The Garfield Principle

[europa]

Garfieldhas been described as an appetite with fur and fangs ... by the one who loves him most, Jon.

Garfield was the one who reminded the world that 'Diet' is just 'Die' with a 'T'.

And so we have the Garfield Principle. The concern or lack thereof of physical shape and the attempts, successful and otherwise, forced or voluntary, to modify said shape.

This is not a competition. This is not an avenue for self accusation - the scourge is not welcome here. Rather, this is an avenue of support for our individual battles with the Garfield Principle.

Every monday, at a time convenient to yourself, weigh yourself, measure yourself, and post the results within this thread. The suggested format is:

Today's Weight (kg):
Movement from last week (+ or - kg):
Target Weight (kg):
Waist Measurement (cm):
Waist Measurement movement (cm):

However, this being the real world, feel free to post whatever is appropriate to you. If it is more convenient to take these measurements on some other day, feel free to post then.

We go live on Monday, 13 August, 2007.

And remember, when it all gets too much, your best friend is a chocolate donut.

Richard

[Aushiker]

Well since my weigh in day is Fridays I will be bold and go with Friday 10, 2007 as my starting point. My numbers from that weigh-in are:

Today's Weight (kg): 105.9 kg
Movement from last week (+ or - kg): NA
Target Weight (kg): 84 kg
Waist Measurement: 126 cm
WHR: 1.06

Cheers
Andrew

[europa]

Going outside the guidelines is a fine tradition within this forum

Richard

[Aushiker]

Going outside the guidelines is a fine tradition within this forum

Ahh but you did say,

If it is more convenient to take these measurements on some other day, feel free to post then.

so I thought I was okay. Happy to repost the same data on Mondays

Andrew

[europa]

Happy to repost the same data on Mondays

Don't be flamin' silly, you'll have us thinking you're conventional

Richard

[MJF]

I think you mean "Principle", not "Principal".

[europa]

Yes I do Would you believe I was aware of that, and know the difference and in planning this thread, was careful to get it right ... then dashed off the post itself and stuffed it.

Grrrrrr

Richard

[europa]

Today's Weight (kg): 107.5
Movement from last week (+ or - kg): n/a
Target Weight (kg): 90
Waist Measurement (cm): 109

[toolonglegs]

Today's Weight (kg): 109
Movement from last week (+ or - kg): n/a
Target Weight (kg): 85
Waist Measurement (cm): 105
BMI - 29

[MJF]

today's Weight (kg): 121.0
Movement from last week (+ or - kg): n/a
Target Weight (kg): 100
Waist Measurement (cm): Where the *&$% is that measuring tape??!?

[LuckyPierre]

Ah, the scent of quivering fat in the morning ...

Today's Weight (kg): 82.2
Movement from last week (+ or - kg): na
Target Weight (kg): 78
Waist Measurement (cm): next time

I'm not hiding my waist measurement, I just didn't do it and now I'm at work, so I can't.

[Kalgrm]

Today's Weight (kg): 83
Movement from last week (+ or - kg): n/a
Target Weight (kg): 76
Waist Measurement (cm): 90(?) (It's the third hole on the belt and I couldn't be bothered trying to find a tape)

[MJF]

I think we should put a weight restriction so that all of those skinny bas!ards under 90kg don't qualify. They'll be 'purging' in the toilets next, if we let them in here...

(Only kidding )

[europa]

I think we should put a weight restriction so that all of those skinny bas!ards under 90kg don't qualify. They'll be 'purging' in the toilets next, if we let them in here...

(Only kidding )

At least one of those skinny bastewards is trying to increase his weight. To be honest, that fits right in with the philosphy of this thread so go for it.

Richard

and yes, I know MJF was just joking

[tuco]

Today's Weight (kg): 87.5
Movement from last week (+ or - kg): n/a
Target Weight (kg): 76
Waist Measurement (cm): 104.5 (Surely the tape measure is twisted up behind my back!!)

What about adding a Waist Measurement movement from last week?

[europa]

What about adding a Waist Measurement movement from last week?

Ooooo, this man's scary. But yeah, good idea

Richard

[gsxrboy]

If you want to go really silly, try :-

www.calorieking.com.au

sign up, it's all free, and then you can do daily meal tracking/planning and all that kind of stuff, gives calorie intake for your meals, fat/carbs etc and all are target related.

It is helpful to see what you eat during the day and how you should tailor your meals a bit more, or just to see how bad you are being

[mikesbytes]

www.calorieking.com.au

Homepage looked interesting, how does it compare with www.fitday.com ?

[gsxrboy]

Honestly, I have no idea. I guess the advantage of this one is it is Australian based and might have more friendlier/easier to find Australian named foods etc. Perhaps someone who uses fitday can advise if you can search for local foods here and they show up on that site will full info.

[moosterbounce]

Yeah...I'll go.

Today's Weight (kg): 83.2
Movement from last week (+ or - kg): na
Target Weight (kg): 75
Waist Measurement (cm): 10m (ok...I used a steel one as it was all I had )

[toolonglegs]

So my problem is I did 6500Kcals of riding on Sat / Sun which is great....but today I probably snacked that much in rubbish...how do you stop those cravings!!!

[moosterbounce]

Will power...low gi foods...ride more in teh fat burning zone...break both arms...

[Aussteve2712]

I'm in, what have I got to lose......heaps.

Today's weight 90.2kgs.
Target sub 85.
Waist measurement 97.

I'm an emotional eater, if I can't eat when/what I want I get terribly emotional..not a pretty sight.

[Mr888]

I think we should put a weight restriction so that all of those skinny bas!ards under 90kg don't qualify. They'll be 'purging' in the toilets next, if we let them in here...

(Only kidding )

On that note; I'll refrain from posting my figures for fear of offending, but more for being a Bas!ard...thanks for the excuse MJF

[Kalgrm]

So my problem is I did 6500Kcals of riding on Sat / Sun which is great....but today I probably snacked that much in rubbish...how do you stop those cravings!!!

What works for me is a three-pronged attack on cravings:

1/ Do some more exercise. I lose my appetite for a couple of hours after riding, so a ride at lunch time means I only need a small lunch to get me through to dinner. ie an apple and a cup-a-soup is usually enough if I've done some exercise. YMMV

2/ Drink lots of fluids. Doing so fools your stomach into thinking it's full. I keep a pot of jasmine tea on my desk at work and sip at a cupful constantly.

3/ Eat fruit - lots of fruit. I eat as much fruit as I feel like - even a couple of apples will have fewer calories than a cream biscuit. (BTW - white coffee makes me crave a biscuit or a piece of cake, so I avoid coffee at times of the day when I might be tempted to have these "bad" snacks.)

These tips work for me, but you may find they do nothing for you. At least give them a try first.

Cheers,
Graeme

(PS - it might seem self-evident, but there are two things which are good to remember during this exercise:

To lose weight, you must burn more energy than you consume.

To make big changes in your weight, you need to make big changes in your lifestyle. Tinkering at the edges only provides small, temporary weight loss.

Good luck everyone.)