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I posted in this thread early on and was planning on doing my best to lose a bunch of weight (getting down to an ideal weight, depending on the sources, would require me to lose anywhere from 30 to 60 pounds). So after the holidays, my wife and I both tried hard. We made menus for the week, brought our lunches to work instead of going out, monitored each other and gave each other a hard time when we ate poorly, etc. Strangely enough, we didn't have a scale at home so neither of us knew how we were truly doing. Of course the efforts faded a little over time but I was sure I had progressed nicely. We finally got a nice scale last week that lets you set up user profiles and saves the date and weights for you. I had actually gained weight. I clocked in at 240, my heaviest weight ever?!?! On a positive note, she had lost a bunch of weight (which is nice for both of us, wink wink).
It's sad because I know what my main problem is. I used to be a very good athlete and had an awesome metabolism. Now it has slowed, but I still eat like I could 10 years ago. Even worse, is that when I start to get regular exercise, my metabolism kicks back in and I crave food and I usually end up gaining weight, despite exercising more. So I'm back on the "food" wagon, watching what I'm eating, drinking diet soda, and eating smaller, more frequent meals. I also bought a pedometer and am tracking my steps. I'm trying to go for that 10,000 steps per day program but I'm finding that that is a LOT of walking. I've hit that number a few days, but it's averaging out to be about 5500 overall. As of this mornings weigh-in, I'm down to 232 so I'll take it. I'm going for 200. I know that sounds heavy to some guys, but man I would feel good if I could get there. Even reading/writing in this thread makes me inspired.
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