[jyl]

I like the idea of a fitness challenge combined with a weight loss challenge.

Suppose it were something like this - this is going to be over the top, maybe, but just to start the discusion - each person states his beginning height, weight, waist inches, age, resting pulse, BP, bench press, time for 5 mile running, time for 50 mile cycling, time for 1 mile swimming, and his goals to reach during 2013. Mocking and other positive feedback helps us all establish goals that are ambitious but not silly. And then we go at it with weekly check-ins for weight plus whatever else we have to report. I think before and after pics can be optional as before.

So, my goals might be something like: 170#, 30", press 250#, 40 min 5 miles, 2:30 50 miles, dunno 1 mile, for example, and I'm not by any means making those my actual goals. I might better give myself 2 hours to run 1 mile.