Body Composition Challenge Round 2: The Holidays

Thanks for getting this started, Cam!  I like the switch to a Friday weigh-in and all of us responsible for posting to the spreadsheet -- makes us more accountable!

Let's get at it!  Woot!

X 2!!!

I completely fell off the wagon last weekend while traveling to see family, and it's scarey how quickly I can put back on the 4 lbs that I worked 3 months to get rid of.   I'm recommitting today to clean eating and portion control. Let's do this!

I'll have to do my first weigh in on Thursday the 3rd though, because we're going to be out of town from the 4th to the 13th running a 50k and a marathon. Wish me luck!

Go here to sign up.  We will just track weights in the spreadsheet but you still need to track your other stats and photos in your blog.

username:  btchallenge

password:  challengeforum2

Holiday's will be VERY tough which is why I added the Calorie deficit column in the summary table.  I figure if I can burn that many calories a day (really 500-700 a day for me) during exercise and then just watch what I eat, I WILL MEET MY GOAL!  If I fall behind, I will have to walk more (to the store?) and really concentrate on BURNING the fat.  I also record my caloric expenditure during exercise (not exactly science but close enough to generalize) on my phone so this will be easy for me to track.

Beer is my downfall since each beer is 150 calries (on average for the good stuff) that do not belong in my daily diet.  I am going to reduce my beer consumption to succeed. 

In - with a .25 pound per day weight loss goal.  Yikes.

Think of it as a 4-5 mile run every day while eating heathly.  It really is not that outrageous...we just need to be committed to being active!

Let me know if the math does not work for you in the spreadsheet.  I noticed it did not work for Rob but I have it fixed now (I hope).  It is likely the translation from excel to a google doc that may cause some errors.  I can fix them--just let me know.

61 days until the New Year's challenge.  Make your goals now so you do not have to then!

Aggressive goal is a pound per week but I will be PLEASED with a 5 pound loss.

In for round 2!!

Aggressive goal is 11 lbs, happy with 5-8 lbs.

Awesome, I am in for round 2. My goal is to lose 10lbs by Dec 31 reduce body fat by and increase leand muscle mass and water porportions in my body. I hav a body fat scale I will use at home. I will log my food and exercise eat clean with a cheat night with my spouse only once per week and limit that to red wine only and still healty snacks that may be a little more carbs but not processed with chemicals. I will eat clean the rest of the week and attempt to at my carbs earlier in the day and eat more veg and protein later in the day. I bought a loose tea diffuser for my office so i can drink tea in place of water as some days I tire of water but between the two shoot for 8 glasses a day to start. I will take my pic for the blog and do my measurements on Friday mornining.

Thanks for this. I will add the friends this weekend and keep my log up for sharing.

Alrighty. It's on like Donkey Kong. I'll gather up my information and I'm starting to track my food (AGAIN) today. Looooord, I hate doing that, especially because I cook most meals with multiple ingredients and I hate weighing everything (I'm a little bit lazy).

Again, I'm having trouble getting to the challenge spreadsheet. Sheesh! What is my issues with this?

Based on past performances, I'm going to shoot for a pound a week, so 8 lbs and tighten things up around the mid-section.

Good luck, all!

ETA: Is there tutorial on how to "friend" people and open your log? (Seriously can't figure it out)

Your log is open so no worries there. To add a friend go to your training log, scroll down to FRIENDS, click the +, and enter the user names of people you want to add.

The spreadsheet- follow the link and enter "btchallenge" and "challengeforum2" on the sign in screen, if you have a google account you will have to log out and then sign back in under the btchallenge user. Hope this helps.

Thanks so much, Roni!

Okay - I'm on the spreadsheet!

(one note... the "calories to burn" ... should that calc be L5*3500 since it's 3500 cal per pound???  For having been a math minor, I can be a little dense when it comes to these things, though, so I'm not sure...)

This time around I'm not really going to focus too much on weight.  I'll track it, but my main indicator of progress is going to be my monthly measurements.  I haven't had a whole lot of success by depending on the scale, and so I'm going to try and switch gears a little bit.  And plus, between the CrossFit and heavy lifting, I ought to be building some muscle and that could influence the scale.

My goals:

CrossFit 3x/week
Strength Train 2-3x/week (heavy weight)
Run/Bike 5-6x/week (mostly easy)
Prep/cook food on the weekend
No drinking except when out with friends
Eat clean 90% of the time
Shoot for a 50-30-20 carb/prot/fat balance
Do a real pullup 

And remain positive.  That's a hard one for me sometimes, but I've come to realize that attitude, outlook and mood play a hugely important role in my success.  This time of year is a struggle, and so I'm going to use this challenge as a way to push me forward and keep me focused.  It's funny, but when I'm down, sometimes just hopping on to BT to check my inspires lifts my spirits ... it's the community and the people that keep me going.  You guys are awesome.  

That's hilarious!  woo hoo!  Way to stay focused!

Math error fixed. 

Absolutely!