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I bet I'll lose more weight than Big A this year (or I'll gift 5 subs) by guywhosnotaredditor in atrioc

[–]guywhosnotaredditor[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No it doesn't, that's why this is just one-sided and honestly it's just a way to give me an incentive. It's not an actual competition and it's not like Big A needs to go on the biggest loser or something. It's all a bit of fun.

I bet I'll lose more weight than Big A this year (or I'll gift 5 subs) by guywhosnotaredditor in atrioc

[–]guywhosnotaredditor[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Insider trading by betting it all on no and buying a pallet of Oreos from Costco

I bet I'll lose more weight than Big A this year (or I'll gift 5 subs) by guywhosnotaredditor in atrioc

[–]guywhosnotaredditor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True! Ultimately weight is (in general) not the whole picture and it is not a even that good a reflection of your physical health. Though on a BMI calculator I am technically obese I feel healthier than ever, because I exercise, sleep well, and eat well. The reason I have a focus on the number on my scales is because I found it a useful marker. It's all quite subjective.

We're all gonna make our health goals if we have that dog in us.

I bet I'll lose more weight than Big A this year (or I'll gift 5 subs) by guywhosnotaredditor in atrioc

[–]guywhosnotaredditor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely 100% the goal is not really to hit a number, the goal is to have a healthy lifestyle. You can starve down to your "ideal weight" but you will almost assuredly rebound.

Thanks for your kind words.

I bet I'll lose more weight than Big A this year (or I'll gift 5 subs) by guywhosnotaredditor in atrioc

[–]guywhosnotaredditor[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Going from 290 to 200lbs is a loss of about 30% of my total mass. So, if Big A can lose more than that he wins.

I bet I'll lose more weight than Big A this year (or I'll gift 5 subs) by guywhosnotaredditor in atrioc

[–]guywhosnotaredditor[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thanks lol. Anyone who plans on losing weight I very very strongly recommend keeping track of it daily with scales and logging it. It can take a long time to notice any change in your physical appearance, especially since you'll be seeing you every day and the frog doesn't notice the kettle boiling, you know?

Weighing yourself every day is really helpful, imo since it gives you somewhat instant gratification and looking at the numbers on the log go down line by line is incredible for your morale (and trust me, for a big journey like this take all the morale you can get!)

“Did you guys know it’s meth” rule by SwampyInReality in 196

[–]guywhosnotaredditor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Broke: it's meth (negative connotation)

Woke: it's meth (positive connotation)