Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts *contest over - winner announced!

Nov 13, 14 11:58

Post #1 of 126 (15421 views)

I am inspired by McNulty's thread "The unbearable being of lightness" and want to up the ante a bit.

Hello everyone, my name is The Wall and I'm fat (5'10" 212 lbs). I don't want to be fat. But I haven't been willing to make the changes necessary. I've been happy to finish races rather than actually race them. I'm making the change now though dangit!

Who else isn't happy where they are and ready to make that change - right before the holiday season?

Here's my proposal: Slowtwitch biggest loser or some other name that doesn't infringe on any copyrights. I will give a $100 gift certificate (Trisports.com, Visa, Krispy Kreme, whatever) to the winner of our contest. Since I will not be the judge I am eligible to win (or at least not have to pay).

Rules:

1) Sell your case to the twitchers (set a goal and document progress-pictures, stories, lies, whatever) (try to limit goals to weight/BMI type goals rather than performance - that's for another day).
2) twitchers vote on winner
3) I send gift card after winner declared
4) 1 winner - no ties. If voting tied then voting continues for a day until not tied
5) Start now end March 31st? (open to discussion here)
6) Smack talk welcome (I'm not an idiot so might as well acknowledge that it's coming)
7) If you cheat you better get away with it or you're disqualified

Any questions/suggestions - bring it.

P.S. This is not a Slowtwitch sponsored event and I have not asked Dan for permission to do this so if this disappears it isn't my fault...I promise!

Last edited by: The Wall: Apr 9, 15 13:34

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [The Wall] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 12:02

Post #2 of 126 (15391 views)

Forgot:

My goal: I ultimately want to get down to 180-185 range but not by March 31st unless I start removing body parts. So, I'll say my goals are to cut out soda and weigh 195-ish by then.

I will officially start my weigh in tomorrow morning.

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [The Wall] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 12:02

Post #3 of 126 (15386 views)

Going to need a gift certificate for Mcdonald's because after I win there won't be much left of me!

Staz 6'1" 150 lbs

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [The Wall] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 12:21

Post #4 of 126 (15307 views)

This is bias against us folks who have always tried to stay at race weight. Guess it must be time to call the ACLU. :o)

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Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [h2ofun] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 12:23

Post #5 of 126 (15293 views)

Or you could go in reverse and set a goal to get fat. Would be a heck of a lot easier to win.

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [h2ofun] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 12:25

Post #6 of 126 (15273 views)

h2ofun wrote:

This is bias against us folks who have always tried to stay at race weight. Guess it must be time to call the ACLU. :o)

.

Nope. For you it would be AARP. :p

John

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Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [The Wall] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 12:25

Post #7 of 126 (15272 views)

The Wall wrote:

Or you could go in reverse and set a goal to get fat. Would be a heck of a lot easier to win.

Maybe base it on absolute value of percentage of body weight change?

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Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [The Wall] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 12:25

Post #8 of 126 (15271 views)

The Wall wrote:

Forgot:

My goal: I ultimately want to get down to 180-185 range but not by March 31st unless I start removing body parts. So, I'll say my goals are to cut out soda and weigh 195-ish by then.

I will officially start my weigh in tomorrow morning.

Great. That's your goal.

What's your plan?

John

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Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [The Wall] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 12:26

Post #9 of 126 (15266 views)

I'm 5'10, 200#. Hoping to make it to 209# by May - that will make me officially obese according to the BMI calculations...

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Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [Devlin] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 12:42

Post #10 of 126 (15199 views)

Plan is simple but not sure if it'll work or not but it's my plan until something needs to change:

Step 1) I HAVE to get rid of soda. I've known this all my life. I've made significant reduction but have to get rid of the final 1-2 sodas I drink per day. I know this is at least one huge key.
Step 2) I have to do better managing stress. I do have a stressful job that makes it hard to shut off sometimes. I have to find better balance. I 'think' a stronger focus on weight and performance will help but this is kind of an unknown to me. There are a lot of factors out of my control with regard to the work load coming in and complexity of it, etc.
Step 3) Better focus on performance. Instead of only going for a six mile run - add time elements to it. This should promote better/more efficient training rather than the usual training for the sake of training.
Step 4) Food portions: I'm not the worst eater in the bunch but not the best either. I started getting meals from My Fit Foods. They're definitely serving their purpose but I need to be able to work around them. I'm not a cook so I need to find ways of working through this part.
Step 5) Random contests on message boards.

Really, that's all I got so far. I know Step one will be a catalyst for Step 3...how can it not? So basically: eat better/train better.

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [The Wall] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 13:56

Post #11 of 126 (15008 views)

The Wall wrote:

Or you could go in reverse and set a goal to get fat. Would be a heck of a lot easier to win.

I dont know if you guys remember this, but way back in the dotcom boom, there was a site called TheSpark that did all sorts of oddball stunts, like monitor decomposing meat and McDonalds left outside for 30 days, or wear a plastic bag around the feet and not wash them for 30 days. Anyway, they did a fat competition for 30 days. It was HILARIOUS.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010413084456/http://thespark.com/science/fat/day0.html

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [sjcby] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 14:10

Post #12 of 126 (14964 views)

sjcby wrote:

The Wall wrote:

Or you could go in reverse and set a goal to get fat. Would be a heck of a lot easier to win.

I dont know if you guys remember this, but way back in the dotcom boom, there was a site called TheSpark that did all sorts of oddball stunts, like monitor decomposing meat and McDonalds left outside for 30 days, or wear a plastic bag around the feet and not wash them for 30 days. Anyway, they did a fat competition for 30 days. It was HILARIOUS.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010413084456/http://thespark.com/science/fat/day0.html[/quote]

It would be fun to see how close a pro triathlete could come to qualifying for "The Biggest Loser".

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Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [The Wall] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 14:13

Post #13 of 126 (14954 views)

189.8 according to my scale about 30 seconds ago...old race weight was 165...before med school, divorce, etc.

Time to head to the gym to suffer.

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [btmoney] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 14:26

Post #14 of 126 (14917 views)

It's interesting to note how research has not been able to identify an effective weight loss strategy for humans. Simply put, study participants who lose weight gain it back. Therefore the scientific and medical fields have failed to cure individuals of a certain weight, therefore, the medical field blames the behavior of individual for having an undesirable weight. If you don't believe this, who does gastric bypass surgery exist?

I say quit looking at the weight scale and worry instead about your strength, blood pressure, blood glucose, flexibility, etc.

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [The Wall] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 14:38

Post #15 of 126 (14869 views)

The Wall wrote:

Plan is simple but not sure if it'll work or not but it's my plan until something needs to change:

Step 1) I HAVE to get rid of soda. I've known this all my life. I've made significant reduction but have to get rid of the final 1-2 sodas I drink per day. I know this is at least one huge key.
Step 2) I have to do better managing stress. I do have a stressful job that makes it hard to shut off sometimes. I have to find better balance. I 'think' a stronger focus on weight and performance will help but this is kind of an unknown to me. There are a lot of factors out of my control with regard to the work load coming in and complexity of it, etc.
Step 3) Better focus on performance. Instead of only going for a six mile run - add time elements to it. This should promote better/more efficient training rather than the usual training for the sake of training.
Step 4) Food portions: I'm not the worst eater in the bunch but not the best either. I started getting meals from My Fit Foods. They're definitely serving their purpose but I need to be able to work around them. I'm not a cook so I need to find ways of working through this part.
Step 5) Random contests on message boards.

Really, that's all I got so far. I know Step one will be a catalyst for Step 3...how can it not? So basically: eat better/train better.

To piggy on Steps 1& 4, and of course just my 2 cents and experience, start using My Fitness Pal. I don't totally buy the calorie counts for my workouts BUT I have dropped several pounds so there's that.

Anyway, my point is that it's great to track your calorie intake and MAKE SMARTER CHOICES. It can be a real kick in the groin when you realize how many calories that 'quick snack' contained. I suppose this is doubly for you and soda. Hard numbers for ya.

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [sjcby] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 15:24

Post #16 of 126 (14773 views)

Wow, that was hilarious. And disgusting.

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [WaitWhat] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 15:26

Post #17 of 126 (14771 views)

I will start using that. Thanks for the advice.

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [The Wall] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 16:14

Post #18 of 126 (14682 views)

Step 4) Food portions: I'm not the worst eater in the bunch but not the best either. I started getting meals from My Fit Foods. They're definitely serving their purpose but I need to be able to work around them. I'm not a cook so I need to find ways of working through this part.

You need to learn to cook your own food if you TRULY want to be successful in my opinion. You need to know and control what you are eating. Just buying the food is almost the equivalent to buying a TT Superbike and riding up on the base bars. You need to learn and understand how specific food items effect you specifically.

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Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [Bull_Winkle] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 16:25

Post #19 of 126 (14652 views)

Bull_Winkle wrote:

It's interesting to note how research has not been able to identify an effective weight loss strategy for humans. Simply put, study participants who lose weight gain it back. Therefore the scientific and medical fields have failed to cure individuals of a certain weight, therefore, the medical field blames the behavior of individual for having an undesirable weight. If you don't believe this, who does gastric bypass surgery exist?

I say quit looking at the weight scale and worry instead about your strength, blood pressure, blood glucose, flexibility, etc.

I like this approach of not looking at the scale. In my experience it does more damage than good (especially if your weighing yourself frequently...it will never seem like "enough"). Also will emphasis just taking care of #1 and #4 (with the added bonus of eating smaller NUTRITIOUS portions). You'll shed weight very quickly..

Speaking from personal experience, just swap out 3-4 beers a day for the soda portion, and I did #1 and #4.. Went from 220 to 175 in roughly 6 months. Almost too fast. This was 2 years ago. Have kept up with it w/o really denying myself anything super awesome and I just fluctuate between 175-180. I'm 6'1.

The tricky part, again from my experience, is not "rewarding" yourself for training hard etc. Try to view your nutrition as part of your event. I've heard folks call it the 4th discipline.Just figure out a way to view nutrition that motivates you and you'll get there in no time. Your palate will change over time and you'll start to notice (when you splurge a bit) that a coke or taco bell tastes kinda funny and ultimately make you feel like shit. This is a great thing IMO.

Anyhow wanted to chime in as I've been there. Best wishes!

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [The Wall] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 16:26

Post #20 of 126 (14651 views)

I got a head start and I'm well in the lead!

Show me the money!

TriDork

"Happiness is a myth. All you can hope for is to get laid once in a while, drunk once in a while and to eat chocolate every day"

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [The Wall] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 16:49

Post #21 of 126 (14619 views)

I'd like to get into the low 130's from the low 140's without getting sick. That's about 7% of my body weight.

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [Skipjack] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 16:52

Post #22 of 126 (14615 views)

Thanks for the advice. I will still do my official weigh in tomorrow then try to hide my scale for a while. I'm certainly motivated at the moment. I know the bigger challenges await.

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [jaretj] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 16:52

Post #23 of 126 (14609 views)

Bring it!

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [tridork] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 16:53

Post #24 of 126 (14607 views)

Convince everyone to vote for you and it's yours.

Re: Calling all fatties, plumpers, big-boned and lard butts [The Wall] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 14 18:16

Post #25 of 126 (14475 views)

Damn, did this last year, went from 207 to 170 at 5'10" over about 9 months or so. Amazing what triathlon training and slightly improved eating habits can do.

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