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I started at 254 lbs. I am now in the low 230s. A few more pounds, and I will be in the 220s. Honestly, over 20 lbs gone, and I still can't see the difference in the mirror.
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Maybe your body is just taking time to adjust, lance. or, how often do you look at the mirror? If you weigh yourself or check the mirror every day, you won't notice differences as much.
My and my have booked a beach getaway for late January, so we're both working hard to get into beach body shape.
Quite a challenge, though - Christmas season is upon us, which means lots of rich food. And I have a desk job that keeps me sitting down upwards of 12 hours a day...
I'll be switching jobs soon, though. Hopefully the better work environment and the more reasonable hours will give me more energy.
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I'm plugging away, but haven't had the success I've had other times I've gained weight... guess it does get harder as you get older... has anybody tried P90X?
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My brain does a happy dance every time it sees a date square. I used to be so disciplined about my weight and lately I just haven't been, and it shows. Ugh.
Now with Xmas coming, temptation is worse. Really, my dog should run free and I should be on the leash.
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I've tried P90X, Sharky. It's good, but it's tough to stick to it! First time I tried it, it took me 2 hours to finish a one-hour session cause I kept taking breaks.
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Keep working at it. I'm losing weight the hard way, I've been doing the remodeling on my folks home. Lemme tell you, when you wanna lose weight and all else fails, hard physical labor and eating non-sugary foods, laying off the soda's will do it. Can't drink a lot of just straight water cause it tears up my stomach. But unsweetened tea... yeah baby yeah.
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Back on the treadmill today... put on a bunch on weight in December... heading to Florida mid February... hoping to be down a bunch by then...
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As is usually the case when I avoid this thread, I've gained weight. As many of you know, 2011 was a very stressful year for me and there was a lot of stress eating. I'm back on Weight Watchers, which I know works when it's followed. I have an idea about the exercise thing. More later.
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I have actually been quite good about going to the Y and working out and running on the treadmill. I alternate; I do one one day, and the other the next. Mostly I like to check out the females getting fit. Good motivation to go, anyway. I am not losing much weight, but a few weeks ago I noticed that my tshirt wasn't touching my tummy when I was standing up.
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Lance's experience perfectly illustrates my point made on this thread last July about also watching the mirror and not just the scale.
Congrats on managing to build muscle and lose fat at the same time, and especially on the all-important "bigger pecs than belly" milestone. In 2011 I've unfortunately passed that milestone going in the wrong direction.
With the frozen shoulder that started last summer, I've been unable to keep my pecs at their peak, and while I could have gone out walking more often to at least keep the belly down, I... didn't. So now even sucking everything in the best I can manage is a two-pack.
But I've just been cleared to start pushups again, and hopefully I'll get back in the swing of things and back to my medium-confidence self. I've slipped down to "looking great for my age" and want to get back to looking good without the damn qualifier.
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Hit the gym again today... trying to be good about what I eat... emphasis on "trying"
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have booked a beach getaway for late January, so we're both working hard to get into beach body shape.
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