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60 lbs lost
I thought I would post a picture of my progress from last August to last month (March). It is somewhere around 50 lbs difference between the two. :bigsmile:
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Road Biking Victory
21 years ago was the last time I rode my road bike. And not very much at that. Last summer, I started riding a mountain bike, waiting for the day I could get back on my road bike. I was concerned about my excessive weight on the narrow tires. This spring, riding my mountain bike for long distances was excruciating. But, I…
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New Victory
Just 6 days before my 47th birthday, I have accomplished a HUGE milestone, that I have been unable to pass since I was 17. I ran 2 miles without stopping today. Back in October, I hit the mile mark. Last month, I passed the 1.5 mile mark (which I haven't done in 21 years). Now a 30 year best!!! I am so excited about the…
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Developing a healthy lifestyle: newbies and veterans
Many newbies and a lot of us aspiring veterans frequently get confused and frustrated by the process of creating a new lifestyle based on healthy choices. The reason being: there are so many decisions to make, with many decisions directly contradicting or confounding other decisions. It seems that around every corner…
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Post from Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution on FB
Here is a post from the Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution page on Facebook (not Jamie Olivers page, but still an awesome post). If you didn't see the finale last night, the principal at the elementary school Jamie was in has lost 25 pounds following Jamies food guidelines.…
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plus3network.com
My brother sent me a link to a website www.plus3network.com I don't know if anyone is familiar with it, but it is a fitness & charity website that allows a charity to receive $$ for the exercise that you do. The way it works is that it provides you with a corporate sponsor that pays the charity for your exercise. The…
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Frustrated... need to rant and rave
So here I am, after a couple weeks of "goofing off" with my food and exercise, getting serious again. (I didn't fall off the wagon, just got lax, and didn't lose my potential) My first problem: I did my exercise bike this morning and burned 1040 calories. Then this afternoon, my wife and I went out walking. I burned…
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Body Fat Calculators: Voodoo science
I have seen people on here concerned with their % body fat. I think that is a fantastic metric to use with weight loss plans. It accomplishes two things. First, it tracks those fat lbs as they come off. Second, it allows a person to set a realistic end weight goal, based upon their desired body fat percentage. However, do…
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Just plain wrong
So, I am finishing my food diary for the day, and I notice the ad banner on the side of my diary. It is Satan himself, an advertisement for Dominos Pizza, complete with a luscious pepperoni pizza and a button that says order now. That's just wrong!!! :noway: :grumble: :cry:
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Month 1: Lost 16 lbs
After 1 month, I lost 16 lbs. The month started with a vow: I would become fit in 2010. This vow came as a result of misinterpretting my scale, when I thought I topped 300 lbs for the first time. Fortunately instead of 301, I was only 281. On January 1st, I resolved to keep an eye on my portions. A facebook friend saw my…
