its been quite a while since i posted. i mainly dont post anymore because i feel my habits are probably not the best way to maintain weight and therefore i am basically a "fraud" so to speak. i HAVE been maintaining my weight loss since i joined this forum a few years back, but i do not eat a lot of the time and probably am what fitness experts would call a fat skinny person.

Steve, you gave a lot of good advice in your opening post. i hope a lot of people will read it, do their own research, and find success. in a nutshell, the reason a lot of people fail at weight loss is because they do not weight train at the same time they are "dieting" and losing weight. if you do not weight train, half the weight lost will be muscle and this in turn will cause your metabolism to become sluggish. progress will eventually grind to a halt and you will not only become discouraged, but will start gaining back all the weight you lost and probably even more. best of luck to all!

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What did one saggy boob say to the other saggy boob?
If we don't get some support soon, people are gonna think we're nuts!!

height:5'5"
hw:210
sw:185 (4/04)
gw:115 (12/05)
cw:115
over 70 pounds GONE!