Weight Loss Challenge

[crazydean]

It's been two weeks! Did everyone remember to weigh-in today? Looks like Nullity is going to be ahead for now. If everyone is having a hard time remembering to weigh-in every other Monday, we could make it every Monday. That would be an easier habit to get into.

[Sadler]

I've hit a plateau. I've been roughly 209 lbs for more than a week now. Oh well, I'm going to keep sticking with what I'm doing.

[Gredler]

238.4, a wee bit under 9lbs down so far

[csgx1]

Weighted in at 154.0 lbs which is close to 10lbs lost. 

If you begin to exercise in excess that your body is used to you may upset your metabolism and cause your resting metabolism to conserve energy, and you might find yourself not being as satisfied by those juice.

Exactly what happened to me this last week.  I did a lot of walking and yard work and as a result I was quite hungry after.  I upped the juice amount so I didn't resort to binge eating or junk food. 

[Gredler]

Thanks Null, your effort and progress is awesome to push me to keep up with it - a lot of hungry (or craving for food I don't need) moments, and quite a few opportunities to have excessive amounts of beer, but I keep thinking "null is so far ahead, must resist"

Keep the pace up man!

[esteban]

Current meal: Chips and salsa.

At least salsa is good for diet.

[Sadler]

Thanks Null, your effort and progress is awesome to push me to keep up with it - a lot of hungry (or craving for food I don't need) moments, and quite a few opportunities to have excessive amounts of beer, but I keep thinking "null is so far ahead, must resist"

Keep the pace up man!

Nice job so far everyone!

I have every intention of breaking my beer-free streak on September 2nd. That'll mark 60 days alcohol-free, the 3rd is my birthday and it's a long weekend. I've been dubbing it the Second Coming and have pretty much blocked out several days to sit around drinking beer and playing games. After that weekend though, it's back to the grind until maybe PRGE.

[csgx1]

Heh, yard work put me over the top. My lawn tractor died so I had to push mow my acre lot... Hills and ditches galore. Gave myself heat stroke and spent Saturday night puking and shaking. Lol

I'm impressed with the pace you and gredler are going! Not to exclude sadler- perseverance will pay off, my friend. Stick with it!

Damn, that sounds like it was a heavy duty work out.  Hope you quickly and fully recovered. 

Keep up the good work everyone!

[BlueBMW]

Oops.  197.2 this morning... not sure what happened but I'll keep trying.

[esteban]

OK. Apologize for long, rambling post.

CONFESSIONAL

With a more positive mindset, and a clear goal, I think I am *back in* even though I was a pussy and never PayPal LeCashMoney.

OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN 08.19.16:

228.0 pounds

(but the truth is that I gained 5 pounds since the competition had started and was working just to get back to where I started. BAGELS + CREAM CHEESE will do that).

NEW GOAL: I must reach 219-220 pounds by Wednesday morning, the DAY OF RECKONING (official weigh-in for insurance company)

If I lose 8-9 pounds in five days (totally unhealthy, don't bother preaching to me--I know), I will achieve my goal.

I AM ON A COFFEE + ROUGHAGE DIET for five days (not literally...but I will replace 3 meals with coffee + roughage...leaving 3 "normal" meals a day)

I know you think I am joking, but my life is actually this absurd. I may be a clown, but I have fun.


I HAVE PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED A BANANA + COFFEE DIET to lose weight for last year's insurance weigh-in.

Sadly, it did not work (apparently, drizzling the bananas in caramel and eating them with a family-sized bag of chips was counter-productive).

I will have DAILY WEIGH-INS.

Unless I don't.

I tend to ignore/avoid the scale.

TEAM COFFEE

[TheClash603]

Everyone knows you gotta do these types of challenges along with the new year.  I am already planning how to beat each of you in January 2017.

[esteban]

Everyone knows you gotta do these types of challenges along with the new year.  I am already planning how to beat each of you in January 2017.

Jahahajajaha. 

I just weighed myself.

228.2


So, I gained 0.2 lbs.

TEAM COFFEE & ROUGHAGE is not working out too well.

Go team!

[esteban]

Este, stick with it! I believe in you! You're in Joisey, surely you can find some smack to help with the weight loss.

Caffeine is all I got.

227.4

Unless I lose my nose+cheeks+ears+ limb to a neighbor on bath salts/flakka, I won't be at 220 lbs Wednesday morning.

But *here's* to wishes coming true!

[DarkKobold]

Still can't complain. 11 more lbs and I will have lost 100 lbs since Jan 25th. I see you guys at 198, 228, etc... Talking about losing weight, and all I can think is "f*ck yeah, I might only be as fat as them by year's end!"

Progress is progress, despite where anyone else is at. You are kicking ass, don't let others numbers discourage you. 

I've lost 25 lbs since Jan 4th. Scale measured under 200 (199.5!) for the first time since I left undergrad. Damn near a decade. I've got 15 more lbs to go, to hit the mythical 15% body fat.

[crazydean]

This is bullshit. I've put on 3 lbs since I stopped drinking 4 days ago. Cut 1000 calories of vodka from my daily diet expecting to lose weight. :/ If the trend doesn't change in another few days I will be returning to my alcoholismistic roots.

Your body just needs time to adjust. Don't give up!