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Good advice, had both elbows and a shoulder screwy for almost 2 years from shooting bows too much. Quit the 3D shoots and slowed way down on the practice and have healed up. Oh string and cables last awhile now too.

Good job man!

I got tennis elbow 3 years ago. Couldn't even pick up an empty milk jug without almost dropping to my knees. Really screwed up my bow shooting/hunting.

Mine is actually better now than it was 2 years ago. I know I could aggravate it doing too much but I think I am strengthening it and giving it the rest and nutrition it needs to heal it'self.

Any of you guys can do the same that need to. Now I can wear any of my old pants with both my legs in one leg of those. I was a 48/32 and now wear a 32/32 and will likely be a 30/32. I wear a medium shirt and was wearing a 4XL. I don't feel the same at all. My wife says she feels like she's cheating on me with a stranger now.

Good job ! Ill buy u all the beers u want and bottomless frys ! ...lol I'm one size down ..still having to much fun...

Your story is inspirational but I got to wonder what you look like at 6'2" in a medium shirt. Where do you find medium extra talls?

I actually found some Hanes or some cheap T shirts for now that are a little longer than most mediums. I haven't bought any expensive clothes yet because I lose about 10 lbs every month and just 2 months I am about a pants size down. I kept my 48's until I was a 38. I'm now getting rid of my 36's and 34's I had bought,

I'm not sure medium isn't bigger than it use to be. I don't look small built. I do have muscles on my arms with veins you can see now. I thought I was a big strong man for years,I may just be a medium strong man.LOL

Eddie Bauer has a great selection of tall shirts. Plus usually a great Memorial Day online sale......

R H Clark ,

Great job !

I had forgot about your weightloss and get in shape thread you're really taking it serious - great .

I.m 6-2'' also and wear medium shirts , just over 200lbs. , large size drapes down over my waist too far .
Back five years ago I was in great shape had been hitting the gym for 10-12 years and got burned out . Was injured in a fall a while back and have to get moving again at 59 1/2 years old it gets harder all the time but we have to fight that off .
My younger brother passed away March 17 , he had a back surgury from a life of doing concrete work - surgury ruined his life . He couldn't do anything after , that led to depression and very little activity and bad eating habits . He had the Flu really bad and died in his sleep at 57 years old , I sure miss him .
There are a lot of people who are very unhealthy and don't think they are when you have your 50th birthday you better start paying attention to your life if you care about your life .

I've got to change my ways and get back active and working out N O W , laying in bed with a bunch of broken ribs,arm,collar bone , back injury got me down. Using this thread for motivation . Thanks and keep up the good work I know you'll make your 180lb. goal .

On the teeth hygiene topic , get a Waterpik water flosser [$40ish] , G U M - PROXABRUSH little brushes that clean between your teeth [you'll love the ease of use][still use floss though] , Phillips Sonicare toothbrush y'all will love all three and they all last a long time . OK I'll leave the rest to Hatari [Dentist] .

Take care of your health folks - you can't hunt fish shoot and aggravate people here on the Fire if you're dead .

Congrats.

Happy for you. Life changing choices you have made and I applaud you for it..

You did good RH. What do we call you now? looks like Chubby is out..........

You're right anyone can do it they just have to want to.

I was dying from the same stuff as you, it damn near got me but I beat it and since eating properly I have lost 30 lbs since the end of January. I have done nothing but eat right, no exercise or anything just eating right.

I didn't feel like exercising until I lost about 60 lbs. Starting I couldn't hardly do anything. All you have to do though is eat right, do a little more than normal.It has to be enough of something that you can tell you did it. It might be one push up or one walk around the track or it might be 50 push ups and a 3 mile run depending on your fitness level. It just has to be enough that you can tell you did it the next day. then give yourself at least 24 hours of rest with a good 8 hours sleep and do a little more the next time. You repeat that simple thing for 100 days and see if you don't feel a lot better.

Our bodies don't wear out as much as rust out and break down from bad gas and barely running them. I thought mine was worn out but I had just been giving it bad gas for a long time.

That’s incredible! Standing ovation deserved. 😎

I'm trying be as sugar free as much as possible so I followed my own advice and bought a gallon of lactose free milk yesterday. This stuff has a sickeningly sweet taste like an artificial sweetener. The label shows no lactose but it has lactase enzyme (for digesting lactose). It also shows that it has exactly as much sugar (12g per cup) as regular whole milk! I don't know where the sweet case comes from since there is no sugar listed on the label. I'm usually good at reading labels but I was in a hurry when I bought it. It's going back to the store tomorrow.

Good job!

Congrads on the weight Loss! One plus on the Flossing! Iv realy seen a difference in my teeth & gums! I hadnt been to a denist in 8-9 years! had to have the Deep Cleaning done, not fun and took several visits! going to get serious with my Carbs Now! Thanks for the Update!

Yea,I've always been fanatical about my teeth. I use one of those dental cleaning picks and a water pic at home. They ain't perfect, but I've still got more of them, and they look better than most my age.