New Years Resolution $100 FINE

pktorm
pktorm Posts: 24 Member
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Hi All, a large group of friends (18 total) started usual new years resolution of weight lose. Each of us put $100 in the pot. The goal is to lose 10% of body weight or 20% body fat (depending on a chart based on gender and age). If a person does not meet their goal, the $100 is forfeited. If the goal is obtained, the money is returned in full. The time frame is for 2 months and at the final day of the challenge, the only way you can qualify EVEN if you meet your goals, you must be able to run 3 miles in 30 mins. (10 min mile). The remaining money from the people who neither qualify and meet their goals will be used for an outside celebration / picnic after the run.

I have never accomplished any new years resolution that can be considered aggressive. But I intend to meet this one. I've joined the local 24 hour fitness club and hired a trainer. I weighed in at 209 the heaviest that I've ever been in my life. I was a very healthy and an active young man after high school but receive a honors in food and beer consumption at University.

I generally stayed around 185 despite my love of food and drinking because I stayed moderately active by hiking, scuba diving, tennis, golf, jogging. Once married my wife soon got pregnant and for some reason I gain just as much weight as she did and never seemed to find the time to compensate with the treadmill.

I feel obese, unhealthy, and unhappy about letting myself go both physically and mentally. As a husband and father to a 2 year old baby, I feel it's my responsibility to lose weight, stay healthy, and provide for my family. I really feel bad about letting myself go.

Although I intend to win this challenge, my real goal is to get down to 170 which is the maximum weight for me to get out of the "overweight" category. Right now, I am sadly obese.

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  • Kargicq
    Kargicq Posts: 72 Member
    Good luck! I'm in pretty much the same situation (without the $100 fine) and would love to get my 5k time (3.1 miles) down below 30 minutes, too -- at the moment it's anywhere between 35 and 38 minutes. I'm 212 pounds with an ultimate target of 165 (although I think in kilos). I'd be really interested in your progress -- love the competitive aspect you've created!
  • rmhenne
    rmhenne Posts: 1 Member
    I really like this idea too! I am in a $100 weight bet right now but I am pretty sure most of the others could not run 3.1 miles let alone sub 30:00. When our bet expires (April 30th), I want to try your style of challenge. Thanks for posting.
  • pktorm
    pktorm Posts: 24 Member
    Thanks for the reply guys! My plan is to keep down the calories, weight training, and lots of cardio. Currently doing 2x 30min running sessions and 1x 50 min weight training. Unfortunately, my treadmill speed is set ridiculously low but will increase it 0.1 each day. Today I was at 5.1 speed and scheduled to be at 6.0 by Feb 1st (10 min mile). Hopefully, I will be able to sustain 3 miles. If I can increase by 0.1 by Feb 11th, I'll be at 7.0...however this might be alittle aggressive.

    It's hard to keep up the energy with the sudden decrease in calorie intake. My body isn't use to this.
  • Kargicq
    Kargicq Posts: 72 Member
    This is very similar to my plan (although I don't do weights -- yet). I can only manage to put in a short jog each morning during the week, and I've been alternating between days doing 5mph for about 15 mins (to get my breathing etc back in rhythm) and 6.5mph for about 8-10 mins (to learn what I'll have to do to hit my target). My plan is to gradually increase my speed on the first type, and my time on the second type, until they join up! Doing the exercise daily means I always have some extra calories to eat back, as I like to snack throughout my work day.

    Saturdays I do a 5km run, Sundays I take a rest day. Advice welcome if this sounds like a bad idea for someone who hasn't run consistently for months. I'm pretty unwilling to wake up much earlier to fit in more exercise before work as I find that I need my sleep!
  • pktorm
    pktorm Posts: 24 Member
    It sounds you have a good plan bro. Interval training works for many people. Overtime, the redundancy of running tends to hit plateaus and interval training helps break that. For me, I'm just getting started and only a week or so into a new routine so I have some time before I'll need to be concerned with plateaus. If you've just started like me, 5mph is a GREAT speed to start with. 4mph is too slow for jogging and too fast for walking.

    For me, I have cardio goals and need to be able to run at a speed of 6mph for 30mins. Thus, I need to improve lung capacity, endurance, and loss weight because frankly, it's going to be easier to achieve success without an extra 30lbs.

    I have a buddy who wants to start running with me who lives near my home. I've offered to drive to his place, pick him up, driving to a safe location that I can park my truck, run to him house, and then pick up my truck after we've completed the course. I think this will be good for me to break the boredom factor.

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