already acknowledges that all foods aren't equal and some will do real harm to you over the long run. Diets are prescribed food regimens and the issue I have with them is that they absolve you from having to learn about the calorie density of foods and the nutritional density of…

Correcting error from prior post: Lost a little, not gained a lot. :) Week 3 Day 2 morning weigh-in: 209.8 lbs.

Week 3 Day 2 morning weigh-in: 219.8 lbs.

Week 3 Day 1: Felt strong going into my run and felt strong throughout my run. Wish every day was like this. My best pace yet - easy peasy. Ran 3.64 miles in 65 minutes. Lat pull downs 1x8 @130lbs, 5x8 @150lbs. Felt great today.

@Mellouk89 - 155lbs is my low weight where my body ramps up fighting me to hold more weight. Really difficult to maintain. 160lbs is where I settled after doing 2-3 years of high volume training. I was never willing to do what was needed to be BB competition lean (4-5%), that always seemed unhealthy and super-difficult to…

Week 3 Day 1 morning weigh-in: 211.2 lbs.

Week 2 recap: Ran 20.78 miles over 6 training sessions. Did 3 days of lat pulldowns and 3 days of barbell shoulder press. Kept largely within caloric parameters. :)

Week 2 Day 7: Back at it. Felt good going into my run but felt sluggish in my run immediately. Dialed it back and ran slower, not pushing the pace. Ran 3.34 miles in 65 minutes. Barbell shoulder press 3x8 @85lbs, 2x7 @95lbs, 1x6 @95 lbs.

This seems like a question for your doctor. If you have qualms, you should get a second opinion from a qualified physician. It doesn't seem like a question to be answered by internet randos without your full panel of test results nor full medical history. All you are going to get is uninformed opinions.

Week 2 Day 7 morning weigh-in: 212.4 lbs.

Week 2 Day 5: Been feeling a little run down the last couple of days so I decided to give my body a break today. No workout, ate well and back on the horse tomorrow. :)

I could never wake up at 5am and work until 8:30pm. Do you expect that this is sustainable over the long term? It also doesnt look like there is a lot of time for family and friends. What will you do with all the unexpected things that c0me up in life? Look forward to reading what challenges come up and how you deal with…

Yes. But I tend to get over it quickly. Overtraining is definitely a thing so something to keep in mind. Best to you in getting there. :)

Give it time. Maybe try a smaller deficit to allow your body to replenish instead of retaining everything in a reaction to you starving your body.

No solutions here but sending you my best wishes. I am confident that you will find a solution. :)

Running. Some upper body resistance. Eating better. So far so good. :)

Welcome Emma. Sure thing bud. See you at the finish line. :)

Looking forward to seeing watcha gonna do. All the best! :smile:

Week 2 Day 6 morning weigh-in: 212.2 lbs.

Dunno 'bout exchanging food logs but happy to check in and cheer you on. Best of luck - let us know what you are doing and how it's going. :)

Week 2 Day 5: Was feeling tired and thought about skipping and taking an early rest day, but then I decided if I was going to fail to do my scheduled run, I would fail on the road and not in the house. Run was challenging but I did pick up the pace. 3.58 miles in 65 minutes. Lat pull downs 6x7 @140 lbs.

Hey, it looks like you are doing a great job. 12 years ago I lost 100 lbs at 5'9", from 255 to 155lbs. The first 10 months I lost all 100lbs. I had some sagging skin and didn't look the way I expected to look. Then it look me over a year to look really fit imho. After I lost the weight, as I continued a mostly running and…