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Thursday Truth After losing 60 lbs the last time and gaining it all back again I think I'm afraid I won't be able to do it this time. I know I use food as a crutch so if I get stressed out I eat; if I'm happy I eat; if I'm bored I eat; SO, I need to get my mind back around doing something else instead of eating all the…

Hello everyone! For those who don't remember me which I'm sure most of you don't, my name is Doug. I had a pretty good run with weight loss a couple years ago the ran out of steam for some reason. I went from the scale saying E-- to 275 and my weight is back up to E-- which is something over 340 lbs since that's as far as…

Thursday Truth: This is a little harder to do the 2nd time around. I say that because I think I know myself a little better now and I know how lazy I can be and how easy it is to just say f&*( it and eat that or sit back and watch another show with a bag of chips in my lap or take another helping of whatever during supper.…

Tuesday Goals: stop eating when I'm not hungry. The past few nights I have been staying up after my wife and kids go to bed to finish watching a show that was on. After and during these shows I wandered into the kitchen and grabbed a "small snack". One thing leads to another and I'm basically eating the equivalent of…

Sorry for being MIA pretty much this whole year. Don't know whats gotten into me. ((((("BUT!!!!"))))) I AM STARTING FRESH TODAY. It's been almost a year since my 5k and I have gained all of my weight back. I weighed this past Friday and I now weigh Rr :explode: . I know that I can do this because I did it before. I know…

Really cute cake. Kind of Rainbow Fish-like. Great job! Doug

Good morning everyone Started another good habit to get a touch more movement in my day. In the past I have tried for the closest spot to the front door at work. Yesterday I picked the farthest spot in the lot and decided to walk the long way to the front door. Also we're getting pizza today at work(hate pizza days).…

Oh my Gosh! Your name can't be Sherrie because I do the same EXACT thing. Glad to see a fellow Prodigal MFPer coming back to the fold as well. WE CAN DO THIS!!! Doug

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome back! Well today is day 2 of committing to losing weight. So far I have been under my calorie goal and have had a gallon of water for my first day. Gonna try for around the same today as well then off to work outs this weekend and next week. OH! forgot to mention. There's a "Biggest…

@kah68: actually no, i had to quit last September and haven't motivated myself enough or been persistent enough with it to get back into it. I will be walking this week though and will start the c25k program next week at the latest. Thanks for asking @MyMowMow: bout time right?!? I'll be here again tomorrow too! Doug

Hello everyone! My name's Doug and I'm finally coming back and hopefully staying for a while this time. I lost 55+ lbs last year and gained all but 15 lbs since September. Can't believe I let myself get as heavy as I was then lose so much then let myself get so heavy yet again. It's almost like I like being ^&*(ing fat or…

If anyone knows anyone in the Boston Marathon my heart and prayers go out to all of you.

Monday Checkin: hoping to get a run in tonight. Not sure if my kids sports practices are going to allow it but I'm going to try. I'll either lift or run. I know the kids school has a little oval that they use to run miles to work up to the "Final Mile" run in a few months. Thinking about using that as my workout. 10 laps…

@Gorilla: I haven't had a chance to get any yet so I've been using crystal lite and regular lemon to give the water some lemon. I get paid today so I'm going to the store to get some tea tonight. Thanks man Doug

Friday Fitness: Continuing with my caffeine sedition. With this I'm drinking more water simply because there isn't much to drink other than water since I don't consume caffeine anymore. I'm also going to workout 2 days next week. Thinking about lifting one day and running the next and staying with my diet. I weighed this…

Thursday truth: I started this week out with good intentions. I planned to stay under my calorie goal(which I did) and planned to work out at least 4 of the five days this week. I got 1 day in this week. In grading terms that would be a 33.3 percent. Totally failing. I went home last night seriously mad at my job and my…

@ebailey: I had an EXTREMELY bad headache for the first three days but that went away(thank god!). I think after the headache was gone the hardest part was not eating chocolate which also has caffeine. I'm also surprised at how many drinks and food have caffeine in the, in the form of coffee or chocolate or another…

I'm at one week with no caffeine. I'm sleeping better, I wake up easier and I'm not as tired in the morning any more. UN-FREAKIN'-BELIEVEABLE! I also went running on Monday night to see if my foot will hold up to running again. It passed with flying colors. Of course I was wiped after only running a mile but at least its a…

@Gorilla: I'm actually thinking about alternating lower and upper body parts of the workout during the week and doing the core part of it every day. Good thing about the workout they have in the biggest loser book is its broken up into upper lower and core muscle groups so I can split them up easily enough to give myself…

@walkingqueen: Planks are nothing to sneeze at. They're deceptively simple to do but incredibly difficult to continue doing for very long. The lifting workout that I'm currently doing ends with a minute of planks on my elbows and I have been able to finish the full minute yet. My body seems to give out at about 50 seconds.…

Wednesday Wish, That I could stop putting off my workouts until I either have no time to do them or have very little time to do them. I've moved my workout time from the evening after the kids go to bed to the early morning after my wife leaves for work(3am). I just need to remember to stay off the couch and get my…

no we don't have room for one more. we have room for lots more! Welcome!

Monday Check in\Tuesday Goals: Thanks to everyone for the encouraging words when I came back last week. That really means a lot to me. Skinnyjeans, I haven't signed up for a 5k but I do plan on doing either the Susan Komen or the March of Dimes 5k. If that doesn't pan out I'll be running the March of Dimes last mile with…

Thursday Truth: I feel like a dog who has just messed up the living room while their owners went away for an evening. I'm dragging my butt back to the place where I belong with my ears back and my tail between my legs. I haven't been diligent on here at all for the past few months and weight for the first time in ages…

I'm so sorry JT. My prayers are with you and you family.

Monday Check In & Tuesday Goals: I've said that my heal has been giving me all kinds of trouble so I'm shelving running for a while(still a bit depressed about that but its better than running in pain). Anyway I've been looking for things that I like to do with my upper body and things for my legs that won't affect my…

I had a bad week exercise wise mainly because the heal on my foot is still cracked and healing. The other night I tried to run for an extended amount of time and only made 8 minutes and had to stop completely. I'm a bit depressed and discouraged with my performance that night, especially since I know I have to wait for my…

Here's something for KT and everyone else having trouble. I read this everyday; "It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.- Richard M DeVos " Applies on so many levels.

@kt: I would definitely work on stamina first. I actually did 6 months of walking before even attempting to run. I started c25k in January of this year and have run a 5k. As far as waiting for the shoes, DEFINITELY DO THIS. I tried to run before I got my running shoes and my ankles and back killed me. After I got them, I…

Friday Fitness: I ran last night for 40 minutes doing an interval program on the treadmill(1.5 mins @ 2.5mph then 30 secs @ 5mph). Didn't think I was going to make it the last 4 5mph sessions but I did it!. I was wiped out after the work out but felt awesome after realizing that I never lost my breath during the workout. I…