Life ****Official 2013 Weight Loss Challenge**** - Page 10

**Buck** · 07:38 PM

I'm not sure, but I think I won last year...at least on total weight lost, maybe not % lost....

Let's get this shit going again.

Sign up here if you want and post your starting weight and I'll list in you in the OP.

Make your New Year's Resolution easier throughout the year with the support and encouragement of others in this thread!

Buck - 199.6
cdcox- 189
keg in kc - 214.2
CJizzles - 288.8
Pestilence - 239
ArrowheadHawk - 271
pr_capone - 315
Great Expectations - 229
theelusiveeightrop - 240
Capt Tasty Cheeks - 200
jd1020 - 212
Fat Elvis - 255
smittysbar - 247
Saulbadguy - 188
kcmaxwell - 200
Pablo - 220
notorious - 207
Predarat - 243
Frosty - 206
KCSPORTSNUT - 305
Cmd'r&Chief - 260
swayy07 - 280
MagicHef - 220
AndChiefs - 211.8
Armadillo Skin - 223.6
HonestChieffan - 204
trndobrd - 210
cabletech94 - 218
I Am The Walrus - 251.6
Mr. Flopnuts - 400
BigRedChief - 388
Silock - 187
cookster50 - 258
Dartgod - 256
Nightfyre - 206
mnchiefsguy - 281
31PriestWay - 210
Inmem58 - 285
TinyEvel - 228
journeyscarab - 258
melbar - 208
luv
Steron

Great Expectations · 01-09-2013, 01:53 PM

I'm down 3 lbs to 226. I've been spinning at the gym, I'm ready for Daylight Savings time and warm weather so I can start riding outside.

phisherman · 01-09-2013, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Eventually, you'll hit a point where that is virtually impossible. Generally, that's about the time you can run 6+ miles without walking. If you find your pace, you'll get to six...seven...eight...and feel like you can just keep going forever...and that's because you can. You don't have to feel like trash afterwards in order to have a great workout, IMO.

Very true on all counts. Pacing is the key with running. The first few months, when I had trouble doing 2 miles at a time, every run was death and I felt totally gassed after every run.

Now I can hit a 9 minute per mile pace and run pretty much forever. I ran my first 5k in September of last year and I'm signed up for a half marathon already this year. Being 50 pounds lighter than I was last year definitely helps this, but dogged persistence is the key to getting used to running distances.

The key for speed, once you're acclimated to running, is to integrate speed workouts into your running/workout regimen. I power walk once a week and also try to swim once a week to change up the same old, same old routine, along with some speed/interval routines.

Your times will get better, but it's like losing weight; just fight through the plateaus.

**luv** · 01-09-2013, 02:22 PM

Went to the doctor yesterday. I weighed one pound less than I did on my original weigh in. And that was fully clothed including tennis shoes.

**Saul Good** · 01-09-2013, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luv

Went to the doctor yesterday. I weighed one pound less than I did on my original weigh in. And that was fully clothed including tennis shoes.

Now, you just need to wear less and less every time you visit the doctor.

keg in kc · 01-09-2013, 02:35 PM

This may seem counter-productive but it's worked for me: the best way to improve my speed has always been to stop worrying about it and focus on the distance instead. Once I get to a certain point (right now I'm just under 3.5 miles, it's that time for me...) I lose my watch, and work on running a little further every day. The watch is great when I'm doing interval work, but once I finally get into long distances, it can really **** me up. Sort of the same way that getting on the scale every day can. I focus too much on what kind of time I'm running, get discouraged if I feel like I'm going slower than I want, or push too hard early and gas out late, even just stare at the watch for a half hour. Which is like torture. So I take it out of the equation. It lets me just focus on the running itself, and I can lose myself in it. Every so often I'll time the run just so I have a general idea, but it seems to help me to focus on where I'm running, and not how long I'm running.

Now, I run outdoors. Can't do that so much on a treadmill, so people's mileage will vary (I can't run on a treadmill at all; I'd rather be waterboarded). But this approach got me from @13 down to @9 last year.

**Buck** · 01-09-2013, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rausch

Never looked at or posted in this thread.

Bet the wife for a big screen and a piece of furniture in the BR that I'd lose 35 lbs in 3 weeks.

FAHK ME.

I'm not 16 and in wrestling shape.

This should be fun...

3 weeks?

You already lost.

phisherman · 01-09-2013, 02:46 PM

I only wear my watch to track my distance. I could care less about the speed. My goal is still to be burning calories, and I'm better off running 10 minute miles for an hour than running 8 minute miles for 40 minutes or so.

Organized races are the only time that I really track my pace/speed during the actual run.

**Buck** · 01-09-2013, 05:07 PM

Holy ****.

Percoset is about 1000 times better than Vicodin.

keg in kc · 01-09-2013, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buck

Holy ****.

Percoset is about 1000 times better than Vicodin.

Usually a comment I'd follow with "this is going to end well."

KCUnited · 01-09-2013, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buck

Holy ****.

Percoset is about 1000 times better than Vicodin.

I'd eat some prunes.

**Buck** · 01-09-2013, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keg in kc

Usually a comment I'd follow with "this is going to end well."

It's going great for me so far. I'm on the moooooooooooooooooooooooooooon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KCUnited

I'd eat some prunes.

I eat a lot of almonds and asparagus. Pooping is not an issue with me.

Nightfyre · 01-09-2013, 05:25 PM

I'll get in on this action. Starting weight at 206. Hope to be down to 185 by May. The trick for me will be keeping it off when I get back down there.

31PriestWay · 01-09-2013, 10:03 PM

Long time lurker rarely post but I would like in. Started last Wednesday at 210 and want to get down to 190. Weighed in today and down to 209. On my second week of insanity and it is tough but I like it.

**luv** · 01-09-2013, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Now, you just need to wear less and less every time you visit the doctor.

Well, I weighed nude on my original weigh in. I figured clothes and tennis shoes add a few pounds.

**The Franchise** · 01-09-2013, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buck

Holy ****.

Percoset is about 1000 times better than Vicodin.

Percoset does nothing for me. Morphine on the other hand.....holy ****.

01-01-2013, 05:20 PM
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $6210295	**Official 2013 Weight Loss Challenge** I'm not sure, but I think I won last year...at least on total weight lost, maybe not % lost.... Let's get this shit going again. Sign up here if you want and post your starting weight and I'll list in you in the OP. Make your New Year's Resolution easier throughout the year with the support and encouragement of others in this thread! Buck - 199.6 cdcox- 189 keg in kc - 214.2 CJizzles - 288.8 Pestilence - 239 ArrowheadHawk - 271 pr_capone - 315 Great Expectations - 229 theelusiveeightrop - 240 Capt Tasty Cheeks - 200 jd1020 - 212 Fat Elvis - 255 smittysbar - 247 Saulbadguy - 188 kcmaxwell - 200 Pablo - 220 notorious - 207 Predarat - 243 Frosty - 206 KCSPORTSNUT - 305 Cmd'r&Chief - 260 swayy07 - 280 MagicHef - 220 AndChiefs - 211.8 Armadillo Skin - 223.6 HonestChieffan - 204 trndobrd - 210 cabletech94 - 218 I Am The Walrus - 251.6 Mr. Flopnuts - 400 BigRedChief - 388 Silock - 187 cookster50 - 258 Dartgod - 256 Nightfyre - 206 mnchiefsguy - 281 31PriestWay - 210 Inmem58 - 285 TinyEvel - 228 journeyscarab - 258 melbar - 208 luv Steron Last edited by Buck; 01-11-2013 at 07:38 PM..
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01-09-2013, 01:53 PM	#136
Great Expectations MVP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Joplin, MO Casino cash: $10902338	I'm down 3 lbs to 226. I've been spinning at the gym, I'm ready for Daylight Savings time and warm weather so I can start riding outside. __________________
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01-09-2013, 02:22 PM	#138
luv You think you can get by this? Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $-1160000	Went to the doctor yesterday. I weighed one pound less than I did on my original weigh in. And that was fully clothed including tennis shoes.
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01-09-2013, 02:35 PM	#140
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	This may seem counter-productive but it's worked for me: the best way to improve my speed has always been to stop worrying about it and focus on the distance instead. Once I get to a certain point (right now I'm just under 3.5 miles, it's that time for me...) I lose my watch, and work on running a little further every day. The watch is great when I'm doing interval work, but once I finally get into long distances, it can really **** me up. Sort of the same way that getting on the scale every day can. I focus too much on what kind of time I'm running, get discouraged if I feel like I'm going slower than I want, or push too hard early and gas out late, even just stare at the watch for a half hour. Which is like torture. So I take it out of the equation. It lets me just focus on the running itself, and I can lose myself in it. Every so often I'll time the run just so I have a general idea, but it seems to help me to focus on where I'm running, and not how long I'm running. Now, I run outdoors. Can't do that so much on a treadmill, so people's mileage will vary (I can't run on a treadmill at all; I'd rather be waterboarded). But this approach got me from @13 down to @9 last year.
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01-09-2013, 02:46 PM	#142
phisherman King Sandbagger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Summit, MO Casino cash: $-870000	I only wear my watch to track my distance. I could care less about the speed. My goal is still to be burning calories, and I'm better off running 10 minute miles for an hour than running 8 minute miles for 40 minutes or so. Organized races are the only time that I really track my pace/speed during the actual run.
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01-09-2013, 05:07 PM	#143
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $6210295	Holy ****. Percoset is about 1000 times better than Vicodin.
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01-09-2013, 05:25 PM	#147
Nightfyre MVP Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Helena, MT Casino cash: $1378849	I'll get in on this action. Starting weight at 206. Hope to be down to 185 by May. The trick for me will be keeping it off when I get back down there.
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01-09-2013, 10:03 PM	#148
31PriestWay 3rd Round Draft Pick Join Date: Jan 2003 Casino cash: $9994900	Long time lurker rarely post but I would like in. Started last Wednesday at 210 and want to get down to 190. Weighed in today and down to 209. On my second week of insanity and it is tough but I like it.
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