What did you do over your summer? (besides fish)

[BassinBomber]

BTW,..great job on the weight-loss guys,..I put on a few extra pounds while off work this summer so I'm gonna have 2 step it up before I head back 2 the grind and lose some poundage,..5'8" 240,..not bad but I'd like to be maximum 210,..under 200 would be alot better for me,..great work Dave/racfish!

BB

[Dave]

Rac, BB, KTK, Roland, and Marc,

Thanks again for all the kind words. Rac, I am so happy to hear you are still at it. I wanted to PM you a while back and ask but it was really none of my business and I didn't want to pry. 55 Pounds is allot of weight. I am very happy for you.

I hope to reach 275 by this time next year. I get that this is a permanent life change for me so honestly, I am not in a hurry although I do like to see the weight continue to drop. Stepping up the exercise and weight training to a consistent and much more intense level has been the biggest factor to my success along with healthy clean eating and has really speeded up the weight loss. Before I started the brisk walking and weight training 2 months ago, I was averaging a pound or so a week just eating healthy but after adding the these two exercise elements to my lifestyle it’s coming off much quicker. Last week I lost 4 pounds which really jazzed me up. I know slow is best but I’m so into the whole healthy lifestyle thing now that I actually want to be out there walking and weight training because I am seeing such a beneficial result. Anyway Rac, great to hear about your success. I’m inspired even more.

[Marc Martyn]

Once you reach your goal, you may run into people who won't recognize you.......seriously. That happened to me. I was standing in the grocery store check out and a woman said "Hi, Marc". I looked at her and it took me several seconds to figure out who she was. It was my plumbers wife who I hadn't seen in about 10 months. She had lost 120 lbs. since I saw her last.