Wow, 275 to 231 to 206

Skinny Marv is now down to 206 (from initial 275). I am stunned....

I'm starting to feel phat again.....

Ok, so I'm starting to feel phat again. Add that, and we never finished the weigh-in's, collected our cash, or ridiculed the losers. Plus, this was suppose to be a two part challenge. First losing the weight, then keeping it off.

So I am firing up the blog.


BTW - the above pict. is from my travels last week. Texas BBQ for lunch every day. Yum!

(I am so feeling phat)

275 to 231

OK. We're out of town tomorrow, so here's my photos. I weighed in this morning, but I'll do it again tomorrow just to make it official!

210 to 188

My weigh in is complete at 188!!!

Woo hoo!!!

Your turn boys I am waiting you you guys to post some numbers and pics!

Read It and Weep...Smackie!!!

(Sung to the tune in my head...accompanied by the happy dance...)
There ain't gonna be no Speedo,
no Speedo,
no Speedo,
There ain't gonna be no Speedo,
no Speedo,
no Speedo,
There ain't gonna be no Speedo for meeeeeeee!!!

I'm out.....

I'm out....  I'm 10lbs over my goal and decided that I don't want to starve myself for the next two weeks.  You guys rock (I don't).

How do we pay out?  10lbs * $25 = $250

I owe the group $250.

Good luck to everyone.

Free Hashbrowns

If my nearest Waffle House wasn't 300 miles away, I would SO be all over this!



10 Days to go...

Bon Voyage!

Wow, watching the Rob and Will thing has been like watching a train wreck! I want to look away, I just can't!

So, on a friendlier note...

I'll be leaving today for my cruise. I'm currently 8 lbs. below my target, so we'll see if I can stay away from the buffet enough to keep from adding it all back. There's no CHEAP phone or internet access on the ship, so you won't see any of my postings on LoseIt for awhile. I'll still be keeping up though, so don't think I've gone all Rob Williams on this thing and disappeared!

Everyone have a great week and keep losing!

Aikido Training.....

Will Pringle, the only way that you are going to get money from me is if you pull it from my cold dead Aikido hands. 

The only thing that I am worried about Seattle is if the airline will let me on with these deadly weapons.  

With all that smack talk, why don't you put some money where your mouth is.....  I have issued additional bet(s) to you that have gone unanswered.

Be afraid Will Pringle, be *very* afraid.....

But I don't take, American Express...

This note is to Rob "My Elusive 34's" Williams.

FYI - when I see you in Seattle on April 10th, I prefer that you bring cash to pay your bill. And my Flip camera is going to record the whole proceeding. I can hear you now... wah, wah... "I'm so sorry Will that I ever thought I could be as skinny as you."

Please Rob, stop groveling. "You're the greatest Wilmeister... and Marv, Jimmy, Ken, Dave and Alex too. I don't know why I ever doubted you guys and thought I could lose more weight than you".

Man Rob, you know we can't stand it when you grovel! But, that said, from this moment on you must forever refer to yourself as "THE LOSER" and the five of us as Bones, Slim, Stretch, Stringbean and Skeletor".

You're going down Rob Williams... and don't forget to pack your crying towel for the trip to Seattle - you're going to need it!

Book Store

I went to the book store the other day looking for some good diet books. All I could find was fat, fat, fat recipes! I finally figured out that I was in the .....

Will lost 13 lbs. in all the right places!!!

Man will sure is losing weight in all the right places!!! What's his secret?

Jimmy Lost 13 Pounds!!!

Jimmy is down 13 pounds and has been dying to show off his new trim tummy to everyone. Way to go Jim!

Victory!

I made my weight, but I need a ruling. As Will pointed out, we're halfway home. I pushed hard because I have a family cruise coming up in two weeks and I don't want to be worrying about what I eat on the ship. So my question; Can I state now that I meet the goal and not worry about April 15th or do I still have to weigh in then? Rob has ruled against me, but I'm filing an appeal!

Half Way There!

Gentlemen. We are now 1/2 way to our end goal of April 10th. If you have not yet lost 50% of your goal... you are behind. I would like to remind everyone that this is a competition among friends. Your pride is on the line. That, and $25 for every pound that you do not lose. To the winner(s) go the spoils. Good luck and Godspeed.

Ken Evans Plan A......

(Ken's Weight Loss Plan)

Apparently Ken Evans plans to lose weight with Super Colon Cleansing's.  Does anyone else have a strategy that they would like to share with the group?  

(honestly, Ken could have kept this one to himself)

Lose it.....

This is my friend list on Lose It. Does everyone have everyone?

Also I would like to add Ken and Dave.

I fell off the wagon.....

Ok, so somewhere between the donuts, burgers, and four weeks of travel from home (in a mini-van with wife/three kids, battling through three snow storms), I have fallin off the waggon. Red Bulls, Outback Steak dinners..... its all a blurr. Plus no G3/wireless (my loseit is shambles).

At this point I can either start writing checks, or get back on board. So I'm jumping back in......

Even now, how hard can it be to beat Will Pringle???

But did you see that Jimmy Short broke down past the 200 mark!


Ok fella's, I'm back in. Let the re-Blogging begin.....

Weigh In...

Yo Rob...

Ken Evans - 205/200/198/198/198/198
Dave Kennealey - 248/244/241/239/239
Will Pringle - 218/217/214/212/211/207
Jimmy Short - 211/206/204/202/201/198
Marv Stone - 275/268/263/261/256/249
Alex Vella - 213/210/209/209/209/208
Robbie Williams - 211/205/203/203/???/???

Tis' the Season...

Man I love Girl Scout cookie season!!!

So here's the question...

Thin Mints or Lemon Cremes...

My vote like there was even a question:

Thin Mints

The Cheesecake Factory

We had a great Valentine's day. First we went to the zoo and then to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch and a great Lemonchello cake. Layers of yellow cake filled with lemon cheesecake topped off with fresh strawberry sauce and berries.

Super Bowl XLIV Party at the Short's

So, this was one of the two platters of ribs and chicken we got from Whole Foods. Man the beers really helped bring it all together. Bummed the Colts lost!!!

Do you guys notice the first word that comes from a consultant's mouth when they are explaining something is "so"?

We Won!!!

Sooooo Tracey entered this contest for a $50.00 Super Bowl catering platter from Whole Foods and she won!!! It is going to have wings, ribs, potato salad, pasta salad, and sandwiches. I am going to have to gorge myself tomorrow. I haven’t had wings in weeks….mmmmmmm wings. One day isn’t going to make a difference right?

Need an iPad!

Dang Will! What are you eating? Your red lines are scrolling off my iPhone screen. I'm going to have to get an iPad just to view your calorie chart!

Weigh In.....

(This scale sticks....)

Ken Evans - 205/200/198/198/???
Dave Kennealey - 248/244/241/239
Will Pringle - 218/217/214/212/211
Jimmy Short - 211/206/204/202/201
Marv Stone - 275/268/263/261/256
Alex Vella - 213/210/209/209/209
Robbie Williams - 211/205/203/203/???

Would you go to HELL for a burger???

(Ray's Hell Burgers)

So I went to Ray's Hell Burgers for a burger fix (big mistake).  Basically Ray has a steak restaurant, takes all the trimmings from his prime beef to make hamburger's.  Then opened a separate store, and started selling hamburgers with all sorts of fancy cheese and toppings.  My favorite is the Soul Burger, I get it Au Piouve with balsamic grilled onions, mushrooms, swiss cheese, Roquefort blue cheese, cooked to their recommend temp (which is between rare/medium rare).  I also had to have their root beer on draft.........

Post-Rays I'm feeling fat, really fat (I'm talking Will Pringle Mac & Cheese fat).  What was I thinking?  I need to turn my sobriety coin back in.

Estimated Dinner Calories - 1,934


 Ray's Hell Burgers Reviews

 Obama and Biden at Ray's

25 Minutes 2.1 Miles

Jim Met, you need run the numbers again.

I ran 2.1 miles in 25 minutes and I looked like this. At that rate, a 12 minute mile, it would take me 5.2 hours to run 26 miles. Not that I am in great shape or anything, but come on man, are you mad?!?!

Pringle & Covey: Just Hangin' Out

Man, and I thought I was cool with Steven Covey...

Looking for advice......

So after the Krispy Kreme Incident I decided to go to a motivational speaker (Bill Carrier) and get some "West Point" training tips.  Stay tuned........


BTW - flexing with Will's brother-in-law/Cathy's Brother (Bill "I could kill you with a paperclip" Carrier)

Weigh In.....

Ken Evans - 205/200/198/198
Dave Kennealey - 248/244/241/???
Will Pringle - 218/217/214/212
Jimmy Short - 211/206/204/202
Marv Stone - 275/268/263/261
Alex Vella - 213/210/209/209
Robbie Williams - 211/205/203/203

The Krispy Kreme Incident.....

Damn you Krispy Kreme Korporation (KKK).......  Damn you, and your "Hot Donuts Now" sign.......  Damn those delicious hot donuts, on your cool conveyor belt machine that I can watch in endless fascination......  Damn your employees who respond to the command "I'll take four Hot Ones".......  Damn your retro donut hats that you freely pass out......

Damn you, damn you........

What was I suppose to do while in Winston-Salem, NC ~ Home of the first Krispy Kreme, HQ/Mecca......

Rob Williams Struts His Stuff

Robbie is 8 pounds down and counting!!! Nicely done Rob and thanks for hiding your tattoo.

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I don't workout at "The Pig"......

OK. I never work out at The Pig, its....

And I never work out alone......

(Click on pic to enlarge)

Jim Metcalf wants to run a Marathon (with no training)

So Jim (two-pack) Metcalf has called to float an idea of him running a marathon on his 40th birthday.

Some specifics (from Jim):

• no training needed - (this is a proof point to how physically fit he is ("I don't need no stinking training")
• just needs to research sugar water or other stuff to drink during the run
• 26 miles (52 laps around his son's school track)
• 5 hours (at the most)

Now this I would L-O-V-E to see this!!!. I'm talking lawn chair, video camera, flags, air horn, and maybe sell tickets.  But what if he has a stroke, heart attack, renal failure.........  I'm sooooo torn.  Watching Jim Met either fail or succeed (priceless), witnessing him directly placing himself in harms way (while I'm being entertained) (heart wrenching).


Anybody have any thoughts on this???  Should he do it?  (If so, how much should a ticket go for?)

New Guy.....

So a new guy has joined the challenge. He is a friend of Ken Evans. His Challenge start date is 01-15-10, and he will weigh-out 15 days after us. Rumor has it he will be sending in a "before" pic. Until then the above will have to do.....



Name: Dave “I want my babyback” Kennealey

Starting Weight: 248

Goal Weight: 224

Weigh In.....

Ken Evans - 205/200/198
Dave Kennealey - 248
Will Pringle - 218/217/214
Jimmy Short - 211/206/204
Marv Stone - 275/268/263
Alex Vella - 213/210/209
Robbie Williams - 211/205/203

Marv needs help from those north of the Mason-Dixon Line

(Marv's current exercise site)

Marv needs some advice on exercising from those living in the Great White North.  (I believe his Southern upbringing has kept him from asking).

Basically he says it is way too cold to exercise in Mississippi.  This is further compounded since his small town has only one gym.  Marv's wife is good friends with the gym owners wife.  The gym owner decided to stop going with the wife and started going with a 20-something towel girl (who was working at the gym).  Now Marv has to boycott the gym based on his wifes friendship/principles.  And this has forced Marv to have only one place to exercise.....  The Piggly Wiggly.

Now I've been accused of stretching the truth in order to make a good story, but I am dead serious (if I'm lying, I'm dying).  Marv is exercising at the Pig.

If you look at his Loseit and see 10min walk here, and a 20min walk there, thats him at the Pig.  Can you imagine trying to lose weight while "exercising" at a grocery store!?!?!

Now normally I would ask Will for advice, but apparently he doesn't know how to exercise in cold weather either.

Can someone please help these guys??????

Side Bet (cont.)

I think Will Pringle has been eating a lot of poultry, cause I smell.......... C-H-I-C-K-E-N


Five days ago a side bet was issued. No response. (Will was traveling to NYC). But he is back. So I am officially reissuing the side bet, with an addition. For April's weigh in, Will and I will officiate each others weight using the same scale. We will be together at a conference in Seattle Washington for April. This way we will know no "scale cheating" has occured, and Will can pay me in person.



In the voice that Will knows all too well..... (wats a matter Willy, u (sc)ared???)

Better than me...

All I have to say is that I was at Bryan's for Christmas and he was in a lot better shape than me. I think he is in the same category as Jim Met.

Bryan Jones (cont.)

Do you think Bryan Jones hasn't joined because he's working too hard, or playing too much?

Come on Bryan, jump into the Challenge....

When is Bryan Jones joining the Challenge??

(Bryan Jones sighting.....)

Bryan Jones has surfaced to leave a comment on the Blog.  When is he joining the Challenge?  You know that boy needs to loose some weight (see above).

Jimmy Short needs advice while traveling.....

(Jimmy's Before Pic.)

Jimmy Short is looking for advice.  He is in Orlando at a convention, being wined and dined.  Is concerned with blowing his diet (eating out a lot, others picking up the tab).  So naturally he is looking for advice from those of us who have traveled a lot.....

Here is my advice (hope you loose a lot of weight):

• If they bring it to the table and set it on fire, order it
• Common place items that are overpriced, $40 meatloaf, $50 hamburger, $18 potato chips with blue cheese crumbles, $25 Mac & Cheese....... order it
• Any dessert that has to be ordered before your main course
• Chilean Sea Bass, order it, even at a steak restaurant
• Caesar Salad made at table side, order it, yes go with the sardines
• Pan Fried Foie Gras
• Baby animals, or endangered animals, order it, except wooly mammoth, they’re gross
• Chocolate mousse or Crème Brulee, order both
• Decaf coffee with alcohol (be sure to tell the staff Decaf), nothing worse than overeating, being drunk, and being wired…… trust me
• After dinner drinks that are older than you, bonus points when older than parents, grandparents, or famous historical figures

That’s off the top of my head, I’m sure there’s more. Good luck!!!

Anyone else have tips for Jimmy?

Side Bet......

Throwing down the glove......

I bet Will $100.00 that I will lose a higher percentage of weight then him at April's weigh in. I also bet $1000.00 that I will keep off a higher percentage of weight for the Jan 2011 weigh in.

Is Will (Mac & Cheese) Boy man enough to step up to the bet????