Hey, i'm looking for a challange with someone. I wouldn't mind placing a wager either, depending on the challange, i think it would be fun. I'm up for a challange, let me know the details.

My Stats

Height: 5'9"
Weight: 200
BFC: 17.8%

I'll do it 1 on 1 with u. We should post pics every 2 weeks. I've let myself go pretty bad the last week due to a stress fracture in my foot preventing me from running, plus being back home eating my mother's homemade chocolate chip brownies. I need something to motivate me into giving it my all for the rest of April so im ripped come June.

My Stats:
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Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180.4
BF%: 12-13%
Goal: 8%

I'm kinda' interested too (if there's still room) as my BF% may be similar (when averaged between both the scale's & tape measure's two different readings).

But what's the goal? Get to a certain BF% ?

i was thinking whoever's ΔBF% @ ΔTime(t) was the greatest would win or something. I have the biggest challenge cuz dropping the last few bf% is always the toughest, and ive been trying for months now.

Id say we all take before pics (today) and not post them until the end of the month with the after pictures.

yeah, sounds good. i'll see if i can take some pics today. Hmm, this is my first challenge i'm excited. haha. Ya i say the we base it on the best overall change, based on BF% and weight in the amount of time we choose. How long shall it be?

I have a website, we can also put up our stats there daily? I think that would be pretty cool. let me know.

I plan to eat a little cleaner and start doing cardio, i already lift throughout the week, i'm in a couple weight lifting classes at my school. I was 190 at the beginning of december and i've gained about 10lbs:( hopefull this will help me get to my ultimate goal of 160-170, good luck!

Sounds good. We start tomorrow. I'll make daily random updates to this thread about what im doing, eating, or thinking.

I will update a stats table on my website, and ill post the link tomorrow.
It will look something like this:
http://people.msoe.edu/~picciond/Kenya/Stats.htm

Everything can be found [here] (http://people.msoe.edu/~picciond/fitness.htm)
It might take a few seconds to load, but the diet can be found on the day tab.

can I get into this too? I used to run a lot, but messed my hip up back in Jan. Put on about 15 lbs and just recently been riding my stationary bike to try and get some of this weight off. I don't know if my bodyfat is really accurate. I just used some website and plugged the numbers in. When I first joined my gym they told me it was 13 % and I weighed 157 lbs. This is the website i used http://www.he.net/~zone/prothd2.html
Don't know if it's the best, but I'll use it for consistency in the challenge if there's still room and time.

can I get into this too? I used to run a lot, but messed my hip up back in Jan. Put on about 15 lbs and just recently been riding my stationary bike to try and get some of this weight off. I don't know if my bodyfat is really accurate. I just used some website and plugged the numbers in. When I first joined my gym they told me it was 13 % and I weighed 157 lbs. This is the website i used http://www.he.net/~zone/prothd2.html
Don't know if it's the best, but I'll use it for consistency in the challenge if there's still room and time.

ya for sure, there's enough time, we're gonna start tomorrow

Weight: 176.2 lbs
BF%: 11.0

Today's Updates:
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04:45AM: Woke up, ECA stack, popped Bruce Lee's "Return of the Dragon" in my xbox, did 45 minutes on the stationary bike.
05:55AM: Shower, weighed myself.. 176.2 lbs, 11% body fat. weird.
06:00AM: 1Scoop Designer protien, 1Scoop Kent Glutamine Peptide
06:15AM: Updated my stats and today's diet. (http://people.msoe.edu/~picciond/fitness.htm)
06:55AM: Got to work, ate oatmeal (1 cup, plain)
08:38AM: 0.25 cup almonds, refill on water glasses
10:00AM: 1T Flax Oil - 14g fat
10:45AM: ECA Stack
12:00PM: Chicken & Beans
12:30PM: Lifting - Sholders, forarms, traps, calves
01:10PM: 70g Dex, 36g Protien, 12g Glutamine Peptide (PWO)
02:18PM: wow... that was one hell of a workout today. im sitting here tired as hell.


Total Water Drank:
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6 glasses


CD I'm currently Listening to while @ work
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Incubus - Make Yourself

You guys mind if I jump in as well? You can see my current stats, pics on the photo jounral i just stsarted... I'm currently 176 and 6 feet.

So how long should we make this challenge? 6,8,10 weeks?

lets say 6 for now. if need be, we can continue to 8 or 10 after the 6 is up (for example - if none of us make progress ;))

so 6 weeks for now, and lets post pics after 3 weeks, before(today) and after(3weeks from now)

So I guess that would be the 27th of april that we post our before and after progress pics. Alright I guess I should head off to the gym and get started on this challenge.

I count a total of 5 of us in this challenge. Good luck everyone.

Weight: 174.8
Bf% 12.0

Today's Updates:
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02:45 AM: Woke up, ECA Stack
02:55 AM: 45 minutes on stationary bike while watching van wilder
04:30 AM: Glutamine Peptide + 18g protien + oatmeal + water + vitamins
07:00 AM: Omega3/6, + Almonds (.25cup)
09:00 AM: ECA Stack
10:30 AM: Chicken breast, 1t nat peanut butter
01:00 PM: Oatmeal, protien shake
02:10 PM: ECA Stack
02:30 PM: Staff Meeting
04:00 PM: Meeting in Pewaukee
07:00 PM: Ping Pong tournament @ MSOE


Total Water Drank:
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7 glasses


CD I'm currently Listening to while @ work
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NaS - Stillmatic

am i the only one in this challenge now?

Nope, ur def. not the only one in this challange. Sorry I haven't been updating, i go to school and work fulltime. But I will try to update as much as possible. I just got back from my work out about 20 min. ago. An hour on the stationary bike, and i tried to touch base on all muscle groups. I got home and weighed myself

Weight: 196.0
BF%: 16.6

:-D that's pretty amazing to me, i started the week at 201, but I think it'd be mostly water weight. Although I have been doing an hour of cardio for the past 4 days. hmm, so no my friend u are not the only one in the challange ;) I am keeping daily logs of my weight morning and night and my BF% daily.

I think if i can start eating healthier i might get results even faster... but I am in college, w/no transportation so i can't really just go to the store and get what i need :-\ but I shall go this weekend after work.

Good Luck!

...does anyone have AIM?

Today was just a plain ol' calorie burn day. I did an hour of cardio on the bike today. I started to feel a pain in my hip, so we'll see how long I can keep that up. Ate around 2200 calories, mostly bread, plus an apple.

Bad news on the scale today! Didnt do cardio this morning, woke up, got out of the shower, onto the scale and BOOM!

Weight: 170.8 <---lost 10 lbs in 4 days? GWAAA?
Bf% 11.0

WHY AM I THIS LOW?? this is really starting to scare me. i'm going to up the carb intake for my muscles.

Today's Updates:
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07:00 AM: Woke up, ECA Stack
07:30 AM: Glutamine Peptide + 18g protien + oatmeal + water + vitamins
11:00 AM: ECA Stack, .25 cup raisins, 1oz almonds.
01:12 PM: Lifted - bicepts, chest, triceps... PWO meal


Total Water Drank:
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6 glasses


CD I'm currently Listening to while @ work
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Final Fantasy VIII (Disc 1)

Bad news on the scale today!

Ya...me too...:( Last night I threw a little party for my roommate for his bday. I had 3 slices of pizza, and some chip :(and i weighed myself....201.6:( hmmm i'm gonna get this off pronto.

Sorry, haven't been able to get into this yet... It's been on my mind continuosly though...

Regretably, I've been quite tired & sore this past week and I feel that the last two months of not eating enough have finally caught up with me. I think maybe I've started to fall into that over-training spiral so I've given myself a few days to eat a little more, reevaluate and not push things so hard (last week, I thew in a few, new major exercises in that I've been neglecting so far) before I jump into anything new & sobotage my progress further.

I'm going for some exercise now and hopefully I can get things going full steam ahead again...

G

Well, I thought I was doing so well yesterday. Then bam, last night I binged on half a loaf of bread and bunch of chips. I thought maybe I would just have a little bit, but I couldn't stop myself. I was soooo hungry. I should have just went to bed and I would've been fine. I guess I shouldn't be surprised though because the longest I've ever managed to stay on my diet plan was for 3 weeks back in september. It's just so damn hard. I guess I'll just keep trying anyway. I'm off to the gym to work off my over indulgence last night. :bb:

yea... i screw up ALOT! thats why i've only lost 4 or 5 bf% since christmas. I do great all week, then the weekends come and i figure "everyone else eats like shit 24/7, its not going to hurt if i eat like shit today only"

but it does. i should know my body well enough by now to know that i gain fat VERY VERY easily.

Best thing you can do is try to eat clean as much as you can. any little bit helps.

Thanks to this Thread, after two months, I finally got off my butt & got around to posting my current stats. My personal goal for this challenge is really losing some BF but we'll see what happens...

Here's my current stats... (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=14990) :o

Now it's time to do my cardio (elliptical) - I did "back & bi's" this morning...

Cheers,

G

yea i was just looking at that... from the looks of it, you naturally have a pretty large frame, so it will be pretty easy for you to put on muscle mass.
are those abs i see??

yea i was just looking at that... from the looks of it, you naturally have a pretty large frame, so it will be pretty easy for you to put on muscle mass.
are those abs i see??

Glad to finally contribute to this - sorry it took so long... Seems like you're really organized and ready to kick some butt. You sure got up early the other day - wow!

...I wish, think I need to get down to around 210 or so for some magic to happen. I may start some morning "fasted" cardio. Just a little paranoid it's going to make any progress go backwards so I've only done that 2 or 3 times so far in the last two months.

The main problem I have is I really enjoy spending time in the morning with my wife & two little girls. I guess I'll just have to get up before them...

Gary

Had a cup of green tea & now I'm goin' down for some gool ol' fasted cardio (elliptical). Haven't done this in a while - see how it goes...

G :drool:

Weight: 171.0
Bf% 11.0

I updated my stats.

Today's Updates:
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08:00 AM: Woke up, ECA Stack
08:30 AM: Glutamine Peptide + 18g protien + oatmeal + water + vitamins


Total Water Drank:
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no constant updates today.


CD I'm currently Listening to while @ work
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I'm not at work, but on my ipod: eminem sing for the moment

Same thing happened again. I really went overboard with the food last night. I think I need to maybe wake up earlier so I can fall asleep earlier and avoid getting hungry late at night. I guess I should try and ride the stationary bike today. I think I'll ride for 4 or 5 more weeks until I can get back to running without pain. :p

Well I overate again last night. Today's been pretty good, think I'm gonna be able to hold out. As far as exercise, today is just a rest day. :cool:

Weight - 174.8
BF: 11%

FINALLY GAINED SOME WEIGHT! :D

"Captain's Log"...

Day off today - did 45 min. fasted cardio (with a cup of green tea) anyways. Felt good for the rest of the day. Back to weights again tomorrow. Hope I'm not too sore or tired as I was feeling last week. :confused:

G

ive been binging on cashews, raisins, almonds, and wholegrain bread for the past hour. iv probably consumed 3000 calories, for a total of 4000 today.

Alright!

Today's the day that I start to get serious. No more mess ups and no more setbacks from here on out. Time to kick it into high gear. :db:

Alright!

Today's the day that I start to get serious. No more mess ups and no more setbacks from here on out. Time to kick it into high gear. :db:

SAME HERE!!!! (i hope:o)
I didnt feel any fat storage this morning after yesterday's 4000 calorie mishap, so i guess i got lucky. I can always feel any fat storage if it takes place.

Today ocean's 12 comes out on dvd... and it's lift day. I like to go home from work around lunch time and lift so that i can carb-load for the rest of the day.

I weighed in at 176 lbs, 11% bf today. which means in the first week, i lost 4 lbs. I think i still have a couple lbs of waterweight in me though. next week we post our photos. :spaz:

I finally did it. I managed to stick to my 2200 calorie diet. I did it by actually cooking myself dinner instead of microwaving a frozen pizza. So we're still going in 3 week intervals right? Well I'm off to do my 60 minutes on the stationary bike. :eek:

ohhhh 3 weeks... you mean for pictures? that sounds better actually - i was fearing that my pics wouldnt look too much different.

nice job sticking to it!!

Haha, yeah I was getting a little worried that my after photos would look like a before pic of the one I took last week. But I am definately on the wagon, or is that off the wagon?

on the wagon = good
off = bad.

Weight: 176
Bf%: unknown.

im tired. did cardio this morning, lifted last night.

bla.

ohhhh 3 weeks... you mean for pictures? that sounds better actually - i was fearing that my pics wouldnt look too much different...

Me too - Actually, even one month sounds better... changes are sooo slow for some (like me). :nod:

Now let's get to work ! :db:

G

Whoops!

Looks like I fell off the wagon again and uh, I also missed my workout today to study for a test for school. :whistle:

Wieght: 174.4
BF% unknown.

I feel like im making 0 progress. usually i can see in the mirror when im losing fat, but i havnt lost an ounce this week. maybe even gained from that whole cashew/almond binge.

if you're going to binge - binge on carbs, not on fats. fat calories add up like MADDD, and even though it doesnt cause an insulin spike, they still fuck u in the ass 2 days later. i feel 12% today. im scared to even use the bf% function of my scale.

12% - Sold! I'll take it... I'm sure you deserved that nut binge - now your extra nutty & ready to work. :D At least it wasn't potato chips...




Fasted cardio again for me this morning. For some reason half way through my stomach has been going "BAM !" "OUCH !" and then after a minute or two it goes away & I just feel normal hunger again.

Couldn't wait to get off today since I had Indian Food last night (need I say more). :o Oh well, it was worth it - absolutely delicious & not even really a "Cheat" after all...

Weights this afternoon - hopefully... I've been taking it really easy trying to recover & haven't lifted for almost a week.

G

I'm not even going to weigh myself for awhile. Maybe next week I'll step on the dreaded scale. Fasted cardio, I should give that a try. Although I'd probably have a really hard time waking up to do it first thing in the morning. :confused: Anyway I'm gonna try to start running again since I'm getting tired of the stationary bike. :cool:

Weight: 173
BF% 11.5-12%

Today is the first day of the new diet (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=15159). It's going to be tough to eat this many vegies in a day, but if its going to help, ill do it gladly. at least it'll cut down on my cravings, cuz im constantly hungry.

I'm not even going to weigh myself for awhile. Maybe next week I'll step on the dreaded scale. Fasted cardio, I should give that a try. Although I'd probably have a really hard time waking up to do it first thing in the morning. :confused: Anyway I'm gonna try to start running again since I'm getting tired of the stationary bike. :cool:

getting started on fasted cardio is one of the hardest things iv ever had to do. first thing in the morning is NOT the time where humans want to go excersize. but, if you just force yourself to do it for 3 or 4 days straight, it becomes routine and you actually get depressed if you miss a day.

Well today I went for another run and damn are my legs sore. Although at least my shoes are comfortable. I think I'm gonna cut back on my weight lifting and just try to maintain what muscle I gained and focus more on the cardio. So if I eat before I run am I burning the food in my stomach as opposed to fat in my body? I don't think I have the discipline to go on an empty stomach like you guys. :bow:

I'm not going to weigh myself for a week. I get too depressed when i see the scale go down lately. i get very worried. didnt weigh myself today - i'll weigh myself next saturday.

Love the new diet, im really liking coliflower + brocoli + carrots. its a great combination. Had a total of 5 cups yesterday. Its just too bad i bought a shitty brand of green beans. They're more of an olive color, and they have a real... papery taste/texture to em. not very enjoyable.

my upper body seems to be looking great lately. judging by the scale and the fact that i'm 6'2 173 lbs, i should theoretically have no muscle mass really. but then when i look in the mirror i seem to look pretty good in my chest and arms. but today i noticed my legs/ass area - very slender. i never worked my legs much when lifting until this week because running had always worked them for me. or so i thought.

Today is lifting day, but im going to skip the leg workout - they are still sore.


about the fasted running... i dont know for sure. but from what i've read from swolecat and anthony ellis - in fasted cardio (@70% max hr for 45 minutes) the last 25 minutes of it you will be burning fat, and then another 2 hrs afterwards as well. (assuming you dont eat carbs within 45 minutes after running). since im no scientist, i'll just trust them.

Glad your liking your diet. I know what you mean about the green beans - I'm very picky when it comes to freshness with my fruits & vegetables.

Going for some fasted cardio again and I think I may go with weights (Chest / Tri's) later this afternoon seeing as I took a whole week off from weights.

I'm getting somewhat used to only having a plain cup of Green Tea before the low intensity cardio on an elliptical but I'm not so sure I would continue it if I was running for my cardio.

This is the first week of fasted cardio & it would be nice if I could complete it earlier in the morning - maybe next week.

Tomorrow (Sunday) will be rest & enjoy the weather day.

Not many changes yet - I think I'm in this for longer than 6 weeks - for me anyways... it sure took a whole lot longer than that to get all this darn fat piled on...

Chow for now,

G

Oh ya...

ErikTheRed - where'd you go?
Soulbean - you still out there?

You guys must be busy rippin' things up... if so excellent :nod:

I think I'm gonna start drinking tea when I start feeling hungry and see how that works. So far I've tried some Lipton Brisk tea and it was sorta alright. Right now I'm trying Earl Grey tea. We'll see how that tastes. Went for another run today, less sore so that's good. Just hope my hip holds together while I try to increase the amount of time during the workouts. I'm sure that I've gained weight since I first started, but this time, for real, I'm gonna stay committed. :tu:

Cheat meals last night i think,,,

we grilled out, hotdogs and hambergers + buns (i ate probably 2 buns total, and i lifted yesterday, so maybe it wasnt that bad)

lots of drinking though unfortunatly.

oops.

Went for yet another run today. Hip was a little sore, but don't think it's anything to worry about. Had lots of tea last night to fight off the hunger and it worked!

Weight: who knows

I forgot my food at home today, but im going back around 11 to lift anyway, so thats good. I have a big thing of oatmeal in my office, so ill just use that for now.

Lots of cheating this weekend, but i tried to keep it as high-protien as possible. i noticed that when you try to order something healthy at a restaurant, they drench it in some high fat cheese sauce. oh well. i can still see my top abs, so im happy - ill eat perfectly all week if i can.

Darn! Went to the grcoery store yesterday & came back with a cold (or something). I hope it goes away quick... :(

Takin' it EZ today though,

G

i wonder how i could go about finding where this photo was taken?

http://www.fatlosstips.com/abs_small.jpg

cuz how pimp would it be to have your pic taken just like that in the same exact place? buahhaha... that's my goal, to look like that, and get my after photo taken there.

Arggghh! Stupid gym. I'm all over the place with everything. I really gotta get started on my stupid hw anyway. :p

what's your major?


No excersizing today - i lifted yesterday. But i think.. more like KNOW that this weekend's eating added a good amount of fat to my ab area, and legs. It usually takes a day or 2 for my body to notice that i ate like shit.

My major is Business with an option in Accounting. But that's not really the problem. It's just that I'm so damn lazy! This is my fourth year in college and I have about 2 more years. :eek: I kept changing my mind about what I wanted to do. Anyway today is just a complete rest day.

Still ill... Missing workouts & I hope to get back to normal soon.

Glad you guys also took the day off - now I don't feel so bad. :D

G

Weight: 173.2
Bf: 11-13%

Notes:
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My arms look great. ill say that. I've noticed that my side lovehandles are completly gone, but the ones on my back still remain. those have been there for as long as i can remember. I'll just try to drink as much water as i can today, and make sure my calories dont go too high. I think i hit the peanutbutter jar a few too many times yesterday.


Today's Event Log:
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05:30AM: 3 eggs - 270 calories, + cheese = 300calories, drank 1 glass of water
05:45AM: Got to work, cleaned microwave, drank 1 glass of water
07:00AM: Still on these forums. drank another glass of water.
07:50AM: Still on these forums. Going to use the bathroom.


Current Music Listening to:
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Sarah McLachlan - Afterglow CD

Whoah!

I think I'm gonna ditch this challenge and go for the fattest man in the world challenge because that's pretty much the way things have been going lately. Anyway sorry for dropping out, but I'm sure you guys can do it. Good luck Jabba and whOareume. :tu:

Weight/BF: unknown.

Notes:
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BUT - looking in the mirror this morning, id guess 11-12%. looking very thin. even though i dont want to be thin either, i need to get down to a low enough bf% where my love handles and lower stomach area disappear, so with any future fat gains i dont gain back those trouble spots - it will spread evenly.

jabba - how you feeln' today? do you think its the flu or jsut a cold? i was sick a couple times this past year, and i just didnt feel like doing anything excersize related. good to see your still visiting the site though.

Event log:
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Too hard to keep up, but ill try to at least track how much water i drink while at work. each glass is 16 oz, and i go through about 2 per hour, for 8 hrs, so thats 16*16 oz of water. how many gallons is that?


I think I'm gonna ditch this challenge and go for the fattest man in the world challenge because that's pretty much the way things have been going lately. Anyway sorry for dropping out, but I'm sure you guys can do it. Good luck Jabba and whOareume. :tu:
So you're quitting all fitness related activity? i dont get it. why quit? at least bulk, dont quit getting in shape. if you're constantly craving food - then bulk.

Whoah!

I think I'm gonna ditch this challenge and go for the fattest man in the world challenge because that's pretty much the way things have been going lately. Anyway sorry for dropping out, but I'm sure you guys can do it. Good luck Jabba and whOareume. :tu:
Hey BlueThunder, I really hope you reconsider this. Nobody expects you to get the perfect body, it just doesn't happen for a lot of people (raises hand). The reason we're all here is because we're all making changes, some big and some small, in our daily lives to improve our health and appearance. The whole idea of being in a challenge is not to compete with the other people, but to get support from them. If you have a bad day, even a bad week, what's done is done and we all just pick up and keep going from there. Take a couple of days off if you need a break, but give it some serious thought before you throw in the towel completely. That's the last thing anyone wants to see you do.

Just because WhOareume's looking nice & thin with is side love handles gone and arms pumped up like balloons doesn't mean we should quit this challenge. (j/k) :D

"Blue", what about all that Tea you drank - can't let it go to waste...

I knew I had been over working things so I purposely took a week off weights and then I caught some kind of bug on Sunday (maybe a flu as I was weak & my Temp was up for several days) and have been totally out of commission since (no cardio for five days now :( ). I feel like Jello but now I can't wait to get back at it. My BF% has crept back up on the scale even though my weight has dropped (probably dehydrated). I may try cardio today and maybe weights tomorrow.

I personally have been thinking all along that it would be cool if we kept this "challenge" going not just for six weeks but until each of us makes our goal. I know I still have quite a ways to go...

"Blue"... It wouldn't hurt for you to take time off & it might even help reset your metabolism & let you rest up, etc. We'll still be here & remember this was only a friendly challenge mostly for us to get together & help each other stay motivated... Your goal is within reach & there are many people who would love to work from where you are... You can do it - now show us some THUNDER ! :nod:

Oh ya, BlueThunder you're already kicking butt... Click Here (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?p=141447#post141447) :tucool:

Weight: 171.4
BF: 12%

i'm going to start using calipers for my bf measurement. I just dont think this is very accurate. i hate this scale, and it makes me feel too skinny.

i cant wait to start bulking. just a little more stomach fat to get rid of. I think i'll really enjoy eating constantly.

okok, i NEED to get to work now.

Have a good day. GL jabba.

ahhh... day after cheat day. always a weird feeling. full of regret from yesterday, yet so confident to go headon with perfect eating again.

i also regret not eating oreo cookies. oh well.


Weight before cheet day: 171.8
Weight after cheet day: 171.2

Funny how weight usually goes down after eating better eh?

Don't feel too bad. I almost feel like I've had a cheat week as I haven't done any cardio all week from being sick. And to make it worse, the week before that was no weights as I was trying to recover from overtraining - so in total, two weeks of slacking off - although last week wasn't exactly my fault.

I'm still somewhat congested & spitting up phlegm with blood so I haven't been able to talk myself to get back at it yet - but soon. I've been making sure that I haven't went to far off nutrition wise (maintenance right now) but I do miss having the exercise to put me into a deficit & can hardly wait to get active again.

Now go eat some Oreo cookies & feel good about it "Kramer" - nice pics by the way... you lean, mean, Oreo machine... :tu:

G

well, that whole cheat day thing lasted about 3 days. on the bright side, it probably threw my body off a bit.

your coughing up blood???? dude, see a doctor! i hear thats not good.

Weight: unknown
bf%: somewhere between 11.466% and 17.8%

Nothing new from yesterday. Drank alot of water. Ate pretty clean except i may have had too much peanutbutter, not sure though.

NICE! this challenge is finally done.

"Lutenent dan said we didnt have to worry about money no more. i said 'Great - one less thang' "

Hey there Mr. Gump;

Well, I'm back at it. I completed fasted cardio yesterday & this morning and maybe getting back to weights later this evening.

That makes two weeks with no weights & 8 days without cardio. Oh well, at least the two months prior to that were good.

I really don't want another cold for a looooong time now... :rolleyes:

G

Day # who knows.

i say we post before/after pics june 1st. deal?
i'm still going stong. started running again, started carb cycling.. its all gravy.

scale told me today: 172.8 lbs, 11% bf.

Hey there W;

:tu: Glad to see you're still interested in this one too - haven't really heard from the others so I haven't bothered posting a whole lot on here - are you still out there fellas?

June 1st. sounds good... Should be better than the one month thing as I missed alot due to being overtrained & then being ill.

I may also be updating our personal journal on May 8th. as it will be one month from my our (wife & I) last pics.


Just finished my fasted cardio (45 min.) and am gettig cleaned up so I can have my breakfast in another 30 minutes...

Big confession time... I still haven't gotten back into the weight training. For some reason my arms (especially on top of my forearms) are quite sore - even after the 2-3 weeks off (have to check my calendar / log). Any idea why that would be? Regardless, I plan to get going on weights again very soon as I know how important they are.

Nutrition is still decent & cardio has been good also.

G

i think i messed up somewhere this weekend with my diet, but im not sure where. is ham bad for you? had alot of ham yesterday for a mothersday feast.

lifted yesterday. chest/biceps/triceps/forarms. have you ever lifted while having a headache? not fun.

my caliper measurments went down to mid 11's from 13 last week.

Hey W;

Hope you recovered from all that salty Ham...

Going for some Cardio now (kinda late, I know) & thought I'd check in.

Took a day off yesterday and am glad to say I'm finally braving the "weights" again but taking it slowly (did Chest / Tris on Saturday). Glad I still have some strength but I don't want to overtrain like before and end up really sore.

Went driving some golf balls on Mothers' Day (Sunday) and am feeling it pretty good in my upper leg / hip / waist area - ouch!. At least my back's okay. Funny how when you do something you haven't done in a long time it reminds you of all those areas you never think about.

Anyways off to my friend the elliptical, I go... Get to watch 2 Seinfelds back to back at 6:00.

G

P.S. Any of the original gang from this challenge still out there? It's not too late to continue...

Update:

i'm gaining weight, and the bf% is dropping. i contribute this to using my leg muscles again with running and biking.

178.4 lbs, (+5 lbs from last week)
11.12% bf (caliper - 3 site method) (down almost a full % from last week)
11% (electronic scale)

jabba - you're from canada? do you fish?
one of the best times of my life is when i did a fly-out fishing trip in Ontario (sp?).. i caught a small fish, as it was right by the boat (still in the water) it was eaten by a big northern. is this possible? was i dreaming?

I don't fish, not since I was around 12 or so. I still really enjoy boating though... I would never recommend people eating stuff out of Lake Ontario but my Father-In-Law & his friends still do. Some of the other Lakes are okay - especialy up North. There were many beautiful places when we lived out West in British Columbia too.

Sounds like you had a strange fishing experience - Sounds quite possible. Hmmm, Maybe it was a sign... :confused:


G

Weight: 175.2 (+ 2.4 lbs from last friday)

http://rustyiron.net/accumeas.jpg

Friday's End of week 2 skinfold measurements:

Pectorial:
6, 6, 6 mm

Abs:
15, 16, 14 mm

Thigh:
16, 16, 16 mm

Age:
23.5 yrs

Calculated BF%
10.493559788251104 (down 1% from last week)

used this method (http://rustyiron.net/formmale.htm)... i do it the same each time, so whether im 10% bf or 12% (i look more 12% or 13% in the mirror) it doesnt matter. its a number that's going down.

I need to get some of them calipers - the scale varies too much. I did see a cheap pair of plastic calipers for a buck at the dollar store which measure in different ways. I wonder if they would work? I'd order a nice set online but I don't want to end up getting anything from over the border as Customs and delivery can be a real pain in the butt.

I once won a stearing wheel cover for my Honda and UPS ended up charging me $40 for Customs, delivery and some stupid "brokerage" type fee which I didn't authorize but it was too late...

Good to see your BF is still going down. I'm still hanging in there & doing cardio but can't really say that I've seriously done any full weight work-outs yet since my forearm became sore but I am trying to slowly get back into things. Don't matter anyway because I just want to get lean - 10% must feel nice eh? Good for you... :tu:

Looks like it's just us left... Don't stress too much about this challenge because I see your other stuff on here and know your still at it...

Chow for now,

G

Well, I think this challenge is over? Haven't had much luck with the weights over the last month or so as I developed some bad forearm pains so I stuck mostly with Cardio...

Start 05-04-07:
Morning (fasted) = 231 Lbs. Night = 234 Lbs.
Body Fat on Tanita Scale was 17 %

Now:
Morning (fasted) = 219 Lbs., Night = 222 Lbs.
Body Fat (hydrated & dry) Tanita Scale = 12 %
BF by Health Central Tape Measurement here (http://www.healthcentral.com/cooltools/nutrition/homebodyfattest.aspx) = 11.7 %

Haven't bothered with pics yet & if nobody minds terribly I'll just wait until the 7th. as that seems to be our bi-monthly pic time for our Journal...


Thanks for stickin' in there "WhO" & to anyone else from the original group of challengers decides to give us an update. :nod:

:claplow: Keep on movin',

G

Now, what to do to get down to 8%... Hmmmmm... :confused:

Bueller, Bueller... anyone, anyone... :D

i'd post a pic, but i'm going to wait until i'm down to 6% on my caliper readings. (which is 8% in reality)

Soulbean, come out, come out wherever you are... :nod: Maybe "Erik" too... :D


"Blue", I know you had officially opted out but I hope your considering getting back at it... :tucool:



Come on fellas, it's time to get movin' again... :bb: :nod:

G

jabba - i like your basement! you could really turn that into a full gym. ...ya i know, theres too many things to spend money on and never enough money :D

any new pics for you? i want to see what that 13% looks like on ya!
glad to see you still have a strong drive going. you're going to do well. :)

Ya, we're lucky to have so much room in our basement. We're slowly working on finishing it. I put all our music instruments & gear down there last night & now we can play when the kids are busy or asleep. We still need to put up some drywall (such a messy, dusty job) but first we want to put up a fence around our yard for the little ones & our dog.

It would also be nice to get more equipment for back & legs. Right now I'm looking into getting a Mtn. bike to switch up the cardio a bit though - but nowhere as crazy as you "Lance". ;)

I plan on taking pics on the 7th. (2 month intervals) but I'm more like you because I don't want to post 'em until 7-8% but I may anyways since it may be the best thing to do.

After the ol' challenge I decided it was time to take a few days off (ended up being the last three) from cardio to change things up a bit and funny thing was I was actually the lightest this morning at 216, strange how that works as I had a whole bunch of pasta & veggie "neatballs" last night. Maybe all the extra work around the house & not starving helped. Elliptical tonight though...

I really hope some of the other original challengers report in here or we may have to change the Thread title to "The WhO & Jabba Challenge". :rolleyes:


Take it EZ but keep on movin',

G

Oh ya WhO;

Congrats! According to your S.O.B.F. siggy it appears that you have reached your goal - unless of course you're new goal is 7%... :D

Anyways well done,

G

Well finally uploaded new pics to help conclude this baby... HERE (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?p=140525#post140525)


Hope to hear from all the others from the original gang of challengers & I hope all is well... :nod:

Keep on movin',

G