It starts today! Challenge?

**Mael Coluim** · 21st July 10, 04:21 AM

8 pounds in 6 weeks
1.5” inch off chest, waist, hips
Fat % down 3.5 %

Renewed dedication in reaching goal in the next six weeks.

GOAL 21 IN 12

**Mael Coluim** · 28th July 10, 04:30 AM

7 fat pounds in 7 weeks.
Fat % down 2.5

Danger, danger, ern malcolm! You are far off your goal!

Succumbed to my weakness for CASS (chocolate, alcohol & salty snacks) last week. Need to get on track the next 5 weeks to savage the program goal. Eating healthy meals, butt snacking is killing me
Maintaining walking program

GOAL: 21 in 12

**Mael Coluim** · 1st September 10, 07:42 AM

Hi, my name is Mael and I am a food addict and compulsive eater.

I did not achieve my goal of losing 21 pounds of fat in 12 weeks. I succumbed to my love affair with CASS (chocolate, alcohol and salty snacks) during periods of stress.

I did achieve losing 7 pounds of fat (no, muscle loss), an inch of the chest, waist and hips, bringing down my fat % down 2.5 and total weight down by 3 ½ %. I feel much better.

My twelve week fall goal now is to lose 10 pounds of fat. I’ll check in on 11/24

**lethearen** · 1st September 10, 08:19 AM

Way to go, Mael! Seven pounds is a great start!

**kc8ufv** · 1st September 10, 09:57 AM

The weight loss can be done. Thanks to a challenge from my co-workers, I took off about 9% in 7 weeks. Now, gotta keep going, as I still want to get rid of my tummy. The weight keeps coming off from everywhere else, though... Trick for me is watching the chocolate...

**BBoykin** · 1st September 10, 12:21 PM

I lost 25 by simply laying off soda and other sugars, drinking lots of water, and watching not what I eat but how much. This took me around 3 to 4 months. I took my time and the weight is still off. Holding steady (for about a year now). It's more a matter of overall lifestyle change than a "crash diet" for me. Losing it is one thing and keeping it off is another and that's my goal - keep it off for good.

Still have 10 or so to go but that's gonna take some actual work and a bit more discipline. Good luck!

**Shawnesse** · 9th September 10, 03:27 AM

I think I had better bow out of this. The company Dr. has told me if I go below 200 pounds he will pull my drivers lincing(sp?). I did weigh 280 pounds holiday season of 2008. But on a good note I have lost over 50 pounds since Janurary of this year. Good luck to every one.

**Mael Coluim** · 9th September 10, 04:29 AM

That's impressive loss, Shawnesse!

**Shawnesse** · 14th September 10, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by Mael Coluim

That's impressive loss, Shawnesse!

Thank you. It was not the best way to lose all of that tonnage. I went to eating one meal a day. I am trying to eat two meals a day. I am not having much luck with that.

**BBoykin** · 15th September 10, 06:54 AM

My wife is into Weight Watchers - the system where you eat what you want but count a "points" value for the foods you eat. The goal is to stay at or below your points allowance every day. I suppose it's just another way of counting calories. It's effective however. It kind of forces you to make better choices. That couple slices of pizza or plate of yummy haggis for lunch are going to use up most of your points for the day!

I decided to do it with her in part to help support her weight loss and in part to help me drop the extra 10 I've been looking for. My first week ended yesterday with a 1.5 lb loss.

I'd recommend this system as it's not about starving yourself or even radical dieting. It's simply about training yourself to make the better choice (most of the time). I can still have that pizza but I might want to skip the Sam Adams later that evening! Balance.

It's one way to do it.