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C25K W5D3 NSV
So it is truly amazing what you can accomplish when your start believing in yourself and telling that old you to just shut the F up. I've lost 150+ lbs. but I still weigh 330+. I had complete reconstruction on my left knee over 10 years ago and had a severe strain of the Patellar tendon 11 months ago when I decided to…
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Question about exercise while doing a Fat Fast
So I took a break last week from everything. I was just at a point that after 14 months of tracking and counting and calculating I just needed to step back and take a breath as I felt I was about to hit a point of just giving up. It was great, I feel it really helped me get my mind back on track for where I need to be to…
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NSV - Completed first 5K - USMC Mud Run
Completed my first 5K on Saturday 9/21. Was the USMC Mud Run. 5K total distance. Start with a cross country run to the river and then a 200 yard trot through the water, parts were almost chest deep for me at 6'3 so was a decent little hike, come out and hit the pavement for a couple hundred yards and hit the first mud pit,…
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150lbs lost (pic inside)
Last year on 9/5/12 we had a carnival at work and some pictures were posted to our team SharePoint. The picture on the left was the picture that hit me and made me realize just how big I had gotten. Don't get me wrong I knew I was overweight. I never really shied away from pictures it was just when compared to the others…
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How much rest time do you take between sets
So I have recently started working out in the mornings before work since the weight area at my gym is so less crowded at 5:30 am than at 5:30 pm. When I worked out in the evenings I did a lot of sharing and working in with others as there are only 2 squat racks at the gym so my rest in between sets could be anywhere from…
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Help breaking through Deadlift block
So I stalled again at 285 this morning on deadlifts and I am completely dumbfounded. I was able to get all 5 reps of 275 on Wed but today I was not able to get even 1 rep at 285. This is the same thing that happened the first time I got to 285 on deadlifts. I failed three times at 285 not being able to get even 1 rep,…
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74 lbs down since 1/14
Everyone has that moment were they finally decide to mak a change. Mine happened in Aug 2012 when I went to have a physical for work and weighed in at 489lbs. When I heard the number it didn't register as almost 500lbs but for some reason I looked at it and thought wow I am 11lbs from 1/4 ton and to me 1/4 ton sounds like…
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Question about blood sugar levels while on a Keto diet
I have a question regarding what my blood sugar levels should be around now that I have switched to a Keto diet. I am a type 2 diabetic. In 2/12 my A1c reading was 11.1 and in 9/12 it had gone up to 12.1. This is when I started getting serious about losing weight. I was 489 lbs was doing nothing to control my diabetes and…
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Improving Grip Strength
So yesterday I moved up to 235 on deadlifts and the issue I had was it was really tough on keeping hold of the bar. I have small hands as it is and my grip strength isn't all that great. I am going to start working heavier farmer carries into my off days when I am walking the track at the gym but at 384 lbs I am still way…
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BodyMedia and lifting weights
I got a BodyMedia about 4 weeks ago and so far I really like what I am getting out of it for everything but lifting. I typically wear it up on my left arm as recommended but when doing stronglifts 5x5 I don't even get it to register as moderate activity. Today at the recommendation of another user I wore it on my calf…
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Scale Victory resulted in a NSV
So about 3 1/2 weeks ago I hurt my knee and have been kinda discouraged because I have had to cut back to low impact exercises and stop doing squats and deadlifts and had just started to see some real gains in the weight I was lifting. I knew it wasn't going to really stop my weight loss since that is 90% diet and I just…
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Are you a dunloper?
So do you wear your pants on your waist or are you a dunloper (were your belly dun loped over your belt)? As a dunloper I have not gone down a single pants size even after losing 90lbs. I have lost almost 10 inches on my waist so I am not discuraged by this as I can definatly see a difference in how my clothes fit overall…
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Need Help with some alternatives
So I need some help with figuring out some alternatives to Squats and Deads that I can do for the next couple weeks (hopefully not longer) while I recover. One of the dangers about being over 400lbs (besides the health risks) is that when you start trying to work running in you really chance messing up a knee and looks…
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Finding Motivation in doing Farmers Carries
So doing one of my 3 weekly workouts with a trainer in the Lose Big program at my gym last week he had us doing Farmers Carries inbetween cardio stations and as I started to do my lap he handed me two 35lb dumbells to use. As I was approching the last 1/3 of the lap and my legs and knees were burning and screaming at me it…
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5x5 question
I have a question about when I should do my lifting routine. I started a 12 week weightloss program at my gym on 1/14 and I work out with a trainer on Sun, Tues, and Fri. This week I started doing the 5x5 strength routine and planned on doing it on Mon,Wed, and Fri. I am worried that I am not giving my body enough recovory…
