Team Naming

[papayahed]

We have a contest starting on July 1st through work. The contest is based on the biggest loser, the team that loses the biggest percentage of body fat wins. There's a bunch of prizes and it's open to everybody in the company.


There are 4 people to a team. My team consists of three women and one guy. I'm appealing to the litnet gang to help us come up with a name. (These are not literary people so please no literary references.)

(And they turned down any Star Wars or Star Trek related names also)

[Nightshade]

never mind the name paya how are you losing weight?
let me think...... how about somthing that makes you think big of a big loser... who is a famous loser.... Clark Kent! or the other person Peter whats his name superman.... batman.
:p

[kasie]

Agents of Mass Reduction.

What a Bunch of Losers.

Downsizers Unlimited.

(And keep us up to date on the progress, please!)

[papayahed]

never mind the name paya how are you losing weight?


I don't know yet. One person is going on weight watchers.


let me think...... how about somthing that makes you think big of a big loser... who is a famous loser.... Clark Kent! or the other person Peter whats his name superman.... batman.
:p

You mean Peter Parker? (Spiderman)


Agents of Mass Reduction.

What a Bunch of Losers.

Downsizers Unlimited.

(And keep us up to date on the progress, please!)

Those are pretty good, I'll run them by the group.

[Scheherazade]

Nevermind the name, tell us why you are dieting! You look good in your photos. Not after that elusive size 0, are ya? :mad:

[pussnboots]

How about "The Reducers" - I know its a take off of Kasie's Agents of Mass Reduction but this is a little bit shorter (no offense Kasie)

[papayahed]

Nevermind the name, tell us why you are dieting! You look good in your photos. Not after that elusive size 0, are ya? :mad:

It's not possible for me to get to size 0, I've gained a few pounds since those pictures (with the move and job changes and all) and this will be a good way to get back into the routine of cooking (healthy) for myself and exercising regularly.



How about "The Reducers" - I know its a take off of Kasie's Agents of Mass Reduction but this is a little bit shorter (no offense Kasie)

I'll add it to the list!

[Nightshade]

It's not possible for me to get to size 0, I've gained a few pounds since those pictures (with the move and job changes and all) and this will be a good way to get back into the routine of cooking (healthy) for myself and exercising regularly.


Well what do you win? and btw a few pounds is nothing.


I don't know yet. One person is going on weight watchers.

so its not each team try one particular method then.




You mean Peter Parker? (Spiderman)

yeah spiderman thats who I meant.

So how long have you got to do this?

[Scheherazade]

Hey, how about getting t-shirts for your team with your avatar printed on them and calling yourself simply "Losers"?

I really dig your avatar! :D

[Nightshade]

Now that is an idea.... :nod: actually that would make such a great t-shirt I should get one :D

[Scheherazade]

Also, don't forget to drink lots of water before your initial weighing and wear your heaviest clothing and boots so that you can weigh more and seem like you have lost more at the final weighing! :D

[Nightshade]

and eat a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge breakfast too

[Niamh]

Hey, how about getting t-shirts for your team with your avatar printed on them and calling yourself simply "Losers"?

I really dig your avatar! :D

Thats a GREAT idea! :D :nod:

[Virgil]

Let's see for names:

The Blubbers
The Tiny Elephants
Super Size
XXXXXL
The Wide Loads
The Rotunds
The Love Handles
:p :p :p :lol:

And now for a serious one:
The Belly Busters

[dramasnot6]

I like 'The Belly Busters'!

[cipherdecoy]

Four Blobs of Lard.

[papayahed]

Well what do you win? and btw a few pounds is nothing.

....

So how long have you got to do this?


Each person on the winning team gets $500 and the contest is for three months.


Hey, how about getting t-shirts for your team with your avatar printed on them and calling yourself simply "Losers"?

I really dig your avatar! :D


:lol:

The team voted me down:bawling: , they're kinda sticklers on the "No Star Wars" rule.


Let's see for names:

The Blubbers
The Tiny Elephants
Super Size
XXXXXL
The Wide Loads
The Rotunds
The Love Handles
:p :p :p :lol:

And now for a serious one:
The Belly Busters

:idea: I kinda like The Wide Loads :lol:


Four Blobs of Lard.

weeelllllll perhaps that might be a little to graphic.

[pussnboots]

have you decided on a name yet ?

[papayahed]

oye.

The team likes "Charlies Angels".

I'm pushing for "The Wide Loads" but nobody else seems to like it.

[Shalot]

Wide Loads sounds like a winner to me.

We had a similar thing at my work. I signed up and my partner and I just did a combo of our last names. But I guess that might not work out since you're teaming up with more than one person. We lasted a week. Then I went on my own weight loss program. they were only offering a $100 gift certificate, so the prize wasn't too enticing, so we blame that for our inability to stick with the program. Good luck.

[papayahed]

One of our team members jumped ship for a bigger and better team so I'm going to start campaigning for the Wide Loads. Weigh in is this friday, we're having a fish fry just before everybody weighs in.

[pussnboots]

good luck and let us know how you did

[papayahed]

I think we decided on a name: The ASSets :lol:

[Niamh]

I think we decided on a name: The ASSets :lol:

:lol: thats brilliant!:lol:

[Scheherazade]

Good one! :D

[Nightshade]

:lol:

[papayahed]

Another name change. My team mates got a little worried about "the ASSets" (the CEO is taking this very seriously) so we changed our name to......


The Fatty Acids





We manufacture acid, Not fatty acids but still.......

[Nightshade]

will you be changing your name again on monday ? :p

but you know the problem with losing weight papaya , all your cloths hang wierd , ive lost quite a bit since I came to prague and now my clothes are still normla in some places and baggy and saggy in other places.

[papayahed]

will you be changing your name again on monday ? :p


maybe:lol: . The paperwork had to be turned in today so that is our name.


but you know the problem with losing weight papaya , all your cloths hang wierd , ive lost quite a bit since I came to prague and now my clothes are still normla in some places and baggy and saggy in other places

I would love to have that problem!! I do have thin clothes from before my 40 lb weight gain so I'll be digging those out in a bit.:D

[Nightshade]

yes well its alright when you get properly thing its the inbetweeny stages that are annoying like either your hips sort of collapse and dissapeare but your thighs dont so you still need the same siz trousers only they dont stay up properly
or you loose weight on your top half and not you bottom half or the opposite.
or your bum shrinks but your belly doesnt so clothes sor of hang at the back but are snug at the front---
ok Ill admit Ive been bored and indulging in ALOT of people watching recntly but you know what I mean.

And also Ive noticed that every time you loose weight or gain wieght it seems to distribut differently.
:goof:

[Niamh]

I lost 10 pounds! :D its a slow loss since i started my IBS diet, but thats better than losing it quickly. i'm down to 11 st 8 lb from 12 st 4 lb. I'm hoping to get bact to 10 st- 10 st 6 lb. four more lbs to go and i've offically lost a stone since end of March!

[pussnboots]

I lost 10 pounds! :D its a slow loss since i started my IBS diet, but thats better than losing it quickly. i'm down to 11 st 8 lb from 12 st 4 lb. I'm hoping to get bact to 10 st- 10 st 6 lb. four more lbs to go and i've offically lost a stone since end of March!

Congratulations - keep up the good work :thumbs_up

[Niamh]

Its only really because i cant eat alot of foods anymore. diet mainly consists of potatoes, carrots, porraige, rice and rice products, pasta, tofu, fish and chicken.:(

[pussnboots]

you're still eating good foods

[papayahed]

I lost 10 pounds! :D its a slow loss since i started my IBS diet, but thats better than losing it quickly. i'm down to 11 st 8 lb from 12 st 4 lb. I'm hoping to get bact to 10 st- 10 st 6 lb. four more lbs to go and i've offically lost a stone since end of March!

Alllllll Riiiiggghhhttt!!!!


Its only really because i cant eat alot of foods anymore. diet mainly consists of potatoes, carrots, porraige, rice and rice products, pasta, tofu, fish and chicken.:(

Do you have any good tofu recipes?

[Niamh]

nope! just chop it up into stirfrys and rice dishes. dont really know what to do with it, although a few years back an old house mate of mine mada a beautiful desert out of tofu!
Here is a Tuna Casserole recipe from my IBS bible of a website
http://www.helpforibs.com/news/newsletter/tunacasserole013003.html
chocolate cheesecake brownies!
http://www.helpforibs.com/news/newsletter/valentines021103.html
chicken pot pie! can replace the chicken with tofu
http://www.helpforibs.com/news/newsletter/chickenpotpie022703.html
I lost another lb!:D thre more pounds to go an i've lost a stone!
Papaya, one of my fave dishes at the moment is;
Jasmine rice, with spiced korean carrots (get from a lituanian food store. sure any veg would do!), smothered in sweet chili sauce. Yumm! very filling. :nod: you could add tofu to this and have a proper meal. I get two meals out of one boil n bag of jasmine rice because it so filling. Rice expands in your tummy so you feel full quicker and dont eat as much as a result. :)

[papayahed]

Thanks Niamh! I'll give those a try.

It's only been a weekend but people are getting serious. This morning instead of donuts or biscuits in the breakroom someone brought in a big old watermelon.

And another thing....Why is it reps of 12? Why not 11 or 13?

[Nightshade]

chocolate cheesecake brownies!
http://www.helpforibs.com/news/newsl...nes021103.html
chocolate.....Cheeseeeeeecake.....BROWNIES

Now why didnt I know these exsisted sounds gorgeous!

[Niamh]

Doesnt it just sound gorgeous!

Papaya, heres a recipe for a Soya Smoothie.
chop up one small mango or papaya. Put into a blender with one banana. Add a probiotic yogart drink (actimel), Apple Juice, and sweetened Soya Milk, enough to cover top of fruit in blender. Put on lid, blend, pour and drink! If you have it, add some Acacia tummy fibre to the mixture before blending to give extra help to your digestive system. Its a prebiotic. :nod:

And substitue tea and coffee with peppermint & fennel tea. Pepperment is good for your digestion and fennel gets rid of bloating caused by eat foods that aren't good for your system.:)


And another thing....Why is it reps of 12? Why not 11 or 13?

:confused: you have lost me.....

[papayahed]

chop up one small papaya



WHAT????????


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Niamh]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
FRUIT!!!!!:lol:

[papayahed]

I sort of have a smoothie recipe but your might be better.

Mine:
frozen berries
1/2 banana
fat free plain yougurt
soy milk
2 tsp wheat germ
2 tsp ground flax seed





12 reps - in weight training I always hear to do 2 reps of 12. Why 12?

[Niamh]

What you mean by reps?

[papayahed]

What you mean by reps?

repititions

[Nightshade]

Oh I know the answer to the reps q if its about exercisie, its always even numbers becase they count each arm/leg/direction as 1 so if you are doing the twisty thing its 1 left 2 right 3 left etc, and its always even numbers so you dont end up with on side all musclly and on side all fatty!
wasnt there a film where a guy only excersied one arm?

:goof:

[Niamh]

thanks for answering that nightie. i didnt know the answer anyway.

[papayahed]

The first weight in was today. I think most of us ended up losing something we're attributing it to the fact that we filled up on fried catfish and hush puppies before the initial weigh in.

[Niamh]

:lol: well that was a bad idea! good that you lost something!

[Nightshade]

Thats called cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeating!

[papayahed]

Thats called cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeating!


There's no rule about when you have to weigh in...:D

[Niamh]

no rule, but karma always bites you in the Arse!;)

[papayahed]

no rule, but karma always bites you in the Arse!;)

Well, if the other sites didn't think of it, it's not my fault. It just proves that Shreveport is the smartest.