TEAM: Gutbusters (February)
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craigo3154
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Welcome to the Challenge new and returning teammates!! This is the conversation/weigh in thread for your Team 
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Craig @craigo3154.
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Craig @craigo3154. 1
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Hello team Gutbusters.
I will be your coach for this month. Amy ( @GoBlue1981. ) is captain, Sandra ( @smc92079. ) is continuing as co-captain. My role here is to help motivate, encourage and help Amy keep this team as the best performing team in The Biggest Loser challenge.
I am also the primary moderator for the TBL challenge. I rely heavily on the support of the team captains to make this successful as it is too much for one person to do alone.
Amy ( @GoBlue1981. ) has been a great captain for the last month and I am glad she is continuing for this month. Captain is a big job and requires a daily time commitment of about 30 minutes reading and responding to the thread and entering weights into the spreadsheet. The motivational role a captain plays cannot be underestimated in the success of all members of the team.
As coach, I am running an optional mini-challenge within the Gutbusters team again this month.
Now an introduction:
I am a happily married 49yo father of one. I live in Melbourne Australia. I am passionate about helping people. Late August I passed my minimum goal weight (70kg - down from 91.5kg) and am now trying to maintain without bouncing back too far. I achieved the reduction in 4 months (so 40+ lbs in 4 months).
As I am now actively trying to NOT lose weight. At BMI 22.4 and less than 11% body fat, it would be crazy (if not dangerous) for me to try lose more weight.
(Why would someone not losing weight want to run a weight loss challenge? Because it helps so many people and I feel I have so much to share. I learned so much losing weight that I seems a shame to not have it benefit others.).
About the mini-challenge.
First and foremost is that participation in this challenge is optional. It's up to you as to whether you want to try this. (If you take the attitude that "this is not what I signed up for", that is up to you).
I used the principles of this challenge to win July (6.29% - down 10.8 lbs) and August (6.44% - down 10.4 lbs). Following this challenge does work.
The challenge is based on another challenge on MFP called UAC (ultimate accountability challenge). The way UAC works is that the aim is to follow 5 basic rules.- Track EVERYTHING you eat that has calories on MFP.
- Stay inside your allocated daily budget.
- Do at least 20 minutes of activity a day (anything: walk, run, cycle, swim, gardening, housework, yoga, gym, etc.. As long as it gets you active and off the couch)
- 1 pass day permitted per week (went over calories, could not track, not enough exercise, intentional pass)
- Check in daily (tracking yes/no, calories yes/no, exercise yes/no).
Using this strategy of consistent tracking and minimal exercise I have set a lifestyle plan that should keep me in my target weight range. (has for the last month )
I liked this strategy as:- No dietary restrictions. (fine for vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, paleo, carnivore, etc...)
- Works with whatever strategy you may want to follow. (keto, 5:2, 16:8, atkins, etc..).
- You set your own daily budget (MFP helps with this).
- You choose you own exercise and intensity (no step limit, no exercises you cannot or should not do, 20 mins of gardening counts as much as a 10mile run).
- Is not weight based (as weight fluctuates day by day).
- Can continue beyond weight loss.
Daily check in keeps you in touch with those doing similar. Longer term weight management is hard to do on your own.
It also has frequent resets (as in a circle each week).
It works on an honor system. Being honest with yourself and others is a key to making things work.
Consistency and new habits have been shown the only long term successful way to change weight. We all want the progress made here to last a lifetime.
You will find out more from me as the weeks go on. I have done A LOT of research into weight loss, diets, health and strength. I will happily share what I have learned with the group.
My commitment to this group is to post my daily results for this accountability tracking (and help out where I can).
I also post a daily strength challenge.
The daily strength challenge is additional to the 20 mins exercise in the mini-challenge. It is designed to:- build lean muscle (not bulk).
- be quick (5 mins).
- use no equipment (bodyweight only) and minimal space.
- no impact so gentle on joints.
- cycle through arms, legs and core with enough recovery time to get best results.
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I will start cross posting my daily status posts into this thread.
So Welcome February Gutbusters.
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January 30
Exercised?: Yes. Walked 6km in 46 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
At work today, much cooler. Good walk. Nice to get out.
Daily Strength challenge
Challenge for January 30 is plank. (standard, forearm or knee) (https://greatist.com/fitness/perfect-plank)
2 sets- First set 30 seconds if new to them, 60 seconds if a regular, 90 seconds if can regularly make 60 seconds. , wait 2
- Second set 15 seconds, 30 seconds or 60 seconds
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Y isn't anyone here..... am I on the correct thread ? Helloooooooo...... anybody home????????
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February 1
Exercised?: Yes. 6km in 45 mins (hills)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Late walk (after dinner). Pretty quiet day.
Daily Strength challenge
Challenge for February 02 is sit-ups or crunches (abs day - be sure to use a mat or towel for cushioning - )
2 sets- First set till the point where you can do no more, wait 2 mins
- Second set of 50% of the number you did in the first set (half)
The reason for only 2 sets for this exercise is that it ideally should be balanced with back strengthening exercises (which plank variants provide).3 -
Y isn't anyone here..... am I on the correct thread ? Helloooooooo...... anybody home????????
@Reanna143. You are on the correct thread for February (which technically starts on Sunday).
I open these threads early to allow people to introduce themselves to the team (newly allocated team members).
As Gutbusters has a high retention rate { Amy (@GoBlue1981. ) and Sandra ( @smc92079. ) do an amazing job}, only you and @Esmile777. have been allocated as new to Gutbusters so far this month.
Current Gutbusters mainly post in the January thread, but I will encourage them to start posting (and cross-posting) here tomorrow.
I am sure more will be added within 12 hours when I do the next round of allocations. The teams are now roughly equal in members for February. (As the start of the month most teams start with approximately the same number of competitors).
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Hi All, Team GutBusters teammates Old and New. I’m Amy, 37 and I live in FL with my bf and 5lb yorkie. I’m struggling through trying to lose my last 10lbs and have been at a plateau for about 4 months now after having lost 20lbs...which I had gained back after losing 90lbs a couple of years ago. I'm a former college athlete (swimming, basketball & volleyball), but after 4 knee surgeries I've retired from most sports. I only love the outdoors if there is water involved and I love reading. I'm an accounting consultant by trade so I'm on my computer pretty much all day everyday. I love the accountability of this group and the support it offers. I’m always checking in and reading how everyone is doing. I’m currently the team captain so if you need anything feel free to reach out to myself @smc92079 (Co-Captain) or @craigo3154 (Coach and Moderator).4
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@Reanna143 we'll be here soooooon! Welcome to the team! 3
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Username: Stimpy56
Week: FEB WK 1
Weigh day: Thursday
Previous week: 237.2
Current weight: 237.2
I was doing so good until my wife and I bought home a King Cake! At least I did not gain weight.
I posted Here and in Jan just to make sure I was covered.3 -
@stimpy56 I hope you at least got the baby!2
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Weigh in day is Thursday0
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Oops I hit enter
Weigh in day is Thursday
Last week 188
This week 188.53 -
Username: parinzz
Weigh in week: Feb Week 1
Weigh in day: Thursday
Previous Week's Weight: 140.0
Todays Weight: 140.02 -
Cyranda 63
Week 1
Friday
Previous 184.2
Current 1822 -
February 2
Exercised?: Yes. Walked 6km in 45 mins (hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Good walk late today. Still fast.
Wanted to get prescription inserts for my FPV goggles, but my optometrists script is incomplete (uncorrectable left eye - legally blind in that eye, so no script for left and no PD measurement). Will need to book an eye test to get a new (complete) script. As I am long-sighted, stock negative diopters will not work. I need +2.75 for distance and +4.25 for reading (for my right eye). There is wonky astigmatism in there too.
Daily Strength challenge
Challenge for February 02 is sit-ups or crunches (abs day - be sure to use a mat or towel for cushioning - )
2 sets- First set till the point where you can do no more, wait 2 mins
- Second set of 50% of the number you did in the first set (half)
The reason for only 2 sets for this exercise is that it ideally should be balanced with back strengthening exercises (which plank variants provide).2 -
Crunches done2
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Username: typeitdaily
Weigh In Week: Week 1
Weigh In Day: Friday
Previous Weight: 241.8 pounds
Current Weight: 241.4 pounds2 -
Are we allowed to change our weigh in days from prior months?1
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@aeloine yup, just let @craigo3154 or myself know what day and we’ll get you updated (and by we I mean Craig)
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I made a mistake for my weight. It told you it was 85.5kg instead it was actually 84.5 kgs. So here's the correction. Instead of 188.1 it is 185.9. yay2
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2nd Feb
Exercise - Yes, it's production time at school
Calories - Yes
Tracking - Yes1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzqLFXKOC8Q
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