stuart959 Member

Firstly, I was born summer 1985 in Washington state and remained there to the present. My experiene was mixed. I had always been heavy, and varying degrees of unconditioned but with no major health issues. Due to lack of atheticism I was excluded to a degree by my peers. Honestly, I saw some of the yay everyone gets a…

Firstly, congratulations on your initial twenty plus pound loss! I concur with much of what has all ready been said and add the following. If you need lower impact and crave variety water exercises including aerobic classes may be helpful, second if you want adjustable weights for starting out try arizona iced tea bottles…

I have been doing calisthenics on and off for several months and while Ive not lost a lot due to not managing my total intake well it has helped me build good functional strength. Feel free to add me Id like some people doing the same to keep in contact with.

I personally find healthy attractive, artificial is not attractive to me; I tell my wife often that I married a woman not a barbie doll. That in mind I embrace her physical pecularities, I feel that it enriches her humaness whereas I feel makeup, surgery or trying to be what someone else thinks they ought be harms it. I…

Yesterday the wife and I spent time with her family for Father's Day. Including eating three doughnuts at church and dessert that night my calories where at maintenance. Granted I still have a goal of losing about sixty pounds but It wasn't a 4000 calorie bing day like I've had in the past. Even with not the best choices a…

Coming up in 31 this summer. For cultural reference I was born within a year of the orginal Nintendo being released in the US, and in the same year that commercially viable cell phones where demonstrated.

I have some size 40 work pants that where getting loose on me when my wife and I got married just over two years ago. I want to get into them again. I need to loose about 8-10 total inches between my gut, hips and thighs but it's gonna be awesome to get there! I really like this thread because for me small practical goals…

I've used slim fast esque products before. What I discovered is like several others have said its a great kick starter or good for strategic use such as combining with other products to boost protein intake, using a product w a reasonable sugar, fiber, protein balance as a preexercise snack etc. Or as a quick acting snack…

I used to work at a call center and a coworker had an exercise ball and dumbbells and used them for a few moments here and there throughout the day. That may help you be more balanced than just the stairs.

Waaa Hooo! Congratulations on the amazing results that you're experiencing! As long as you are being healthy about it the technical details aren't mega important. I am excited for you!

In addition to all the other great council, it may be helpful to do balancing exercises like standing on one leg and the like. I had to do that for PT after a leg muscle blow out and to get my balancing muscles strong enough to do just body weight squats. I too had a tough time finding the sweet spot, I drive my chest out…

Thank you all for the suggestions, not being great at quoting I'll summarize. Thanks for the suggestions regarding mobility training, increasing range of motion (as skill and strength allow), strength training, avoiding repetitive motion injuries and crawling drills. I now realize I forgot to mention that part of my reason…

I am so very grateful to hear of the amazing progress that you have made since the original posting. I've been through several battles with loneliness, related to abuse, inappropriate emotional management (misuse of food, alcohol, sex, etc), and relational turmoil. It's rough but God loves us and He has a plan for our…

I suggest trying to connect with people that live locally for close in support. Also not trying to pry but if some of the eating is to cover up feelings or if you have a known issue, booze or the like a good 12 step group might be a good idea.

Per ance, you may want to get checked by a dermatologist. I know my wife and I both had cystic ance and had to get a specialized treatment. She used mirad additionally and it really helped.

I'm in a physically demanding career but had about a 3 month lay off and managed to gain about 20 pounds. Within my first week of eating better and exercising aggressively My energy level has come up and I can feel my undershorts not digging into my thighs as much. Trying to ramp up for a new job and I don't want to be…

I'm lucky as this thread goes because not only am I blessed with a soft beard but my wife will get mad at me if I shave for anything other than a high paying job.

To Hell with the Devil - Stryper Nothing like 80's hair metal to get me motivated

I've never had a marriage pact however, when I first met my girlfriend to be she was so determined to not get stuck in friend land that she pushed it forward into dating. It look me 3 months to realize we were dating! We are wonderful friends and I'm excited to marry her. I say this because honestly there wasn't a ton of…

This is absolutely true of tech support! Well played to the genius who made this.

A relationship can be defined as is a process of growing my experience has shown that spirituality is a vibrant part of relationships and can be very intimacy building. In other words I chose a partner that I could connect and grow with spiritually and have been rewarded with a wonderful relationship in many aspects…

Had a conversation with the gf bout this, her preference was just fluffy enough to cuddle up to yet plenty strong to carry her around princess style. Granted she is one of those annoyingly naturally slim gals. But I love her :D. The comment about having higher standards for ourself than our mates do is certainly true of me.

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I might try a trainer later on but for now I'm just trying every machine in sight and it hasn't killed me yet! :D

I additionally suggest it may be helpful to go to an OA meeting and connect with people there as they are much more equipped than the average to help you make sense of your feelings around the behaviour patterns that are emerging. Furthermore they can recommend councellurs in area that can help depending on the depth of…

my favorite is pumpkin flavored with a touch of coffee liquor. Granted its a lot of calories, but oh man is it delicous!

I don't necessarily agree with the theory, but some people need to feel like they're cheating to stay motivated. For me I eat out with the guys one night a week and often on that day unless I exercize a bunch or eat very light all day I end up going over maint but its only once a week AND planned. Being avgeraged over the…

Its not a silly question and can be a bit confusing, I will try my best to explain it without confusing you further. (you can see what i'm describing under home>goals, and food logging screens) When you give your information to my fitness pal it calucates out about how much energy your body needs per day (energy burned…

Firstly, congrats on making the choice to and practicing a healthier life style to support your decision. Though I'm not a smoker, I can speak from addictive behaviour. I've found that when major changes are made especially with my favorite way to de-stress alternatives will pop up. Instead of overeating I'd be tempted to…

I have found that pudding works rather well to satisfy the sweet craving. Also I will pre-plan a day to have say an ice cream sandwich or another favorite treat and exercise the calories off FIRST say by taking a 40 minute walk (or whatever exercise you prefer). That way I am not depriving myself and also re-enforcing that…