Day 11: Chris

Eating out and trying to be healthy is expensive man. The only place I can go and get a deal seems to be Subway. I can get a sub there for five bucks that makes two meals. But I just ate a Chick Fil A with Joe Snow and dropped 6.50 for a grilled sandwich and a side salad. Plus he was eating chicken nuggets and fries and I had a regular chicken sandwich in front of me that I was taking home for my mom. Temptation I say! I should get a medal for this. Haha.

Day 10: Chris

Ten days in and things are going swell. At this point I am down 6 pounds. However, I do realize that during the first week or two weight loss is a little easier cause your body drops water weight and the like, but I am not sure if that applies to me because I have been a pretty consistent exerciser even before the challenge. Either way, I’m stoked!

Mark and I have been getting up at 6:30 in the morning and going to the YMCA to work out. For him this is no big deal, for me this is crucial. I am not a morning person, yet I have desired for the last couple of years to develop some morning discipline. Since Mark is a morning person, this has been helpful for me. Once I actually get out of bed I love being awake and being active. It also helps the energy run through me all day. It even inspires me to engage in more discipline (I’m reading a lot more now.)


I am working through the Body for Life (BFL) program. It consists of short but intense work outs and six mini meals a day. It also includes one free day a week where you don’t have to exercise and you can throw down on whatever food you want. It’s crazy I usually do 45 minutes to an hour of cardio, but the BFL cardio workout is only 20 minutes, yet it kicks my tail. Mark thought I was gonna pass out this morning, haha.

Everyone has been so encouraging and I really appreciate it. Thank you guys!

(Mark)

Well this week was going great until last night. I was out with some friends and we decided to hit up TACO BELL. I felt so bad about committing this sin that I called Chris to confess. Only to find out that he had also derailed at Burger King. So I went to the Gym today to make up for it. Did a 30 min cardio workout, for 2 miles. Then chris locked his keys in his car so I had to go break in and get um for him. After that I was WHOOPED. Monday Chris and I really start the workout part of challenge. I'm actually looking forward to it. 

Mark

Mark

Well this is my first entry in the weight loss blog. As chris wrote in the entry before me. This week has also been a warmup week for me. Hopefully next week I can get into a routine of going to the gym. Eating this week as been going great. I've been drinking 4 liters of water a day. The only thing is I have to get up and pee 2-3 times a night and that is very irritating. Unlike chris I don't listen to music when I'm working out. I do however listen to audio books. 

So if you've got any good books, gimme a shout.

I'm def in need of one. 

Mark

Day 4: Chris

So, we are on day 4. Things have been going ok. I am keeping up with the exercise and eating a lot better. There have been a couple of particularly stressful and emotional days this week, but I was still able to keep up with the healthy habits (usually I would go out and get fast food cause its easy and delicious during stress.) So its all good so far, this week has been kinda a warm up week, I am gonna start getting a little more disciplined next week I hope.

When I run and do aerobic exercise I have to have music. Lately I have been working out to the following bands...

Thrice
Rise Against
The Offspring
New Found Glory
Lecrae
116 Clique

What do you like to listen to when you work out?

God Bless,
--Chris

And It Begins!

Well, we weighed in this morning. I'm not gonna lie, Mark and I went back in forth in discussion over the last week on whether or not we were gonna post the starting weight online because, in all honesty, for fat guys it's embarrassing. But of course since you are helping us, we feel the need to make it known and keep ourselves accountable to you. That being said, here are the starting weights...

Chris: 310
Mark: 333

And now we work to change that and make ourselves better! Please please please, if you haven't sponsored on of us, read through the last few posts and pick someone to sponsor. If a dollar is too much per pound, we will definitely take sponsorship of whatever you can afford. But as you can see, there is plenty of weight to be loss. We are stoked about getting ourselves healthier and contributing to great causes that are helping the world at the same time.

Share this blog with your friends. How awesome would it be if this took off?

God Bless,
--Chris

How To Sponsor...

Hey guys. I know I have talked to a lot of you about picking someone to sponsor for our competition, and I am stoked for all of you who have offered to help. But please do us a favor, if you are planning to sponsor one of us, please send us an email at markandchrisfightfat@markgoldfarb.com. This makes it so much easier for us to keep track of who is sponsoring. Please include...
--Your Name
--Who You Want To Sponsor
--Best Way To Contact You (Phone #, Email, Etc.)

Thanks guys, the party starts on Monday!

--Chris

Oh... Hi!

If you want to sponsor, send an email to markandchrisfightfat@markgoldfarb.com with your first and last name, who you want to sponsor, and the best way to contact you (phone number, email addy).

About The Challenge

This is going to be the place to keep up with the weight loss competition. Here is basically what is going to go down...

On October 20, 2008 Mark Goldfarb and Chris Conley are going to dive into a 6 month weight loss challenge. We have a personal wager between us to keep us motivated but we want YOU to get involved and keep us even more motivated. So here's how you can do that...

We are looking for people to sponsor us through this endeavor. You commit to giving whatever you can per pound (we recommend a dollar, but whatever you can give is awesome) that your chosen player loses. You can sponsor one of us, or you can sponsor both of us. At the end of the 6 months (April 20, 2009), we will report the final stats (regular stats and updates will be given throughout the process), and each player will be giving his sponsor support to his chosen cause/charity.

Mark will be supporting To Write Love On Her Arms (Fighting Depression, Self Injury, and Suicide)
Chris will be supporting The Rapha House (Fighting Global Sex Trafficking)

If you have any questions or would like to support Mark or Chris, send an email to markandchrisfightfat@markgoldfarb.com and we will make it happen. If you are sponsoring please include your first and last name, best way for contact (phone number, email addy, etc.), who you would like to sponsor, and how much you will be sponsoring them for.

Thanks so much! We will work on overhauling this blog during the week before things get started!