1naFLYhi 0 #76 January 8, 2005 same start 138 present 138 goal 123 Skydiving: Gravity-powered flight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sandi 0 #77 January 8, 2005 start 123 current 122 goal 110 I lost a pound! Off to a good start since it's only been two days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #78 January 8, 2005 Quote Am I misinterpreting something? Yep, it means two things, actually: 1. I messed up a formula (corrected copy of file attached). Sorry everyone, I literally threw it together in 5 minutes and evidently didn't check it out thoroughly enough - Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. 2. I didn't put enough emphasis on this part of my original post: QuoteWeekly changes are negative numbers for losses, positive for gains. Ok, new file is attached. Enter start weight (or whatever), goal weight and weekly changes. Negative numbers for losses, positive numbers for gains. In the "Loss to date" block, negative means you're gaining (a negative loss), positive means you're losing. Clear as mud?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #79 January 8, 2005 As of Friday night (for y'all) / Saturday morning (for me): Deuce -1 mlneal +8 livendive -1 turtlespeed -3 mouth -3 Muenkel -2 Peregrinerose -1 freakshow -4 Breezejunky -5 NWFlyer -5 Mayberry -1.5 Bobsled +4 idoru99 -3 DZ.com weight loss total (Week1): -18.5 lbs. Pretty damned good for two days notice, I think. YAY, TEAM!!! Everyone else who chimed in, I've added you to the spreadsheet. A question for everyone - any preferences on how the data is put out? I was thinking change since last measurement / change left to goal would be good. What do y'all think? Also, is everyone still in agreement on Fri/Mon checkins? Or does weekly work better for everyone?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffD 0 #80 January 8, 2005 -0 Gotta get down and play some more racquetball. You woulden't believe how much of a workout it is. Anyone in Tampa, FL up for some racquetball? (got a court at my apt complex=free) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #81 January 8, 2005 That's cool, Mike, the "team weight loss" thing. I'll be checking in Fridays and Mondays to motivate me to not overdo it on the weekends. If I don't gain from Friday to Monday it's a victory, and then there's 5 days to get a pound or two off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #82 January 8, 2005 Hey, we're all trying to lose weight together, I figured "why not?"Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #83 January 8, 2005 I'm going to keep track on the Excel sheet based on Friday measurements. I may or may not check in on Mondays. since I'm doing it by diameter not weight, it will take a long time, probably a few weeks, to lose even one inch. I think I read somewhere that one inch around the waist = 4 lbs of fat, and if you lose two pounds per week that would be two weeks..and that would be pretty rapid actually. ..anyway...best to lose weight slowly though... even if it is a little bit frustrating. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #84 January 8, 2005 Yep yep...but you can do it! Hell, we ALL can, just have to keep at it slow and steady....Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #85 January 8, 2005 QuoteDuring 6 way scrambles one of the female skydivers on the team I was videoing went low cause she had put on way too much lead. Somebody asked me how the dive went and I replied with something like "one of the divers took a leadership position in trying to motivate the others to increase their fall rate" After a couple of beats they laughed like hell. OMG I'm gonna use that the next time I jump with someone... um, 'cause I always go low. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #86 January 8, 2005 I don't think I've lost any weight, but I've been eating much healthier! I'll have to see what I'm at next week.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #87 January 8, 2005 Quote'cause I always go low. "You people float like girls... errr, almost all girls..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #88 January 8, 2005 QuoteQuote'cause I always go low. "You people float like girls... errr, almost all girls..." I've heard it tell that I might slow down a bit if I didn't look like a horseshoe when I fall as well...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #89 January 8, 2005 Cool...so you're kinda like Gumby? We can bend ya into all kind of positions? err...i mean Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #90 January 8, 2005 QuoteCool...so you're kinda like Gumby? We can bend ya into all kind of positions? err...i mean Well then...mebbe not quite that flexible...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christoofar 0 #91 January 8, 2005 How about along with weight loss y'all also track a better number that's more important... bodyfat %? After all, when BF goes down, that actually proves you've been losing the weight you're trying to get rid of, and not lean muscle/water/kidney shutdown, etc? As of December I was at 17%, now at 16%. Trying to get back down to 11 to 10% by summertime (I've been as low as 9% before) Maybe oneday I'll look acceptable in a Speedo .. NOT ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #92 January 10, 2005 Yeah, I think the new scale I have on order calculates % body fat...can't remember, I'll have ta see when it gets here. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #93 January 10, 2005 QuoteHow about along with weight loss y'all also track a better number that's more important... bodyfat %? After all, when BF goes down, that actually proves you've been losing the weight you're trying to get rid of, and not lean muscle/water/kidney shutdown, etc? As of December I was at 17%, now at 16%. Trying to get back down to 11 to 10% by summertime (I've been as low as 9% before) Maybe oneday I'll look acceptable in a Speedo .. NOT Chris... I'm not worried about my bodyfat % at the moment - I know that I'm overweight and it's a lot easier for me to track my weight than to try to track bodyfat %. Since the thread got bumped again... weighed again this morning, lost 2 lbs since Friday... yay!!!!!!!!!Hey Deuce... you still wanting to do Friday and Monday checkin threads?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #94 January 10, 2005 Monday sucks...no gain but no loss either. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #95 January 10, 2005 Hey, but no gain is good!!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoShitThereIWas 0 #96 January 10, 2005 Whew Hoo!!! Off to a good start! I don't know how it is physically possible that I didn't gain weight with the alcohol consumption over the weekend ... but I have lost 2 pounds since Friday. I think what is helping me is that I made a huge pitcher of iced green tea and people say that that helps speed up your metabolism and is also good for killing off free radicals. I have been pretty good about watching what I eat too and exercising. So now I am at: 126/124/112/2Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #97 January 10, 2005 YAY!! Green tea, huh? I'd heard something about that before... didn't know about the metabolic effect of it, though...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #98 January 10, 2005 Minus half a pound- its a start! More important, my slacks fit comfortably this morning! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #99 January 10, 2005 Super! I tend to go by how my clothes fit rather than the scale... that's why I was so surprised when I got on the scale Friday because my belt didn't feel any tighter...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #100 January 10, 2005 Umm...i think my scale at home is broken. According to it, i lost 40 pounds over the weekend. But my slacks aren't so god awful tight this morning. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
