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my weekend project!!
I am in the process of building a home gym/workout room in my garage. I have had a squat rack sketched up for a while now, but have been lazy thinking about drilling all those holes lol...this weekend I finally busted out some steel tubing and got to drilling :) . I am very happy with the way it turned out!! (I am a…
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Did not expect this from lifting heavy!!!
So I took up running this spring as my main exercise for weight loss. I have been doing 5k races all summer along with a few 10ks and a 7 mile race trying for new personal bests. Up until this weekend by personal best for a 5k was 26min 23sec. Even though I knew I should I never started lifting because I wanted to…
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1/2 marathon training struggles...
Trying to get ready for a 1/2 marathon and am worried I am going to run out of time. I started out in April (not able to run 1/4 mile) wanting to do a 5k by September, I quickly realized that was a way to easy goal and ran a 5k (27min) in June, followed by a 10k(53:54) in July. After that there was a big road race on July…
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another huge running NSV!!!
So my goal when I started running on April 8th was to be ready to run a 5K by September and to be ready for a big local road race (7 miles) by next July and maybe a 1/2 marathon late next year. Well I am pretty much crushing those goals!!! This last Saturday was the road race and I ran the whole thing a year before I…
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negative comments from friends are starting to suck!!
I've lost 65 pounds relatively quickly (5 months) and still have 10-15 to go to get to my goal. About 10-15 pounds ago I started getting the: you need to quit losing weight you look sick you have lost too much your no fun now that your skinny we are going to plump you back up, etc. comments from everyone!! Co-workers, best…
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ran my first 5K!!
Went WAY better than expected!! Ran the whole thing in 26:58...not blazing fast, but unbelievable considering 3 months ago I could not run for 30 seconds with out stopping and gasping for air!!! Was weird passing people that looked like "seasoned runners" to me. Even after losing 55 pounds I still feel like a fat guy lots…
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Bank NSV
Went into my bank that I have banked at my whole life to take care of a few things. Walked up to a teller that I have known for years and always chat with and she said nothing friendly, just how can I help you. I said I need to deposit a few checks and handed them over to her. As she entered my account number into the…
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Running NSV last night!!
Ran three miles without stopping last night for the first time in 15-20 years!! It is truly amazing what you can do if you put your mind to it and keep at it...a month ago I attempted jogging and did 1/2 mile and thought I was going to die!! With some help/advise from people on this site this site and some good friends I…
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Worried I am losing too fast
I set my goal at 2 pounds a week based on what I have read to be healthy. I really want to do this right. I have been eating WAY better and have been exercising regularly. I will be the first to admit I do not do good at eating back my exercise calories. My biggest issue is timing. I exercise after work (I am not a morning…
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Had an awesome NSV this weekend
My wife got a text message from one of her old high school girl friends that she does not see often saying "wow when did your husband lose lots of weight he looks really amazing!!" She had seen a recent picture of me on my wife's facebook page and she had not seen me in person in a year or so and had no idea I had made a…
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losing intensity through out week
Hello, I used to run quite a bit when I was younger. Never really paid attention to all the stuff I am now though as it came pretty natural back then. Anyways I am now a 50-60 pounds heavier than I was back then and am changing my lifestyle to get back to being fit. Problem I am running into is the more days I exercise in…
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loving this site!!!
My name is Tim, I have been on here for about a week now and find it quite addicting and helpful. I am 33 years old and grew up a hard working county boy that was always thin. Well between having 2 kids, an amazing wife that loves to cook (and is awesome at it), and a job that transitioned from working with my hands/body…
