Get Fit Slowly

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My weight loss seems to have stalled right around the 200 pound mark. Since 200 pounds is not my final weight goal, it’s forced me to think a lot about what I’m doing, how I’m doing it, and […]

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A friend of mine recently told me about an article she read that illustrates how sumo wrestlers put on as much weight as possible. I went home and found lots of information about how they do it.  Thinking that if I tried to do the opposite, it might help me lose some weight. […]

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Reader’s Digest recently posted 50 easy ways to lose weight. Fifty ways? Easy ways? You won’t be surprised to hear that I read the whole list. Here’s the article’s lead-in:
You know the drill when it comes to losing weight — take in fewer calories, burn more calories. But you also know that most diets and […]

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In 2003, David Smith weighed 630 pounds.

His life was miserable. He couldn’t do the things he wanted to do. He was afraid to go outside. He seemed to have nothing to live for. Now he weighs 229.

How’d he do it? Diet pills? Surgery? Magic? Nope. He used good old-fashioned diet and exercise. Here’s the story […]

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For several weeks at the end of 2007, I had difficulty making the transition to a “fitness mindset”. Mac and I had started this blog, and I knew that it was important for me to begin losing weight (and getting fit), but I was still making poor choices. At the beginning of November I weighed […]

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Weight: 212 (-9 pounds)
Body Fat %: 30% (no change)

Yesterday the scale read 211.6 and I didn’t believe it. So I was happy when I stepped on the scale this morning and it was almost the same. I lost 4 pounds this week–my most successful weight loss week since I’ve started.
Foodwise this week, I’ve […]

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Weight: 216 (down 5 pounds since day 1)
Body Fat %: 29.0 (down 1 % since day 1

I haven’t done well at all the last two weeks as you can see. But I’m still not discouraged. J.D.’s posts from yesterday motivated me to get back on track and so I’m ready. The major […]

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Like I’ve said earlier, I’ve successfully lost weight before. This time, I plan to use some of the same methods that have worked for me in the past, as well as incorporate some new ones. (Items in bold are new things I’m going to try)
Drink Water!:
The more you drink, the fuller you feel! […]

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I think one of the reasons that many people struggle with their weight is that they lose track of the two most important things regarding weight control–exercise and caloric intake. Unless you’re a nutrition scientist, you probably don’t know off the top of your head how many calories are in that Big Mac you […]

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The good news is I’ve lost a pound in the last 3 days. But that’s all the good news there is. In fact, since I’ve been seriously considering contributing to this blog I’ve discovered nothing but bad news about myself. Escaping the tag “obese” shouldn’t be that hard for me, but getting […]

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