PPOT Weight Loss Challenge for 2010

[jtcmuga]

Sunday's truth. Weighed in on the old spring scale at 225lb. Then, went to Costco and found that they offer a nice backlit digital glass scale (lbs/kg/stone) for 14.99 with this time of year's coupon booklet, otherwise it's 24.99. If you don't have or lost the coupon booklet, just go to their front desk. It's a great deal, similar scales are 40+ bucks.

I weighed in on the scale at 226.8lbs, and I trust this measurement more than the old spring scale. So, with all that said, my starting weight of 234lbs is error-corrected to 235.8lbs.

Currently, I'm 226.8, nine pounds down after two weeks, recalibrated.

Gameplan has been...

1: Exercise: Hitting the treadmill every other day since the start. 10min mile pace at 2.5% incline, starting at 2mile runs, and today I ran 4.2miles. During the weekday off-days, pushing weights around (bench, squats, curls, abs, chinups-kinda).

2: Food: Food has been portion controlled, not starving by any means. Ice water with squeeze of lemon (helps the liver recover). Went out for lunch only twice during the workweek.

3: Coffee: Half cup of standard-to-turbo coffee 30min before workout as suggested by Men's Health to give you a cardio-workout edge. Coffee in the morning, of course, until feeling human.

4: Alcohol: First week I didn't drink - dropped 8 pounds. Second week was a different story. I drank tuesday (wine), thursday (4-20oz Lagunita's IPAs on draft), friday (5 pints of Stella after the run, then 3/4 bottle of Syrah with steak dinner), Saturday (wine tasting - it was a release party, had to go!). Tonight wine with dinner. This week's drop was only a pound, despite having a ton more endurance on the treadmill. Week 3's alcohol consumption is going to reflect that of week one - little to none.

Running Suggestion: I'm not a doctor, but my doctor is a doctor. If you're far from looking like a runner, like me (top-heavy and marginally clumsy), and planning to hit the treadmill, you need to take care of your knees. Doc suggested to ice them down (15min) after the workout to reduce inflammation whether they feel good or not. Your knees will thank you. Also, don't run on consecutive days, give your joints at least a day break in between.

Best of luck to everyone!

jtcmuga

[dtxscott]

This morning...... 207.5 Down 3 pounds through diet alone. Exercise commencing this week.

[peppy]

On this scale this AM.

222lbs

[dmcummins]

204 today.

Down 4 lbs. Diet and 30min a day on the treadmill.

I'm heading down to New Orleans with some friends for some golf and a ball game. Hopefully I can control myself and not put it back on.

[EdT82SC]

174.6
down 3.6

I lost all this in the first week. I did pretty well breaking even the second week because I had a three day off-site business meeting with high fat, high carb, high salt catered lunches plus my daughter's birthday, which included a day at Disneyland.

[Westy]

243 this morning. 10 lbs, probably three of it is water.

Treadmill and weights. NO beer (sob sob sob). I've re-read every back adition of Muscle and Fitness. I doubt I'll ever make the cover!

Eating completely clean, and keeping the sodium intake VERY low. Averaging about 1200 calories a day, and that will last for 3 to 4 more weeks before I up them to 1500-1600. I need to stay at a minimum of 50 % deficite. After that I will settle in around 2000 a day, but still keep a 50% deficite.

Buying a new machine today. The old one is plain worn out. It creaks about as much as my bones. 41 pounds to go,,,,that's an average of 4.1 lbs a week. Doable, but not probable. The more I lift, the more protein I consume, the more water and glycogen fill my cells. Not a problem, except for weight loss. Regardless, I trudge on.

Sure would like a platter of Chicken Nachos and a cold XX beer!

[Slider79SC]

Ok got the go ahead to start lifting again after my wrist surgery but I have to stay with girlie weights of less than 15 pounds.

Cardio is going ot be my friend and no eating out.... this is gonna be tough!!!!

[herr_oberst]

204 this morning, man, I wanna see the other side of the 200.

[cgarr]

cgarr 191 on 1-18-10

[aigel]

WTF - where is everyone's numbers??? Not counting myself, we have just 50% participation after 2 weeks!?? Has everyone fallen off the wagon this quickly?

I have some nice stats on the rest of us. I will give amnesty for another half day to weigh in. If you are flat or gained, that's good too - we all want to have mixed stats. Yours truly is flat as well, btw. 174 this a.m.

George

[aigel]

Almost 70 pounds gone between 15 people. Can we at least get this to 100 with some weigh ins???

George

[Burnin' oil]

Flattish

[Joeaksa]

242.2 as of today.

My Birthday week and celebration did not help any, nor did dinner with all the PPOT people in Philly either.

[Vonzipper]

274 today, bike is killing me, need to push thru

[Fritter]

Flat for me...so far

[aigel]

Looking very good for a lot of contestants!

Over 70 pounds of fat burned. Also, many you are on track with over 16.6% of your goal achieved.

Next weigh in in 2 weeks! Feb. 1st!

Cheers, George

[Z-man]

Checking in - 245.1. Down 3+ since the beginning.

(George - I did submit a weigh in a week ago - I guess it was too early to tally...)

-Z

[aigel]

Zman,

Sorry, that didn't make my radar. I started looking at posts from the 16th or so. I'll add you next week!

George

[Big Ed]

Hi George, same deal with me...I checked in too early. At 190, down 5 lbs.

[The Gaijin]

Still doing the paleo thing. No carbs since 01/02. No bread, potatoes, rice, pasta or beer. I am not sure I have lost any weight, but I am a little less thick around the middle..