Manosteel
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Good Luck! My hats off to anyone who can lose wieght and stick to a diet during the month of December, with x-mass parties for work, family gatherings and ofcourse x-mass and new years dinner, the cards are stacked high against you.
Ryan Avery vs James Petker...the fat kid weight loss competition!
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Bearhunter
WKR
Jason, thanks for Photo shooping my already "meaty" face... Thankfully I am not back to that point in my life...
CrzyTrekker
WKR
This is good stuff.
Eric
I'm in if someone figures out a way to start a betting pool.
Eric
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CrzyTrekker
WKR
and my money is on James "comeback kid" Petker"
Bearhunter
WKR
I think the weight loss odds/gods are in Ryan's favor but I feel like my determination could allow me to rise to the top 
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James, the first year you hunted in Alaska you were a little heavier than now, I think. But, years later when Aron and I were hangin out, he showed me some photos from a hunt you and he did that year...I had to ask him who you were because I didn't recognize you.
That said, I've seen how big boys lose weight and then sling shot from skinny to fatter in no time flat.
Your challenge won't be to lose the weight, but to keep it off.
Without knowing Ryan per se, I don't know his bounce records, but the challenge will be for of you: a lifestyle change, not just portion control.
Remember to think of your fat as a body of cells that don't go away when you lose weight. The cells shrink as you lose weight, but never go away. Remember that when your stuffing your fat faces with beer after beer and chase it down with a greezy hamburger, you fat bastards.
Lifestyle change means routines with exercise, daily calorie control, and healthy food choices.
Reality check: you have about 5 weeks to drop the weight, which ain't gonna be easy. You may lose about 5-lbs a week at first, but you'll have to cut your calories in half, literally. The trick will be to keep it off and refrain from binge eating after 6 weeks.
The safest way to lose weight and keep it off will be to eat lots of green veggies for bulk free foods to make you feel fuller, and drink a gallon or more of water each day. if you need to snack, eat several fruits each day high in fiber (pears, apples, dates, prunes). You'll have to start with 1500-1800 cals max each day. You won't lose much at first, but trust the plan and sweat the rest off. lay off booze for 6 weeks to stray from heavy cals.
little to no starches like potatoes and rice (eat quinoa and sweet potatoes). Cram veggies without ranch dip, eat lots of fruit and meat, drink lots of water. No sodas or red bull.
All that to say this: I don't think the real contest is how much you will lose in 6 weeks, but how much you keep off the rest of the year.
That's what I want to bet on, just sayin'
later bros, good luck.
That said, I've seen how big boys lose weight and then sling shot from skinny to fatter in no time flat.
Your challenge won't be to lose the weight, but to keep it off.
Without knowing Ryan per se, I don't know his bounce records, but the challenge will be for of you: a lifestyle change, not just portion control.
Remember to think of your fat as a body of cells that don't go away when you lose weight. The cells shrink as you lose weight, but never go away. Remember that when your stuffing your fat faces with beer after beer and chase it down with a greezy hamburger, you fat bastards.
Lifestyle change means routines with exercise, daily calorie control, and healthy food choices.
Reality check: you have about 5 weeks to drop the weight, which ain't gonna be easy. You may lose about 5-lbs a week at first, but you'll have to cut your calories in half, literally. The trick will be to keep it off and refrain from binge eating after 6 weeks.
The safest way to lose weight and keep it off will be to eat lots of green veggies for bulk free foods to make you feel fuller, and drink a gallon or more of water each day. if you need to snack, eat several fruits each day high in fiber (pears, apples, dates, prunes). You'll have to start with 1500-1800 cals max each day. You won't lose much at first, but trust the plan and sweat the rest off. lay off booze for 6 weeks to stray from heavy cals.
little to no starches like potatoes and rice (eat quinoa and sweet potatoes). Cram veggies without ranch dip, eat lots of fruit and meat, drink lots of water. No sodas or red bull.
All that to say this: I don't think the real contest is how much you will lose in 6 weeks, but how much you keep off the rest of the year.
That's what I want to bet on, just sayin'
later bros, good luck.
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Larry brings up a great point....keeping it off is a PITA!
Anyone have some before and after photos? Would be great to see them and might give James and Ryan some motivation.
Post em up!
Anyone have some before and after photos? Would be great to see them and might give James and Ryan some motivation.
Post em up!
Ask Dennis (DDarchery) to post his.
Bearhunter
WKR
Ive got some that are pretty impressive! But the keeping it off part only lasted about a year... Thanks for the advice Larry, you summed up the path that I am currently taking nicely, thats exactly what my body needs as far as food goes and increased activity levels. After the weigh in we will start a Keep it off contest!
anyone gonna set the over/under for total combined weight loss? hahah. this would be a good way for the rest of the group to jump on board. me, i dont gamble at all after what my mom and i call, "the event".
not to take this thread all mamby pamby..but there is a girl that is kinda cute. she has a blog on how to live with weight loss. really interesting. she eats regular food to placate her cravings..just not alot of it. she lost over 100lbs and kept it off forever and lives a normal life. win!
her blog is:
can you stay for dinner? (one of the best non-pro food photog i have seen)
good luck guys. for me, the challenge is a one man sport..just me against my fork.
not to take this thread all mamby pamby..but there is a girl that is kinda cute. she has a blog on how to live with weight loss. really interesting. she eats regular food to placate her cravings..just not alot of it. she lost over 100lbs and kept it off forever and lives a normal life. win!
her blog is:
can you stay for dinner? (one of the best non-pro food photog i have seen)
good luck guys. for me, the challenge is a one man sport..just me against my fork.
Nick Muche
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fillthefreezer
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sorry i dont have any shirt off flexing in the mirror but
spring 2010, about 220
aug 2010
spring 2011
aug 2012
spring 2010, about 220
aug 2010
spring 2011
aug 2012
All skin and bones, FTF.
Nice job.
Nice job.
pyroducksx3
WKR
I'm on team Ryan. When do the rockslide "team" shirts come out?
phinneas_gauge
FNG
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Haha...particularly inspirational. If I would ever use "LOL" I would use it now. But I don't, so I won't.
Bearhunter
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aron
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this is by far the toughest part as I've been there a few times in the past couple years. It doesn't take much to get back to the old ways if you starve yourself to lose weight but don't shift your actual habits for long term lifestyle change.
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