Weight Loss Challenge - 2018!

[Gregg]

2/27= 224.4
1/2 = 223.7

Not bad considering the New Years Eve insane wedding we went to as well as our Chinese tradition on New Years Day.

Full steam ahead!

2/27= 224.4
1/2 = 223.7
1/9= 222.7

Had a pretty good week. Did eat some playoff pizza on Sunday. Kept the sweets, potatoes, pasta, and white bread off the plates.

[Teenwolf]

Jan. 1 - 173
Jan. 8 - 171

The Good:

1 hour stretch + exercise. Nothing too fancy. I use a massage roller on my legs, then do a bunch of stretching, then squats, crunches, and a few weight routines. Managed 2 workouts in the first week.

Limited soda. I had gotten used to drinking 5-10 sodas thoughout the course of a week. Zero this week.

No binge eating. If I ate chips, I'd try to not eat a whole bag. If I had cookies (wife made cookies twice) I'd limit to 5-6 cookies, not trying to eat the whole batch by the next morning. I find satisfaction in eating a smaller amount and getting to pat myself on the back. Not like eating ONLY 6 cookies deserves a medal or anything, but you know...

Physical labour, particularly snow shoveling. I'm shoveling snow as part of my job this winter, and it takes a physical toll. I usually do about 15-25 driveways in an 8 hour shift, so you can imagine the cardio advantage this provides. 14 hours of shoveling this past week.

The Bad:

Nothing too egregious this week... I did eat probably 15 cookies, 3-4 bags of chips, but the chip count is actually a bit low for me. Cutting down chips will be a major factor in my success or failure.

[Gregg]

Jan. 1 - 173
Jan. 8 - 171

The Good:

1 hour stretch + exercise. Nothing too fancy. I use a massage roller on my legs, then do a bunch of stretching, then squats, crunches, and a few weight routines. Managed 2 workouts in the first week.

Limited soda. I had gotten used to drinking 5-10 sodas thoughout the course of a week. Zero this week.

No binge eating. If I ate chips, I'd try to not eat a whole bag. If I had cookies (wife made cookies twice) I'd limit to 5-6 cookies, not trying to eat the whole batch by the next morning. I find satisfaction in eating a smaller amount and getting to pat myself on the back. Not like eating ONLY 6 cookies deserves a medal or anything, but you know...

Physical labour, particularly snow shoveling. I'm shoveling snow as part of my job this winter, and it takes a physical toll. I usually do about 15-25 driveways in an 8 hour shift, so you can imagine the cardio advantage this provides. 14 hours of shoveling this past week.

The Bad:

Nothing too egregious this week... I did eat probably 15 cookies, 3-4 bags of chips, but the chip count is actually a bit low for me. Cutting down chips will be a major factor in my success or failure.

Lay’s Oven-Baked Original Potato Crisps, 18 chips
CALORIES 120
FAT 2 G
SATURATED FAT 0 G
SODIUM 135 MG
CARBS 23 G
Baked chips don’t rely on oil to crisp up, which means they can get by with far less fat. If you eat just one 1-ounce bag a week, you’ll shed more than two pounds this year by choosing Lay’s Baked! instead of Ruffles Reduced Fat.

[Boone]

[QUOTE=Boone;292093]OK I am in.
Weight 1/1/18 is 229 pounds.
Goal is 210 pounds by March 15.

1/1/18: 229
1/9/18: 226

[Gregg]

2/27= 224.4
1/2 = 223.7
1/9= 222.7
1/16= 222.3

I am leaving in a few minutes for a flight to our National Sales meeting. I come back Friday night.

This is a hard one, continental breakfasts in the morning, lunches brought in; build your own sandwiches, pasta and deserts, plus 3 nights of eating out. Southern cooking is not known for lean cuisine.

Anything even or slightly down will be a huge victory. I say this not as a defeatist but to get it out there to hold myself accountable. Heck I might even come in under 222 next Tuesday!

[DMT]

Slow out of the gate, time to get it together.

1/2 - 229
1/16 - 228

[Judge Jude]

2/27= 224.4
1/2 = 223.7
1/9= 222.7
1/16= 222.3

I am leaving in a few minutes for a flight to our National Sales meeting. I come back Friday night.

This is a hard one, continental breakfasts in the morning, lunches brought in; build your own sandwiches, pasta and deserts, plus 3 nights of eating out. Southern cooking is not known for lean cuisine.

this is a textbook test for my "E A T S L O W" campaign!

[mjl]

currently at 205 i think, target 175. I gave up Coke for a while but got back on it, I'll try again but it's tough.

I spent most of my fantasy winnings from 2017 on a couple months of a personal trainer and had my first session this morning. Thought I was going to throw up for a little while but I got through it. My balance is just awful.

[virgonomic]

1/4 284.5
1/8 285.8
1/16 284.8

I'm making positive changes to my eating habits and the weight loss will come. A friend told me I should get my calories down to 2000. I was at 2200 today, with 7500 steps and an hour of ball hockey.

[fuhrdog]

and an hour of ball hockey.

That's dedication...it sounds awfully painful

[DMT]

currently at 205 i think, target 175. I gave up Coke for a while but got back on it, I'll try again but it's tough.

I spent most of my fantasy winnings from 2017 on a couple months of a personal trainer and had my first session this morning. Thought I was going to throw up for a little while but I got through it. My balance is just awful.

Your balance will improve as your core muscles strengthen.

[Judge Jude]

"A friend told me I should get my calories down to 2000."

I would target a little lower - but not at the expense of feeling starved. If you eat a big, healthy breakfast (can be as simple as two bowls of Cheerios and a banana) and listen to your body, you should be in ideal position at midday. Either a series of small meals, or a bigger lunch OR dinner, and that works.

another of my bromides is that 2 terrible meals a week can erase everything else that you do for the other meals all week.

a 1,200-calorie lunch at Five Guys (easy to do there) and a big buffet a few days later, and your body will laugh at your puny sensible meals and exercise at all the other times......

[Moonlight J]

If anyone is on myfitnesspal, my username is jpc3481

[virgonomic]

"A friend told me I should get my calories down to 2000."

I would target a little lower - but not at the expense of feeling starved. If you eat a big, healthy breakfast (can be as simple as two bowls of Cheerios and a banana) and listen to your body, you should be in ideal position at midday. Either a series of small meals, or a bigger lunch OR dinner, and that works.

another of my bromides is that 2 terrible meals a week can erase everything else that you do for the other meals all week.

a 1,200-calorie lunch at Five Guys (easy to do there) and a big buffet a few days later, and your body will laugh at your puny sensible meals and exercise at all the other times......

How so? If you had a smoothie for lunch and a salad for dinner, you'd be around 2000 calories. You wouldn't want to do this daily, but it seems like a good balance for one day.

This will happen Friday night as I have a free meal at The Keg. I will order a lighter appetizer and will probably only eat half my meal. I'm also playing hockey after work so I will earn some calories and boost my metabolism, not that I plan to eat more to make up for it.

[Boone]

January 2: 230 lbs
January 27: 220 lbs

Halfway there ... but I might keep going.