2020 Headshot Crew Fitness Challenge!

Totally in! 1/1/2020 I was right at 188.7, looking to drop to about 175 and tone up, lets go crew!!

I'm in. OUCH! When I stepped on the scale I did not expect this. Most I have ever weighed. By a bunch! Happy and grateful to have this group to hold me accountable.

Thanks, Peter!

I'm in! Started Jan 1. My program is simple. No bread, no sugar, no alcohol. I did it last year and went from 210 to 175 in about four months. The first 15 lbs I lost without going to the gym, and then I added a 5 day a week gym routine that sped things along. And I tracked everything. I then backed off the discipline and now I'm back to about 190. So here we go again, and it's good to be working alongside everyone else! The goal is to be back to 175 by April 12th (Easter.) Good luck, all! We can do this!

Ugh! I would love to get to the 140s. I haven’t seen those numbers since 2016. On January 2nd I weighed in at 159.3. 10 pounds makes a huge difference for me and 10 more an even bigger difference. But for now I’ll go for the 10 by March 15th. As I age and become more sedentary, the pounds attach!
That said, I am grateful to have Peter Hurley & this group to add to my motivation.
I had a photo, but was unable to upload It.
Day 1, Thursday, 159.3
Day 3, Saturday, I 157.4.
PROGRESS!
PLAN: move more, eat less, eat better food choices, and exercise. See you at the finish line!!!

I’m in! I have been doing keto-esque for a few months now and I’m already down about 17 pounds. 5 of those have been since attending the Headshot Intensive. I’m currently at 154 pounds and aiming for between 130 pounds in 135 pounds. Ready to get it off!

Peter, I am in!

After all the December craziness I gained 10 pounds on top of my 50 lbs overweight. I am at 259.7 lbs and my goal is 200 by the end of the year.

Thanks for organizing this, group support and but kicking really works!

This is awesome! What I did to get my ass into shape is go to the HeadshotCrewz in 2016 and walk everywhere and loose 20 lbs. I'm sure HeadshotMania2 is getting people in shape too when teamed up with this challenge! :-)

Today marked my return to the gym. I hurt; in that good "I worked out but now can't sit down or stand up without support because my legs are rubbery" kind of way.

IN! I started on the road back in August but slipped over the holidays. Was up to around 212 back in July, got down to around 190 by December. My goal is 180, which is what I weighed in high school. I found success with intermittent fasting and being sugar-free.

Several months ago I made a few keto style changes to my diet, which resulted in my dropping a few pounds, being less hungry during the day and being less SLEEPY in the afternoon.
(a) Breakfast: drop the Kashi cereal w oat-milk,; have one or two scrambled eggs w aged cheddar cheese. Delicious.
(b) All day long, instead of eating bread, when that urge comes up have a tablespoon of peanut butter or a couple tablespoons of hummus (both very low carb).
(c) Early, light dinner: Might have a few carbs such as potato or one slice of bread along with the protein and veg.
(d) As always lots of protein and veg.
(e) Dessert cravings filled with a couple small squares of dark chocolate or apple.

PEANUT BUTTER TIP (low carb): I buy the type that has no additives which means the oil rises to the top. Pretty messy if you open it that way, so I leave the container turned upside down overnight and the oil "rises" to the bottom. Then I vigorously stir it for a few minutes with a butter knife. Place in frig where the oil stops segregating. Delicious. (In NYC Westside Market has a great brand from Canada called "Brads".)

You can see all the women jumping in on this! haha!
Kudos. I'm in a challenge, but no freakin way is anyone going to see the before! 50 hits hard.

Salutations to everyone... I have been MIA from this group for a very long time but I am getting back on track... long story short, three months back my weight was 260lbs. Then I changed my diet a bit with less carbs, meat but more greens and more water. Started losing weight rapidly in which I thought it was a success by weighting at 230lbs in less than a month. Then yet I was feeling tired, very thirsty, my vision was very blurr... became very confuse at times... depression kicked in and my photography schooling with NYIP and home became of less interest. One day at my regular job I became very disoriented to the point of passing out... my coworkers decided to drag me to the ER in which it was discovered that I am now Diabetic with Diabetes type 2, my sugar was at 600 and if I would have gone home on that day instead of the ER the Dr. said I was on the edge of a coma. Why am I telling you this testimony? Please do not ignore the signs... stay healthy and check yourself with your Dr. Regularly... I was careless in my eatings and Dr visits and now I am paying the price... it is not fun people. I just got married in May of 2019 and already my wife was going to become a widow. I am now watching my blood sugar, working out regularly (my weight now is still at 230lbs) and getting back into photography in which I love very much. I hope one day to meet you guys in one of the Headshot Crew get together. Thank you for listening.

I'm in too!! It's time. Starting a new eating plan this week that I'm super stoked about. My goal is to drop 100 lbs by November!

I'm IN!! My Starting weight on 1/22/19 was 231 lbs. By August 8th I got down to 201 but have been pretty stagnant since then, and even regressed a bit over the holidays back to 207.8 as of this morning. My goal is also 185 by Tuesday, June 16th...exactly 23 pounds and 23 weeks from today.

I would also like to share my favorite non-scale victory over the past year. Like many of my fellow Type II diabetics out there, I was on a myriad of medications to control my blood sugar. When I approached my endocrinologist to ask her for her approval of a diet I was considering called Optavia, she said that if I was serious about it, she would cut the number of medications I was taking in half on day one. from 6 to 3 and within 2 months I was down to 1.

I'm not here to tout Optavia because so many modern programs from Keto to Paleo to low carb etc are all really good, it's just that I know different plans work for different people and I'm just happy to provide a testimony for that one.

If anyone would like more information on Optavia, feel free to call my wife/Optavia coach, Julie at (630) 776-6156.

I'm in! My studio is both a photography studio & martial arts school so I'm usually quite active but due to a recent hip replacement my inactivity has caused me to put on a few pounds. I havent weighed myself yet so those stats will follow. Hopefully I'll make some progress in time for Headshot Mania! :-)

I joined in the challenge at 244 lbs. Got signed up to noom and working through that.
I'm at 239 today, but the goal is 200.

I became a Dad November 8, 2018. I decided it was time to become all adult like and take care of my family so I applied for life insurance in 2019. I was then denied life insurance because of results from a blood test. So I figured I should go to the Dr to see what that is all about. First I had to find a Dr. I don't remember the last time I actually went to the Dr. December 5, 2019 they diagnosed me with Type 2 diabetes. So that's why I was denied life insurance.

At the time of that Dr appointment I weighted almost 210. The Dr said I didn't have to lose weight but any weight I did lose would help regulate the diabetes along with diet. So ever since December 5, 2019 I have changed the way I eat and what I eat. Boy is it a lot of work to read every Nutritional Fact about the food you eat. So in doing that I have lost about 9lbs so far. I have always wanted to be under 200lbs so I have set a goal of 190lbs. Once I get there I figure I will see how I feel and look and decide if I want to try and lose more and just maintain that weight.

GO TEAM!

I've lost 90 pounds in the last 9 months. Hitting it hard in 2020. Here is too 20 more to release!

For me it's more of a fitness thing. I don't really want to weigh less than 130. I mean 125 wouldn't be bad; but I have my 3rd degree black belt test coming up in March and I need to work on my cardio, flexibility, technique, etc. I've been a bit of a sloth about going to class because I've been growing my headshots business. The problem is that I'll be in VEGAS with YOU GUYS for ten days only 4 weeks before my test. That is prime time for training for my test. So while there, I'd love some workout buddies. Anybody game??? Any TKD folks?