Jim Fixx all over again!

What the Hell?

Michel Montignac, French diet guru who wrote 'Eat Yourself Slim,' dies at 66.

--Eat right, exercise and die anyway...

Recipes!

So last night we were talking about recipes. I set up a new category for people to be able to post their favorite weight loss recipes!

What are you Eating?

--Let the Googling begin!!

Weigh In Roll Call!!

So here is the plan.

Once a week I will call a "Weigh In Roll Call".

All you have to do if you want to work with us is to leave a comment like this.

• Goal Amount to Lose:
• Weight Loss This Week:
• Total Weight Loss So Far:

I am going to include my actual weight. It's optional for anyone that wants to participate. Just weigh-in weekly!

So here is ME!

• Current Weight: 270 lbs
• Goal Weight: 200 lbs
• Goal amount to lose: 70 lbs
• Percentage Weight: 26%

Let the posting begin!!

This weekend is the start of the rest of your life!

Ready, Set....GO!

Walk this way...

So I got my new hiking boots and I plan on using them. I have got to start off easy. Got to interesting places I like.

I plan on starting, "Coffee Walks".

There is Caribou Coffee about 5 miles, round trip. Starbucks is about 10 miles round trip. Bad Ass Coffee is 14 miles round trip! (Black Quad Espresso!!)

I like the idea of Coffee Walks because they would be better for me than say "Ice Cream Walks". (damn you Cold Stone Creamery!)

--Who's with me!!??

Hiking Boots

One of my main exercises in the next year is going to be walking. Hiking really.

I like that as exercise because you can go interesting places while you are at it. For instance there is a 4.2 mile walk that has a coffee shop at the half way point!

So to that end I need to get some good hiking boot. A pair with good ankle support. That will last more than one season. A pair that won't mind getting wet!

--Any suggestions?

The Grizzly 5K

Looking for a way to Fight Gravity this week?

Join the Gainesville Grizzlies for a fun filled day to include a 5K, Community Street Fair, Live Bands, Carnival & Parade of Teams!

Help the youth of this community raise money to build additional sport parks in the area and support Youth for Tomorrow Foundation, Founded by Joe Gibbs!

http://www.grizzlyfootball.org/Page.asp?n=12707&org=grizzlyfootball.org

--Take good care of your knees. You'll miss them when they are gone...

Anyone Can Join Us!!

Lots of people have chimed in, wanting to take the challenge with us.

Sounds like we will have several different weight loss methods going on at the same time here. Weight-Watchers, Atkins, Paleo Diet, No White Food, lots of exercise, and my "stop eating like a pig plan"!

All you will have to do is Weigh-In every week.

The starting gun goes off a week from tomorrow!!

--In the mean time, SPAM for dinner!!

Next Steps

So a group of us are taking the Fighting Gravity Challenge. We will all be weighing in sometime in the next couple weeks.

The next thing each of us needs to do is to make an appoint with our docs. Tell them we intend to go on a diet. Get blood work done. Find out the cholesterol numbers. Get recommendations from the docs and share it here.

--I might even cut mine in on my winnings!

Driving is Why We are Fat!!

--I knew it was something like this!!

What I am looking forward to...

When you are a fat guy, wearing ties is a pain in the neck. (yuck-yuck-yuck I crack myself up)

I look forward to having my neck back.

When I am slimmer, all my clothes fit better. My pants stay up better. T-Shirts don't bind in my arm pits.

--Even my damn shoes fit better...

How Fighting Gravity Got Started

So were were at Pennsic this year and, within about 5 minutes of each other, we had two separate hammock failures.

There was lots of laughing, a few bruises, and a lot of cursing at gravity. That day was the day we first discussed a weight loss challenge.

--And yes I was one of the hammock failures, dammit!

I Added a Links Section

If you look on the right hand side, we now have a "Links" section.

Add interesting links!

Exercise

I'm going to really step up the excercise. Use the dusty eliptical in the basement. Get my choresterol levels down to acceptable.

12 Days Until Weigh-in

Today is the 15th of August.

Despite my best efforts, I was surprised to discover I lost 6 pounds at Pennsic.

We weigh in on August 27th. I plan to hit a few restaurants that I will really miss:

• Five Guys
• Aragato Sushi
• Pizza (done)
• Thai Taste
• McDonalds
• 7-11 Hot Dogs

What are you going to miss the most?

And so it Begins

This is the beginning of our effort to lose weight between August 27th 2010 and July 27th 2011. We are intending to be fit by next Pennsic.

To that end, our lucky few, will be each pony up $100 for the challenge! Spicing the pot!

I am hungry already!

Who's in!!??