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Yeah I am not sure how much I burn at the gym, all I know is that it can easily be wasted by a couple poor food choices. Kind of frustrating, but also good in a way because then the gym trip gives you even more motivation to east well.

I would be careful with the halti. It does indeed work wonders, but if your dog is super stubborn it could lead to injury. My neighbours dog got hurt from a pretty weak tug. Now of course she could be exagerrating how weak her tug was, but the dog was definitly hurt. Our local pet store...

Weekends kick me in the butt as well. Just general lack of nutrition. It is really bad if I drink, because I get the calories from my drinking plus, when I am hungover I eat like a madman. I have found it is helpful if you let the people you hang out with on weekend know about your goals...

Cool read, thanks!

Vodka & Club Soda w/ a lime is my go to drink when watching cals.

I hit the gym in the mroning, so I don't think and dread about it for hours. it also starts my day off with a ncie sense of accomplishment.

I dont mess with scales at all really. I think i will eventually, but right now I am content with the positive changes in my levels of exercise, strength gains and general shape of body.

Yeah yeah I know - chihuahuas are little yappy annoying "girl" dogs. Well they are also AWESOME. I keep one large dog for "street cred" I also have a chihuahua, and my family has a number of them. Here they are... Below is my dog Maeve (lab/doberman mix) meeting my sisters new chihuahua...

Well after years of basically nothing, I got over my dread of the gym and I go there usually 5x a week now. I focus on weight training just because I can't sustain cardio for any real length of time. I do about 10 mins before i work out. I won't type out my whole routine, but I do one day...

Glad to hear that Trim! Well not the backpain, but that you didn't do any serious damage.

Very cool man, thanks for the link

very interesting site, thanks for sharing!

I have a "vision board" it is basically a corkboard with images of things I want in life. I have pics of a nice house, a boat, my dream car, Maria from Coronation Street (lol jk) and I even have a pic, and this sounds lame, of my head on an in shape body. I know it sounds lame, but I find it...

Great story that makes a great point. Thanks for sharing!

For cardio I like the elliptical and stationary bike. I spend most of my time with weights though. My favourites being seated chest press and incline DB press. I fid squats very effective but I can't say they are one of my "favourites" :D

Good luck! Keep positive!

Cool find, I will definitly check this out! I know that exercise support is a great help. I noticed significant changes in my attitude towards exercising when I started working out with a friend.

Hello! Welcome to the forums, I am a noob here as well, but I have read a lot of great info. Best of luck!

Hm I don't want you give you advice that could lead to you getting hurt. I know I have worked out through pain but that was like pain in my quad muscles or my biceps. Maybe someone else here has more knowledge about lower back pain. I worked through mine but I did ask my Doctor about my...

Yeah, I can definitly relate with that. I think one thing that I have found helpful is to fully explain my goals, at the least to the people closest to me. I have explained pretty in depth to people really close to me. Like short term and long term goals. This helps in a couple ways, one...

When you are working out with the weights - do you sit or stand? If you are standing are you making sure to have your legs slgihtly bent? That is a small problem I used to have - standing too straight when I worked out. A very slight knee bend made all the difference

I think you have to drink A LOT of water in a short amount of time to die of "water intoxication". I personally drink probably about 3lt a day. I drink a lot during my workout and then use it as kind of an appetite suppresant. I have found it helped me to drink a big glass of water a little...

yeah I have also only been here for a short period of time, but it is definitly motivating to know a place like this forum is around.

The Secret is a great jumping off point for personal development. I think that people have to remember that the Law of Attraction is great, but a good goal setting plan to go along with it is can't miss. If you want to look furthur into how your mind works (habits/visualization) there is a...

I personally have had more success with weight training as opposed to cardio. My main problem with cardio is that I am not in good enough shape to sustain the cardio I need to lose significant weight. But if you are jogging 4-5 miles, I guess that isn't a problem for you. Do you do any...

Yeah exactly - people are into their own thing. Also don't be afraid to ask help of the people working at the gym. If you have to, a polite question to a fellow gym member will also usually get you an answer. Maybe wait to ask them when they are in between exercises. Asking a person who is...

I used to fear the gym. My mind would just think about the worst case scenario. I was worried because I was going to be the fat guy amongst the pretty people. I worried that I would look like an idiot and not know what to do or how to use the machines. I thought the very image of a fat guy...

Hi Irene - and yes I have quite a bit to lose unfortunately - no real exact numbers to speak of but I am pretty darn big. Also I am 30 - I must have had a brain lapse there, no idea why i said 28 LOL. Wishful thinking I guess.

Hey All, Ted here - 28 year old male. Just thought I would introduce myself to the forums. I am currently trying to lose weight and have been engaged in my most successful training regime ever. I hope I can help learn from people here and help people with their weight loss journeys as...