For those that are curious, the last contest lost 10% of its participants by their 4th week, and 20% by their 9th week. Everyone that made it past the 3rd month went on to participate to the end.
Also, not a single person who listed a goal of 5x a week or greater made it to the end.
Maybe we need a healthy eating thread to keep me from eating super high carb meals, Lol. Patches is too tubby.
Also, I have a question. Would this be a good thread to post diet and meal ideas and suggestions? It would, right?
Last time we threw diet ideas in with the challenge as well, and it worked out well. The down side was that it makes for a horrible reference thread if you want to go back and find recipes, especially as the thread hits 1,000+ posts. A dedicated thread *might* be better for recipes because of that.
Hey, that's what I was going to suggest! Before and after pics if you're brave. And if you want to remain anonymous, you could just post before & after pics from the neck down in your workout clothes or something like that.
Wow, that is serious. I may do it... The big question is.. what are we going to wear in the before pictures? Are we talking spandex?
Okay, I'm in. Let me work out my goals. It's going to be difficult for mwah, as I have to work around my work schedule, and my study schedule (excitement, turns out I might be able to start my course in November, instead of Feb!!!!), but totally in.
U dog,
If you do pose for before and after, I will too! Not in spandex though.
Haha, I wouldn’t dare post pictures of me in spandex. I fear that I would get Haight banned from his hosting service.
Here’s what I’m planning on personally doing:
1. Take 4 pictures before the contest, two from the front and two from a side profile. I plan on wearing shorts and being shirtful in one set, and shirtless in the other. I’ll keep both sets to myself during the contest.
2. Take 4 more pictures at the end, in the same way as before.
3. Look at the pictures and figure out which set I want to share with the forums. That’ll certainly involve how much weight I end up losing and how far removed I am from my horrible, horrible body dismorphia.
I actually have an idea to up the ante even further if anyone is interested. It would involve creating a thread in The Lounge afterward for us to post the before/after pics...