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Fitbit (And Similar products)
So I almost bought a Jawbone UP because I'm worried that my sleep patterns may be part of the reason to blame for my lack of motivation to be active (always tired even though I "sleep" 7-8 hours every night. I figured that's what set it apart from just buying a pedometer. So I look on amazon to look at reviews and they are…
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"Prescription" Weight Loss
So I generally prefer urgent care clinics over hospitals.... hospitals are too noisy and overwhelming, so unless I need to go to the hospital for tests or something, I'll usually do urgent care (also helps because I'm horrible at taking time to schedule things)... Anyway, the local urgent care clinic has a weight loss…
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Completely Let Myself Go
So I wanted to buy some work pants today; after realizing that mine were getting a little tight. Once again, I found myself buying the next size up... size 46 waist. Weighed myself and I weighed in at 301 lbs. I couldn't believe it. I do tech support so 1/3 of my day is spent sitting in a cubicle. Then I go home and sit on…
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As big guys... opinions on men who like big guys
As a large man looking to find friends that I could identify with and that appreciated me as I am, I turned to various sites like bear411 and biggercity. While I have found many great men to talk to, I'm not sure how I feel essentially being someone's "fetish". Even worse, now that I've taken an interest in becoming…
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All progress lost in one week...
So I'm on to week 3. Tomorrow is my "official" weigh-in, so my profile isn't showing it, but because curiosity has gotten the best of me, I had a pre-weigh-in weigh-in. I'm right back to where I started. In less than a week I have gained back every pound that I have lost. I exercise 4 to 5 days a week, I eat between…
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What was your "final straw"?
I'm curious what was the deciding factor to finally take the plunge and change your lifestyle? In my case it was two thing: one, at 27, my doctor put me on blood pressure medicine and told me to lose weight like YESTERDAY (went in for a skin infection and the dr. basically gave me some meds for that and spent a vast…
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Foodie in trouble
I LOVE food. I have tastebuds that grew up in Wisconsin (and now are in Arizona), which isn't known for dining on lighter fare. I'm used to cooking in bacon grease (wasn't always a Muslim), either rice, pasta, or potatoes with every meal, cheese (and lots of it)... and my big weakness... ice cream. So while I don't eat a…
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New From AZ
Happy Wednesday, everybody :) I'm Ahmed from Arizona. Been overweight since I was a child and it's been a slow but steady gain since I was about 18. I would like to qualify for health insurance (I have coverage through work but it's absolutely awful) and would therefore like to get down to about 150 lbs... which is going…
