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If I get there first I'll wait for you so I can give you a high 5. I turn 66 in April so you'll probably get there first.

While my wife was shopping I decided to try on some jeans. I took a size 40 and just for fun a size 38. The size 38 waist fit. I was shocked. My old jeans are all 44. I bought the 38s.

Congratulations. I tried C25K this morning just to see if I could actually run. I was slow but I was actually running for the first time in years. When I started on this life there is no way I could run and distance. No wind and my knees would not have lasted. I'm going to keep at it try to and actually do a 5K this summer.

In addition to thinner you look younger. Good job.

There are some amazing transformations on here. There is no way I could ever put the before and after pictures together. There is way too much difference and all for the better.Congratulations to all of you.

I'm always tugging my underwear up. My wife bought me new ones, size large and they fit. The old ones are 2x. No wonder they fall down. Same story with my pajamas, went from a 2x to large. I can't remember the last time I wore a size large anything. One day I WILL wear a medium.

There isn't enough information in her post to calculate her weight. She pressed 15 pounds more than she thought she could and she is now 5 pounds away from her goal. 100 pounds lifted 45 and another 5 pounds she is half way. Or 200 pounds lifted 145 and she is 5 pounds away from her goal.

Be careful, my wife has lost her wedding ring.

Congratulation

My wife lost her wedding band because her fingers are slimmer. I bought her a new smaller band for Christmas but she says it's not the same thing. I told her the marriage is still on even without the old ring. :)

I tucked in my shirt by putting both hand and arms inside the waistband of my jeans, while they were buttoned and zipped up, and pulling the shirt down. Back in September I could barley tuck in my shirt with just my fingers. The pants were tight. I really need to buy at least 1 new pair of jeans.

I went to a restaurant and sat in a normal booth. I used to always request a table because I knew it would be a tight squeeze in a booth. I even had extra room between my gut and the table. I celebrated by NOT having biscuits and gravy. :) Last week my doctor told me I can cut my diabetes medication in half. That's what…

I drove past the coffee stand. I really wanted a mocha.

Went to my wood-shop and put my tool belt on. When I let go it fell down around my feet. I had to tighten the belt several inches to get it to stay in place. A few months ago I had to really tug on it to get it on with the belt as big as it will go. I can wear my work jacket, snap it up, and still have room to put my hands…

You are all very inspiring. All of your hard work is paying off and helps keep me motivated. Thank you everyone.

If you do leave the toilet seat up and you hear a splash followed by screaming and cussing do not be laughing when she comes back to bed.

I guess I will find out when they do my treadmill stress test. I have an abnormal EKG. My resting heart rate is around 50 with it sometimes dropping to 47 or so. That worried my doc and she has ordered a stress test and cardiac ultrasound. If I live through the stress test I should know my max number. Right now I just keep…

2 weeks ago my 21 year old nephew died in his sleep and the coroner listed sleep apnea as the major contributor. He was over 400 pounds. No insurance so no CPAP. His roommate noticed he was not snoring and checked on him, he was dead. I have sleep apnea and I don't even take a nap without my CPAP. I have a very hard time…

I started on keto. Quickly realized that was not for me long term. So I just went back to eating the things I normally ate. Just in much smaller portions. I did stop eating in restaurants so often. When I do go out I eat smarter. A few chips and salsa not a couple of baskets of chips. Instead of a pint of ice cream I eat…

I stopped smoking years ago. I also stopped drinking years ago. In both cases I made the decision that I was going to quit and I just did. No crutches to get by, no quick stop methods, I just quit. It was difficult but it can be done. Smoking, drinking, & over eating are all the same when it comes to quitting. If you…

I use mayo. Never tried yogurt and don't think I will. Place I used to work made the best grilled tuna sandwiches. They grilled the tuna before putting it on the bread then grilled the bread.

We used to have weekly meeting at the Claim Jumper. They serve the biggest portions I have ever seen. The 6 layer mother load chocolate cake weighed in around 4 pounds and has 3410 calories per slice. 6 or 7 of us would eat 1 slice. https://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/PNZZEGCsShfvfJ5Oi2WRAA/o.jpg

You are 100% correct. Digital thermometers are very inaccurate. Some are off by several degrees. The temporal thermometers are by far the worst.

Eat something really spicy then time how long it take for the burning to begin in the bathroom.