Posts by dangerdoug


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Weight Loss Best time to Weigh Yourself Jun 15 2009
17:16 (UTC)
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I weigh myself every morning right after I wake up.  I'll go to the restroom and take care of whatever business that needs done and then hop on the scale.  Seems to be very accurate (and you usually weigh less in the morning apparently).

Motivation What is your motivation? Jun 15 2009
15:04 (UTC)

Thank you again to everyone who has wrote here.  I respect every one of your reasons! 

I think I got a bit of motivation this weekend.  My nephew got married and my whole family got together.  Lots of pictures.  My two older brothers were there and usually I was the smallest of the three (heavier family).  Not even close.  I was the biggest.  My dad was on me all weekend on how big I was.  A lot of people with a lot of comments that really weren’t meant to sting, but it did.

Let's hope this helps.  I did beyond well this weekend.. almost too well...  I didn't eat anything at the reception (dry reception, I was working on stuff and really wasn't hungry) and I dropped a considerable amount of weight.  We did a lot of physical activities I haven't done for a long while... (Football, swimming, basketball) and it felt good!!

I almost feel bad that as little effort I have put into this, the amount of weight I have lost.  This isn't that hard... yet....  This website is wonderful!  I check my calories and if I'm under I can eat... What can be easier than that?

So again, keep them coming with the motivations... Nice to see all of them... But I think I may have found one... Thanks again!!!

Motivation What is your motivation? Jun 11 2009
20:28 (UTC)
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Thanks for the reply and the honesty!

I am in the same boat with you.  If I try, I lose weight.  I did go down with a bad back 2 years ago, and had back fusion a year ago.  But no one put the multiple hamburgers and pizza in my mouth.. I did.  And I actually lost a ton of weight after the surgery (during physical therapy)... but put it back on and a ton more.

My wife happens to be a recruiter for a Fortune 50 company in the IT department.  (Not trying to name drop or anything... just an important point).  She is back on track and working on her weight also because of the perception that may give to people... right or wrong.  Unfortunately weight seems to be an accepted discrimination.  It's still socially ok to make fun of fat people...

At any rate.. thanks for the response.  And good luck.

Motivation What is your motivation? Jun 11 2009
19:55 (UTC)
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Thanks to both of you.

It is nice to hop on a scale and see a lower number than the last time.

Also I did have some "above average" results to some tests lately.  Maybe that is triggering something to make me at least try again.

Maybe when I hit those numbers again it will shove me more.  I'm 6 foot 5 and was over 350.  I'm at 344 now.  I'd like to see 330 so I can play Wii Fit again...  Maybe that will drive me... I hope so.

Thanks again...

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