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TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge

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  • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

    I’m halfway back to my pre-pregnancy weight. I had a bad 2 months while Luke was back over the holidays then got stuck here until February… Got back on plan in early March and dropped about 15lbs. I’m hoping to drop another 15 by May 9th. Then I will be back within my healthy range (though on the high side).

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    @LuFins-Dad what "plan?"

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      @LuFins-Dad what "plan?"

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      @George-K said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

      @LuFins-Dad what "plan?"

      Back in 2018, Karla had started an “optimal health” plan… That was really just a marketing slang for Optavia, which was just a rebranding of Medifast. But here’s the thing, it really worked for her.

      61D1C3EA-2BB8-4847-A6E0-4B6CA9E25135.jpeg

      So, seeing her, a lot of our friends wanted to lose weight. They all started Optavia, and started losing weight. I had been going at it the old fashioned way and had gone from 240 to 230, but wasn’t going any lower. So I gave it a try. Dropped down to 205 and was happy enough…

      A few months later and Karla was pregnant so the sympathy weight started. Then she was put in bed rest in month 5 and the weight kept coming… Finley was born in September of 19 and I leveled off at 225. Then a few months later came COVID… I got right back to 245…

      When I started the thread I managed to lose some weight but stalled. So I am back on the plan and making progress. I hope to be at 205 in 5 weeks, and after the trip I’m hoping to knock out a bit more. I’m eyeballing 195…

      The Brad

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        Be careful...You know what happened the last time you and the wife dropped weight...😁

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

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        • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

          @George-K said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

          @LuFins-Dad what "plan?"

          Back in 2018, Karla had started an “optimal health” plan… That was really just a marketing slang for Optavia, which was just a rebranding of Medifast. But here’s the thing, it really worked for her.

          61D1C3EA-2BB8-4847-A6E0-4B6CA9E25135.jpeg

          So, seeing her, a lot of our friends wanted to lose weight. They all started Optavia, and started losing weight. I had been going at it the old fashioned way and had gone from 240 to 230, but wasn’t going any lower. So I gave it a try. Dropped down to 205 and was happy enough…

          A few months later and Karla was pregnant so the sympathy weight started. Then she was put in bed rest in month 5 and the weight kept coming… Finley was born in September of 19 and I leveled off at 225. Then a few months later came COVID… I got right back to 245…

          When I started the thread I managed to lose some weight but stalled. So I am back on the plan and making progress. I hope to be at 205 in 5 weeks, and after the trip I’m hoping to knock out a bit more. I’m eyeballing 195…

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          @LuFins-Dad said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

          When I started the thread I managed to lose some weight but stalled. So I am back on the plan and making progress. I hope to be at 205 in 5 weeks, and after the trip I’m hoping to knock out a bit more. I’m eyeballing 195…

          Not quite at the 205, but close... It's nice to be back within the limits (barely) of "optimal weight" for my height!

          The Brad

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          • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

            @LuFins-Dad said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

            When I started the thread I managed to lose some weight but stalled. So I am back on the plan and making progress. I hope to be at 205 in 5 weeks, and after the trip I’m hoping to knock out a bit more. I’m eyeballing 195…

            Not quite at the 205, but close... It's nice to be back within the limits (barely) of "optimal weight" for my height!

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            Anybody remember this thread?

            I haven't being doing much proper exercise over the winter, but I've been fasting up until 11.30am1 about 4-5 times a week.

            Down at 168 pounds now, which is 12 pounds lost for not much effort.

            I was only joking

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              I'm trying to use my treadmill as much as my knees will allow. Lifting weights every day, but that's just going to increase my weight. One door to door salesman recently asked if I had played division 1 football. I was so flattered, I bought two solar panel arrays from him. I found out at install, that my home only had one roof. Awkward.

              Education is extremely important.

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              • HoraceH Horace

                I'm trying to use my treadmill as much as my knees will allow. Lifting weights every day, but that's just going to increase my weight. One door to door salesman recently asked if I had played division 1 football. I was so flattered, I bought two solar panel arrays from him. I found out at install, that my home only had one roof. Awkward.

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                @Horace said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

                I was so flattered, I bought two solar panel arrays from him.

                lol

                They always tell me how wonderful my accent is, presumably because complimenting my physique would probably be construed as sarcasm.

                I was only joking

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                  Been eating my head off and am about to do it again. Feeling equal parts guilty and truculent.

                  Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    Anybody remember this thread?

                    I haven't being doing much proper exercise over the winter, but I've been fasting up until 11.30am1 about 4-5 times a week.

                    Down at 168 pounds now, which is 12 pounds lost for not much effort.

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                    @Doctor-Phibes said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

                    Anybody remember this thread?

                    I haven't being doing much proper exercise over the winter, but I've been fasting up until 11.30am1 about 4-5 times a week.

                    Down at 168 pounds now, which is 12 pounds lost for not much effort.

                    Don’t u mean 12 stone?

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                    • bachophileB bachophile

                      @Doctor-Phibes said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

                      Anybody remember this thread?

                      I haven't being doing much proper exercise over the winter, but I've been fasting up until 11.30am1 about 4-5 times a week.

                      Down at 168 pounds now, which is 12 pounds lost for not much effort.

                      Don’t u mean 12 stone?

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                      @bachophile said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

                      Don’t u mean 12 stone?

                      I was translating it for the less well educated types we get here.

                      I was only joking

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                        #284

                        And they say Americans will use anything but the metric system.

                        Only non-witches get due process.

                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                          I haven’t gained the weight back that I lost during my year long gym absence due to Covid. I also took off about 3-4 months when I tore my rotator cuff last June. But I’m back at the gym, 1hr15 or so 7 days a week. I’m putting muscle mass back on, and I’ve started a treadmill cardio routine for the first time since well before transplant.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                            Try the ellipticals. Outstanding workout for the time invested and low impact. I do about an hour 3 or four times a week, half weights, half cardio. If I don't go, I do half hour cardio at home.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                              And they say Americans will use anything but the metric system.

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                              @jon-nyc said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

                              And they say Americans will use anything but the metric system.

                              The Brits use all the systems. Metric, imperial, Ancient Roman...we mix and match as necessary.

                              I was only joking

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                              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                @jon-nyc said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

                                And they say Americans will use anything but the metric system.

                                The Brits use all the systems. Metric, imperial, Ancient Roman...we mix and match as necessary.

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                                @Doctor-Phibes C1E43CC3-4E8C-471B-8780-1EF941EE88A1.png

                                Only non-witches get due process.

                                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                  @Doctor-Phibes C1E43CC3-4E8C-471B-8780-1EF941EE88A1.png

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                                  Doctor Phibes
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                                  @jon-nyc that's pretty much spot on.

                                  When I was a kid, older people would habitually swap between the old money (pre-decimalisation) and the new money, so you'd hear people referring to two-bob or ten-bob, meaning 2 shillings (10 new pence), 10 shillings (50 new pence) despite shillings not being legal tender, and occasionally talk of 'half a crown' - which was 2 shillings and sixpence (12 1/2 new pence). Posh people would talk about Guineas - 1 pound and 1 shilling, or 105 new pence.

                                  The really odd thing was that nobody thought it was weird.

                                  I was only joking

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                                    I failed miserably last year. I’ve been doing next to no added sugar since the beginning of the year, and not eating anything after dinner. And not drinking my calories. Sugar is probably my biggest issue. (It’s not 100% no added sugar, as some of the condiments/sauces and things I cook with have some sugar in them). I’ve got a long way to go, but so far it’s working (and it’s a lot easier now than it was 3 weeks ago).

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                                      I am the most out of shape I’ve been in probably 10 or 15 years. Last year I did a really poor job and finding and forcing time to work out. Combine that with really poor sleep (kids…) and snacking at night. Let’s see if I can make 2023 a better year!

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                                        Rowing machine for the win!! The only time I allow myself to watch certain shows is when I use it, so it is kind of a reward for exercising.

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                                        • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                                          Rowing machine for the win!! The only time I allow myself to watch certain shows is when I use it, so it is kind of a reward for exercising.

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                                          @taiwan_girl said in TNCR Pandemic Weight Loss Challenge:

                                          Rowing machine for the win!! The only time I allow myself to watch certain shows is when I use it, so it is kind of a reward for exercising.

                                          I do that too. If I ever find a serialized streaming thing that I'm interested in, which is rare, i try to keep it for my 'treadmill show'.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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