A picture is worth 1000 words.
October 2008
Feb 2009 (a few mins ago)
I’m a bit proud of myself.
Attaboy!!! 
Looks darn impressive. and a lot of hard work.
You shaved. Wow!
djm
Slow growing beard eh? What’s that stuff on top o’ yer head?
You was backwards 
On the very top? Lol, a shock of grey hair…I have one big patch of grey on top, just like I was dive-bombed by a pigeon. Heh.
Good for you, Greg! As usual, I go into spring needing to shed 10 pounds and wanting to shed 15.
OOoooohhhh.
Combolations!
I could stand to lose about 4 inches around the waist myself.
Good for you. Maybe some of that will rub off on some of us.
I don’t need any more pounds but I’ll take some of that stuff on top of his head 'cause all mine rubbed off.
you should write a book about how you did it so quickly, sell it and make a fortune
Well done.
Very impressive.
Slan,
D.
Ooooooh! Very nice!
You look gorgeous.
What are you doing on Valentine’s day? 
Looks like two different guys! Good for you!
Not that I’m asking for medical advice 
but how did you do it?
Started walking 2 miles a day.
Tracked my calories for a week or two and saw that between ruby red grapefruit juice and candy bars and chips, I was putting an extra meal a day into my body, calorie-wise. So I stopped that. It helps to look at the nutrition info on a snack (like an ice cream sandwich) and realize that the snack is nearly as many calories as a small meal. Then i go “ugh” and put it back.
Last 2 weeks have been on a slim-fast like diet, where i limit my calorie intake during the day, and have a larger meal with the family at night. I don’t strictly count calories, but I try to keep in mind about how many calories i’m putting into my body at any given day.
Started teaching a kung fu class again.
I got my bowflex in, and began strength training again. I originally used to use a soloflex and was in hecka good shape when i was younger. A torn stomach led directly to massive weight gain (around 300+ lbs)..i got a good portion of that off, but it steadily crept back on over the years.
I’m looking to get around the 220 weight and then i’ll be happy 
I read somewhere that studies show that the leptin production in your legs gets shut down when you sit for long periods of time, so i get up every hour or so and find some reason to walk around the office.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/DyeHard/Story?id=3922069&page=1 (not the article i read, but addresses the exact same studies)