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I just went to Wal-mart and bought my first XL jacket. Couldn't believe it when it actually fit. I went to K-Mart and their brand of jackets in XL was too tight and the XL shirt I wore for the first time today was a little tight but what a great feeling and paying regular price and not big and tall surcharge is awesome.

That is so great. I can totally relate to that one.

That is awesome!!! Got to love it when that happens. Wish I would have saved some of my smaller clothing, but got rid of it all.

Name:Russ Age 44 Height 5'10" SW 360.2 08/16/2013 CSW 301.2 11/01/2013 STGW 280 by the end of November. LTGW 180 11/01 Starting Weight = 301.2 11/08 week 01 = 11/15 week 02 = 11/22 week 03 = 11/28 Happy Thanksgiving USA 11/29 week 04 = 11/30 Ending Weight = <<CGW 280>> Didn't make last month's goal, but this is a new month…

Name:Russ Age 44 Height 5'10" SW 360.2 08/16/2013 CW 305.2 10/25/2013 STGW 299 by the end of October. LTGW 180 09/27 Starting Weight = 321 10/04 week 01 = 318.3 10/11 week 02 = 313.2 10/18 week 03 = 306.5 10/25 week 04 = 305.2 10/31 Ending Weight = 301.1

WTG!!! That is awesome. That is the barrier I can't wait to crack. Just awesome!!! Congrats.

Name:Russ Age 44 Height 5'10" SW 360.2 08/16/2013 CW 305.2 10/25/2013 STGW 299 by the end of October. LTGW 180 09/27 Starting Weight = 321 10/04 week 01 = 318.3 10/11 week 02 = 313.2 10/18 week 03 = 306.5 10/25 week 04 = 305.2 10/31 Ending Weight = 1.3 pounds this week. I will take it with being sick the past several days.…

I have a feeling I will be right there with you. Haven't felt good for the last 3 or 4 days so haven't been exercising. Still you didn't gain so you did great. WTG!!!

My daily calories are at 1860 right now and I have been doing a lot of walking and swimming. Getting between 1000 and 2000 calories earned back, but I never eat any of them back. I have been losing about 5 pounds a week. This week I probably won't lose much, though. I have been sick and haven't exercised in 3 days now.…

That is amazing!!! Thanks for sharing with us all.

Thank you! You had a good loss this week also. Sorry didn't see your post until just now.

Way to go!! Great job and great loss.

Doesn't seem to be many people from South Central PA. Only 12 People in the group. I am from Middletown and live in Harrisburg now.

Name:Russ Age 44 Height 5'10" SW 360.2 08/16/2013 CW 306.5 10/18/2013 STGW 299 by the end of October. LTGW 180 09/27 Starting Weight = 321.2 10/04 week 01 = 318.3 10/11 week 02 = 313.2 10/18 week 03 = 306.5 10/25 week 04 = 10/31 Ending Weight =

Great advice Givens. One of the reasons I change my Profile Picture.

As for the whole fitness tracking industry being a gimmick. I couldn't agree less with that statement. It helps motivate me to walk more. I try to be on top of my fitbit friends list and it pushes me to go and walk more. I have a couple friends on my list that walk 13 to 15k steps per day and trying to keep up with them…

The polar FT4 is actually a really good choice, because you don't need anything else. It comes with the chest strap and the watch/computer. It is also waterproof and can be used for swimming. It keeps track of calories and heart rate. Here is a link to the product page showing what all it can do.…

808malia That is so awesome. Good job. Getting fit and healthy feels so great. You are doing awesome. Way to go you rocked it!!!

Thanks Dan. You inspire me. You eat a lot healthier than I do and have lost a lot more than I have. Thanks for the great example. As for the pool, it was very difficult to start at first, but now it isn't that bad going. My problem is the land side of the gym. I feel really self conscious on that side. One of the problems…

Congrats. That is a big step. Way to go!!! Make sure to take advantage of the person at The gym who shows you how to use the equipment. Some of it can really be tricky to try to Figure out on your own. Great job.

It was cold last night(Monday, oct. 14) and when I went to take my walk I put on my hoodie and found it a little tight. I walked and when I got home I took off the hoodie and I found out it was my son's XL and not my 3xl hoodie. Now the hoodie is cut on the large side (T-shirts 2xl still a little tight) but still. Oh and…

I started on my weight loss journey on 8/17/2013. As of today (10/11/2013) I have lost 47 pounds. I started logging my food and staying under my daily calorie allowance and almost never eating into any of the calories I gained from the exercise. Now for the exercise, I started with walking just a mile at a time and trying…

Name:Russ Age 44 Height 5'10" SW 360 08/16/2013 CW 313 10/11/2013 STGW 299 by the end of October. LTGW 180 09/27 Starting Weight = 321 10/04 week 01 = 318 10/11 week 02 = 313 10/18 week 03 = 10/25 week 04 = 10/31 Ending Weight =

Lol, I don't think that will be a problem.

I hate it when people take notice you are losing weight and then ask you "What made you decide to lose weight now?" Like you really have to have a life changing reason to want to be healthy now. You just can't be tired of how you are and want to change it for the better.

It isn't all it is cracked up to be.

Thank you. I just can't wait to hit the sub 300's :-)

I think these pictures of fat and muscle speak to the difference. and what she said ^^^^^^^^^^

At the end of the day it is how you feel and look that matters, not what you weigh. If you are losing inches and firming up your body and your fat % is going down you are winning. Weight is just a number. How you feel and what you are able to do is what matters.

Semantics. That is exactly what they were saying. They just didn't say by volume, however they did not say one pound of fat weighs less than one pound of muscle and most everybody can understand they were talking about volume.