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epcotisbest

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Sausage biscuits n hash browns...

Ok Waffle Hizzouse, here I come! <trundles off>
As a southern boy from Georgia, I have had my share of sausage biscuits and hash browns...sometimes I'll just put the hash browns right on the biscuit. My grannie, when I was a kid used to make us fried tater biscuits because there was no sausage but always seemed to be potatoes.
 

englanddg

One Little Spark...
As a southern boy from Georgia, I have had my share of sausage biscuits and hash browns...sometimes I'll just put the hash browns right on the biscuit. My grannie, when I was a kid used to make us fried tater biscuits because there was no sausage but always seemed to be potatoes.
It's one of my favorite meals as well! Same reason (southern boy)...

Oh, and it's delicious! That's the other reason!
 

englanddg

One Little Spark...
Thank you. I think the thing I have to work on the most is attitude and simply believing instead of the sometimes overwhelming feelings of discouragement.
Three years ago I lost around 60 lbs. It was a major lifestyle change for me. Back then I used to have a beard to hide a double chin. The spark, oddly, was when I took my then 5 year old to the grocery store to get some stuff to make a pasta dinner, and she saw a Mario Batali spaghetti sauce jar and pointed at the picture and asked if that was me...

:eek:

It stunk at the time, but I also didn't force myself into misery with it. I cheated, I had little snacks that were off the diet, I added a TON of physical activity.

I now float around 200 (I'm 6'2"), which is still about 10 - 15 lbs heavier than I'd like to be, but because I didn't try and force myself into weight loss (rather decided I wanted to lose it) I've been able to maintain behaviors that keep me at that weight, and have shed behaviors that helped me gain the wait in the first place.

I know it's easy to do, but try your best not to feel upset about how slow it goes. It starts slow, but once you build the momentum, it goes really fast (still seems slow, takes months if not longer)...but melting off 3 - 5 lbs a month adds up quickly.
 

Santa Raccoon 77

Thank you sir. You were an inspiration.
Thank you. I think the thing I have to work on the most is attitude and simply believing instead of the sometimes overwhelming feelings of discouragement.
Keep going is my main advice.Find whatever works for you and go for it.Between me and DW we have shed 11 stone in the last 18 months (see TR for pics).
We are all behind you here (same as all have helped me) and remember
"your worth it"

Edit ; Good to see another Dude on this thread :D
 

epcotisbest

Well-Known Member
Three years ago I lost around 60 lbs. It was a major lifestyle change for me. Back then I used to have a beard to hide a double chin. The spark, oddly, was when I took my then 5 year old to the grocery store to get some stuff to make a pasta dinner, and she saw a Mario Batali spaghetti sauce jar and pointed at the picture and asked if that was me...

:eek:

It stunk at the time, but I also didn't force myself into misery with it. I cheated, I had little snacks that were off the diet, I added a TON of physical activity.

I now float around 200 (I'm 6'2"), which is still about 10 - 15 lbs heavier than I'd like to be, but because I didn't try and force myself into weight loss (rather decided I wanted to lose it) I've been able to maintain behaviors that keep me at that weight, and have shed behaviors that helped me gain the wait in the first place.

I know it's easy to do, but try your best not to feel upset about how slow it goes. It starts slow, but once you build the momentum, it goes really fast (still seems slow, takes months if not longer)...but melting off 3 - 5 lbs a month adds up quickly.
I lost 74 pounds over the course of a year going low carb several years ago, but gained it all back plus a few extra lbs.
This time I am trying to eat more healthy instead of so differently.
People kept telling me I was too thin and asking if something was wrong, was I sick? I went from 272 to 198 because I set it in my mind I wanted to break below that 200 lb. barrier.
I think this time I won't be so drastic and shoot for a more realistic 220 or so. I'm 6'3" and big framed so for me 220 seems pretty reasonable even if the doctor's weight charts say that is still heavy for a male my height.
Sometimes wonder about those charts.
And yes, it is easy to get get discouraged...I have a real enemy in this whole life thing, a very formidable foe, the toughest, nastiest, most negative person I have ever met - me. It seems I can really beat up on myself. Gotta work on that.
Thanks for the encouragement.
 

epcotisbest

Well-Known Member
Keep going is my main advice.Find whatever works for you and go for it.Between me and DW we have shed 11 stone in the last 18 months (see TR for pics).
We are all behind you here (same as all have helped me) and remember
"your worth it"

Edit ; Good to see another Dude on this thread :D
Thanks for the positive words. 11 stone sounds like a lot!
 

epcotisbest

Well-Known Member
Keep going is my main advice.Find whatever works for you and go for it.Between me and DW we have shed 11 stone in the last 18 months (see TR for pics).
We are all behind you here (same as all have helped me) and remember
"your worth it"

Edit ; Good to see another Dude on this thread :D
OK, just did a conversion and 11 stone is about 154 lbs. Congratulations to you both. My wife tries to help and encourage me, but I can be tough to deal with sometimes, and bless her soul she has put up with my grumpiness for 30 plus years.
 

real mad hatter

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Well me & Mrs hatter done a 5 mile power walk,I even heard mrs hatter panting when going up a hill,unless she was admiring my butt:rolleyes: So before my shower early on,I stood on my digital scales and I'am under that 7lb mark ( 6lb ) :)It's just the other 14 stone that's slowing me down.:oops:
 

Figgy1

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
Good morning I hope you are all well! In the words of @real mad hatter ladies perspire they don't sweat, well that bucket of wet stuff on my floor is sweat! LOL I did a cardio sculpt dvd this am sweated buckets but had SOOOOOOOOOOO much fun doing so and I followed that with 5 indoor miles with boosters. @MR FERRET I'm still off the coffee and I have as much if not more energy than I used to. I'm not saying I'm never going to have coffee again, but I can live without it. I don't miss the junk either, wow this eating cleanse is really doing me some good. It's still crisp up here and I'm hoping it warms enough this afternoon to take my boys swimming! Have a great day and keep moving!
 

Santa Raccoon 77

Thank you sir. You were an inspiration.
Good morning I hope you are all well! In the words of @real mad hatter ladies perspire they don't sweat, well that bucket of wet stuff on my floor is sweat! LOL I did a cardio sculpt dvd this am sweated buckets but had SOOOOOOOOOOO much fun doing so and I followed that with 5 indoor miles with boosters. @MR FERRET I'm still off the coffee and I have as much if not more energy than I used to. I'm not saying I'm never going to have coffee again, but I can live without it. I don't miss the junk either, wow this eating cleanse is really doing me some good. It's still crisp up here and I'm hoping it warms enough this afternoon to take my boys swimming! Have a great day and keep moving!
Make sure your boys don't disturb the ducks whilst swimming :D
 

93boomer

Premium Member
Good morning all!! Everyone is in good spirits today!! That's great!!
We have rainy weather so going to do grocery shopping!!
Walking inside today for me.
Breakfast is whole wheat English muffin with fat-free strawberry cream cheese. Lunch is salad. Dinner is BBQ turkey burgers and apple slaw.
Everyone move and be cool! ;)
 

real mad hatter

Well-Known Member
Good morning all!! Everyone is in good spirits today!! That's great!!
We have rainy weather so going to do grocery shopping!!
Walking inside today for me.
Breakfast is whole wheat English muffin with fat-free strawberry cream cheese. Lunch is salad. Dinner is BBQ turkey burgers and apple slaw.
Everyone move and be cool! ;)
Iam moving @93boomer...You got to move it move it...you got to move it move it..:joyfull:
 

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