Ok...the goal here is to motivate myself to loose 20 kgs between now and the end of summer. The problem is I'm a lazy bastard that needs to be pushed into it, is anyone willing to come along for the ride?

So I think it should all start with a weigh in tomorrow night and then we'll weigh in every Friday night until the end of the challenge, What do you think?
The more people that get involved the better, If I know I've got some support I'll follow through.

The end of the challenge is yet to be set but I'll do this as soon as we get enough interest in the challenge, is there a prize I hear you ask. Well....I don't really know but I'm sure your body and your sailing will thank you in a big way. I'll see if I can organize some sort of prize, any sponsors out there please PM me..thanks in advance for your support.

Ok....if your in, post tomorrow night your current weight, a target weight you wish to loose and your local spot(incase there is someone that might want to team up for support) and we'll go from there.

Yes this whole idea is about me wanting to get fit but I know how motivating a little competition is so please join me and we'll get ready for the new season together.

Cheers...jase.

Did 34Kgs last winter/summer. Good luck.

Started this week on weights & jogging after a 6 month sabbatical away from any form of excercise (too many excuses to list). My average sail has been about 1 a month and 2 sups for the last 18months!!! I've been feeling crap & unfit and struggled to do 5kms on the tready the first night, slightly better the last couple of nights & fitted new lights on my mtb for some night-riding, that's the only time I get to myself (work & kids).

Will build on it each day, but aiming for 20kgs in 4 months...then maintaining that for a while. Not too keen on joining a challenge though JH, but good luck with it.

Well done jh2703. It's great what you guys are doing.
Apart from the windsurfing benefits your knees hips and backs will last longer! (The chassis wears out quicker when it's overloaded and you cant get genuine replacement parts)

Nice one Scotty ...

WEIGH IN No.1

Weight:106.0 kgs
Target loss:20.0 kgs
Weight loss so far:0.0 kgs
Home:Gerroa NSW

WEIGH IN No.1

Weight:97.2 kgs
Target loss: 17.2 kgs
Weight loss so far:0.0 kgs
Home: Canberra ACT

You don't need to weigh in every day once a week will do, my weight can fluctuate by a kilo after pinching a loaf !

gregc said...

Weight number 3

Weight: 95
Target loss: 15
Loss so far: nil
To go: 15

I'm in. I dropped a heap last year and just put that down to being active. The best piece of training stuff ever is an indo board.

So what were you first two weigh ins, I think you jumped the gun again.

Just read an artical about people that are around 100kgs and above that are classified as extremely obese.
It is more of over comming their psychological problems of why they have become so fat, why they seem to need to over eat, why they didnt do something about the obvious signs of their obesety when they got to 95kgs. etc.

The results found that most could lose weight and did, but,
couldnt keep from being 100kgs+ and obese because they didnt deal with their mental issues of why they are trashing their bodys with junk food and no exercise.

They compared it to being like an alcoholic,,,,,,who could stop drinking for a period of time useing will power,,
but couldnt keep it up for the rest of their lives, if they hadnt also dealt with the issues of why they had become that way in the first place,

Food for thought... pardon the pun

Okay this thread should motivate me although I don't expect to lose much in the coming fortnight as we're going on holidays and it will be my patriachal duty to drink my brother-in-laws under the table and retain my Alpha male status within the extended family pecking order

WEIGH IN No.1

Weight:93.0 kgs (in birthday suit but with wet hair though)
Target loss:6.0 kgs (i'm being realistic)
Weight loss so far:0.0 kgs
Home:Yeppoon Qld

Well actually the whole argument about over 100 kg is actually bull****. One of my mates is pprox 6 foot 10 his brother is 7 foot 2 both weigh around the 100kg mark. From a medical point of view both are considered well underweight.

When I was 18 and playing a heap of sport at an elite level at a bmi test I was considered overweight but when a real body fat test was undertaken I was actually at the lowest healthy level. We have all been told that if you are a certain height and a certain weight you are either ripped or fat. Absolute bollocks.

Body fat is a complex test rather than a quick look at a chart to give you an outcome. My focus will be to trim fat an increase muscle, this will mean I will probably weigh a bit more but change body shape.

Here is a hint let's forget about weight let's go for measurements of waist, chest, biceps and thighs.

nebbian said...

sausage said...
Weight: (in birthday suit but with wet hair though)

If I weigh myself before a shower, and then again after, I'm consistently lighter after the shower.

No idea why

So now I always weigh myself with wet hair

It could be that you are a particularly filthy individual, and the amount of dirt removed in the shower is greater than the mass of water retained by your hair. It could also be that you pee in the shower, say half a litre of the yellow stuff probably weighs a good half a kilo. They are the only explanations I can come up with at this time.

Dr j you really need to see a couple of specialists, apparently a poo from you can weigh a kilo and a pee is half a kilo

Mark _australia said...

Nice motivational speech

Well..it would be enough for most to think,,,hey,,,I have a problem,,,,,I should do something about it.
Hey,,,gotta face up to reality.Cant keep sugar coating the obesety problem....mmmmmm sugar coating....auuuuuuuuugh
Obesety is a psychological problem more often than not.
The person knows they are getting large eating way too much and not doing exercise, but continue doing so and just get more angry at themselves the more obese they get.So they get depressed and eat even more.

It is the persons own choiceto be overweight,(unhealthy,heart problems,diabetes etc) ,,,,no one forces them,,,,,,,like making the choice to smoke( lung cancer,throat cancer etc)
Not bagging you out,,just looking at the reality of the growing obesety problem.

Hope you beat your problem.

PS...you can tell by the red thumbers the amount of obese crew in front of their computer that know they have a problem

How many calouries burnt pressing the red thumb buttonLOL
Keep thumping the thumbs down,,,,Im helping you get healthy

I need to lose about 6kg.
My main approach at present is cycling, and lots of it.
I did this ride today.
www.google.com:443/maps?q=http://share.abvio.com/1652/91d9/4e17/c736/Cyclemeter-Cycle-20110801-0837.kml
I chubbed up a bit in the the last 2 weeks, as I did a heap of night shifts and long 10hr days, which throws my food routine out of whack, so I'm on strict discipline and a big exercise kick while I'm home to get back to my baseline 80kg.

Anyone on the coast up for some rides ? I'll do another big one this week, either the Burringbah loop of Byron Bay return.