Anyone here tryiing to lose weight?

I am up at about 170 right now and would love to get back down to about 150 or 155. I started my "program" this week so I figure if I just stick with it that I should be where I want by about next summer.

On June 1st of this year I weighed 365 lbs. and wore a tight size 48 pants. As of this morning I weigh 278 and wear a size 38. My goal is to weigh 200 by June 1st of 2010 or darn close to it......

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Originally Posted by 82shovel

On June 1st of this year I weighed 365 lbs. and wore a tight size 48 pants. As of this morning I weigh 278 and wear a size 38. My goal is to weigh 200 by June 1st of 2010 or darn close to it......

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Round of applause for this one.. WAY TO GO!!!

I was weighing about 195 at the end of July and now weigh 160. All I have been doing is taking my dog for long long walks/jogs. About 5-10 miles a day and push ups in morning/whenever/night, and weightlifting for endurance 5 days a week.

i wish i could gain weight! whats the secret? also im serious im around 5'11" and about 140-150lbs right now. i dont think i have ever made it over 160.

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Originally Posted by nixer

i wish i could gain weight! whats the secret? also im serious im around 5'11" and about 140-150lbs right now. i dont think i have ever made it over 160.

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Protein. and carbs along with good weight training..

I eat 5 meals a day.. proper bulking diet is key..

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Originally Posted by nixer

i wish i could gain weight! whats the secret? also im serious im around 5'11" and about 140-150lbs right now. i dont think i have ever made it over 160.

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just eat tons of protein and carbs

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Originally Posted by nixer

i wish i could gain weight! whats the secret? also im serious im around 5'11" and about 140-150lbs right now. i dont think i have ever made it over 160.

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I got your secret. Do what I did. Stop all exercise (I swam for 10 years and quit last fall). Then you join a fraternity and drink lots of beer. I'm just guessing this isn't the type of weight you're trying to add though.

I actually just started working out and joined my very first gym. :D I'm in the military, so I have to keep a certain minimum, but my weight's been slowly creeping up on me, so now I'm about 15 lbs above my ideal weight and freaking out. :oops:

I do PT 3x per week for work, then go to the gym every night and do 30 min to an hour of cardio. My biggest problem is how much I love food, so I've been using this cool website called SparkPeople. It's got a meal tracker which lets you realize how many calories you're eating each day. It was a real wake-up call for me. I used to eat a bowl of popcorn for dinner some nights, thinking it was a light meal. Turns out to have almost 900 calories. :O I've definitely started looking at labels more closely.

Good luck, everyone! I think our society tries its best to make us fat, and it takes a lot of fortitude to go against the flow. :gj:

i'm a buck 70 or so and happy.

I don't care about my weight, it's just a number, but I've been doing a bit of cardio lately, I'd love to make hiking and outdoors stuff easier and be able to go at a faster pace.