mdgivens Member

Too many great losses to quote them all. Y'all are doing spectacularly!

So Russ, I just noticed that you have lost 42 pounds in less than 2 months. That is, in a word, INSANELYAWESOME!

On first glance, I thought this thread was going to have a "Do you even lift bro?" theme :laugh:

Thanks for the reminder, Dan! I just went in and recalculated my calories/macros. Personally, I think that MFP should automatically re-calculate calories every time you weigh in. However, I wouldn't base the calculation on the actual value you enter; I would base it on...wait for it...the moving average of your weight…

Fall down seven times, get up eight. Welcome back.

LOL neither! I had a red T-shirt with the letters "TNT" on the front, and a skull-cap with what looked like a fuse glued to the top. Oh, and on the back were the words, "You Jive Turkey!"

October SW: 315.8 lb October GW: 307 lb 09 Oct 13: ? 16 Oct 13: ? 23 Oct 13: ? 30 Oct 13: ? Final: ? Goals: - Get down past 309 lb. This will represent 100 lb lost from my all-time high of 409 lb in November of 2006. It will also mean that I have less than 100 lb to lose until my goal of 210 lb. - Get my 340 lb x 5 back…

September SW: 324.8 lb September GW: 314 lb Weigh-ins: Week 1: 09/02/2013 - 324.4 lb Week 2: 09/10/2013 - 321.6 lb Week 3: 09/18/2013 - 319.4 lb Week 4: 09/25/2013 - 316.6 lb Final: 10/01/2013 - 315.8 lb Not the result I was hoping for, but considering I dropped 2 pants sizes and a shirt size this month, I will still call…

Move to get faster, lift heavy to get stronger. If you eat the right things at a level to support these activities, but not way over that level, both will help you to burn more fat. Basically, I agree with dward's sentiments, except for my demi-god status. I'm borderline-intermediate at best :-) But hey, if I can be an…

I have used them when I travel, and they are effective. I also use them for assistance with high-rep sets of chin-ups and dips.

In no particular order (except the first one): - I made a promise to my older son on the day he was born. I said to him that he would never know his daddy was a fat guy. My goal was to lose the weight before his permanent memories started forming. Well, it's almost 4 years later, and I can't keep that promise to him…

Welcome back, CC. Kudos to you for hopping back on the wagon. Edited to add: ...still waiting for that predictive analysis write-up :grumble: :bigsmile:

Happy to inspire, dward! Good to hear that the walk is getting faster. Progress, Mr. Shrinking Man! Also, I do use a gym. It's called Daddy's Gym, and I might have to make a post with some pics soon. The boys even bought me a sign for Father's Day last year to put on the kitchen door that leads to the garage. So feel free…

Here in central Maryland, we usually don't start getting snow until mid-to-late December. It just gets cold, windy, and rainy. So I should be good with my morning fasted walking/running for the most part. When it does snow, I can hit up the C2 in the garage gym for some AM fasted rowing. I do my lifting in the garage as…

Just now, I traded sitting at my desk and not doing pushups, for doing a set of pushups.

Hooray for increased mobility and flexibility first thing in the morning! Most folks do well enough to stumble to the bathroom without walking into a wall. The next level is dropping into a squat to pick something up!

Great loss, Dan! It's within reach!

Pidge, you still have 5 days! It ain't over til 10/01!

You said it, Dan! In this fight, as long as we do our best, we win. Maybe not this round, but we can always learn from what went right and what went wrong, and come back better prepared for the next round.

@Jackie - Holy wow! 6 pounds?! *slow clap*

September SW: 324.8 lb September GW: 314 lb Weigh-ins: Week 1: 09/02/2013 - 324.4 lb Week 2: 09/10/2013 - 321.6 lb Week 3: 09/18/2013 - 319.4 lb Week 4: 09/25/2013 - 316.6 lb Final: 10/01/2013 - ? So I have 6 days to lose 2.6 pounds, 2 days of which will be spent in the PA wine country celebrating my anniversary. Maybe if…

Awesome, Cary! Always great to see and feel the results of your hard work, isn't it?! Death to flippy-floppy arm flab! It's one of my battle cries too, Mark. Seriously, I do a wobble-check in the mirror every week or so. Great work pulling your arms off! Congrats on tying the knot, Jackie! Woot! Great work, Malia! This…

Today, I set all-time personal bests in two areas: years married (10) and squats (335 lb x 3 x 5)!

QFT

Has anyone else been using the Charity Miles app during their exercising? I found it motivates me to walk/run a little farther.

Have you figured out your BMR?

It absolutely fits into what I'm doing. In fact, a free day is integral to what I'm doing. Six days of planning, weighing, measuring, eating as strict as I can, and exercising balls-out (sorry ladies). One day to rest, not care as much, and indulge. On my free day, I still get up and do my fasted walking in the morning,…

September SW: 324.8 lb September GW: 314 lb Weigh-ins: Week 1: 09/02/2013 - 324.4 lb Week 2: 09/10/2013 - 321.6 lb Week 3: 09/18/2013 - 319.4 lb Week 4: 09/25/2013 - ? Final: 10/01/2013 - ? I think I can still make my goal this month. I'm pretty sure I'm doing what I need to do exercise-wise, but I'm going to have to…

(double post) Great work, everyone!

Outstanding!