My NROL Experience

[stingo]

Originally Posted by tcoy777

Those are sick videos. I don't know if I could get the hang of those with out the weights.

Yeah I have problems enough with kettlebells, let alone stuff like that. Good on 'em though for getting that good at it.

Originally Posted by Willie

I usually send our workout via email to my Thursday-evening-Kettle Bells-Fun teammates. I sent them the video of the TGU with the wife on the arm with a simple "study up; we'll be doing these later tonight!" a few months ago... and received many nervous phone calls in response!

Hee hee - yeah, I can see why.

[kfisherx]

I always order sauce on the side in restaraunts anymore. That is definately the killer when it comes to overall calories. Still the dinner does sound good. Be patient. It will come off soon.... It sucks that we can't get better daily readings on this...

[Espi]

AMAZING video!

It made me decide to insert turkish getups again in my next routine (starts tomorrow ) but it will be with the wimpiest weights available = a 2kg dumbbell.

[stingo]

Originally Posted by kfisherx

I always order sauce on the side in restaraunts anymore. That is definately the killer when it comes to overall calories. Still the dinner does sound good. Be patient. It will come off soon.... It sucks that we can't get better daily readings on this...

Thanks Karla - yeah I know it will come off, and I did take care to only have a couple of spoonfuls of the sauce (what wasn't on the shrimp itself).

Originally Posted by Espi

AMAZING video!

It made me decide to insert turkish getups again in my next routine (starts tomorrow ) but it will be with the wimpiest weights available = a 2kg dumbbell.

Yeah it's a pretty wicked exercise, but pretty cool too once you start to get it.

[stingo]

219.5 - Gonna wait til tomorrow to see if it sticks, but was quite happy in getting on the scale today. But even if it doesn't, it's a great motivation to be good while in NYC this weekend.

[Lost Dog]

Great job, Tom!

[lawyerjoke]

The 2-Teens! Outstanding!!

[Espi]

Wooooot.. hold on to it for dear life Tom!

[tcoy777]

Man the weight is just coming off. Congrats!

[Celestialmom]

Hi Tom, just subbing to your log. I usually read a log the whole way through before subbing but HOW am I supposed to do that with 95 pages?!!!! I guess I'll have to be less anal...

[GinnyLou]

Woo hoo! Congrats!

[stingo]

Originally Posted by Lost Dog

Great job, Tom!

Originally Posted by lawyerjoke

The 2-Teens! Outstanding!!

Originally Posted by Espi

Wooooot.. hold on to it for dear life Tom!

Originally Posted by tcoy777

Man the weight is just coming off. Congrats!

Originally Posted by GinnyLou

Woo hoo! Congrats!

Thanks everyone. Feels like it was a long time coming, so I definitely will try to hold on to it for good.

Originally Posted by Celestialmom

Hi Tom, just subbing to your log. I usually read a log the whole way through before subbing but HOW am I supposed to do that with 95 pages?!!!! I guess I'll have to be less anal...

Here's the readers' digest version: I was hospitalized in May 05 with cellulitis in my leg, and had time to think about things, and where I wanted to be in life. One place I really quickly figured out I didn't want to be was in a hospital bed. So when I got out of the hospital, I signed on at the gym. My highest recorded weight around that time was 354. Fast forward to today, when I've just broken into the 2-teens (219.5 actually). This after following a healthier and more constrained diet, along with working out. As it is now, I strength train 3x a week, one of which is with a personal trainer, who gives me the programs I use. I also do spinning 2x a week, but I don't usually log it. I imagine it's time for some progress pics as well - I have a "before" face shot on my progress photos link, as well as a fairly recent "during" shot.

[kfisherx]

WAY TO GO TOM!!!!! I am thrilled beyond words for you on this milestone. I know you will hold it and then some! What is your goal weight btw? You must be getting close now. How exciting.

[Celestialmom]

Originally Posted by stingo

Thanks everyone. Feels like it was a long time coming, so I definitely will try to hold on to it for good.



Here's the readers' digest version: I was hospitalized in May 05 with cellulitis in my leg, and had time to think about things, and where I wanted to be in life. One place I really quickly figured out I didn't want to be was in a hospital bed. So when I got out of the hospital, I signed on at the gym. My highest recorded weight around that time was 354. Fast forward to today, when I've just broken into the 2-teens (219.5 actually). This after following a healthier and more constrained diet, along with working out. As it is now, I strength train 3x a week, one of which is with a personal trainer, who gives me the programs I use. I also do spinning 2x a week, but I don't usually log it. I imagine it's time for some progress pics as well - I have a "before" face shot on my progress photos link, as well as a fairly recent "during" shot.

Thanks for the "condensed" version! I think I'll recommend your log to my husband--maybe he'll get inspired... Kudos on your great progress though!

[stingo]

New progress pics (and avatar) posted.

[James Newman]

Looking good, Tom. Keep up the good work. Congratulations on reaching yet another new level of fitness and health. I'm really glad you stuck around and joined the family here at JP's.

Newman