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EAGLEMISTER
5/5/06 1:26 P
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I am new to the board. I've only been on it for about three weeks. I am 6'2" and I'm looking to loose 55 pounds. I love to eat and have had a hard time lately being hungry. I am trying to eat more but healthy like apples and the like. I think this site is great and is helping to stay focused.
SW 275
CW 262
GW 219
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Another guy here. I just started SP last week. Started to focus on losing weight about two months ago.
Docē
SW 214
CW 199 (Broke the 200lbs wall this morning WOOOHOOO!)
GW 190 (Wouldn't mind going lower than that)
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Welcome to Spark People - I call us "sparkles" because, together, we can all shine!
My inspiration all the time, and especially so when all else fails, is to read ideas and encouraging words from others with the same goals.
Do you have any health issues or just want to lose weight - any other health issues must be considered when mapping out your "eating-for-life" plan.
I'm not a physician or dietician but will be glad to give you ideas that work for me, when I know whether you have health issues to consider - just be sure to check with your doc before undertaking ANY weight-loss program.
And, not to be fussy, but you gotta find time to eat during your work day - it's not healthy to skip meals and doing so will cause overeating later.
Jolaine aka Jo for short
P. S.: I'm not a guy  but I have one at home, for the past 24 years tomorrow 5/6/06. He's very supportive and so are my co-workers, some of whose goals are the same as mine.
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MILKMANCOLBY
5/5/06 12:37 P
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| sweet sassy molassy, us guys are going happy go jackey losin the lbs like a donkey eatin a waffle!!! for all my fellas out there!!!
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225 just started today
I love to eat , trying to get down to 185
I need help badly , I have no will power
any ideas on what i can do, I dont eat during the day bc of work , no time really...any ideas to help me out?
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yes... there are guys out here!
sw 291
cw 266
gw 215
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Geeze, I didn't know there was a guy's lounge!
I was "just one of the guys for years and years and years" (yes, I'm old); then, quit the "guy's club" because I got tired of listening to their "fat women put-downs".
Totally refreshing to hear guys talking about losing weight and getting fit instead of flexing their testosterone-filled muscles.
Not that I have a single problem with testosterone!!!
Jolaine
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JIMMULLIGAN
5/5/06 7:33 A
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Your not alone we are all in this together.Keep going.
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I was just thinking of the same question about where are the guys. I just started the diet this week and have a goal of 80 pounds in 53 weeks (250 to 170). I am pretty surprised that I can eat up to 2000 calories a day if I get some exercise every day. I happen to live 30 walking minutes away from my office and so I started doing this both ways every day. Not too bad and a lot better than jogging!!!
Fred
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HOWARD.MOORE
5/4/06 11:43 P
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I agree with DRDEMARS about the construction piece. I am working on landscaping projects and just digging a few ditches for irrigation pipe will allow you to burn calories and also provide you with tangible results for you and the family to enjoy.
If you don't have any of that, get out the push mower and cut the grass - 30 minutes will go by quick and it is considered cardio.
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thanks to the 2 for their heartrate monitor posts.. i was supposed to get mine today.. but usps says that it was delivered.. and nowhere to be seen.. =(
.. i love having $250+ floating around in space..
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If you want to burn a lot of carbs do some construction, Guys. I have started adding on to my house. Actually enclosing a patio and changing it into a computer and sewing room. I'm amazed that I can burn 2,000 calories during the day and constuct a worthwhile project.
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LADYBUDDAFLY
5/4/06 5:05 P
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Welcome to all of the Men! Whoo hoo! It's fabulous that you're here!
Oh and CHRIS.CORRADO, Oprah and Star Jones look fabulous! And I'm sure they would be just as successful at finding dates (if they weren't already attached) as other overweight women (myself included).
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WNJURY
WHY??? You could kill yourself this way as well as being fat. You are straining your whole body! I need to lose 150 lbs. I have lost about 8 in a month. Just perfect. I will keep it off and you probably won't, as you saw when you "slacked off" of training. You cannot train like that for your life.
Well,
sorry to be so harsh, good luck to you
joanna
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ENDLESSSCOTT
5/4/06 11:33 A
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| Guy here. I hit 300 recently, so I decided it was time to take action. I don't really have a set goal weight, I just want to feel better and more athletic. I am only 21, and am obsessed with basketball. I guess my real goal is to be able to dunk. I am 6'3" with really big shoulders and thighs. A few years ago, when I was only 6'1" or so, I could get the rim, and I weighed about 235 or so. With an added 2 inches and some added leg strength, I feel I could get up there at 240 or so. Even at 300, I can still almost get rim.
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Yet another guy. I started mid-March, down 18 pounds. Goal is to hit 180 by The Lovely Bride's birthday in September. Since I'm in front of a computer all day, it's very easy to enter everything - which is what keeps me honest.
I've started riding my bike alongside TLB when she runs in the evening (she's a 5-10 K gal). She says that's the best gift I've ever given her. - Who knew?
Great site. Thanks, Spark, for all the cool gadgets!
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Another Guy -
I think this site is great - it seems a little female oriented (workout types, etc.) but it is still great.
I've lost 30 pounds since Dec 6, 2005. I joined SP around Feb and have lost 9-10 pounds since SP.
SW: 252 Dec 6, 2005
CW: 222 May 4, 2006
GW: 190 Oct 17, 2006
I am working out intensely preparing for my first sprint triathlon (on 6/18/2006) in years (only the sprint version - but its a start) and have been logging my working in the journals.
My real problem is with eating too much - and this site helps keep me on track. I am much more conscious about what I eat - because I track it everyday.
To ALL of you men and women - BRAVO
Keep up the great Work - YOU CAN DO IT !
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Another guy here.
I've been here since January, lost 20 pounds, lost my job, got depressed, gained 12 back, and now I've lost another three (oh, and I got my job back).
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I'm a guy. I've been here since mid-March, and have lost 18lbs. That brings me from obese to overweight. Another 22lbs and I will be in the healthy weight range for my height and body build.
When I first joined I posted on a board only to find that everyone else on the board was female. Indeed, often people would refer to "everyone" on the board as ladies! When I let them know I was a guy they were welcoming, but ... it is good to know there are other guys here.
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| {{{{butting ing}}}}}} GO GUYS!
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SOPRANOSFAN
5/4/06 8:45 A
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Another guy here!. I'm in my third week, I've lost three pounds so far. I'm working the plan and the plan is working.
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I am responding to WNJury's incredibly honest writing. I don't mean to be in the men's section, but I don't know how else to respond to him. I totally understand what you said. Many times doctors, although they know that you might gain 20 lbs from some pill, they just feel that it will help one thing, and you'll have to deal with the other. I have so many friends that that happened to. they were already 'chubby', and then they went to their doctors that they trusted, and bam, their on some fat producing pill that brings them into obese, and their sociol life totally stops, dates never call them back, and they can't even get started. Its great tht you're on this site. I'm about 20 over, and it is amazing how many great first dates I go on, after lots of time on the telephone, and then bam, never hear from them again. With the pain that I feel when that occurs at 20 lbs, I feel for anyone even more than that. The 'general public' has been cruel to so many people taht I speak to. Perhas as all of us lose, we'll become a better general public. Non judgemental and we'll actually value getting to know someone first and not judge the outer shell. Don't give up the faith. You sound like a really great person in the heart and you can beat this weight thing. And I learned to listen to myself first, and I realized that doctors don't always have my wellbeing foremost in their mind. They don't look at what something else can cause, they bandage this problem. Stay with this, and let lots of people know about this site. And please, when you become the stud-muffin that you're aching to be, don't be one of those judgemental sob's who only date women who look like a stick with a chest.
Playful
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I am another "Guy Out There".
Been here about a week after I did a bit of internet searching because my weight loss had plateau'ed.
Brilliant site and reading the forums - VERY supportive.
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I am in the military myself, not a marine, air force. I am also in my early thirties and I have found that it is getting harder and harder to stay in shape. I know exactly how you feel when people say the same thing about me. I also have a pretty attractive wife and sometimes I wonder if people are thinking, how did that guy get a wife like that.
You aren't the only one thinking these things and it is great that you are open to discussing it. The best thing to do is start out slow and just stick with it. You aren't the same 20 year old marine anymore, I have found that out the hard way, so you have to pace yourself. Consistency is the best thing at first, until you get back into a routine. You have to make your exercise and eating plan part of your life, not just something you are doing to get back in shape, it has to be a full fledged life style change.
I also found that if I jump in too strong at first, I will lose interest really quickly.
I have tried every diet and exercise plan that is on the market and I have also taken classes on health and fitness, healthy eating, nutrition, anatomy and physiology, etc so I am more than welcome to share what I know with anyone who asks. I am no expert, but I have tried it all and I can tell you what worked and didn't work for me.
Hope this helps. There is a great support network here, I have been reading posts here for a while and I just decided to start posting here. Good luck to everyone.
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I am a guy, I am here, I have the same trouble on the weekend.
The program that I am on, which is a combination of the Spark program and the Body for life program, allows for one free day each week. I use my free day on the weekend because that is when I find it the most difficult to maintain my program.
The free day is extremely important, mainly from an emotional and psychological point of view. It keeps me motivated and it helps me to get all the cravings out of my system so I can concentrate on staying on course.
I also try to do things that I enjoy on the weekend that involve exercise, as opposed to my normal workout.
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Does anyone have any pointers for the weekend.
I'm coming up on my first weekend on the program and like everyone else, I do great all week and loose it on the weekends.
It's not so much the food as it is the beer. I start drinking beer Friday night and continue until Sunday.
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RICKYSBRAT
5/3/06 10:14 P
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| It's nice to see guys posting here. I need to get my hubby in shape. I think I'll start with a kick in the butt and a link to this site. :)
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LATERALUS73 -- Although I've never been in the military I know what you mean about getting older. In my 20s I was normal weight, in my 30s I was overweight and now in my 40s I have high cholesterol (268) and my doctor told me Monday, May 1st that if I didn't drop the weight I'd be a type 2 diabetic by next year.
I started with spark on Monday, right after visiting with my doctor and so far it has been working -- I've dropped 2 lbs so far which is probably just water weight but its two lbs less.
I find that if I enter everything I eat it helps keeping me in line. It also makes me think about what I'm eating.
Good luck, stick with it and you'll reach your goal.
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LATERALUS73
5/3/06 6:09 P
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| I am a 33 year old former Marine Corps machine gunner. Over the last few years it has become harder and harder for me to stay in shape, with the kids, work, and everything else that life throws at you. I have really put on the pounds since leaving the military, not too much, but just enough to know I need to change. The most disappointing thing to me is when people hear I am an ex-Marine and they look at me like "There's no way this guy was a Marine". I used to be in good shape, and as I get older I know I NEED to be healthy in order to be around for my kids. Hopefully this site can help, so far I like the look of it and the plans are pretty straightforward. Anyway, wish me luck, I am trying to go from 230 to at least 195. Good luck to the rest of the guys!!!
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ASSPARKPEOPLE
5/3/06 3:17 P
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| Another guy here. I'm trying to loose weight for health reasons rather then looks. Specically: High cholesterol, Heatburn, and sleep apnea.
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MOWEIGHTLOSS
5/3/06 3:04 P
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I was curious to know myself!
I am really glad to see all of you REAL men who have caught the spark!
Good luck to all of you in reaching your goals.
Stay positive and motivated!
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STARTINGOVER777
5/3/06 2:23 P
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Welcome to the guys - that is good news. Thought it was just as gals as much as we love each other, we equally support you gentlemen in all your goals.
Group hug
Kim
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EARTHWINDFIRE
5/3/06 2:14 P
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| I just wanted to say that I'm really impressed with you guys. Really impressed. Keep up the good work! I've only been here for two days and I feel better already. I even slept better last night than I have in a couple years (I'm a perpetual student) Late nights and early mornings. Good job!
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Fennifer-- First of all,does HE want to get slimmer. That's the whole key.I joined 3 weeks ago,lost 14 lbs.I live in Las vegas where food is king.YES it is hard.Everyday you feel like your going to go back to the way you used to eat,sometimes I do,But only for 1 meal.You have to keep yor goal in mind 24 hours a day.Keeping track of my food takes time,but keeps you motivated.I keep mine on a piece of paper,than go back on line to my food journal.I have learned so much from this,and if your brother wants to lose weight,this is the best place to come. We'll help him.
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CHRIS.CORRADO
5/3/06 10:29 A
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| Hey Roland - I just bought one of the Polar F6 monitors - didn't want to spend much money and wanted to keep it simple. I'm not that familiar with the different features of all the different brands and models but I can say having the HR and calorie information has made my workouts more effective - I've been using it about a week and found that I was probably not keeping my HR high enough while doing cardio and that, during some stages, getting it to high. While of course any exercise is better then not doing it at all I like the idea of being as efficient as possible to help me achieve the maximum benefit from the time I spend.
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| I do need to warn about something on the Garmin. It may be that I just haven't figured it out, too. You get calories burned on running and Cycling. There is an Other category for other sports. But for use inside for instance on my elliptical I was never able to get a calories burned reading from the Garmin. I didn't spend much time looking for a solution so there may be one. At any rate just fyi.
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| ROLLAND - I have the Garmin Forerunner 301 - which has the GPS and HRM. It is really excellent. The 305 is supposed to have much improved GPS reception especially for areas where there are lots of tall buildings, trees, and so on. I use it only for my outside running though. When I work inside I still use my Polar.
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"Be nice to your body - it's not the enemy!"
Great quote Kelly!!!
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Woohoo! There's MEN on this board? :)
Just wanted to tell you all good luck with your goals!
WnJury - You probably won't want to hear this, but I'll say it anyhow. It's fantastic that you're working to improve your health and that you have such strong determination.
I think you need to turn it down a notch, though. You're concerned about having health problems due to being overweight - you can also give yourself a whole new set of health problems by going to the extremes that you are. Burning that many calories and only consuming so little calories is putting a major strain on your body. You've already experienced overtraining injuries, and I can promise you more will come if you continue at your current pace.
KEEP working out - but not so hard and not for so long and eat your minimum 1200 calories. Any weight you gained recently is likely a backlash from your body in response to the extreme workouts and extremely low calories.
Hope this doesn't fall on deaf ears - just concerned for you. I'd hate to see you under the knife because you beat your body up trying to lose weight!
Be nice to your body - it's not the enemy! :)
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Welcome to all the new ones on the list. Everyone is doing great. Keep up the great job.
Lee
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| Thanks for the input, SAMSDAD. I'm going to send him an email right now.
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ITTYBITTYOMNI
5/2/06 3:22 P
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| Im a woman looking primarily to build muscle as well as lose fat. We should all be focusing on building muscle.
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| I have made tracking food and exercise a bit of an avocation so I don't see it as a cost. My wife on the other had can't deal with it and just goes by her internal running total. We're all different. See if he'll try it and suggest he check out the Guy's lounge here.
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Woman here...
I've been doing SP for 3 weeks and I love it but it is time consuming sometimes when looking up foods and such. The time it takes doesn't bother me so much but it takes away from my family. Anyway, long story short, I want to get my 300+ brother to try something, ANYTHING, to lose some weight. Do you feel it takes too much time and patience measuring your food and looking up foods/calories??? Or is it kind of addictive to do? I would like the male perspective on this. Thanks!
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| hey does anyone out there have a heartrate monitor? i've finally ordered one.. spent a little money on it.. but it's the most impressive one i've seen.. i wanted to compare my functions to what others may have.. i have (will be getting) the garmin forerunner 305..
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I started 30 Dec @ 235lbs. Now I'm down to 218.
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| Started my program Dec. 26, 2005. Bought a recumbent cycle, use it daily, and tacked my food to keep under 1800 sugar free calories and lost about 64 lbs to date.
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| started on Sat. 4/29/06 lost 4 pounds it's a good program good luck
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BOMBERJEDI
5/2/06 11:17 A
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wife signed me up last week and I have already lost a few ... it's great :)
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| I really thought that I was the only one.
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male 34 sparkpeople is great 46 gone 4 to go
sw 197 1-27-06
cw 151 5-2-06
gw 147 8-1-06
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| Its nice to see some guys on here as well.....
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I have been using the site here for about 6/7 weeks now. I have been doing pretty good keeping to the plan. I have just lost a couple times on weekend. So far I'm avg about 2 lbs/week. I'm down a total of 12 now and have 28 to go to my first target goal.
Bob
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BIGDADDYJOHN
5/2/06 9:11 A
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| Carry on MacDuff! Yeah, I'm glad someone picked up on ol'Fred Dukes there. Nice to know there's another Marvelite out there!
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Still battling a plateau, won't give up, can't give up. Mini marathon this weekend. Nervous. Wanna run the whole thing. Never run that far/long.
Indianapolis WOOT!
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JIMMULLIGAN
5/2/06 3:54 A
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Great to see a fellow Scot looking for a healthy lifestyle wishing you all the best.
jim
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Just joined today.
I hope this works out.
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| Thanks Samsdad, I appreciate that. With you guys on this list inspiring me and SP I will keep pressing on.
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CLANMACDUFF
5/1/06 7:03 P
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| I am a huge X-Men fan and I thought I would post to tell you how much I liked your picture that had on there. The bad thing about it is when you look like the Blob (that would be me) and you want to look like Colossus or Wolverine! Fat chance of me ever looking like either one of those two!
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FRISKEYKITTY
5/1/06 5:07 P
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| I may not be a "guy", I am all woman. But, I had to reply when I saw your message. It is dangerous to lose weight fast as it is to gain it. When I had lost 110lbs. in as little as 6 months it caused a serious health problem. I went on an almost zero fat, 800 calorie a day liquid diet. I ended up with zillion of gall stones and had to have my galbladder removed! The pain was almost unbearable until it was diagnosed many months later. Unfortunately, due to a severe back injury, and many medications later, I have once again gained my weight back. :( Only this time, I will tackle it with knowledge and patience. Good luck to everyone and be smart about it!!
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| I started using this site about a week ago and it is great. This is my first post though, I generally keep to myself, like most of the other guys I guess. I've been looking for a site like this for awhile. The tools are really powerful, it's amazing what some of this food has in it when you start to keep track of it.
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| riner.. i used to be in a group like that too.. everyone was always competing for bragging rites.. and suckers/guys like us would just sit around and eat everything up.. with this new group, everyone's into fitness.. which is a bit culture shock for me, but back to my routes.. i used to be very active in high school and college.. so it's definitely nice to be close to being as in shape back then..
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Just another lad sounding off.
I am new to SparkPeople as of today.
While not much of a message board user, there is certainly value to it (and the rest of the site).
My regards to you all.
RH
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CHRIS.CORRADO
5/1/06 2:04 P
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| I'm thankful I don't have that problem - unless I'm visiting my Aunt or Grandmother - no matter how big I have ever been they think I'm not eating enough. I always laugh to myself while I wonder exactly how fat I would need to be before they though I had eaten enough. . .
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27 guy here. I work with women who ae always baking and bringing me the treats they make because THEY don't want to eat it. It was great at first, but now all of my favorite clothes are too small!
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hey, i find it very interesting that you go to college in Philadelphia. i'm a junior in high school from central jersey and i'm convinced that i want to go to college in Phili as well.
PS I'm replaying to kevo1187
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What will I experience once I am fit?
Less indention in places where I sit.
My bike will seem to have a new gear
One where hills flatter do appear
On hikes my step will be much lighter
My whole body assuredly tighter
In fact my Mind will have slimmed down and then some
No more could haves but did's achieved so wholesome
Negative and dismal being gone away
With only positive results now in play
Help is due to people on the Spark
Keep me adding points and toeing the mark
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SWEET_PEA_AT_IU
5/1/06 10:32 A
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BDJohn-
Thats great! Congrats to the school nurse for talking with you and to you for heading her advice! I'm a teacher also and it's hard. Especially with 6th graders (Im a 6th grade spec. ed.) and long hours at school and sporting events. I found that if I carry a water bottle with me everywhere, I dont have an excuse to not drink it and I dont have a free hand to munch on anything. GOOD LUCK!!!
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BIGDADDYJOHN
5/1/06 10:04 A
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| I'm on here thanks to my school nurse. I'm a 6th grade social studies teacher and I have a great school nurse who is concerned about me. I would've never done this if it wasn't for her.
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Well here's one more guy on the board! 
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Hi Lee,
Don't get down about the 6 pounds. Some things to keep in mind:
1) 15 pounds is a lot to have lost in a month. It is natural for your body to make adjustments and based on the exercise you've been adding some of it is surely muscle.
2) Even when your on the 1-2 lbs/week plan you will see fluctuations. I've seen as much as 4 lbs up and down over the course of a week or two and I'm smaller than you.
3) Right on! Keep pressing on, your doing awesome!
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I own a business, which means by default I am the lead saleman. I know plently of what it like to meet a prospect for the 1st time and probably the last time weighing in at 300ilbs.
I know the feeling of being treated as just one of the girls because I am 'Safe'. What semi attractive woman would want a person that I used to look like?
More then that, when you are fat you are looked on as lazy or someone who is not in control. Which niether one I ever was. Depressed yes, lazy never.
The natural thin folks have no idea what it is like to get on the scales and see some fresh new pounds for no other reason than we just weighed in.
Harse words I know, but I dealt with this fat crap ever since I was in was a kid. The military got me to a lean mean 180 and I stayed within 20lbs of that until Dr. Frankenstien prescribed me some pills when I was 42 years old that got me over 300 ilbs. I was not what you would call a jovial fat person. Just the opposite. When he suggested I excerize and diet I suggested he give me the pill that would take the weight off in as many days as the other pill put on me. He laughed. He Laughed. I could of been put in jail for life for what I was thinking.
So when woman think they have it harder then men when it comes to looks and fitness, well they are just clueless, which is pretty much the norm when they try to tell men how to feel.
How many of us men have a closet full of 'fat' clothes that we thought would cover up the problem?
How may would wear a jacket as far into the spring in hopes of covering up the gut?
How many of us would just rather stay home rather than to risk the possibility of the stares and quite comments about us?
I am sure ya'll have many more that I have either forgotten about of just never forgot about.
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