Bet - lose a stone in 1 week

Reality_Check1

Hey everyone, Inspired by the olympics and my big mouth I talked myself into a prop bet where I have to lose 1 stone in a week. It will just be a goal to reach on the way to a healthier weight. I know this is a completely weird medium to be talking about it through (especially for this forum) but for those of you that are interested I talk about it here (just skip all the gaming stuff)

Weight loss bet starts at 2.00

madma

ha crazy drunken bets,eh..

if you havent been trying to lose weight recently, or if its like a starting week i reckon you could do it.. as you said you can do a bit of cheating.. once your getting stuck in.. it will be a close call ... best of luck

Palo Alto

Easily done. Drink nothing but red wine. You'll be so dehydrated the weight will fall off. Downside is you might die.

frozenfrozen

was there any rule about not being able to fill yourself with helium and or attach several helium balloons to your person?

Elvis_Presley

drink a load of water before the initial weigh in. Easy!

ray jay

I doubt you'll manage it but if you cut out all carbs, salt, creatine (if you take it) and other things that cause water retention for the rest of the week you should lose a good bit of weight, albeit temporarily.

Reality_Check1

Elvis_Presley wrote: »

drink a load of water before the initial weigh in. Easy!

I had a few pints if that counts?

Reality_Check1

Just to update on this Iv been exercising for about 2 hours a day as well as having my diet as close to perfect as I can get it. The only downside to this is I was doing a 25km cycle today and with about 5km to go the glycogen stores depleted and I hit the wall like a tonne of bricks

last 5km hoe was tough needless to say

frozenfrozen

donate blood right before the weigh in too

Palo Alto

and semen.

woof im a dog

cut your hair, toe and fingernails before the weigh in

Mincork

Full body shave and a hair cut ? Maybe a big jar of prune juice ???

frozenfrozen

donate a kidney to a loved one

MrStuffins

Reality_Check1 wrote: »

Just to update on this Iv been exercising for about 2 hours a day as well as having my diet as close to perfect as I can get it. The only downside to this is I was doing a 25km cycle today and with about 5km to go the glycogen stores depleted and I hit the wall like a tonne of bricks

last 5km hoe was tough needless to say

2 hours a day you say?

Well lad, unless you're creating a calorie deficit of 7000 cals A DAY this ain't happening without some trickery like drinking a shed load or water right before the initial weigh in.

If you've been exercising and burning 7000 cals a day....... fair play to you!

Palo Alto

At least you'd imagine the hospital would have an accurate set of scales.

capefear

if your on the one week chemical diet (i think its called) do you not lose around a stone in a week. My uncle was recommended it before surgery.

Sorry if that name is wrong

Reality_Check1

capefear wrote: »

if your on the one week chemical diet (i think its called) do you not lose around a stone in a week. My uncle was recommended it before surgery.

Sorry if that name is wrong

never heard of it? probably something to do with downing pints of laxatives *shudders

Hanley

A colonic a day sways the bet your way.

Mellor

Reality_Check1 wrote: »

Hey everyone, Inspired by the olympics and my big mouth I talked myself into a prop bet where I have to lose 1 stone in a week. It will just be a goal to reach on the way to a healthier weight.

There's very little relation between losing 1stoen of weight in a week and getting to a healthier weight (is fat loss)

MrStuffins wrote: »

2 hours a day you say?

Well lad, unless you're creating a calorie deficit of 7000 cals A DAY this ain't happening without some trickery like drinking a shed load or water right before the initial weigh in.

If you've been exercising and burning 7000 cals a day....... fair play to you!

I'm pretty surprised you (given your frequency on the MMA forum) think that this has anything to do with a calorie deficit, especially a deficit equal to 2 lbs of fat loss a day.

1 stone difference in weight in a week isn't particularly excessive. I've never done it myself, but I'm pretty sure plenty regular posters here have for various reasons. And that would of been without he open to run the crap out of yourself before weigh-in.

Easy money imo.

MrStuffins

Mellor wrote: »

There's very little relation between losing 1stoen of weight in a week and getting to a healthier weight (is fat loss)


I'm pretty surprised you (given your frequency on the MMA forum) think that this has anything to do with a calorie deficit, especially a deficit equal to 2 lbs of fat loss a day.

1 stone difference in weight in a week isn't particularly excessive. I've never done it myself, but I'm pretty sure plenty regular posters here have for various reasons. And that would of been without he open to run the crap out of yourself before weigh-in.

Easy money imo.

I said "without some trickery", which would include cutting IMO.
, as the OP said he wanted this to help him reach a healthier weight.

Anything other than losing it as Body Fat is no use to him in this case.

Mellor

MrStuffins wrote: »

I said "without some trickery", which would include cutting IMO.
, as the OP said he wanted this to help him reach a healthier weight.

Anything other than losing it as Body Fat is no use to him in this case.

But why did you include "without trickery".
If it was just to lose weight (fat) then cutting useless. But this is for a prop bet. Why shouldn't he cut? He can put the money towards his goal of a healthier weight.

MrStuffins

Mellor wrote: »

But why did you include "without trickery".
If it was just to lose weight (fat) then cutting useless. But this is for a prop bet. Why shouldn't he cut? He can put the money towards his goal of a healthier weight.

Well I read it as he was going to put the weight loss towards his goal of a healthier weight, not the money!

POSSY

http://articles.elitefts.com/nutrition/how-to-cut-maximum-weight-for-competitions-with-a-24-hour-weigh-in/

Reality_Check1

semi restricted my water intake today but still had about 800ml - 1 litre. 24 hours of the bet to go - its gonna be very close

frozenfrozen

never too late to get leprosy

Naos

What was your starting weight op? Also what height are you?

Reality_Check1

Naos wrote: »

What was your starting weight op? Also what height are you?

5' 9/10 and 16 stone

Reality_Check1

weighed in at 14st 13.5lb earlier on to win the bet

MrStuffins

Reality_Check1 wrote: »

weighed in at 14st 13.5lb earlier on to win the bet

Please check back this time next week and tell us what you weigh

Reality_Check1

MrStuffins wrote: »

Please check back this time next week and tell us what you weigh

what are you expecting?

Zoria

Reality_Check1 wrote: »

what are you expecting?

Only you can say how dedicated to it you are, but it's doable. I lost over a stone last week, but I'd say most of that is water weight. Once you're onto burning fat it slows down.

Mellor

MrStuffins wrote: »

Please check back this time next week and tell us what you weigh

I'd say he'll be around 14st 10lb.


OP knows exactly what he achieved here. Nothing more or less.
Congrats on the prob bet, easy money.

Reality_Check1

Duggys Housemate

So? This was all water?

madma

how much did you win???

Reality_Check1

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

So? This was all water?

not all but a significant % was without doubt

madma wrote: »

how much did you win???

enough to pay for a holiday for myself and the girlfriend

rubadub

Reality_Check1 wrote: »

enough to pay for a holiday for myself and the girlfriend

Trip to bray to see katie taylor and a slap up dinner off the eurosaver menu in the townhall?

I knew an anorexic who hid weights on (and in!) herself to bump her weight up for doctors.

Michael 09

Reality_Check1 wrote: »

enough to pay for a holiday for myself and the girlfriend

That was well worth it so. Does your mate want to make any bets with me?

Mellor

rubadub wrote: »

I knew an anorexic who hid weights on (and in!) herself to bump her weight up for doctors.

Manny Pacquio did similar for his first pro fights to make the min. weight

pumpingiron

Reality_Check1 wrote: »

not all but a significant % was without doubt



enough to pay for a holiday for myself and the girlfriend

Can I ask how you lost the weight?