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[EAST] PAX East 2012 Fitness Group! [Meetup Friday 4/6 1PM outside the Wyvern Theater]
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My start weight was 208 as of 2/6/12. I am 5ft 6in tall. I wanted to do a 60 day plan to get me to the first day of PAX. I got a buddy at work to join me to lose weight and and eat healthier.
The plan was to loose fat, increase cardio endurance, and increase some upper body strength.
I started to use an app called LoseIt to watch my calorie intake. I started a modified/reduced Insanity regime for the first month. I also took up Dance Central 2 to supplement it.
As of 3/29/12 I am 197 pounds!!!!!
I am really thankful for everyone in here for their great posts and encouraging thoughts. Side note today (3/30) is my year anniversary for the job.
Also for OP, don't include me on the standings I barely keep up with the posts.
It looks like some of you have made great progress losing weight and getting in shape. I'm fortunate that I'm not in the "lose weight" camp, but I certainly derive motivation from this thread. And I'm definitely stealing healthy snack ideas. Last year the con food really weighed me down and made me feel craptastic. I was looking at it like a forgone conclusion that I'd have to eat garbage again, thanks for pointing out the obvious that it isn't true!
See you all in a few days!
So, two floor hockey games tonight (finals!). Lost the first, won the second. I scored a goal in both games and added an assist in the second one. I don't know if I attribute that to weight loss or getting my shit together on the floor. Haha. Either way, it is becoming easier to play for sure.
Weight Watchers, pay me to promote your online stuff! Haha.
Wait....that's the Cigar smoking meeting.
Thanks for the nudges guys, updated OP. A lunch is definitely something I'd like to look into. Kind of late to start planning, but I'll see what I can put together in the next couple days.
I should be at the meet up. There is a Mario Kart tourney starting at 1:30, but there is also a second group later. I don't know how that is working. Maybe I could sign up for the later one to not conflict with the meet up at 1. Or I can just play the MK7 tourney. Anyway....
We should get a group picture. Then we can post it here (if everyone is ok with that) and then when PAX East 2013 comes, we could take another one and compare! Or can just be our annual thing to do.
Week 2, 2/14/12: Weight 228 (-5.5 lbs, -2.35%)
Week 3, 2/21/12: Weight 227 (-6.5 lbs, -2.79%)
Week 4, 2/28/12: Weight 224.5 (-9 lbs, -3.85%)
Week 5, 3/06/12: weight 219.4 (-14.1 lbs, -6.21%)
Week 6, 3/13/12: weight 214 (-19.5 lbs, -8.35%)
Week 7, 3/20/12: weight 215 (-18.5 lbs, -7.92%)
Week 8, 3/27/12: weight 210.8 ( -22.7 lbs, -9.72%)
Week 9: 4/05/12 weight 209.6 (-23.9 lbs, -10.24%)(AT PAX!!!)
Since we aren't doing a weigh in at PAX. Huzzah! 295 to start on July 27th, 2011. 85.4 lbs (28.95%) total loss so far! I'm still planning on getting down to around 180 by July 27th of this year.
Awesome work, @Dgeorge318 -- and good luck on hitting that goal - seems you're on track to do it, if the last 3 month is any indication!
Meetup works good for me, but I'd be out for any lunch that's outside the BCEC - booked hard that day with interviews.
See you all on Friday!
Week 2, 2/14/12: Weight 244.4 (-3.4 lbs, -1.4%)
Week 3, 2/21/12: Weight 243.4 (-4.4 lbs, -1.8%)
Week 4, 2/28/12: Weight 241.8 (-6 lbs, -2.4%)
Week 5, 3/06/12: Weight 244.0 (-3.8 lbs, -1.5%)
Week 6, 3/13/12: Weight 242.4 (-5.4 lbs, -2.2%)
Week 7, 3/20/12:
Week 8, 3/27/12: Weight 245.6 (-2.2 lbs, -0.9%)
Week 9: 4/03/12 (FINAL): Weight 242.8 (-5 lbs, -2.0%)
OK yeah, what with one thing or another, I think just a quick meet and greet, group photo (2013 meetup fuel), and awarding of coins is in order.
For the winners: It's looking like Dgeorge318 is our Big Loser, and MWX is our Fitocracy Freak. Assuming no huge upset before tomorrow, you guys are it. Congratulations. If either of you can't be at the meetup, please let me know so I can find you at PAX to give you your coin.
EDIT: I'll try and stick around for a group picture and handshakes and all that jazz though.
I'll try though
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Week 2 - 2/14/12: 312 (-4 lbs., -1.3%)
Week 3 - 2/21/12: 315
Week 4 - 2/28/12: 313 (-3)
Week 5 - 3/06/12: 312 (-4)
Week 6 - 3/13/12: 311 (-5)
Week 7 - 3/20/12: 309 (-7, -2.2%)
Week 8 - 3/27/12: 307 (-9, -2.8%)
Week 9 - 4/04/12: 302.6 (-13.4, -4.24%)
I can't believe I've lost almost 50 lbs in 10 months (what with all the running around, wouldn't be surprised if I drop these last 3 during PAX and make my mini-goal). I'm basically down to where I was 9 years ago and it astonishes me. My nutritionist was joking that she'd be out of a client pretty soon - until I told her about the pokecrawl.
I'm definitely going to show for the meetup. I'm typically the shy type so I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all - especially @BaconSandwich for starting the thread - because every little bit of this helped, and I'm looking forward to keeping it up through the next year!
This isn't temporary. It isn't a gimmick. Nerds have realized that all fitness is is applied science. We do it and let our bodies do the talking. Let's all be spokespeople.
Leaving soon by train. See some o you tonight on Team Green Silver!
Is it a drastic change to weigh myself at 5:30am, about 6+ hours before my usual weekly weigh in?
Week 2, 2/14/12: Weight 230 (-4 lbs, -1.7%)
Week 3, 2/21/12: Weight 227 (-7 lbs, -3%)
Week 4, 2/28/12: Weight 224 (-10 lbs, -4.3%)
Week 5, 3/06/12: Weight 222 (-12 lbs, -5.1%)
Week 6, 3/13/12: Weight 221 (-13 lbs, -5.6%)
Week 7, 3/20/12: Weight 221 (-13 lbs, -5.6%)
Week 8, 3/27/12: Weight 219 (-15 lbs, -6.4%)
Week 9: 4/05/12 (AT PAX!!!): Weight 218.5 (-15.5 lbs, -6.6%)
I know the contest is over, but wanted to complete my entry - been resisting the "0.5" increment, but I've been under 219 for the last few weigh-ins I've done, and figured I'd give myself the .5 this time.
Since January, I've gone from 250 to 218.5 - I gave myself an aggressive goal of 220 by PAX in January, and hit it.. can't say I expected that.
I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on Friday. Thanks for all the support and motivation!
Awesome job!! You give me hope to drop the 50 I've wanted to for 2012..
Keep it up!
I could be wrong, but I think you weigh less in the morning.
Week 2, 2/14/12: Weight 206 (-4lbs,-2%)
Week 3, 2/21/12: (no idea what happened to either of these weeks, I only remember missing one >.>
Week 4, 2/28/12:
Week 5, 3/06/12: Weight 204 (-2 pounds from 2 weeks ago)
Week 6, 3/13/12:Weight 205 (+1 pound)
Week 7, 3/20/12:Weight 205(+/-0 pounds)
Week 8, 3/27/12: Weight 204(-1 pound)
Week 9: 4/05/12 (AT PAX!!!): Weight 203 (-1 pound_
yay I almost made it~
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Nicely done everyone
Definitely hit my goal - just in time
Week 1 - 2/07/12: Weight 148 (+/- 0 lbs, +/- 0%)
Week 2 - 2/14/12: 144
Week 3 - 2/21/12: 145 (I believe)
Week 4 - 2/28/12: 146 (-2 lbs, -1.35% - I'm okay with this, but want it to be better. Hoping for success these next few weeks)
Week 5 - 3/06/12: 145.3 (-2.5/-1.69%, back on track )
Week 6 - 3/13/12: 140.0 (-8/-5.41 % )
Week 7 - 3/20/12: 138.6 ( - 9.4/ - 6.35% )
Week 8 - 3/27/12:
Week 9 - 4/05/12: 134.8
-13.2, / - 8.9% - so I'm stoked!
Looking forward to more fun
Yes sir, have a group photo I will upload later
Sorry I couldn't make it to the meet up, I just had too much to do at that time.
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Oh well. Next year.
I bought a PAX Easter shirt in xl and it fits just fine. Maybe it will shrink after a wash?
Next year we need a fitness twitter account to let everyone know where to meet (and could be used to help with a potential dinner/lunch/whatever). Forum run next year? It could happen! Or maybe some other cool activity we could do.
Was nice to meet those of you who were at the meetup -- now the quest begins to keep it going to 2013!
I want to lose even more this year than last year! I aim to be able to buy XL shirts or smaller during PAX East 2013, this year I bought 2X and I'm so close to wearing them in a non-embarrassing way!
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