when there is a baby, sure it is! but until then it's just a pain in the ass

anyway, i haven't measured myself in two weeks. kind of slipped up on that after being out of town two weekends in a row. come monday i'm gonna do that again. i'm also trying not to weigh myself...i'm afraid i'll only be disappointed even though i KNOW weight isn't the best indicator of improvement. yada yada yada

7/20/2010 11:37:12 AM

I've gained about eight pounds this summer

But its all muscle

I can lift 100 pounds right over my head

7/20/2010 11:51:41 AM

even my lanky ass could do that

7/20/2010 11:58:58 AM

^

7/20/2010 11:59:35 AM

Quote :

"^^ This reminds me of when we went out for dinner on your birthday and Lindsey found out Jess was only 23 and warned her that she was going to be in for a completely different world once she hit 25."

HAHAHAHAHAHHA Lindsey would do that.

7/20/2010 1:50:39 PM

Goddammit. I clicked on this hoping for CassTheSass pics.

7/20/2010 2:11:44 PM

2nd workout of the day since I'm going to eat sushi tonight.. and have already had two slices of pizza and a cadbury bar

7/20/2010 6:10:58 PM

if you need some accountability, i am willing to eat your future pizza and future cadbury bars

7/20/2010 6:20:00 PM

played ~90 minutes of basketball and an hour of volleyball

thankfully, my knee feels fine

7/20/2010 9:58:07 PM

All you guys are doing great! Good job with this thread God

Ill post pics, but I'm down to 169 from 186 when I initially posted my pics. I feel good, but could stand to do a little more weight lifting.

7/21/2010 11:03:38 AM

so, with some encouragement from people that have seen my progress... hoping to post the progression pictures at the end of august (still have to determine whether or not i want the first pictures of me on tdub to be me in my skivvies )

7/21/2010 11:14:20 AM

You should be very proud of yourself.

7/21/2010 11:27:27 AM

Quote :

"played ~90 minutes of basketball and an hour of volleyball thankfully, my knee feels fine "

You were ballin' dude! Sorry I couldn't catch any of your pro passes

7/21/2010 11:29:14 AM

^^ i'm not sure if there was sarcasm in that statement... but i'm just going to say thank you

7/21/2010 11:29:14 AM

You should. Have you lost weight, pant sizes, or what?

7/21/2010 11:29:53 AM

lost 45 pounds since November

down: 1.75 inches on my waist & 2 inches on my hips

7/21/2010 11:31:17 AM

Seems disproportianate

If I lost 45 pounds I'd lose like 6 inches on my waist

7/21/2010 11:34:02 AM

oh well the pounds were since november

the inches have been since may

7/21/2010 11:35:24 AM

That's great.

7/21/2010 11:50:18 AM

I"m in the middle of buying new dress shirts, shirts and pants, as my legs, ass, shoulders, and neck don't fit my old stuff.

7/21/2010 12:02:16 PM

I always have trouble finding shirts that fit my neck. Fortunately I wear a tie like once a year, so I only have to keep one or two shirts that can squeeze around my neck.

7/21/2010 12:16:38 PM

I have the hardest time getting polo shirts (golf shirts, etc) to fit me properly. On size L the sleeves are too short but the torso area fits well. On size XL the sleeves are the right length but the torso is way too big.

WTF, why do all these companies design shirts that fit overweight ppl? Not my fault they're fat.

7/21/2010 12:20:11 PM

Same problem for short people that are in shape. I have had to alter every pair of dress pants I've bought in the last 5 years. Apparently all short men are suppose to be overweight.

I sometimes have a tough time with shirts as well because my upper body is a little big. So Small shirts are good in length, but make every shirt look like a muscle shirt. Mediums and Larges fit the upper body, but the length falls down to my knees.

Mediums work most of the time, but I still have problems with some shirts.

7/21/2010 12:24:50 PM

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[Edited on July 21, 2010 at 12:31 PM. Reason : .]

7/21/2010 12:26:31 PM

I have a thick neck/broad shoulders while being short and I run in to the same problem. I can't buy non-fitted dress shirts from stores. They are always way too tight at the neck with sleeves too long.

And even casual button-downs really never fit me. If they are comfortable around my neck/shoulders then they are way too loose at the midsection and too long...

And I imagine as I continue to work out more it will get even worse

7/21/2010 12:34:28 PM

Quote :

"I have the hardest time getting polo shirts (golf shirts, etc) to fit me properly. On size L the sleeves are too short but the torso area fits well. On size XL the sleeves are the right length but the torso is way too big."

I've just gone with size L shirts. The overall better fit outweighs the short sleeves in my opinion.

Plus everyone goes all instead of you having to worry about your shirt-dress looking proper all day.

7/21/2010 12:38:21 PM

My chest and neck are a tad too big for small button-downs, but they fit me perfectly every other way.

So I just say "fuck it" and just wear them. I'd rather my shoulders look right than be able to get that top button anyway.

7/21/2010 12:40:01 PM

I thought the sleeves were too short to help show off your gunzz.

7/21/2010 12:50:45 PM

Spent the last 5 days in San Diego. Boozed it up, only went running twice, and ate whatever I felt like. Gained some weight back, but I had a blast and I'm back on the ball today.

7/21/2010 1:22:30 PM

1000 yards of swimming today... That took a lot of me today.

7/21/2010 2:43:29 PM

You remember your pants?

7/21/2010 2:45:37 PM

^ Shhhhh

7/21/2010 3:09:07 PM

Quote :

"I always have trouble finding shirts that fit my neck. Fortunately I wear a tie like once a year, so I only have to keep one or two shirts that can squeeze around my neck"

that's the one thing I don't miss from wrestling. With all the bridge work we did, my neck was 21" at a weight of 205. Even now, my neck is around 19.5", but that makes a world of difference when shopping for clothes.

7/21/2010 4:39:20 PM

Jeez my neck is 16.5" and i think that's big. I have trouble buying shirts/pants. I'm 5'8" 180 pounds and shirts that typically fit are too small in the arms. Dress shirts are the worst. It's like 99% of the dress shirts out there are made for men with beer bellies. They're always way too big around my torso.

7/21/2010 4:49:01 PM

Depends on where you go. Brooks Brothers has a good slim fit line, and the European shirts are slimmer fitting than ones you'll find from shirt makers here. Jos. A Bank shirts aren't very good for slim fit, from what I've seen.

7/21/2010 4:53:54 PM

categorically, the designers who create the patterns for jos a banks make clothes for fat people.


jos a banks = PLEATED PANTS DEPOT

[Edited on July 21, 2010 at 4:55 PM. Reason : .]

7/21/2010 4:54:41 PM

Jos A Bank sucks ballsacks. Everything there is made for people who either have an 8 foot wingspan or are morbidly obese. Its the reason they have to have so many sales just to get rid of stock.

7/21/2010 4:56:33 PM

Yeah it's kind of funny. I found some Calvin Klein slim-fit shirts at Macy's that fit great, but they aren't wrinkle free. I want European/Slim-fit wrinkle free business shirts!!!

Yeah banker shirts (blue/white) seem to always be geared toward fat people, although I work on a trading floor and there's not a single obese person on the floor. Everyone does marathons/triatholons. It's when they get older that they get the beer guts i guess. Come to think of it though not many of thier shirts are fitted.

Plus my thighs are big from biking. I wear like a 32/30 and they're always tight around the crotch/thigh area. I need to get a tailor.

7/21/2010 5:02:38 PM

i pretty much wear brooks brothers slim-fit non-iron shirts exclusively. they're not the most high end shirt ever, but they're about $85-90, last a while (1 yr+) and seem to be fairly fitted. definitely not as billowy as jos a banks. that goes for all of their shirts of that type.

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatSectionView.process?IWAction=Load&Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=205

[Edited on July 21, 2010 at 5:09 PM. Reason : .]

7/21/2010 5:07:13 PM

^nice. I'm broke so $50 is a lot for me. Some of those are on sale for $39 though! I'll have to check them out. I hate ironing.

7/21/2010 5:09:54 PM

this thread is worthless without pics


camera really does put on 10lbs for me. I feel as skinny as ever but ill take it.

7/21/2010 5:11:18 PM

dbl post.

[Edited on July 21, 2010 at 5:11 PM. Reason : ..]

7/21/2010 5:11:18 PM

i wash/tumble dry the polo button down collar ones, but dry clean/press the point collar ones. they stay relatively crisp in the dryer, but not as crisp as if pressed at the cleaners

7/21/2010 5:11:36 PM

I would just like to say

I tried on a bunch of Gap shirts the other day... not one large some were a little iffy cause of the boobies, but I could fit into all mediums

yay!

7/21/2010 5:16:42 PM

I get most of mine from http://www.forzieri.com

I'll vouch for their quality any day of the week

7/21/2010 5:18:03 PM

^^^agreed - I dry mine on low heat with the collars unbuttoned and works fine. I don't wear ties often for work so I don't have many of the non-button shirts.

^^congrats

7/21/2010 5:18:39 PM

thanks

and ps: good job to everyone!

7/21/2010 5:20:00 PM

What's with the dress/banker shirts that have a different colored collar than shirt?

^^^Those look nice. Too pricy for me. I need a real job.

7/21/2010 5:24:13 PM

here ya go Quinn!!


i actually think i look much leaner than in most pics too.
combine that with the fact i'm on freaking superbloat week (if you know what im sayin) = my abs are not shinin'

oh well


i also feel kind of nauseated right now, but im gonna suck it up and do a little cardio at the gym this evening and go help out with trivia tonight...

[Edited on July 21, 2010 at 5:26 PM. Reason : sfdsfd]

7/21/2010 5:25:56 PM

Quinn

What say you and I go swimmin' on the regular?

[Edited on July 21, 2010 at 5:36 PM. Reason : .]

7/21/2010 5:36:24 PM