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The Get KC Back on Track Challenge :)

asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/09/09, 08:37 PM Well - it has been proposed that we start a new 3 month challenge - KC needs a kick in the pants and I think we are just the foot she needs :) Anyone up for a challenge? And what type of challenge shall we make it? fat loss? Just plain stick to a plan adherence ? Pick your poison :) I will find a decent food plan and create a diabolical workout plan...just let me know what you want from it :) -------------- Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2007/09/09, 08:40 PM will it be a coed challenge ? i could use something to help get my mind on something else than making out my will and healthy care proxy bulls*&t.. besides id love to kick kc's behind :big_smile: :love: -------------- Get busy living or get busy dying. Rabula Tasa- Latin meaning Clean Slate
	2007/09/09, 08:42 PM Hear that KC??? Amy says you're challenged. :big_smile: Lets do a poll... -------------- From aboard MV The Shop Johns Island Charlie
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/09/09, 08:46 PM Definitely coed and definitely special of the short bus variety:angry: -------------- Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/09/09, 11:08 PM I'm with charlie. :) -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* \"He may be gone, but Sanjaya proved that it doesn\'t matter how talented you are - if you believe in yourself, you can annoy literally millions of people.\" Jimmy Kimmel
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/09/10, 08:45 AM Sure...How about a post your goal and see who comes the closest to meeting their goal? Maybe a BF% or....pant size... weight...lose inches....etc. We are all heading in different directions it seems... so maybe it could be a broad range... I am up for any type of challenge! -------------- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.---Helen Keller
drieman Posts: 190 Joined: 2007/07/16	2007/09/10, 09:25 AM I would LOVE a challange! I need it all, so you pic. Debbie -------------- Success is not for the chosen few but rather for the few who choose it.
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2007/09/10, 12:26 PM Woohoo, another challenge, and with everyone back on board...today is a good day:big_smile: I need a kick in the pants too, so the timing is perfect. It'll be nice to have KC's sass back in the mix again:cool: Bring it ON Amy!!
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/09/10, 01:12 PM So - we could do a time specific goal of each person's choice and see who comes closest to the mark in 3 months - What do you think? What is a good start date for everyone? Next Monday? that would give us time to figure out the food, do some shopping, have a last cheat meal :) that sort of thing, before getting to work. I will use the title GKCBOT challenge in any threads pertaining to this challenge. Since our goals are different, our meal plans, etc mayu have to be a little individualized - I will be glad to help anyone with specific plans through IM or email. But I will also post a sort of generic guideline with how-to adjust it for your goals - does that sound good? As far as workouts go - since KC has been off from working out for a while I was thinking of maybe a toatl body circuit 3 times a week with cardio inbetween days - that is a nice way to get back into the swing of lifting and shed some unwanted pounds - let me know what you think! -------------- Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle
drieman Posts: 190 Joined: 2007/07/16	2007/09/10, 01:26 PM Hmmm, I am on vacation in the middle of the 3 months and it will be for two weeks. I am still going to follow along, who knows maybe my vacation will be good for my diet, LOL. I can start anytime everyone is ready! Debbie -------------- Success is not for the chosen few but rather for the few who choose it.
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/09/10, 01:31 PM I am in... I will go for BF% but I have to figure a realistic goal out. I have a current plan that I like (diet too).. but will "play along" if I can. Monday is good for me... my cheat day is...Wednesday this week.... whoo hoo pasta here I come... I walked in a Conv. Store this am..looked at the candy and it didnt even look good... what a feeling that was! -------------- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.---Helen Keller
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2007/09/10, 03:05 PM I like that idea Amy. I'd be going for wt loss/inches and 12 weeks is a great time frame...just in time for the holidays! I'll be kind of following my own plan, diet and exercise wise, but I always like to have other options available, so post your workouts and diet plans at will. Looking forward to the challenge!
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2007/09/10, 06:08 PM im real limited on exercise, but just following the diet plan will have tremendous results for me so im in, im good for monday also.:dumbbell: -------------- Get busy living or get busy dying. Rabula Tasa- Latin meaning Clean Slate
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/09/10, 07:36 PM So where is KC?:)
	2007/09/10, 07:53 PM Me and Tim aint sayin' nothin' -------------- From aboard MV The Shop Johns Island Charlie
	2007/09/10, 11:35 PM She does not get online that much, but I will let her know about the thread. Not to sure about her access to weights either, but she can fill you in on that.
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/09/11, 08:37 AM I'm HEEEEEERE:):):):):):):):):):) KA told me about this I'm SOOOOOOO excited!!!!!! I'm with fly probably fat loss and inches...I'm vain...pant size is what it's about.. Just what I need!!! Monday sounds GREAT!!!!! OK Tim Charlie.... ZIP IT Bill....no one kicks this behind but ME and I'm over that! My access to weights is not what it was....but I WILL figure it out...NO EXCUSES!!!!!! There is 24 hours in a day after all...plenty of time to figure it out. Thanks Amy....good luck to all I'm looking forward to this!
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/09/11, 08:58 AM Hey... don't threaten me lady. :) -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* \"He may be gone, but Sanjaya proved that it doesn\'t matter how talented you are - if you believe in yourself, you can annoy literally millions of people.\" Jimmy Kimmel
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/09/11, 09:08 AM :big_smile: Awe Tim....quit bein a baby
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/09/11, 09:12 AM I'm not... I'm standing up for myself. :)
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/09/11, 09:16 AM If you can't take zip it... you're in trouble.:love: I must have been gone to long...you better thicken up your skin sugar pie
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/09/11, 09:22 AM I do have a thick skin.. and I take no guff. -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* \"He may be gone, but Sanjaya proved that it doesn\'t matter how talented you are - if you believe in yourself, you can annoy literally millions of people.\" Jimmy Kimmel
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/09/11, 09:27 AM Have you gotten tough on me Tim... looks like we're back to takin threads off track already.
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/09/11, 09:30 AM Didn't take long, eh? Welcome back. :)
drieman Posts: 190 Joined: 2007/07/16	2007/09/11, 12:30 PM asimmer, will you be posting everything in this thread? -------------- Success is not for the chosen few but rather for the few who choose it.
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/09/11, 01:05 PM Ok... so what really is a realistic goal for BF% loss per month? -------------- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.---Helen Keller
drieman Posts: 190 Joined: 2007/07/16	2007/09/11, 02:05 PM good question, I need to know that one too! -------------- Success is not for the chosen few but rather for the few who choose it.
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/09/11, 02:52 PM ok so from some reading I see 1% per month... less as it gets lower... -------------- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.---Helen Keller
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/09/11, 06:18 PM Yes, it depends on how much bodyfat you have - figure it out this way: Say you weigh 185 pounds at 30% bodyfat - that means you are carrying 55.5 pounds of fat (some essential) so that means that one percentage of fat for you is 1.85 pounds. You can expect to lose 1-2 pounds a week, so maybe a percentage a week, but more likely 2% a month - does that make sense? A pants size is generally 10 pounds, but you have to remember that your weight may stay the same while you lose inches. I think for most people the most important tracking tool is your tape measure. I will make individual threads for workouts and for food plan, and, of course, for trash talking:) -------------- Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle
Velasca Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/10/26	2007/09/11, 08:22 PM WB KC!!!! i was wondering where you had run off too...this place isnt the same without ya :D -------------- I am proof there isnt a *set point* :D
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/09/11, 08:38 PM ok so I will be the first to post my goal. I am currently at 17.2% bf. I want to be at 11.5% by the end of the challenge! So Dec 17th whooo hoooo. This challenge will be done 3 days before my birthday! I know what I will be asking for... one of my neightbors INCREDIBLE pound cakes! Ok... off to bed... -------------- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.---Helen Keller
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/09/12, 08:51 AM OK....dumb question....how do you figure out your body fat percentage
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/09/12, 09:12 AM KC.. I ordered a digital caliper from Bodybuilding.com. You can also goto a local Y or gym and have someone do it. I like the digital one because it beeps when the "correct pressure" is achieved. It will bruise you sometimes tho! Mine was on sale and was $29.00. http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/acc/fattrack.html there is a link to the ones I ordered. They are fast and very good about shipping too!... oh and if you enter the code "free straps please" you will get a set of free lifting straps when you order anything from there. -------------- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.---Helen Keller
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/09/12, 09:20 AM Sounds good thank you georgiagirl!!! KA would have to laugh at me if I got straps though:big_smile:
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/09/12, 10:35 AM hey I LOVE my hooks! They save my fingers! -------------- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.---Helen Keller
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/09/12, 10:41 AM I know it...but the big guys...they laugh at them...and Ken already has plenty of ammo to laugh at me... He already makes fun of my gloves... I should use chalk.... or chawk as the New Yorkers would say:big_smile:
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/09/12, 12:46 PM ehh screw that I like my soft lady hands... I will keep useing my gloves and hooks... -------------- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.---Helen Keller
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/09/12, 02:15 PM How accurate are these... I'm contemplating getting a pair. ============ Quoting from georgiagirl: KC.. I ordered a digital caliper from Bodybuilding.com. You can also goto a local Y or gym and have someone do it. I like the digital one because it beeps when the "correct pressure" is achieved. It will bruise you sometimes tho! Mine was on sale and was $29.00. http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/acc/fattrack.html there is a link to the ones I ordered. They are fast and very good about shipping too!... oh and if you enter the code "free straps please" you will get a set of free lifting straps when you order anything from there. ============= -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* \"He may be gone, but Sanjaya proved that it doesn\'t matter how talented you are - if you believe in yourself, you can annoy literally millions of people.\" Jimmy Kimmel
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2007/09/12, 02:46 PM how accurate are the online fat % testers, ya know when you type in your measurements and weight, would it be safe to use that ? -------------- Get busy living or get busy dying. Rabula Tasa- Latin meaning Clean Slate
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/09/12, 04:17 PM tim....I went to the y first and got tested. I then figured the exact points on my arm belly and thigh that gave me close to the same reading...about .2 over what the y came upwith. Easy for me to know because I locate my area off freckles! Mine is consistant and a good guage for me. As far as how accurate.....well its depending on the person doing it. It does beep when proper pressure is admin. I like mine. -------------- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.---Helen Keller
	2007/09/12, 04:25 PM I don't know if they can be perfect as far as the final number but if you do as GG says as far as taking all pains to be consistent in your measurement methods then you will at least get a consistently accurate comparison to the first measurement you take. Then you can track your progress. -------------- From aboard MV The Shop Johns Island Charlie
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/09/12, 04:37 PM Cool... I tell people (if you're not in it for exact accuracy) any method will be fine as long as one is consistent and the numbers go down. -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* \"He may be gone, but Sanjaya proved that it doesn\'t matter how talented you are - if you believe in yourself, you can annoy literally millions of people.\" Jimmy Kimmel
christal086 Posts: 155 Joined: 2007/01/06	2007/09/14, 12:14 AM i'd be in on that, i want to lose another 10 kilos and tone alot but in general just be fitter. so how are you gonna do this?
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/09/14, 10:31 PM I will be posting the workout and diet soon...been slacking due to illness, sorry!:) -------------- Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle