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| Back from our weeklong vacation, and I actually lost a couple of pounds. That feels great!
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| glad to see that we are all receiving a little positive motivation from our weight drop. Keep it up guys.
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| Yeah, he goes out to sea for a month at a time, but I thought he had access from where he was. Hopefully we'll see him back before long!
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I am down 40 with 60 more to go. Roadmoyer I went through a couple weeks like that and then all of a sudden I lost 3 lbs two weeks in a row. I am finding this weight loss thing is not as predictable as I would have liked but as long as i am seeing results I am happy.
I was wondering about BigYin also but I thought he said one time that he could be gone for a couple weeks at a time with work.
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I'm down 35 pounds so far. Kinda hanging out around there for the last week or two, but I've been travelling a lot, and it's been hard getting it right on the road. Getting there, though. Still haven't gained any weight, just haven't lost any either.
People do notice quite a bit. Other than my pants not fitting, the only place I really notice it is in my face.
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| I started out needing about 95 pounds. That is close to 100. 30 down and 65 to go.
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I am working on getting rid of 140. I am down 62 all ready. It's great because EVERY one I see notices the changes.
We ough to keep track of how much we have lost this far to see how many few "people" there would be in the group. I carry my 3 year old son around to remember how 40 pounds more felt to me.
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ROADMOYER
3/18/06 10:25 A
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| Hey BigYin - you still out there?
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| Yeah, that's like me (6'7") and 220 lbs as my 'target' weight. We'll see. I figure I'll keep going down until I get to a weight that feels good and I can maintain.
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Hey guys, I'm new here so I figured I would chime in and get to know some people. I browsed through the rest of the posts quickly, and it seems like a lot of you are in the same boat as me.
I have been big ever since 2nd or 3rd grade, but once I got to high school I started to level out. I was 270 when I played football in high school.
I got to grad school, and had to go to the doctor for something or other, and I was surprised when the scale said 306. That was my highest weight that I know of. At that point, I didn't do much about it, because I didn't have a heck of a lot of time (or motivation) when I was studying and doing work for about 18 hours a day. I gave up regular soda/pop (whatever you want to call it) and I got back down to about 275.
Then the rollercoaster began...
I got back up to 296, and that's when I decided to make a change. I'm getting married in April of 2007, so I want to look halfway decent for that and for my honeymoon. When I started SP, I was 288, and I would like to get to 240 or so. I'm 6'2" but I have a large frame...so I think that 185 is pretty ridiculous, since I remember being 140 in 3rd grade...haha. If I can get down to my goal and be able to show some muscle, I'll be very happy.
Well, that's about it for now. I'll try to be more vocal in the near future. :-)
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What's up in here, why is everyone quiet all of a sudden.
I've got the belt thing going on also, cinched up three notches so far.
Too bad the scale doesn't show more pounds gone.
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How're you doing big? Staying away from the beer?
I hit 30 pounds today. I'm pretty excited. Work has killed me the last few days, and I haven't done well on the strength exercise. I have gotten in the cardio, and hopefully will start play basketball tomorrow for more cardio.
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| good luck out there! Congrats on the pounds, that's awesome.
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Yeh,
Rejoined last Wednesday, what a #### up that was lol.
At least there was no choppers involved.
Going into drydock for 3 weeks on Tuesday, so that is one horrendous work up, the preparation, then the actaul job, need to watch then as I have been doing so well, another 3lb off today so thats 11 now, in the gym every second day after shift, eating healthy.
Trouble with drydocks is normally you work hard then play hard to let off steam, it aint healthy but is sometimes required due to the inevitable madness, you have for example 6 weeks worth of work to get done in 3, you always moan and complain, but you get it done with a sense of satisfaction at the end.
Got a set of main brgs on one eng, set of bottom ends on another, two large intercoolers, the list goes on lol, put it like this I'll be glad in another 3 weeks when I go home and collapse, mentally draining as well as physically.
On the upside its in Holland so thats alright by us.
I am practising my new self help mantra, No Beer....... No Beer......... No Beer........, I'm hoping if I say it often enough it will work, apart from the amount of water I'm drinking I'd be surprised if there was any room left lol
Take care
Andy
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ROADMOYER
2/23/06 11:05 P
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Thanks. It feels great.
Are you back out at sea? Can you get online while out there?
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Roady,
................................(please fill with applause and cheers), great going sir, you must be well stoked now.
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| Roadmoyer WAY TO GO!! I feel the same way, Those ten pound you lose you get to see a different number on the scale and it motivates you even more to see the next set. I am now working in the 280's and cant wait to see the 270's
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| Another minor victory... down to 289 today... Every time I drop 10, I get pumped... 5 or 6 more pounds and I'll be down 30 lbs and the lightest I've been in a long time.
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Great job on the smaller belts guys. I've gone in two notches on mine, one left before I need to make more or get a new one.
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Roady aint that a grand feeling congrats.
Same to you Bkautza, its the little things you start to notice and think hey this does work and gives extra encouragement, Only small loss so far well 8lbs after a fortnight weigh again on Friday, but the boiler suit feels a little looser.
Derk exercise has always been my bug bear, I can diet but will lose nothing unless I exercise as well, dont go at it gung ho as that can put you off, look at your suggested programme and ease into it, once you are used to and find it isnt so bad step it up in stages, variety as well cause if you are like me I get board doing the same thing all the time.
Good luck
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| Congrats on that. I bought a belt that I could only buckle on the first hole. I am now on the third one.
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ROADMOYER
2/21/06 12:03 A
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| I had to put new holes in my belt because it's too loose! :)
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| Thanks Bigyin, Think I'll go a couple of weeks before I step up a stage. Need to lose 75 lb's and right now I'm looking at it as changing my life style. Also need to exercise which is very hard at this time. Good luck with your goal.
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Hi Derk,
I have just changed over after a fortnight on the fast break stage, its worked for me and gets you into the groove gently, good luck
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| Hey Guys, Great chat going on in here. Im new to Sparks and this forum. Not sure if I started out right but made a weeks worth of meals and trying to follow that. Need to lose 75 to 100 lbs. Im ready ! Im sick and tired of being sick and tired.
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Welcome to the club, we are all on the same goal,
stacks on here to help as well as people.
goodluck.
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IMTHINKIMFAT
2/17/06 5:55 P
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| I need to lose alot of weight ummm you can see my topic
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Hi Rob congrats on the loss, I started 2 weeks ago at 344 down to 336 this week, looking to get to about 238.
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ROBERTLRANKIN
2/16/06 11:41 P
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I would like to lose 100 pounds. I have already lost 22 lbs and am taking it day by day. Good luck to all!!
SW 362
GW 262
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| That, can be a problem, better to sticking to the ones you know, the last thing you want is any form of discouragement, the old uns may have been out at the start but these are the benchmark you are working against. So I'd stick with them.
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We just got a new digital scale and I am now 4 pounds heavier than my other scale. I dont like that scale I think I will stick with the old one! 
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| I also have noticed that my clothes seem to have gotten a little bigger. Even though my scale only shows a 2 pound loss, I've taken an inch off my waist and hips.
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| I do notice it in my clothes because they are a little more loose than when I started. Thanks for the encouragement and hope you get into your zone.
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Hey good on you, the slow loss is what I hope to achieve, I'm generally the same it flys off at the start. Its getting into the slow loss that I can then learn to maintain my goal at the end a ways to go as yet.
You may not think it but you gotta notice that loss, again congrats.
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| I need to lose 100 lbs and am a quarter of the way there. I have been going since the first of the year and the pounds came flying off the first few weeks also. I thing that is mainly water that I was retaining. Now it is about 1 to 2 lbs. a week. I went a couple weeks without losing anything which was difficult to get through but stuck with it and the pounds are coming off again. I am still waiting for that first wow look at you. I was so big that 25lbs looks like nothing yet. Wait till they see me at 50 hopefully then my body will start reshaping itself.
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