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(Hangs head)... I think I know where all those pounds you lost found a new home (My Backside!) The timing just wasn't right for me - with the poison ivy-steroids, then Dragon*Con, then Vegas... well, you can all guess that my results haven't been great. I do want to participate and I'm going to update my ticker with the bad news... I hope we will have a second go-around and I can really participate then.

Congrats to all of you who are sticking with it (round of applause)! And Coach is totally leading the pack (see what I did there).

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you can join in anytime. I'm going to be doing this for months so you can join in whenever the time is right for you.
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cupcakes, sweets, fried clams, meatballs, pasta..........

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but at least I didn't gain anything either!

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Hmm only 1 week left, and 4.5 lbs to goal. I think I can do it!

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Went on vacation (well... home to visit family) and surprisingly didn't gain anything, but also didn't lose much either.

Oh well, just keep swimming!

Because I would be interested in doing this. 

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Does someone go into the park and, uh... lift up the dinosaurs' skirts?

Keep your eyes on this thread 2 weeks today.
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so we'll start up again the following week probably.

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Guess the long hours and sleepless nights are taking a toll. Can't wait for the week to get over with (last week of the quarter and fiscal year so we're working mad hours to finish up our required projects for the quarter/year).

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You losers are inspiring. I think all the weight you guys lost ended up on my big butt. Sigh. I'm going to the Doc tomorrow and he's going to yell at me for gaining weight. Another sigh. But I'm going and maybe this will help me get my lard-ass in gear. Can't keep buying bigger pants. Won't buy bigger pants!!
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Dr. visit didn't go well. My BP is WAY up, my weight is up and my Doc is not happy with me. New meds and a renewed kick in the pants about the weight loss. Let's hope it does the trick.
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Maybe we need to start up another six week challenge!  I really enjoyed having people to commiserate in the weight loss effort.  I'm trying to shed some weight as well because of elevated BP as well.  Definitely not easy but this six week thingy really helped to make me feel accountable and to celebrate (or complain) about progress.

Major thanks to GJ again for starting this! 

I could use the extra encouragement. 

I never revealed who won! I'll get on the case tomorrow :) Then we can set a date to start over and get the new recruits :)

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Not a fluke. I've had hypertension and been on meds 15 years or so. Even when I'm in great shape, I still have to take RX meds. When I'm overweight and not exercising, things get really bad. Time to behave myself until this gets under control. Glad I have some Junkie peeps I can join in the war against FAT!
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dont things get looser? Hee hee, spelld I like that..  :p

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complaining about misspelled words, you might want to make sure you spell everything correctly.

Just sayin'...  

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I've been blessed with a family history of hypertension as well and the battle against the bulge is definitely turning into a war. Even with losing a bunch of weight recently, I find that I'm not able to keep BP under control unless I am consistently exercising. Craziness....

Oh OH OH! Pick me! Pick MEEEEE!

I'm off to a decent start for the year. I've switched my diet to the Palaeodiet, or Caveman Diet with a frankly remarkable effect. Bonus features, when I go to the breakfast bar in work I'm actually forbidden from having the healthy porridge. lol.

If you've never heard of it the basic idea is that you revert your diet to that of a hunter gatherer (on the somewhat questionable, yet valid and reasonable since the work hasn't been done, hypothesis that we still are) and can therefore have, lean meat, fish, veg, fruit, nuts and seeds. Fat doesn't actually have to be avoided. What does have to be avoided are spuds, beans (since are both are toxic in their natural state) dairy and all grains (which includes flour). It basically comes down to a high protien diet, which naturally leads to better health and weight loss. At least that's what they tell me and as far as weight loss goes it's working.

Also back onto the weight training and starting cardio and possibly some HIIT this week :)