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Success and Setting New Goals
This morning, I met my weight-loss goal of 38-pounds lost! Back on July 16, I started MFP with a weigh-in at 223. This morning, I weighed 184 (39 pounds lighter). Before I even began using this platform, I used diet to drop from an all-time high of 229. In total, I've lost 45 pounds, the large majority of them by counting…
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Who's a Drama LLama?
C'mon. 'Fess up.
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2 lbs a week
35 days in, and I've lost 17 pounds just watching diet and doing some light exercise. I'm about to crank up more regular exercise with daily walks and some "Couch to 5K" thrown in. Registered for my first 5K in October. I'm nearly halfway to my target weight, and I'd like to get there by year's end. I figure that, the…
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HRM Watch -- Any Garmin Fans? 110? 210?
I want to get a HRM and have been looking at Garmin and a number of other brands. However, I'd like to get GPS to track runs, and based on past experience, I tend to trust Garmin when it comes to GPS devices. After reading a lot of reviews, I don't think I need all the bells and whistles on the higher-end models, and I've…
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Ready to Lose
Hi, it's me. Fat papa. The past couple of years, a dissertation, a full-time job, and two young children led to a lot of stress eating, poor rest habits, and far too little exercise. I gradually went from my healthy weight of 185/190 up to around 225/230, and I've been there for a couple of years. As one of my many…