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I have been cycling and have added a membership at the Y to pump Iron...but I try to find activities that I truly enjoy to get my exercise like the biking. Anyways....we have some great places to kayak and I think it would be an amazing upper body workout to balance my cycling and then the gym would cure whatever I might miss. Anyone do it?

This isn't my fault. :nervous

Again...ignorance being bliss....you make assumptions about people you don't know and end up looking foolish....I have no children. I am not necessarily arguing with your point...although I do believe people make their own choices......but more the tone of your prior post. You had a holier than thou attitude about someone else's faults...when simply by being a lap band candidate or patient....you have a whole lot of faults of your very own. We all do.

Ignorance must be bliss I guess. I don't think it's appropriate for you to pass judgement on someone you don't know about something you know nothing about and then tell people you have never met to wake up because they don't agree with your uninformed view of the world. I am sure your opinion will differ as you must be the latest expert on everything to grace this website with their presence. Seeing as you know everything and live a perfect life...why exactly are you here? Maybe you too have imperfections in your life?

Start slow...it isn't hard to figure out but personal training sessions would help.

If you ask 10 doctors of their opinion on caffeine...you will get 10 different opinions. Many studies show several positive effects of caffeine while others show negative effects. I myself don't use any kind of thermogenic anymore...I have tried them but I think you are right...the diet and exercise is the secret weapon...most thermogenics secret ingredient is a diuretic which shows a quick initial weight loss for first time users and they start thinking it's a magic drug.

Update...bike riding is good...riding about 100-150 miles per week now. 269 this morning.... That makes 19lbs since the challenge started.... :nervous :guess :confused:

Have you exercised at all? Just a thought.

An increase in exercise is SUPPOSED to wear you out...and it is supposed to make you sore....at least at first. As you adapt to the new routine then your soreness will disappear. The weight isn't going to lose itself.....a lot of wisdom in the old adage....no pain....no gain.

What kind of bike are you looking for. I would suspect most of your questions could be answered here.

JQ...thanks but a bit premature...the original post says October 27th. :grouphug: Won't matter....cause I am kicking it into overdrive...although I am going on a golf weekend this weekend with buddies who like to eat and drink. :heh:

That is truly disgusting. Are you sure that is only 1 lb?

It's funny what we can find the time for if we are truly committed to something. I follow a very similar routine to the one above although I have not split my workouts to morning and night. I plan to start riding my bike and doing aerobic activity in the a.m. as it is getting darker earlier and then weight training and swimming at the gym in the evening when it is dark. So far...most of the exercise I have done is still riding my bike. I do it religously and I follow my diet almost to perfection. I eat carbs though...lots of them....almost 60% of my diet comes from carbs....but they are complex carbs like lima Beans, brown rice, vegetables etc. I think I am doing pretty good so far.....still a long way to go but my progress has been steady and my resolve has not wavered in the slightest. Knock on wood. :guess

274.4 this morning. Puts me at 13.6 lbs since the challenge.

Current update....277 I hit a plateau for a little while but the weight is peeling off again....thank god. I was getting cranky for a little bit. :heh:

Had issues tonight.....rode an easy 15 miles on the bike. Doing 30-40 tomorrow.

I agree. I like the new No Idiots Allowed policy....well....as long as I get grandfathered in anyways. :heh:

I for one think that's a great idea. The same morons keep starting the same threads and posting the same moronic BS that they posted in the last thread that got locked. If I owned the joint I'd kick all of them to the curb and let those who want to stay drama free...stay. It would be an idiot free zone....well...except for my posts. :heh:

I Vote that we Ban any member for life that starts another Delarla/Lisa Bones thread. :heh:

I am in...288 today.

I am done with the soup for a while. It got old for me quickly....maybe again in a few months once in a while.

I am in. BPM 288 230 Bring it. :heh:

My X-Mas goal is similar....230 lbs by then. My current pace of weight loss will get me there with a bit to spare.... I have only hit 1 plateau that really wasn't a plateau except in my head...so maybe I can keep the pace up but I suspect it will get harder and harder...at which time I will have to continue to increase the intensity and duration of exercise. If I hit it...it will be a Merry X-Mas. :heh:

What is a typical days food and a typical days exercise?

Not a problem. http://walking.about.com/od/fluids/gr/nuun.htm