Here are the rules for the challenge.

1. Entry fee is 1 Wooden Plug

2. Competition will be based on percentage of weight lost (Weight Lost / Weight at Start = Percentage Lost) not on actual pounds.

3. To get in just post in this thread "I'm In" by 12 midnight on January 2nd (Relax and enjoy New Years Day) and post your starting weight, A Pic is Optional......its just for reference. If anyone would like to take the "Lady Angler" option just Say "I'm In with the Lady Angler Option" when they enter, then they can just PM me their starting weight and their updates and I will just post your Percentages only at the update intervals.

4. On the 1st and 15th of every month post how much you've lost and we'll figure out what your percentage is.

5. The contest ends May 1st 2008....just in time to hit the Suds. Post your Final Weight and we will see who the Winners are.

6 The Second place winner will receive 3 plugs and the 1st Place winner will receive the rest. Of course the 1st Place guy gets to pick 1st. :D

Thats it.

any questions feel free to ask

List So far at the Start...



BrianS - 355 333/6.19%

Bigfish - 300 297.5/.83%

Slingah - 215 206/4.18%

Fishsmith - 185 158/14.59%

Johnny Ducketts - 218 204/6.42%

Katie - Classified 9.30%

Zacs - 271 212/21.77%

Swimmer - 281 279/.7%

The Dad Fisherman - 266 233/12.40%

Scone - 267 215/19.47%

Spinncognito - 241 237/1.65%

Adam 777 - 229.5 186/18.95%

Jenn - 200 195/2.50%

JohnR - 303 290/4.293%

Duke41 - 363 362/.2%

BigBo - 270 262/2.96%

Whiplash - 245 243/.8%

NIB - 279 257/7.88%


**Bold Name means Plug received**

***Weigh-in Update Weight/Percentage lost so far***

Im in

355lbs

I am in......lets do this!:musc:

Goal is 270 by fishing season!

Wow. I will give you some motivation. I am the same weight as I was when I graduated High school 32 years ago. I really feel for you as I love to eat and can't gain any weight even if I tried. If I had to go on a diet and eat limited calories it would kill me. Good luck to all of you. It must be very difficult. I am pulling for you. P.

I want to wish everyone good luck

I'm in at 220 ... if thats ok .. 185 ..180 .. I'm a machine ..

I'm in.....good luck to all

215??? I would kill for 215!:musc:

I'm in @ 185 and hope to be out at 155 (16.2%), then eat till I'm 185 again and try this again next year.

http://www.fishsmith.com/weighin.JPG

I'm in .. Woke up to see 218 on the scale, wanna get down to under 2 hundy

I been on the tread mill 3 times already plus a yoga class .. plus stomach machines and a very small amount of free weights .. Yoga tomorrow night .. Feel the differance already .. If I was you guys I wouldn't let me in ... or am I starting the trash talk ? Hey ... Those scale pics are NG ... pretty much have to be the honor system ... You can turn that Knob on the back of the scale to read anything you want or hold a watermellon .

Ed...at 300 pounds I got nothing to hide and no reason to lie! That picture is more honorable than "saying" I weigh 300 pounds!

Oh....and like fishing contests...if someone is so inclined to cheat...then cheat they will! I don't think I need the plugs that bad!

Lady Option :)
pm sent!

I been on the tread mill 3 times already plus a yoga class .. plus stomach machines and a very small amount of free weights .. Yoga tomorrow night .. Feel the differance already .. If I was you guys I wouldn't let me in ... or am I starting the trash talk ? Hey ... Those scale pics are NG ... pretty much have to be the honor system ... You can turn that Knob on the back of the scale to read anything you want or hold a watermellon .

:rotflmao:
someone is serious about this :musc:
no knob on mine...wifey says it's pretty accurate, compared to the one at the gym.....

I'm pretty sure we are all honest Anglers....I trust you all....just not near my Plug Bag

I'm out .. already 210 ..1ts time at gym was after xmas .. good luck .. former portly angler .. :btu:

215??? I would kill for 215!:musc:

bahaha
Id kill for your 300... although 250 is the eventual goal

I'm in.
Will weigh in when I get home tomorrow.
Zac

I'm in.

I'll take a pic in the morning of the wscale while standing on it.

Posting what I weigh is going to be embarassing.

I'm In....a Robust 266 :shocked:

On the scale and a pic for later comparison.....

i'm in
my scale reads error when i stand on it. i'm thinking about 265 but will get a defintive number in the next few days.

ok, it turns out i'm 267. had the wife read it (guess my gut was in the way). what i thought was "err" really read 267.
so it's official, i'm fat and i need new glasses too!

OK- I do not own a scale but the one at work told me I weighed 241.
This is as good of a motivational tool as any I have seen....

I am in....

I'm in.
Will weigh in when I get home tomorrow.
Zac

YIKES!!!

271 lbs. My all time high.

Goal: 215. This ain't gonna be easy.

so with that, I'm in, let the games (torture) begin.

Zac

Updated the List above

Wow. I will give you some motivation. I am the same weight as I was when I graduated High school 32 years ago. I really feel for you as I love to eat and can't gain any weight even if I tried. If I had to go on a diet and eat limited calories it would kill me. Good luck to all of you. It must be very difficult. I am pulling for you. P.

It's the drugs!!!!

http://www.vers2.com/bandit/Stuff/1208.gif


I'm in @ 229.5 lbs .I'd like to see 170 like when I got out of Basic training.180 would be perfect.Took off my pants and shirt lost an instant pound.This is the biggest I've been.

OMG This sucks, I am so F'n hungry,
I started today and went to the gym, this health food does not last
in your tummy.

Torture is right Zac.

I plan on gaining weight :pop::laugha:

I plan on gaining weight :pop::laugha:

Weighed myself tonight at the gym ... back to 220 plus 1 lb. :doh:

Weighed myself tonight at the gym ... back to 220 plus 1 lb. :doh:

So are you in or are you out? I mean just by Saying "I'm In" you lost 10 lbs.

and as soon as You said you were out you put it right back on

I have been hating myself pretty bad for the last few weeks of eating (nevermind the last few years)and just validated it on the scale. I am even forgoing the "ladies option" just so I can shame myself openly and turn that into motivation to loose!


...ok...here goes......a dose of tough love for myself!









I am in at the big 200 even:err:

Ed...stop fiddlin' with that dial on your scale!:hihi:

Should call this the S-B (Loose a) Leg Tourney

At the second heaviest (but not second tallest) of the bunch so far, I humbly add myself in at %#^&:af: ,err, 303 - within 10 pounds of my all time high (last year this time) and 16 over my best weight of the last year. Of course I could take a laxative and slip in lighter than Larry but alas, honesty and integrity and all that crap.

What finally made me do it you ask? Last year when I worked at the school district, the Middle School ran a "Biggest Looser" challenge among the staff and some people did real well. In fact, the winner is a S-B member here :bl:. I didn't do it expecting some knee work that never materialized. I managed to enter the second, smaller "Biggest Loser" Challenge and came in second, since having gained more than half of that back.

So I hang my fat ass in shame and join this merry rag-tag band of misfits and ne'er do wells :wall:

Any negative comments or Fat A$$ remarks will be met swiftly and deliberately...

Ummmmmm.....errrr.....:hidin:.....just so you know John....I had just stuffed "3" count them "3" large steak and cheese subs down my pie hole with onions just before I weighed my self!!! Those were probably good for a pound a piece!!!:laughs:

I need this can I get in 363 lbs. The heavy weight of the group..yikes

please no more feet pictures !!!!!!!!! its one thing to be over weight but keep the toes crap too yourselves . socks wont help WE BELIEVE YA

DAMN !!!

All updated we have 15 entered....thats a Dozen plugs to the winner and 3 for the 2nd place Guy/Gal...Good Luck everybody.

Should we all send a plug now so you can post pics? Maybe some good motivation???:drool:

Should we all send a plug now so you can post pics? Maybe some good motivation???:drool:

Thats actually not a bad idea.. Id be willing

O.K. I'll PM you guys my Addy and you can send them....then I will post em.

whatever motivates people is good

Ed...stop fiddlin' with that dial on your scale!:hihi:

very frustrating jumping on the scale everyday .. I'm just going to keep working out and maybe in a couple of weeks weigh myself . I'm going to make myself a rock hopping machine... good luck everyone .. no shame .. Takes courage to face your demons and deal with it ,, *6

I will step on the scale once a week.....just to check!:tooth:

Those three steak 'n' cheese sound good right now.With some steak fries and a 6 pack of Bud.

Here are the rules for the challenge.

1. Entry fee is 1 Wooden Plug

2. Competition will be based on percentage of weight lost (Weight Lost / Weight at Start = Percentage Lost) not on actual pounds.

3. To get in just post in this thread "I'm In" by 12 midnight on January 2nd (Relax and enjoy New Years Day) and post your starting weight, A Pic is Optional......its just for reference. If anyone would like to take the "Lady Angler" option just Say "I'm In with the Lady Angler Option" when they enter, then they can just PM me their starting weight and their updates and I will just post your Percentages only at the update intervals.

4. On the 1st and 15th of every month post how much you've lost and we'll figure out what your percentage is.

5. The contest ends May 1st 2008....just in time to hit the Suds. Post your Final Weight and we will see who the Winners are.

6 The Second place winner will receive 3 plugs and the 1st Place winner will receive the rest. Of course the 1st Place guy gets to pick 1st. :D

Thats it.

any questions feel free to ask

List So far at the Start...

BrianS - 355
Bigfish - 300
Slingah - 215
Fishsmith - 185
Johnny Ducketts - 218
Katie - Classified
Zacs - 271
Swimmer - TBA
The Dad Fisherman - 266
Scone - 267
Spinncognito - 241
Adam 777 - 229.5
Jenn - 200
JohnR - 303
Duke41 - 363




Looks like you could field a decent nfl offensive line from that list !
Best of luck to all of you!

Too late to get in on the "Chub Club"? :laugha:
I was talking to Larry today. Told him how my wife and I bought an elyptical trianer for ourselves for Christmas. I've already started in on it. He suggested I try to get in on this.
I thought I was just bloated from water weight. Maybe I'm just bloated.:hidin::cheers:
I'm just about to the point of needing a new scale:laugha: At 270lbs., I give you; FatBob

Just got back from the Doc's and received the great news that I am prediabetic:poke: Doc says if I loose 30 pounds and workout I can avoid the needle ,so that seems to be as good an incentive as ever
245 looking for 185. Let the games begin:bounce::musc:

What do you think guys...they're a little late but I don't have a problem with it....if you guys don't mind should we add them in?

Too late to get in on the "Chub Club"? :laugha:
I was talking to Larry today. Told him how my wife and I bought an elyptical trianer for ourselves for Christmas. I've already started in on it. He suggested I try to get in on this.
I thought I was just bloated from water weight. Maybe I'm just bloated.:hidin::cheers:
I'm just about to the point of needing a new scale:laugha: At 270lbs., I give you; FatBob

Just got back from the Doc's and received the great news that I am prediabetic:poke: Doc says if I loose 30 pounds and workout I can avoid the needle ,so that seems to be as good an incentive as ever
245 looking for 185. Let the games begin:bounce::musc:

I'm already working on it anyways. If I don't, I'm gonna need a bigger kayak.:smash:

The more the merrier, I'm ok with stragglers.

I just got back from the No Name restaurant for lunch, mmmmmm mmmmmmmmm good, great prices and IMHO the best seafood around. It was tough just looking at the buttered bread though.

let em in....
more plugs for the winner...

Yeah let them in....give one more cutoff time to join Kevin like tomorrow midnight and that will be it just to be fair! Oh.....I have not been in a Dunkin Donuts since Sunday morning!:bgi:

sure, let em in-misery loves company!

I have not been in a Dunkin Donuts since Sunday morning!:bgi:

are you drinking your coffee black now??

Welcome to the Club Boys......Your officially in.
We will do an absolute cutoff on Saturday January 5th @ 11:59 PM

By the way we have over 2 tons of Angler registered for this :shocked:

Is that too large a quota?

Hey if the cutoff is tomorrow I'd love to get in. Will fork over a decent plug no problem might be nice to get into the low 200's guestimate weight today is around 245 will get official weigh in tonight. I'd offer up a plug I made but I think you guys might prefer I just buy one.

Bought or made, either is fine...

Sincerely, Two Tons of Rock Hopping Fun.

this is getting good.

you guys better throw some good wood in the pot. especially johnr... we know he is holding strong.

then again, the way i feel now, i may not last a week!!!! I NEED FOOD!!!

zac

Can't starve til May ! Just need to find something good to keep mind off food.I'm thinking pictures of food.

might be time to take up sniffing glue or crystal meth...

MUST QUIET URGES TO EAT!

this thread is kind of like a support group i guess. every time i am hungry i find my way over here...

Come on people, this isn't rocket science :musc:

1) Eat less carbs and stuff your face with veggies
2) Eat early and not late
3) Don't dink too much, but if you do stay away from beer
4) Get off your ass and exercise, any exercise will do

That's all it really takes in my book. I've started my own plan to drop about 20 this spring but I ain't joining the game. I'd get crushed hanging around with this crew :rtfm:

-spence

Most people know how...its getting the motivation to do it......a couple hundred dollars worth of pluggage is some good motivation :kewl:

Most people know how...its getting the motivation to do it......a couple hundred dollars worth of pluggage is some good motivation :kewl:
Motivation is always key, but I've found many really don't get it regardless...

-spence

Come on people, this isn't rocket science :musc:

1) Eat less carbs and stuff your face with veggies
2) Eat early and not late
3) Don't dink too much, but if you do stay away from beer
4) Get off your ass and exercise, any exercise will do

That's all it really takes in my book. I've started my own plan to drop about 20 this spring but I ain't joining the game. I'd get crushed hanging around with this crew :rtfm:

-spence

Wow for one Spence and I are on the same page! It's quite simple if you think about it. I'm a solid 170 and hit the gym every other day, i enjoy lifting weights so it helps to find something i enjoy doing excercise wise, me and cardio dont get along, but i still force myself to do a good mile or so when i'm at the gym. Makes you feel so alive after a good run!

Official weighin at 256 want to get back to 225 or lower met my girl 3 yrs ago at 203. Same waist size my pants just sit much lower.

Come on people, this isn't rocket science :musc:

1) Eat less carbs and stuff your face with veggies
2) Eat early and not late
3) Don't dink too much, but if you do stay away from beer
4) Get off your ass and exercise, any exercise will do

That's all it really takes in my book. I've started my own plan to drop about 20 this spring but I ain't joining the game. I'd get crushed hanging around with this crew :rtfm:

-spence

gee, thanks Spence.
Look out guys.... now i know the secret...
:wall:

My daughter has decided to become my Personal Flexibilty Trainer....put me through a 20 minute workout last night, damn near killed me.

1 week.....no Dunkin Donuts=no cream+ no donuts/muffins/bagels......I am minus 3 pounds!:bshake:

Nice 3lbs you should celebrate with a Great one and some donuts! LMFAO :devil:

I refuse to stand on the scale until I have to.Slow progress drives me back to drinking.Seriously man congrats on the three lbs.Keep it up !

There you go Larry....:kewl:

I won't jump on until the 15th myself......Only had 1 bad night, a few Vodkas while watching football, that was it. Didn't chow down while doing it which is a positive

3 pounds is great, you don't want to lose to fast, it is said to only lose 2 to 3 pounds a week.

I have been in the gym and cut way down on food intake also only drinking water

it is easy to mistake thrust for hunger, drink 8-8 oz. glasses of water a day

I saw this thread WAYYY to late to enter, (I prob don't have a good chance anyway) but I'm using it a support group as well. gotta get in fighting shape for cutty

it is easy to mistake thrust for hunger



:blush: ....uh......


you know the first sign of starvation is loss of vocabulary. You's better go have a bite to eat!!!!

3 pounds is great, you don't want to lose to fast, it is said to only lose 2 to 3 pounds a week.

I have been in the gym and cut way down on food intake also only drinking water

it is easy to mistake thrust for hunger, drink 8-8 oz. glasses of water a day

Why only 2-3 lbs a week man ? Can you expand on this theory I haven't heard this before.I know my diet has changed drastically.Like night and day.I'm losing at a pretty fast rate.

Lots of times when you 1st start out weight drops quick....especially in Guys (pisses my wife off). After about the 3rd week it will start to slow down. The reason you don't want to lose it to quickly is so that you don't deprive your body of needed nutrients and calories.

ahh the only thing I'm depriving my body of is alcohol and junk food.Nutrients and calories I'm sure I'm storing plenty of them still.

[QUOTE=The Dad Fisherman;553499]Lots of times when you 1st start out weight drops quick....especially in Guys (pisses my wife off). QUOTE]



Yep my hubby ticks me off with that too. Unfortunately I know I probably dont stand a chance in this whole thing partly because of this. We ladies are so lucky having bodies designed to reserve everything they can for growing babies.

Heck with that!

i lost alot last year and am working on losing more now. here are some tips and how i did it. i struggled with weight loss for a long time and finally found a system that works for me. hope someone finds it helpfull (and yes, I'm bored at work right now)

don't eat less, eat different. eating less will only slow you're metabolism. even if you're at the gym everyday doing cardio. lots of protein, lots of fibre, as little carbs as you can handle. good fats (olive oil, avocado, almonds, etc) will really help to make you feel full, just don't eat too many. spreading you're food intake out over the whole day will help too, say into 5 or 6 small meals and snacks. and this is the hard one, avoid rewarding yourself with comfort food (i.e. "i've been good all week, i'm gonna have pizza and beer on saturday night during the game").

don't make the mistake of thinking that cardio is for losing weight, lifting is for getting bigger. lifting increases the amount of muscle you have and thus increases your metabolism. cardio burns calories while you're doing it (although not as much as lifting if your lifting "right") but lifting has more of an effect on your metabolism between workouts, which is much more important for weightloss. its all about metabolism.

don't think that longer is better in terms of cardio, faster is better. if you walk 3 miles or run three miles, you'll burn about the same amount of calories, but your metabolism and muscle gains will be much greater if you run. Ideally (and you may have to work up to this) a combination of running hard for a few minutes and jogging (active rest) will be the most effective. getting on a treadmill and jogging slowly for an hour will help you lose some weight, but not much - just look at some of the people who finish the boston marathon every year in the 4-6 hour range.

when lifting, don't follow the standard approach. lots of guys fall into the working one muscle group every day routine because that's what body builders do. that's fine for when you're in great shape and trying to perfect things, but not when you're trying to get in shape and lose weight. i'd recommend a full body workout every other day utilizing only multi-joint exercises and concentrating on big muscle groups. Don't waste your time on an excercise like bicept curls (which works a muscle that weighs maybe a pound) when you could be doing a horizontal pullup or lat. pull down (which works pounds of muscle, including you're bicepts). basically, don't do any excersise that you're only working one joint. focus of presses, pulls and squats. also, only rest 30-60 seconds between sets. supersets are good too.

don't ignore your legs when lifting. i think that a leg workout activates more muscle than anyother workout. but don't use the machines, they're too easy and do too much of the work for you. I read somewhere that madeline albright could do 400 lbs on the incline squat machine. goblet squats, lunges, dead lifts (only if you think your back can handle them), swiss ball leg curls, etc. are all good. avoid leg extensions, they'll destroy your knees.

hope it helps and good luck.

did a little research- at my starting weight of 267 lbs i could consume roughly 3000 calories a day and maintain my portly figure. with very little effort i should be able to squeak in under that. so with that said after not quite a week of replacing my lunch time roast beef sandwhich with fruit, soda with water, and trying my best to eliminate calories from fat, i hit the scale last night at 263. so far i've been good, hitting the treadmill in the garage for a few miles every night (1 mile run, 1 mile walk) and i'm back to hitting the heavy bag and speed bags. in general my energy is up and that can't be bad.
my fitness guru (wife) tells me it won't always be this easy but that's ok my goal is to be under 240 by the deadline. so that's 27 lbs in what, 3 months. 1/3lb loss a day. i think that's a reasonable goal.
anyway, a hearty "good job" to the guys putting in the effort i have to go crank up the radio i think i hear a pizza calling me.

Good stuff Josh, I have been doing the 5-6 small meals thing during the day. Bowl of cereal for b'fast, bag a peanuts 10 ish, can of soup or salad for lunch....and so on.

Can't hit the Gym though as time just doesn't allow for it.... I am hitting the bike every other night and in between, I wasn't kidding about my daughter being my Flexibilty trainer, She's been doing dance for going on 8 years and she is putting me through a mini version of her workouts....and enjoying it a little too much.

I looked at the scale last night and pretty much couldnt believe what I saw.

I HAVE to think its some difference between the scale I initially weighed myself in on and the one in the gym....

Im going back to my doctors tomorrow.. Ill get another reading...

If its accurate, then WOW just eating right and excersizing rocks...

just got better ,, cardio and abs ,, Fri night,, Sat,, Sun morning ..was sick(run down) late sunday .. I think I've been over doing it .. I started running on the tread mill . Feel better and going back out to the gym tonight . Like beating on an old hemi road runner.. with 1969 oil ..

I'm eating apples, figs, bananas, brown rice, broccolli, skinless chicken, lean beef, boiled eggs, bran cereal, wholegrain double fiber bread, lofat yogurt, 1% milk, water
no sweets, pastries or soda....
minimal exercise, but slowly gaining momentum....

But have you lost anything?:hidin:

Bowl of cereal for breakfast or peanut butter wheat toast.....coffee. Drinking water, cup of coffee late afternoon......dinner.....one more cup of coffee in the evening! Down to 3 cups of coffee a day from about 9 or 10....and that included 3 or 4 great ones at Dunkies and whatever baked goods struck my fancy!!! No more Dunkin Donuts and no more baked goods!:(

But have you lost anything?:hidin:

4lbs....

I gained 2 pounds, but I lost 3 so that means I gained 5 back

I fell like a yoyo

4 pounds...thats alright!:kewl:

I'm eating apples, figs, bananas, brown rice, broccolli, skinless chicken, lean beef, boiled eggs, bran cereal, wholegrain double fiber bread, lofat yogurt, 1% milk, water
no sweets, pastries or soda....
minimal exercise, but slowly gaining momentum....

Man, I'm glad I'm not your Plumber...:hihi:

The 1st of the Swag Arrived tonight.....when I get a couple more I'll post some Motivation up on the thread.

Man, I'm glad I'm not your Plumber...:hihi:

:bl:...gotta loose it somehow...:bl:
protein & fiber is the way to go like clogston said....

Well.. the gym scale is wrong.. but I am still very pleased with the results thusfar

Went to a nutritionish today.... Really opened my eyes to alot of things...

:)

I just ate a "Mounds" bar!:kewl:

I just ate a "Mounds" bar!:kewl:


Larry if you washed it down with a diet coke its a wash.:claps:

I agree with Clogstons post. It was an excellant article. I lost 60 #'s on the Atkins a few years ago and put it back on. I started back with the cardio, (treadmill), used to do ten miles on the treadmill in the middle 90's. Ate a lot then too weighed 30 #'s less. I PM'd the boss on this weight loss contest in private , but I suppose its appropriate that I post publicly that I weighed in at 281#'s. A little embarassing but there I did it. Used to love lifting weighting weights, still do. Just added some dumbells to my iron collection down cellar. Love doing the machines at the Y. How long are we doing this this for? And good luck everyone. I friekin starved.

No soda...just had a hankerin' for coconut!

Well, there you go, fruit.

I am beating myself up pretty good this year.My diet is mostly fruit and veggies.I have some tuna for lunch with carrots and cucumbers.Snacks are yogurt and granola bar every once in a while.Lots of water.Two med black coffee's til noon.I lose count doing crunch's and pushups.Run on the orbitron machine daily sometimes twice.I often think back to bootcamp and realize the workout I do is nothing compared to that.Kind of motivates me to do more.This isn't easy to do alone without much support.Looking forward to seeing some of the pics of the plugs.

Looking forward to seeing some of the pics of the plugs.

Got another Plug Today...I'll post pics of what i got so far this weekend....or maybe I should do 1 a week as a tease :devil:

I've been good so far.....But I had a bad day so I'm having me a Beverage :gu: (I'm Irish...its in the genes)

Yeah I'm due for a strong one real soon.My first reward for losing pounds will be a tall glass of Grey Goose on the rocks!

This is day 4 eating Kashi for breakfast and the Kashi bars for snackage. My girl will not let me sleep under the covers now as the gas-attack has begun. Stuff is not too bad with some fresh blueberries mixed in at BF. Have been extending my power-walk each night and I "feel" like I have lost a bit but will not weigh-in until the 15th...

Kevin- I will put a plug in the mail early next week...

spin

Just to give everybody an option before everybody starts Eating Tree Bark for breakfast.

Like Josh said you want High Fiber and High Protein......Frosted Mini Wheats have 6g of each, which is pretty good for both of those. To put it in perspective All-Bran cereal only has 4.5 grams of Fiber...and tastes like the floor near my lathe....and mini wheats taste good too. Just a helpful hint.

It'll take 100 bowls of mini-wheats to match the fiber in 1 bowl of colon blow. rip Phil Hartman, that was one funny skit.


http://www.lovelongandprosper.com/pix/colonblow.jpg

TDF - I'm still plug shopping, but it will arrive.

I went to a nutritionist yesterday.

Whole Grain is key.. but still not alot of it

2 LARGE salads daily...
Eat as many RAW veggies as you want
7 servings of fruit daily...

WATER WATER WATER....

Red Meat is poison...
Chicken is only marginally better
Fish is Marginally better than that.
BUT.... still chicken/fish only 1-2 times a week

Im on a no meat diet for 6 weeks... she says the average person loses 20lbs on it.

(Yes I think she was a card carrying Vegan Hippy)

Red Meat is poison...
Chicken is only marginally better
Fish is Marginally better than that.
BUT.... still chicken/fish only 1-2 times a week


I have a degree in Food Science & Nutrition.

I think this is VERY POOR advice.

I'm sure you will lose weight, but it is not healthy advice.

The key is MODERATION>

There is no secret. Decrease calories. Eat an equal balance of protein, carbs & fat. Increase exercise. Period.

Very easy to type, very difficult to execute.

Red Meat is poison...
Chicken is only marginally better
Fish is Marginally better than that.
BUT.... still chicken/fish only 1-2 times a week

:huh: if you're only going to eat meat once or twice a week, i hope she pushed that fact that you're going to have to be really careful to make sure that your getting enough protein from other sources (i.e. beans, flax seed, etc.). Research vegetarian diets. Its easy to go wrong and make yourself sick. I don't buy what she told you at all. Fatty or fried cuts of meat are bad, but I've never heard anyone say that white meat chicken and fish are bad for you. I'd limit red meat to once or twice a week, and avoid fatty cuts, but one or two serving of meat a week sounds like a recipe for muscle atrophy and short term weight loss only. she definately seams to be on the extreme side of things. that would be a really tough diet to maintain.

You can't cut out everything....just eat human portions and you'll probably be fine. You need protein every day. So if she's telling you to not eat meat period you are going to have some problem because that is a big source of protein......looks like a lot of beans in your future.

Nothing wrong with Chicken or Fish I make sure i have something like this once a day.

Fatty Red Meats are definitely not the best for you but there is no reason you can't have a 95% lean burger (Normal Sized and only 1) for supper once in awhile.

The biggest problems with eating habits is we don't eat a proper sized portion of anything. We eat 1/2 lb. burgers (2 of them), a pound of pasta, a 44 oz. soda. Eat healthy and proper portions and you'll be fine.

Boy, i can't stop thinking that she told you to only eat fish 1-2 per week at the MAX!

That is just plain CRAZY.

There is nothing more healthy in the world than fish. Studies have been done to show that cultures that have diets high in fish have lower cases of heart disease, cancer, alzheimers, etc...

Boy. that is just plain horrible. what a kook.

i said it before, but I will repeat

There is no secret. Decrease calories. Eat an equal balance of protein, carbs & fat. Increase exercise. Period.

Very easy to type (even eaiser to cut & paste), very difficult to execute.

Im on a no meat diet for 6 weeks... she says the average person loses 20lbs on it.

PLEASE BRIAN. BE VERY CAREFUL.

Unless you know what you are doing, this can be dangerous. Please consult with a real Doctor.

I'm sure you will lose 20 lbs on this. Probably more! But at what cost?

She actually did express the need for lots of beans and did mention the flaxseed etc.

LIke I said.. Card carrying vegan hippy.. Im sure she was.. and while I didnt type out the whole thing she told me, it made sense to me when she was explaining it.

In any case, its a lifestyle change for sure.. no matter what you do.

PLEASE BRIAN. BE VERY CAREFUL.

Unless you know what you are doing, this can be dangerous. Please consult with a real Doctor.

I'm sure you will lose 20 lbs on this. Probably more! But at what cost?

This chick is in my primary care providers office and he referred me to her.

The plan she gave me is from a Dr. Fuhrman...
Pyramid
Top Level (Rarely Eat) - Beef Sweets Cheese/Milk Processed Foods/Hydrogenated Oil
Next Down - (Once Weekly) Poultry Eggs Oils
Next Down - (Twice Weekly) Fish, Fat Free Dairy
Next Down (5-20% of calories) - Whole Grains, Raw Nuts, Seeds
Next Down (20-50% of calories - Fruits / (10-30%) Beans/Legumes
Bottom level (30-70%) Vegetables 1/2 raw 1/2 cooked

Then I have another list of examples of what to eat more/less of. Also plenty of other documentation. She isnt just throwing me out there. We discussed it and how I should plan meals etc.

OK, that is not bad.

It is a significant lifestyle change.

I was a fish/egg/dairy eating vegetarian for 12 years. I stopped about 3 years ago.

I will stop preaching now. But I will conclude by saying that making such a significant lifestyle change will be 1000 times more difficult to stick with than just regulating calories in a balanced diet. And the results will be the same.

I hope you like tofu!

Best of luck.

Zac

lets just bump this back up

I am a meateater....I like to smother my vegetables in beef, chicken, pork! My meal diet is not an issue....you gotta eat! My problem is/has been/was that I eat too damn many baked goods and take alot of cream in my coffee...ALOT! I have removed all that from my diet and will see how that goes.....donut free so far in 08'!:kewl:

Plug is packaged and will be in the mail monday morning.

Sweet ain't the word, this plug will have you fat ba$tards sticking your finger down your throat :faga: :tooth:.

saw my personal trainer this morning (two free visits with my gym membership) she got me started on a good program.. gonna revisit it in a month or so...

I am hitting the gym 4 times a week and eating healthy and no sweets or carbs. Weigh in is monday am....will post. since I can't make a wooden plug worth a %$%$%$%$ I will go to Quacker Leg and buy one. Rock on fellow lard asses!!!

I'm surprised Salty Booger never jumped on this .. he's a little portly ..

Big 1st Weigh-in is tomorrow.....Sounds like everybody is doing well. had a bad day Saturday (Pats Game Party)....but rebounded yesterday. :hee:

I will get pics of plugs up either tonight or tomorrow....sorry for the delay

Rock on fellow lard asses!!!

i like this- looks like i have a new motivational saying for the wall in the dungeon.

uggg weigh in tomorrow.I always had to get taped !

Here's a couple of the Shwag plugs to get the juices flowing.....just make sure its vegetable juice :D. I'll post more as they come in.

You guys are in trouble....:eek5:...I just had a sneak peek!:hihi:

The pants feel a little looser so I'm hoping for good things tomorrow myself.

-7lbs to 178, I think I'll fish that yellow plug first. :hee:

208.....7 lbs lost

365.3 waaahhh!!

256....that would be a big 10 lbs.gone :kewl:

I'll will update the 1st post with the totals and percentage.

Duke, what happened?....and what can we do to help? Thats also what this thread is for.....a helping hand if you need it

Official weight @ 8:30AM
253 lbs.

That makes me -18 lbs.

I can't be too excited, though. I have been here before, too many times actually, and I know that the first 20 are very easy (for me).

it is the next 10 that are the hill i haven't made it over.

we'll see..

:btu:

As of last night - 346 so -9lbs

239- A sad plunge of 2lbs. Maybe I am just "Big Boned" :exp:

:uhoh:

A plunge is a plunge.....a couple this week a couple more next weigh-in...they add up

Just started last Monday the 7th, and the old scale said 214.... Down 4 pounds in 8 days.. Oh yeah!

I just saw this.My gym reggimend has leveled off the weight but i need dieting also.
I planned to start today anyways.So I will post along with u guys.I can send in a plug if u like or if not i will just play along an use this thread as motivation.My main problem is I'm a carbaholic.Being of Italian origin I can eat a lb of pasta in one sitting.Never mind I have not just one sweet tooth but 28.5 of em(I'm missing a few plus One chipped)So if I cut em back along with the sugar an cream in my coffe an add a more balanced diet of veggies chicken fish,Staying away from pizza an burgers an fries I should be OK.Plus I'm gonna try to qqqqqquit smoking at the same time...
Official stating weight of 279 the heaviest I have ever been...230 is the goal.I haven't been there in yrs.I have gone into the 230's but never made it all the way..
Good Luck everyone.

Your more than welcome to play along but the Official entry date has already passed.....Sorry about that, would have been nice....I don't have any NIB wood :hee:

I just saw this.My gym reggimend has leveled off the weight but i need dieting also.
I planned to start today anyways.So I will post along with u guys.I can send in a plug if u like or if not i will just play along an use this thread as motivation.My main problem is I'm a carbaholic.Being of Italian origin I can eat a lb of pasta in one sitting.Never mind I have not just one sweet tooth but 28.5 of em(I'm missing a few plus One chipped)So if I cut em back along with the sugar an cream in my coffe an add a more balanced diet of veggies chicken fish,Staying away from pizza an burgers an fries I should be OK.Plus I'm gonna try to qqqqqquit smoking at the same time...
Official stating weight of 279 the heaviest I have ever been...230 is the goal.I haven't been there in yrs.I have gone into the 230's but never made it all the way..
Good Luck everyone.

I slacked off, but -6 lbs is good. :)

I'm not in this .. I'll be sending in a plug anyway to sweeten the pot .. I'm working with you guys .. good motivation ... only lost like 3 lbs. ..
I quit smoking in 1989 .. 3 packs a day ..Hardest thing I've ever done in my life,, nothing even close .. I'm sure I'd be dead now . Coughing out chunks of lung back then .. I'm a carboholic !!!

295 Pounds! No exercise! Just cut out the crap totally! Pretty happy with dropping 5 pounds......25 more to go!:musc:

239- A sad plunge of 2lbs. Maybe I am just "Big Boned" :exp:

:uhoh:


I too am joining the "-2lbs" club.....guess I have not been serious enough!!!

260 this morning that's -7lbs.
right on my schedule of -3lbs per week.

Started 229.5 . Weighed in 214.5 this morn @ 600am .Thats 15lbs for me so far.Only 35 to go for target weight but I'll be happy to go to my doctor under 200.:claps::btu:for everyone !

I've lost @ 2-3oz so far. I sent my plug along today Kevin. :rotf3:
Actually down @ 5lbs so far.:hee:

Still waiting on Bossman, Swimmer, and Whiplash to weigh in....but things look good so far.

Here's some more to tempt you.....

Don't worry about me I will be back!!

Down 5.5 - shoulda been more but it is a start.

TDF - Seeing that the game plan is biggest percentage off, wouldn't it be OK for a few Nibby Come Latelys and such as they's be slightly handicapped due to shorter time? Just a thought - you be running this

Down 5.5 - shoulda been more but it is a start.

TDF - Seeing that the game plan is biggest percentage off, wouldn't it be OK for a few Nibby Come Latelys and such as they's be slightly handicapped due to shorter time? Just a thought - you be running this

Yea,woirst thing that could happenis I have to kick in a NIB Plug..
Don't kick a fellow fat guy to the curb...He ate the ony....When is the next weighin..
Where's Slip..:hihi:

Did I type Hap penis..
Come on let chubby come lately have a chance.

I say let the fat bastard in!:btu:

I HaVe mOrE pIcS

Woah!!!! What are you trying to make me lose 10 pounds by lunch...Yikes

I could do the lower half..
Hahahahahahaa....

Yea,woirst thing that could happenis I have to kick in a NIB Plug..

You do realize the plug is do in 2008....preferably before the fishing season. :hihi:

I have five months right..
Thats a piece o cake..
Oops
Can a corn..wait.
No sweat..
Well u get the idea..

Let me in or I will keep up with the picture updates..
BWaahahahahahahaha

Alright we'll let you in...but you're the last.

I'm only being nice cause you got Bossman in your corner...:hidin:

Let me in or I will keep up with the picture updates..
BWaahahahahahahaha

So now its become a Peace Keeping Mission to let you in

Alright we'll let you in...but you're the last.

I'm only being nice cause you got Bossman in your corner...:hidin:

My flattened girlfriend thanks you...
PM Me ur addy..

So now its become a Peace Keeping Mission to let you in

Hey I don't even wanna see that..
I put my clothes on in the dark..

Hey I don't even wanna see that..
I put my clothes on in the dark..

Hence the term "Blind as a Bat" :shocked:

Just did the Math and so far as a Group we have already lost over 100 lbs......Not to shabby :kewl:

I ditto what John said. Let him in....he's two weeks behind. (Not that it means much to those of us who have not done well....:hs:)

NIB=too funny!!!

here's some more Candy for everyone......Eye Candy that is. More for the kitty

Last night,chicken in the geo.forman grill the girlfriend brought over.Lemon an some parmesean.Not bad.
Some broccolli an a little salad..
I still feel full.

I ate some spagetthi last night with sauce.. (no meat) and a nice salad.... The spaghetti wasnt whole grain so I feel like I cheated.

I shall punish myself at the gym tonight..

Gonna make a nice fresh ministrone this weekend.. mmmnnmm

Swimmer just sent his in......279 -2


Whiplash.......You be da last one.....Can't be that bad :hee:

:exp:2 lbs 242

Thank You sir....everyone is all updated in the 1st post

TDF, can I give my plug contribution to you at plugfest?

If not I can just throw it in the mail just as easy.

Yep Plugfest is fine...I will be there :kewl:

Did not relize the deadline to enter has past. I guess I missed a golden opportunity.


Good Luck to All anyway


Is there going to be a award cerimony with Bar B Que?



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Capt Walt

I was going to enter but it wouldn't be fair. I started Sept 4th at 239. Have been on the South Beach diet for 4 months and down to 202.

So 37 lbs in a little over 4 months. Right around 2 pounds a week lost.

The start of the hottie thread for this winter.

The start of the hottie thread for this winter.

???????????????????????????????:confused:

Nibs crying out for help ... throw the guy a bone .. let him in ..

I was going to enter but it wouldn't be fair. I started Sept 4th at 239. Have been on the South Beach diet for 4 months and down to 202.

So 37 lbs in a little over 4 months. Right around 2 pounds a week lost.


Good for u paul..How is the SB diet different from Atkins which is kinda too hardcore no carbs for me..
I guess I do my own limited no carb thing.Complex carbs in regular portions.No sugars..No frutcose..Healty meats like chicken an fish..Sometimes a steak.

yeah, i can see it now-"the full monty" portly angler calander



The start of the hottie thread for this winter.

Man I seem to be at a plateau right now.Getting harder to lose it.Was coming off easy @ first.Just figured I'd let you guys in on the aggravation.Let me know when your looking for the calendar pic from me.I have some grey sweatpants and a bearskin rug for a shirt.Chick magnet if you like chewbacca or yetti's.

This time of year is always a struggle too....last weekend B'day party on Saturday, lots of food.....Football party Saturday, Lots of food.....Superbowl Sunday, Lots of food.

Pounds definitely seem to be dropping off slower now, but they are dropping

as i predicted, i have also hit a major brick wall. now is the time to increase exercise, becuase if i eat any less I may kill someone.

the only wall i have hit is my going away to florida for training for a week...

breakfast has been easy.. the hotel buffett has a very nice fruit selection.. but lunch, and dinner, not so easy... i want to get home and back to my wacky diet...

I had escargot for the first time last night, and some awesome pan seared grouper with pan roasted veggies..... The other night I had mexican fish, and for lunch tilapia tacos.

I think we are hitting a cajun place for lunch today and a japanese steakhouse for dinner tonight

yes, i travel every week. I was in San Diego last week, FL the week before, and Ohio this week. It is difficult, but I have been able to stay within my daily calorie limits. Continuing an exercise routine is difficult on the road, for me anyway.

I'm still on the same diet but I think I need to add more fiber.Whats a good source of fiber that's good for someone who's dieting.I think the diet made the whole digestive process slow down quite a bit.I've been finishing my meals with apple juice for the last few days.Seems to help some.

all bran cereal?

I'm still on the same diet but I think I need to add more fiber.Whats a good source of fiber that's good for someone who's dieting.I think the diet made the whole digestive process slow down quite a bit.I've been finishing my meals with apple juice for the last few days.Seems to help some.

salad, celery, green beans, almonds or other nuts (not too many though), beans (not baked), etc.

you could also take a fiber suplement

also, if your trying to limit calories and loose weigh, juice is probably about the worst thing you could drink - calorie wise its usually equal to or worse than regular soda. 100% sugar, lots of calories and an instant increase in blood sugar levels.

Yeah the juice is loaded with calories thats why I was asking what else is good.Thanks for your reply.I've been eating salads,green beans and broccoli daily but still don't feel regular.I may look into a fiber supplement.

Thanks for your reply.I've been eating salads,green beans and broccoli daily but still don't feel regular.I may look into a fiber supplement.

Try Kashi cereals, flax seed high fiber breads, dates, figs, prunes, apples and RAW veggies including carrots....you will move..:hihi:

I can't sustain my system on all that stuff....I will be pissing out my ass if I do...no thanks! All things in moderation!:uhuh:

yes, i travel every week. I was in San Diego last week, FL the week before, and Ohio this week. It is difficult, but I have been able to stay within my daily calorie limits. Continuing an exercise routine is difficult on the road, for me anyway.

I also travel every week and it is more difficult on the road. Just stay away from the sweets and excessive feeding binges. Avoid breads and eat lots of veggies rather than potatoes.

I have been staying with the fish and chicken with broccoli cauliflower, string beans, carrots, zuccini. It has worked for me. i have a good breakfast but stay away from the carbs like bagels, toast (donuts, ugh!). Drink a ton of water as it will make you feel fuller and it flushes fat.

I can't sustain my system on all that stuff....I will be pissing out my ass if I do...no thanks! All things in moderation!:uhuh:

eeewwww:sick: that's way too much information....and I didn't mean eat it all at once....

I can't sustain my system on all that stuff....I will be pissing out my ass if I do...no thanks! All things in moderation!:uhuh:


:jester: OMG I am peeing my pants laughing........................

lmfao ^^^^^^^^

Down 8 pounds as of this afternoon

Hey,
Is it too late for me to join?
Young Ricky hit critical mass last week.
Been to the gym the last two days and I am sore.
Later,
Rick

Do we have a weigh in tomorrow???:tooth:

Do we have a weigh in tomorrow???:tooth:

1rst & 15th...tomorrow is the 31rst

:wave: I'm not involved but I did lose 3 pounds. :blush: Of course the Heniken stock is in the toilet!!! :rotflmao:

Friday is the Big Day....then you can pig out for the Superbowl and have time to recover before the next one :hee:

Hey,
Is it too late for me to join?
Young Ricky hit critical mass last week.
Been to the gym the last two days and I am sore.
Later,
Rick

I'd let you in Ricky but the cut off was a couple weeks ago. Besides - you'd probably wreck us :tooth:

A word of caution though, now that you are a sedentary geek, you really need to watch it...

I have much fear for this next weigh in, while I was away at training last week, it was VERY hard to stay good... rather impossible...

Unf..

I am "waist"ing away..........:bs:

A word of caution though, now that you are a sedentary geek, you really need to watch it...


just look at how many IT Guys are in this competition.....

just look at how many IT Guys are in this competition.....

there are two different "IT guy" stereotypes, the pale skinny nerd guy... most probably socially inept or the hefty coffee drinking lug however more so keyed in on life and enjoying it. I fall somewhere in between :cheers:

most are grumpy... which is a downer for me since i try not to be... and hope I will never get there.

I won't be around tomorrow so I will post my weigh-in today.

Down to two-fitty (250) thats 16 lbs. gone so far.

tough weekend coming up though for me....Smelt Fishing all night tonight :gu: :gu: :gu:

Saturday got my kid's B'day Party....always a lot of food there

and Sunday some game on TV that involves food and :gu: :gu: :gu:

Don't forget your weigh-ins tomorrow (Swimmer? :hihi:) and don't forget the entry fees so I can post some more motivational pics

-12 to 173lbs

-10#'s now 205

In at 209 this morning

-204 this morn

334 so -21lbs total (84 to go!)


We need a leaderboard sticky or something.

Was down 7 pounds Tuesday....today....5.5 pounds. Weight at 294.5.:err:

Are you guys exercising or just changing your eating habits?

Yes and yes.Hungry and tired makes a miserable person.

I have slowed down as predicted, and weighed in a t 247 this morning. Total loss of 24 to date.


We need a leaderboard sticky or something.

see the first post of this thread. it is updated with weights and also who has sent in their plug.

Are you guys exercising or just changing your eating habits?

both.

Are you guys exercising or just changing your eating habits?

HUGE dietary change (and im enjoying it)

and lots of excersize.... I just needed to remember I like the gym... I certainly like the view.. :eyes:

going to start this mon after super bowl.

I don't do exercise.....that will come with fishing season!

I don't do exercise.....that will come with fishing season!

i don't think fishing is exercise that will really help with weight loss. ;)

unless you jog/run to your spots.... & jog in place while fishing...:kewl:

I have been cheating like crazy down 6 pounds last week now up 3 pounds. Switched to the atkins. This sucks.

Down 5 today (I know that I'm not in it).
Good luck with the lures guys...

I think I need to kick it into high gear. 262 this AM :wall: Only an 8lb total.:fury:

246 this morning down 21 pounds
have changed my eating habits- no bread, no milk and verry little cheese. smaller portions and eating lots of fruit and veggies has been big for me. i have a fairly physical job and make myself work out every nite including at least 25 minutes on the treadmill and 3-3 minute rounds on the heavybag.
i'm still fat, no portly, but i can see my feet again and if i'm able to keep this up i'll be in the market for new waders this spring!

i don't think fishing is exercise that will really help with weight loss. ;)

unless you jog/run to your spots.... & jog in place while fishing...:kewl:

according to research done by my wife fishing will burn around 114 calories per half hour. don't know if that's surfcasting or working a stream or what. i would think a long distance walk to that special spot would increase that number.

working out 6x a week on an elliptical for 30 mins a day, and cut out all junk food. eating, lots of veggies and lots of water, plus a daily multivitamin.

working out 6x a week on an elliptical for 30 mins a day, and cut out all junk food. eating, lots of veggies and lots of water, plus a daily multivitamin.

this is basically exactly what i am doing as well. I also count calories have set limits for each meal. Also adjusted meal time & no snacking, except for 2 - 100 cal snacks.

i changed my eating habits, less eating.

down another 6. pants falling down like crazy :D

I am not a looser......no change for me. Having too much fun this winter and not sticking to the diet plan!

293.5 so down total just shy of 10 pounds from the start - a bit behind the pace I was looking for :wall:

Are you guys exercising or just changing your eating habits? More of eating habits than excercise - haven't planned that part out yet.

I just stepped on the scale for the first time in a few years :sick:

-spence

272 down 7 lbs..
:uhuh:

i changed my eating habits, less eating.

down another 6. pants falling down like crazy :D

Great Job.....But You probably just killed your father :hihi:

Great Job.....But You probably just killed your father :hihi:

:eyes:

:)

Time to go shopping.

-spence

All updated.....new Totals are in Blue.

Still need to hear from Swimmer, Whiplash, and Spinncognito

over 175 lbs lost so far.

Still have plenty of time 3 more months so even if your only doing a couple of pounds a week 9which is fine)....thats 26 lbs. lost by the end, so keep it up

Great Job.....But You probably just killed your father :hihi:

sorry dad! :wave:
i don't let them fall that far, just gotta find my belt. :hihi:

OK
as of this morning I am UP 3 lbs to 244.:eek5:
I am thinking that the starvation diet started on about April 1st may be a better idea for me. I have just not been able to change my ways.
Just got back from shopping for superbowl food... Things not looking good...


Kev, I will put my plug in the mail on Monday...


:humpty:

TDF, Is my % wrong.. it seems a little high, just trying to keep it honest here.

thanks!

9lbs lost from 218 =4.12% I beleive.

BTW you guys like Pikies ? I have a giant pikie from a RI builder.Never seen water but not in a sealed package either.Will that be ok or do we need one in a package with a label on it ?

TDF, Is my % wrong.. it seems a little high, just trying to keep it honest here.

thanks!

You are correct....I changed it 4.12%.....

OK....looks like we need another shot of Motivation....a couple more from the stash.....

So can we call today, a day off? its superbowl day! :D

So can we call today, a day off? its superbowl day! :D

I Am.....

we got Chili, Fajitas, Quesadillas.....One day doesn't break a diet

I have lost 115lbs I feel great, Went from a 46 pants to a 36 so far Im keeping it off.

Statrted at 325 Im at 210

here is some more inspiration for you!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/01/weightloss.phill.novak/index.html

115LBs looks like. Jesus I look like a house in that pic.

Wow man you dropped some serious pounds.Must've taken a while and alot of patience.

I weighed myself this morning, I am down to 188 from 198
18 more pounds to go

After surgery. Best decision I have ever made. I lost a 100 on my own and gained it all back. So I opted for a surgical procedure.

I have 2 little kids to think of I wanted to be around for awhile.

Boy, this thread has gotten awful Quiet......Hopefully everybody is still doing well.

I think i gained a few pounds back. meep.

I'm not in, but lost 12# started 235 right now 223.
Been at the gym five days a week, 1 1/2 hrs a day.
Today was the first day that I was able to really hit the weights HARD!
Watch out kids, gonna look like Ahhnold come Cutty!
Feels good,
Rick