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08-22-2007, 10:18 AM
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CHA CHA CHA-ING
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No other ladies joining in the fun? 
Is there any other halfway accurate way to measure bodyfat without calipers or water? I would like to go for the percentage challenge but, here in the boonies I don't know if I can find a way to measure weekly.
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08-22-2007, 10:20 AM
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I wanna lose my mind! How do we quantify that goal?
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08-22-2007, 10:33 AM
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Back in the saddle again!
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Me!!!! Me!!!!!!
I'm in!
It's for 4 months, right?
I am currently at 187. My ultimate goal is 150, but it will be hard to lose 37 lbs in 4 months 'cause I've been losing for a long time.
So ...
Lose 20 lbs
Go down 10% in BF (I am currently at 36.5%)
Lose 10 inches total
Is that reasonable? 
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08-22-2007, 10:39 AM
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Liver Shot!
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Originally Posted by IdahoViking
I wanna lose my mind! How do we quantify that goal?
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You may be closer than you think.
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08-22-2007, 10:39 AM
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Eat your veggies!
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Originally Posted by IdahoViking
I wanna lose my mind! How do we quantify that goal?
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Folks - we have a winner already! 
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08-22-2007, 10:43 AM
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Eat your veggies!
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Originally Posted by claycat
No other ladies joining in the fun?
Is there any other halfway accurate way to measure bodyfat without calipers or water? I would like to go for the percentage challenge but, here in the boonies I don't know if I can find a way to measure weekly. |
Clay, there are a few other ladies. There are also some decent online bodyfat calculators that are based on measurements. WHile they have a margin of error (as does every method except autopsy), as long as you stick with the same one, you should get accurate trending results. I'll try to poke through my "favorites" and see if I can find one of the better links. Or maybe someone else will chime in here...
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Originally Posted by IronIc
I'm in!
It's for 4 months, right?
I am currently at 187. My ultimate goal is 150, but it will be hard to lose 37 lbs in 4 months 'cause I've been losing for a long time.
So ...
Lose 20 lbs
Go down 10% in BF (I am currently at 36.5%)
Lose 10 inches total
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Sounds good, Penny. It works out to 17 weeks, so you only need to lose a little more than 1 pound per week for your goal. Go, go, go!!
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08-22-2007, 10:56 AM
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Registered User
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Count me in! I need to get back on track and this could be just the thing I need for extra motivation.
I'll be competing in the bodyfat reduction category. I will take measurements, pictures, and calc bodyfat on Friday. Or does CG have to do the calcs to keep it official? What about the measurements? hehe
I am probably at about 23% now, though the handheld analyzer said 21 yesterday. I am guessing measuremenets are a better way to go? What would be a good goal to drop in that lenth of time, 5%?
Great idea for this contest!
Darren
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08-22-2007, 10:58 AM
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08-22-2007, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by IdahoViking
I wanna lose my mind! How do we quantify that goal?
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I already did, so I am out of that one...
Darren
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08-22-2007, 11:07 AM
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I am in. I will post my stats on Friday here and on my bodyspace account.
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08-22-2007, 04:36 PM
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FYI - I used the healthcentral and lowcarbdiets calculators and got wide diff's in results
Healthcentral - uses age, sex, height, weight, and measurements at waist, hips, forearm and wrist. My results = 18.1% bf
Lowcarbdiets - uses age, sex, height, weight and measurements at waist, neck, and (women only) hips. My results = 26.8%
Don't understand how it could be that big of a difference? Should I just pick one and use as a guide for seeing if I'm loosing BF?
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08-22-2007, 04:44 PM
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I wanna lose my mind! How do we quantify that goal?
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Ted sweetie, you already lost it 
Elise, I am thinking you are gonna need an assistant helping with all those pics, I am volunteering
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08-22-2007, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jacktheblack
I was going to ask Hibbie to be a prize but once again I thought that might send many members into destructive and dangerous eating habits to win |
Awwww! I love you!! I could send lingerie photos or nudies to the winner. Ha,ha -- just kidding!!
I would join, but my weight hardly ever changes and I don't want to lose any. My body does this weird thing where my body weight stays the same, but my body fat goes way upwards if I'm being a piglet and way downwards if I'm behaving.
Plus, my cut ends right before Thanksgiving, at which time I plan to enjoy the holiday season through January 3rd. Yum, yum.
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08-22-2007, 07:01 PM
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I was going to ask Hibbie to be a prize but once again I thought that might send many members into destructive and dangerous eating habits to win
BH is now a kinder gentler BH and would never dream of harming your neighbor. Besides do your own dirty work. |
Hey you never know for the right price I just might relapse
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08-22-2007, 08:00 PM
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SCAdian
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Hey you never know for the right price I just might relapse |
I'll give you five bucks to hold me down while my wife chains up the fridge for the remainder of the contest
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08-22-2007, 08:11 PM
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SCAdian
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I have made a ruling on those of you under 35 who wish to compete.
You may, but if you win there will an * next to your name in the record books for all time
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08-22-2007, 08:16 PM
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Aidan's Dad
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ok im down for this . ill post my stats friday , as im meeting with my contest prep trainer AND my fiance to get my diet dialed in . . .
( cant tell the better half anymore " sure this box of Krispy Kremes is on my diet .... im ...umm .... "bulking" )
will get my stats redone at that time
do you want Cold , unflexed measurements or pumped, flexed ??
for me on my arms its about a 3 inch variation
right now ABOUT 225 18.5 % BF
figure out which of the catagorys i need to be in friday
jack or Chocolate girl , can we get a thread started JUST for stats posting and updates ? ?
im going on vacation for 2 weeks in sept so yall get a two week head start : )
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08-22-2007, 08:34 PM
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SCAdian
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Originally Posted by OneO
ok im down for this . ill post my stats friday , as im meeting with my contest prep trainer AND my fiance to get my diet dialed in . . .
( cant tell the better half anymore " sure this box of Krispy Kremes is on my diet .... im ...umm .... "bulking" )
will get my stats redone at that time
do you want Cold , unflexed measurements or pumped, flexed ??
for me on my arms its about a 3 inch variation
right now ABOUT 225 18.5 % BF
figure out which of the catagorys i need to be in friday
jack or Chocolate girl , can we get a thread started JUST for stats posting and updates ? ?
im going on vacation for 2 weeks in sept so yall get a two week head start : )
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We have had various contest like that in the past and I am sure we will have them again. I think we have done arms, back, abs and shoulders, so my guess is the next contest will be a leg one.
For you my guess is that the bf lost percentage category will be best to help you meet your needs.
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08-22-2007, 08:47 PM
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Back in the saddle again!
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It's funny ... with me (since I'm an apple) bodyfat calculations differ wildy, depending on if the waist is measured or not. According to the 2nd link, I have 25% bf, and to the 3rd, about 39.5% bodyfat The first link did not work.
At the gym they used an Omron, and the result was 36.5%. That sounds most logical according to what I see in the mirror. I will see if they'll let me use that weekly for this contest.
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08-22-2007, 10:24 PM
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I will go tomorrow and see if I can find some calipers at the GNC or the health food store..If so I will enter the BF section..otherwise it will be simply weight loss as my tanita could read me at 30% today and 15% tomorrow....on second though I'd be an easy winner.....right?
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08-23-2007, 04:20 AM
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I'm new here, but I'm in. Will post more Friday.
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08-23-2007, 06:10 AM
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Eat your veggies!
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Elise, I am thinking you are gonna need an assistant helping with all those pics, I am volunteering |
You can do the women, Lisa!
Ok, ok, I'll share! 
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08-23-2007, 06:20 AM
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Onomatopoeia == good buzz
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You can do the women, Lisa!
Ok, ok, I'll share! |
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08-23-2007, 06:32 AM
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I'm not in; other than will try for some kind of big transformation by years end. I applaude the contest & entrants though.
One obvious prize is missing; honestly. Cookies from you Jack.
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08-23-2007, 06:34 AM
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Registered User
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Originally Posted by Hibiscus09
Awwww! I love you!! I could send lingerie photos or nudies to the winner. Ha,ha -- just kidding!! |
Now that would be some serious motivation!
I just would not eat between now and December. LOL
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You can do the women, Lisa!
Ok, ok, I'll share! |
Sounds like ya'll need a thread on a different board for those pics!
I suggest www.voyeurweb.com hehe and be sure to send me the link!
Darren
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08-23-2007, 06:42 AM
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I'm in with my first post. Started a few weeks ago and will update my bodyspace log with measurements on Saturday. Hoping to earn the * next to my name for the under 35'ers. Starting measurements and pic's on Saturday since I won't be able to get them on Friday. My major goal is to make it under 200 and see what happens from there.
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08-23-2007, 06:48 AM
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Eat your veggies!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IronIc
It's funny ... with me (since I'm an apple) bodyfat calculations differ wildy, depending on if the waist is measured or not. According to the 2nd link, I have 25% bf, and to the 3rd, about 39.5% bodyfat The first link did not work.
At the gym they used an Omron, and the result was 36.5%. That sounds most logical according to what I see in the mirror. I will see if they'll let me use that weekly for this contest. |
I think that all that matters is that you use the same tool each time. The Omron is awful for me -- it's never recorded me as anything less than 20%, which is way off. But if you find it accurate for trending, go for it. Personally, I think measurements are better because even if the translation to BF isn't spot on, you are still getting a really good gauge of progress. Losing inches off your waist or abdomen, for instance, can only be fat loss -- there's no muscle there!
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I see now that my post didn't come across quite right. I meant that Lisa could handle the pics of the women. Not that she would actually do them. Unless, of course, she wants to (and they are willing). It's not my thing, but I would never stand in the way of someone else's fun.
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Originally Posted by IR45N
I'm not in; other than will try for some kind of big transformation by years end. I applaude the contest & entrants though.
One obvious prize is missing; honestly. Cookies from you Jack.
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DOH! Of course! This is the best prize of all! And I think Jack's helpers should also get cookies.
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08-23-2007, 06:49 AM
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Eat your veggies!
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Originally Posted by dartol
Sounds like ya'll need a thread on a different board for those pics!
I suggest www.voyeurweb.com hehe and be sure to send me the link!
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It's interesting how quickly you came up with the site, Darren!
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08-23-2007, 08:56 AM
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Back in the saddle again!
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Losing inches off your waist or abdomen, for instance, can only be fat loss -- there's no muscle there!
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Oh, you got THAT right
I will use tape measurements for bodyfat % then. That will kill 2 birds with one stone. I'm all for making it simpler!
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08-23-2007, 09:12 AM
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U.S. Spotting Czar
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My sincere apologies to Jack, the board members and America for misunderstanding one of Jack's posts yesterday.
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