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I'm up, 306 this morning.

We have ebbs and flow in our journey. I have played yo-yo with the scale for 6 months the same 10lbs on-off-on off, but yesterday I bought two dress shirts off the rack XXL, first time in 15years not from a catalog. So in the six months I've not had scale movement, i've lost 2 inches in my waist and gone from a 3xl to a…

I prefer my little espresso machine or a regular brew machine. I can't fathom paying a buck a cup for coffee and not have someone serve it to me. :-)

We've got a Border Collie/Healer mix named Cody. The students at the ranch I work at named him after a horse we lost. Then we have three Catahoula/Healer/Schkipperkie mixed dogs ans they are named Saffie (Ab-fab), Frodo (guess which movie was hot then?) and Britches. We changed the first two pups names, but Britches was…

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Got a handle on the sodium and have been consistent with the workouts, so this weeks number is 307.8. Finally going in the right direction. :bigsmile:

I don't have kids, but I was raised by a single mom and the four of us were making our own lunches and bathing was monitered by the older ones when we were younger. I wonder if you could combine a couple areas like bring your 6 year old to the soccer practice and maybe walk while he works on homework then head home. 3…

Good job staying steady and Shabbar 1.1 is great! I am up 3lbs I'm at 312lbs, but I atrribute it to all the sodium yesturday and I know with watching sodium and flushing It'll be gone oin a couple days. I know my calories have been good, but we have been eating brats all week. It like a meat/sodium rollup!

<I have worked hard to get this excess weight off and I post pics to keep my human who dictates for me motivated! Of course I would post a pic without the fur, but that would make him feel bad as he still has a ways to go. So I keep my fur on, but someday I'll be able to freely post my final achievements, in the meown…

<----Curly in one of his "my life sucks" poses. You can hear him thinking Nobody wants to play, mommy gets mad when I hiss at her, daddy is eating and I'm stuck here on this couch with nothing to do,....Hummmppphhh. He's one of my little buddies. 6 cats, 4 dogs and 3 horses.

Program director at therapeutic boarding school Saint David AZ. tiny town, one gas station, one monastary 50 y/o 2012 Ram 1500 Depends, I think I'm boring,most folks think i'm a little left of center though

I will never stop learing about my body and I will never stop understanding what my body likes and dislikes. I also will newver worry about being a certain weight. I will incorproate all the things I love and can eat into a sensible way of living and growing. Great Thread!

I'm a fan of rescuing fur friends that need a home from anywhere. I've had all types, but if I had to get a smaller one I'd go for Corgi. Very loyal, great companions and smart as whips. If you could go bigger I'd say border collie. We have a Border Collie/American cattle dog mix about 45 lbs and while medium sized he is…

Wow, awesome accomplishment! Thank you for being an inspiration!

I've been lying to myself for weeks now and pretty much hiding. I can't keep telling myslef it's water weight. Time to get real and with the program. Today we started back at the gym and my goal is the gym at least three times a week and the bike at home the days I don't get to the gym. I'm resetting my starting weight to…

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I have a lack of filters when I'm offended, so I would probably say something like, "I'm sure your mother is very proud of your ability to be tactful and diplomatic, but then mothers kind of have to be" Wanna try again? Then again I don't have a large group of friends, so I may not be a good resource. :-)

Is it a fact it's to high, or is it a fact that you feel it's to high? We all agree it's high in calories, but only you are saying it's to high. Really! (insert smack palm to head) Get a grip there are web articles for every food item that can show it's good or bad. Look at all the folks in this thread alone that have lost…

We use it in our coffee too, but it's important to get the cold pressed oil that hasn't been heated to be exracted. Fats are not the enemy, huge amounts of anything are! Ps... it's great for a massage oil and well,....:bigsmile: :blushing: :devil: that could lead to excercise!

Been having great success with the organic coconut oil. We use organic EVOO for most of our cooking and the coconut oil for making peanut butter as it has a nuttyl taste or as a carrier for essential oils etc. Yes it's high in calories, but our bodies do need a certain amount of fats derived from plants. I'm not losing…

:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Wait shhhshh! Don't say that! What if the 67lbs I lost hears that, then it might come looking for me and get back on. Lots of good information in the article, but the one thing most of these studies including the one touting it as a longevity booster is that they…

Excellent response ^^^ Mywife and I (hootsmamma) have been trying to change our eating habits and behaviors around food. One thing we've learned as we have read and asked questions is that there is not a strict definition to eating clean. One expert wrote in his book "if you can't get it naked with a stick in the middle of…

Thank you! Well said.

My wife (Hootsmamma) and I are doing this journey together and it makes it so much easier and fun too. Rock on couples!

Didn't read all the posts, but what I did read was scary to say the least. Is it really about waxing your chest, what boy band you listen to, or the type of food you eat? I saw one post that mentioned maturity - something missing in our men coming of age today which is closer to the truth. The definition of Masculinity is…

Ummm, ...... nobody told my system that and I drink 6-10 cups a day black and strong. Lot's of good benefits and a new study reported on MSN just a few weeks ago touted 6 cups a day as a longevity booster. Learn to drink it black and drink plenty of water and you should be good. Stress, Pituitary function, Thyroid all…

Here we are bottom of the second, one runner on and the next batter is,..........

I read that thread and I think the person that wrote that was just saying you need a calorie deficit to lose weight. I don't think they specified whether it came from food or excercise. I took it for face value and assumed it meant whether from diet or excercise you need a deficit. I feel like we ought to take the context…

Lunch is a Grilled chicken thigh, 1/2 griiled zucchini, 1/2 a grilled yam, grilled portabella and two slices grilled white onion. Nom, nom, nom, sorry I was typing with my mouth full. :bigsmile:

:laugh: The only thing that really makes me burn more calories when I'm biking is being chased by something. :bigsmile: I don't run, so I don't know how it compares, but if I was walking and something chased me I think I'd be lunch. :cry: sorry been in the sun too long today!