Working out to lose weight

[TouchDown]

i really like the team concept - DV/VT as team leaders

You guys want to pick the teams / bi- weekly weigh ins? The person who loses the least body % for every 2 weeks HAS to submit a picture!!!! If you GAIN weight - it has to be a pic without your shirt on (girls with sports bra or something so it's not completely sleezy). That would be motivation enough to keep some people going. I don't think we need to do any elimination - the whole reason for participation is to keep it going.

PM team leader with stats for weigh in, so that we have all information coming from one(or two) sources?

PS - I've already started since we got the treadmill ( 30 minutes a night the last two nights - for 2.5 miles each time). I can't wait to NOT feel the flab bounce when I jog. That's icky.

 

[frazil]

I like the idea of teams. DV and VT should pick the teams like elementary school dodge ball.

 

[csb]

Ooh, while the money wasn't an incentive, the picture thing is for sure. You do not want to see this in a leotard.

Pick me! Pick me! :wave2:

 

[timmyutah]

Ooh, while the money wasn't an incentive, the picture thing is for sure. You do not want to see this in a leotard.
Pick me! Pick me! :wave2:

Im in!! 5'11 - 250

let me know what i need to be doing!!

 

[humner]

I find shoe shopping is a great time to discuss the finer techniques of crimping.

Shoe shopping? Have not done that in years. With size 14 wide shoes, I am limited to just asking them to show me the one or two pair of shoes they have in stock. Keeps options simple.

 

[humner]

If we are having teams picked, I get to be chosen last, I am the fattest kid in here, 6' 290 pounds =/-, ( I just ate at McDonalds)

 

[kevo_55]

I like the idea of teams. DV and VT should pick the teams like elementary school dodge ball.

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

I'm 5'9", 168 as of the visit to the doc this morning. I weigh more than I look like I do, lean muscle being denser than fat and stuff. I love when the nurse tells me my BMI is borderline overweight.

I'm at 169 and I should ideally be at 150 for healthy BMI. That said, I've never held onto 150 without a lot of work, because once I start working out, I bulk up.Waist- 34ish

Chest-44

I'd like to lose two inches off of those.

What's wrong with the latter number as is? :Banane20:

I think me and VT being coaches, with RG as moderator would be fun.
I finally went back to the gym yesterday after 2 months off. I got a while to go to get back to form. The guys at the gym noticed immediately that I was down about 25 lbs. and wanted to know how to skip the gym for 2 months and lose 25 lbs.

Good job on heading back.

I think it'd be fun if we were 'coaches.' Maybe we'll all learn something.

 

[roadwreck]

I'm 5'9", 168 as of the visit to the doc this morning. I weigh more than I look like I do, lean muscle being denser than fat and stuff. I love when the nurse tells me my BMI is borderline overweight.

I told myself the same thing. People were always surprised to find out how much I weighed. I didn't look like someone that weighed close to 200 lbs. I exercised regularly, ate pretty healthy, I figured I was doing alright. I knew I could afford to lose a pound or two, and initially my goal was to lose 10-15 pounds. According to my BMI numbers then I was overweight at 5'11", 195lbs. Overweight for my height was considered to be 180. I thought that was crazy. I remember telling myself there is no way I could weigh much less then 180. This morning I was 158.

 

[csb]

What's wrong with the latter number as is?

Cantilever

 

[FLBuff PE]

Cantilever

Just do some exercises to strengthen your back muscles.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

4,000 psi precast concrete sports bra with #6 bars 12" o.c.?

 

[csb]

I'm gonna need bigger shoes.

 

[Ble_PE]

^Or someone to help support the load!

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

I told myself the same thing. People were always surprised to find out how much I weighed. I didn't look like someone that weighed close to 200 lbs. I exercised regularly, ate pretty healthy, I figured I was doing alright. I knew I could afford a pound or two, and initially my goal was to lose 10-15 pounds. According to my BMI numbers then I was overweight at 5'11", 195lbs. Overweight for my height was considered to be 180. I thought that was crazy. I remember telling myself there is no way I could weight much less then 180. This morning I was 158.

Hadn't looked at it that way. Food for thought though, and worth looking into.

 

[TouchDown]

I don't like to consider myself "overweight"... but my BMI is like 30. There was a study that said even though Americans are overweight, that our self image is better and we don't consider ourselves overweight. I guess that there are some benefits over Europe. My self esteem is doing OK, I'm doing this to get healthier. Added benefit will be gettin dead sexy... ohhhhhhhh.

http://lgo.mit.edu/blog/drewhill/files/fat-*******.jpg

 

[klk]

I am willing to participate too, if you need an extra person. I'll post my stats once I know I'm in (also I don't really know them for sure, so I will measure tonight). But if you need to know approx numbers for assigning me to a team, I'm about 155, hoping to get down to 125.

 

[frazil]

so who's organizing this thing?

here are my stats

weight: 134.8

waist: 27

goal: 125

vices: sugar

I don't think having something sweet after a meal is the problem, its the 5 lb bag of gummy bears. I go to the gym twice a week and a long run on Sundays, but I would like to add runs on the days in between so that I work out 6 days a week. AFter Christmas I'll start training for a half marathon I run every spring. Usually I don't lose weight running though, just inches.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

OK, I'm in...maybe this will motivate me more.

Ht: 6'

Wt: 215

Waist: 36"

Vice: Beer

Goal Weight: 175

Goal Waist: 34

Miracle weight: 150

Miracle waist: 32

^^^^

Stats when i got married in 98...those 'happily married' pounds are insidious!

 

[roadwreck]

Okay, 'fess up. Which one of you is this a picture of?