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First 5K (3.14Mi) run without stopping!!!
I just ran my first 5K without stopping! 43:41min - average 13:54/mi 4.31Mph 445 Cal. I started Walking in April, transitioned into more running in May. :smile: :happy: :smile: :happy: :smile: :happy: :smile: :happy:
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NSV - Skydiving - with Pictures!
My wife gave me my big Christmas present - a tandem skydiving jump. When I called them, I learned I had to be less than 225lbs. In February, I was my heaviest, 265lbs. So, I had to lose 40lbs, by the time the Groupon expired, in May. They let me extend to June, and I was 216 without clothes on jump day. Me at Thanksgiving:…
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TODAY IS REWARD DAY!
I have achieved my short term goal weight of <225 with clothes on ... the reward is plummeting towards the earth, at terminal velocity, from 14,000 feet! SKYDIVING!!! T-7 hours from now, jumping "out of a perfectly good airplane" for the first time! Much more exciting than eating a pizza or 10. :tongue:
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Couch to 10 Mile in October?
Hi all, I've lost about 40lbs since Feb - been walking up to 15min miles and gotten up to 10 mile walks. I've started the c25k and am on week 5 - 8 min run, 5 min walk, 8 min run (but it's not 5k distance?) This morning, I ran 2 Miles for the first time, without stopping (21 min). Question is - I'm signed up to do the Army…
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NSV - 2 Miler!!!
burned 330 calories doing 24 minutes of "Running 2.01Mi 24:31 Min 4.95Mph 330 Cal." FIRST 2 MILES WITHOUT STOPPING!!!
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Thinner=Colder?
As I've lost about 40 pounds, I've noticed I'm much cooler - even cold in air conditioning. I'm sitting here at work now and it's 90 outside, and I'm wearing a fleece jacket inside in the air conditioning - and my hands are cold. What's up with that?
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Cheat day?
I try not to do them, but occasionally I will. When you have an official "cheat day" - do you count the food? Do you weigh? If so, how much do you cheat? I didn't mean to, but counted yesterday as a "cheat day". Ate about 4-5000 cal. Scale jumped 5 lbs this morning.
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Out of X and 4's ... Into L's and 3's!!!
I moved into my new sizes today - 38 shorts and Large board shorts (not X-Large)! I can't remember the last time I was in 30's and not XX or X.
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New - Alternative Healthy/Less bad for you food?
I still eat a sandwich from time to time, watching the mayo, with whole grain bread. But what I miss are the chips - like 1/2 the bag of doritos! :wink: My wife found these "Sensible Portions - Veggie Straws" and I thought I'd try them out. They are GREAT. They make me feel like I'm eating potato chips, but they are…
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Bounced into teens!
I normally don't post scale victories but .... I've been bouncing up and down in the 20's and finally... 218!!! :smile: :smile: :smile:
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Dr. Oz - Fat burning supplements - anyone?
According to Dr. Oz - these 3 supplements are good for "fat burning". Has anyone used these? Any pros/cons/tips/advice? 1. Apple Pectin 2. Grape Seed extract 3. Forskolin
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Strange soreness after running - hip?
Hi all, I'm on week four of the c25k program - and am up to mostly running (some walking) about 1.5 mi in 30 minutes. I've started getting a strange soreness in an unexpected place - my outer hip. It's on my right side only, kind of right on top of my pelvis bone down about 6". Kind of right where I would probably clip a…
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What upcoming NSV's/Mini-Goals in the near future?
This morning, weighing in, thinking I'm approaching -40 lbs, and I have to take my daughter to see her Mother, my Ex, for the summer. I haven't seen her since March ... so I'm looking forward to sort of "rubbing it in her face" :devil: - she's a real B ... not nice person (that was actually the more polite letter than I…
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Ran in my first 5K race today!
Run/Walk - 2.78 Mi "5K" - 37:06, 434 Cal. - my first official 5K race with my daughter.
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Just ran my first mile, without stopping! :D
A very slow 15 minute mile, but it was uphill most of the way, and didn't stop! :D 144 Cal. (note, this was AFTER my 1.89 c25kw2d1 workout, and a 5K walk in 49:19 min.) ... for a total of 809 Cal and 6 miles.
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Are you kidding!?!?
Last night, I stayed late to work, and went out with a colleague while waiting to go back to work at 9PM for a scheduled maintenance (I'm in IT). 1st mistake - agreeing to go to Jocks & Jills (a sports bar). 2nd mistake - 20 Wings. 3rd Mistake probably about 6 Tbps of Ranch. 4th-6th mistakes 3 Draft GOOD beers ... 6 POUNDS…
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The proof from the lab - NSV!!!
In February 2011, I went in for my 6 months Diabetes (diagnosed with type II in 9/2010) checkup and my weight and my blood lab numbers showed I had been slipping. My weight had gone up to my heaviest 265 lbs (I'm a male, 5'10") and my numbers were climbing back into the "bad zone" (see below). That same day, I went to my…
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Weight Watchers Week 10 -5.6lbs, total -34.2lbs.
Weight Watchers Week 10: -5.6 for the week, -34.2lbs total. SW:265, CW:231.4 GW:150
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Broke 225! Skydiving here I come!
This morning - 224.6lbs! I had a goal of <225 by the end of May so I would be "under weight" to qualify to go on a skydiving experience my wife bought me. Started at 265 - they said I couldn't do it unless I was under 225. Of course, I guess I really need to be around 220 ... if I want to wear clothes. I'm not opposed to…
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Progress Pic - 10% Weight Loss + 25Lbs in 2 Mos.
Last night at my WW weigh in, I officially reached 10% SW loss and my first 25Lbs. loss at the same time. :D
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Zumba for Guys?
Ok, so as much as the women rave about Zumba, I thought it might be a good, fun workout. I have a 360 Kinnect, so I got the game. The actual "class" does look fun - but the moves ... I'm a 44 year old, over weight, out of shape white guy with NO rythm. I get the calypso step, as long as it's step forward, step back - more…
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Some small NSV's for me
Today, mowing the grass, I took my shirt of for the first time in years. The shorts I'm wearing were too tight 2 weeks ago, now they're too big and need a belt. Speaking of the belt, I was at the end of it, with no more belt holes. Now, I'm on the shorter end. We went to Target to buy some light weights for 30Day Shred -…
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Do I have Shin Splints?
Hi All, I've started walking in April - and have worked up to my furthest distance of 7 miles and up to about 17min/mile. If I "take it easy" and go for distance instead of speed, I have no problems - about say 18min/mile. If however, I walk as fast as I can - about 16.5min/mile - my lower legs, on the front, outside -…
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Must eat all the food ...
Ok, so here's where I do the typical thing and blame my parents. As a kid, my parents - or really my Dad - made me sit at the table until all my food was gone. Now, I struggle to pay attention to the "I'm full signal" and stop eating - even if there's food on my plate, even if there's food on my kids plates, even if…
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Ate too much today
I just feel like I ate and ate and ate ... fruit for breakfast, curry chicken 1/2 cup of rice for lunch, vegetable hibachi stir fry for dinner - water, no noodles, no rice. 6 pices tuna sushi (with rice). 1701 calories - 283 cal doing 30 day shred = 1383 cal. Shooting for 1100 cal ... I know, 1383 cal is a helluva lot less…
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Since Joining - my chart
I saw a question in another post about how often people weigh? I weigh every day - because I like that I can put in a lower number and get a little self-gratification in seeing a difference on paper, if not in the mirror. On the other hand, if I "blow it" and eat too much or eat wrong food, I can see the results in the the…
