The MDS Biggest Loser Challenge

[Circe]

I think it should be limited to people with a BMI that's overweight or obese.

[skindeep_curiosity]

[quote author=aprilcarter29 link=topic=17603.msg1110460#msg1110460 date=1228845003]
I think it should be limited to people with a BMI that's overweight or obese.
[/quote]

I'm going to have to agree with you.

[Karalicious]

[quote author=aprilcarter29 link=topic=17603.msg1110460#msg1110460 date=1228845003]
I think it should be limited to people with a BMI that's overweight or obese.
[/quote]im sure chaunce will throw someone out if they want to lose weight and they weigh like 110. :lol:

[mydeathspace]

LOL!

This will never work!

I wish you all luck though. I plan on winning. 

[Natasha_XO]

[quote author=mydeathspace link=topic=17603.msg1110477#msg1110477 date=1228845743]
LOL!

This will never work!

I wish you all luck though. I plan on winning. 
[/quote]

why won't it work and  :x.

[Karalicious]

[quote author=mydeathspace link=topic=17603.msg1110477#msg1110477 date=1228845743]
LOL!

This will never work!

I wish you all luck though. I plan on winning. 
[/quote] :lol: you can't win.

[mydeathspace]

[quote author=Natasha_XO link=topic=17603.msg1110481#msg1110481 date=1228845841]
why won't it work and  :x.
[/quote]

I don't think people will post photos of themselves on a scale with the weight showing.

[mydeathspace]

[quote author=Karalicious link=topic=17603.msg1110483#msg1110483 date=1228845862]
:lol: you can't win.
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I will do the opposite and try to gain weight. I might be able to get up to 115 pounds if I really try.

[Karalicious]

[quote author=mydeathspace link=topic=17603.msg1110496#msg1110496 date=1228846172]
I don't think people will post photos of themselves on a scale with the weight showing.
[/quote] hey i already posted my obnoxious weight and i doubt anyone weighs more than me. besides, they only have to send it to chaunce, not post it publicly.

[Karalicious]

[quote author=mydeathspace link=topic=17603.msg1110500#msg1110500 date=1228846229]
I will do the opposite and try to gain weight. I might be able to get up to 115 pounds if I really try.
[/quote] I will pass my weight to you, good sir.

[skindeep_curiosity]

[quote author=mydeathspace link=topic=17603.msg1110500#msg1110500 date=1228846229]
I will do the opposite and try to gain weight. I might be able to get up to 115 pounds if I really try.
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I'll give you some of my excess weight on the 20th. Kthx.

[Natasha_XO]

[quote author=mydeathspace link=topic=17603.msg1110496#msg1110496 date=1228846172]
I don't think people will post photos of themselves on a scale with the weight showing.
[/quote]

I already told chauncy my weight, I have no problem sharing it with him. 

[mydeathspace]

[quote author=Karalicious link=topic=17603.msg1110501#msg1110501 date=1228846249]
besides, they only have to send it to chaunce, not post it publicly.
[/quote]

I guess I didn't read the rules.

[Feetprints]

[quote author=FemmeFatality link=topic=17603.msg1110185#msg1110185 date=1228835239]
You lost 40 pounds in a month?   

I would do this if I wasn't too embarrassed to post pictures of my fat.  :lol:
[/quote] I'm not sure how much I lost when exactly, but between the end of August and the middle of last month, I lost 40lbs. I'm assuming the bulk of it was during the month I was living on saltines and sprite.

[decorusnex]

[quote author=aprilcarter29 link=topic=17603.msg1110460#msg1110460 date=1228845003]
I think it should be limited to people with a BMI that's overweight or obese.
[/quote]
Why?  Just because you are not overweight or obese doesn't mean you are living and eating healthy. 

[andrea0121]

Fail Amy.

I weigh more than you.  Lots.

So yeah, I won't be posting or sending my weight to Wick, or posting pictures, but I will be participating behind the scenes.  I think it's nice of Wick to offer up a monetary prize, even though just losing some extra lbs is totally better. 

My duder keeps telling me he'll get me a membership to our Wellness Center, for the pool.  I've been bitching up a storm lately about the weight situation.  I just need to get moving around again. After getting laid off from construction, I've probably gained 20lbs in 8 months.  I used to swim competitively back in school and be lean....I want to get back to that.

Sooooo, this will be nice just to follow and hopefully keep up with you people who are officially participating.   

Good luck errrrbody. 

[Hellbettie]

[quote author=Karalicious link=topic=17603.msg1110501#msg1110501 date=1228846249]
hey i already posted my obnoxious weight and i doubt anyone weighs more than me. besides, they only have to send it to chaunce, not post it publicly.
[/quote]

How tall are ya tho Kara?  Last time I weighed myself I'm almost at 145 at barely 5'3" I was heavier, but getting sick helps you lose weight too  :lol:  My in-laws digital scale listed me at 160 before I got sick (I lost about 7ish lbs just from poopin lol!), but my one at home had me at 150.  My scale is inaccurate, I think, but I guess I can still read any weight loss from any kind of point I register on there now. 

I'd love to know my true weight, my mom in law said hers is pretty dead on...ugh, means I'm actually at almost 155 if I got on her scale.

And I agree with april, it should be limited to those of us who are actually medically overweight. 

[Hellbettie]

[quote author=decorusnex link=topic=17603.msg1110561#msg1110561 date=1228848551]
Why?  Just because you are not overweight or obese doesn't mean you are living and eating healthy. 
[/quote]

I guess you make a good point as well.  Just watch out cos us bigger gals have more to lose, literally ;)  I'm planning on losing way more than 10 or 15 lbs  :lol:

[[Pandora]]

[quote author=aprilcarter29 link=topic=17603.msg1110460#msg1110460 date=1228845003]
I think it should be limited to people with a BMI that's overweight or obese.
[/quote]

BMI is not the most accurate to determine if someone is actually a "healthy" weight or not. There are a lot of other factors that offset it.

I agree with decorus. I don't think people should be barred from participating because of that.

[skindeep_curiosity]

[quote author=decorusnex link=topic=17603.msg1110561#msg1110561 date=1228848551]
Why?  Just because you are not overweight or obese doesn't mean you are living and eating healthy. 
[/quote]

I don't think what she means is being/living/eating healthily... I think what she meant is that people who obviously do not need to lose weight shouldn't be competing. I've already seen at least one post so far by someone who doesn't need to lose weight.  :|

[xX_foryou_xx]

Who are you to say who needs to and does not need to lose weight?

I for one definatly wouldn't post fat pictures, but geeze do i have them.

Encourage each other not judge please.

[Mrs. O]

[quote author=skindeep_curiosity link=topic=17603.msg1110581#msg1110581 date=1228850518]
I don't think what she means is being/living/eating healthily... I think what she meant is that people who obviously do not need to lose weight shouldn't be competing. I've already seen at least one post so far by someone who doesn't need to lose weight.  :|
[/quote]

I feel I really do need to lose weight, but that isn't the main motivation for me. It's about living healthier. I sit on my fat ass all day at work, go home and sit some more, while eating crap food all day as well. I actually lost about 40 pounds, but I gained it all back when I stopped exercising. I have all the facilities I need in my face (my job has a gym), but out of pure laziness, I don't go.

I'm not doing this to judge who is or isn't fatter than someone else, but I want everybody who wants to feel better about themselves to do this, whether here on the boards or in their own lives. I really hope that we can all pull through and do this together. :-)

[skindeep_curiosity]

[quote author=Lexa link=topic=17603.msg1110583#msg1110583 date=1228850653]
Who are you to say who needs to and does not need to lose weight?

I for one definatly wouldn't post fat pictures, but geeze do i have them.

Encourage each other not judge please.
[/quote]

Excuse me, but if an extremely thin person comes into this thread and says they need to lose this or that amount of weight, I'm going to say that's probably not the healthiest thing to do.

Also, take your own advice before trying to spout it off on me, thanks.

[[Pandora]]

Ya, I completely agree with Lexa. I mean, you can assume someone doesn't need to lose weight based on pictures, but I think we're all aware that those can be deceiving.

And just because someone can stand to lose 20 lbs more than someone else competing doesn't mean they don't deserve to.

[Natasha_XO]

[quote author=[Pandora] link=topic=17603.msg1110587#msg1110587 date=1228850905]
Ya, I completely agree with Lexa. I mean, you can assume someone doesn't need to lose weight based on pictures, but I think we're all aware that those can be deceiving.

And just because someone can stand to lose 20 lbs more than someone else competing doesn't mean they don't deserve to.
[/quote]

I agree.