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Starting Weight:195 Current Weight:181 Septembers goal:175 Ultimate Goal:165 September 3rd:180 September 19th: 178 September 24th: September 30th: Total Weight Loss: 3 Notes: I fell on a hike on Sept 4th and messed up my knee and thought this challenge was over while I did some rehab. I got lucky that the knee wasn't that…

Starting Weight:195 Current Weight:181 Septembers goal:175 Ultimate Goal:165 September 3rd:180 September 10th: September 17th: September 24th: September 30th: Total Weight Loss: 1 Notes: I have been very good about logging and staying under calories this week. Even my 'cheat' meal happily fell on my long run day so I was…

Starting Weight:195 Current Weight:181 Septembers goal:175 Ultimate Goal:165 September 3rd: September 10th: September 17th: September 24th: September 30th: Total Weight Loss:

Organic strawberries this time of year. Also the nice peanut butter. I used to think it was expensive @ 5 bucks a jar. I can't find it under 7 now.

Earlier this year I had to do physical therapy because of a cranky knee. This is the at home workout they made for me so I can maintain the progress that was made in PT. Leg Lifts: Lay down on your back. Bend one knee with the foot on the floor and extend the other leg out straight. Lift the extended leg about six inches…

I am a tech geek but I still like real books for 2 reasons: 1. Cost: I mostly buy used books but even the new books I buy tend to be less than the typical 9.99 that e-books cost. 2. Ownership: When I buy a book and read it, I can then decide to keep it, donate it, or sell it. When you buy an e-book, you can keep it as long…

In theory yes you should. In practice, all calories in/out are estimates, not exact numbers. People tend to overestimate their exercise calories and underestimate what they ate. Solution: test it out and see what works for you. Many people try eating 1/2 of their exercise calories back which seems reasonable to me.

~1995 George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars Tear the roof off the sucka!

Protein is generally not a problem if you eat a variety of healthy things (beans,rice,greens, nuts/seeds, etc). You might want to take a B12 supplement, especially if you are not eating a lot of dairy.

I tried to watch that ep but it looked like an infomercial rather than actual info about losing weight/working out/health.

Eating with my friends especially if it was not a planned thing: I am pretty much going to eat approximately what they are eating, whether or not it fits with the calories I had eaten/burned that day. Consistency: If I skip more than a couple of days of logging, it is harder for me to get back in the groove Injuries: They…

This may have been mentioned already. If there is a discount store of some sort between your gym and the work, you could pick up a cheapie bra and wear it. Afterwards keep the cheapie in your car for emergencies.

I'm Jen and I live in Vancouver WA. I just moved to the area about 2 years ago and I love it here.

Week 4 Day 1 (take 3) - Mission completed! Finally! 23 28 20 20 34 (32+)

I seem to have plateaued a bit; I still wasn't able to clear all of the sets in one go. I'll try again on Fri. Week 4 Day 1 take 2 23 28 20 20 32 (32+ but 2 tries)

I skipped a few days (bad me!!) and tried Week 4 Day 1 today. I got through the smaller sets but I had to rest several times to get through the second and fifth sets. Going to run this day again on Wed. Week 4 Day 1 23 28 (2 tries) 20 20 33 (32+ but 4 tries)

Week 3 Day 3 - This seemed easier compared to the last couple of outings. Probably because I only skipped one day between attempts instead of two. Also my dog snuck into someones yard between sets 3 & 4. Didn't upset the workout any but I can't figure out how she got out of the park. 21 27 19 19 27 (27+)

Week 3 Day 2 - I skipped an extra day between dip days. Bad idea - going to try really hard to keep it to every other day. 18 24 18 18 25 (24+)

Got back on track and did dips at the park yesterday. Week 3 Day 1 15 22 17 17 26? (22+) I had to correct my dog in the middle of the last set so I am not 100% sure how many I did. Btw, I have seen some interesting perks of this exercise - defined upper back muscles, improved posture, and opening jars/juice bottles is…

So there is a re-test after week 2 and I did 27 dips. That is the number that will be determining what I do this week.

Week 2 Day 3 - Had to restart the second set today. Seemed tougher doing these in the evening vs the morning or early afternoon. 15 15 13 13 19 (18+ max)

SW: 182 Last: 181 CW: 181 GW: 177 I am a little bloated from eating out but I have been good mostly so hopefully will see progress next week.

Week 2 Day 2 - For some reason the middle set was hardest today. 13 15 12 12 17 (15+ max)

Week 2 Day 1 - Finally had nice weather to walk the mutt so I did the exercises outside. Last two sets were tough. 12 14 10 10 14 (max)

Day 3 - Too rainy outside so I did these while watching TV. 10 13 9 9 14 (max)

Awesome! Keep up the good work.

Day 2 was harder - both to motivate myself to do it and the physical activity. I went walking with someone today so I did the dips when I got home. 8 8 10 8 11 (max)

SW:182 CW:181 GW:177 Good work everyone!

Ok. I got through day 1. When I walk my mutt I go through a park with benches and picnic tables. I picked out 5 to be my stations and this worked well. The dips got my heart rate up and I probably burned 50-75 more calories than I would have without doing the dips. Day 1 6 6 5 5 10 (max round)

Starting Weight: 182 Goal by 10/31: 177 Good luck everyone!