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For those wanting a little extra motivation, I recently learned that the GymPact app is coming to Android on Jan. 1st. (it's already on iPhone). Basically, you set up X-number of days per week you want to go to the gym, and if you miss any of those days, you lose a little bit of cash. If you hit your goal, they actually give you a little cash as a reward!

It seems pretty neat and I'm going to give it a shot. Here is the website, if anyone else is interested:

http://www.gym-pact.com/
 
Count me in! I'm 255lb and living in China makes me feel like John Candy... Plus I'm going to be a dad in March and I want to be around for a while..

Height: 5'9
Age:40
Current weight: 255lb
Goal weight: 210lb

I lost 58lb in 2011 through a low carb diet and 30-45 mins of cardio each day (treadmill walking/jogging). It took me a month or two to work up to that level of exercise. Went from 277lb down to around 220 in just over 4 months.

Unfortunately I put most of the weight back on after losing my Dad, starting to smoke weed again and then getting a Full time call centre job.

I turned my life around in October. I told my boss to get fucked, sold everything I owned and am now doing something I love. Now it's time to concentrate on getting healthy.

A 1 year gym membership was my Christmas present and I'm ready to lose some lard!
 
I'm in, don't have that much to lose but hey it's worth a try to challenge myself. I follow Mark's Daily Apple and have found myself going away from the 80/20 rule to more of a 60/40 and 50/50 during the holidays. Going full Primal January 1st.

35 years old
5'9"
195 lbs
165 lbs goal weight (more of a stretch goal, I'd be happy with 175)
 
Height: 5'8
Age: 24
Current Weight: 175.8
Target: Maybe 150ish

Hopefully getting married next year and really need to step up my game in getting shape.
 
Age: 29
Height: 5' 11" ish
Current Weight: 200lbs even
Target: 175-180
Sticking photos up now because I'll forget next week!

The story, I'm a former fat as fatass who cut down from 280ish to 185-190 and have been putting weight back on slowly over the last year. I'm hoping to get back into the health and fitness scene for the next 6 months and cut way down to truly lean territory.
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Edit.. that is an awesome, flattering photo....
 
Age: 27 male
Height: 6 foot 0 inches 
Current weight: 250 lbs
Goal weight: 199 lbs

I haven't been under 200 since I turned 20 so this will be fun. At my max I was in the 300 area but went down to 225... since then I have gained a bit. No matter, IT SHALL BE LOST.
 
Hurt my back back in July of this year and gained 20 pounds since I wasn't able to run. My back is finally starting to feel a bit better, so im in.


Your height: 5' 9"
Your age: 24 Male
Your current weight: 177
Your goal weight: to get back to runners shape (ideally 145-150)
 
Blah, still gotta take picks.

Anyway, I probably won't make any progress at all this week.

But next week I'm starting a 4-week velocity diet. My hope is that aside from losing weight, it will also make me kick any and all shitty food habits I have.

The v-diet should take a total of 6 weeks, 4 weeks for the diet, and two weeks coming off.

Then, I will take a step into Kris Gethin's 12-Week Personal trainer. I've followed it before but just the workouts since it's a lot easier than going to the gym making my own routine. I also tried to follow the diet but I get sooooo bored of eating the same thing every day. This will also be the time for me to finally buy a grill, to make it a lot easier(and tastier) to cook batch chicken/turkey/meat.

Once I finish that, I will give Kris Gethin's 4-week DTP Transformation a go.

When all is said and done, I should be at June 10th? So I'll probably take a week off between the 12-week and 4-week to relax and give my body a break.

But this all depends on if I can do the 4-week v-diet. I don't really care about the weight I will lose during this period, rather changing my food mentality. Kicking cravings for stuff like McD's and chinese food and pizza.

I'm debating in whether I want to keep a log at my blog that I decide once every year I will start using but never do, www.jvavrik.com.

I also wonder how much money I will save by doing the above? I'm going to dig thru mint.com and find out how much I've spend over the past 20 weeks by NOT following a specific diet/healthy food habits, then compare it to how much I've spend by following a stricter, cleaner diet.

Edit:

In case anyone wants links:

V-diet(I'm using different supplements since I didn't want to spend the $$$ for Biotest stuff): http://velocity.t-nation.com/free_online_program/sports_body_training_diet_velocity/velocity_diet_30

Kris Gethin 12-Week: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/kris-gethin-12-week-daily-trainer.html

Kris Gethin 4-Week DTP: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/kris-gethin-dtp-4-weeks-to-maximum-muscle.html

I get a lot of motivation from Kris Gethin, that guy is fun to watch and I've learned so many things from watching/reading his stuff.

Mint.com to try to see if eating healthy saves me money.
 
I'll join in:

Age: 30
Height: 5 foot 8 inches
Current weight: 190 lbs (I need to buy a scale this week to double check and for the contest - I hope that is okay. Its been awhile since I weighed myself. I don't feel any bigger but I hope I haven't broken 200)
Goal weight: 170 lbs
 
I'm in:

Age: 28
Height: 5' 7.5"
Current weight: 328
Goal weight: 235

Sorry if this isn't properly formatted, as I'm on MobileGAF, and wanted to get my entry in before day's end because I'm at work through the new year. I will take a weigh-in pic within the week.

A small history about my weight loss to this point: I had the gastric lapband procedure back in April and from June last year to now, I've lost 95 pounds. I'm hoping to lose more on the near future.
 
I'm in as long as I can remember to post.

Height:5`10"
Weight: 193 lbs
Goal: 170 lbs

Posting remotely on my tablet so apologies for any errors or if I forgot any info.

Edit: 29 years old
 
I lost 21kg (46lb) last year, and still aim to lose another 10kg (22lb) by June this year, coincidentally! Count me in.
Admittedly I lost 25kg last year but have gained 4kg the past few months. Time to turn that around, no way am I letting the work go to waste.

Male
Age: 19 years old
Height: 5'10"
Current Weight: 80kg (176lb)
Goal Weight: 70kg (154lb)

Lost weight by counting calories on MyFitnessPal and running on a treadmill. That's really all there is to my methods lol. It's working so far!
 
Ya know what, fuck it. I'm in on this too.

Mr Jones
Male
Age: 37
Height: 5'10"
Current Weight: 255 lbs (116 kg)
Goal Weight: 200 lbs (91 kg)
 
Im in

Male
Age- 24 years old
Height: 6 foot 0 inches
Current weight: 308 lbs
Goal weight: 242 lbs

all my life i have been overweight, and i have try everything to loose some of it, so this year i gonna try harder.
 
I dropped 15kg last year but put it back on due to being unable to exercise for 6 months :( So I'm in!


Male (Australian)
Age - 32
Height 5'7"
Weight - 88kg (194lbs)
Goal - 75kg (165lbs)

Not using any particular diet. Just a lifestyle change. Minimum 30 minutes of exercise a day and plenty of protein and limiting carbs to about 100g a day. Also, no sugar.
 
Router said:
I dropped 15kg last year but put it back on due to being unable to exercise for 6 months :( So I'm in!


Male (Australian)
Age - 32
Height 5'7"
Weight - 88kg (194lbs)
Goal - 75kg (165lbs)

Not using any particular diet. Just a lifestyle change. Minimum 30 minutes of exercise a day and plenty of protein and limiting carbs to about 100g a day. Also, no sugar.
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Don't forget the water! Minimum 64oz a day!
 
This is going to be a lot of fun, guys. After going gangbusters for a long time I had a (hopefully) holiday-related weight GAIN of 5 lbs and was quite taken aback.

No time for discouragement, though. I'm sure many of us will have our ups and downs and, while this is a competition of sorts, I'm certain it will have a positive effect on all who stick with it.
 
Sign ups are officially closed! I will compile everyone into the OP soon. Meanwhile, make sure you post your official starting weight.

My official weight as of 15 minutes ago via Wii fit plus is 280.8 lbs (kind of have to guesstimate that tenth of a pound)
 
Ok officiall starting weight is 128.0 kg according to my scale which is 282.2 lbs according to google. Off we go!
 
The Dutch Slayer said:
OW I want in on this! :D

But I'm not really sure how to determine a weight goal for myself?
What is doable
What is healthy to lose?
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Healthy is considered 1-2 lbs of weightloss a week. But, you have to look at other factors beyond that. Like, if you started weightlifting, your weight won't go down a lot but you may notice your arms are more toned, your jeans are fitting loosely, etc.

Just track your weight every week, and maybe measure your waist every few weeks.
 
My official starting weight yesterday was 125.4kg.
I hope I lose the first few kilos quickly, as I suspect it's inflated by the stupid amounts of food I've been eating.
 
Ah crap, I totally for got to weigh myself.

I'll do it tomorrow morning when I wake up for my official starting weight, and take some pics when I get home from work.
 
HammerOfThor said:
Ah crap, I totally for got to weigh myself.

I'll do it tomorrow morning when I wake up for my official starting weight, and take some pics when I get home from work.
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OP says you have until the 7th to weigh yourself. I'll be doing the same tomorrow before I go to the gym.
 
Hey guys.

Late registration I'm sorry, even if you want to exclude me from prizes that's fine. I'll be joining anyway. A healthier, better looking and fitter body is a better prize than anything anyone can come up with anyway.

Official starting weight: 110.6kgs (as of 5 minutes ago)
Age: 25 year old male
Height: 6'2
Goal Weight: 86kgs
 
I'm in. Not for any prizes or anything but just so I can track my progress. Good luck to the rest of you all.

Your age: 26
Your height: 6'3/6'4 (I do not really know)
Current weight: 260 (Down from almost 300 since Summer, 2011)
Optimum weight: 225 (I would want to get much lower but I will make smaller steps)
 
I am in. Weighed myself 1st thing in the morning.

I started last year at 302.4 and was in at 273.5. But I never seriously dieted apart from a two 1 month spells. I was back at 294 this October beginning.

Right now, I am living with a colleague/friend, so can't cook anything I want at her house and as a result can't go keto/low carb. But going to do calorie counting and try for as much low carb as possible while I move out this month.

Age: 28 Male
Height: 5 foot 9 inches
Current weight: 273.5 lbs
Goal weight: 210 lbs

Long way to go. Long road ahead. Wish me luck.
 
I'm not going to get in on this officially, but I want to use this as some motivation. My goal for this year is going to be fat loss, over the last 2ish years I've pretty much lost all muscle and replaced it with fat. So I'm going to lose the fat and then I'll regain the muscle.

Age: 20
Weight: 185 lbs.
Goal: 165 lbs.
Height: 5' 11"

Good luck to all.
 
Entropia said:
Healthy is considered 1-2 lbs of weightloss a week. But, you have to look at other factors beyond that. Like, if you started weightlifting, your weight won't go down a lot but you may notice your arms are more toned, your jeans are fitting loosely, etc.

Just track your weight every week, and maybe measure your waist every few weeks.
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Ok thanks for that I know that weight is not really a good indicator.
I know that body fat % is a much better indicator for health and fitness.
 
Hell yeah. That (and the weight loss) thread helped me to lose 70 pounds. Still have about another 30 to go, and really psyched to see how I look when I'm at the weight I'm supposed to be.

Age: 27 years young
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 214 (approx. Will post official starting weight by the 7th)
Goal weight: 185
 
Can I still join? Just found this thread.

age: 37
height: 5'10 (and a half or so)
weight: ~200 lbs (will weigh in officially)
target: 165 lbs
 
Gonna win this thing!!!

Age:24(25 on the 17th of Jan)
Weight: 253 as of 2 minutes ago
Height: 6'2''
Weight loss goal: 50lbs
Hometown: Las Vegas

Check-in 1/7/13:
Starting weight: 253
Current weight: 249.5
Looks like im doing OK for my first week. My plan is to lose 4 lbs a week in order to reach 50lbs by June 30th.
So is just however hit there goal by June 30th or who ever has the best "body transformation" by then?

Note to OP: Maybe we put our hometowns in too so that we can find local Gaffers to teamup with?
 
So I will be participating again and hopefully more success this time, I've been stuck at the same fitness level/weight for a few years now.

Age: 28/male
Height: 183cm
Current weight: 105kg
Goal weight: 75-85kg
 
Seeing the success some of you had last year has encouraged me to attempt this year. I'm fine not being in officially.

Your height: 5'9"
Your age: 24 (7/7)
Your current weight: 205 lbs
Your goal weight: 165 lbs
 
Ok, did my official weigh-in this morning on my Tanita scale:

Your height: 5'9"
Your age: 35
Your current weight: 198.8 lbs
Your goal weight: 165 lbs
 
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