8 week weight loss challenge before and after

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mrimike
mrimike Posts: 139
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I just finished an 8 week weight loss challenge at my local gym. I lost 41lbs, dropped 8% body fat, and lost 19% of my total weight! It was hard work but we can all see significant changes if we put in the effort. I told myself after I turned 40 last November that this was the year I would stop talking about getting in shape and actually get off the couch and do it:) I'm almost there...........10 more pounds before Christmas!



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  • iHEARTcardiacnurses
    iHEARTcardiacnurses Posts: 437 Member
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    Sexy!
  • Moms3Kwa
    Moms3Kwa Posts: 57
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    Awwwwwwwwesome! You are an inspiration. Keep up the good work!!

    What did the challenge entail?
  • msmayor
    msmayor Posts: 362 Member
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    Nice work!
  • laboratorykat
    laboratorykat Posts: 1
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    Awesome!! How on earth did you lose that much weigh so fast? Did you do biggest loser workouts? 3 and 4 hours in the gym every day?
  • Krohnie
    Krohnie Posts: 286 Member
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    Yeah, what did you do to get those kind of results! It's amazing, keep up the great work!
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
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    Great job, Mike! Perfect inspiration! you should blog this and lay out the workout formats and thoughts on your food intake.
  • beduffbrickie
    beduffbrickie Posts: 646 Member
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    thats a great effort mate, sounds like the gym your attending really supports its members. be interesting to see where your at by chrismas, with that rate of progress. fair play to ya
  • mrimike
    mrimike Posts: 139
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    Awwwwwwwwesome! You are an inspiration. Keep up the good work!!

    What did the challenge entail?

    It was kind of like the biggest loser on tv. We had 3 teams that competed against each other in weekly weight loss and we had a couple team challenges that were more like the amazing race.
  • ktdid626
    ktdid626 Posts: 185 Member
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    Wow. I can really tell the difference in the traps, delts, pecs, and biceps. Nice work dude!
  • summer827
    summer827 Posts: 516 Member
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    Awesome!! Great job.
  • mrimike
    mrimike Posts: 139
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    thats a great effort mate, sounds like the gym your attending really supports its members. be interesting to see where your at by chrismas, with that rate of progress. fair play to ya

    LOL I have no desire to continue losing at the same rate! It's time to start gaining some strength back.
  • philOHIO
    philOHIO Posts: 520 Member
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    great effort... I have lost about 1/2 that amount and haven't seen a difference yet. Thanks for letting me know there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
  • elz22
    elz22 Posts: 96 Member
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    Great accomplishment, keep up the good work!
  • laurelderry
    laurelderry Posts: 384 Member
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    WOW! Great job!
  • mrimike
    mrimike Posts: 139
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    Awesome!! How on earth did you lose that much weigh so fast? Did you do biggest loser workouts? 3 and 4 hours in the gym every day?

    For me, tracking my calories was essential! I had no idea how much I was actually eating. MFP on my Thunderbolt made that part of it quite easy. Then......it was about 60-90 minutes cardio each day. Nothing super secret, just cutting calories and pushing myself hard each exercise.
  • Ilovedrinkingtea
    Ilovedrinkingtea Posts: 597 Member
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    Well done, tell us more about the challenge please!!! xx
  • mrimike
    mrimike Posts: 139
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    Well done, tell us more about the challenge please!!! xx

    We had group workouts available 3 times a week that were kind of like cross-fit/circuit training. we were required to attend at least one to earn points for the challenge. Points were also gained by tracking food and exercise at least 5 days a week. Our last group competition was pretty fun. We had to push a truck, flip a tractor tire, do push-ups, drive to different locations to do other workouts like a trail run down by the lake, and a few others. the prizes were great too. I won a new mountain bike and got 6 months free gym membership, personal train sessions, and a few other smaller items! It was really fun and thanks to a very determined woman on the other team I was pushing as hard as I could:)
  • mrimike
    mrimike Posts: 139
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    I just finished an 8 week weight loss challenge at my local gym. I lost 41lbs, dropped 8% body fat, and lost 19% of my total weight! It was hard work but we can all see significant changes if we put in the effort. I told myself after I turned 40 last November that this was the year I would stop talking about getting in shape and actually get off the couch and do it:) I'm almost there...........10 more pounds before Christmas!



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  • lynnonamission
    lynnonamission Posts: 53
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    Talk about a big difference.You look great!!
    :smile:
  • beduffbrickie
    beduffbrickie Posts: 646 Member
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    6month free gym pass...... why would you not want to continue your progress? I mean yea scale it back abit so it aint as hard core, but at the same time think of what you could have if you went at it for 2 more months...........

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