New and Improved: MEN: July Fourth Challenge! Check in Here!

Check out the July Fourth Challenge or J4C for Men Only. Members will post ideas...info on how to get back into shape, but mostly, we will motivate each other on how to burn FAT.

The July Fourth Challenge is on the honor system. It is your responsibility to accurately track your weight each day/each Wednesday.

Post your weight every Wednesday morning. Also, post any tips you may have or articles as well as interact with other J4C'ers.

If you miss 3 consecutive weigh-ins you forfeit the benefits of this challenge.

Results: http://www.editgrid.com/user/afc_challenge/AF C_Challenge_Tracker

NOTES:

 The J4C is a continuation of the AFC and is open to current and other worthy participants. It is a great bunch of men dedicated to burning FAT. In fact, collectively AFC'ers burned 277.5 pounds of FAT or BURNED 971,250 Calories. Please join us, we're getting it done!

Want an easy way to determine your BMR? check out Phord's BMR page

 

im a bit confused again. if you limit your cal intake to 1500 aday and work out to burn 1000 cal that leaves you with 500 call to sustain.

I understand that you should not go below 1200 cal a day. I will go back and read all the above links.

1200 + 1000 = 2200 ??????????

so 2200 cal - 1000 cal burned will = 1200 cal. This does not include the cal burned during normal daily activity.

Im sorry for being

 such a bummer, i just have a hard time grasping this stuff.

Abner -

Most people will focus on the total caloric deficit. The basic formulas is deficit = total calories burned - total calories consumed.

No change for me this week.  I had dipped down but then had "second Christmas" on Friday with the in-laws. So I went back up and haven't come back down.  I think / hope it is because I got sick on Sunday and still not well.  Hopefully next week I will have positive news.

Checking in: Since my last weigh in I had a birthday and New Year celebrations. I managed to lose a pound. Now it is time to get back to work and back on track to the AFC.

AFC start - 220 Last week - 208 This week - 207 (1 pound loss)

AFC total 13

OK now that the Holiday's are over..ugh too much food and trying to eat healthy just didn't workout most of the time. Although I did hit the gym almost every day kept it from getting out of hand. I am ready to buckle down and try to hit my goal by April 1st. I will probably wait until next week to weigh myself to try to get a stable starting weight, and go from there.

Good Luck AFC members...

abner,

The 1000 cal burn is in addition to normal cal burn, if you set activity level to senditary (ie - life support) that keeps track of burn for normal non active (sleep , sitting at work, watching tv , etc) that based on your weight should be around 2400 cal per day + your 1000 = 3400 (may not get full credit as burn meter does not double count)

So if you consume 2400 then you get a 1000 deficit for the day.

 

 

Original Post by abner:

im a bit confused again. if you limit your cal intake to 1500 aday and work out to burn 1000 cal that leaves you with 500 call to sustain.

I understand that you should not go below 1200 cal a day. I will go back and read all the above links.

1200 + 1000 = 2200 ??????????

so 2200 cal - 1000 cal burned will = 1200 cal. This does not include the cal burned during normal daily activity.

Im sorry for being

 such a bummer, i just have a hard time grasping this stuff.

 

Checking in on the weigh in --

AFC beginning:  212

LW:  214

TW: 209

Let the games begin!!  No more Yo-yo!

Pink, this challenge is, well challenging.  I am trying to figure how to fit in workout time for 1000 calories of burn.  We will see my friend.

Bad week ... holding steady.

Current: 202

Last: 202.5 

AFC Start: 206

AFC Total: 4 lbs

To AFC Goal: 26 lbs

 

Has anyone had the Sirloin Marsala at Carabbas?  It was worth every pound last night as I was eating it.  Now I'm feeling guilty. Let the games begin!

Last weight 299

This week  302

SORRY I WAS INCOGNITO LAST WEEK.

I struggled with beer and feasts but I still managed 1lbs in the right direction as of today 

 

AFC Start: 338

Last :(12/19/07): 335

Current (1/2/08): 334

Week Loss 1 lbs

AFC Total = 4lbs

Before afc and CC, I started at 360lbs back in March, and it's been really frustrating lately losing a pound seems so laborious any kick start ideas, do you think adding weight training might help? you know the ol' going from a 4 cylinder to a 6 cylinder engine idea.

203.5

Welcome back everyone...a new beginning...so far williwigi deserves some recognition for the FAT loss. I'm fighting back with a vengence. Still ping ponging...I'm a 1/2 pound backwards...203.5...my water weight is high so I feel the next weigh in will be a lower fat percentage.

Do y'all weigh yourselves daily? I've heard pros and cons to weighing in daily. I like doing it.

Abner: After thinking about it on my run today, my advise to you, since you've done an admirable job so far losing FAT last year, what was it 47 pounds, don't focus on FAT this year...only concentrate on building muscle. You will lose fat. No doubt. Have fun doing things physical. Try new ways of building muscle. Sand Bag training? Take care of your back along the way. Eat with a deficit in mind, but work to build muscle, concetrate on the big muscles. Have fun. Stop thinking so much.

You use the word confuse in every post, dude have fun. I think you're working yourself into a lather over the fat reduction. You already proved to me you have the mental toughness for fat loss. Now work your muscles, forget about the fat...you will get there. Stop focusing on the fat and focus on muscle development and have fun.

Sorry I've been tardy:

Last: 221

Current: 219

Total AFC: 2 lbs.

Alpman: No but I had a Stouffers Lasagna the other night at 350 calories! At 350 calories I thought that was decadent. I find myself wondering what the calories of things are now b/4 I eat them. I'm almost afraid to go out to eat anymore. No more 3000 calorie meals for me, well maybe on April 2nd!

1/2/2008-

AFC Start: 249

Last :(12/19): 243

Last: (12/26): 242 

Current: (1/2): 240 

Week Loss 2 lbs

AFC Total = 9lbs

cfehir: Great job Dude

Thanks pinksalmon.  I will have to say this was a rough week and really hard to keep on track.  The only thing that saved me was exercising. 

Thanks Pinksalmon.  You've provided some great stuff.  You really got me going.

Started 1/1/08--248 lbs.  No workout (all though I did go to the Citrus Bowl to see FL get upset by L Carr and kids).

1/2/08--248 lbs. 900 calories burned.  I did 4 x 880's with walking bet in 25 min. and I did a 30 min Ab workout.

I'm tired and couldn't burn more cals today.

When I first started eating clean and lifting heavy weights.  I had trouble consuming 2,000 cals.  I was advised to add protein via whey and meal replacement bars (try not to do more than 1 a day).  Now I'm always around 2,000+.  I have a power shake in the morning: 4 oz of frozen berries, med apple, med banana, 1 scoop/20 grams protein of chocotate whey, 2 oz. oatmeal, 4 tbls. light yogurt, 4 oz of skim and 4 oz. of OJ.  All for a grand total of about 650 cals.  Most of the items are rated A (whey is a B-).  MMM--good.

I'm going to try to come down on cals to about 1,800 and see what happens.

I take two caps of fish oil 2,000 mg every day w/ EPA of 360 mg, DHA of 240 mg and Omega-3 of 600 mg.  What do you advise PS?  Is drsears talking about something else that I'm not seeing?

Best of luck with all the players. 

P.S. I used to eat everything I saw because I didn't want it to go to waste.  My wife called me the Hoover.  Now I know that if I eat it's going to waste anyway so I just throw it out.

Sarasota

 

Thanks Sarasota: Going to 1,800 of good calories is a great idea. Way to go. You'll probably lose more fat.

I use Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Liquid fish oil. 2 teaspoons a day. Usually in the morning or when ever I need to increase my fat percentage in a meal. It is lot higher in omega-3's. check it out. That's about 90 calories. Dr. Sears also likes sesame seed oil and olive oil for micro nutrient reasons.

Bananas and OJ are high glycemic foods. Raises insulin levels. Berries are good however. I can't reccommend Sears enough. Just go to his site and you will get enough info to get started. Go to drsears.com. I'm sure his books are at the library. Worth the effort too.

I switched to his approach and I have more energy and I'm eating less food. AND, I'm not as ravenous between meals. It is counter intuitive, but eating good fat helps burn body fat. Using fat as the major source of fuel is the key to burning body fat says Sears.

 

Tip #8: GO SLOW, How we eat is just as important as what we eat, read this:

Take it easy. Drink some water. Look at your food. Chew it. Savour the flavor. Drink some more water. Eat with others. Ask your son about his day at school. Have a great dinner conversation. You’ll enjoy your food more and your body will know that it’s actually eating. This is vital because when it comes to food your brain’s a bit slow. It takes it a good 20 minutes to wise up that your stomach is full. This means that if you’ve been stuffing yourself, you’ll have eaten tons more than you wanted.