**OFFICIAL** Jan 1st - April 1st [2013] Weight Loss Thread/Competition

[Sidewayz8]

My wife makes alot of recipes from skinnytaste.com. Take a look, haven't had a bad meal in a loooong time

yeah i've been looking on there. that's where i got the buffalo cauliflower idea from. i'm just not breading my cauliflower. just baking it in the oven and then tossing it in a little Red's Hot Wing sauce.

[Sidewayz8]

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/prot...y-recipes.html

don't get the low fat thing r you going over? but yea check out this.. super low cal, super filling

don't have any of that gum stuff. any substitutes? and i only said low fat, because i've noticed that the low fat stuff has lower calories.

[MallyOnSwole]

weighed in at 361.8 lbs sorry krete i just dont weigh til mondays but this week ill switch it...so yeah i vowed to hit the gym everyday this week 6 days a week no matter what til the end of this comp

[Tayler8]

don't have any of that gum stuff. any substitutes? and i only said low fat, because i've noticed that the low fat stuff has lower calories.

you don't 100% need the gum... but protein may have it anyways.. its really just to make it stay thicker longer i think, i don't use it either.. still super amazing.. fills me up like 3 times lol

[krete77]

weighed in at 361.8 lbs sorry krete i just dont weigh til mondays but this week ill switch it...so yeah i vowed to hit the gym everyday this week 6 days a week no matter what til the end of this comp

You don't have to this time, but be sure to submit your weight to me via PM in the future. I can't go looking through this thread for individual weigh ins. Thanks.

[krete77]

Good evening everyone!

I'm very happy to see such a positive momentum shift in this thread as of late. I keep a close eye on what goes on and am very thrilled that people are really coming together and motivating each other to stay focused. After all, that's what it's all about, isn't it? There has been some remarkable weight loss thus far, and plenty of pictured proof to show for it. I wish you all the best while heading into the next five weeks, as this will be the hardest challenge for you all yet. Stay focused, stay strong and most of all enjoy the new you, because when it's all said and done, you won't be who you were three months ago.

So with that said, we lost another ten participants this week. I'm willing to bet a few of them will trickle back in because something usually pops up that prevents some from submitting. However, this week, I am taking the time to name out each participant that didn't weigh in, just in case you *thought* you submitted to me, or in the rare case that I may not have gotten it. You can check the bottom of this post to see if your name is on the elimination list.

Alright everyone, here's the stats for the week and I look forward to seeing everyone inch one step closer to your goals.

Happy trails.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...sRTZkNEE#gid=9






Elimination list:
Superher0Soul
whitefire98
Bluesmoker
mikegt87
40BelowZerowitz
Phenom345
TheCrow45
!!! gxi1247
!!! elichanges
!!! Earlbolus

[lucksterx]

Up to #1 i see i shall have to post progress photos soon. Good to see so many people are sticking at it!

Mr pimp over here... good work friend. Looking forward to your pics.

Elimination list:
Superher0Soul
whitefire98
Bluesmoker
mikegt87
40BelowZerowitz
Phenom345
TheCrow45
!!! gxi1247
!!! elichanges
!!! Earlbolus

Love that you posted a list! Put em on blast.

Mikegt? really?! Da %$@& man? I'm gonna guess he's outta town or something.

[Schnitzl]

Gogo total lbs lost to 1k+++ by the end of the comp!

[Vikingly]

Hey guys, heres a wee progress pic roughly 1 month apart. Probably should have done the same stance for comparison, but hey. I think theres a good improvement at the side of my chest and towards my fat, hairy white ass belly. My arms, shoulders and chest have grown a bit I think, but my chest is still too fat at the front to see anything interesting.

EDIT: Oops, that pic is the 21st of jan, not 26th.

[curjo]

Looks like I am exactly average. 10.4 lbs lost and that is the average of everyone lol.

[cunfewzed]

wtf are "Seedy Beebies"?

[Vikingly]

wtf are "Seedy Beebies"?

*** had a kids show called ceebbies or something. Turns out the had jimmy savile in an episode, the massive **** lol.

[matman1813]

*** had a kids show called ceebbies or something. Turns out the had jimmy savile in an episode, the massive **** lol.

What's funny is that I'm on my phone now so the image didn't show up automatically. But as soon as I saw Cunfewzed ask that question and your response, I knew you were holding up a copy of The Sun. I often read it for comedic value and to have a gander at page 3 and the 'News in briefs'.

[cunfewzed]

What's funny is that I'm on my phone now so the image didn't show up automatically. But as soon as I saw Cunfewzed ask that question and your response, I knew you were holding up a copy of The Sun. I often read it for comedic value and to have a gander at page 3 and the 'News in briefs'.

So, is The Sun a tabloid newspaper or is it an all-out satirical farce?

[matman1813]

So, is The Sun a tabloid newspaper or is it an all-out satirical farce?

Tabloid supposedly but I'm reluctant to believe most things I read in there. That story was true though, a huge children's tv star years back turned out to be a kiddy fiddler with hundreds of victims. The story only broke shortly after his death despite many people within the *** knowing at the time.

[biggoron]

Tabloid supposedly but I'm reluctant to believe most things I read in there. That story was true though, a huge children's tv star years back turned out to be a kiddy fiddler with hundreds of victims. The story only broke shortly after his death despite many people within the *** knowing at the time.

I had no clue Jerry Sandusky had a TV show

[matman1813]

I had no clue Jerry Sandusky had a TV show

lol.

[cunfewzed]

lol.

[lucksterx]

Most of what you gained was probably water weight. You'll be back in no time.

Yup! Dropped 4lbs today from what I submitted when I came back. That puts me 1lb down from last week's submission. Right on track !

[webgodess]

Thanks a lot ! He's 6'1.

Wow great progress! Can really see the development in your legs.

[biggoron]

I'm sure i'm not the only one that has this happen, but when I tell people I work with or my family, that I want to get down to 200, they look at me like i'm crazy. They say i'll look too skinny, or i'll look like im dying. My mom just told me today it doesn't look like I should lose another 42 pounds. I'm not super tall, so are they crazy or am I? I haven't been 200 since probably middle school, so i'm sure i'll look weird. But I think it's just cause i've only seen myself as huge for so long.

Anyone get this kind of treatment too? How did you deal with it?

[matman1813]

Honestly, when people ask me I just tell them I don't have a goal weight. 200lbs is not too small for 5'10", I'll be going sub 200 and I'm 6'0.5". Most people just have a warped perception of normal or rather, society's perception of normal is average and the average is bigger now than it ever has been, as is 'normal' weight.

[krete77]

^ Never been overweight in my life really but I'm 190 and feel skinny, however, it's all about how much body fat you are carrying. If you are over 20%, you should get down until you're in a healthy range.

In my opinion, being lean around 12-14% is ideal but I don't have any scientific data to back that up

[deebee83]

Honestly, when people ask me I just tell them I don't have a goal weight. 200lbs is not too small for 5'10", I'll be going sub 200 and I'm 6'0.5". Most people just have a warped perception of normal or rather, society's perception of normal is average and the average is bigger now than it ever has been, as is 'normal' weight.

Sad state of people's minds when "kind of fat but not quite morbidly obese" is considered normal.

At my highest weight (221 lbs), I'm sure people didn't look at me and think "wow he's fat," but I thought (correctly) that I was significantly overweight. I'm sure most people would have just considered me "about average," which in hindsight I find absurd.

[biggoron]

^ Never been overweight in my life really but I'm 190 and feel skinny, however, it's all about how much body fat you are carrying. If you are over 20%, you should get down until you're in a healthy range.

In my opinion, being lean around 12-14% is ideal but I don't have any scientific data to back that up

i have no real clue what my BF% is haha. i've gotten readings between 28 and 35. So i'm guessing im like halfway between there. no idea. I just want to look good and see some muscle. I wanna hit 199 so I can say I've been there. Then i'll start bulking and hitting the weights hard. Can't wait to eat real meals again!

[biggoron]

Sad state of people's minds when "kind of fat but not quite morbidly obese" is considered normal.

At my highest weight (221 lbs), I'm sure people didn't look at me and think "wow he's fat," but I thought (correctly) that I was significantly overweight. I'm sure most people would have just considered me "about average," which in hindsight I find absurd.

that always bothered me when reading these forums. People at 200-210 were talking about how fat they were. "Fat" is a subjective thing. Fat is in the eye of the beholder.

[cunfewzed]

Sad state of people's minds when "kind of fat but not quite morbidly obese" is considered normal.

At my highest weight (221 lbs), I'm sure people didn't look at me and think "wow he's fat," but I thought (correctly) that I was significantly overweight. I'm sure most people would have just considered me "about average," which in hindsight I find absurd.

This is how I feel. Before my cut this year, I was definitely considered avg. Some ppl would even call me "in shape" Truth be told is I had about 30 more lbs of fat on me than I should. I'm still losing. I wasn't considered fat by any means but society accepted me as "fit"

[deebee83]

i have no real clue what my BF% is haha. i've gotten readings between 28 and 35. So i'm guessing im like halfway between there. no idea. I just want to look good and see some muscle. I wanna hit 199 so I can say I've been there. Then i'll start bulking and hitting the weights hard. Can't wait to eat real meals again!

I work with a guy in your boat. Former 300+ lber, right now he's somewhere in the 240-250 range, probably 5'9"/5'10". No doubt he could drop another 50-60 lbs and look totally healthy, but people get so used to seeing someone being so large that they assume they'll look sickly at a normal, healthy weight. Don't let anyone else tell you how far you should cut. Do what works for you, cut until you're happy with how you look and/or feel.

[biggoron]

I work with a guy in your boat. Former 300+ lber, right now he's somewhere in the 240-250 range, probably 5'9"/5'10". No doubt he could drop another 50-60 lbs and look totally healthy, but people get so used to seeing someone being so large that they assume they'll look sickly at a normal, healthy weight. Don't let anyone else tell you how far you should cut. Do what works for you, cut until you're happy with how you look and/or feel.

i start doubting myself. I look in the mirror and wonder if I do have enough muscle to look ok losing another 40 pounds. Only one way to know for sure I guess

[MCrow]

I work with a guy in your boat. Former 300+ lber, right now he's somewhere in the 240-250 range, probably 5'9"/5'10". No doubt he could drop another 50-60 lbs and look totally healthy, but people get so used to seeing someone being so large that they assume they'll look sickly at a normal, healthy weight. Don't let anyone else tell you how far you should cut. Do what works for you, cut until you're happy with how you look and/or feel.

I think a lot of people really underestimate the amount of lean mass they have when the start losing weight.

When I first started losing weight at 245 or so I thought I'd be in good shape around 180, no I'm 205 or so and I'm thinking I probably will need to get to 165-170.