Here are the rules for the challenge, slightly modified from 2010.

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). You can 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 2010....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

Signup list:


John R - start: 328 (yeh, I know) | Jan15 320 | Feb1 ~ 314
Quick Decision -start: ?
Turf Guy - start: 266 Jan15 259 | Feb1 ~ 254
The Specialist - start: 233 | Feb1 ~ 228
WestportMafia - start: 212
Pete F - start: ?
ElSluggo - start: 308 Jan15 305
MAC - start: 245 Jan15 238 | Feb1 ~ 237
Slipknot - start: 256 Jan15 251 | Feb1 ~ 248
Jredfly - start: 218 Jan15 213
Reebok - start: 234 | Feb1 ~ 231
BrianS - start: 329 Jan15 327 | Feb1 ~ 329
Swimmer - start: 288
MarshCappa - start: 278 Jan15 276
Sea Dangles - start: 248 Jan15 Tearing it up at 247 | Feb1 ~ 241



Tentative / Confirm?

Raven

Ok, I'll start.

I'm in but I got to find a scale!

I will weigh my self after I digest the 18 pc buffalo wing, Lg fries and salad for health. Give you guys a chance... :biglaugh:

Im in.

I'm NOT.

233 lbs.

Here it is 218 in my underwear - not pretty and yes I did have to suck in my stomach to take the picture. May the games begin! :musc:
37478

234 plus. This is sick. I should be 205. Even less.

I have a very special BigFish plug I'll send to the winner as a bonus, assuming the loss is 35 pounds + :hihi:

-spence

I'm in at 220 naked on the button and nothing to look at:fury:

Some scales don't go where I'm tipping in at lately :af:

am i too late? I just noticed this.

im in if not. starting 329

I'm tempted to say I'm in... 265 ( mostly muscle :hihi:)
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am i too late? I just noticed this.

im in if not. starting 329


Absolutely - come on in...


I'm tempted to say I'm in... 265 ( mostly muscle :hihi:)
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Pfffft - yeh, right. :buds:Beer Muscle.

Awesome then
I'm in

where do I send the plug?
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Pfffft - yeh, right. :buds:Beer Muscle.
I've never really seen Nebe drink, his fat has been build via pulled pork :hihi:

-spence

266..ill post scale pics later. Where do we send the plugs to john?

288 #'s last night 6 p.m.

Glad to see John let BrianS in - the more the merrier I say!!! One big fat happy family - Can we keep a total weight for the group? That would be cool to see total poundage. Anyone on the MA South Shore that want to meet up to walk Nantasket or any other suggested area on Saturdays or Sundays:gh:

Joining in late isn't a problem. The later you join the more of a challenge it gets but whenever you join it'll be good for you - that's what counts.

As for the plugs, I'll probably have people bring them to the shows and drop off - no need to mail individually.

I've never really seen Nebe drink, his fat has been build via pulled pork :hihi:

-spence
this is true... I drink about a case of beer a year.

Soda is my poison... Working across the street from one of the best dinners in the state doesn't help either....
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Nebe's avatar hypnotizes me, then I eat munchies. MUST LOOK AWAY


my scale lies :eek:

MY LAST SUPPER/INDULGENCE. I went to the Venus tonight for a my last supper. I don't usually eat like this and I feel like crap right now but it was great.
1st 1 glass of water and a coors light
2nd fancy bread with olive oil dipping sauce
3rd clam chowder
4th half of a 2.5lb baked stuffed lobster with scallop stuffing
also 4th 2 baked stuffed jumbo shrimp with potatoes and veggies
also 4th 1 bottle of white wine
And dessert. 1 expresso, 1 tall johnny walker black neat and a warm brownie with hot fudge, ice cream and whipped cream.

Time to break out the Richard Simmons tapes and a head band:biglaugh: That's after 1 more drink. Vodka and cranberry.:uhuh:

OK I was at the Doc's today and got the official weight. This is not good. Good luck everyone!

MY LAST SUPPER/INDULGENCE. I went to the Venus tonight for a my last supper. I don't usually eat like this and I feel like crap right now but it was great.
1st 1 glass of water and a coors light
2nd fancy bread with olive oil dipping sauce
3rd clam chowder
4th half of a 2.5lb baked stuffed lobster with scallop stuffing
also 4th 2 baked stuffed jumbo shrimp with potatoes and veggies
also 4th 1 bottle of white wine
And dessert. 1 expresso, 1 tall johnny walker black neat and a warm brownie with hot fudge, ice cream and whipped cream.

Time to break out the Richard Simmons tapes and a head band:biglaugh: That's after 1 more drink. Vodka and cranberry.:uhuh:

:drool::drool:

I miss the Venus so much. Best baked stuffed lobster hands down in my book. You dropped some serious coin there my friend also! I think if I had to have my last meal on earth ever you just nailed it though minus the Coors Light and White Wine.

OK - weights are entered in :fury:

We'll have people post weights after the 1st and 15th of the month - good luck everyone!

forgot to post starting weight. 308 lbs.:smash:

Good Luck Gentlemen :kewl:

238

Good work MAC

OK folks, time to get your fat azzes up on the scale :devil2:

251

320

John as we spoke I'm going to lower my starting weight from 220 to 212. My scale was off a bit and I don't want to cheat anyone. So I'm going with 212 as a starting weight. So 212 for me.

305

This fatboy is in at 213 - down 5 :wall:

247, a pound per week works for me.

297

Real bad since I was 277 when I got back from China in March and have been "watching my weight" since. I gained 25 pounds while "dieting" (I went as high as 302 but lost 5 since Christmas).

I can diet really strict for 2 weeks and lose 7 pounds but then in one weekend put back on 15 (no exageration) . Its just incredible how fast I can gain and how slow I lose. I will spike up 4 pounds the morning after going to Olive Garden for soup and salad!!

I assume other Portly People have this same issue of rapid up but slow down?

I remember I used to buy all my dress clothing from Anderson Little (now gone) . Their cloths fit me perfectly right off the rack. One day when I went in and wanted a suit. The guy measured me and says OK follow me. He brought me to a rack that had a sign "Portly". That was my first Portly experience. I wanted to kill the guy. I let him give me a couple of jackets (my plan was to be polite then leave that A hole and go somewhere else) to try on and to my great dismay , the damned jackets fit perfectly. My heart sunk to the floor!! :( One of those days you wish you could forget.

327
long weeked - haven't really been on the pc to post
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259

231, and this is so hard.....:fury:

A little late... 229.

Damm, some of you guys would crush me. I try not to carry anything on me I don't need.:grins:

237

This isn't so hard !!! :uhuh:
I didn't get in on this but about the same time you guys started this tread for the 1st time in my life I decided to start watching what I eat and drop some pounds. Been feeling like crap a lot and tired !
Did some reading up on what to do and came to the conclusion you don't diet, you make life & eating habit changes !
Told my wife to completely change what she feeds me and have been eating nothing but whole grain, wheat, fish, veggies & fruit.
Started a bit after the 1st of the year @ 217
Last time I stepped on the scale about a week ago 203
Plan to get down to below 190 (maybe 180) and stay there !

and stay there !

That right there is the hard part....nicely done though getting down.

I've changed a lot of what I eat....big key is to not just give up because of a bad day.....just get right back at it.

248 down 8

314 - Down 14

yeah.. this isnt going well

back to 329...

228 down 5

You are right Ronnie, I started eating a bowl of Special K with fruit in it, and a small lunch. Dropped off all the snacking and primarily drinking water now.

Switch to Frosted Mini Wheats.....Higher in Fiber and Protein than Special K....it will keep you feeling fuller for longer

Switch to Frosted Mini Wheats.....Higher in Fiber and Protein than Special K....it will keep you feeling fuller for longer

Good call, will put it on the grocery list.

241 flu diet paying dividends

231, going in the wrong direction.

254..slow and steady wins the race. hopefully

Azzzes on the scale :tooth:

Opps! going the wrong way 220. lost 5 then gained 7 - not good - what a fat basstard. Plus I got the MSBA banquet tomorrow - good eats!:smash::smash:

Switch to Frosted Mini Wheats.....Higher in Fiber and Protein than Special K....it will keep you feeling fuller for longer

or go all out and switch to oatmeal (real oatmeal, not instant) with some walnuts and berries. much better for you than any cereal. Slower digesting grains, lots of antioxidents in the berries (blue berries or raspberries are good) and some healthy fats that will keep you full in the walnuts. Special K is crap. Really all cereals are crap. You're essentially eating a bowl of crackers marketed as being part of a nutritious breakfast.

if your cholesterol and bp numbers are good, just switch to eggs. An omlete with veggies and no cheese will do more for your weight loss than any grains will. And don't buy into the "you can only have two egg yokes a week or you'll get fat and die" crap - eat the whole egg. I eat about 2 dozen eggs a week and my cholesterol is lower than the recommended healthy range by a good amount and my bp is right where it should be. Fat is not bad for you.

or go all out and switch to oatmeal (real oatmeal, not instant) with some walnuts and berries. much better for you than any cereal. Slower digesting grains, lots of antioxidents in the berries (blue berries or raspberries are good) and some healthy fats that will keep you full in the walnuts. Special K is crap. Really all cereals are crap. You're essentially eating a bowl of crackers marketed as being part of a nutritious breakfast.



Oatmeal is my weekend meal.....I mush up a banana, throw in some Raisins, Walnuts and a touch of honey....good stuff.

Don't have time in the morning to cook oatmeal....did the research on the cereal and found that the mini wheats are a good source of fiber and protein for the bang and they don't taste like plaster. quick and easy

Special K is crap.....most cereals are as you said. Gotta read the labels.

bottom line is that if you want to lose weight you gotta limit calories....period. doesn't matter what you eat it matters how much of it you eat.

The whole wheat, anti oxidant, low fat, low cholestorol, no trans fats...offer other health benefits but weight loss isn't really one of them.....if you eat 5000 calories a day in fruit and veggies you still won't lose weight.......you'll probably feel better because of the vitamins and minerals you are taking in versus empty calories....but it isn't helping with weight loss

Biggest thing someone can do to lose weight is portion control....eat the amount the label says....that and move around...sitting around and just watching what you eat isn't going to get much done either.

true. calories in vs. calories out will get the weight off, for a while. it definately works (subway diet or taco bell diet anyone?), but there are more efficient and healthier ways to tweak the principle. depending on your goals though you can gain alot of benefits by manupulating protein / carb / fat proportions and incorporating strength training while on a caloric deficite. if you want to specifically target fat loss, rather than weight loss, for example you'll want higher protein and fat with less carbs and a good amount of heavier weight training. if you don't want your matabolism to crash, which will almost certainly lead to weight gain after the "diet" is over, you won't want to go too low on the calories or lose too much muscle mass while dieting. most people assume that when they're losing weight that it means they're losing only fat. its simply not true. a good portion of the weight lost on traditional american diets (cut calories and increase cardiovascular excercise with the goal of creating a 1000 kcal per day deficite and lose 2 lbs per week) comes from loss of muscle mass. this slows metabolism and is a significant factor in all of the yoyo dieting people do (along with low will power and the idea that once your "done" with the diet that you go back to eating how you used to).

233 went back up, but started P90X yesterday, lets see if i can keep up with it... :smash:

I am not looking for sympathy here, but I have stayed the same. Hurt my back which took about four weeks before I could hop back on the treadmill. Second day on the treadmill the control board shorted out. Se la vie! Waiting for new board, should be here Monday, via Brown. The I'll get skinny.:uhuh:

Get you azzes back up to the scale :morons:

Getting nowhere - 235. Spent 2 weeks on the road for work. You can't lose weight on the road. In fact you can't "not gain weight". Can we make this longer?

238

310

Okay this is WAR.

252. Had a rough two weeks with wedding planning and trying to close on our new house.

246 late a bit
i thought I'd gain weight at the plug/foodfest but did not.

243 but happy not to make excuses.

Thought I would weigh in before the TFCTGFN - in at 217. I am bringing the wife's cup cakes to the party to fatten you boyz up.:rotf2:

224 - down eleven and finally headed in the right direction.

233 went back up, but started P90X yesterday, lets see if i can keep up with it... :smash:

Sucks I missed this thread.I started P90X 5 weeks ago.I've lost over 30lbs this year not all from the workout.P90X puts some weight on from muscle I've noticed.Wait until you hit phase 2.:smash:

March 1 - 305 down 5 from last time, 23 overall

244

In at 216 - those cup cakes must dietetic

I think I missed the last weigh in.. but didnt matter.. nothing has changed... 327

this isnt going well.

235

I just went for a lunchtime run. You guys are in trouble.

252

I haven't given my plug to John yet so I am thinking of buying an extra plug at the MSBA show and dropping it off. How easy is that - supporting the builders that support the MSBA show and no shipping!
:gh:

I haven't given my plug to John yet so I am thinking of buying an extra plug at the MSBA show and dropping it off. How easy is that - supporting the builders that support the MSBA show and no shipping!
:gh:

perfect :btu:
I like that idea and might do the same

We should ask John what he would like :wall:

Uncle..... :smash::grins:

I went back up 2 pounds uuggghh
and after chinese food tonight, i'm afraid to step on the scale:smash::wall:

Looks like it's been a tough Jan and Feb so lets kick it up (or should I say down) in March!!! :jump1:

Sorry I havent been around. I'm still fat but very handsome. I'm down around 5lbs. I kinda did alot of ice fishing/eating and drinking. Its fine by me I had a great time being portly. Good job guys. Some good #'s up here.

199, down from 217.
Want to get down to 190

233

6 weeks left. Time to get serious. No more cheeseburgers and home made chocolate chip cookies:smash:

307 - regressed two pounds :tooth: :wall:

241

212

218... down 16... feeling pretty good.

I missed the last weigh in so ill start 249

234

234

What you get a hair cut ?

In at 205. :jump1:

213. The waist is stubborn. The rest okay.

Guys good luck! I know how hard it is. Hoping to win the biggest looser at work. 3 months 38 pounds for me. I have the highest percentage with 1 day left to weigh in.

243

uggghh

ive totally fallen off the wagon.
im at 335.

i have come to the conclusion that I am not going to be able to lose this without losing the second job, although with the nicer weather, ill be outside alot more with my son... also.. i might be able to quit said second job much sooner than later.

ill be trying to make a final push just for pride.

310 - regressed another couple but I have not focused on the diet in the past week. Had bigger issues... Starting back up.

In at 202. Stuck to eating right and did a ton of walking but it didn't show on the scale. Two weeks left and I am feeling a lot healthier from where I started. Thanks for putting this together John. JP :drool:

211, down 23.

Hey what happens to the pcbs in your fat when you lose it? Is losing weight a health hazard?

307 :wall:

May1 and I didn't lose what I should have. 233

Let me know where to send a plug.

In at 197. Nice to finally see that 2 go away. Everyone that signed up should feel good because at least we are thinking about it and are trying. It's all about getting healthy for ourselves and our families. Wishing everyone the very best! JP :gh:

Missed the last weigh in but in at 242. Four and half months till my wedding and 20 more lbs to go.

212... Went up 1.

My good intentions stopped the minute I joined so I started at 250 and ended about the same. Where does my plug go? Should it be the slim version of a portly plug?

I haven't been online in a few days.
238 for me
I was hoping for better
who do I send a plug to?

Has a winner been declared yet?

Need everyone to check in, right? Oh, stuck at 307 - probably ain't me :wall:

This weekend I'll get the totals done, Sanity permitting.

Started out @ 218
Seemed to leveled out @ 200 and staying there.
Wanted to get down under 190, I guess some form of exercise is needed and not just changing eating habits.

Is anyone going to win this?

I think I promised a neat BigFish plug to the winner if they're over 35 down.

-spence

I need to know who to send a plug to too.

I weighed 235 this February when I was diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes.

This morning I was down to 192.5

I'm not in this little contest, but I think it's something that I can brag about anyway.

I need to know who to send a plug to too.

I gave mine to John R to give to the winner
who won?


Mike, sorry to here that, it's not the way we'd want to lose weight. I hope you do well. I don't know anything about type 2 diabetes but I'm sure you'd rather not have it.

My wife has type 2 diabetes - it does a number on the energy level and stamina. I was pretty fat for a while there. I lost 55 pounds and now weigh what I did when I got married twenty years ago.

I was pretty fat for a while there. I lost 55 pounds and now weigh what I did when I got married twenty years ago.
Did you have to buy new sweat pants?

-spence

I burned the sweatpants in a self-devised ritual, the details of which are somewhat disturbing. Then, naked, I went into the attic and pulled down some retro-wear from the George Herbert Walker Bush administration....

Yeh - I've been bad - I will do the official results over next couple days :devil2:

Well just started my diet with WW saturday cant wait to see how i do.

Yeh - I've been bad - I will do the official results over next couple days :devil2:

I've been REALLY bad - not gaining weight (actually lost a few more) - just getting this thing put to bed :smash: :buds:.

If you do this again..My fat arse is in!

Ill be game for it too. Am down 10 lbs right now in 3 weeks, damn this is hard

I'd like to pre-register toonuc for next year's challenge. It's just about Fall already, right around the corner.

If you do this again..My fat arse is in!

count me in too. i'm having trouble fitting into my waders. darn things shrunk. :fury:

who won? i am the king of the yo-yo diet. I really need to loose some serious weight and KEEP IT OFF!

Nebe is pushing 280 these days. Time to lay off the soda and carbs.
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JRedfly but I have been absolutely awful - to the point of negligence - in officially addressing that :devil2: :yak5: :wall:

Thanks John for putting together the Portly Angler contest and everyone that participated. It gave me the incentive to get started and keep it going. Down 40 total at this point but would like to drop another 10 to 20. I have been running but the main thing has been trying to eat right and portion control. It feels good but it is all about getting healthy so I will be around for my family and setting a good example for my kids. I hope you will be running the contest in 2011. Wishing everyone goodluck! JP :uhuh:

PM me your addy. I believe I promised a very special BigFish plug to the winner if they dropped more than 35...

-spence

Thanks Spence but I only lost 21 pounds during the contest - I did the other 19 over the summer. :smash:

I have a couple plugs for you too - including the one you provided to give to the winner ;)

Edit: didn't realize this thing is about to be over. nevermind...

Can I still enter the competition or is it too late? If so I totally understand.

2 years ago I didn't enter the competition but ended up losing 70 lbs. But after 3 months of binge drinking and poor eating habits while living in the Keys I ended up putting back on some poundage. THis year at Thanksgiving I was pushing 250. Now i'm down to 230-235. not weighing myself again until Jan. 1st, but my goal is to get down to 205 again.

Let me know if I can enter. If not, it's cool. Good luck to all :)