2009 & 2010 & 2011 results moved to post number 5 below
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AA5BY
111812 - 194 lbs.
121612 - 192
122312 - 190

Big Foot 48
032712 - 244
042212 - 239.4
042912 - 237.7
050612 - 238
052012 - 234.4
052712 - 235.8
061012 - 235.7
061712 - 234.6
062412 - 233.6
070112 - 232.2
072212 - 229.3
080512 - 227.9
081912 - 228.8
090212 - 228
090912 - 225.8
100712 - 226.7
102812 - 224.4
110412 - 223.5
111112 - 223
120212 - 220.9
122312 - 222
123012 - 220.9
010212 - 221.2

Curly56
010112 - 193 lbs.
010812 - 192
012212 - 192
012912 - 193
021212 - 193
021912 - 193
022612 - 192
030412 - 190
031812 - 191
032512 - 192
123012 - 203

daddiozz
012912 - 270
020512 - 267
030412 - 254
040112 - 242
041512 - 240
042212 - 245
042912 - 242
052712 - 277
060312 - 274
061012 - 262
061712 - 261
070112 - 265
070812 - 265
071512 - 263
072212 - 259
072912 - 258
080512 - 257
081912 - 254
082612 - 251
090212 - 246.5
090912 - 245
091612 - 243
093012 - 247
101412 - 249
102112 - 248
120212 - 242
122312 - 248
123012 - 250

grahats
010112 - 190
010812 - 188
020512 - 183
021912 - 186
030412 - 183
031812 - 182
040812 - 183

gulio
010112 - 225 lbs.
010812 - 225
011512 - 225
012212 - 225
012912 - 225
020512 - 220
021912 - 225
022612 - 225
030412 - 225
031112 - 225
031812 - 225
040112 - 225
042212 - 225
042912 - 225
050612 - 225
052012 - 225
052712 - 225
060312 - 225
061012 - 225
061712 - 225
062412 - 225
070812 - 225
071512 - 225
072212 - 225
072912 - 225
080512 - 225
081212 - 225
081912 - 225
082612 - 225
090212 - 225
090912 - 225
091612 - 225
093012 - 225
101412 - 225
102812 - 225
110412 - 225
111112 - 225
111812 - 225
120212 - 225
120912 - 225
121612 - 225
122312 - 225
123012 - 225

LVsoaring
010112 - 287 lbs.
120212 - 285

Majortomski
010112 - 272.8 lbs.
011512 - 271.1
012912 - 268.2
020512 - 264
021912 - 264
031112 - 265.2

n00b-E
010112 - 187 lbs.
010812 - 185
012212 - 184
012912 - 183
032512 - 180
111112 - 187
120212 - 185

plowboy1966
010112 - 218 lbs.
010812 - 216.5
030412 - 213

Punkie
010112 - 206.5 lbs.
010812 - 199.5
011512 - 198
012212 - 197.5
012912 - 195
020512 - 197.5
021212 - 195.5
021912 - 192
022612 - 193.5
030412 - 190.5
031112 - 188.5
032512 - 186.5
040112 - 186
040812 - 185.5
041512 - 187
050612 - 185.5
051312 - 186.5
052012 - 186.5
061712 - 192.5
062412 - 189
070112 - 187
070812 - 191.5
071512 - 190
072912 - 190
101412 - 189.5
102112 - 187
102812 - 187.5
110412 - 188.5

TheHud
031112 - 312 lbs.

S_YORAM1@BEZEQIN
100712 - 178.8 lbs.
102112 - 177
102812 - 175
110412 - 176
111812 - 173
120912 - 169

Treetop
010112 - 267 lbs.
010812 - 267.4
011512 - 266.4
012212 - 265
012912 - 265
020512 - 267.4
021212 - 269.8
021912 - 268.4
022612 - 269.4
030412 - 269.8
031112 - 270
031812 - 268.6
032512 - 269.4
040112 - 267.4
040812 - 264.2
041512 - 270.2
042212 - 271.2
042912 - 272.2
050612 - 271.2
051312 - 270.0
052012 - 267.8
052712 - 263.2
060312 - 260.4
061012 - 265.4
061712 - 264.8
062412 - 266.4
070112 - 263.2
071512 - 267.2
072212 - 269.4
072912 - 267.4
080512 - 266.4
081212 - 266.6
081912 - 265.2
082612 - 265.0
090912 - 267.6
091612 - 268.2
093012 - 268.2
100712 - 268.6
101412 - 269.2
110412 - 272
111112 - 270.4
111812 - 272.2
120212 - 269.8
121612 - 272.6
122312 - 271.2
123012 - 270.8


group totals week of:
010812 - 13 ; 011512 - 4 ; 012212 - 3 ; 012912 - 5
020512 - 12 ; 021212 - 0 ; 021912 - +2 ; 022612 - +2
030412 - 24 ; 031112 - 1 ; 031812 - 1 ; 032512 - 3
040112 - 15 ; 040812 - 3 ; 041512 - +3 ; 042212 - +1 ; 042912 - 4
050612 - 2 ; 051312 - 0 ; 052012 - 6 ; 052712 - + 31.8
060312 - 6 ; 061012 - 7 ; 061712 - +3 ; 062412 - 3
070112 - 3 ; 070812 - +5 ; 071512 - +2 ; 072212 - 5 ; 072912 - 3
080512 - 4 ; 081212 - 0 ; 081912 - 4 ; 082612 - 3
090212 - 5 ; 090912 - 1 ; 091612 - 1 ; 093012 - +4
100712 - +1 ; 101412 - +1 ; 102112 - 5 ; 102812 - 4
110412 - +3 ; 111112 - +5 ; 111812 - 1 ; 112512 - 0
120212 - 13 ; 120912 - 1 ; 121612 - +1 ' 122312 - +4 ; 123012 - +13

Year to date group total: 84
.

It's a bit early in the year to be making resolutions isn't it?


I have about 10 pounds I could do with losing. I need to be pro-active about it though. I notice if I cut out beer I lose about 10 lbs, but there seems little point in so drastic a measure.

I am 20 lbs into a 30 pound loss. Shooting for 195'ish.

Im down (in!)... Im weighing in at ~250 right now... I plan on getting with it here in the next few months and trying to reach about 210-220.

My football season starts late February and also I have a friend coming into town in march that I need to whoop on the racquetball court.

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2011
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Arbo
060511 - 213.8
062611 - 207.6
071711 - 206.5
090411 - 206
103011 - 209

California Condor
061911 - 135

curly56
010211 - 196 lbs.
010911 - 194.4
011611 - 192
012311 - 189.2
013011 - 188
020611 - 186.4
021311 - 184.6
022011 - 183.2
022711 - 182.6
030611 - 181.6
031311 - 181.2
032011 - 180.4
032711 - 177.6
040311 - 177
041011 - 176.2
041711 - 178
042411 - 177
050111 - 177
050811 - 177.4
051511 - 178
052211 - 178
052911 - 179
060511 - 179
061211 - 178
061911 - 179
062611 - 178
071011 - 178.8
071711 - 180.2
072411 - 180
080711 - 181.8
091111 - 185
100211 - 185
101611 - 186
102311 - 186
103011 - 185
111311 - 186
121111 - 190
123111 - 193

daddiozz
013011 - 251 lbs.
020611 - 244
021311 - 241
022711 - 240
031311 - 239
032011 - 236
032711 - 235
040311 - 235
041011 - 231
041711 - 229
042411 - 231
051511 - 228
052911 - 227.9
060511 - 228
061211 - 226.5
061911 - 223
062611 - 221
071011 - 221
073111 - 219
080211 - 220, with four days of freedom left
080711 - 224
082111 - 224
091111 - 230
092511 - 228
100211 - 228
101611 - 235
102311 - 242
11xx11 - 272
121111 - 255

gulio
010211 - 220 lbs.
010911 - 215
011611 - 215
012311 - 218
013011 - 215
020611 - 218
021311 - 218
022011 - 218
022711 - 220
030611 - 220
031311 - 220
032011 - 225
032711 - 225
040311 - 225
041011 - 224
041711 - 223
042411 - 223
050111 - 224
050811 - 225
051511 - 228
052211 - 225
052911 - 225
060511 - 225
061211 - 228
061911 - 227
062611 - 227
070311 - 225
071011 - 225
071711 - 225
072411 - 222
073111 - 222
080711 - 220
081411 - 220
082111 - 220
082811 - 220
090411 - 218
091111 - 218
091811 - 220
092511 - 220
100211 - 220
100911 - 220
101611 - 220
102311 - 220
103011 - 220
110611 - 220
111311 - 220
112011 - 220
112711 - 222
121111 - 225
122511 - 225
123111 - 225


Majortomski
see his blog

MtnGoat
010211 - 260 lbs.
010911 - 259
030611 - 246
031311 - 243.5
041011 - 238.5
041711 - 236
042411 - 232.5
050111 -

n00b-E
010211 - 186 lbs.
010911 - 185
011611 - 182
012311 - 182
013011 - 181
020611 - 182
022011 - 184
022711 - 185
030611 - 185
031311 - 184
032711 - 185
040311 - 184
041011 - 183
050111 - 184
051511 - 184
052911 - 184
061211 - 182
071711 - 178.6
080711 - 182
082811 - 182
091811 - 181
100211 - 181
121111 - 186
123111 - 187

Park Flyer
010911 - 245 lbs.
011611 - 245
012311 - 242
013011 - 238
020611 - 238
021311 - 240
022011 - 240
022711 - 240
031311 - 245

Punkie
010211 - 230 lbs.
010911 - 232
011611 - 231.5
012311 - 228
013011 - 228
020611 - 228.5
021311 - 225.5
022011 - 223
022711 - 223.5
030611 - 222
031311 - 223
032011 - 220
032711 - 222
040311 - 219
041011 - 218
041711 - 218.5
042411 - 218
050111 - 219
050811 - 214
051511 - 214
052211 - 213.5
052911 - 213
060511 - 211.5
061911 - 213
062611 - 207
070311 - 206
071711 - 210
073111 - 202.5
080711 - 201
081411 - 203
091811 - 202
092511 - 200.5
100211 - 198
100911 - 199
101611 - 197
102311 - 196.5
110611 - 195.5
111311 - 197.5
112011 - 195
123111 - 206.5

Real Ira
011611 - 201 lbs.
020611 - 205
022011 - 197
071011 - 197
082811 - 195
091111 - 194

RGinCanada
010211 - 170 lbs.
010911 - 170
011611 - 169
012311 - 167
013011 - 168
020611 - 168.4
021311 - 169.1
022011 - 170.2
022711 - 169.8
030611 - 168.5
031311 - 170
032011 - 169.1
032711 - 168.9
040311 - 169.5
041011 - 168.9
041711 - 171.1
042411 - 172
050111 - 170.2
050811 - 170.6
051511 - 171.5
052211 - 169.5
052911 - 172.5
060511 - 172.6
061911 - 174.7
062611 - 171.5
070311 - 173.4

Sprydle
020611 - 195 lbs.

Strouse
030611 - 240.4 lbs.

Treetop
010211 - 271 lbs.
010911 - 272
011611 - 272
012311 - 273
013011 - 273
020611 - 271
021311 - 273
022011 - 275
022711 - 278
030611 - 279
031311 - 279
032011 - 279
032711 - 279
040311 - 280
041011 - 279
041711 - 278
042411 - 278
050111 - 279
050811 - 280
051511 - 288.8 - *new scale
052211 - 288
052911 - 288.4
060511 - 286
061211 - 284.8
061911 - 283.4
062611 - 281.6
070311 - 275.8
071011 - 276.4
071711 - 274.4
072411 - 272.4
073111 - 270.8
080711 - 270.2
081411 - 263.8
082111 - 262.6
082811 - 260.8
090411 - 263
091111 - 263.6
091811 - 260.4
092511 - 260.4
100211 - 262
100911 - 260.8
101611 - 261.6
102311 - 259.8
103011 - 262.8
110611 - 265.8
111311 - 263.6
112011 - 260.8
112711 - 262.8
121111 - 264.8
121811 - 265.0
122511 - 263.8
123111 - 267

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weekly totals:
010211 - 0 - 010911 - 6 - 011611 - 7 - 012311 - 8 - 013011 - 7
020611 - 6 - 021311 - 4 - 022011 - 5 - 022711 - +3
030611 - 13 - 031311 - +3 - 032011 - 3 - 032711 - 1
040311 - 4 - 041011 - 15 - 041711 - 2 - 042411 - 2
050111 - +2 - 050811 - 3 - 051511 - +2 - 052211 - 6 - 052911 - +3
060511 - 3 - 061211 - 4 - 061911 - 2 - 062611 - 8
070311 - 20 - 071011 - 7 - 071711 - +2 072411 - 1 - 073111 -7
080711 - 8 - 081411 - +6 - 082111 - 4 - 082811 - 1
090411 - 4 - 091111 - +2 - 091811 - +9 - 092511 - 5
100211 - 4 - 100911 - 1 - 101611 - 0 - 102311 - +7 - 103011 - +4
110611 - +5 - 111311 - +2 - 112011 - +1 - 112711 - 4
120411 - +2 - 121111 - 0 - 121811 - +23 - 122511 - 0 - 123111 - +19

2011 weight lost by group to date: 91 lbs.

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2010
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
bildo
baggins
082210 - 209

curly56
092610 - 194 lbs.
100310 - 194.5
101010 - 195
101710 - 195
102410 - 195.8
---------------
gained 1.8 lbs.

daddiozz
010310 - 250 lbs.
011010 - 249
011710 - 248
012410 - 250
013110 - 253
020710 - 255
021410 - 258
022110 - 253
022810 - 255
030710 - 256
041110 - 244
042510 - 239
061310 - 236
062710 - 239
080110 - 239
092610 - 236
100310 - 232.3
101010 - 231.4
101710 - 235
102410 - 240
110710 - 240.1
111410 - 240.3
112810 - 242.9
120510 - 243
121210 - 242
-------------
lost 8 lbs.

Flyingwingbat1
021410 - 187 lbs.
022110 - 186
022810 - 187
031410 - 187
032110 - 188
032810 - 190
041110 - 192
041810 - 193
042510 - 200
050210 - 201
052310 - 205
-------------
gained 18 lbs.

grahats
123009 - 198 lbs.
010610 - 195
-------------
lost 3 lbs.

gulio
010310 - 228 lbs.
011010 - 223
011710 - 223
012410 - 221
013110 - 224
020710 - 223
021410 - 225
022110 - 224
022810 - 224
030710 - 225
031410 - 228
032110 - 226
032810 - 228
040410 - 228
041110 - 226
041810 - 225
042510 - 228
050210 - 230
050910 - 228
051610 - 230
052310 - 228
053010 - 230
060610 - 230
061310 - 228
062010 - 228
071110 - 230
071810 - 228
072510 - 225
080110 - 225
080810 - 226
081510 - 223
082210 - 222
082910 - 222
090510 - 222
091210 - 222
091910 - 222
092610 - 222
100310 - 224
101010 - 223
101710 - 225
102410 - 224
103110 - 220
110710 - 222
111410 - 222
112110 - 222
112810 - 220
120510 - 220
121210 - 218
121910 - 218
122610 - 218
010210 - 220
-------------
lost 8 lbs.

jrb
031410 - 224 lbs.

Majortomski
see his blog

martin richards
082910 - 210 lbs.

mtnmnster
051410 - 380
052110 - 375
052310 - 370
053010 - 368
062710 - 370
091910 - 360
-------------
lost 20 lbs.

n00b-E
072110 - 191 lbs.
072510 - 189
080110 - 187
080810 - 187
081510 - 185
082910 - 188
090510 - 185
091210 - 185
091910 - 185
092610 - 185
100310 - 185
101010 - 188
103110 - 185
110710 - 185
111410 - 183
112110 - 182
120510 - 185
121210 - 187
122610 - 184
010211 - 186
-------------
lost 5 lbs.

plowboy1966
072510 - 264.5 lbs.
080110 - 265
080810 - 262.5
081510 - 260.5
082210 - 260.5
082910 - 260
-------------
lost 4.5 lbs.

Punkie
051610 - 282 lbs
052310 - 279
072310 - 269
073010 - 262
080810 - 260
081510 - 256.5
082910 - 250.5
091910 - 250.5
092610 - 248.5
100310 - 247.5
101010 - 244.5
101710 - 243
102410 - 240.5
103110 - 239
110710 - 236.5
111410 - 236
112110 - 234.5
112810 - 235.5
120510 - 230
121210 - 233
121910 - 228
122610 - 229.5
010211 - 230
-------------
lost 52 lbs.

RGinCanada
032810 - 226 lbs.
040410 - 217
041110 - 209
041810 - 203
042510 - 202
050210 - 200
050910 - 197
051610 - 196
052310 - 194
053010 - 190
060610 - 188
061310 - 186
062010 - 184
062710 - 183
070410 - 182
071110 - 179
071810 - 178
072510 - 178
080110 - 176
080810 - 176
082210 - 175
082910 - 172
090510 - 172
091210 - 172
091910 - 172
092610 - 173
100310 - 172
101010 - 173
110710 - 172
112110 - 171
112810 - 169
121210 - 172
010210 - 170
-------------
lost 56 lbs.

Real IRA
082210 - 198 lbs.
101010 - 195
102410 - 192
103110 - 190
-------------
lost 8 lbs.

Shuffle
101010 - 222 lbs.

Skrogg
032810 - 213 lbs.
071810 - 220
-------------
gained 7 lbs.

Sprydle
031410 - 179 lbs.
050210 - 175
082210 - 194
091910 - 195
100310 - 195
101010 - 192
-------------
gained 13 lbs.

strouse
010310 - 238 lbs.
011010 - 235
012410 - 230
022110 - 229
032810 - 231
-------------
lost 7 lbs.

Treetop
010310 - 263 lbs.
011010 - 263
011710 - 262
012410 - 262
013110 - 261
021410 - 267
022110 - 268
022810 - 268
030710 - 268
031410 - 270
032110 - 269
032810 - 268
040410 - 267
041110 - 267
041810 - 267
042510 - 266
050210 - 263
050910 - 262
051610 - 262
052310 - 261
053010 - 261
060610 - 261
061310 - 262
062010 - 262
062710 - 263
070410 - 265
071110 - 265
071810 - 268
072510 - 266
080110 - 266
080810 - 266
081510 - 268
082210 - 268
082910 - 267
090510 - 268
091210 - 268
091910 - 268
092610 - 270
100310 - 272
101010 - 272
101710 - 270
102410 - 270
103110 - 270
110710 - 270
111410 - 270
112110 - 270
112810 - 272
120510 - 270
121210 - 271
121910 - 272
122610 - 272
010211 - 271
--------------
gained 8 lbs.

Ugly John
010110 - 225 lbs.
011010 - 217
-------------
lost 8 lbs.

-----------------------------------------------------------
weekly totals:
011010 - 16 - 011710 - 20 - 012410 - 0 - 013110 - 5
020710 - 0 - 021410 - +11 - 022110 - 7 - 022810 - +3
030710 - +3 - 031410 - +4 - 032110 - 2 - 032810 - +5
040410 - 10 - 041110 - 20 - 041810 - 6 - 042510 - 4
050210 - 3 - 050910 - 6 - 051610 - +1 - 052310 - 18 - 053010 - 4
060610 - 2 - 061310 - 6 - 062010 - 2 - 062710 - +5
070410 - +1 - 071110 - 1 - 071810 - 3 - 072510 - 12
080110 - 11 - 080810 - 4 - 081510 - 9 - 082210 - 2 - 082910 - 6
090510 - 3 - 091210 - 0 - 091910 - 9 - 092610 - 2
100310 - +1 - 101010 - 7 - 101710 - +2 - 102410 - 0 - 103110 - 12
110710 - +1 - 111410 - 3 - 112110 - 3 - 112810 - +2
120510 - 5 - 121210 - +6 - 121910 - 4 - 122610 - 5
010210 - 0

2010 weight lost by group: 189 lbs.

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2009
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
AustinTatious
101109 - 230 lbs.

daddioz
092009 - 267 lbs.
092709 - 264
101109 - 261
101809 - 259
102509 - 261
110109 - 259
110809 - 261
112209 - 258
112909 - 256
120609 - 256
121309 - 254
122009 - 255

California Condor
101809 - 137 lbs.

Flyingwingbat1
092709 - 175 lbs.

gulio
010509 - 222 lbs.
011209 - 222
011909 - 219
012609 - 220
020209 - 221
020909 - 219
021609 - 220
022309 - 219
030209 - 218
030903 - 219
031609 - 219
032309 - 219
033009 - 219
040509 - 220
041209 - 218
041909 - 218
042609 - 217
051009 - 219
052409 - 219
053109 - 219
060709 - 219
061409 - 217
062109 - 217
062809 - 220
070509 - 220
071209 - 217
071909 - 219
080209 - 220
080909 - 222
082309 - 223
090609 - 223
091309 - 220
092009 - 220
092709 - 222
100409 - 222
101109 - 220
101809 - 220
102509 - 222
110109 - 222
110809 - 223
111509 - 222
112209 - 222
113009 - 220
121309 - 220
122009 - 225
122709 - 224

jrb
010509 - 220 lbs.
011209 - 223
011909 - 222
012609 - 221
020209 - 221
020909 - 222
021609 - 221
022309 - 220
030209 - 218
030909 - 218
031609 - 220
032309 - 220
033009 - 218
040509 - 218
041209 - 210
041909 - 206
050309 - 208
052409 - 203
053109 - 207
060709 - 205
062109 - 199
062809 - 220
071209 - 220.2
072609 - 222
082309 - 222

Real IRA
101809 - 205 lbs.
110809 - 204

strouse
102509 - 240 lbs.
110809 - 235

Treetop
010509 - 269 lbs.
011209 - 263
011909 - 263
012609 - 262
020209 - 260
020909 - 260
021609 - 260
022309 - 258
030209 - 258
030909 - 257
031609 - 257
032309 - 256
033009 - 257
040509 - 256
041209 - 254
042609 - 256
050309 - 256
051009 - 254
051709 - 254
052409 - 255
053109 - 253
060709 - 253
061409 - 253
062109 - 250
062809 - 252
070509 - 252
071209 - 252
071909 - 252
072609 - 254
080209 - 255
081609 - 253
082309 - 255
090609 - 258
091309 - 260
092009 - 261
092709 - 261
100409 - 261
101109 - 259
101809 - 258
102509 - 258
110109 - 261
110809 - 261
111509 - 261
112209 - 261
113009 - 260
120609 - 260
121309 - 261
122709 - 263

ugly john
041909 - 255 lbs.
042609 - 247
050309 - 247
051709 - 243
053109 - 236
060709 - 235
061409 - 230
062109 - 230
062809 - 228
070509 - 224
071209 - 221
071909 - 222
072609 - 218
090609 - 219

Group collective weight loss
011209 - 17.4 lbs. -011909 - 22.3 -012609 - 18.4
020209 - 0.4 -020909 - +9.9 -021609 - 19.8 -022309 - 8.0
030209 - 4.0 -030909 - 1.0 -031609 - +2.0 -032309 - 0.0 -033009 - +1.0
040509 - 2.0 -041209 - 4.0 -041909 - 0.0 -042609 - 9.0
050309 - 1.0 -051009 - 2.2 -051709 -10.0 -052409 - 4.0 -053109 - 5.0
060709 - 2.0 -061409 - 11.0 -062109 - 9.0 -062809 - +3.0
070509 - 4.0 -071209 - 5.8 -071909 -0.0 -072609 - 0.2
080209 - +2.0 - 080909 - +2.0 - 081609 - +2.0 082309 - +3.0
090609 - +4.0 - 091309 - 1.0 - 092009 - +1.0 - 092709 - 1.0
100409 - 0.0 - 101109 - 7.0 - 101809 - 3.0 - 102509 - 0.0
110109 - 0.0 - 111509 - +3.0 - 112209 - 1.0 - 113009 - 3.0
120609 - 5.0 - 121309 - 2.0 - 122009 - 1.0 - 122709 - +6.0

2009 weight loss by group: 145.6 lbs.

I'm in. I was a 33-34in waist this time last year & now its either buy bigger pants or start to eat better.
I blame the pizza shops that let me order online

I dunno about weight loss (and I don't have a scale)... but I quit smoking (again) today. No resolution, it's just time. It's doing me no good, as are my eating habits and lack of exercise and such.

So hopefully weight loss will come along with it all.

Good luck to those that are going for it.

Good luck to you Paul. You can do it! Raw sunflower seeds are good for munching on, I learned this in a quit smoking class at the American Lung Assoc. It worked for three weeks, till I broke up with my girlfriend. Stupid to start back. I had a lot of energy, was downright type A for those three weeks. I did things that really didn't need doing. Buzz, buzz.

I bought a scale from Amazon, just a mechanical one, with a big dial made by health-o-meter for around $12-15. It is more accurate than the $50 digital we had at the ex's house, as I weigh my self on it before getting weighed at the clinic. So it is as accurate as their's is at least.


One problem I have run against here is since I am cooking all my meals, and maybe eating out once every ten days, is that I tend to eat maybe a fruit for breakfast, then don't eat till suppertime, and make a big meal. One meal a day, then when I get hungry later, after feeling too full from my one meal, I eat some popcorn, or cookies, or gummy bears, or chocolate, or ice cream...... I need to figure out how to eat small amounts all day long, rather than the big meal thing.

Arbo,

Good luck on your quitting smoking! I hope that you make it, I have tried to quit so darn many times but always have relapsed.

TT,

Eating smaller amounts more often can help with weight loss and digestive problems. I went from 220 to 161 over a period of 12 months that way and I have been able to stay at that weight for 10 years now. I hope that you can get down to your target weight and stay there.

Jerry

I'm about 15-20 over what I'd like to be, but even more difficult, about 3-4 inches thicker around the belly. If I don't tuck in my shirt, you'd never know, but back when I met my wife I had a serious six pack, and would like to be back to that. My son is also getting heavy enough that I need to built up a little to lift him high.

For over 6 months this year I was doing 40-45 minutes, 4-5 times a week on an exercise bike. I lost a bit of weight, but it did nothing for my belly. I just found out the local YMCA has a pool, so I might try and join them rather than a gym. From riding the board, my legs are just fine, everything else needs a bit of work.

TT, for snacks try things like celery and carrots. Most stores sell them pre cut in bite size pieces. Peanuts are pretty decent too. Of course, your diet book will tell you better than me. I like to do peanut butter on celery for a snack. Or popcorn with little butter or salt.

I may join you guys, but we don't have a scale in our house. That don't mean I can't exercise, I just can't brag about it (or is that lie about it?).

i've been up and down the scale so many times i can't count anymore. 203 is my heaviest. the least i've weighed as an adult was somewhere below 160 lbs. that's down from 190 lbs. (cause...i got deployed to a far off land). food was plentiful and i did eat but, drinking about 20 cups of coffee and not lifting a single weight, add a lot of stress and the pounds just fell off in seven months. i kept the weight off for a couple of years then ever so slowly, it has crept up.
last year i went on an "official" diet. lost 11lbs. in 5 weeks. all i did was cut out my one soda a day and cut way back on my meals. i did eat about 5 times a day though. mostly high protein stuff and had nothing after dinner. i also got back into running and biking (got my two mile run time down in the 13min. range).

what i tried to do on my diet was to raise my metabolism. keep the body burning calories even at rest. while i did eat more, i burned many more calories. well, one thing led to another and i gained almost all of it back. i need to get down around 170 (currently 185) and drop the waste line into the 32" to 33" range so as of right now, the diet has started.

I do not need a weight loss thread at present. Last June the Dr. put the scare of sugar in me with a high glucose reading. He said I was a few years away from Type II. I pretty much cut out all processed sugar that I could, and dropped about 8 lbs, and am maintaining nicely.

RD has a real good book on sugar and carbs. Perfect for you if you like fruit.
Magic Foods for Better Blood Sugar

Fine...
I hate talking about my weight but i guess i will.

Im 360,yes that much and i want to get down to 220-230.

I am having band surgery in a few weeks as it is a last resort.

Tim

Good luck Tim, feel free to participate in the thread. I am personally too much of a wimp about surgery to consider that, but it is a personal choice, and I hope it works well for you. I support your right to your decision and hope everyone here also will do that. We get some strong opinions expressed in LTUP and hopefully this can be a more supportive and less contentious thread, much like the last weight loss thread.

Jerry, thanks for the advice. Having an ex wife and a sister who collectively have probably lost thousands of pounds and gained it back, I am of the school of eat a little bit of something you crave rather than a lot of something that is a substitute. I never by sugar free products like ice cream, I believe eating fake ice cream just makes you feel deprived rather than satisfied. As always, it is discipline that achieves the goal. My recent ability to eat what I want resulted in me overdoing it. Which leads to me having digestive problems again. I now realize it isn't worth it, plus, I have satisfied my having done without the tasty stuff, in fact, I am tired of overeating and that feeling that goes along with it.

When I was a teen I lost some weight on a fairly strange diet, I wouldn't eat all day, then would have a real chocolate malt when I got to work after school, it soothed the empty stomach. I would drink a diet drink that was a few ounces of grapefruit juice mixed with soda water, and would have a hamburger patty with lettuce and mustard later for dinner. The thing was, I got to a point after I started eating normal meals again, where I was keenly sensitive to being full enough, meaning I would often stop eating in mid bite, just putting down the fork that already was headed for my mouth. I need to get there again, and I believe it is a signal the stomach sends to the brain that we often ignore, being taught from childhood to clean our plates and all. Plus the action of eating one meal a day is mostly from being too lazy to clean up the dishes and such more than once a day, or to prepare foods I can eat later in smaller quantities. It sounds like you have found the perfect place for yourself, good going.

I remember the last thread, there was a bunch of folks who were supportive of each other. Really positive. It showed we could put aside differences and be supportive of each other despite political differences.

Tree,

I've heard that just having a sip or three of water after just a few bites helps curb the want to continue eating.
I could sure be healthier with the maintained loss of a couple dozen pounds.

I favor the idea of taking long walks and or exercising to burn off the calories taken in excess.

I bet a bit of both reduction in intake and an increase in activity will be the key for many of us.

We fly largely construct and fly aircraft.

That's no burning of calories.