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Intro
I was noticing how many of my friends seem to be in such a similar situation. We are 30-50 somethings trying to juggle work, family, and this whole fitness thing. A lot of times it is easier to ask for feedback from those who can relate more I figure we can try this for a little while and see if it gets any use.
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Taking your MFP profile pic
(reprint of an old blog post of mine) Oooh. I need a new pic for MFP! What day is today? Gun show? Argh. Why did I do legs this morning? Ok, quickly now. Lose the shirt, where should I stand? Maybe I should go pick something up, do some curls or something. Oh well, ok, here goes.... Huh, must be the light. Just looks…
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Happy Friday Gun Show!
Let's start Friday off with a smile. :-)
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How I feel about it being Friday!
Hello spring break!
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Write a song about your day
Ok, so I was thrilled about the fact that I have made it all the way to lunchtime today with no major malfunction. A wise friend of mine said that it was ok. That all accomplishments didn't need to be so great as to have songs sung about them for generations. well, **** that. So here is the song about my day so far.......…
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Journeyman's Song Of January
Published this too soon the other day. Based on the forums tonight it is time to tell the tale of the resolutioner. Don't be a journeyman. this was a blog post from last January. Journeyman's song of January The new year has brought determination anew. He has vowed to enter the company of few. The battle of the bulge is on…
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Adopt a Noob: DownSizingHoss
or just Hoss. I am not nearly as knowledgeable as some of those offering support to the new folks. I still have at least 100 pounds to lose, so you will be helping me too. What I do have to offer: if you are really big, I have been there. I know what it is to like to start off not being able to move or breathe. I don't…
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Traditional New Years day food
Being from the south, it is an old superstition to always have collard greens and black eyed peas for lunch on New Years day. One is supposed to bring money, the other luck. I forget which is which so I just cover all my bases. Throw in some form of pork and corn bread and you have every New Years day lunch I have had in…
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Journeyman's Song Of January
The new year has brought determination anew. He has vowed to enter the company of few. The battle of the bulge is on yet again. To fight the evil and decadence of all past sin. The waist has expanded to quite a great length. His wind has departed along with his strength. so the music doth blast through the headphones so…
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Remember this while hiding from the camera
reposted from http://myfriendteresablog.com/so-youre-feeling-too-fat-to-be-photographed/ Listen. I hear you. You’re a few pounds heavier than you like (or a 100lbs heavier than you like). I completely understand how you feel. I get that same blah feeling about myself when I think about booking new head shots or long…
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At last, I will finally have abs!
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Boy Scouts ban obese kids from Jamboree
Ok, I have no problem with kids not being put at risk. But I am an Eagle Scout. I went to scouting events on three continents. Completed a couple of 50 milers, I taught how to build stuff like monkey bridges, and even spent a summer in the Keys as a camp counselor. I NEVER would have met this criteria as a kid. I was…
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My 40's are so much better than my 30's
I wasted over a decade and a half of my life being stuck in my own head. Well, that is over. It is never too late! My 39th birthday party..... and then a couple of days ago right before my 43d birthday.... So yeah, these birthdays are kind of cool again.
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It is mean to call people mean
So a friend of mine, we will call her Mel <cough>, on here asked me to run over with coffee and doughnuts this morning. It seems a reasonable request until I realized that she lives several hours away and was just teasing. Or so I thought. After pretending to softly side step the issue, I find that she HAS CALLED ME OUT ON…
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SoVi is mine!
I am just claiming what is mine. And before you get any ideas, I take dumps bigger than most of you! So back off. :mad:
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Osmosis diet. Feeding yourself at the cellular level
Allow yourself to soak up that nutrition at the cellular level!! I am now going to go lie on a bed of pork chops.... ladies, if you are trying to watch your figure, I recommend Jello! There is always room for Jello!
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150 Down, 100 to go
I have been meaning to do this since I hit the 150 pound mark. I could use the boost today, so here goes. Big secret to weight loss. Burn more calories than you consume, and stop beating yourself up over everything. ok, so this is me at 500+ pounds.... and me now around 375....
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What I ate while losing the FIRST 150 pounds
So here I am at the ripe old age of 40. Here I am this week, 150 POUNDS lighter! Eat at a deficit. Get enough protein. Do some resistance training along with cardio. Live your life as you want to live it when you are smaller. So for your true motivation, I now show you some of the stuff that I have eaten along the way. :-)…
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Women in the KFC? C'MON
I am all for fried chicken on occasion, but I expect her to know how to make it at home from scratch. oh, while naked. I am not hating on those with women that can't handle themselves in the kitchen, but this is just sad.
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For the new years gym rats thinking of quitting
Don't quit, don't look for "answers", don't get upset if people mock you when you ask about shortcuts, and just don't be a Journeyman. Instead of responding to the multiple threads that "just aren't seeing results". I repost this. The gym is already thinning out with those who think 6 weeks is a major commitment.…
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What is your favorite Gym fashion statement?
My favorite of the week: Hiking boots Wool socks Long sleeve camo t-shirt Aqua marine bathing suit.
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Frustrated and need help with diet numbers
So here goes. I am frustrated. I have lost a lot of weight, and am getting in better shape constantly. I know not to worry too much about the scale when the NSVs keep rolling in, but this is ridiculous. In the last two years I have lost a total of about 30 pounds, but have lost over 6 inches of waist line. So I am putting…
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Does the HRM account for your BMR?
Does your typical HRM (Polar FT7 in this case) take into account your BMR over long workouts? I did about a 5 hour outdoor project today and for giggles wore my HRM. For the sake of simple math, let's say my BMR was 2400 per day. So 100 cal on avg per hour would be burned if I lounged in the grass. If you do some extended…
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I rode my bike
That sounds so silly to say as if it is a big deal. To me, it is. To give you an idea, I wrote this blog post back in August: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/downsizinghoss/view/the-bike-ride-362120 When I got up to over 500 pounds, I did nothing but sit. During that time I lost any and all flexibility that I used to…
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New strategy idea for Christmas
OK, so I KNOW I am going to go over on calories at least a couple of times in the next week. Sort of like the past week. I am not worried about it, it is Christmas. I have also been frustrated with the weight loss lately. So I am going to try a more out of the box approach. Well, out of the box when you are still trying to…
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Why Santa doesn't want to lose weight...
I mean seriously. What would you do to have access to the list of all of the naughty girls?
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The fear of enjoying the holidays
I just wanted to put this out there regarding all of the talk regarding the Thanksgiving holidays. The fear of the holidays isn't that a single day will cause you to be fat. The fear of the holidays is just a single instance of a world of fears that comes from being overweight. This is especially true for the morbidly…
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What is your favorite Halloween story from childhood?
So, as a kid I lived in Saudi Arabia from 78-84. That was second grade through 8th grade for me. This was before the telecom system was very good and way before we had satellite or anything like that. Holidays were very different over there. Halloween wasn't really celebrated so we would go in groups with our moms, to…
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half way and needing the boost
So, this week sucks. The good news is that things have changed for good. I am still losing weight even though the stress is sort of nuts right now. Even with that continued weight and fitness success, everything else in my life is shaky at best. So when this happens, I focus on how much has changed, and yes, I come to MFP…
