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The Poppi Plan
If you watched The Biggest Loser finale, you may remember an at home contestant from New Jersey named Poppi. She won the $50,000 price for biggest loser at home and went from a size 22 to a size 2...
I just kept my head down and ran. Consistently. Every Day. Literally and figuratively. I promised myself I'd finish what I started, and for the first time in my life, I did.
the resounding question is, "How on EARTH did you go from a size 22 to a size 2 in under 8 months???"
She was kind enough to post her routine on her myspace page. Here's a snippet:
THE REGIMENT
(I won't call it a diet, because I was NEVER hungry, loved what I ate and continue to do so!)
daily caloric intake: 1100 calories breakdown: 45% good carbohydrates (you need carbs to work out!!!) good carbs include whole grains, lots of vegetables and fruit (2 cups a day recommended), low carb wraps, etc 30% protein (low fat of course) includes white meat chicken, white meat turkey (all skinless), some shellfish (steamed shrimp..sometimes steamed lobster, butterless of course...) I do not eat these proteins, but on the diet you can: flank steak, tuna, all low cholesterol fish, egg whites, ricotta, yogurt, etc. 25% fat (this was more to keep track and make sure I was doing low fat) but I'd always have snacks that included low moisture mozzarella sticks, no butter, very low oil condiments, etc.
SAMPLE DAY :
breakfast:
organic waffle 110 cal
5.5 oz watermelon 45 cal
snack:
4 oz edamame (boiled soybeans) 100 cal
1 low fat mozz stick 80 cal
lunch:
6 oz steamed shrimp (seasoned) 160cal
1 cup miso soup 45cal
4 oz steamed broccoli (lite soy sauce) 40cal
snack:
whey protein shake 90cal
dinner:
4 oz grilled chicken breast 170cal
1 slice soy cheese 40cal
flax lavash (wrap that i grilled the 55
chicken and cheese on to make a panini!)
5.5 oz raw red pepper 25cal
snack:
small white corn tortilla 50cal
2 tbs organic black bean dip 15
2 tbs salsa (put in oven...kinda like a 20cal tostada!)
dessert:
Fat free frozen yogurt mousse pop 30cal
total: 1075 calories
THE WORKOUT
2 hours a day of intense/moderate cardio .5 hours a day of circuit.
Intense cardio for extremely overweight people can consist of eliptical, walking uphill on a treadmill, or for me, getting out of bed!!!! 
The two hours should be split up into two workouts. It would be helpful for beginners to consult with a trainer in terms of how to go about building your endurance. The one thing I found to be helpful is this: if your workout becomes comfortable, CHANGE IT UP!!! You should almost ALWAYS break a sweat and get your heart rate up. You don't need to do 2.5 hours a day. That's what I did. But I was completely horrified at my size on national tv! HA. Just be consistent. If you can only start with 20 min a day, so be it. Just make sure to go tomorrow. And the next day. And the day after that.
A few parting words from Poppi,
"But remember. There is no magic in the diet/exercise routine. The magic is your mind."
The magic is within your will. We all struggle everyday with different things.
Her myspace page.
Hooray Mel
Congrats to Mel for shedding 43.6lbs (and counting) since April of this year. She started at 226.4 and as of last week weighed in at 182.8!
Please share your losing tips with us. How've you been working out? What have you been eating? What are some key factors in your overall loss?
Perhaps what you did will help someone else.
Hooray Shelley & TC
Congrats to Shelley for shedding 7lbs in September! & to TC for a sweet 3lb loss last week!
Please share your losing tips with us. Did you do something different? How've you been working out? Eating? What was the key factor in your recent loss?
Perhaps what you did will help someone else, and if you do it again this month/week, a pattern may emerge
How Cool
Yesterday I got an email from Andrea and this part really made my day:
I recently lost 75 pounds and I don’t think I could have been so successful without the help of your site. Being able to read the blog and the articles/advice that was posted was such a great help. This site gave me such motivation. So again, thank you.
This site is always in limbo for me. I know what I want to do, but always run out of time. I knew there'd be less posting during June as I moved. Then wondered if I should make it a once a week thing vs. daily thing.
I do have another direction I plan to take the site in and now that I'm settling in, I should have more time to make it happen. Over the weekend I'll flesh out what I want to do and hopefully on Monday, fatfighterblogs.com version 2.0 will be up and running, no new design, I'm way too busy for that, just an new format for providing you info and tips.
That the site was helpful to at least 1 person fighting the fat, motivates me.
Onederland
Yay for Blissful Loser for arriving in onderland. Well done!
R1 Wrap Up
You made it, congrats to the Round 1 Grads!
Use this post for any final checking in you'd like to do. Consider this week a rest week and if you'll be doing round 2, decide which program you'll follow. Have you been lurking all this time and want in? Print out the program you plan to do and get ready to start walking next week. Round 2 starts on 4/9.
Let's see how you've improved:
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Round 1 peeps, I hope your weight loss went well and your stamina improved. Move up a level if you feel ready or do another round in your current level.
And the winner is
Without further adieu, the first winner of the first contest of the first month of the year is...
Congrats!!! Kim!!!!
But wait, there's more...
These lucky peeps won too:
In the order I pulled them out of the prize bag, that reads:
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I know it's not a car but WoW that was way more exciting than I planned, 
. Thanks so much for playing, I truly wish I had 27 books to give all of you, but like I said, this is the first of many giveaways I'll be running this year. Be sure to check back in February for the next giveaway.
Prizes will be shipped out bright and early Saturday morning. The winners will be contacted by email sometime today and need to reply back to me by 5pm EST Friday January 20th with their mailing info. If someone doesn't get back to me in time, the prize will be considered forfeited and rolls over to next month.
And lastly, there is still chance for 1 more person to win. I said I had 6 copies, but only gave away 5 today. I want to read the last book and write a review. When I am done, that book will be given to one of the remaining entrants.
40lbs gone
Take a gander @ the tagboard to the right and you will notice that Gina has lost:
That's FORTY lbs of fat! She went from 188 to 148.5 in 75 workouts. Well done girlie, well done.
And while she is going through a sad time right now, head on over and give her a pat on the back, and a cyber hug while your at it.
