Nice work Bobbo. I think I'm about to be hit with some news that will set me along a similar path.

This also presumes that you 1) have a bike 2) live in a relatively flat place and is bikeable and 3) isn't 90+ degrees 3 months out of the year.

I'm a pro-gym guy. I've had a membership with LA Fitness for around 7 years now and probably haven't gone more than 3 weeks without going in that time (usually because it falls in that 3-4 weeks window when it's really nice out in the Spring and Fall and I'll run outside). For me, it's the having a place to go. If I go home after work, the minute I walk in the door my motivation drops by 50%. I like going after work and shedding the stress of the day. I also enjoy the variety. I get bored if I run all the time. I like to mix it up. I can swim laps (helpful for when I hurt my ankle), row, ride the stationary bike, take a spin class, or play hoops. All of which I've done. I find it motivational as well to be around people working hard. It's inspiring. Ultimately I go because it makes me feel better, sleep better, and give me more energy.

thats pretty good willpower...way better than me haha. the strange thing ive found is that i'm somehow less hungry when i am regulary working out.

I will send you a decent low calorie, low sugar cookie recipe. You can bake. Like a man. Dov's had them, he knows what's what. I'm back on the same track, too.

I'm blessed to have never had a weight problem. I do, however, have a huge "sitting on my ass" problem. Hang with it, Bobbo. I'm sure there are female motivations, now.

I walked up the four flights of stairs to my office this afternoon - after a sensible lunch of a chicken sandwich with no mayo, bacon, or cheese.

In the past year, I've started grinding all my red meat as well as making my own pork and veal sausages, cheese and bread.
I've never felt better.

im sitting here trying to figure out what constitutes 4k-5k calories a day and just drawing a blank.

hope it's nothing too major, stu

i pretty much did this before the inevitability of receiving similar news

my blood pressure's been up (high end of borderline, creeping into pre-hypertensive levels)

I lost 30 lbs when I moved back to FL about 12 years ago. I think the first 10 just melted off in summer, but the rest was mostly due to eating 1/4 as much, cutting out junk food and very little beer(which exacerbated the allergies anyhow). Now I have a general fluctuation of 5 lbs to get to that desired number. And, the exercise is good just because it makes you feel better.

One you get in the routine you will be upset when you fall off. Good on you for doing it!

thanks, dale

nice job with the running - any plans for a marathon down the road?

Congrats on the continued weight loss, Bobbo!

actually doing this Zombie infested 5K...

http://runforyourlives.com/

with you and me both losing weight by eating sensibly and seeking exercise opportunities, we don't need a mayan calendar to tell us the end of the world is nigh upon us

honestly, i think a lot of it is eating these protein bars for meal replacements at breakfast and dinner

Congrats Bobbo but the problem with meal replacement bars is that they are a short term diet fix. You need to figure out a plan for more healthy living in general. It's easier said than done but you want to find something that you can live with long term to keep the pounds from coming back on. Even if you thought you could do your current diet long term, it probably wouldn't be too healthy relying so heavily on protein bars. It's hard if you're not used to cooking for yourself and aren't a big salad eater but you don't want to see saw back and forth between thin and fat.

There's always the cocaine and whiskey diet. That's done wonders for me in the past.

There's always the cocaine and whiskey diet. That's done wonders for me in the past.

Good luck and good goin' so far Bob!

Congrats on the start of a new healthy lifestyle.