Hot Blonde Challenge

I found the questions of the HB Challenge trivia challenge. Here they are.

1. Who was the heaviest US president?
2. Who was the lightest US president?
3. What is the real name of Richard Simmons?
4. Manuel Uribe, of Mexico, is the world's heaviest living human. How much does he weigh? Any answer within 10% of actual weight gets a point.
5. Name at least three movies starring Jane Fonda.
6. Oprah was nominated for best supporting actress for what movie?
7. State with highest obesity rate?
8. State with lowest obesity rate?
9. Calories in a Twinkie?
10. Maximum weight for solider in US Army, 6 feet tall, age 21 to 27.
11. Minimum weight for solider in US Army, 6 feet tall, age 21 to 27.
12. Who liked to eat hamburgers in Popeye cartoons?
13. In the Simpons, what did Homer trade for his soul?
14. What was the name of the waitress on What's Happening?
15. What was the name of the mayor on the Dukes of Hazzard?
16. On Gilligan's Island, what was the Skipper's real name?

Why is there a trading soul question in every
Wiz trivia list.

Hello everyone. I just caught up with the thread and wanted to make a couple quick comments. I have a lot I want to comment on, actually, but being that I am writing this from my phone and not my laptop, I will just make a few notes/comments and then write more later.

First off, not that I need to share this, but I've been nursing a broken heart for the last week or so. The worst part of it is my relationship with my boyfriend ended on the very last day I was on vacation. Not a good ending to my 5-day long vacation after a 9-month long period of intense effort. My 5 days in Vegas (yes, Bob, I actually came home when planned) was very fun for the most part but was sadly turned into a very sad situation at the end, one that I did not expect nor felt fit the feeling of the celebratory trip (but so is life, right?)

So I've been struggling, emotionally, this last week. Terribly so. But I know that I have it in me to accomplish great things. And I've set my sights on my future and my passions and my goals. Although that may look like an easy solution, it's been hard because the heart feels what the heart feels and no amount of mental distraction can take away from the love I felt in my heart.

Anyway, to address the Lucyjr. and texasplumr situation, neither of them have made any contact with me at all. I do believe that regardless of the "legality" of the bet, they are both bound to their word and should pay just like anyone else. Isn't it funny the amount of sh*t I got from all the negative people on here about "HB is not going to pay!" and "She better make sure she has the funds to pay" an etc.? I had said, every step of the way that I would honor my bets, and in fact I would have. I expect nothin less than the same from those who bet against me. A bet is a bet. Why even bring legality and the government into it? Yes, it's true, I can't get law enforcement on my side in this matter, but that doesn't change the bet in any way, regardless. I don't know the situation with Lucyjr., all my PM's to him have been ignored, and with texasplumr it's obvious he's not paying strictly due to his pride. He made the bet publicly then down the line decided he didn't like me. He's now too prideful to pay the "b*tch", as he called me. He somehow will justify his not paying me as a good reason just because he decided he didn't like me any more. Him not liking me should have no bearing on his bet. Your word is your word, a bet's a bet. Swallow your pride, pay up, and move on. Not paying me will save you $100 but think of the real cost of that. You'll have to live with yourself and people will look very unkindly on you.

That's all I have to say for now. I'm back home and am trying to figure out where to go from here in regards to my physical makeup and my career. I'm at a great point of transition right now and am in the process of drafting my new life.

Quote: HotBlonde

So I've been struggling, emotionally, this last week. Terribly so. But I know that I have it in me to accomplish great things. And I've set my sights on my future and my passions and my goals... I'm back home and am trying to figure out where to go from here in regards to my physical makeup and my career. I'm at a great point of transition right now and am in the process of drafting my new life.

So, what's next: are you offering 9 to 1 that you'll get over your broken heart?

Quote: MrV

So, what's next: are you offering 9 to 1 that you'll get over your broken heart?

That's more like 1 to 9. No quit in that Blonde.

Quote: Buzzard

That's more like 1 to 9. No quit in that Blonde.

Amen, brotha! I tell everyone, "I'm going to go down to 135 pounds. Piece of cake." I have 0.00% doubt in my mind that it will happen. Funny how true it is: the odds have REVERSED!!

Quote: HotBlonde

I'm at a great point of transition right now and am in the process of drafting my new life.

Personal trainer?

Life coach?

Personal trainer and Life coach?

Persoanl trainer and Life coach to the Stars?

The Wizard's photo model.

Quote: rxwine

The Wizard's photo model.

i would love to be. I don't know if I'd qualify though. I still need toget into better shape. Those girls he hire are pretty cute.

Quote: HotBlonde

Swallow your pride, pay up, and move on. Not paying me will save you $100 but think of the real cost of that. You'll have to live with yourself and people will look very unkindly on you.

I'm glad everything is going well for you. I just wanted to briefly point out that one does not swallow his pride when one pays up, one shows that he/she has pride when one pays up.

Quote: HotBlonde

I'm back home and am trying to figure out where to go from here in regards to my physical makeup and my career. I'm at a great point of transition right now and am in the process of drafting my new life.

Sorry to hear about your broken heart. You know my dating advice -- I won't bother to repeat it. Let me know if I can be of any help with career advice.

Any update on whether lucy or texas paid up?

Quote: SOOPOO

Any update on whether lucy or texas paid up?

Neither of them contacted me nor paid.

Quote: SOOPOO

Any update on whether lucy or texas paid up?

DEADBEATS ! GRRR Heart attack or not, I would love to be collecting again !

I have to wonder why the Wiz, who has the reputation of being such a savvy gambler, bet so heavily on this one?

Quote: MrV

I have to wonder why the Wiz, who has the reputation of being such a savvy gambler, bet so heavily on this one?

It was my impression that many, if not all, of the wagerers were not making the wagers to win. They were trying to provide incentive for someone to create a more healthy life style. In the spirit of the site, it was called a wager, although it was more of a donation.

Quote: RaleighCraps

It was my impression that many, if not all, of the wagerers were not making the wagers to win. They were trying to provide incentive for someone to create a more healthy life style. In the spirit of the site, it was called a wager, although it was more of a donation.

That was my intent. But the Wiz took it as a 'good bet'. Just because a bet lost does not make it a bad bet. The Wiz has won many weight loss bets in the past, just not as 'public' as this one. As the initial oddsmaker, I to this day believe that 9 -1 was a fair line. Having seen so many try and fail at substantial weight loss, and then be referred for surgery, made me feel that HB's chances for success were slim. She proved me wrong, of course!

" I to this day believe that 9 -1 was a fair line. " to those who think this line was wrong ,I put in the category of hindsight
is always 20/20

Quote: MrV

I have to wonder why the Wiz, who has the reputation of being such a savvy gambler, bet so heavily on this one?

What I lost was not that much to me. I have that much riding on many football games every week. As was mentioned, I've won lots of bets betting against someone trying to lose weight. In retrospect, it is easy to say I made a bad bet. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I would venture to say the smart moneys always on the don't in any significant weight loss bet. Wizard made a good bet he just happened to lose this one.

I had actually signed up for a walking and a weight lifting class. Especially after EvenBob described as the guy on the left built like a fire-plug. Was 6' and 220 lbs+. Nothing not a heart attack to make you serious about a diet. First heart checkup today. Weight 206.4
stripped. Hope to hit 199.9 by New Years. Then lift weights and goal by summer is 180, my collecting weight in 1962 before I
went into USAF.

Sorry to disappoint anybody who though HB was back. or maybe not disappoint.

HB periodically checks the forums.... I hope she is doing well in her new lithe body....

Quote: Buzzard

goal by summer is 180.

Do I hear the start of the Hot Buzz Challenge? I'm open to "making it interesting."

Quote: Wizard

Do I hear the start of the Hot Buzz Challenge? I'm open to "making it interesting."

"HOT" Buzz Challenge?

He could slim all the way down to 120, but I doubt that even then that you could tag him with "Hot".

Quote: DJTeddyBear

He could slim all the way down to 120, but I doubt that even then that you could tag him with "Hot".

For his age, I think he looks great. For one thing, he still sports a full head of hair. He just just stand to lose 20-30 pounds.

I would be stealing with less than prohibitive odds. Even got doc's approval to lift weights. Now 165, that would be a challenge for damn sure.

Please, please, please... NO Pictures.

Damn, and I just bought a speedo.

Quote: Buzzard

Damn, and I just bought a speedo.

Buzz, you know I love you, but no...

Quote: Buzzard

Damn, and I just bought a speedo.

Bwa ha ha... my milk just came out of my nose.

Quote: FarFromVegas

Buzz, you know I love you, but no...

Even if I dyed my hair blonde ??

Quote: Buzzard

Even if I dyed my hair blonde ??

Hmmmmmm.....

I would have to set the way back machine to about 1962.

Anyone know if Buzz has a twin? hehe

Here is a pix of my ugly twin brother, just hanging around and doing nothing.


http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Uploads/Graphics/171/06/171-0623070835-600full-the-good,-the-bad-and-the-ugly-poster.jpg

I predict that sometime in 2013 pacomartin will become the new post leader, in some small way due to this thread.

Also at some point in 2013 I will weigh less than HB.

I just spent the last several hours reading a great many posts. I'm very glad the drama is over. I'm proud of HB for her success. I live in Vegas and would love some motivation to lose weight, too. Here is my history. At my heaviest I was 205 around 2003. In 2005 After the end of a 13 yr long relationship, I lost approx 30 lbs. After about 6 mos of being single, I met a nice guy who was also overweight. BUT he goes to the gym everyday. Before any of you tell me he just says he goes to the gym, pls don't waste your typing. He goes and lifts weights and is still quite overweight. I have joined the gym LVAC, but have never gone. Seriously. I am putting myself out there so I get some kicks in the rump. I keep thinking I should g, but then I don't. Yes, its the same gym he goes to. I'm too out of shape for anything more strenous than the pool, at first, but maybe basic stuff?!

Anyway, the way I lost the wieght was Phentermine. I began taking the drug when I was maybe 39? Around there. It was the only thing that worked, but I had to doctor shop after about a year. I was taking maybe 2-3/day for a long time. I have not taken this drug or any other drugs for years, now. I am 52 now and I need a hard shove in the right direction. I am up to 185 right this minute and don't ever want to get back to 205. Money isn't my motivation. So I am asking the members for ideas for motivations-I guess if I had to give money if I didn't lose the weight, I'd be motivated to lose it, but the attainment of the money isn't enough (I don't think). I guess ENOUGH money would always do it, but I don't want to put myself in the position where the minute the bet was won, I'd eat again. I'd just like to want to live a different lifestyle and I don't want to, now, on my own.

When I was in my 20s, in the 1908s, I fell in love with cocaine as a way to lose weight. I didn't lose weight using the drug, but I did have to check into a long term treatment center to 'rearrange' my thinking. It worked big time. Till I fell in love with phentermine. I am too old to be risking a heart attack with that drug, and I'm long enough away from it that, like cocaine, I have no desire to get hooked again. Yes, I thank God I never did meth; it wasn't around when I was doing coke, or I'd prob be dead today.

Yes, I know I'm asking for help...its always been the only way I ever did anything right. I got sober for my dad, in fact...till it became about doing it for me. He was my motivator, as he was my emotional rock. He passed in 2008 at age 88. My three brothers live on the other coast and have their own families. So there is no one to do this for, but me. And I lack motivation. So, I've laid this all out. Does anyone have any advice? HB for one, I'd love to hear how you held on for the 9 mos.

Thanks for reading this!
Jane
P.S. I don't have a twin

The only one who can help Jane is Jane ! I would think you should want to help her. She has beat an addiction that few people do.
She obviously has a sense of humor, if not a twin. Note, I bit my tongue and did not say to kick yourself in your fat ass. If you have read my other posts, you will know only my respect for you stopped me.

Hi Jane,

Welcome to the forum. What I think the forum has to offer is a cheering section for your success. The more your contribute, the more you will get out of it. I'm available to weigh you in, should you wish to make a starting weight official.

Quote: pkrplr4116

I'm too out of shape for anything more strenous than the pool, at first, but maybe basic stuff?!
I'd just like to want to live a different lifestyle and I don't want to, now, on my own.
So there is no one to do this for, but me. And I lack motivation. So, I've laid this all out. Does anyone have any advice? HB for one, I'd love to hear how you held on for the 9 mos.

You can walk on the treadmill. You can climb a stairmaster at level 1. You can pedal a recumbent bicycle slowly. You can do light weight lifting, with multiple repetitions.

Do you have a job? If so, consider this new plan of exercise and diet an add on to your job. You may not like your job, but you do it. Pick a defined regimen for your workouts, for example, if you work 9 - 5, go to the gym every day at 7am, do an hour of stuff, and then go to work. If you can make it through a few weeks, then you will begin to like it. You will like the way you feel. You will have MORE energy, not less, after work. If you can afford it, try a personal trainer for the beginning of this journey.

HB held on for 9 months because a $7000 was dangling in front of her. Her massive weight gain immediately following the challenge showed that to be true. She would not be a good role model, as she lost the weight in an unsustainable diet and lifestyle. You want a lifestyle that you will WANT to continue, not discard on a defined day.

If you want, another member, NIcksGamingStuff, has emabarked on a weight loss challenge. His motivation is internal.
As is mine. I'm down 15 pounds since the HB Challenge date. I've always exercised somewhat. But my change is better diet. I'm at my lowest weight since college, and it feels great. As a fellow 52 year old, good luck!

You don't have to make a gigantic effort, doing all kinds of strenuous exercise that might hurt you if you're not used to it, or making gym commitments that you know you won't keep. You don't have to make gigantic alternations to what you eat either; small changes will add up in the long run.

Eliminate fast foods, that's the easiest and the first thing you should do. You'd be surprised at the difference this one thing will make.

Cut down on desserts or limit them to 3 times a week instead of every day. Eat a lettuce salad or a bowl of cereal as a snack instead of chips or cookies.

Switch to skim milk. Replace regular mayo and salad dressings with lite or non-fat varieties. Replace ice cream with frozen yogurt.

Choose a parking spot that's a little further away so that you're forced to walk a little more.

If you like sandwiches get the meats sliced at the deli counter and ask that they cut it as thin as possible, or have it shaved. This way it looks like a lot more when you make a sandwich and you'll end up with only an ounce or 2 instead of 1/4 pound. Switch from white processed bread to wheat or use pita bread.

Eat small amounts several times a day to keep your metabolism steady and your stomach from getting too empty between meals. Drink a full glass of water before you eat to fill your stomach so that you won't eat as much.

Learn to cook. This way you have full control of the ingredients in whatever you eat. Make a big batch of one thing and divide it into lunch portions and freeze them so that there's always a healthy meal handy.

Learn to read nutrition labels. I once looked at a box of carrot cake mix and saw that meat lard was one of the ingredients!

Limit your red meat intake to once a week or less and load up on chicken and turkey (white meat only) and fish.

These are the things I did 12 years ago and lost 40 pounds without adding much more than a few minutes of simple walking to my daily routine, and today I am only 5 pounds heavier than I was then because I kept doing the same things; i.e., it was a permanent lifestyle change for me.

It might take a few weeks to adjust your tastebuds to these new rules, but once you learn you won't forget and it'll become second nature.

Good luck.

Welcome Jane,

This looks like one of those weekend, middle of the night, one time posts that we see here occasionally. I have no weight loss or addiction experience so I'm woefully ill equipped to offer any specific advice.

Make a doctor's appointment for a comprehensive physical. Do not leave out any detail of your medical history no matter how trivial it may seem to you. Tell the doctor exactly what you hope to accomplish and he or she will take it from there. Your job will be to follow your doctor's advice.

Please think long and hard about accepting any bets or challenges that may come your way regarding weight loss. There is no reason for you to be the source of anyone's amusement or entertainment. If you do keep posting I know that the good men and women of this forum will provide you with encouragement.

Remember that this is a gambling forum and there is always a danger of developing a new addiction. You may already fit a certain profile.

Quote: SOOPOO

HB held on for 9 months because a $7000 was dangling in front of her. Her massive weight gain immediately following the challenge showed that to be true. !

30 pounds in 52 days is almost too massive. Thats almost .6 pounds
per day. She would have to consume in excess of 4000 calories a day,
every day, to add that much fat back on. If she indeed gained 30 pounds
in 52 days, part of it had to be water weight, which doesn't count.

This is the third time I've tried to post this. I thought I saw it once, but now, its gone. If this has been posted by me 3 times, please forgive me; I'm not used to the site.
Ah, the joys of failing to write my reply in Word, THEN copying and pasting into the form. I’d written a long response then mistakenly hit some button and lost it all. I’m doing this in Word now-lesson learned. So, here I am, not to make a middle of the night post then disappear. I need the support of a group and your responses were really sincere; thank all of you who have posted in response to what I put out there.

In order to stay sober I need accountability for my actions. This is why I posted. I will post my weight every week, good or bad to make myself accountable to the group. This forced accountability should be just what the doctor ordered.

Your suggestions, folks (I don’t know exactly, yet which of you are men or women, but I hope to, soon) are wonderful and are just the right amount of everything I believe I will need in order to ‘Just Do It.’

I’ve lived here since 2008. I do not ‘work’: not on disability, not ‘unemployed’ no benefits, no kids, no cats. Two rescued dogs. I had a small mail order business for 16 years, I have been a freelance writer since 1978 and I taught English and Sociology at Rutgers, Montclair State and Essex County Community college. Been attempting to play poker (the WSOP kind) for a living…I also play VP. The amount of hours spent at the poker tables and in front of the VP machines have turned me very lazy. And I’ve had enough. For me. As I said earlier, I got sober for my dad till I wanted to STAY sober for me. So I’m going to go into this for the forum and I anticipate there will be a turning point whereby I do it for me. I’m thinking Weight Watchers or Overeaters Anonymous, too. I think OA will be the better fit as I really live a 12 step program, anyway.

That said, the thing I must do is be rigorously honest with me and with you. I do realize this is a gambling forum and trust me, I moved here to gamble; but not wantonly-wisely. And I just Googled OA. Pretty funny, as I read the results, an saw group names with which I was familiar, I said to myself, “Oh! They meet at the AA meeting house!” Alas, WRONG. They just have the same names. FYI, I got sober ONLY at AA and never at NA because the cornerstone for my sobriety is to avoid anyone who uses drugs, so NA was out. I focused on AA as the hardcore drug users who might well also have an alcohol addiction aren’t permitted to tell their drug stories at AA. It’s my best tool in this long road-avoid drug users. I have no idea what would happen if I heard drug lifestories, but I have heard thousands of alcohol lifestories and none of them have made me want to get high (or drink, but alcohol was never an issue for). I spend a lot of time at VP bars and I only ever get a glass of ice. I can be around people who drink, but I have no respect for nor a love for active alcoholics, nor binge drinkers. I simply avoid drug users and/or those who talk about getting high. Not a fan of pot I feel it shouldn’t be easy to get, as I’m not the only one with an addictive personality and for me pot WAS A GATEWAY drug.

Found a meeting for 4pm today off Valley View. I’m going to go. Will report back tonight. I’m going to try this as a first step. Oh, yeah, I admit I am soooooo powerless over food AND my food intake is TOTALLY unmanageable. I turn my will and my life over to God and to this group (so far). Here we goooooooooooooooo!
Thanks, all!
Hugs, Jane

If this is going to be an ongoing thing for you, with weekly progress reports and solicited advice from forum members, maybe you should spin off your own "Jane's weight loss" thread?

Move more/eat less. How much more simple can it get? You'll lose weight and understand so much more about what you're doing as it becomes an enjoyable part of your life. Either that, or become a slave and patsy to the $30+billion diet & weight loss scam in the US, and recipient of all kinds of misguided advice.

Quote: tsmith

If this is going to be an ongoing thing for you, with weekly progress reports and solicited advice from forum members, maybe you should spin off your own "Jane's weight loss" thread?

Excellent idea! I'd follow it.

Wow Jane, you're all over the internet! I just figured out that your handle is poker player. I was probably the last to know. Duh.

Quote: 1BB

Excellent idea! I'd follow it.

I second that! The departure of HB has left a hole on this site, and I think you're just the woman to fill it.

Quote: Wizard

I second that! The departure of HB t.

She's gone? I knew she was banned for a week and then
she refused to provide a pic of herself or a weigh in for
the new bet. Now she's gone?