Biggest loser on CF.....

[Kristin E]

Heck yea! I need to lose A LOT! Count me in!

 

[trentlogain2]

this may sound repulsive to some of you, but lately i've been lacking on brushing my teeth. i don't go too long without doing this, but i wish i had at least a 2x a day routine.

like most everything else i try to soley depend on the Lord to remind to do these things. recently i get a sense that he is telling me no when i ask Him to remind me on brushing my teeth. i don't know if this is Him letting my know that one day my body will be more than having bad breath and a piece of meat stuck between my teeth, but utterly rotting in a grave somewhere. what i said about relying on God to tell me stuff i need to do might sound alien to some, but i can't explain it.

i' hope that someone's prayer will change His mind (if what ive said at all is accurate) or at the very least grant me a reprieve on this. thank you

 

[lostaquarium]

What do you mean when you say God reminds you to brush your teeth?

 

[trentlogain2]

What do you mean when you say God reminds you to brush your teeth?

I don't know. I already mentioned how it's hard for me to explain. I guess He just puts it in my mind the thought that I need to do it. Some would say nonsense, but I don't care.

 

[lostaquarium]

Brush your teeth, Trent.

 

[deepgreen11]

So..I've been working out for a few weeks now. I started to feel better about my body almost immediately. I'm currently not very fit, and to become fit is my principal reason for working out. I have much more energy. My clothes are fitting more nicely, my arms are smaller, and my ace is thinning out. Plus I've been pulling up my pants constantly even with my belt on. Life is sweet.
As far as eating goes, controlling my portions has been a fairly easy adjustment to make, and I love my veggies, so I eat them happily. I started off really well with drinking water but lately haven't done so well with that. Live and learn.
yay!

 

[deepgreen11]

Weighed myself this morning...five pounds lighter. But the looking and feeling smaller makes me happier.

 

[LadyL]

Hi everyone! *waves*
So glad to read a few of the responses

So far, I've dropped about 10-12 lbs, depending on the day/week and what I eat lol
I've started back exercising again as well. We will see, I am at a weight I haven't been at in years! That makes me happy but also a little afraid that I will gain it all back.

That means total weight loss is now at around 30 lbs. Thank you GOD.

 

[Keri]

Hi everyone! *waves*
So glad to read a few of the responses

So far, I've dropped about 10-12 lbs, depending on the day/week and what I eat lol
I've started back exercising again as well. We will see, I am at a weight I haven't been at in years! That makes me happy but also a little afraid that I will gain it all back.

That means total weight loss is now at around 30 lbs. Thank you GOD.

Aweseme! I'm at 26lbs total lost now. It's been hard since moving back home. My family eats a lot of meat and dairy so I started eating that again and when I lost the first 25lbs rather easy, I wasn't eating any meat or dairy. I cut out all meat about 3 days ago, but I'm struggling with the dairy. I don't drink milk but I do eat cheese. There's a lot of fat in cheese. I'm going to cut out cheese soon and maybe that will help me lose weight faster.

 

[LadyL]

Well, I think I gained about 1-2 lbs back, that's what happens when you start taking losing for granted and not watching what you put in your mouth.

this month, I've maintained WILL be different. I will definately start back on the watching I eat starting tomorrow. Today was not so great, but I am gonna look ahead at getting back on track tomorrow.

Keri, with God we can do all things.

 

[drake06]

Great thread.

So most of us have seen the show Biggest Loser, even if it just flipping through the channels. It's a great show that promotes healthy weight loss AND weight maintenance.

We talked about this a long time ago, but it kind of died out and nothing came of it. I want to bring this subject back up and see if anyone is interested.

I believe everyone of us knows there are a lot of us here on CF that need to lose weight. Whether it be 10 pounds or 150 pounds, there are those of us that just need to start taking our health serious and make it a priority in life.

I am proposing a CF Biggest Loser competition! This is going to be to promote lifestyle changes, not just weight loss. I want to start taking my health seriously and would like to join together with others like me who want to take their health seriously as well So, this goes beyond just losing weight. This is about total health.

If Spicy is willing, I would like to make this a team competition! Basicly, we would be the trainers. Our job is to hold our teams accountable, post tips and hits, encourage our team, and be there to help with any questions.

So, Spicy (or if he declines, we can find another trainer) and I would be the trainers. You sign up on this thread if you want to participate. We have a draft where we break people up into teams. Most likely, drawing names at random or simply just cutting the list in half will happen as this is not a popularity contest.

This is my proposal:

1. This is a friendly competition to promote health. There may be blessing and/or other prizes involved for the winning team.

2. There will be 2 team leaders, myself and spicy or another member.

3. If you want to join, sign up on this thread. We will later assign you to a trainer.

4. You will be required to report your weight and progress to a trainer at regular intervals. This is 100% confidential and no one will share your weight with others.

5. We will use this thread or another to post tips, healthy recipes, etc... If you have a healthy snack you found that tastes good, share with the others.

6. Although this is a friendly competition, we need to take health very seriously. Before doing any specific diet changes, you need to talk to a doctor. If you are going to chose a specific fad diet, such as South Beach or Atkins, do NOT do this before you talk to a doctor. Simply eating more fruits/veggies and less starches/fat and adding some exercise to your life is something everyone should do. If at any point you feel something is not right, stop.

7. I would like to promote total health as well. That means finding people/friends for you to talk to about other issues as well. Just a listening ear can help.

I hope this makes sense and I laid everything out there the right way. This is not just for singles. If you are married/engaged/dating or just a moderator assigned to the forum and you want to participate, you are more then welcome.

This thread is primarily to see if anyone is interested.

If you have any suggestions/comments or if you think some changes need to be made to what I have posted, give me the feed back here. Also, if you are in, sign up here so I can see how many people are interested.

Thanks

Coach

 

[Keri]

Well, I think I gained about 1-2 lbs back, that's what happens when you start taking losing for granted and not watching what you put in your mouth.

this month, I've maintained WILL be different. I will definately start back on the watching I eat starting tomorrow. Today was not so great, but I am gonna look ahead at getting back on track tomorrow.

Keri, with God we can do all things.

So true. I've lost 2 more pounds. Puts the total up to 28. Praise God!

 

[GQ Chris]

banged out 3 miles today, I am slacking, need to up the ante tommorow.

 

[LadyL]

Praise God, Keri.

I am slowly getting back on track. Just 30 days and it should be enough to stick with it, or at least that is what they say.

 

[GQ Chris]

Yesterday I did 7 miles in the warm sun. Today I did a fast paced 3 miles.

 

[GQ Chris]

Yesterday I did 6 miles, today I will do about 7 or 8. in the beautiful sunny weather.

 

[kevlite2020]

Yesterday I did 6 miles, today I will do about 7 or 8. in the beautiful sunny weather.

That's awesome dude, you really knock out some distance running.

As for me, I set a goal for myself to get back under 6% body fat. That's where I'm most comfortable I think. I'm at 7.5% right now. So far I've been doing well working out at the gym I just joined. I ran an 8:15 mile yesterday. I have a long way to go to get back up to using really heavy weights (if my shoulder even holds up) but I've felt very comfy so far just doing lighter weight and doing 3 sets of 10-12 reps with everything I do. If I can keep this up I'll get into pretty decent shape again.

 

[GQ Chris]

^ I had to do the high miles. I knocked back 3 India Pale Ales last night.It was good though,tasted like candy.

lol

 

[kevlite2020]

^ I had to do the high miles. I knocked back 3 India Pale Ales last night.It was good though,tasted like candy.

lol

haha I only had 1 bud light golden wheat last night, so I guess a mile per beer is pretty fair right?

 

[GQ Chris]

I'm going to buy some kettlebells,those things are awesome. That's on my list.

As for as all the running, it keeps me lean and trim, my slacks are size 32 but fit loose now. I could probably wear 31right now.