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  5. Trooper Fit Club

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    Thanks for the links! I now know I have to do 40 push-ups and 45 sit-ups in a minute. The good news is my new weight is in compliance, my old weight was not! PROGRESS! Maybe I will challenge my coworkers and figure out how many of each we can do today.

  8. Trooper Fit Club

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    I was surprised at the first thing I had to change though...my watch strap.

    I took the weight loss challenge almost as a game

    When our armor is done I hope we get a chance to troop together and trade some tips since I am not that far away from you, I'm in San Jose.

     

    You may want to concsider getting a Fuel Band. I don't know if you do Facebook or anything, but it's all integrated there, so you can broadcast success and it gives you a great "universal" score for non-resistance exercises so you can compete for activity. Also there is free Android and iOS apps that track your scores. There have been plenty of days where I have looked at my Fuel band, seen I was under my Fuel goal, so hit the gym. It's all about the stupid little motivators in life.

     

    Also I know what you mean about the watch strap sizes, here is my Fuel Band on me when I first got it:

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    Here it is now:

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    In fairness to Nike it comes with smaller links and I can change it, I am just super lazy.

     

    Also, I am sure we will be able to troop together, I travel down from Sactown to the bay all the time, either for gaming conventions or Warhammer tournaments. Traveling for a troop doesn't seem far fetched at all.

  9. Trooper Fit Club

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    Over the course of the last year I have gotten down to 185 with a goal of 175.  What worked for me was calorie counting via MyFitnessPal,...

     

    It was all Weight Watchers for me! I mention in my blog how it caters to my inner power-gamer. Racquetball was the source of my awesome power, sport really helped me bridge the gap between couch potato and guy-who-is-able-to-run-5k.

     

    Also you can totally see the weight loss in the face, and the Disneyland photo looks smashing!

  13. Trooper Fit Club

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    Weight loss update! 5lbs down, now at 203 and 3lbs from sizing the armour out!

     

    Also, updated my blog:

    http://plastoidpursuit.blogspot.com/2013/08/try-not-do-or-do-not-lose-weight-how-to.html

    I had a friend literally ask me "So how are you losing all this weight and becoming a Stormtrooper?" Naturally I directed them here.

     

    . I am not weighing myself, instead I am going by my measurements.

     

    Bold strategy JWelch! The progress will be slow but satisfying, I wish many new wardrobes upon you and good luck getting back on the Dewback!

  15. ABS vs PVC

    in Getting Started - Read this First!

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    This looks super sharp Red! I guess if I did ever see some yellowing on the ABS I could either use some the bleaches I have seen, or dirty him up for a sandy. Would you rather have a ABS trooper because the gloss doesn't matter on a stormtrooper, or because of your worry about cracking? How often does armour crack, should that be a major concern of mine?

     

    Thanks for all the help.

  17. ABS vs PVC

    in Getting Started - Read this First!

    Posted · Edited by blythe

    Okay, this is it, I am talking to RS Propmasters and I am ready to order my armour. I have been losing weight so I won't have any snobby Alderaanian senaters ask "aren't you a little fat to be a stormtrooper?" and I have the money saved up.  I emailed Andrea at RS, we are getting the process started and she asks me my first question "ABS or PVC". I instantly have flashbacks to my loyal SNES sitting in a closet all yellowed and hoary. I am so nervous I don't want my "investment" to turn all yellow and gross in a few years!

     

    I saw the great intro thread which compares HIPS and ABS but what about PVC? What about the yellowing?

     

    Thanks for the help.

     

    <<<edited for proper grammar, etc.>>>

  18. Trooper Fit Club

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    Thinking I may join this thread.  I don't have before pics with armour as I haven't ordered or started it yet.  Right now I am 6'4 and about 230lbs.  I want to hit a goal of about 200-210lbs.  Any tips?

     

    Hey Scotty! Welcome aboard.

     

    First off 20-30lbs is totally doable, you got this!

     

    1.) Set some milestones.

    2.) Get ready for a lifestyle change, you can't lose weight without good diet, and you can't have good diet without good exercise.

    3.) Broadcast Success! Tell us how you are doing :-)

     

    PS. Weight loss update! 8lbs from ordering armour!

    Plastoid Pursuit - Rocklin, CA (Sacramento)

    in New Member Introductions Archive

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    Hello everyone! My name is Ben and I am eager to start troopin’.  A few months ago, I started trying to lose weight; I started at 235 and told myself that if I got to 220 I would buy myself a soccer jersey. A week ago I hit my milestone, and the jersey is on the way. The question became, “what am I going to do for my 205lb milestone?â€, and “What happens when I hit my goal weight of 190lbs?â€.

     

    Trooping is the answer!

     

    I am on a streak to a healthy BMI, and that white armour is the goal. Now when I want a snack I ask “does a Stormtrooper get delicious peanut butter snickers bars?†Answer, no they do not! “Does a Stormtrooper get to fudge a 5k and turn it into a 4.82k?†Negative!  A trooper troops! With the "trooper troops" mentality I ran my first 5k ever, in my life, last week.

     

    Be the trooper.
    Reach the goal weight.

    Pursue the Plastoid

     

     

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