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LOSINGIT61
4/24/06 10:32 P
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| Thanks Rocetop, it helps me to know where I've been and it motivates me to never get there again. I'm starting to have lots and lots of energy. And I like that feeling very much. Hope you have a great night.
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| Tanita says their scales are relatively accurate, to within a couple %. I know it's not exact, but in relation to where I started I can observe how my body fat is progressing.
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| I keep adjusting down too. Sometime, perhaps this June, am thinking of getting a complete fitness workup, V02 Max, Max HR etc. It will be interesting to see what my body fat is. My scale says it's somewhere between 19 and 20% but we know those are not reliable numbers. I'd like to get to 14-16% but w/o knowing what I really am it is hard to know what weight to aim for.
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| thanks losingit. And you are off to the races yourself. Do not look back. - well it helps sometimes to see where you were but you know what I mean.
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LOSINGIT61
4/23/06 7:28 P
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| And here's congrats on the 3 more pounds I missed in the last post Rocetop. Sorry about that. Congrats on your 25 pound weightloss. Have a great day.
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Hey Matt,
I'm not sure where I might end up weight wise but I agree with you that there will always be something to improve apon. I sure makes me happy that I was able to get into a mindset about eating and exercise. It is the one thing that will allow me to be successful. What a confidence booster this all is.
Jeff
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LOSINGIT61
4/23/06 12:27 P
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| Congrats on the 22 pound weightloss Rocetop. Keep up the great work.
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| I have lost 25 pounds since Christmas
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Jeff,
I hear ya on adjusting. My original goal was to go from 265 to 200 in one year. I dropped the 65lbs in 9 months and felt it wasn't good enough. I then dropped another 25+ lbs in the following 3 months to hit my lowest weight of 172. Even at 172 I wasn't happy with my body fat %. I was obviously happy to beat my original goal. But I don't think I'll ever be satisfied with where I'm at. I'll be happy, but not satisfied. I always want to improve, but that's just my nature.
matt
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| Last Thanksgiving I was at my heaviest 268lbs. I started on my own eating slightly less but with zero exercise I made it to 250 or so. On Jan 15 I found SP and now weigh in at 220. I have a goal of 210 but I'm going to have to ajust that down to maybe 190.
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way to go robo!!!!!
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ROBOWINGER
4/22/06 9:16 P
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am down to 196 now
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| Well, the last pound is arbitrary but it would be nice to see it :-)
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| Sam - I'm curious if the last pound really matters. I'm not sure what it'll be like when I get that close, I kinda have a 'range', not a 'specific' goal. My first goal is around 250. I figure my weight will fluctuate +/- 5 pounds if I stick with everything.
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| After 10lbs, I have really started feeling a seeing a difference. My resting heart rate has decreased from low 60s to low 50s.
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| Stick with it Samsdad. Your doing great.
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I've gone from 178 with slightly elevated BP and cholesterol to 160 with OK to low cholesterol and the last time they took my pulse BP the nurse was worried until I told her about my cardio. Then they just said "great job".
My goal is 158. I've seen 159 but getting that last pound or two off is tough.
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| Great job on your 19 pound weightloss
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ROBOWINGER
4/7/06 10:26 P
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| I've lost 19 lbs. so far and am in general feeling a whole lot better
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LOSINGIT61
4/7/06 10:17 P
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| Thanks guys, this gives me alot to look forward too. I was at the point before I found this site, I might as well realize that I ain't ever going to lose this weight. I'm going to have these problems all my life. Now that I'm up exercising alot, I don't want to stop.
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| I didn't have a lot of data points, so it's hard to say. I did recently have a physical, and had some interesting numbers. I have never had high BP or terribly high Cholesterol/triglycerides. Now my TOTAL cholesterol is 92.. HDL is actually lower than it should be, but LDL is fine. Tri's were ok as well. Fasting glucose was in the 90's somewhere.
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SP_COACH_DEAN
4/7/06 2:00 A
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When I was 52 (2000) and weighed 370, my blood pressure was 170/110 on average, my fasting glucose was in the 140-160 range, my cholesterol was 280, and my resting heart rate was 95. 30 pounds later, blood pressure was 140/95, glucose 120, and cholesterol 240.
Last week, blood pressure: 105/70, glucose 76 (A1c=5.2), cholesterol 180 (HDL=82), resting heart rate 56. Weight: 232. treadmill stress test: anaerobic threshold and V02 max in 95th percentile for age group. (These numbers have been steady there for about 18 months now). Never took medications for any of these problems--just lots of cardio exercise and low saturated fat diet, heavy on fruits, veggies, whole grains (especially oatmeal) and Peanut Butter :)
But then there's the arthritis and wierd neck/spine problems (vertebral compression fractures, etc) from all those years of lugging around way too much weight--they aren't going away. So, don't wait til your 50 to lose it, if you don't have to.
Coach Dean
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| 25-35 lbs gone, BP is nice and low now and I need to have my cholesterol checked soon but I now expect it to be at a healthly value as well
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I have our school nurse check my BP almost weekly. Today's check had me at 112 over 61. She says it's like one of the teen in our building.
I have not seen it that low in my life. I've also been on high BP meds since I was seventeen, almost 24 years. The change in lifestyles has been incredible. In fact, today is the three month anniversary since I started.
One day at a time.
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| I never had high blood pressure, but mine is even lower now. I would say after 10 lbs you should notice some minor changes, by 20 lbs you'll notice some big changes, and by 30 lbs you'll be a new person! =)
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| Did you all see a difference in your health. Like lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol or any other health factors. Just curious to see what everyone says. This might also be a question for the one's that have lost 10, 20, 30 lbs or more.
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