Onwards to Firm and Trim

Hi guys

Been trying to lose weight in order to train for a marathon without injuring myself. I managed 8 pounds in 3 months with help of an NHS dietician. I think this will certainly be a challenge for me.. Bring it on :)

Martin

Lets do This!

Hi everyone and thanks Nigel for the invite. Hope everyone has a great Christmas and New Year. Looking forward to the challenge and giving/receiving support over the 10 weeks.

Regards, David. (Uzi)

10 in 10 in 10

Yes, I'm sorry to say that the 10 in 10 challenge will be back in Jan 2010 for the '10 in 10 in 10' challenge.

Just to explain, that's 10 pounds in 10 weeks in 2010. That's 10 pounds of weight loss of course.

I mean, how hard can it be??? One measly pound per week....

The first weigh-in will be on the Monday 4th Jan, so if you'd like to be in on this 'event', then drop me an email to nigelrunner@gmail.com & I'll add you to the blog so that you can report your progress.

I'll update this site a little as well over the next week or two to freshen it up a little ready for the challenge ahead.

Right, where's that plate of mince pies gone....

Nigel.

!!! Hey yall! (Yes, I realize simple things excite me.)

I had no clue yall were still posting on this, but for some reason I saw the link while going through my 'favorites' and clicked on it. I'm so glad I did! It's awesome yall are still posting!!! So of course now I have to give my crappy 2 cents. (I say that cause I'm a bad writer.)

I don't know how much I weigh; I haven't weighed myself since this challenge was over, but I have noticed huge change.
First off I'm gettin way skinnier (not a bad skinny, I wouldn't dare let that happen). Second, my running is faster and I've never felt better being out there. I'm also much happier overall (not like I wasn't before, but I'm even happier overall than before.). I struggled for a bit there with the heat/weather issue, but I'm out of that rut.

I guess you wanna know why. Call me crazy, but I think animal protien is the devil. A little harsh, I know. I am now officially vegan. (I won't admit this on my podcast, not yet at least, but I figured not many outside the group read this, so what the hay.) So this means I don't eat anything that comes from an animal. (Yes people, I'm living off chips and pasta...kidding!)

3/4 of our grocery cart now is whole foods from the produce section. I eat this cheese made from soy. I've been cooking food from all over the world! (It happens when you realize that most other countries have tons of vegan dishes, Americans though, do not.)

I could go on FOREVER about why I'm doing this, but if you wanna really understand why, read The China Study by T. Colin Campbell.

At first I did miss meat, but not anymore. Once it was all out of my system (which wasn't pretty, ok too much info, i know) I didn't even think about eating it, not even seafood (which is a huge staple where I live). I eat fruits and veggies all day everyday. There are so many foods and meals that I'm now aware of that I never would've known existed before. I'm actually eating more food now than before, but I'm dropping the weight and running better. I actually look forward to eating every meal now, because I know I'll be eating something different and so delish.

I'm reading Vegetarianism for Dummies which is written by a nutritionist. She gives the run down of the nutrition in all the foods, so you know what to eat when you take meat and milk out of the picture.

So anyways, that's my short story. I really think yall should check out The China Study; I would love to know what you think!

-Jodi

Regression...but with a plan

Hello all! I haven't checked this blog in a long while but I saw that some others had posted their progress. My progress...well...has been more of regression than progression. While vacationing in Hawaii I gained a few pounds then, gobs of my family starting visiting and taking J and I out to eat, gained a few more. Before I knew it I gained back most of the weight I lost =(. Sad! BUT I have a plan, in fact I've already lost the 3 lbs of Hawaii weight--HOORAY. I started a running blog, I signed up for a bunch of races and I've been using my www.fitday.com journal religiously. I'm hoping to be down that full 10 from my starting weight of the challenge by Xmas. From the sounds of the posts, sounds like others are doing really well.

Back on the wagon

After this challenge I was really happy to live for a few short weeks at a BMI of 22. My scale I started with (not very good) was showing my weight staying below 140 and staying right about 135 which was the goal. The real weight according to the Wii Fit was about 139ish. While the Wii is not available the home scale is all I have. After this good Doctor visit and learning that I'm a bit over 1 inch shorter than I thought its time to drop a bit more weight I want to stay about 22 BMI it is doable and not too extreme. It is right in the middle of a healthy area. My goal now is to drop another 5LBs (130) and keep it off. I also need to increase my Omega 3 in take from fish (mostly Salmon which of course is going up in price).

So I will be posting back here on a weekly basis. If I don't please poke me via Twitter and help keep me honest and on track. You have all meant so much to me in helping me get healthy I can not thank you enough. The Doc said "your doing it right". He is happy to prescribe drugs because he knows people can be/get lazy. But taking the reigns myself to change my diet and lose weight is something that when he recommends it falls on deaf ears.

Lets all do our part for humanity and be healthy, happy and active. Thanks for all yo have dome to make me just that!

A Milestone

I bought a two-piece swim suit today. AND I might wear it in public. That's a huge milestone for me since I haven't had a bare midriff for 25 years. I need a tan on my tummy now. :)

Weight Loss Update

Hi you guys! Are you still out there ? Have you put all of that weight back on yet ? :)

I'm doing OK, but I have had some surgical assistance. My weight currently stands at 169 lbs, so thats down a total of 13 lbs since I started, but as I say, I lost a fair chunk of that through the surgical procedure I had a few weeks back.

But, I'm starting to eat properly again now, so I have to watch out for those pounds coming back. It would be nice to keep the weight off, so that I can see if it has any affect on the speed of my running.

I have only run 3 times in the past 4 weeks, so I've also lost a lot of muscle and my conditioning. I'm slowly trying to build my running back up, as I've missed it badly.

So, how about you other guys out there...how's it going ?

Nigel.

One Hundred Pushups

Someone - I can't remember who now - posted this link on Twitter the other day. (If I go back and read thru the posts, I can probably find it and give them credit.) Update: - the first person I heard it from was Chris Gillebeau.

Anyway, there are a lot of us who have started the training plan to work towards doing 100 consecutive pushups.

I was doing pushups and ab work every night during the winter and had worked my way up to two sets of 15 pushups but since spring, my strength workouts have taken a back seat to tri training. So, I have joined this challenge and completed the initial test (a whopping 5 pushups), and have now completed Week 1, Day 1. I have ways to go. :)

There are three sessions a week, for 6 weeks, although some people may have to repeat a week or two if they are struggling.

Anyway, I thought I would post the link here in case anyone is interested.

How is everyone's weight loss going? Did anyone lose any more? Are you maintaining the weight you DID lose?

Why not give us an update!

I gained some of mine back when I was away for a week but I'm back down to 118 lbs right now and hope to continue the loss.

Final Update- Kevin

SO SORRY I have been a tad M.I.A.

Had some small issues to take care of and then some vacation.

Bottom line is that I have lost 5 pounds during the 10 week challenge. I guess that's better than putting 5 pounds on, but I have to tell you, I can sit down at a good meal and put 3 pounds on!

But still, glad to be rid of the 5 and thanks to Nigel for putting this together! Maybe we should celebrate with a big piece of carrot cake or two??!! ;-)