Tinboats 2015 BIGGEST LOSER Challange

[Ole Big]

Newbie here, 2nd post. My tin boat is a 1993 Bass Tracker Pro 17, 40hp Merc.

12/23/14: Had a heart issue that sent me to the ER. Fifty-four years old, 377 lbs, vodka drinker and desk jockey. Lived thru the ordeal.

3/27/15: Still fifty-four, 328 lbs, no alcohol since the heart scare, walk 15 minutes twice per day and 1 - 1 .5 miles once on Sat and Sun. Down 49 lbs.

If I can do this, anyone can.

 

[fender66]

Newbie here, 2nd post. My tin boat is a 1993 Bass Tracker Pro 17, 40hp Merc.

12/23/14: Had a heart issue that sent me to the ER. Fifty-four years old, 377 lbs, vodka drinker and desk jockey. Lived thru the ordeal.

3/27/15: Still fifty-four, 328 lbs, no alcohol since the heart scare, walk 15 minutes twice per day and 1 - 1 .5 miles once on Sat and Sun. Down 49 lbs.

If I can do this, anyone can.

Hey Ole Big.....so happy you survived and are thriving! Keep up the great work and welcome to the TinBoats family!

 

[Ole Big]

Newbie here, 2nd post. My tin boat is a 1993 Bass Tracker Pro 17, 40hp Merc.

12/23/14: Had a heart issue that sent me to the ER. Fifty-four years old, 377 lbs, vodka drinker and desk jockey. Lived thru the ordeal.

3/27/15: Still fifty-four, 328 lbs, no alcohol since the heart scare, walk 15 minutes twice per day and 1 - 1 .5 miles once on Sat and Sun. Down 49 lbs.

If I can do this, anyone can.

Hey Ole Big.....so happy you survived and are thriving! Keep up the great work and welcome to the TinBoats family!

Thanks!

 

[Jim]

keep it up ole big! :beer: <--- Water!

 

[paper]

Thanks for the encouragement and all I can do is share the same to every one!! Keep it up and while it's not easy, it feels great!!

This morning I met my second milestone.. A full 25 pounds.. 280.5 off the original 305.5..

See you guys in another 25..

 

[Milehisnk]

Just found this...I was working on losing weight 2 years ago before I moved. I started at 270lbs and in less than 2 months was down to 246. I lost a lot of time packing my house to get ready to move, then the worst possible thing happened...while moving, I fell off the back of the truck and sprained my ankle so badly, my doctor was hoping it was broken. It took me most of last year to even be able to jog again. So, I've been working on getting healthier this year, maybe this will help my accountability. I started last month, and it seems every time I get in a rhythm, I have a setback, but I'm going to try to get back to going 4 times a week or more.

Here's my starting point:
2/22 - 267lbs

My first goal is to be under 250 by the time I go to Florida at the end of May, then hopefully under 220 by the end of the year.

 

[RStewart]

Newbie here, 2nd post. My tin boat is a 1993 Bass Tracker Pro 17, 40hp Merc.

12/23/14: Had a heart issue that sent me to the ER. Fifty-four years old, 377 lbs, vodka drinker and desk jockey. Lived thru the ordeal.

3/27/15: Still fifty-four, 328 lbs, no alcohol since the heart scare, walk 15 minutes twice per day and 1 - 1 .5 miles once on Sat and Sun. Down 49 lbs.

If I can do this, anyone can.

Welcome to the group. I have heart issues as well man. You're ding great. It may be hard, but it's worth it.

 

[RStewart]

Thanks for the encouragement and all I can do is share the same to every one!! Keep it up and while it's not easy, it feels great!!

This morning I met my second milestone.. A full 25 pounds.. 280.5 off the original 305.5..

See you guys in another 25..

Great job! Keep it up! See you in 25.

 

[RStewart]

I weighed in this morning just for the fun of it & was pleasantly surprised. I'm not doing the happy dance yet. At least not until I see some consistency. I did get to comfortably tighten my belt another hole also.

01/08/15 332.6
02/12/15 324.6
03/27/15 319.8
03/31/15 315.8

 

[TexasLoneStar56]

To each and everyone of you......
=D> =D> =D>

Keep up the good work!
RStewart......once again, you have encouraged me to get up, get out and get it done. Thank you!

M

 

[one100grand]

1/2 - 226.6
1/9 - 220 - I recorded previously, but didn't post it. I know my beginning of year number was a bit influenced by too much beer and food around the New Year. I know the 220 is an arbitrarily low number compared to where I expect my year should actually start. I'm anticipating my weigh in this week will be around roughly 223.
1/16 - I did not record; I broke my leg on 1/13 and can't exactly stand on a scale. I'm in an aircast and when I'm able to put any weight on that foot, I'll weigh in and post the number up. Unfortunately it doesn't look like I'll be able to get a good jump on the year and I'll probably have some ground to make up as soon right off the bat. It's a long year though and I will stick to it and will get going the right direction.
1/23 - Still can't get on a scale to record weight. I'm still here though and rooting for everyone to achieve their goals!
1/30 - Next week I should be able to get on the scale to record. I'm a little scared, I haven't been eating poorly, but I also haven't been eating great either. If I have a weight loss, I'm pretty sure it will be muscle loss unfortunately.
2/6 - 219.8 - The good news is that I'm able to get on a scale and the numbers are down. I do feel that I'm losing muscle and that's the cause of my weight loss...not anything that I've actually done. Hopefully I'll be fully recovered in a couple of weeks and able to get back to full gym activities.
3/13 - 221.4 - I'm all out on PT and working on recovery.
3/20 - 221.9 - Up a touch, but still in pretty good shape.
3/27 - 221.9 - Again...

4/3 - 221.7 - Only a couple of more days until I'll be cleared to work out again.

 

[fender66]

01/16/2015 - 214.6 3lbs.....I'll take it!
01/23/2015 - 212.6 WooHoo!
02/06/2015 - 213.2 I blame the superbowl food. #-o
02/20/2015 - 211.0 forgot to weigh in last week again....but making progress.
02/27/2015 - 209.6 weighed in on Friday, but was on the road all day.
03/13/2015 - 211.6 Just goes to show that I shouldn't trust my scale. Still feel good.
03/20/2015 - 210.6 :mrgreen:
06/12/15 - 209.6 Been a while since anyone's posted. (Myself included). I'm still with it....and hope I'm not alone! :wink:

 

[Ictalurus]

Fender, regarding water intake, it's recommended to drink about/at least one half of your body weight in oz of H2O per day. If you weigh 200 lbs, you should be drinking at least 100 oz of water each day.

 

[fender66]

Fender, regarding water intake, it's recommended to drink about/at least one half of your body weight in oz of H2O per day. If you weigh 200 lbs, you should be drinking at least 100 oz of water each day.

I'm easily doing that and doubling it some days. Every day I drink nearly 2 gallons of water. Some days, more.

 

[fender66]

01/16/2015 - 214.6 3lbs.....I'll take it!
01/23/2015 - 212.6 WooHoo!
02/06/2015 - 213.2 I blame the superbowl food. #-o
02/20/2015 - 211.0 forgot to weigh in last week again....but making progress.
02/27/2015 - 209.6 weighed in on Friday, but was on the road all day.
03/13/2015 - 211.6 Just goes to show that I shouldn't trust my scale. Still feel good.
03/20/2015 - 210.6 :mrgreen:
06/12/2015 - 209.6
06/19/2015 - 209.4 Was hoping for better, but due to work....haven't been able to exercise once this week. Maintaining is good.

 

[paper]

How's everyone been doing?

I saw this was a few pages back and I figured I'd dredge (boat content) it up.. :wink:

I'm currently down 41 pounds from the initial start, and things are progressing.. I've got a ways to go, but it's going, and I'm feeling better and better.. Something about not carrying an extra bag of softener salt on my shoulders all day long makes me feel good about this quest.. I'm eating healthy foods, and pretty much eating all I want!!

And you know what is good?? I can use my BOAT (more boat content) to catch fish, which are right up my alley in this diet!!! =D>

So, Keep it up everyone, and for those who have a need to shed pounds, you can't start any sooner than today..

 

[fender66]

I'm still in. Weigh in almost every Friday just forget to post it.

Looks like you're rocking it Paper! Keep up the progress!

01/16/2015 - 214.6 3lbs.....I'll take it!
01/23/2015 - 212.6 WooHoo!
02/06/2015 - 213.2 I blame the superbowl food. #-o
02/20/2015 - 211.0 forgot to weigh in last week again....but making progress.
02/27/2015 - 209.6 weighed in on Friday, but was on the road all day.
03/13/2015 - 211.6 Just goes to show that I shouldn't trust my scale. Still feel good.
03/20/2015 - 210.6 :mrgreen:
06/12/2015 - 209.6
06/19/2015 - 209.4
08/07/2015 - 210 even

 

[Kismet]

How's everyone been doing?

I saw this was a few pages back and I figured I'd dredge (boat content) it up.. :wink:

I'm currently down 41 pounds from the initial start, and things are progressing.. I've got a ways to go, but it's going, and I'm feeling better and better.. Something about not carrying an extra bag of softener salt on my shoulders all day long makes me feel good about this quest.. I'm eating healthy foods, and pretty much eating all I want!!

And you know what is good?? I can use my BOAT (more boat content) to catch fish, which are right up my alley in this diet!!! =D>

So, Keep it up everyone, and for those who have a need to shed pounds, you can't start any sooner than today..

Congratulations! I'd like you to stay alive. (Nice boat, btw.)

 

[paper]

Congratulations! I'd like you to stay alive. (Nice boat, btw.)

Thank you! I was a fun project that has been a lot of fun to use this summer.

P.S. I went through the lost city of LaFarge today..

 

[fender66]

01/16/2015 - 214.6 3lbs.....I'll take it!
01/23/2015 - 212.6 WooHoo!
02/06/2015 - 213.2 I blame the superbowl food. #-o
02/20/2015 - 211.0 forgot to weigh in last week again....but making progress.
02/27/2015 - 209.6 weighed in on Friday, but was on the road all day.
03/13/2015 - 211.6 Just goes to show that I shouldn't trust my scale. Still feel good.
03/20/2015 - 210.6 :mrgreen:
06/12/2015 - 209.6
06/19/2015 - 209.4
08/07/2015 - 210 even
08/21/2015 - 210.1 Really....it could't give me that .1 on the other side? #-o