Anyone want to shape up in 2018? A continuing journey.......

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  • guacamolejoe
    guacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    Gained a few lbs past 2 months. Want to keep my weight between 177-183 but norm now is closer to 185-187. I know I gained some new muscle mass with my more frequent workouts, but I need to start doing some cardio soon too, or weight will continue to increase. Doesn't help having munchies constantly, lol. On the bright side, I haven't looked this good in a shirt since my injuries 16 years ago. 

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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,215
    First cardio session of the year. Run/walk 2.25 miles. Damn, my endurance sucks.
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Went for a great hike with the old growth today. A wonderful start to a year of activity. 
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  • WhatYouTaughtMe
    WhatYouTaughtMe Posts: 4,957
    edited January 2018
    Down 60 lbs since May. I don't think I've posted here much, but losing 60 by the end of 2017 was my goal when I started and I feel like I need to tell anybody who will listen. Even if I took 2 extra days to get there :lol:

    Keep at it everyone.
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    edited January 2018
    Down 60 lbs since May. I don't think I've posted here much, but losing 60 by the end of 2017 was my goal when I started and I feel like I need to tell anybody who will listen. Even if I took 2 extra days to get there :lol:

    Keep at it everyone.
    I'm sure it was the birthday cake that made it take an extra two days ;) 

    But congrats - that's an awesome achievement. 
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,215
    Down 60 lbs since May. I don't think I've posted here much, but losing 60 by the end of 2017 was my goal when I started and I feel like I need to tell anybody who will listen. Even if I took 2 extra days to get there :lol:

    Keep at it everyone.
    Great job!
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    Down 60 lbs since May. I don't think I've nuposted here much, but losing 60 by the end of 2017 was my goal when I started and I feel like I need to tell anybody who will listen. Even if I took 2 extra days to get there :lol:

    Keep at it everyone.
    Congratulations, WhatYouTaughtMe!
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    Down 60 lbs since May. I don't think I've posted here much, but losing 60 by the end of 2017 was my goal when I started and I feel like I need to tell anybody who will listen. Even if I took 2 extra days to get there :lol:

    Keep at it everyone.

    That's awesome! I'm sure a lot of effort went into making that change. Congratulations!
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Down 60 lbs since May. I don't think I've posted here much, but losing 60 by the end of 2017 was my goal when I started and I feel like I need to tell anybody who will listen. Even if I took 2 extra days to get there :lol:

    Keep at it everyone.
    :clap:

    Bravo!
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I find losing weight easy when exercising. Find it hard to keep the weight off.
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  • FoxyRedLa
    FoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    Down 60 lbs since May. I don't think I've posted here much, but losing 60 by the end of 2017 was my goal when I started and I feel like I need to tell anybody who will listen. Even if I took 2 extra days to get there :lol:

    Keep at it everyone.
    :whistle: do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight :whistle:

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    Goals!
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  • bflynn1
    bflynn1 Posts: 1,394
    edited January 2018
    I've switched over to a full body routine for my weight training. Down 60 lbs since Jan 2017, just trying to change things up a bit.
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,215
    bflynn1 said:
    I've switched over to a full body routine for my weight training. Down 60 lbs since Jan 2017, just trying to change things up a bit.
    Great job!
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,215
    Definitely resolution week at the gym :lol: A lot of new people doing things they have absolutely no clue about. If I had my phone with me, there could have been some new YouTube gym fail videos :lol: You can tell which ones will quit after 2 weeks and which ones will stick around.
  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    I'm pretty psyched that the gym I go to doesn't get the whole New Year's resolution crowd. The people who go there seem to just always be there -- all day, every day. =)  I remember when we belonged to a Lifetime Fitness, years ago; there, New Year's crowds were so heavy that they had to bring in valet service for the first six weeks of the year, because the (very large!) parking lot always was filled to capacity -- but just for the first six weeks, LOL.
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    There's a few fresh bodies in the gym here, but most of the obese and idiotic people I see are when I come back in the afternoon.  Unfortunately, the morning crew is skewing more and more toward ugly dudes like me.  Alas.

    To all the idiots and obese I say, good luck and keep at it!  We've all been idiots before and most of us have been at least near to obese...good luck and work hard!
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,215
    I'm not going to say they're idiots. They just haven't been taught proper form and how to train. I just hope they don't injure themselves and aren't too proud to ask/receive advice. It's a fine line with offering unsolicited advice though, so I usually just let them be.

    And it's not so bad having new people around. 90% will be gone by February. The 10% that stick around won't cause problems...unless they hog the squat rack :lol:
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    I'm not going to say they're idiots. They just haven't been taught proper form and how to train. I just hope they don't injure themselves and aren't too proud to ask/receive advice. It's a fine line with offering unsolicited advice though, so I usually just let them be.

    And it's not so bad having new people around. 90% will be gone by February. The 10% that stick around won't cause problems...unless they hog the squat rack :lol:
    Yeah, plus I see a ton of muscle dudes who use terrible form because they can move more weight, so more power to them I guess.
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  • FoxyRedLa
    FoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    Ok so watching pinkpop 92 while on the elliptical = look the fuck out! :rock_on: and it's not easy to find a groove :lol: I was all over the place!  damn these guys are in shape! How the hell do they do it? I have nothing else to say except I burned more calories than normal and my lungs are getting stronger. 

    Curm - am I supposed to breathe thru my nose and out my mouth when running? Is that true? I'm a total mouth breather but feel I have more control over my breathing. I'm not really running but I feel like I'm cruising along. 
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  • FoxyRedLa
    FoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    :rock_on: everyone!
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