***OBF "Fall 2012 Transformation Challenge" OFFICIAL Contest Thread***

[anti-bonk]

Really impressive results up in here so far. For anybody struggling though there is stll 8 weeks til final pics due.

I'm very happy with my workouts but at the expense of my diet this week. Feel good overall.

Can make considerable progress in 8 weeks.

[Skullster]

AWESOME!

I remember my first time under 100lbs since college.
It was both a mental & physical barrier.

Thanks Nitro I agree about it being a barrier for sure!

[rickiecoombs]

I broke the 200 pound barrier today for the first time in 15 + years. Weighed in at 199.8 so I'm patting myself on the back. % more pounds to go to reach my goal of 195 pounds set on January 1st of this year. Determination and consistency have been 100% essential in making it this far.

Congrats!!

[romulopimentel]

Damn! Guess I missed posting this week.
I was pretty sure I had done it, but anyway, I'll just have to pay more attention so I don't get disqualified.
Good luck everybody!

[mom2e3]

I broke the 200 pound barrier today for the first time in 15 + years. Weighed in at 199.8 so I'm patting myself on the back. % more pounds to go to reach my goal of 195 pounds set on January 1st of this year. Determination and consistency have been 100% essential in making it this far.

I can't begin to imagine how awesome you must feel! Huge congratulations to you! May it be easy riding from here on end!

Can make considerable progress in 8 weeks.

True enough! It's still anyone's game!
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did my usual Sunday hike up the big hill. Took me a little longer than usual. Not sure why. I'm trying to get in some swimming early this week. My usual partners have things going on. I do have a biathlon/duathlon (swim/run) on Friday--just a fun contest between my usual Friday crew. Soccer game on Monday. And three days of planned lifting.

I'll be giving thanks on Thursday, but not via a huge meal. The extended family is keeping it mellow, so it'll just be my immediate family. The good thing is we won't be over-stuffing ourselves. The other good thing is we'll probably make it a beach day.

[beefcake66]

Sounds like everyone's doing great.... I got about 2-4 days of work left on my house and then I hit overdrive... so I guess the last 6 weeks will be where I make my most visible progress??

I'm already wearing pants 3" smaller than I was forced to wear at the start! (36" pants... 34"s too uncomfortable... now I'm sittin in 33's and I neeeed a belt!). I weighed in at 161lbs this morning (unofficial weigh in) so thats... 17lbs... and I've just been watching what I eat (smaller portions, "better" choices...) and working hard on the house. I like this effortless weightloss feeling lol

[blacksilo]

still kind of sleeping like crap.. slept 6 hours, got up, ate some honey and fell back asleep so i need more calories still..

yesterday was 2350 ish for a rest day. hoping to make a bit of gains with this en devour

[NitrogenWidget]

I feel a cold coming on.
Been waking up middle of the night with cracked lips & needing to chug water.

It's screwing up my morning weight so the scale is f'ing with my head. LOL!

I think i'm going to lay off it until Thanksgiving morning.
Before the pig out.


But, my waist & butt are def. smaller.
I'm easily on that new hole on my belt today!

I think I need to post up mid-way pics & take some measurements.

[AcesUp23]

I broke the 200 pound barrier today for the first time in 15 + years. Weighed in at 199.8 so I'm patting myself on the back. % more pounds to go to reach my goal of 195 pounds set on January 1st of this year. Determination and consistency have been 100% essential in making it this far.

Wow skullster.. Kudos to u buddy..that's a huge milestone..

[MsClickClick]

wow great progress photos ya'll So motivating, I can not wait to hit the gym today

[qstick99]

Happy Monday everyone! Some great work and progress being made in here, great job folks!

[qstick99]

Completed week one of solo HRT, it is a solid program! Less weight being moved but feeling the effects just as much if not more!

[Skullster]

Congrats!!

Thanks rickie.

I can't begin to imagine how awesome you must feel! Huge congratulations to you! May it be easy riding from here on end!

Thanks again mom! If you want or need some help with the myfitnesspal thing and tracking food let me know!

Wow skullster.. Kudos to u buddy..that's a huge milestone..

Thanks Aces much appreciated.

[ellybelle]

Soo... late day weigh in puts me at 162.4lbs. I think that's down about 16 for the first 8 weeks? Not a bad rate!!

I've mostly just been doing IIFYM dieting with very little actual exercise because I've been super busy with these renos etc. They are almost done (I'll post some pictures up when its done), and so I get to start hitting the weights/cardio religiously again for the second half of the battle..... Hoping to maintain a 2lb/wk average... maybe more...??

Holy beefcake! beefcake!! Im hoping to hit a 10lb loss this week, super impressive numbers, 2lbs a week with minimal exercise...awesome job.
.....IIFYM???

I broke the 200 pound barrier today for the first time in 15 + years. Weighed in at 199.8 so I'm patting myself on the back. % more pounds to go to reach my goal of 195 pounds set on January 1st of this year. Determination and consistency have been 100% essential in making it this far.

AWESOME, must feel amazing to blow through that barrier

still kind of sleeping like crap.. slept 6 hours, got up, ate some honey and fell back asleep so i need more calories still..

yesterday was 2350 ish for a rest day. hoping to make a bit of gains with this en devour

Have you tried any supps like melatonin or alteril? Iv always suffered from sleep issues, i was taking melatonin for a while but it stopped working and i didnt want to keep upping the dosage so i switch to alteril, while i still dont sleep through the night (do i sound like a newborn or what?? haha) it does give me a good few hours of really deep sleep.

[ellybelle]

Happy Monday OBF family, hope everyone had a really good weekend. Its my baby girls 2nd birthday today and we celebrated last night with a pizza and cake party. Iv been keto cycling for about a week now so i made sure to schedule my carb up day on her birthday, and carb up i did!!! This week is likely to be a short keto week (thanksgiving and all), im hoping to knock my body back into ketosis quickly so i hit the gym early this morning and holy cow did i have energy!! i did 3miles of sprint work, weighted box jumps, and worked on flexibility. Iv been trying to hit the 32inch box but i keep psyching myself out, im pretty sure i can make it if i can just get over my fear. To be 5'1 and be able to jump higher then half of me will be a huge accomplishment. Ready to rock the rest of the week!!

[Ndeserranno]

Checking in, I've been hard at work balancing work, school, ect. I have been able to get to the gym at least 4 times a week. Very happy with my effort I staying dedicated.

[Cindaboo1]

It's Monday. I'm so glad it's only a 3 day week for me, I'm not gonna lie, I WILL be participating in the festivities and eating good, just so yall know. LOL Yall have a good one!! =)

[WorksGurl]

Really impressive results up in here so far. For anybody struggling though there is stll 8 weeks til final pics due.

I'm very happy with my workouts but at the expense of my diet this week. Feel good overall.

Can make considerable progress in 8 weeks.

THANKS for the encouragement! 8 weeks is PLENTY of time to keep after it, you are right! Husband FORCED me to lift chest on Sunday (he wanted a spoter basically). Lift was good, but as expected, I think it killed my form in my swim this morning cause I was pretty sore. Swam for over an hour and plan to swim tomorrow and Wednesday morning as well. Have the Thanksgiving meal planned, seems like it will not be too deadly, but I am looking forward to getting my EAT on! Hope to stay on the workouts so I can enjoy Thanksgiving day to the FULLEST!

Happy HOLIDAY week everyone!

Remeber, as Anit-bonk said, "Can make considerable progress in 8 weeks. "

[EjnarKolinkar]

f'ing with my head.

Total agreement, Don't get on it for a while. Have faith in your program, it's brought you this far. My scale has been in my head way too much lately

Thanks Aces much appreciated.

Congrats on 199.

[Magikal]

It's Monday. I'm so glad it's only a 3 day week for me, I'm not gonna lie, I WILL be participating in the festivities and eating good, just so yall know. LOL Yall have a good one!! =)

Me too. I think this is more exciting than Christmas . I will be going crazy on the diet after thanksgiving but it should be worth it.

[Midnight_Lifter]

Really impressive results up in here so far. For anybody struggling though there is stll 8 weeks til final pics due.

I'm very happy with my workouts but at the expense of my diet this week. Feel good overall.

Can make considerable progress in 8 weeks.

That's some good news right there as I have some catching up to do at this point. Started out strong and slipped a bit over the past several weeks.
One of the reasons I joined the OBF is to stay on track, stay focused, and stay accountable to a tough yet supportive group. Well, today is a new day with new choices to make and I'm ready to get back in the game.

[TMcDermid]

Happy Monday everyone, I hope you tore it up in the gym today! Hit the week hard.

[jameseo]

Great progress here! Keep at it and I feel the same with the holidays coming!

Wow, that's good progress zamwoi

[Winfamy]

Back at 148lbs today. Time to up my intake again it seems. Sooo annoying to think I might be spinning wheels while trying to get my intake right! Who'd say I'd ever find gaining weight hard? Hahaha.

Hope everyone's having a great week!

[TMcDermid]

Back at 148lbs today. Time to up my intake again it seems. Sooo annoying to think I might be spinning wheels while trying to get my intake right! Who'd say I'd ever find gaining weight hard? Hahaha.

Hope everyone's having a great week!

Have you tried weight gainer shakes? Mutant Mass packs around 500 calories per scoop. Follow that with some tablespoons of peanut butter you will gain weight!

[AcesUp23]

Have you tried weight gainer shakes? Mutant Mass packs around 500 calories per scoop. Follow that with some tablespoons of peanut butter you will gain weight!

Good call on the PB. Most hover around 200 cals a serving.. Awesome if ur trying to gain weight.. The devil if ur trying to cut..

[jgrieser]

I broke the 200 pound barrier today for the first time in 15 + years. Weighed in at 199.8 so I'm patting myself on the back. % more pounds to go to reach my goal of 195 pounds set on January 1st of this year. Determination and consistency have been 100% essential in making it this far.

Nicely done! Congrats!! That's a big deal. An encouragement for the rest of us over 50........

Happy Thanksgiving all! Have a blessed week.

[Skullster]

AWESOME, must feel amazing to blow through that barrier

Thanks ellybelle. It really does feel amazing. I failed to even get to 200 even on three previous attempts in my life. I owe this success to finding bodybuilding.com forums and the constant inspiration and motivation on these boards that keep me accountable and moving forward. Winning!

Congrats on 199.

Thanks Ej.

Have you tried weight gainer shakes? Mutant Mass packs around 500 calories per scoop. Follow that with some tablespoons of peanut butter you will gain weight!

Good tip! I am looking ahead now for ways to bulk when the time comes.

[evarts78]

Amazing how much more motivated you are when you have a plan!
30 cardio 3.41 miles, 497 cals., average HR 139
Cable Crunches to failure: 3x43, 30, 30 @ 140#
Machine Bench: 3x10, 10, 9(failure) @ 257#
Incline Dumbbell Press: 4x15, 12, 10, 8 @ 30, 35, 40, 45#
Incline Bench: 3x6, 6, 4(failure) @ 185#
Total Time: 1hr. 15min.

[cyanotikat]

First day missing the gym (Saturday) in 6 months. Soooo I went extra hard and doubled up back & shoulders today and then punished myself & did HIIT after.

FEELING FKING GREAT!
Have a good week all.