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I'm in. Can't post a pic until later tonight.

 

Added.

 

I'm using myfitnesspal and mapmywalk. They have a pretty comprehensive database of food and I like the reports feature. Things that I've learned / adopted over the past 3-4 months are:

1. Be honest and enter everything- everything that goes down your gullet needs to be accounted for.
2. If in doubt err on the worst case. In other words I eat a lot of wild game. Venison, elk, goose, pheasant. So if if I make a dish like 'venison pot roast with veggies'- I'll use the database 'beef pot roast' as an entry. Technically it's higher in fat and lower in protein (and higher in calories), but there is no option for venison pot roast in the database. I do the same thing with exercise. Mapmywalk sometimes produces funky calorie burned estimates, so I may shave 200 calories off the estimate to play it safe.
3. Avoid any foods from a box or bag. Fresh is best. Fresh meats, veggies, fruit.
4. Labels. Read them! Yogurt and granola's- run away. Run far away!!! Look at the labels man.. LOOK AT THE LABELS!!!
5. Lot's of water. 8 cups minimum.
6. Have at least one vice. I gave up alcohol, but I did not give up ice cream. I love ice cream- always have. I have a small bowl at least twice a week.

 

I had mapmywalk before, I'll add it now.

Too bad there isn't some kind of app where we can all join (or those interested) and it'll show info as a group. Could be cool.

 

Strava

 

It's an app much like Facebook for fitness. It's primarily around cycling but you can manually log any workout in it

 

There is a friends feature on myfitnesspal that allows you to add friends. I also think there are challenges as well.

 

I created a TW group in Fitocracy for us. fantastic workouts and group encouragement.

 

4 months ago I was my heaviest at 257 and am down to 223 as of this morning. My goal is to drop another 20 lbs and stay around 200.

Edit: age 32 and 5'9" pic from a year ago

 

I'll go back and find that link.

 

And in!

 

Mine is myphitnessgoal

Because can't creative.

 

I'm DCSBFTMFW on Fitocracy.

 

Good idea. Hope some folks get some good from it.
Won't work for me, though. Nothing does.

 

Looks like I have some stuff to sign up for. How come I have a shared login for mapmyride and mapmyfitness, but myfitnesspal requires a separate login? C'mon UnderArmor, geeeeezzzz!


in other news, the water drink reminder is doing pretty good. I'm on glass 2 so far. This one goes out to you guys!

 

We should set up milestone goals. Like

"YOU LOST 20LBS! GO BUY A NEW ALUMINUM FRONT BUMPER FOR YOUR RIG!!"

 

TW fitoracy group?