Since last September I've lost 41 pounds

[ODogg]

Just thought i'd share since I'm about halfway home on my weight loss and am pretty proud. Basically I'm working out 5 nights a week for about an hour each day. I do weightlifting 3 times a week, rowing machine, treadmill and elliptical. I am eating healthy 5 or 6 days out of 7 (lean meats, fish, vegetables & fruit) with one day usually being a reward meal type day to give myself a chance to eat my cravings.

Since February, I've lost 5 inches from my waist and 3 inches from my spare tire. My cholesterol is down 50 points It was 223 and is now 173. My glucose level has gone down from being pre-diabetic at 131 to 110 (number is after fasting overnight) which is pretty much normal at this point (should be 100 ideally).

And finally, I have cut my blood pressure medicine in half, from 40 mg of Lisinopril a day to 20 mg.

I currently weight 259 pounds, down from 300 and my ultimate goal is 210 to 220 pounds (I'm 6 foot tall). Also, my weight lifting in just about every facet has double in terms of the weight I can lift from when I started lifting in February.

Here is my website if anyone wants to check it out. It has before and after pictures on it too so you can see the difference:

http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage.asp?id=SHAUNH20

Anyone else here fighting the good fight for their health too? If so and you have a site please let me know so I can see how you're doing too..

[Scottdau]

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Damn that is great, just remember to keep it off is the bigger goal.

[TheGamingChef]

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Wow! Congratulations ODogg, that's a great thing to achieve.

I've been working out a lot lately too. My goal is to make the Iowa State football team next year, even if it's just the scout team. Right now I weigh about 250 and I'm 6'2''. I don't have the muscle to play line, nor the speed for a different skill position, but I can punt a football 45 yards pretty consistently. I'm worried that 250 will be too big for a punter, so I've been trying to cut it down. I'm at 235 since I started at the beginning of March. I am going to try to get it down to 200 and then get in the weight room like a crazy mother****** and see where I end up.

I've also gotten my cholesterol down 11 points, too - an added bonus

[WazzuRC]

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Congrats man!

[ODogg]

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Congrats man!

Thanks all!! And I must say, i've had much more luck with the ladies since i've lost this weight

Hey Gamingchef - good luck with making the team dawg, I'm rooting for ya!!

[Scott]

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That's great to hear, keep up the good work.

[dave360]

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Congrats ODogg. I've lost about 25 lbs in three months or so thanks to throat and nose surgery and just cutting way back. My wife and I both bought bicycles and have been enjoying that as well. I've also been walking a bit more since I got my IPod so I feel it's definitely good for that.

[chippered]

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Congratulations man!! I would love to lose about 30lbs, but I cant seem to stick with anything. I'll get there eventually though. Good job!

[ESPNdeportes]

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Congrats, keep up the good work man.

[Holic]

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Congrats ODogg, keep it up bro!

[cliburn]

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In a somewhat related story, I've gained since 28 pounds since I left for Iraq . . . I really need to get back into shape.

[Lintyfresh85]

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Congrats ODogg, but believe me you have to keep it up. One summer I went from 200 to 180 trying to get the flab off my stomach (I'm 5'11") and I got there, but then I stopped working out because I had made it, and I ballooned up to 240 two years later... I'm about 220 now but it is so easy to put the weight back on if you don't keep at it!

Anyways that's great to hear you've lost the weight man, hope it keeps on coming off as you keep working hard.

[ndeezlo]

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I got pretty big the summer I turned 21 (2001) because I was just working and going to school and drinking more then I used to, probably got close to 270 but I never weighed myself, I just see pictures of that time and it's gross. I'm down under 220 hoping to get under 200 soon, although I haven't had any diets or plans, just playing basketball alot helped and I'm about to join the gym on monday so hopefully I can bonanza off some more weight.

oh yeah i'm just 5-10 too, I can't imagine what I was thinking when I was that big, I look at huge people and think how do they let that happen, but I didn't think I was that big then only looking back on it do i realize how out of shape i was.

[ODogg]

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Congrats ODogg, but believe me you have to keep it up. One summer I went from 200 to 180 trying to get the flab off my stomach (I'm 5'11") and I got there, but then I stopped working out because I had made it, and I ballooned up to 240 two years later... I'm about 220 now but it is so easy to put the weight back on if you don't keep at it!

Anyways that's great to hear you've lost the weight man, hope it keeps on coming off as you keep working hard.

Oh I know, I lost 80 pounds before and gained it back!

[Shaver]

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Congrats! Great work!

It's funny you posted this today, because today is exactly 1 year since I started my new "lifestyle" and relationship with food and exercise. I've lost over 80 pounds now and would be hard pressed to feel better. My labs are all stellar now and I feel great.

I'm running my first 5k next Saturday (details are in my BLOG) and, for the first time since my HS football days, I actually feel worse when I don't work out then when I do.

Keep it up! It's a battle.