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I have been. She's actually been losing better than me. Which I would prefer anyways since she's super competitive. When the scale goes up for her, it's am immediate, "I hate this. I work my butt off and this what I get." No matter what I say or how motivational I try to be, it's not enough lol. Which is understandable. I…

Makes sense. My wife has already said that she will continue to weight in daily. Which will lead to her becoming more discouraged. Smh. Really hope this doesn't lead down the road we're trying to walk away from lol.

Hiking is my utmost go to. My wife actually hates how much I love hiking. She calls it exercise, I call it an enjoyment. I despise stationary exercising (elliptical, dreadmill, etc.) but when I'm walking outdoors, I can stop when I want. I can explore different areas and I can be with myself. I just completed a small hike…

Okay. Would it count towards the 20 Logged Workouts for the Bay Watch Challenge? Just want to make sure all my bases are covered lol

Awesome. Appreciate everyone's insight, help and direction. Guess I will tackle the biggest first in terms of the Sleep Apnea. Yay! Test!!! lol. Seriously though, glad I have some guidance.

Water is all I drink anymore.

Only Breakfast. Of course any heavy meal does this. But if eta my controlled lunches and dinners, I usually have energy. It seems to be only when I eat Breakfast.

I wear my Charge 2 while I sleep since it monitors my restlessness. When I don't eat breakfast, I'm good. No tired feelings, nodding off, etc. I'm sure I have Sleep Apnea as my wife has said sometimes it looks like I'm having a hard time breathing, hence the reason I'm losing weight.

As far as sleep I could probably use more. Hard to deny that one lol. But even nights when I sleep 9-10 hours, I can eat breakfast, and within 15-20 minutes I'm ready to crawl back in bed and sleep. Eh. Coffee. I like Iced Coffee, but that's it. Never been a big coffee fan. Do I need breakfast is a good question. I'm sure…

TEMPO BODYWEIGHT EXERCISES!!! I had a friend turn this to me yesterday. Try to do 10 push-ups. If you do them easily, try this: Starting at the push-up position, do a regular push-up. Should be 1 second down, 1 second hold, 1 second up. Now, take 2 seconds down, 2 seconds hold, 2 seconds up. 3 seconds down, 3 seconds hold,…

No silly questions. My thought- If it's working, keep doing it. As long as you feed your body, thats all you need to do. I highly doubt you are robbing your body of any nutrient, vitamins, etc.

I spread this phrase a lot. "One bad meal will not make you fat, just like one healthy meal will not make you skinny." Forget it and move on. No sense on dwelling what can not be changed.

This is how I think of food, "One bad meal will not make you fat. Just like one healthy meal will not make you skinny." Don't beat yourself up. Forgive it and move on.

The number one thing I always try to remember: You don't have to go fast, you just have to go. Just get up. You deserve to be the best you can be.

Finally back into size 36 Jeans from size 38 in a little over a month. Felt SO GOOD!!

Nope. Guess a new pair shoes is in line for her. Thanks for the help.

Yea... We just bought a pair of Nike's but I think I have an idea of what's causing it. We kinda jumped into exercising paying no mind to how unfit we was. So I believe it was too much too quick.

Feel free to add me as well. I log daily, and will be trying to get on here a lot more. I'm 24 (soon 25), and on a weight loss journey with my better half. I like motivation and I enjoy motivating others.

LMAO!!! Love it!! Guess any type of "running" is better than nothing. o.O I agree with everyone here, lemon water is basically pointless other than taste. It may have an effect on your digestion, but I wouldn't expect to notice it. But, if it makes you drink more water, DRINK UP!

Just a note: I'm not trying to put myself up high or anything. Don't want to come across as an *kitten* or something. Anyways, I applaud any and every thing she does. I mean the word 'proud' falls short. So I would never tell her, "You're not using enough weight." I just think she doubts exactly how strong she is. I almost…

She is a little bit heavier than me. I think one reason I have lost more is because in high school I was a big time lifter. Always in the weight room, so my muscle memory is still there and it's waking up. She has never lifted a weight except for those 3lb weights you can pick up at wal-mart.

I understand on the short aspect. I stand at a staggering 5'2 and she is 5'3 (can't you tell we belong together :tongue: ). A big thanks to everyone with insight. Don't know why some of these have never occurred to me, but hey, that's the joy of having such a great community like this one.

I have been reading A LOT into women building muscle mass and you are right. It just never occurred to me to get her in the weight room. I believe that may very well be our next step on this journey. I love going down this road with her and I don't want to break paths, but if I can't find some way to help her, I believe…

I agree. Considering how many times we have tried this and that, this marks the first time we have seen negative numbers, and man it feels GREAT! We both are overweight (hence the reason it's coming off so quick), I just can't get her to realize that 14 pounds is no small feat. It really is something to celebrate. She…

I'm pretty sure she hasn't lifted any weights yet. I usually lift 3x a week (I was a big lifter back in highschool), and it never occurred to me to tell her to lift a little here and there with me. I will definitely put that forward.

I hadn't thought about telling her to come on her to look for other goal-minded individuals (be good for me to find some too lol). I continually tell her I'm proud of her and that she is doing great. I think I know the root of the problem and I believe she is fixated on that number on the scale. I always tell her, "Do you…

I have stressed this to her as well. She is on MFP but I don't think she ever really gets on.

To heck with the wardrobe. Once I get to goals, it will be hard to keep clothes on me. But, I also like my freedom. So I will probably go to the pools ALL THE TIME as swimming was one of my favorite things to do before I hated taking my shirt off. lol