Hello brothers. I'm Jack Riddle, Past Master of Suburban Lodge #740 F&AM in Louisville, KY. I started this group in hopes of meeting other brothers going though similar experiences in weight loss and …
I used MFP to go from 312 to 180 or so. Unfortunately over the last couple of years, I slumped back into bad habits and am back up to 258. Now I'm here at it at again to make it happen like before. I …
Is maintaining a healthy diet good Masonic behavior? One of the duties of the Junior Warden is to supervise the craft during refreshment, and see that non pervert the purpose of refreshment to tempera…
I work for a jr-sr high school. A couple of days ago a teacher popped his head in my office and told about one of his students. This student is overweight and recently started a health program that on…
The C25K PRO app is free until midnight on Amazon App Store! http://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b?ie=UTF8&node=2350149011 (I have no affiliation with Amazon or C25K app--just passing along a freebie)
Ran my first 5K race Saturday morning! Ran in 31:38.3, and was 116 out of 276--feel great about those stats! Pre-Race: Starting Line: Just after Start: Near the end. Final stretch. Approaching the fin…
Just finished my first ever outside run. Have done the Couch to 5K program, but only on a treadmill prior today. I have been using a Polar rs300x with foodpod for several weeks. It allows you to enter…
I received an email this morning touting the New Abs Diet*. It makes claims such as it targets belly fat first. "Enjoy burritos, cheesesteaks, chili, pork chops, and bacon burgers and lose weight easi…
I have been running on a treadmill. I know the calorie values given can be off, but what about distance? I always assumed that distance would be accurate due to the belt on the treadmill being a fixed…
I've pulled the trigger and just registered for my first 5K race next month. I am in the final week of the Couch to 5K training program, and while I am not quite running 3.1 miles, I am running for 30…
My gym had, on a white board near the exit, "Did you know doing too much cardio can make you GAIN WEIGHT?" I have been very sucessful with MFP thus far, and have not been over doing cardio or undereat…
Had to get some new clothes last night, as my work clothes are looking kind of silly on me these days. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I can no longer shop in the big and tall section! I've go…
I see a trend of people adding *special* entries to the food database just for themselves, usually marked with their initials. If you are entering something special for yourself, stop mucking up the d…
While nowhere near complete, I think 40lbs is a pretty good milestone for some celebratory pics of my progress thus far. Before: End of January: Everyone keeps asking me what my magic secret is, and d…
Hey, I'm Jack, I'm 34 and I hail from Louisville, KY. I am married, have a 2 year old son, and work as an IT Manager for a private Catholic high school, though I am not Catholic myself. I am a Freemas…
