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October 1, 2009

The Great Weight Loss Competition of '09

Just when people are looking to put on weight and prepare for hibernation in Minnesota, I am looking to get fit and trim. Last weekend my friends Steve and Amy were in town. At their parent's house Steve's father, John, was lamenting his figure. He works in a remote office and he doesn't want to appear like he's been leading too easy of a life at the next all-company get together.

His wife, Nancy, thought he could use a little encouragement and so, seeing as how I could stand to loose at least 15 lbs., goaded us into a little friendly competition. The stakes?

For every pound we don't lose from our personal goal by the morning weigh-in on December 6th we have to pay the other person a prearranged amount:

John wants to loose 10 lbs. and he will pay me $30/lb. for every pound he does not lose.

I want to loose 15 lbs. and I will pay him $20/lb. for every pound I do not lose.

The competition began on September 27th. There are only 90 days between September 27th and December 6th. That's 1 lb. 2⅔ oz. per week or 2⅔ oz. of weight I must lose daily.

For encouragement and tracking tools I turned to Traineo. John and I have both setup profiles. You can track our progress:

• John's Traineo Profile: http://www.traineo.com/users/jshughes
• My Traineo Profile: http://www.traineo.com/users/jordanh

So far I've been able to demonstrate fairly consistent progress. I've eaten sensibly. I've made sure to do some physical activity each day. I'm down about 2.5 lbs. in 5 days. I do have some challenges ahead of me, however.

Next week I am headed to Australia for a technical conference. I'll be sitting on a plane for 15 hours each way. I'll be away from exercise equipment. To prepare, I've been doing "burpees." I did 3 sets of 10 on Sunday, my core muscles hurt for three days. It hurt like the dickens to laugh. I've been relatively humorless all week.

Posted by jordanh at October 1, 2009 9:05 PM

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