Robert M Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 I recently learned that I have astronomically high cholesterol. I need to drop my cholesterol, and lower my weight considerably to protect my health. So I figure I will get some motivation by running a pair of contests. The first contest is to guess my weight (in pounds) and my pants waistband size in inches. I will score everyone by subtracting my wieght and waist from their guesses and taking the absolute value of the differences and adding them together. The person with the lowest resulting score wins. In the case of a tie, whomever posted their guess first will win. The winner has their choice of any one of the 3 following carts: Food Fight for Atari 7800 Ms. PacMan for Atari 2600 Picnic for Atari 2600. So go ahead guess my current weight and waist band size. Here are some hints. I am a white male. 6 feet tall with a medium build. I am 40 to 50 pounds over my ideal weight. The first part of the contest will close at Midnight Central time on Friday October 31st. I will announce the winner shortly after. The second part of the contest will be held in June of next year when you will guess my new weight and waistband size. Good-luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 245lbs. 40in. waist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 You weigh 225 with a 42 waist. I'm in the same boat (as I drink another beer watching the ballgame) with the weight/cholesterol. If your chol. is astronomicially high, I'd guess that at 260. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 245lbs. 40in. waist. I was going to guess exactly those numbers even before I saw your post So I'll go with 235lbs and 40in. waist. Are you considering Atkins for weight loss and health benefits? I've lost 35lbs this summer on Atkins, have about 20 more pounds to go to be happy. Most of the new research out really shows the benefits in terms of cholesterol and blood pressure of the low carb diets. Cool forums with lots of info here: http://forum.lowcarber.org/ Good luck with however you do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 218 lbs. 42 in. * fixed spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanman Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 237 lb 42 in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Posted October 26, 2003 Author Share Posted October 26, 2003 You weigh 225 with a 42 waist. If your chol. is astronomicially high, I'd guess that at 260. Actually its 229, but my Triglycerides are 696 and less than 200 is normal. If I went over 1000 I would be a walking time bomb waiting for something to break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Posted October 26, 2003 Author Share Posted October 26, 2003 245lbs. 40in. waist. Are you considering Atkins for weight loss and health benefits? I've lost 35lbs this summer on Atkins, have about 20 more pounds to go to be happy. Most of the new research out really shows the benefits in terms of cholesterol and blood pressure of the low carb diets. Cool forums with lots of info here: http://forum.lowcarber.org/ I am on a low carb diet. I will look into the Atkin's diet. Thanks for the tip. Good luck with however you do it Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 You weigh 225 with a 42 waist. If your chol. is astronomicially high, I'd guess that at 260. Actually its 229, but my Triglycerides are 696 and less than 200 is normal. If I went over 1000 I would be a walking time bomb waiting for something to break. That's not terrible then, certainly not astronomically high. 220 is where it starts getting bad, but 229 certainly isn't all that bad. Mine is 221. My doc says that's certainly not good, just enough that I should lay off the junk food and exercise more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 Weight 227 lbs. Waist 41 in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 I've lost over 70lbs on Atkins. Once you gather up some good recipies and learn what your carb tolerance is (for the occasional cheat), it's not that hard to make it a lifestyle. -Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 My guess: 209 lbs 42inch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inextremis staple Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 234 lbs 40 in is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 234 lbs. 43 in. waist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisjohn Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 What's that in metric? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 260 lbs, 46 inch waist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postamessage2 Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 255lbs 43in waist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 285 lbs. 44 in waist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 263 lbs. and 45 in. waist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I'd like to guess 250 lbs with a 42 inch waistband...since that describes me. I too, would like to lose weight. It's draining my confidence... Good luck man. I could use any of the games you're giving away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 249 lbs with a 42 inch waist. That's pretty much me, too, but I'm 6'5", so it's a little easier to take. I wanna hit 230, though. I've been just doing my own diet for the past few months. NO caffeine of any sort (that shit is a damn poison), very little sweets, a low carb weight loss shake for lunch, and a decent to large (and sometimes my normal SUPER large dinner. I'm a major huge eater. I can down a Pizza Hut Big New Yorker and a 2 liter with no problems whatsoever. And yeah, I mean the WHOLE pizza.) dinner. I went from 274 to where I'm at now, about 248 in about 4 months, but taking the weight off slow means it'll STAY off, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 249 lbs with a 42 inch waist. That's pretty much me, too, but I'm 6'5", so it's a little easier to take. I wanna hit 230, though. I've been just doing my own diet for the past few months. NO caffeine of any sort (that shit is a damn poison), very little sweets, a low carb weight loss shake for lunch, and a decent to large (and sometimes my normal SUPER large dinner. I'm a major huge eater. I can down a Pizza Hut Big New Yorker and a 2 liter with no problems whatsoever. And yeah, I mean the WHOLE pizza.) dinner. I went from 274 to where I'm at now, about 248 in about 4 months, but taking the weight off slow means it'll STAY off, too. Har!I used to order those 4 Pizza Party Packs from Papa Johns....ahhh$20.00 o' goodness..........I can taste the garlic sauce now....but enough...this is a lose weight thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcprs1 Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 225lbs 42 inch waist Also, I lost 55 pounds on Atkins this summer. I highly suggest it for anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Can anyone recommend a good resource for the Atkins diet? I was thinking about going on it but I don't know much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Can anyone recommend a good resource for the Atkins diet? I was thinking about going on it but I don't know much about it. The four steps are here: http://atkins.com/howto/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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