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I'm doing neither, but I had a really nice day today. That should count for something, right?

Of course it does! And today I will start thinking thin thoughts.

I'm staying positive so far, but there is still a long way to go.

Well done. Keep us posted. It's good to hear that you're doing well.

So my wife and I each hit the gym the last two mornings. Baby steps...

Keep at it, Luis.

And uh, that's all I can really post in a diet thread here. Heheh.

So my wife and I each hit the gym the last two mornings. Baby steps...

Good for you!

I myself decided it was high time to stop living a life of lethargy and self-indulgence, so it's monitored caloric intake and workout regimen from now on.

We're on day 3 of the diet, but the regimen is in its third week and going well. I can do 50 pushups now, which is 38 more than I could do when I started. Basically, if I make it to the weight most of you started at, I'm golden

Speaking of pushups, I am thinking of doing this:

one hundred push ups

I'm doing that. Works great. I'm about to finish week three, and I double the max rep if at all possible. Getting pretty hard, but I am under the impression that when it burns is when you're building muscle.

Nope. Recovery is where you improve. That's when the micro-tears in your muscle heal. The burning is caused by lactic acid.

Recovery is very important.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/health/nutrition/16run.html

The recent cold and general laziness have been factors in skipping the gym/pool for a couple weeks now

In the meantime I've been doing stuff around the apartment, like reps up/down the 15ft staircase, pushups, etc. Would love a pull-up bar, then I'd be set. Will be interesting to see if I notice much of a difference between this an weights/swimming - it's gotta be better than nothing! Still vigilantly keeping junk out of the diet, other than some light beer & vodka shots

Congrats on the progress/determination, guys!

Recovery is very important.

Thanks for the link. I think I get plenty of recovery