Challenge 08!

[chococat25]

Let's start a weight loss challenge!
These are the rules:

1. DDR 30 minutes a day (silver level), 45 minutes a day (gold level, or 60 minutes a day (platinum level)
2. Eating- consume 1200 calories a day or some other form of eating better that will aid in your weight loss. This is mandatory! ;D
3. 30(silver), 45(gold), or 60(platinum) minutes of some other form of exercise (eliptical, treadmill, etc.)
4. Drink 32oz(silver), 48oz(gold), 64oz(platinum) of water a day

Which ever level you pick the most is your level of commitment.
Please post your 1. Level of commitment, 2. HEIGHT, 3. beg. WEIGHT, and 4.GOAL WEIGHT, 5. Rough eating plan (this will help others see the variety of ways to eat while on DDR)

Chococat
1. Gold (45minDDR, 60min eliptical, and I can only promise 48oz of water or a little more) This may change as I become more intense
2. 5'5"
3.154
4.125-130 if I begin to lose "the girls" or the assets, I'll gladly stop at 130. Have a hubby to keep happy
5. Vegetarian protein shake , V8, raw fruits and vegetables, oatmeal, and turkey meat

Let's do this together guys!

[oanci26]

Do you mean consume only 1200 calories a day? Or more than? 1200 calories is way below what is healthy...or atleast according the nutritionists I've spoken with in the past. The rest looks decent though. I do an hour of DDR a day, drink 64oz of water but I don't always get 30 extra minutes from some other form of exercise. I'll have to work on that.

[xstatic]

1200 is safe for some people, but it depends on your current height and weight. For me, 1200 is just fine, for others, especially people who are just starting out it's usually based on cutting back on the current calories to create a slight deficit for the body, hence, weight loss.

[chococat25]

You're right! ;DHmmm. Whatever form of eating better. That could be no fast food. More natural foods. Nothing too restrictive and something that could continue long term

[dice52987]

I think I'll get in on this one. Sounds pretty good. Per the rules, my stats are as follows.

I'm going all out into this. 3 days per week I will be lifting weights on a full body training program. On the off-days, I will be playing DDR for 30 min prior to breakfast (the body goes to fat for the energy on an empty stomach).

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 255lbs.

Goal weight: 205lbs. or 10% body fat, which ever comes first

Rough eating plan: Okay, this might be a shock to a few people. I don't count calories. I'm going to be eating six small, clean meals per day spaced apart every 3 hours. This will keep my metabolism stoked. You can't expect fire to burn without fuel. Plenty of lean proteins (skinless chicken breast, lean steak, whey shakes), complex carbs (oatmeal, yams, brown rice), and healthy fats (in the form of Omega-3,6,9 oil).

Is there a time limit? Because I'm giving myself 12 - 16 weeks to do this, and I'll be posting before and after pics when I'm done. Good luck everyone!

[oanci26]

16 weeks is four months- that sounds fair. What does everyone else think?

[abrannan]

50lbs in 16 weeks is just over 3 lbs per week. That's a bit tight. The general "safe" figure is 1-2 lbs per week.


But so what? Even if you're only 230 at the end of 16 weeks, that's better than 255, right?

[dice52987]

You make an excellent point, however, have you checked out EAS's body for life challenge? There are people in there that have made some INSANE changes in 12 weeks. I'm giving myself an extra month. lol

Right about now though, I'd settle for 25lbs because I don't know how my body is composed right now. I could be carrying more muscle than I think which is why I might weigh so much. 230 might make me look a little smaller, or I could be decently cut. Only time will tell though, right?

[Nuggets]

I'm up for this challenge! I've got to stop eating fast food, and the water requirement is already met. The only thing is that I don't play DDR so mine will just be modified to have only the 45 minutes of exercise a day and not DDR in it.

1. Level of commitment, 2. HEIGHT, 3. beg. WEIGHT, and 4.GOAL WEIGHT, 5. Rough eating plan (this will help others see the variety of ways to eat while on DDR)

1. Various. Gold at least on all except the DDR, which I'm replacing with step 4 instead. Will eat the 1200 a day and drink way more than 64 oz of water even now so platinum on that.
2. 5'2"
3. 260
4. Ultimately, 135. For this, 160.
5. Right now I eat a lot of fast food but I have it in my power to change that and will be switching over to healthier food. As is, I never eat more than 1400 calories in a day even with fast food, and I'll try to bump that down to 1200 and eat calories that are more fulfilling. If I end up being hungry from all the exercise, I'll adapt.

I've already made plans for before and after pictures . I'm excited about it, and I think 50 lbs in 16 weeks might be okay for me but I'll really just have to see. I'm not setting a number goal here. This is about exercising and eating better. The rest will come.