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I'm not weighing in until Saturday, but I've been doing great with my eating over the last week (even managed to stay clear of free pizza, cookies, and beer at a work function!). It's been a few days since I've been to the gym, but I'll be going tonight.

My body is finally getting used to the smaller portions... good thing too, because that growling stomach was driving me crazy!

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Good job resisting the temptation, Kris. You are a better man than I, as I would have given in for free pizza and beer.:D

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Been awhile since I've checked in. School's been keeping me busy. Anyway, I've kinda hit a plateau and have been sitting around 198 for the past month or so. I admit that I got away from working out, but I fixed that this week and am back on the workout bandwagon.

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Up .2 here
Guess it's better than nothing.

As camping season rolls in, I expect that I'll get more active. Let's just hope it helps.
I can't be too hard on myself, as I'm not actually on an 'official' diet plan. But I need to do something.

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I am finally home and loving it!!!

The days around my travel date were not so good so I was expecting to be up a bit. I was right. I'm +1 over last week, which is still not that bad. I'm also using a different scale that I would not consider to be as accurate.

In any case, it's my new starting point as the summer season kicks in.

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Weighed in this morning at 214.8 :dance:

It's getting a little easier as my body's getting used to the change in eating, last night I still had 150 more calories budgeted by 10:00pm and I wasn't even hungry.

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Weighed in this morning at 258. 29 pounds lost Woot woo

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Awesome! Keep it up!

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Another week at 243. No change. I know that's not bad news, but I'm starting to get frustrated.

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I've been out of town since Thursday morning. I'll weigh in again next Friday.

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Another week with no loss. I've been at 243 for a month now.

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I know its gotta be tough for ya Andy but don't do anything silly like giving up! It's not the ideal situation but every week you stay the same, thats one more week that you have kept the weight you have lost off. You know this already, but encouragement is always helpful!

I hit a major plateau when i was trying to break the 200lbs mark. I was stuck there for 5 weeks before I registered another 1lbs drop to hit 199. It was really tough mentally, but I just stuck with the exercise and tried to stay very strict with the diet and eventually my body and metabolism adapted and I started dropping again.

You will get there :tu

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Weight loss plateau's drive me crazy... Stick with it, as long as you're still doing everything you've been doing, another loss must be just around the corner :tu. Keeping the good habits but changing your routine may help too. For me in the past I've been able to get out of plateaus by hitting the gym extra hard and/or doing something completely different at the gym than I would normally do.

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I'm down to 209, which is well on my way to my first mini-goal of hitting 200lbs by my birthday in about a month!

Why does non-diet soda have to have so many calories? I really miss my (way too frequent) 1 liter Mtn Dew's :( :r

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I am almost +/- 0 in the last couple of weeks (260lbs).
I stopped drinking coke last week and i went 5 times to the gym. Thats the most i have been in the last couple of years.
I am trying to go 7 times this week (4xcardio + 3xlifting). Next week i am going to do 5 x 45-50min cardio + 3 lifting workouts.
Getting up at 5.30 to do a 45 min cardio workout at 6 isnt as bad as i thought.
I also reached my benchpressing goal. I pressed 225 3 times.

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Good deal for both of you. I hit the gym yesterday for the first time. Going back today to get a 6 month membership.

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On Sunday my girlfriend and I made a bet: if I can fit comfortably into my 34" pants from college (wearing 36" right now) by December, she'll buy me a box of any cigars I want, and throw in some other treats. I have never been so motivated.

I'm already contemplating salad for lunch.

Fortunately she didn't realize at the time that in order for it to be a proper bet, I would have to give her something if I lose, heh.

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If you happen to be going to 24hr Fitness, check out their membership deal at Costco, it's by far the best deal around that I've seen. $300/2yrs if I remember correctly, with no additional hidden costs.

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I've gone from 248 to 218 since this thread started, through no help of my own. *shrug*

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Sounds like a good deal, but only a local gym in my town. No big names here. They want $45 a month, but I hear they give state employee/teacher discounts. I'll have to check it out today.
It may be through no help of your own, but it's still a loss.:tu

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Life is really hectic these days with no semblance of regularity. I don't have a regular weigh-in day any more, so I'll just post up when I do get a chance to do it. On the plus side, I've weighed in at 230 for the last 2 mornings, which is a 2lb drop since my last check in.

To get the weight loss for this summer, we should all agree to do 20 push ups for every piece of meat on the BBQ and 10 sit-ups for every beer. That should help.:D

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I think the first guy to 199 should have to buy the chocolate pudding. :D

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Willing to bet I won't be the one buying the pudding:)

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If I cut off one of my legs I could be there quickly.:D

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Leg pudding...:dr


Off day from the gym. Walked/ran 2 miles around the neighborhood last night. I really feel great this past week.

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:r

I'm teaching a kayaking course this weekend, but I'm also back at my thesis again, so there will be lots of desk jockeying.

Way to keep the spirit going Andy. You'll be back under 240 soon enough.:tu

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After three days at the gym and a decent dedication to my diet I am somehow up to 248lbs this morning.:confused:

Get in there and work harder, focus more on cardio. Worked on back and shoulders yesterday, then did 30 min. on the elliptical.

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Your muscles may be storing more water now that you are lifting. Dont let the number game bother you yet as long as ya are sticking to the plan.

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i am down to 255. Hitting the gym for the 7th time this week tomorrow morning.

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:tu
Sounds good to me.








Thirty min. of cardio on the elliptical machine today.

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Leg day at the gym.
Hoping for some decent numbers this week.

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Bought a new set of scales. Should be more accurate/reliable than the old ones. Only $25 at Costco.

I've been hovering around 230-235, which is not bad, but I'm not making any further progress beyond 230. I'll weigh in again on Friday morning and see how I'm doing.

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Despite my not seeing the inside of the gym in over a week, I'm down to 207.2. Gotta get back to the gym though, I've been charting my progress, and it's much slower lately.

Looks like I need to be careful, or I'll be oweing Scott some pudding pretty soon :fu

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Where's Bill Cosby when you need him?!:D

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Messed up for lunch today. Went with some of the other teachers on my hall to the Chinese buffet in town. That was a mistake. Ate two full plates. Also today is supposed to be my off day at the gym, going back on Friday and Saturday. But I'm going camping this weekend and won't make it to the gym again until Monday.:(

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Had a gain of 2.4 lbs over my last official weigh in. I'm teaching another kayak course this weekend so I hope to make up for that. On the down side, I think I'm looking for more snack breaks to escape working on my thesis.:(

Oh well. I'll keep plugging away at it.

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Hows everyone doing?

I fell off my plan to diet for a couple months leading up to a family reunion on the 4th. Was back up 4lbs after a glorious night of 18 beers. I am going to seriously buckle down for the next 2 weeks here and see if I cant drop the 6lbs to get under 180 before the reunion. I may even try to cut out the booze for these few weeks.

Hope you guys are seeing some losses!

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Weighed in at 243 again yesterday evening after getting back in from vacation. Skipped the gym today, so I'll have to double up tomorrow. Chest, shoulders, and legs all in one day? May have to save shoulders for Wednesday.

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216.2 this morning, 218.6 right now, all fed and hydrated.
I haven't seen 216 for 10 years.
I'd be even better, but I had a date for lunch and ate a crab cake and 5 glasses of lemon water. Ate all the green stuff, too. It was at Ruby Tuesday's, it was good, too. :tu
The date went real well, too. A chick my age. Too smart and good looking though. She's got way too much sense to get mixed up with me. :tu

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You never know, if you play your cards right...:tu


I love Ruby Tuesdays, but I always go overboard when I eat there.

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Down to 203.8, and feeling pretty good about it! :dance:

I'm about to be at the inlaws for a couple of weeks though, we'll see what kind of damage that does to my progress...

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Still 216.2.
That's after a weekend of Fair food and I've been forcing myself to eat dinner every day. The only thing I can see that I've done differently in the last few months (aside from being sick) is that I drink about two gallons of water a day, whether it be coffee (watered down half-caff with lots of milk), or flavored water. Grape Aquafina and Grape Powerade Zero are my favorites.
I'm never without a 32 ounce cup around me, and I always feel like I'm in a desert.

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The doctor gave me a choice last November ... lose weight or die. I'm 5'8' but I weighed 229. Had to look in the "big and tall' for pants with at 46" waist. Alright ... I looked like a walrus.

Been at this diet thing ... one reasonable meal a day and NO munchies (the real cause of my problem) ... for about 7 months now. Got on the scale this morning and was down to 158 ... yessssss ... that's 71 pounds. Kind of like I've lost a 4 year old.

I'm into 34" waist pants, and this morning I was able to get into some clothes that I haven't been able to wear for years.

My goal is 155 pounds and I'm just now starting to believe that I may really get there.

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That's quite an accomplishment! :tu

After 71 pounds I wouldn't sweat another 3, but if it keeps you motivated to stay in shape and watch what you eat, more power to you.

I have my weigh in tomorrow. I've been hovering around 230 all week, but I was a little off the wagon today. Maybe I'll do some crunches before I go out for that beer.:D

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inlaws cooking (especially my wife's grandmother) is irresistable! :(
Fair food!:dr
Awesome job! 71lbs is more like an 8yr old, and that is quite the accomplishment.:tu Keep up the good work on the last 3lbs.

Good luck on the weigh-in.

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I managed to hold my own and drop the 2lbs again. I'm on better track than I was last summer where I started off pretty good then kept climbing right up to Christmas. My goal this year is to keep the extra weight off over the holidays.

Have a great weekend everybody.:tu

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Half way through my vacation (with no scale, and little self control).. I'm sure I'll agree with that statement in another week. :(

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I cant seem to rein in the weekend drinking. And the drinking is leading me to eat more then i should. I am not really putting any weight back on, but I am certainly not going to meet my goal of getting under 180 for next weekend :mad: