New Years Weight Loss Competition

[fLum0x]

Here is the deal...

1) put down $100
2) weigh in today (Jan 2)
3) weigh in April 1

He who loses the most percentage (weight lost/total weight) wins the whole pot. As of right now there are somewhere between 5-8 of us. What would you guys do to drop weight (healthily) the fastest? I know I am going to watch what I eat and I am going to go heavy on aerobic exercises (running specifically), but would you also lift? More muscle means you burn more fat right? But! Muscle weighs more than fat, so, how do you monitor this to maximize the weight lost over 3 months. I am going to continue working out (i have been for a while) after this is over, but I work on all parts of my body. Nevertheless, what would you guys/gals recommend?

 

[dbk]

Should've done BF%.

 

[jmcoreymv]

I would have drank a few gallons of water before the first weigh-in...

 

[Amused]

Sounds unhealthy.

Muscle weight is not taken into account and the short duration merely encourages crash dieting. I predict most, if not all will gain all the weight back, plus a few more lbs by the end of the year.

 

[Injury]

Drink LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER


Monitor your CALORIE INTAKE. Do some web research or consult a dietician to find out exactly how many calories you should be having daily. Remember: Everything has calories... every meal, every snack, every drink (including alcohol) needs to be counted. By cheating a diet, you are only cheating yourself.

Important parts in caps.

We should do an AT weight loss group. Is there any web software that can track stats such as weight and graph it out and stuff?

 

[mugs]

Use Fitday.com to track everything you eat. When I started doing that, it forced me to look at the nutritional information and serving size of everything I ate and compare it all, and it helped me weed out some things I was eating that just weren't worth it.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Combine Aerobics and building lean body mass by doing high rep+lighter weights. After a month, do less reps more weight. after a month, go back to high reps w/ lighter weights. and don't slack to the Aerobics!

One of the main things overlooked is diet, maintain a strict diet...ie no fast food, soda, no desserts, no saturated fats or simple sugars. Try to get about .5 grams of protein per pound of body weight with real food, and drink a protein drink for extra protein.

i'm sure you'll get many more replies...

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

OMG this is like hax. I would just start dieting fast and crunches + pushups EVERY DAY + run 3 miles at least 3 times a week.

Juice fast. I lost 4 lbs in 3 days.

 

[Patt]

Originally posted by: mugs
Use Fitday.com to track everything you eat. When I started doing that, it forced me to look at the nutritional information and serving size of everything I ate and compare it all, and it helped me weed out some things I was eating that just weren't worth it.

Do you use the web version, or did you d/l the desktop software? I've looked at this before.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Injury
Drink LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER


Monitor your CALORIE INTAKE. Do some web research or consult a dietician to find out exactly how many calories you should be having daily. Remember: Everything has calories... every meal, every snack, every drink (including alcohol) needs to be counted. By cheating a diet, you are only cheating yourself.

Important parts in caps.

We should do an AT weight loss group. Is there any web software that can track stats such as weight and graph it out and stuff?

i know some, but it's not free for full functionality, my-calorie-counter.com

 

[jiggahertz]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: Injury
Drink LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER


Monitor your CALORIE INTAKE. Do some web research or consult a dietician to find out exactly how many calories you should be having daily. Remember: Everything has calories... every meal, every snack, every drink (including alcohol) needs to be counted. By cheating a diet, you are only cheating yourself.

Important parts in caps.

We should do an AT weight loss group. Is there any web software that can track stats such as weight and graph it out and stuff?

i know some, but it's not free for full functionality, my-calorie-counter.com

I believe fitday has the ability to chart weight loss.

 

[snoopdoug1]

Originally posted by: Patt

Originally posted by: mugs
Use Fitday.com to track everything you eat. When I started doing that, it forced me to look at the nutritional information and serving size of everything I ate and compare it all, and it helped me weed out some things I was eating that just weren't worth it.

Do you use the web version, or did you d/l the desktop software? I've looked at this before.

i curious about this too

 

[jiggahertz]

Originally posted by: snoopdoug1

Originally posted by: Patt

Originally posted by: mugs
Use Fitday.com to track everything you eat. When I started doing that, it forced me to look at the nutritional information and serving size of everything I ate and compare it all, and it helped me weed out some things I was eating that just weren't worth it.

Do you use the web version, or did you d/l the desktop software? I've looked at this before.

i curious about this too

I've never used their downloadable software. I've used the web version exclusively for calorie lookup/counting.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: snoopdoug1

Originally posted by: Patt

Originally posted by: mugs
Use Fitday.com to track everything you eat. When I started doing that, it forced me to look at the nutritional information and serving size of everything I ate and compare it all, and it helped me weed out some things I was eating that just weren't worth it.

Do you use the web version, or did you d/l the desktop software? I've looked at this before.

i curious about this too

I use the web version so I can keep track of my food at home or at work.

It also tracks approximate calories burned through exercise.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: dbk
Should've done BF%.

Ding ding. It's easy for anyone to just "drop weight". Body fat composition means more in terms of overall health than saying "I lost 50lbs because I ate 500 calories a day", when half of what you probably lost was muscle mass.

 

[aphex]

I've got another 20 lbs to go before the wedding in March, wish me luck

 

[jiggahertz]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: dbk
Should've done BF%.

Ding ding. It's easy for anyone to just "drop weight". Body fat composition means more in terms of overall health than saying "I lost 50lbs because I ate 500 calories a day", when half of what you probably lost was muscle mass.

I agree 100%, but I think the margin of error for calipers is around a few percent and scales are affected by hydration levels. With ~$800 at stake percentage of weight loss isn't that bad.

 

[SZLiao214]

A crap load of cardio and water Even on the rest days put on some headphones and go take a hour long walk.

 

[eakers]

if you stick with it til april, you'll have the advantage over most of them.

 

[fLum0x]

Originally posted by: mugs
Use Fitday.com to track everything you eat. When I started doing that, it forced me to look at the nutritional information and serving size of everything I ate and compare it all, and it helped me weed out some things I was eating that just weren't worth it.

yea, I used fitday for a month or so last quarter.

 

[TallBill]

I use the Fitday software, and it works great. Of course, I use it for weight gain instead of loss. It has almost every food, and adding custom foods is very very easy.

I've stayed pretty strict to my 4500 calorie a day diet, as well as 200g of protein a day. The software version of fitday is fairly identical to the online one. But my internet is so damn slow and I cant always connect, so it made more sense to just download it for $20.

I've gone from 193 to 204 lbs since I've been tracking. Want to get up to at least 225 by the time I come back to the US. Working out 5-6 times a week though too helps.

 

[FoBoT]

w0w, that could actually motive me

a man is much more likely to win than a woman, based on watching those tv shows, "Biggest Loser" and "Celebrity Fit Club"

 

[fLum0x]

Originally posted by: jiggahertz

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: dbk
Should've done BF%.

Ding ding. It's easy for anyone to just "drop weight". Body fat composition means more in terms of overall health than saying "I lost 50lbs because I ate 500 calories a day", when half of what you probably lost was muscle mass.

I agree 100%, but I think the margin of error for calipers is around a few percent and scales are affected by hydration levels. With ~$800 at stake percentage of weight loss isn't that bad.

we considered this...we have a gym here at work and they do not have the tools to do it correctly. Therefore we decided on this :x

Also, i want to do this healthily in the fact that i am going to continue working out anyways like i have been for 6 months. Others are fasting or whatever, i am just putting down $100 and considering the money for more incentive to work harder. I want to lose more weight than i have been, but i don't want to be retarded about it.

Eating disorders and cutting off a limb are not prohibited according to the rules

 

[fLum0x]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
w0w, that could actually motive me

a man is much more likely to win than a woman, based on watching those tv shows, "Biggest Loser" and "Celebrity Fit Club"

i agree....$700 is nothing to joke about since i should be working out and cutting weight anyways