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Fat & Unhealthy.... but I'm back
A bit of a long intro, but I just want to share this and ask a couple of questions, I ask for your indulgence. I've always had trouble with my weight, I was "The Fat Kid" from the earliest I could remember. When I came to Japan 25 years ago I was in decent shape, about 84 Kg and very active. I did a martial art called…
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Reset 2014
Well that last year was not one of my best, but it is all in the rearview mirror now, gone, time to move on. Today I weighed myself, 126Kg/278lbs that sucks. Not my heaviest ever, but this is not good. My year long goal is to not be here in the same bad spot in one year's time, I want to get below 100Kg/220lbs. I can do…
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FitBit..... is it worth it?
Looking at buying a Fitbit, so the most basic question to anyone who has one is was it worth the money? The next question is which one would you buy? From poking around online, the FitBit Flex looks really good, but I'd love to hear from real uses their thoughts. Thanks!
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Ideal Weight?
Yes, I'm back on the wagon again and working hard at getting my fat *kitten* into shape. A few years ago I was at 136Kg/300lbs, a year ago I got down to 108Kg/238lbs. My wife was very sick, I was working both of our jobs and taking care of her, yes I've got lots of excuses. A couple of weeks ago I was 127Kg/280lbs and…
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Today February 2012
I thought that we could start a monthly thread were you can just put down your thoughts, or your experiences for the day in your cycling and your goal for fitness as well, be that weight loss, fighting the skinny fats, or just better overall fitness, kind of a catch all for us cyclists, to keep in touch, kind of a daily…
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Training For Long Rides/Races
Hello everyone, I had the idea after reading TRHuston post on the Welcome thread, I thought it might be a good idea to put up a thread about "Training" for long rides, tips and tricks for getting ready for these demanding types of rides. I know I've seen lots of posts here and there about it, but I thought it might be a…
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Sorry that has too many calories in it.....
My lovely wife is a good cook, trust me, I know :bigsmile: and she is trying to be very helpful, but as she is Japanese and she is thin, and has never had a weight problem, she just does not "get it". I like soup, especially in the winter, a nice bowl of hot soup can really hit the spot. I cook my own, the last one I did…
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Goodbye Fat Clothes!
Today we were doing some spring cleaning, we live in Tokyo Japan, we are blessed with a nice new decent sized place to live, but it is still small and cramped compared to Canada, where I'm from. Part of my spring cleaning was to put away all my winter clothes and dig out my summer clothes. While putting away my winter…
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Choices......
This may run a bit long, but I've been thinking over it for a few days now, so please excuse me in advance it I'm a bit long winded. :blushing: June 2010 I finally made the decision to do something about my excess body fat, I knew it had to be a real lifestyle change, not just another "Diet" as I've been on them all, trust…
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I'm a Cancer Survivor....
I'm a cancer survivor, it looks like I've beaten a very very bad malignant melanoma, I'm very thankful for that, like I cannot express how thankful :bigsmile: The cancer fight and the two operations put me off my game with the exercising but not with the nutrition, now more than ever I really do care about what I put in my…
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ACK--- Bad Day--- What to do...?
Yesterday, I had one of THOSE days :grumble: just a bunch of chit going on in my life, and a whole bunch of things came to a head and things just got me down, at one point I just threw up my hands and said "fug it!" :explode: I just ate what the heck I wanted to eat, I did not record anything, and I let it slide, I was in…
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44 Pounds Gone..... still more to go but...... :)
I just wanted to post this pic, toot my own horn! I got my LiveStrong training jersey today in the mail, fits good! You can see where I was in April of this year on the left, (the pic was taken in December 2009, but it is the only FAT pic I had) I started MFP on June 11th, now it is October 4th, so that is just about 4…
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Whole Wheat Breadmachine Fun
I'm going off white bread, even the homemade stuff, I'm moving my carbs to complex carbs. I've done this with the rice I eat, I only eat brown rice now, in fact I like it better, much to the chagrin of both my wife and daughter who think I'm nuts :bigsmile: I live in Tokyo Japan, and my wife, who is Japanese, like most…
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Numbers are Down!
I had a health check today, my last one was in January of this year, 2010 I weighed 136kg/300lbs, now I'm 119.5kg/263lbs :bigsmile: There are two other numbers I can compare today was my blood pressure: It was 135/78 now it is 128/68 and my size around the belly, right over my belly button: Last January 133cm/52.4" and now…
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Honey Mustard Lemon Chicken
Honey Mustard Lemon Chicken >>Makes four servings<< 15 Cal - Mustard - Dijon 3 tsp 15 Cal - Low Fat Mayonnaise 1 tbsp 40 Cal - Olive, 1 tsp 25 Cal - All-Purpose Flour, 0.0625 cup 39 Cal - Rice wine (sake), 1 fl oz 1 Cal - Lemon juice - Raw, 1 wedge yields 64 Cal - Honey, 1 tbsp 1304 Cal - 12 Chicken Thighs meat only Total…
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Japanese Pumpkin Squash Kabocha
OK, here is another quick, easy and oh so very tasty little dish. The Japanese Kabocha (said Ka-Bow-Cha) is more like a squash than what we think of as a pumpkin, in fact it is much like a butternut squash, only richer and sweeter, yep it is :bigsmile: That is what is looks like, it is HARD and dense, so take some real…
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Chicken and a Spinach Bacon Saute
This is something really simple I make for dinner all the time, it is quick and very tasty, low fat and low calorie. First off, my shopping has gotten much healthier..... Nothing from a cardboard box :bigsmile: What I made for dinner tonight, dunno what to call it :happy: First I cut up a bag of spinach, not too much,…
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My First 8 Weeks..... 12Kg/26lbs Gone!!
I started MFP 8 weeks ago, well 8 weeks ago tomorrow, Friday Aug 6th. I love my iPhone and the MFP iPhone app has been my weapon of choice in my personal battle of the bulge :bigsmile: So far I've dropped 12/Kg/26lbs :smile: First comparison picture, I've seen others do this, and I wanted to take the pics while I'm still…
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Greetings from Tokyo Japan
Hi all, I've been using the MFP iPhone app since June 14th, which is just about 7 weeks now, on July 28th, I've lost 22 pounds, but I have a lot more to go, I want to be 185 pounds, and now I'm 278 pounds, so that is 93 pounds to go. Still it sounds a LOT better than 115 pounds to go :happy: I live in Tokyo Japan, right…
