Today officially marks the beginning of the Great American Beer Diet Challenge. I have three brave people who took up my challenge to lose the greatest percentage of body weight from August 17th to October 11th and still drink one beer per day in addition to excercising. The one who loses the biggest percentage of body weight and beats my numbers will win a 6-pack of Colorado craft beer from yours truly, Chipper Dave.
Here are the competitors:
* Beerbuddha - from thebeerbuddha.blogspot.com
* James Spencer - from BasicBrewing.com
* a_beer_sort_of_girl - from beergirlsblog.blogspot.com
* Chipper Dave - from fermentedlychallenged.com
Now for the official starting numbers on me. When I announced the challenge, I started out at 196 pounds. But I didn't wait until today to start exercising and losing weight. I'm officially starting out the contest weighing in at 192 pounds. The picture to the right shows my numbers as of this morning. Yes, I'm 4 pounds lighter than a few days ago but those 4 pounds won't count (luckily for you contestants). I now ask that my competition please post your official starting numbers on your web sites and post a comment here with your starting numbers. Anyone else who wants to join in this little weight loss challenge are more than welcome, but you won't be eligible for the beer.
All I ask of the competitors is to not give up drinking your favorite craft beers during this 8-week competition. Post a weekly update of your progress including some details on what you're doing to lose weight and what beer you've been enjoying during the challenge.
I'm using my exercise bike, a Wii Fit exercise program and my trusty tennis racket for playing tennis. I'll be initially sipping on some Dale's Pale Ale this week to kick things off. That's no light weight beer either.
Good luck to all participants. May we all end up losing a lot of weight. Or if not a lot, at least have some fun in the process and lose a few. Looking forward to seeing your weekly updates! Now get out there and start exercising !Cheers!
Related Links:
* Original Challenge Post
* The truth about calories and beer.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Let the competition begin!
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Okay, first off, I really don't have a blog to post my progress, so I'll have to work on that. I have to say I'm a little bummed that I started before the official start date. My weight the day after I heard about the challenge was 196. Now, I'm down to 190.5!
ReplyDeleteMy key strategies: eat less and exercise more. Sub-strategy: eat nothing between supper and bedtime. Beer at quitting time.
I hope homebrew counts as "craft" brew, because that will be a part of my regimen as well.
Good luck!
James
Ya James, I'm in the same boat. I had already lost 4 pounds prior to the start. And yes, you can use homebrew as craft beer, after all, you crafted it yourself!
ReplyDeleteI needed to get all of the entries finalized prior to setting the official start date. But hey, look at it this way - we're already benefiting from this even before the competition began!
I love it! Is it too late to join in? :)
ReplyDeleteHi Beth - you can always participate but unfortunately you're too late to qualify to win the free beer. I'd be interested to hear about anyone who starts up an exercise program and finding a good way to keep beer in their diet. Hopefully everyone can find a great way to get into shape and still savor great craft beer.
ReplyDeleteQuick update: My Wii Fit finally stopped classifying me as Overweight yesterday! I'm Normal, but just barely. Still got lots of incentive to lose more! I worked out 40 minutes on the Wii Fit and my exercise bike yesterday. Sipped on an Odell Woodcut #1 oak aged beer yesterday. Yum!
I would have beaten all of you, lost twelve pounds this summer and drink an average of thirty beers a week haha.
ReplyDeleteHey matt - do tell. What was your secret for drinking 30 beers a week and losing 12 pounds? I think the Beer Buddha will give you a run for your beer money! I may be 20 pounds over but 1 beer a day is typically all I need. Otherwise I'd be working my ass off to burn off 30 beers.
ReplyDelete12 pounds all summer? I've lost 10since Sunday. When I thinking about joining the Marine Corps I had to lose 50lbs in 4 months. I lost 30 in 2 and was unfortunately disqualified due to old injuries from playing football. Granted I wasn't drinking 30 beers a week. I haven't done that since college. I can lose the weight easily. The hard part is self control and not eating any great Louisiana cooking!
ReplyDeleteI live in Chicago where we live off hot dogs and deep dish pizza... pretty overweight city here haha
ReplyDeleteI think the key for me so far is to avoid all those tempting between meal foods. I've stopped using the vending machines and am cutting down on after dinner snacks. That and my exercise bike is now being used a lot more. My legs are sore from exercise but I know I'm just building muscle. I'm going to start run-walking too. I get a nice step exercise from my Wii Fit. Anything to get the blood pumping.
ReplyDeletematt - at least you don't live in Detroit - I hear that city is even fatter than the Windy City.