|   Weight Loss Challenge Lurker | LakeRaven
Dec 15, 2002 1:58 PM | | Before - March 2002
70 pounds = 4+ bowling balls or 280 sticks of butter |
| Kick ass, bet you feel great! | clyde
Dec 15, 2002 2:33 PM | | Subway has got nothin on you. Totally inspiring. |
| Ahhhh!! I LOVE it! | Stine
Dec 15, 2002 2:36 PM | | CONGRATULATIONS! I know how hard it is.
;)
heheee I'm so tickled for ya.
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(my before pic)
Nice job Gary. |
| Good work! | Ryan Scott
Dec 15, 2002 2:43 PM | | What was your method? How did you lose 8+ pounds a month? Lets here a little bit about how you did this. Once again congrats.
Ryan. |
| Method | LakeRaven
Dec 15, 2002 3:01 PM | | I'm a weight watcher. I stopped drinking alchohol. I go out and play twice a day. Most folks call it working out. The real test is keeping the extra pounds off. Time will tell if I can remain dedicated to my health. |
| I'LL EAT BOWLING BALLS INSTEAD.. | MIKE DH
Dec 15, 2002 4:01 PM | | Great work on the the change in your health. Keep riding and have fun. |
| That's gotta be photoshop..........!! | Cook
Dec 15, 2002 4:15 PM | | Now, instead of looking like a Harley Davidson biker, you look like a mountain-biker! Great job!
Cheers |
| great! | Fast feet
Dec 15, 2002 4:22 PM | | Look how much happier you are in the second photo after your weight loss.
Climbing's more fun now, ain't it? |
| WoW!!! | Jisch
Dec 15, 2002 4:25 PM | | That "before" pic looks a lot like my ex-riding buddy. I gotta get these pics off to him... Let him see what he could be.
Congratulations.
John |
| Very cool....question.... | moneyshot
Dec 15, 2002 4:40 PM | | did you start drinking alot more water? I have heard so many people say thats the key to losing weight (aside from exercise). Did you use that method?
Im trying to lose 10-15lbs, its tough...than I see someone who lost 70lbs.....very impressive! |
| H2O | LakeRaven
Dec 15, 2002 6:09 PM | | Water is a component of weight watchers approach. I have tried and been successfull on a variety of programs that push water. It's the points system that makes weight wtachers easy and sustainable for me. If you set your mind to losing that 10 - 15 ponds I know you can do it.
Thanks, everyone, for your kind words. |
| I've read/heard that....... | JimW
Dec 16, 2002 1:08 PM | | many times when a person thinks they are hungry and gets those "pangs"
a glass of water will do the trick better than a snickers bar.
What we mistake for hunger pangs are actually thirst pangs.
Of course I could be completely wrong about this....
Jim |
| BALOGNE!!!!...... | Rollingbones
Dec 15, 2002 4:48 PM | | ..bowling balls and butter...nothing!! 70 pounds equils 1.5 to 2 freeride bikes. Let's keep this in perspective.
Any hoot..that's SUPER!!! Keep up the good work. One should have to work hard to go downhill!!!
Slim Dirt!!!! |
| sweet dood!!! way to go!!! | fireboy
Dec 15, 2002 4:48 PM | | Congrats Gary...you look great...
wink, wink, nudge, nudge..
terry |
| PLS. HELP, Need to lose 1 1/2 bowling balls ! ! ! | GIANT 1
Dec 15, 2002 5:20 PM | | Doing something u love + Improving ur health = 4 bowling balls lighter. |
| Damn... the most impressive thing aint the wieght though... | gw
Dec 15, 2002 5:39 PM | | atleast to me. More impressive is that for 8+ months you still have the same bike, same parts, and mostly the same gear (helmet, camel back, shoes). I cant go a month without trading some part out or getting something new... |
| I had that same thought. Good | Duckman
Dec 15, 2002 6:01 PM | | ...I feel better now. Its not just me. |
| I had that same thought. Good | LakeRaven
Dec 15, 2002 6:22 PM | | Well I had no money left after I bought that Turner. Just Kidding.....lets see the Knickers, arm warmers, kodiak vest were all newish, but the Durango wheel club jersey is from deep in the dresser drawer. Purchased in '87 around the last time I was below the 200 mark. A really close inspection would uncover new Brake lines, new rear derailer hanger, new cable and housing on the rear derailer, new rear tire, the second new chain since March, and new slime tubes for desert riding. So I'm addicted to bike parts as well or I'm really hard on equipment. Oh and the fork was factory rebuilt after It broke, so there's probably new seals and oil in there. And that's just one of my bikes. Thank God I put most of my saddle time on a single speed. |
| desert riding in illinois? | gw
Dec 15, 2002 8:28 PM | | also those pics dont look like anything i'd expect in illinois? |
| nice legs! | LW
Dec 15, 2002 5:55 PM | | You kept the buff quads and calves. Good job! You look really fit! Keep up the great work.
L |
| wow! | Brodiegrrl
Dec 15, 2002 6:45 PM | | what does your wife think about that!
way to go! |
| that is awesome. | bones
Dec 15, 2002 10:14 PM | | Wow, congrats LR, amazing change in such a short time. Must have been the most enjoyable way to drop that weight, just puttin' tha time in tha saddle.
b. |
| Way to go!!!........ | cush
Dec 16, 2002 6:18 AM | | glad I started the challenge - and my program is significantly more affordable than Weight Watchers!
I am holding on to 175. I think my goal for next spring will be 165. |
| Hey... I recognize this guy! | Steve-O
Dec 16, 2002 6:19 AM | | At least the "after" picture!
Good riding with you this weekend! We'll have to see what the week brings in the way of weather for next weekend...
Steve-O (d'oh - eating PopTart while reading this post!) |
| wowsers! | little b
Dec 16, 2002 8:05 AM | | how do you wolf-whistle on this thing? congrats - that's a fantastic achievement. good luck in maintenance. if you have the motivation to lose it, i'm sure you have the motivation to maintain it. |
| Bowling balls as motivation? | Bonee
Dec 16, 2002 11:17 AM | | Good idea, I used to use Steaks to motivate me. I was haing a little cookout for me and wifey a few years back and bought some nice t-bones. 1.5 pounds each. All we had was the steak and a salad. So I'm eating this steak realizing how big it is, yet still just 1.5 pounds.
Sadly, I realized I was about 15 pounds more than the weight at which I feel best. I then imagined 10 of these steaks spread out all over my body. Pretty disgusting image, so I posted pictures of 10 steaks in my cube and lost 15 pounds. Everytime I lost 3 pounds I pulled 2 steaks off and threw them away.
So it worked, but I've seemed to regained them and will start afresh in January. Just too stressed with holidays to be overly converned right now.
Good job by the way. |
| I dropped 50 in the past year thanks to mntn biking | terrain
Dec 16, 2002 12:03 PM | | Getting bit by the mountain biking bug helped out a lot, I went from a lazy oaf to an addicted rider.
Cutting out fast food, alochol(mostly), and Mt. Dew makes a huge difference. If you are overweight, it's not hard to drop weight simply by watching what you eat and doing something active.
Kansas City is one of the most overweight cities in the US, I'm happy I'm no longer part of that statistic. |
| Excellent job !! nm | JimW
Dec 16, 2002 1:09 PM | | nm |
| nice kicks | surlyjason
Dec 16, 2002 10:18 PM | | I have the same shoes. I am proud of you my man. I am 21 and have been mountain biking for 10 mo; lost 30 lbs. in that time and gained a heck of alot of muscle. Ride the heaviest bike you can find and carry way, way more water than you need is my lil credo. Do you drink alot of coffee?
rock on,
jay |
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