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Hope all is well.

This is truth, right here. I'm not gonna lie...I missed it - a lot - for the first year or so. But your brain kind of rewires itself & after a while, being sober was its own kind of "buzz". I still enjoy the same things, I'm still the same smartass I was before. And I was worried about that. "My god, what am I going to do…

Good luck. And give AA a try. I've been sober over 4 years now, and I went to AA a LOT in the first year. (Although it sounds like I was in worse shape than you, haha.) It is great to be able to talk frankly with other people going through the same meat grinder as you are. My only advice is, don't be put off by the…

"I'm just gonna stay fat." FIFY

3 days on / 1 day off / 365 days a yr Alternate 50 min workouts (usually Spartacus routines) & 5 mile runs. So it goes Workout Run Workout Off Run Workout Run Off etc I like it because your off days are always changing, instead of always having Sundays off or something.

Been doing this for 8 years, went from 240 to 175. Every time I think "I've got this" & stopped tracking, I gain. Period. I'm OK with that. Am I 100% perfect, every day, all the time? Nope. I still go on vacations, get a little lazy around the holidays, etc. etc. etc. But I never go more than 5-7 days without logging. I…

Spartacus DVDs through Men's/Women's Health. $35. Workouts range from 20-33 minutes & use both plyo & dumbbells. My wife & I have been using them for over a year & they're great!

This ALL DAY LONG

Meth

My DL pic in 2007, 240 lbs, 38 yrs old My DL pic in May this yr, 170 lbs, 46 yrs old

13 pages, lol. I can't keep up anymore

Seconded. I've been at 172-177 for 3 years; last year I got down to 165 but it wasn't very fun - no carbs after 2pm, no desserts except 1x/week, maniacal workouts...and you are spot on about the bolded above - no one cared or noticed that I was under 170 except me. Now I just track & stay aware..if scale gets to 175 then I…

I confess that I've done a horrible job of keeping up with this thread. Not only has 7/1 @ work been brutal, but the Big Brother feeds have been vastly entertaining! I'll try to get caught up

I can't stay caught up, sorry all! 7/1 is a really busy time around here & I'm in the thick of it.

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\ Yes, I saw that too. Interesting...wonder if it has anything to do with the sneaky, subtle migration to "deluxe paid" status?

So I wonder if they're clever enough to use "The North remembers" if the kid finds where they hide the candy.

Our cat Moxie has this thing where she knows when the alarm is going to go off, and she starts meowing about 20-30 minutes ahead of time. We'll tell her to knock it off, and then she will go in the bathroom, and open & slam the cupboards! She gets on her hind legs, grabs the top of the cupboard door, walks backwards about…

LOL When I bike in to work, I'm in my work clothes. It's mostly downhill, so I don't get all sweaty in the mornings. I bike about 7 miles, and then take light rail the rest of the way. When you load your bike on light rail, you have to stand with your bike at either end of the car; 2 bikes max per end. When you board with…

Spartacus DVDs from Men's/Women's Health. All you need are a couple of dumbbells.

I bike to work every day...today is "Bike to Work Day" in Denver. I confess that I call it "Amateur Hour" because all these people clumsily trying to load their bikes on the light rail, rubbing their tires on my pants, riding without helmets, running red lights, riding down the middle of the street & just generally being…

I just tried it last week (based on someone's recc in this thread.) It's pretty cool! Like running in a video game. I'm kinda OCD about my run/walk ratios (I run 2 mi, walk 1/4 mi, run 2 mi, walk 1/4 mi, etc.) so I haven't turned on the "Zombie Chase" function that makes you speed up when you're under attack...I might try…

Agreed! (And we should definitely get off of this topic quickly.)

Agreed. "Southern Pride" my rear end. It's kinda like Germany still flying the red & black swastika. You lost. Don't you realize the rest of the country thinks you sound like idiots when you try to defend it?

Yeah, works great, no sticking! $2.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond. We are way too excited about this thing.

You guys talk a lot. Too many to quote! Today's confession is I just bought a Roundy egg cooker ring - I shall now be eating homemade egg white / ezekiel muffin / turkey & jalapeno jack Egg McMuffins for breakfast for the next 3 months. SO GOOD

I hear you. It's workout off day & all I can think about is warm sourdough bread. MUST. CONTROL. URGES.

Well done & it will! Every time I stop logging I gain. Period.

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there...