OneDollarBill

Anyone participating? I'll be "running" the 5K on Friday the 13th. Just wanted to see if anyone else was going to be there. If so what corral are you in and do you want to join up.

So this was posted about a month post-op. I can say that is WAS a good number to shoot for and I am currently wearing 36"s

I posted this in the "other" thread, but I'll share here as well. I am a little over 7mo into this. However here is a pic that was from Oct 2014 vs Oct 2015 Today is my first day back at work after been off for 7 weeks (Wife just had our 2nd child). I had to buy all new work clothes as what I was wearing was way too baggy Selfie in the bathroom mirror at work this AM - 17" neck dress shirt and 36" pants in comparison this one was at the 5mo mark - 19" neck dress shirt and 40" pants

I personally like the "Under Armour Men's Tactical HeatGear® Compression Short Sleeve T-Shirt". The reason I like this version of their shirt is they do NOT have the big UA logo near the neckline. This way i can wear them with polos or white dress shirts and not have to worry about the logo showing through. Here is the link on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004DU56FM Also I have found Starter brand ones at Walmart. However I will say they run a little bigger than the UA ones. If I am wearing a Large in the UA I will get the same feel in a Medium in a Starter brand. The Starter ones are pretty inexpensive as well.

Like most I still have a hard time telling how much progress has been made when I look into the mirror. Then I am reminding when I see myself in pictures. Here I am a year ago at my heaviest and next to a picture taken yesterday.

I got response from the seller on the sizing of the compression tops @@Stevehud mentioned. Chest M - 34" L - 40" XL - 46" XXL - 52" Hope this helps if anyone was thinking about picking one up to try.

@@Stevehud Thank man. I was thinking the same thing. At the price point I won't be out much. Plus I am going to get them in smaller sizes so if I can't wear it now I'll be able to in the future.

No real regrets here. I'm down 122lb in 6 months. I have a ton of energy and I am doing things now I have never done or haven't since high school. I do have the rare "awww man" moment when is comes to certain meals. For a long time the wife and I would go to Morton's for our anniversary. I would get a 16oz ribeye and get multiple sides. Now I have to stick to a small filet and a couple bites off a side that the wife chooses. It's still that inner fat guy attitude working its way out. That being said I now eat much better options. I don't snack on junk. As weird as it sounds I do wish I could eat more veggies. I do my Protein first and that sometimes just doesn't leave much space for them. I'm sure in time that will increase. It feels like I have been doing this forever when in reality I'm still a newbie.

@@Stevehud Thanks for the heads up. I looked at the listing but I don't see sizing. What size would you guess compared to UA? I am in a XL in UA right now I sent a message to the seller asking for sizing info. If they get back to me I'll post it here for everyone's reference.

The carbs on the label are primarily from erythritol, a sugar alcohol. Erythritol provides just about 0.2 calories per gram of carbohydrate When a food contains fewer than 5 calories per serving, the manufacturer is allowed to “round down” to 0 on the Nutrition Facts label

I had my surgery on a Wednesday. Was home Thursday. Went back to work the following Wednesday.

GPS is not there to help you find your way. It is there for accurate distance measurements.

On the most basic side I've had The Jawbone Up, and regular FitBit in the past. The thing I never liked about them is they are at best guessing your distance and calories through out the day. Even though they tell you to put the tracker on your non dominant wrist I was still getting steps counted sitting at my desk working. If I was to go this route again I would get one that has the ability to clip to my waist. The next level up would be the same products but have a heart rate monitor in them like the FitBit HR and above. At least with this device if you are doing physical activity you get the added benefit of having your heart rate monitored so you will get a more accurate reflection of output. To the extreme would be devices like GPS enabled watches also track activity. One of the best for the money is the new Garmin Forerunner 225. Although is has a $300 price tag it does a ton of things very well. I would seriously give it a look especially if like me you want more than just a simple activity tracker. My current device of choice has been the Apple Sport Watch. I found a 42mm one on Craigslist for $360 that was less than a month old. The native activity and exercise apps are wonderful. I also like how it pushes me everyday. Based on my "move" goal it will adjust every week to keep pushing you to step up your activity. Even though the watch itself isn't GPS enabled I always have my iPhone with me and once you go for a few walks/runs with it the device learns your stride. Then you don't need the phone on you unless you want mapping data. I also think with the new OS version coming out where 3rd party apps can uses the watch sensors things will continue to get better and better. I'm looking forward to the Nike+ app being able to use the heart rate sensor. Quite a few people at work all use Nike+ and track each others miles and have made friendly competition out of it. Other than what I mentioned above I am a die hard MyFitnessPal user.

To an extent. There is only so much that can be done. I guess it also depends on the moobs in questions too.

I'm 5mo out and can manage to get 70+g a day without having a shake.

Congrats!