2008 STR Weight-Loss Challenge (official thread)

[Big Guy]

Originally Posted by DBD

My goal is to get as close as I can to my race weight, which is 235 and 5 to 8% BF, by mid April.

I will race you when I get to my goal of 225, we have a year to get ready... Next year the 50 miles project Rwanda ride...

congratulation of breaking a century.

[ohyeah89]

02-01-08 WEIGHT: 152.2 lbs

I dunno if I quite trust the scale though since I've been sick all week (maybe its just dehydration) but I have been losing, my clothes are starting to fit a bit looser and I've gone down a hole on my belt! :-D

I'm pretty proud I've lost this much but the hardest times are to come! Thank goodness I have this challenge to keep me in check.

I've also found that keeping myself accountable through a blog, logging my food intake and caloric expenditure (exercise), has REEEEEALLY been helpful.

My 2008 STR Weight Loss Challenge Blog

Here's hoping I keep this up the next 2 months!

[nomad]

I did 620 somethin at a body weight of 181 in a uspf competition 15 years ago. A year and a half ago I did 505 for a set of 10 . benched 405 for three reps , no dead lift .I dont really have the cyclist body type.

[SKINNY]

Ok.. here is the Feb checkpoint weight..

2/2/08 = 290.5 lbs. -17 lbs.

[JoeTruth]

Okay, this morning, after purging from every cavity on my body (some I didn't even know I had), shaving head to toe, exhaling and holding breath as I stood on the scale, I clocked-in at a svelte 207 lbs., 12% body fat and 54% water (I don't know how good or bad the 2nd and 3rd stats are but I thought I'd throw it out there regardless). That's only down 4.6 lbs. from the official way-in but I don't care, I like my direction. Energy has been on the up and I feel good. To me, that's all that matters.

[OTHRIDER]

A little late - 2/1 @ 199.5

After yesterday's Superbowl feast, I don't think I'll check for a few more days.

[DBD]

Originally Posted by Big Guy

I will race you when I get to my goal of 225, we have a year to get ready... Next year the 50 miles project Rwanda ride...

congratulation of breaking a century.

Yer on.
Question, are you challenging me to race you at the Rwanda ride? If not, we could bump it up and do a metric century, I will even plan out the route

Originally Posted by nomad

I did 620 somethin at a body weight of 181 in a uspf competition 15 years ago. . .

Did you know K Elder or J Aronson (sp?)?
Those were a couple of the guys I trained with and both competed in USPF competition from '88 to '98.

DBD

[Big Guy]

Originally Posted by DBD

Yer on.
Question, are you challenging me to race you at the Rwanda ride? If not, we could bump it up and do a metric century, I will even plan out the route

Rwanda ride is what I had in mind. We will not have too much trouble beating my record (7:00 hours). But I am up for the challenge...

[ODB]

Let's see those weigh-ins, people. Ohyeah89 is crushing the field at the moment. Nice job to all those who have posted up so far.

[Jordansrealm]

congrats to all those people working their tails off to lose weight. i did just this last year and have been a much happier person because of it. i started off this year up about 10 because of the holidays but took it back off in jan. keep it up guys and gals!

[Schecky]

I am the only one who is getting confused between ODB with a B/W avatar and DBD with a B/W avatar?

[ODB]

Originally Posted by Schecky

I am the only one who is getting confused between ODB with a B/W avatar and DBD with a B/W avatar?

But i get to hold on to mine cuz it's true vintage. Everyone knows there wasn't color film back in the mid- to late '70s.

[JoeTruth]

Just an FYI and for those who might be interested.
http://www.socaltrailriders.org/foru...-altadena.html

[ohyeah89]

Anyone else having a REAL hard time right about now? I was doing GREAT (I'm down 13 lbs) until last night dinner (my mom cooked tritip and garlic mashed potatos, and gave me a box of mint milk chocolates which I've already ate ALL OF and I spent an extra 2 hours on the freeway in traffic) and today I've done nothing but sleep and eat (and eat VERY poorly)... ha.

Anyone else having a tough time, what are you doing to stay strong & healthy?

Motivation, please! (I know I know just think of the frame or the gift certificate, right?)

[Big Guy]

Originally Posted by ohyeah89

Motivation, please! (I know I know just think of the frame or the gift certificate, right?)

Just go riding...

[graves.z]

Originally Posted by ohyeah89

Motivation, please! (I know I know just think of the frame or the gift certificate, right?)

One day of weakness won't kill the diet. Just eat right for the rest of the week and make sure to exercise a bit more when you do have a moment of weakness. Just try and remember how good being thinner feels whenever your tempted to have something bad or a second helping.

[nomad]

Switch it up a litle , go hiking, swim laps in the pool, weight train , take a kick boxing class etc. keep it interesting . Attack it from different angles . make it more intresting

[chauvinist_youth]

sorry about the late check in, I kinda forgot about the thread in general. Im still hovering a pound or two above and below 200 depending on the day.

[Shu]

Originally Posted by Big Guy

I have been raised in a working class family with parents who grew up poor, food has always been seen as a luxury or reward in my family, I always felt guilty trowing food away. I still fight it. I left half a plate of pasta last night and the restaurant. Before, I would have forced myself to eat it, It might seem silly for most people but for me it is an important milestone.

Doggie bag...

[allison]

Originally Posted by Shu

Doggie bag...

Bicycling actually had an article (or was it MBA?) about how to lose weight... one of the points was that *any* time you go out to eat, ask for a doggie bag/box with your meal and immediately put half into the to go carton.