Final Weigh In: Happy Easter!

Evil Easter Bunny says "Good luck not turning back into fatties!"

How do I write a post that truly wraps up this glorious competition?  Like I'm a writer, how the hell do I know.  Why don't we step back in time and take a look at the 2 fatties that were competing pre-competition.

Back on January 6th, when we got under way, Shawn weighed a robust 141.  Not good.  Fatty Matty nearly broke the scale at 216.4.  It was time to make some changes.  Here comes a tangent:

A week before we decided to do this competition, Fatty Matty drove to CVS and purchased, not 1 pack of Biscoff cookies, but 2.  As seen below:

I finished both packages in 24 hours, probably less than that, but let's round up so it is less sad.  Anyway, its not difficult to figure out how Fatty Matty got to be fat.

Needless to say, we both needed to drop a few pounds and change our lifestyles.  Here is a before pic of the two of us prior to the competition:

We were really more fat than we look.  Should've done some highly embarrassing before pics.  Next time...

Take a look at our initial weigh in pics:

Matt (216.4)

Shawn (141)

Even our feet look fat!

Well, I'm happy to say, we made it.  Neither party quit for even a second.  We both had our good weeks and bad weeks.  Here are some stats, ignoring the final week just to make you read this whole diatribe:

Matt 

Best Week: Week 4, 5.2 lbs LOST, 2.46 % LOST

Worst Week: Week 3, 1.4 lbs GAINED, 0.67 % GAINED

Shawn

Best Week: Week 10, 4 lbs LOST, 3 % LOST(Amazing)

Worst Week:  Week 9, 2 lbs GAINED, 1.52 % GAINED

So, who won?

Final Weigh In:

Matt: 184.6 (-7.6 lbs)

Shawn: 128 (-0.5 lbs)

Final Grid:

.	Week	Dates	Shawn			Matt
.			Weight	Percentage Lost	Weight	Percentage Lost
.	0	1/5/2012	141	0	216.4	0
.	1	1/8/2012	139	1.42	214.6	0.83
.	2	1/15/2012	136.5	1.8	210.4	1.96
.	3	1/22/2012	136	0.37	211.8	-0.67
.	4	1/29/2012	134.5	1.1	206.6	2.46
.	5	2/5/2012	134	0.37	206	0.29
.	6	2/12/2012	132.5	1.12	202.6	1.65
.	7	2/19/2012	131	1.13	202	0.3
.	8	2/26/2012	131.5	-0.38	200.8	0.59
.	9	3/4/2012	133.5	-1.52	199.2	0.8
.	10	3/11/2012	129.5	3	196	1.61
.	11	3/18/2012	128.5	0.77	195.8	0.1
.	12	3/25/2012	129	-0.39	194.4	0.72
.	13	4/1/2012	128.5	0.39	192.2	1.13
.	14	4/8/2012	128	0.39	184.6	3.95
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.				Shawn		Matt
.		Total % Loss			9.57		15.72
.
.		Total lbs lost			13		31.8

Congrats to Shawn, can't wait to eat some crappy food with you on Tuesday!  Your treat of course. :)

Week 13 weigh in: 1 week to go in this madness

Attention all interested parties.  We have amended the competition to end on Easter morning.  

And here we are....nearing the end of a long and I think it is safe to say...fruitful journey.

This weigh in is going to tell us exactly how much Shawn is going to have to workout/throw up this week.  I'd be lying if I told you I was just going to coast to the finish line.  I know that won't work.  I know Shawn has something up her sleeves.  So, I have something up my sleeves too.  I'm going to workout 2 times a day every day until Sunday.  

HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES?

I figure, Shawn won't give up and she will just about kill herself to catch me.  If I workout 2 times a day, she'll have to work out 3 times a day, which sounds super hard to do.  

No matter what the scales say on Sunday, I'm super proud of both of us.  Nobody quit during this competition and if I didn't have Shawn, I'm sure I wouldn't have stayed as motivated.  I hope she'll say the same about me.

On to the last weigh in before the last weigh in:

Matt: 192.2 (-2.2 lbs)

Shawn: 128.5 (-0.5 lbs)

Okay, so now we have the stage for the final week.  What does Shawn need to do to takeover the lead, it's actually not nearly as tough as you might be thinking:

Scenario 1:

Matt stays the same weight (192.2).

Shawn needs to lose 3.5 lbs and finish at 125 to win.

Scenario 2: 

Matt loses 1.0 lbs

Shawn ties if she loses 4 lbs

Shawn wins with 4.5 lbs or more

Before anyone says "But that is a lot of weight to lose in 1 week"....Shawn has already lost 4 lbs in 1 week.  Week 10.

This crap ain't over!

I think it is time to stop eating bacon for a week!

Grid:

.	Week	Week Ending	Shawn			Matt
.			Weight	Percentage Lost	Weight	Percentage Lost
.	0	1/5/2012	141	0	216.4	0
.	1	1/8/2012	139	1.42	214.6	0.83
.	2	1/15/2012	136.5	1.8	210.4	1.96
.	3	1/22/2012	136	0.37	211.8	-0.67
.	4	1/29/2012	134.5	1.1	206.6	2.46
.	5	2/5/2012	134	0.37	206	0.29
.	6	2/12/2012	132.5	1.12	202.6	1.65
.	7	2/19/2012	131	1.13	202	0.3
.	8	2/26/2012	131.5	-0.38	200.8	0.59
.	9	3/4/2012	133.5	-1.52	199.2	0.8
.	10	3/11/2012	129.5	3	196	1.61
.	11	3/18/2012	128.5	0.77	195.8	0.1
.	12	3/25/2012	129	-0.39	194.4	0.72
.	13	4/1/2012	128.5	0.39	192.2	1.13
.	14	4/8/2012
.
.				Shawn		Matt
.		Total % Loss			9.18		11.77

Week 12 weigh in: Successes, Failures, and Changes

After 11 weeks of eating well.  Which included reducing carbs the entire time.  The idea of a meat fiesta at a Brazilian Steakhouse was becoming less appealing by the minute.  Shawn and I discussed this issue and have decided to make a change to the reward for winning (and losing too).

Dinner at 5 Guys followed by dessert at Bern's Dessert Room!

I have to say I am mighty excited about this change and can't wait for the day to get here.

On to the weigh in:

Matt: 194.4 (-1.4 lbs)

Shawn: 129 (+.0.5 lbs)

Until next week, EAT LESS BACON!

Grid displaying a staggering lead:

.	Week	Week Ending	Shawn			Matt
.			Weight	Percentage Lost	Weight	Percentage Lost
.	0	1/5/2012	141	0	216.4	0
.	1	1/8/2012	139	1.42	214.6	0.83
.	2	1/15/2012	136.5	1.8	210.4	1.96
.	3	1/22/2012	136	0.37	211.8	-0.67
.	4	1/29/2012	134.5	1.1	206.6	2.46
.	5	2/5/2012	134	0.37	206	0.29
.	6	2/12/2012	132.5	1.12	202.6	1.65
.	7	2/19/2012	131	1.13	202	0.3
.	8	2/26/2012	131.5	-0.38	200.8	0.59
.	9	3/4/2012	133.5	-1.52	199.2	0.8
.	10	3/11/2012	129.5	3	196	1.61
.	11	3/18/2012	128.5	0.77	195.8	0.1
.	12	3/25/2012	129	-0.39	194.4	0.72
.	13	4/1/2012
.	14	4/8/2012
.
.				Shawn		Matt
.		Total % Loss			8.79		10.64

Week 11 weigh in: I'm all out of ideas

Well, I'm running out of ideas here.  I'll just cut to the chase.

Both parties have lost weight this week, with Shawn having the upper hand.

We have also amended the contest a little bit.  We now will have our final weigh in on 4/8/2012 before heading to 5 Guys for some burgers and onto Bern's Dessert Room afterwards.  This just made more sense when we realized I would be in Baltimore at the time of the original finale.

Not much longer to go.  Better start focusing!

Matt: 195.8 (-0.2 lbs)

Shawn: 128.5 (-1.0 lbs)

Until next week...EAT MORE BACON!

The grid:

.	Week	Dates	Shawn			Matt
.			Weight	Percentage Lost	Weight	Percentage Lost
.	0	1/5/2012	141	0	216.4	0
.	1	1/8/2012	139	1.42	214.6	0.83
.	2	1/15/2012	136.5	1.8	210.4	1.96
.	3	1/22/2012	136	0.37	211.8	-0.67
.	4	1/29/2012	134.5	1.1	206.6	2.46
.	5	2/5/2012	134	0.37	206	0.29
.	6	2/12/2012	132.5	1.12	202.6	1.65
.	7	2/19/2012	131	1.13	202	0.3
.	8	2/26/2012	131.5	-0.38	200.8	0.59
.	9	3/4/2012	133.5	-1.52	199.2	0.8
.	10	3/11/2012	129.5	3	196	1.61
.	11	3/18/2012	128.5	0.77	195.8	0.1
.	12	3/25/2012
.	13	4/1/2012
.	14	4/8/2012
.
.				Shawn		Matt
.		Total % Loss			9.18		9.92

Week 10 weigh in: Don't act like you're not impressed

HOLY CRAP!

It worked!  She actually lost 4 stinking lbs this week.  Unbelievable!

Tony Robbins who?

I honestly don't know what else to say this week.  I'm blown away.  Never in my wildest dreams did I think Shawn could get under 130 after two weeks of weight gain.

VERY IMPRESSIVE!

It's back on like Donkey Kong!

On to the weigh in, it was a good week all around:

Matt: 196 (-3.2 lbs)

Shawn: 129.5 (-4 lbs)

Until next week....EAT MORE BACON!

The grid:

.	Week	Dates	Shawn			Matt
.			Weight	Percentage Lost	Weight	Percentage Lost
.	0	1/5/2012	141	0	216.4	0
.	1	1/8/2012	139	1.42	214.6	0.83
.	2	1/15/2012	136.5	1.8	210.4	1.96
.	3	1/22/2012	136	0.37	211.8	-0.67
.	4	1/29/2012	134.5	1.1	206.6	2.46
.	5	2/5/2012	134	0.37	206	0.29
.	6	2/12/2012	132.5	1.12	202.6	1.65
.	7	2/19/2012	131	1.13	202	0.3
.	8	2/26/2012	131.5	-0.38	200.8	0.59
.	9	3/4/2012	133.5	-1.52	199.2	0.8
.	10	3/11/2012	129.5	3	196	1.61
.	11	3/18/2012
.	12	3/25/2012
.	13	4/1/2012
.	14	4/8/2012
.	15	Final
.
.				Shawn		Matt
.		Total % Loss			8.41		9.82

Week 9 weigh in: Time to kick Shawn in the ass

Okay, I was apparently TOO gentle last week.  I have been warned about being a "dick" in the past during competitions.  I know...you are all shocked to hear this.  But I believe this is deserved and possibly needed.  I want you all to know this is meant in the most encouraging tone possible.

SHAWN!  WHAT THE FUCK!

I'm not going to let you slack off in this challenge.  If you don't succeed, WE don't succeed.  Week 9 is a tough place, it's like no man's land.  You've lost a lot of weight and you start fitting into clothes that have been "unavailable" for a long time.  Believe me, I have experienced this as well.  We cannot become complacent at this time.  Just because we fit into some stuff, doesn't mean we have met our goals.  We are just barely half way home.

Time to buckle down and have a good week.  I think you can get under 130 this week.  I KNOW you can get under 130 this week.  It's up to you to make it happen.  If I need to come over and drag you outside for a run, then that is what I will do.

Here are the shocking results:

Matt: 199.2 (-1.6 lbs)

Shawn: 133.5 (+2.0 lbs)

Until next week....EAT LESS BACON!

And now for the updated grid:

.	Week	Dates	Shawn			Matt
.			Weight	Percentage Lost	Weight	Percentage Lost
.	0	1/5/2012	141	0	216.4	0
.	1	1/8/2012	139	1.42	214.6	0.83
.	2	1/15/2012	136.5	1.8	210.4	1.96
.	3	1/22/2012	136	0.37	211.8	-0.67
.	4	1/29/2012	134.5	1.1	206.6	2.46
.	5	2/5/2012	134	0.37	206	0.29
.	6	2/12/2012	132.5	1.12	202.6	1.65
.	7	2/19/2012	131	1.13	202	0.3
.	8	2/26/2012	131.5	-0.38	200.8	0.59
.	9	3/4/2012	133.5	-1.52	199.2	0.8
.	10	3/11/2012
.	11	3/18/2012
.	12	3/25/2012
.	13	4/1/2012
.	14	4/8/2012
.	15	Final
.
.				Shawn		Matt
.		Total % Loss			5.41		8.21

Week 8 weigh in: Just the chart

I'm going to apologize for 2 things this week.

1. This is late as hell.  Sorry about that.
2. This is only a chart to show what happened this week.

Consider this a respite from my self indulgent prose.  I'll be back next week with more witty banter.

Until next week....EAT MORE BACON!

Matt - 200.8 (-1.2 lbs)
Shawn - 131.5 (+0.50 lbs)

.	Week	Dates	Shawn			Matt
.			Weight	Percentage Lost	Weight	Percentage Lost
.	0	1/5/2012	141	0	216.4	0
.	1	1/8/2012	139	1.42	214.6	0.83
.	2	1/15/2012	136.5	1.8	210.4	1.96
.	3	1/22/2012	136	0.37	211.8	-0.67
.	4	1/29/2012	134.5	1.1	206.6	2.46
.	5	2/5/2012	134	0.37	206	0.29
.	6	2/12/2012	132.5	1.12	202.6	1.65
.	7	2/19/2012	131	1.13	202	0.3
.	8	2/26/2012	131.5	-0.38	200.8	0.59
.	9	3/4/2012
.	10	3/11/2012
.	11	3/18/2012
.	12	3/25/2012
.	13	4/1/2012
.	14	4/8/2012
.	15	Final
.
.				Shawn		Matt
.		Total % Loss			6.93		7.41