Lose 20lbs and help BP.net!!

A few things I love to eat that aren't terrible for you:

1) portabella burgers

Marinate whole portabella mushroom cap in olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, red wine, and I even throw in a bit of A1 steak sauce into the marinade sometimes. The quantities really don't matter too much as long as you can cover the caps. I usually do 2 caps in a ziploc bag in the fridge, and flip 'em every now and then. I've done as little as 2 hours and as long as 8, doesn't make a huge difference either way.

Grill the caps just like beef. Butter and toast some burger buns on the grill. Melt a bit of cheese to the underside of the caps (facing upwards). Serve with tomato and spinach.

Yes you can have butter, cheese, and delicious flavors, and still lose weight. Just don't be too generous on the portions! This above meal is best served with sides of delicious veggies. I like to fry chopped broccoli, onions, and zucchini in olive oil and kikkoman soy sauce, with a bit of ground pepper.

I am game! Last summer I weighed the most I've ever weighed (237 I am horrifically embarrassed to say). Last August I went on WW, and since have lost over 40 pounds (I am at 194.2 as of last week). I would love to join in this challenge, and if I get to 20 pounds I am happy to donate $20 of my own dollars into the pot as well! I think this is a great idea, and it will be great to be accountable to people not just on the WW boards.

2) Tuna tacos

Pan-sear a tuna steak (RARE is best!), I season a bit but not heavily.

Slice it into long thin strips.

Make tacos with spinach, any other veggies you want, a bit of cheese, and homemade guacamole.

Just don't eat five of them, and it's a great meal. As always, serve with veggies. I find that this pairs well with a side of "fajita topping" veggies.. onions, bell peppers etc.

I'll join in this as well. I'm 6'5" and weigh 250-255 depending on the day I guess. I always lived an active life and held a weight of 200-220 until two years ago when I quit smoking and got promoted to a desk job. I just started going to the gym a couple of weeks ago before work and have really started watching what and when I eat. I would love to weigh 195-200 one day but a 20lb drop is a good start, lets do this!

Ill go in with you I am 6'5" as well and weigh 307, its about time I drop to 285 for football!!

I'm in. If I lose 20lbs by then, I'll even donate $20 of my own to the charity that is picked.

My starting weight is 225. I'm 5'1, so I NEED to lose some weight and soon! :D

I'm in, my starting weight was 160 lbs 2 weeks ago. I am now down to 154. I lost a bunch of weight this time last year and packed it all back on :tears:
Me: This time last year starting weight 155
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Me: Ending weight 128, picture taken in June
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Me: Taken New Years Eve, starting weight 160 :tears:
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Seeing that picture motivated me to start my diet again, and begin running like I used to. I carry weight in person fairly well because I'm 5'6" however...it shows drastically in photos. I will lose the weight, I'm already down 6 lbs.

I'll join you, I need to get in shape anyways. Instead of sitting on my bum between classes 10:30-12-25 3:20-6:15 here on the internet i'm going to take an hour out of both of those breaks, twice a week, to run around the campus for an hour. And that is minimum, I will run on the weekend too. And I will be working out at the gym with a friend 2-3 times a week but that's for the muscle. Also I will join you in donating on behalf of BP.net but I need to lose 50 lbs and so I will donate $50 when I do that.

Could I possibly do this in reverse? I would like to gain 5 pounds of muscle. I'm 6'3" 160 pounds. I wanna have abs for my cruise in June! :D

I don't know if its a female/everybody thing or just me, but my weight fluctuates a lot. I can gain and lose 15-20 lbs every few months. It usually depends on the season as well. I'll be lighter in the summer and heavier in the winter. It sucks. I wish I could just stay at a constant weight (the lighter one preferably).