I've been waiting to show you the new me after 40 pounds. Then I got a whim to shave. So here I am. 
Going going gone!
Going going gone!
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Karlynn
Wow Tom, that's excellent! Congratulations.
(low carb beer, of course!)
(low carb beer, of course!)
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bethanne
Hey Tom tht is geat. The photo by photo really helps. I thought that photo looked like someone I had seen before but the photo by photo helped with the transition. Good for you! I think I see a challenge coming around. Notice my great photo posted here!
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The Bionic Duo
Wow that's great--I'm jealous. I'm down a little over 20lbs, but 20 more wouldn't hurt me.
Right now I seem to be in kinda a holding pattern--which is OK, I lost almost 10 lbs after my knee surgery so I think my body is just catching up right now. Any special diet you have been on? I have just mainly cut down on everything and avoid high fat, high sodium, high sugar (that's been tough lately, my sweet tooth has been VERY active).
Keep on trucking there
Joan
Right now I seem to be in kinda a holding pattern--which is OK, I lost almost 10 lbs after my knee surgery so I think my body is just catching up right now. Any special diet you have been on? I have just mainly cut down on everything and avoid high fat, high sodium, high sugar (that's been tough lately, my sweet tooth has been VERY active).
Keep on trucking there
Joan
Johnny Stephens
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HOLY SMOKES what a transformation! Congratulations, Tom!
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Abbanabba
Woo-hoo!..... Brad Pitt watch out!!!
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PS - I think I found some of that 40 pounds you lost. Now if you just give me your address, I'll pop that in an envelope and send it right on back!!
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PS - I think I found some of that 40 pounds you lost. Now if you just give me your address, I'll pop that in an envelope and send it right on back!!
Ross
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Dude your lawn mower fought and won!
Lookin sharp there Mr. Tom. I'm in big trouble now.
Lookin sharp there Mr. Tom. I'm in big trouble now.
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Lisa
And the specs are gone! Dahling...you look fabulous! But I like beards (hubby has one)
fyrfytr
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Hey Tom,
Congratulations! I wish I could do what you have done.
Take Care
Congratulations! I wish I could do what you have done.
Take Care
LUVMyBirman
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Congratulations Tom. I did notice your
"clean shaven avatar BTW
Inquiring minds wanna know what type of diet you were/are on . Most importantly.....how you managed your INR.
"clean shaven avatar BTW
Inquiring minds wanna know what type of diet you were/are on . Most importantly.....how you managed your INR.
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Janie
Wow, Tom...
Wow, Tom...
You look 15 years younger!
Wow, Tom...
You look 15 years younger!
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Peggy in Alaska
Way to go, Tom!
Way to go, Tom!
Wish I could do that! Wish I knew how to post photos like that, too!
I've lost 11 lbs. since January, would like to love 20 more by summertime. We'll see . . . . .
Congratulations! And it is true, you do look younger!
Way to go, Tom!
Wish I could do that! Wish I knew how to post photos like that, too!
I've lost 11 lbs. since January, would like to love 20 more by summertime. We'll see . . . . .
Congratulations! And it is true, you do look younger!
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terry40
Tom
Tom
Congrats on the weight-loss, the pictures are great too.
Yes you have to tells us how you did it, and if it was hard keeping you INR within range!
Terry40
Tom
Congrats on the weight-loss, the pictures are great too.
Yes you have to tells us how you did it, and if it was hard keeping you INR within range!
Terry40
Oops. I have a confession...........I still wear glasses. I guess I got a little excited and forgot to put them on for the pics.
Thanks for your kind words and encouragment.
The weight loss program is pretty simple. Actually the weight loss is a subset of what I call my fitness program. The devil is in the discipline.
Eat less
Exercise more
Drink lots of water.
It's been an "up and down" (or "down and up and down") battle. Sometimes I go for weeks without any loss, and several times had a big bounce back up.
The weight loss and waist loss do not always coincide with each other, but eventually both are reduced. The 40" pants that used to be snug, are now too big. I'm buying 38's. The big surprise was in the shirt size. I've been wearing a 17" neck for years. My wife bought me a 16" shirt for Christmas and it fits!
Keeping the INR steady hasn't been a problem except for getting in and out of the Lovenox bridge for hernia surgery last fall. I expected that exercise would raise my INR, but it really hasn't. In fact my coumadin dose was raised once about 10% and is steady at that dose.
I still have a way to go. I don't yet feel that the lifestyle change is ingrained premanently. I have some very weak moments. After 25 years of bad habits, it takes more than 8 months to call it a done deal.
Second, I really want to trim down closer to the "ideal weight" in the low 180's. It was a real treat to check my BMI and move from "obese" to merely "overweight". Next stop "desirable".
The real benefits are the spring in my step, higher energy level, the boost in self image, and the absence of those stupid nagging aches and pains of a sedentary life style.
I'm glad I could share this with you. Take care.
Thanks for your kind words and encouragment.
The weight loss program is pretty simple. Actually the weight loss is a subset of what I call my fitness program. The devil is in the discipline.
Eat less
Exercise more
Drink lots of water.
It's been an "up and down" (or "down and up and down") battle. Sometimes I go for weeks without any loss, and several times had a big bounce back up.
The weight loss and waist loss do not always coincide with each other, but eventually both are reduced. The 40" pants that used to be snug, are now too big. I'm buying 38's. The big surprise was in the shirt size. I've been wearing a 17" neck for years. My wife bought me a 16" shirt for Christmas and it fits!
Keeping the INR steady hasn't been a problem except for getting in and out of the Lovenox bridge for hernia surgery last fall. I expected that exercise would raise my INR, but it really hasn't. In fact my coumadin dose was raised once about 10% and is steady at that dose.
I still have a way to go. I don't yet feel that the lifestyle change is ingrained premanently. I have some very weak moments. After 25 years of bad habits, it takes more than 8 months to call it a done deal.
Second, I really want to trim down closer to the "ideal weight" in the low 180's. It was a real treat to check my BMI and move from "obese" to merely "overweight". Next stop "desirable".
The real benefits are the spring in my step, higher energy level, the boost in self image, and the absence of those stupid nagging aches and pains of a sedentary life style.
I'm glad I could share this with you. Take care.
Congratulations on the new look!
Eating less might account for the stable INR despite the increase in exercise. You may be taking in less vitamin K... Just a guess.
Eating less might account for the stable INR despite the increase in exercise. You may be taking in less vitamin K... Just a guess.
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Gisele
Hey Tom..................
Hey Tom..................
Nice smile.................
Hey Tom..................
Nice smile.................
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The Bionic Duo
Hmmm--you diet sound familiar, it is more or less what I have been doing for about a year. I have been calling it my 1/2 diet--eat half of what I used to--seems to work. With my crancky digestive system there are some foods I just can't eat, and some I must eat, so rather that taylor my eating to some specific diet I just decided to cut down on what I know I can eat. (Make sense?)
As I said in an earlier post here, I'm kind of in a holding pattern right now--but I am beginning to add more excercise to my regime so hopefully I will see some more weight come off in the near future. Like you it is not easy to change 30 years of bad habits.
Way to go--keep it up.
Joan
As I said in an earlier post here, I'm kind of in a holding pattern right now--but I am beginning to add more excercise to my regime so hopefully I will see some more weight come off in the near future. Like you it is not easy to change 30 years of bad habits.
Way to go--keep it up.
Joan
Marsha,
Sounds plausible, but I think my salad intake hasn't changed. Hard to tell. Somehow the answer to why the INR gets out of whack seems more urgent than why it stays in range.
Gisele,
I'm a pretty happy camper these days. I pinch myself, because it hasn't always been so, and someday could change. I saw in another post that you are exercising more. Sounds good. You've been through a lot. Bet it feels good to be on the upswing.
Joan,
I try to avoid "seconds", or limit them to veggies and fruit. Instead of avoiding the bad stuff (that I like) altogether, I reduce it or substitute something not quite so bad. Somebody find me a decent substitute for girls scout thin mints, please. I posted once before the example that my octogenarian parents do.....they split a cookie for dessert! I'm not there yet.
I do think that my stomach has shrunk because I get the awful stuffed feeling with a lot less volume than before. I also stuff myself much less often than I used to.
Keep up with the exercise.....it's worth it.
Sounds plausible, but I think my salad intake hasn't changed. Hard to tell. Somehow the answer to why the INR gets out of whack seems more urgent than why it stays in range.
Gisele,
I'm a pretty happy camper these days. I pinch myself, because it hasn't always been so, and someday could change. I saw in another post that you are exercising more. Sounds good. You've been through a lot. Bet it feels good to be on the upswing.
Joan,
I try to avoid "seconds", or limit them to veggies and fruit. Instead of avoiding the bad stuff (that I like) altogether, I reduce it or substitute something not quite so bad. Somebody find me a decent substitute for girls scout thin mints, please. I posted once before the example that my octogenarian parents do.....they split a cookie for dessert! I'm not there yet.
I do think that my stomach has shrunk because I get the awful stuffed feeling with a lot less volume than before. I also stuff myself much less often than I used to.
Keep up with the exercise.....it's worth it.
T
The Bionic Duo
Tom
Oh, you did have to mention the Girl Scouts thin mints---I LOVE them, so I have been avoiding the GS this year cause I know I won't be able to stay away from them. What do you want to bet they'll catch Bob, and he will order them along with whatever they have with peanut butter (his weakness) and bam there goes both our diets
Oh well that's life
Joan
Oh, you did have to mention the Girl Scouts thin mints---I LOVE them, so I have been avoiding the GS this year cause I know I won't be able to stay away from them. What do you want to bet they'll catch Bob, and he will order them along with whatever they have with peanut butter (his weakness) and bam there goes both our diets
Oh well that's life
Joan
