MEN: Lose 10 in Feb. Challenge!

Alright Guys, here is the official starting point of all of the team members.

Group Members Feb. 1 (Starting Weight)
Jay C. 252
Fatboypup 270
Bigmang 248
Kevinbc 226
Edbenaglio 293
Forthefam 225
Brentgetsfit 249
Kokomojoe 264
Markymark1980 208
Ethanf1992 287
Markja 303
spitfirex007 266
Toothpick_jim 228
Speednut 265
Freerange 255
flicker1991 224
thisblueknows 234
povester 248
ChuckgM3 160.5
Mam734 235
Djdozier 184.5
Legend1973 197.5
ziggythecat 256
24man 190
sweet-innocent 231

Losing weight starts with an unwavering commitment to oneself to be disciplined; disciplined in ones actions and choices. I'm proud of all of you joining the challenge, that was the first step. The next step is being disciplined and true to yourself. We all want to lose weight, we all deserve to lose weight, and we owe it to ourselves and our loved ones to see it through.

It's thursday already, and with a big Super Bowl weekend ahead, I'd say treat yourself but don't go off the deep end.

Good Luck Everyone!!!

Hey sorry I'm late! Can I still join in? The first of February I was 225.8 lbs. Target weight of 215!

JJ, C'mon man, let bcampbe2 in.

Ok, ok, if you're going to twist my arm I guess I'll allow bcampbe2 in. Heck, while I'm at it, I'll let Outersoul in as well. lol. The more the merrier, anyone who is dedicated to changing their lives and losing weight is welcome!

P.s. Markja, got your starting weight correction.

Ok guys, here's this weekend's challenge. it's probably going to be the biggest challenge of the month. The Super Bowl! A few people have expressed to me that they are taking Sunday as a "free" day or "cheat" day. And I get it, trust me I do, and if i had to pick one day out of 365 each year to go nuts, it would be Superbowl Sunday!!

You can take it as a 'free" day but still make some good decisions that arent going to blow your entire week of hard work and dedication. For example; I'm going to drink beer, why? because I love it and it's the freakin' Superbowl! My beer of choice is a hefeweizen such as Blue Moon or Shock Top. Both of these beers have roughly 170 calories. However I'm going to make the choice to drink a light beer tomorrow such as Bud Light which only has 110 calories, or even better yet (calorie wise) that new Budweiser select 55, with only 55 calories. This is going to allow me to splurge and drink some beer for the big game, but not wreck my entire week.

Another good way to allow yourself to over-do on delicious foods is to make sure you get in a really good work-out Sunday morning. If you've already burned a few hundred calories that day, it's not going to hurt so bad if you go a little overboard during the game.

A third and final tip is to pair unhealthy foods with healthy ones. Some guys I know may disprove my next statement, but in general, our stomachs have a finite amount of space, meaning you can only eat so much at a given time. So if you can get some healthy stuff in there, it will leave less room for bad stuff. For an example; I love BBQ, if I could live on it and not be the size of an African Elephant, trust me, I would. On top of all the delicious beef, chicken, and sausage, my favorite part of BBQ is the fixin's. All the sides that are typically boiled in butter or deep fried. So what I'll be doing for sure is cutting out the unnecessary carbs. Like the piece of bread to sop up the excess BBQ sauce. And going with healthier sides like boiled cabbage, green beans, and cauliflower to compliment my Brisket and Sausage. Also when it comes to snack foods make good decisions. Like instead of normal fried potato chips, get the baked variety, and use "light" or "fat free" ingredients when you can.

Overdoing it on food is similar to overdoing it on alcohol, it's a lot of fun while your doing it, but the next day you're going to feel like crap. The difference is, within a few hours after waking up from a night of drinking you start to feel better, you're going to feel bad for a while after a night of excessive eating from the guilt because you know it wasn't worth it.

If you toe the proverbial line for too long and never allow yourself to have any fun or splurge a bit, you'll drive yourself nuts and be miserable. So have fun, eat some good food, but I challenge you to make good decisions while having fun. You'll be glad come Monday morning if you can meet this Challenge.

Please add some good healthy food or drink options here, and any thoughts that you may have on the subject.

Good Luck everyone!!!

Jay C.