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Chad - There are all kinds of pills someone can take, but what does that do to help you keep it off? Ok, I'll answer...nothing. You might lose the weight, but unless you learn to eat right (which is what proper dieting should do) you'll put it all right back on as soon as you stop taking the...

Weigh in today: 206#, down 3# from last week (which I'm very happy about), for a total loss of 34# now. :) And I'd just like to say that if there is anybody who started participating in this thread and started their own weight loss program, but hasn't had as much success as they hoped, I still...

Robert - Welcome to the thread! :) Weigh in report: today's weight, 209# That means I've lost only 2 lbs in the past 2.5 weeks. It's an improvement, but not as good as I'd like. And certainly not as good as before. This could be because the past 3 times I've weighed myself it was on 3...

Thanks for that advice Joe! :) Finally, the gym has a new scale! It's a digital too. So weigh-in today put me at 211. That makes for a total weight loss of 29 lbs. so far. :D Now, I've got a question hopefully someone can answer (is anybody still reading this...) For the past week I've been...

Good to hear things are still going well for you Brian and Earle. I'm also still enjoying my diet and exercise. Well...the waking up at 5am is getting harder with the baby wanting to stay up until 11pm. (My wife is nursing him so she wakes up at night for the feedings. I feel bad because I can't...

Earle, isn't it amazing how big the pants get! :eek: When I finally bought my new jeans (36") and took off my old 40" jeans for the last time I looked at them and was completely amazed at how fat I was. You know, for some reason we can never see the weight until we lose it and our clothes are...

I let myself "cheat" Monday night. We went to visit some extended family and they had chocolate chip cookies and cake. I had a couple cookies and a small slice of cake. That was my "allowed cheat." :D EarleD - Do you do situps or crunches? You might like crunches better and they're just as...

"Cheating" occasionally isn't bad. In fact, most diet programs suggest that you take a day once a week and just eat whatever you want (within reason of course...not 3 square meals of cake and cookies). In fact, I don't really see how taking an occasional "break" is going to hurt anything, as...

Chris - What kind of diet changes are you going for? Low-fat? Low-carb? Or just low-calorie? From the looks of your menu I can't really tell. If you're going the low-calorie way (or even Weight Watcher's point system) then you should be religiously counting those calories (or points) and...

Yeah! New "recruits"!

Oh yeah...and I also have a Balance energy bar as my mid-afternoon snack (eating one right now :D 3:24pm). That REALLY helps get me through the afternoon.

Matt - Eating many small meals is better than eating a few big meals. I'm a big eater too, so I have snacks of fruits and vegetables lined up for my "in-between-meals meal." Personally, fruits really satisfy me. I like variety, so I rarely eat the same fruit twice in a day. That also helps me...

Michael - Have you ever had your cholesterol checked? If not, be sure to do so at your next doctor's appointment. Knowing your cholesterol levels will greatly help you to determine what kind of diet to go on. You could also talk to the doctor to find out what he recommends. I highly recommend...

Oh...hey! I didn't even see ya come in Chris. :) Welcome, and congrats on the first 5 lbs. Have you started an exercise program yet? That's really the biggest factor to weight loss. Eating right is important...but not as important as exercise (unless poor health prevents exercise of course). I...

Brian - You can read the books published by Dr. Atkins. That's a good starting point. Personally I find his methods a bit extreme, and should really be monitored by a doctor. Another good book is Body For Life.

Welcome aboard Anthony! :D Brian - Have you thought about going with a low-carb diet? The meals you just listed are loaded with complex carbs that aren't going to help you lose weight. Fast food isn't so bad if you don't eat the bread and ketchup (loaded with sugar). So you can still get your...

That's a pretty interesting article Max. Thanks for the link. Leave it to an engineer to go and try to figure out something like that. :D Today's weigh-in (using the scale at the gym on a hard floor :wink: ) was 221#. That's down 19# total. Just 5 more pounds to reach my 10% loss milestone...

Today's weigh-in: 226# down 1# from last week, for a total loss of 14#. Not a huge loss, and I think it's because I've been feeling a little sluggish all week. It's probably affected my metabolism. I probably haven't been getting as much sleep as I should. So by about 1:30 or 2:00 pm I'm...

Jeremy - You need to make sure you are consuming enough calories. Too much and you gain weight (or don't lose weight), but too little and your metabolism slows down and your body stops burning fat. You need to eat just enough calories to maintain a high metabolism but still get your body to burn...

Weighed in today and lost another 3 lbs bringing the total loss to 13# and weighing 227. :D I never thought I'd get back down into the 220's! I'm really looking forward to the 210's and 200's. It's really nice to see results. To be honest I never thought this would work. I was worried that I...

Well...it's good to know you all are still with us. It felt like a ghost town for a while here. ;) I've still been eating right, dispite not posting my menus. Posting my menus has helped to get my diet straightened out and get some feedback. I'm sticking to the same routine and diet as before...

Hello?...*taps microphone*...Is anybody there? Is everyone still with me here? Just 'cause I take a couple days off doesn't mean you all can slack! ;) June 13th meals: Breakfast: 1 shake Snack: 1 pear Lunch: Grilled lime chicken caesar salad, 1 nectarine Snack: 1 Balance bar Dinner: 1...

OK. I'm trying to get back to "normal" today. Yesterday's breakfast was a very small bowl of Wheaties and 2 handfuls of grapes. Lunch was a "celebration" lunch provided by the hospital. I couldn't resist not eating it. :D 1 nice big juicy steak with onions and mushrooms, 1 baked potato, 1 roll...

So much for avoiding fast food. ;) I figured...a couple days won't hurt. And I did avoid the terribly bad stuff...like McD's, BK, and the oh so tempting Krispy Kremes. But I went to KFC (had their Twister), a local restaraunt for breakfast (breakfast burrito, hashbrowns), and Subway. I'll still...

Way to go Tony! Keep up the good work. :emoji_thumbsup: I really need to figure out a good weekend meal plan. Sunday's are the hardest because I'm usually out of the house quite a bit and for some reason there's never any leftovers to have for lunch. So Sunday lunch is going to have to be...

June 8th meals: Breakfast: 3 eggs, 1 peach, 1 glass 1% milk Lunch: 1.5 cups spaghetti w/ ground beef & spaghetti sauce (from a jar), 1 peach Dinner: 1.5 chicken breasts (fried), 1 cup peas Snack: 1 banana, 2 apricots Today I did a lot of outside work...digging about 2 tons of dirt (moved it...

June 7th Meals: Breakfast: 1 shake Lunch: 1/2 pork chop, 1 bean & beef burrito, 1 apple, 1 orange Snack: 1 Balance bar Dinner: 1 hamburger patie, 2.5 whole chicken wings, 2 cups green salad w/ tomato and fat free Italian dressing Snack: 1 slice cheddar cheese, 2 handfuls green grapes...

If it's a green salad then it's usually one of those pre-bagged grocery store kind with a variety of lettuce and other greens. I usually slice up a tomato to go with it. The fruit salad last night was a homemade assortment of chopped fruits using cantaloupe, apple, red grapes, orange, and...