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What are your goals? I think that's the most important place to start.

I use a power tower for various pull ups and dips. Both are fantastic body-weight exercises. In fact I'm at the point now where I hold a dumbbell with my right knee to add additional weight. I suppose it's time I get a weight vest...

Wow, great find, OP! This will come in really handy. :)

lol @ cakeboarding

I have the luxury of being in the cube next to the empty one that has become the designated "food cube." There's usually something sweet or savory sitting there for dibs a couple of times a week. On top of that the one hallway I have to walk down 5-6 times a day passes by another department where they constantly leave out…

Moar butter!

Unsweetened iced tea (or hot tea) is not bad for you at all. Quite the opposite, actually - tea has been shown to be beneficial, especially the green varieties. It's a fantastic substitute for sodas and other high-calorie drinks.

Feel free to peek at my food diary for some ideas. I tend to eat 5 small meals instead of three, though. This helps me stay at a happy place all day. I'm never really hungry, nor am I ever "stuffed."

I'd like to echo everyone here: you're doing a great job so far, so don't give up! Think of it less as a weight-loss race and more of a lifestyle change. Your weight will adjust accordingly with your lifestyle change. Also, good job tracking everything; that's a perfect place to start. My dietary advice also falls along…

My wife and I share an avocado a day with our omelettes. I sautee vegetables (bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, etc.) in a pan until they are soft, and then pour 1/2 cup of egg beaters over the veggies and pull them to the top before the egg hardens. I then mash half of an avocado with a fork, stir in some…

If you haven't read Starting Strength yet, I highly recommend it. I'm actually surprised that I'm the first one in this thread to mention it... http://www.amazon.com/Starting-Strength-ebook/dp/B006XJR5ZA/ref=tmm_kin_title_0

This is very good insight - thank you!

I suppose I can see understand that people feel self-conscious, especially in your situation, around a coworker with a history of making fun of the way people eat. I just find it unfortunate.

On the opposite side, does anyone else have their co-workers justifying their meals or apologizing for their meals to you? It seems like every time I go out to eat with my co-workers for lunch (rarely, BTW - it's hard to eat well at restaurants) a few of them tend to say things after they order like "I know that it's…

Yep. If it's one thing that I've learned about working with adults, very few of them act that way. I must be the confiding type (or it's obvious that I handle petty differences on my own), but a number of my supervisors over the years have thanked me for listening to them while they vent about how most of their job…

This was supposed to be a reply. :(

Wow - good work, everyone! It's nice to see in our faces how much healthier we feel. :)

Way to go - it's amazing how apparent the change in the face is, isn't it? Here's one of mine. I was probably about 185 in the pic on the left, and closer to 155 in the pic on the right.

I agree completely. Also, because you haven't eaten in over 8 hours or so (I'm generalizing), you should really think about making breakfast a much larger meal than you have probably done in the past. Also, both fruit and grains have a high GI, so they digest quickly, and the sugar hits your bloodstream causing a quick…

Totally agree. I typically finish a workout with a set of ab exercises, but the real benefit comes from the large muscle groups: chest/back or legs/shoulders. (This was supposed to be a reply to DavPul)

If you can do crunches for an hour, I would consider bumping up the difficulty and hitting different parts of your abdominal muscles so you get more out of your time. Strength training to technical failure can really get your HR up, and takes a fraction of the time. I can do a decent chest, back, biceps, triceps, and abs…

Right on - we're all built differently, I suppose. I try to stay as close to 1600 as possible, which puts me at about a 30% deficit based on my BMR, and you appear to be more active than me during a typical day (I work a desk job). Even at 1600, I feel a little weak at times, and we have a very similar body type. It just…

I have an honest question for you - how are your energy levels at 1200 calories a day? Are you able to remain awake and positive all day, or are you crashing into bed at night with absolutely nothing left?