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NSV - Deep Fried Cheeseburger
After the last two years of learning to eat healthier, I decided a little test was in order. I was at a county fair last weekend. For the first time in a long time, I decided to eat something really unhealthy to see what I thought of it. I went to a burger stand and ordered a plain cheeseburger. I took the burger over to…
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NSV...A new experience for me
My 32 inch waist jeans are starting to get loose on me, so I went jeans shopping the other day. While browsing over the selection, it occurred to me that I was having trouble finding a size SMALL enough. There were some 29's, but very few 30's. That's never happened before. This from a guy who used to be comfortable in…
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My Wife Deserves This...
My wife is a wonderful women and has loved me unconditionally for our entire life together. We have a spectacular marriage, but I have never been in good shape, and I always felt like she deserved a healthy husband. It took a long time, but I finally had the epiphany I needed. In July 2011, my Dad invited my family and my…
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A guy's clothing NSV
I weighed between 220 and 230 pounds (I'm 5'10") for about 25 years. Starting July 2011, I started taking care of myself and exercising and now weigh 175-180. Friday was my birthday, so a few days before that I went to try on those Starter shirts (the ones for exercising) at the store. For the last 25 years, every time I…
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Body Fat % or my goal?
For the record, I'm a guy. I started in July 2011 at 220 pounds. The first 15 pounds moved me from "obese" to "overweight." The next 15 pounds moved me to the weight I wanted to be (190). The next 15 pounds got me to my ultimate goal (175 pounds, reached yesterday) To say the least, I am very happy about this. I have been…
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NSV - First 5K and the value of encouragement
I just finished my first 5K race with a chip time of 28:17. Very happy! Placed ninth among the 45-49 year old males. As I was finishing, a friend who had finished before me saw and shouted, "It's just around the corner! Push hard!" As soon as she said that, I realized I had been so focused on finishing that I didn't…
