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Joined a gym
I just joined a Gym today, 1st workout was only 30 min but I went all out and thought it was a pretty good start! I am looking forward to doing it again tomorrow!
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After 13 years of being over (pic)
I am now under 300 pounds! I started this weight loss journey in November at 371 pounds! I can officially say I am in the 200 club today at 298 pounds! At my heaviest, I was wearing a size 52 pants and a 4x tall shirt. I am now in a size 42 pants and a 2xl shirt. However the compression shirt I have on in the pic is only…
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Throwing in the towel!
Into the washer cause I got it really sweaty today! I just wanted to thank MFP and my very supportive MFP Pals for helping me hit my 1st goal of 300 pounds! I started in November at 371 pounds! Here is what is working for me, I do not eat back my exercise calories, I try to keep my daily calorie intake at or below 1700 a…
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Good bye to an old friend
Yesterday I lost a dear friend, this friend kept me warm when I was cold. Always made sure I looked my best. We were tight at times, other times not so much, even some times that I would have force myself to come visit. Good bye Big Mens section.. I now fit into clothes offered in other sections of the store, areas of the…
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Hip Replacment and running
Quick history. Back in 2000 I had a hip replacement, it was done at the Mayo clinic and they used a experimental joint. It has been a wonderful thing and is wearing like iron, normally they wear out at 15ish years. Mine still looks like new with no wear at all showing in x rays. They did not cement it into the femur, the…
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60 pounds gone
Part of the reason I started my weight loss journey was due to my adult son. he was having a rough go of it when it came to life, he had just lost his job due to his marijuana use and was generally just depressed. In the conversation we had that day, he stated he had nothing to live for. His dad would be dead soon due to…
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Heart Rate
So according to the Mayo Clinic heart rate calculator I went well over my maximum target heart rate today while working out. Am I harming myself by doing this? I was only over my maximum target rate for about 10 min.. Last thing I want to do is keel over trying to make myself more healthy. Thing is my workout felt good…
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Workout playlist?
Whats on your workout playlist? I had a great workout today to: Eminem Dr Dre Snoop Dog Outcast I have loaded some 80s metal for tomorrow!
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A good start!
I started this journey at 372 three weeks ago. Today, I am at 355.. My 1st 2 weeks all I did was stop eating what I consider to be extra sugar, no candy, cookies, or other deserts and stuck to my regular food consumption I must give a big thanks to MFP I lost 6 pounds in about 8 days after stumbling across their site and I…
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Low impact cardio?
I have an un-cemented prosthesis in my left hip, when it was put in I was told I could never run, it will cause damage to the bone growth around the prosthesis in the femur. I have been using an elliptical machine at the gym but it gets old doing the same thing over and over. Other than an elliptical, or a bike, anyone…
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Hi
Hello, My name is Mark and I am Fat! (not for long) I am really motivated to drop all this extra weight and looking for any extra motivation to keep it going.
