2013 Hunt WA Biggest Loser Comp

[Camo Queen]

Anyone else totally FAILING at this?? Don't know what my problem is... Come hell or high water, I am GOING TO THE GYM this weekend...

[uplandhunter870]

277 this morning only down a little more than a pound from last week but im thrilled, been hitting the gym almost daily since september and hit my first weight loss plateau a few weeks ago, hopefully ive broken through that plateau

Anyone else totally FAILING at this?? Don't know what my problem is... Come hell or high water, I am GOING TO THE GYM this weekend...

try to find a workout buddy, i try to go with my roommate as often as our schedules allow and even when they dont we always ask if the other went to the gym and if we didnt we give each other a little static as to why, its a great why to keep yourself honest

[DOUBLELUNG]

Anyone else totally FAILING at this?? Don't know what my problem is... Come hell or high water, I am GOING TO THE GYM this weekend...

I do what I call a no hunger plan.  I eat as often as I want, BUT only up to 200 calories at a time, minimum 15 minutes between.  Nothing more than minimally processed, no wheat, no processed sugar, no alcohol, just lean protein, fruit, veggies, nonfat milk, rice, corn.  Pretty much allows any 4 oz lean protein, fruit, veggie, up to 16 oz skim milk, I also allow myself coffee and diet cola, so I'm not weighing, measuring.  Friday is cheat day, do whatever I want (wine!).  Weigh in on Monday.  I pack a cooler each morning Mon-Fri with more than I'll consume each day, ice pack, few cans of diet pop, 1-3 bananas, 1-3 apples, 5-6 clementines, other fruit, couple of cold-processed dill pickles (Claussen), 3-4 packs of 3-4 oz each grilled meats (boneless/skinless chicken breast or thighs, london broil, grilled pork loin).  snacky treats include Fritos (corn, oil, salt), salt and pepper corn nuts.  1-2 Americanos with a couple of inches nonfat milk. 

[mrmoskillz]

Can I get in or is it to late?

[mrmoskillz]

Anyone can join at any time, but their starting weight is whatever their weight is the day they join, so if someone joins in March or April, their starting weight is whatever their weight is on the day they join.  Can't have someone join in March saying oh man I've lost X amount of weight since 1 Jan can I join in at that weight, sorry no.  Post your starting weight by 1 Jan, or the date you join.

I found my answer.  I'll weigh in tonight and start tomorrow.

[Sitka_Blacktail]

248 today. Seem to have hit a plateau already. Guess I'll have to work my way through it. I worked hard this week. 6 miles on the elliptical trainer on Mon, Wed, and Fri. 4 miles on the elliptical trainer Tues and Thurs. Plus three tough games of raquetball all 5 days this week. Only down 2 lbs for the week, but definitely have more wind and bottom end.
Started yoga classes last night too.

[weathergirl]

Anyone else totally FAILING at this?? Don't know what my problem is... Come hell or high water, I am GOING TO THE GYM this weekend...

Yes.  I think I'm out of excuses now...  Sigh...

[pips4bucks]

Ok, so I've done a couple other goal oriented groups before.  Not necessarily a weight loss group, but a goal oriented group nonetheless.  What I've found to be a good motivator in groups like this is to post up your goals for the week, and report on how you fared in keeping those goals at the end of the week.  It's kind of a way to hold yourself accountable to the group.  We may or may not keep those goals each week just because life happens, but it's something to help keep us going. 

I know some people are just changing their eating habits so it'd be difficult to post up goals about eating.  But, many of us are using a combination of eating habits and fitness.  So what you could do is something like this:

EX) My goal this week will be:
Run: 10 miles
Bike: 50 miles
Swim: 4000 yards or 2 hours
Gym weight training/cross fit: 4 hours   
Other(insert activity): 2 hours
Calorie intake per day: 1500.

What do you all think?  Should we give this a go?

[brew]

290.4  been on it a week and down 8 lbs...saved myself about $40 this week by not buying beer and lost some weight---would like to drop another 60 by the time its over..

[PolarBear]

310 down 6  Takin er' slow and greasy!

[WenHunter]

Not sure how I missed this but I will play along. Starting weight is 275

[jaymark6655]

Still at 307.4  after all the holiday eating (my dad stayed for a week and fed me bacon wrapped biscuits) I was up to 310 or more, now its coming off.

My goal for the week is to do 2 sets of 5 burpies everyday this week.

[JimmyHoffa]

206 Elk season is only nine and a half months away.

[pips4bucks]

237 down 2 more    Was a slow week for getting out to work out.  Picked up some new digs for running in the cold so no excuses.  (yeah right...  )

[Smokepole]

Well I guess I'll sign up.  My scale says I'm right at 200, but I don't believe that pos.  Can't be true.  If I go to the doc's he'll say I'm more, but he stretches the truth.  I'm not sure how this is gonna work out.  I just started two 5 gallon batches of Mac & Jack's, and my freezer's full of pork.  The hens started laying again, too - but I'll give it a try.  I'm not making any promises, but I should weigh no more than 170.  I'll admit I have a problem.  I feel like an 18 year old trapped in an old man's body.  So my goal will be to have 30 lbs. off by the first of July.