Since last September I've lost 41 pounds

[ODogg]

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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.

Wow, great to hear Clay!! Great job man. I know what you mean about the exercise, i'm the same way now. I feel so much better after I workout I can't see giving it up now. I'm going to check out your blog.

Clay do you have any pictures?

[Peter_OS]

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Odogg I'm proud of you man!

Keep it up!

[dave360]

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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.

Cool man, congrats!!! Good luck against the Kenyans!!! I can see the headlines now

"ClayOS takes down the entire Kenyan team during marathon"

[Shaver]

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Wow, great to hear Clay!! Great job man. I know what you mean about the exercise, i'm the same way now. I feel so much better after I workout I can't see giving it up now. I'm going to check out your blog.

Clay do you have any pictures?

My Mom always taught me that, no matter how nice they seem, never send your picture to boys on the internet...

I'll see what I have.

[jim416]

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ODOGG,

Great job.

I went back to the gym two months ago. At 60 I was just feeling too tired all the time (I've been retired for five years).

The instructor at the gym is great and has everyone working out with light weights to build leaner muscle. He does circuit type training, first the tread mill for 15 minutes, then from station to station doing three sets of 15, 30 second rest between each set, then move onto next station.

The heaviest weight I'm using is 40 pounds, the dumb bell curls, other stuff is 20 pounds. I was skeptical of him at first as I wanted to do the macho thing (cough, cough) and jump right into the bench presses, etc., but I listened to him and after two months I've lost five pounds, but I've also turned fat into muscle which makes me look even thinner.

My goal is 20 pounds in six months. I started at 255 (6'2") and am at 250 and feel really good. I'm waking up at 0630 every morning now instead of my normal 0830.

Keep us posted with pictures. I'll try to post some before and after too. Got to take a few at the gym tomorrow.

Good luck with it.

[DueceDiggla]

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Thats awesome ODogg.

Are you cooking every day? I've always had problems with diets because you have to cook every meal, then you have the pots and pans that need to be cleaned for the next day, and you're also going food shopping all the time for fresh fruits and vegetables. How can you do all of this and still have time to workout and exercise?


And did you come up with your own recipes or did you have help with that?

[DueceDiggla]

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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..

I quit smoking March 23 and I started working out/cardio two weeks ago.


If anyone wants to quit smoking I suggest the Nicoderm patch. If it works for me, it'll work for anyone.

[blackceasar]

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

Just make sure you stay strong though. As Gregg Maddux and John Smoltz said back in the day...

"Chick's dig the long ball".

[blackceasar]

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I quit smoking March 23 and I started working out/cardio two weeks ago.


If anyone wants to quit smoking I suggest the Nicoderm patch. If it works for me, it'll work for anyone.

I dont smoke but I need to quit Pepsi. I dont drink Coffe but i used to make fun of how people would come into the office in the morning and if no one started a pot of coffee peope would get steaming mad and bothered lol My g/f pointed out that Im the same way when I look in the fridge and there is no more pepsi lol.

I dont smoke but I chew Orbit gum like a chain smoker. I can go through a pack of that **** in half a day.

[blackceasar]

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Also a really REALLY good place to go and read about this one dude who now has his own site (and no its not some pay thing, its just a story aboutt this dude and now everyone gets on the free message board there..you will see some amazing transformations) www.johnstonefitness.com

There are people there that were like 5-10, 320 and look like adonises now...but of course it was like 2 years later, but still...it gives anyone who wants to change thier weight, appearence/lifestyle hope.

[ODogg]

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Thats awesome ODogg.

Are you cooking every day? I've always had problems with diets because you have to cook every meal, then you have the pots and pans that need to be cleaned for the next day, and you're also going food shopping all the time for fresh fruits and vegetables. How can you do all of this and still have time to workout and exercise?


And did you come up with your own recipes or did you have help with that?

Yeah i do cook pretty much everyday, in fact right now i'm cooking up a big batch of fish for the rest of the week. It doe suck having all the cleaning of dishes to do and to be honest it's all really cut into my videogame time (and yeah all the shopping for fruits/vegetables DOES get old) but in the end I think it'll all be worthwhile.

I use sparkrecipes.com and my own stuff, most of what I cook though is just basic vegetables. Like tonight I had some black beans and fresh spinach with vinegar with a piece of fish I cooked yesterday. that's pretty typical of what I eat.

[chippered]

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Yeah i do cook pretty much everyday, in fact right now i'm cooking up a big batch of fish for the rest of the week. It doe suck having all the cleaning of dishes to do and to be honest it's all really cut into my videogame time (and yeah all the shopping for fruits/vegetables DOES get old) but in the end I think it'll all be worthwhile.

I use sparkrecipes.com and my own stuff, most of what I cook though is just basic vegetables. Like tonight I had some black beans and fresh spinach with vinegar with a piece of fish I cooked yesterday. that's pretty typical of what I eat.

I'm gonna check that website you suggested for recipes. I dont mind cooking, but most of the time I have now clue whats supposed to be good for you and whats not. Thanks man.

[ODogg]

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I'm gonna check that website you suggested for recipes. I dont mind cooking, but most of the time I have now clue whats supposed to be good for you and whats not. Thanks man.

that's cool, i have a few of my own recipes on there as I have a love of italian and mexican food so i have chili mac and pizza and stuff on there, i think a total of 5. to find them just look for "SHAUN" and remember to spell my name with a U. and please rate them too if you try any because i'd like to get my recipes rated!

[chippered]

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that's cool, i have a few of my own recipes on there as I have a love of italian and mexican food so i have chili mac and pizza and stuff on there, i think a total of 5. to find them just look for "SHAUN" and remember to spell my name with a U. and please rate them too if you try any because i'd like to get my recipes rated!

Hehe, sounds like real food, thanks man.