POUNDS-OFF: The demoscene weight-loss platform for the lardy!
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...sychronicity strikes, since the TRSAC party room is basically an aerobic room xD
So, get in gear, people
So, get in gear, people
In terms of motivation, I guess that a way to thumb up others activities would be nice :)
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In terms of motivation, I guess that a way to thumb up others activities would be nice :)
Is that a new category idea for Pouet2? :)
Actually I was stunned again about the almost cartellish appearing capabilities of the scene when it comes to pull up something.
Imagine this would be a standard weight-loss-community. They would debate for ages about a website and end up with some outdated crap 2 years after the inital thought.
Here, a buch of big fellas have a funny idea while chatting and *puff* up goes the website with all the doo-dads you need.
Imagine this would be a standard weight-loss-community. They would debate for ages about a website and end up with some outdated crap 2 years after the inital thought.
Here, a buch of big fellas have a funny idea while chatting and *puff* up goes the website with all the doo-dads you need.
I'm not sure about the social dynamic implications of thumb-upping, but I agree that we need ways to interact and encourage each other.
Two other ideas:
A small ceremony at parties where people who set weight goals for that party (and achieve them) could be publically recognized, and get a small token or diploma. Might be a motivator for some, optional for others.
T-shirt unlocking. "I lost X kilograms with POUNDS-OFF.ME", in 5(?) kg increments. People would have to pay for the t-shirts of course.
Two other ideas:
A small ceremony at parties where people who set weight goals for that party (and achieve them) could be publically recognized, and get a small token or diploma. Might be a motivator for some, optional for others.
T-shirt unlocking. "I lost X kilograms with POUNDS-OFF.ME", in 5(?) kg increments. People would have to pay for the t-shirts of course.
Salinga: Just a question, did you ever try to lose weight? At least to me (and, from what I can see, others here) it really doesn't go in 1kg jumps.
Especially not when you get off those first 3-4 kg's and your body starts adjusting. It really goes a few hundred grams each day, but it DOES go steady downwards as a trend. Seeing that every day trend has been highly motivational for me (not to mention being able to adjust instantly if I started going off track)..
Especially not when you get off those first 3-4 kg's and your body starts adjusting. It really goes a few hundred grams each day, but it DOES go steady downwards as a trend. Seeing that every day trend has been highly motivational for me (not to mention being able to adjust instantly if I started going off track)..
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I like this idea - some have mentioned that endomondo already has this, and that's as may be .. it doesn't mean we can't also have it. The main thing about this site is - I think - to have a place where you can commit yourself, to help with motivation :) It's much harder to quit a diet or an exercise scheme, when the whole world is watching :)
Of course there are dozens of other sites that do things better than this quick hack - but are they as fun as ours? Also - it doesn't hurt to enter your activities at other places as well. Important is that people stay motivated.
I like thumbs - but only in the facebook manner - so no thumbing down - that might be discouraging. Maybe commenting on the users profile is a good place to start. We don't have to recode facebook just yet :)
decades from now, historians will refer to this project as "an unexpected shift of focus in the demoscene" :P
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A small ceremony at parties where people who set weight goals for that party (and achieve them) could be publically recognized, and get a small token or diploma. Might be a motivator for some, optional for others.
We are already thinking about a bit of stage time during the next parties to praise/scold the participants :)
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T-shirt unlocking. "I lost X kilograms with POUNDS-OFF.ME", in 5(?) kg increments. People would have to pay for the t-shirts of course.
That's a good idea. Maybe the parties or associations can all throw some money in a pot so the people don't have to buy the shirts but are "awarded".
gargaj: this turns out to be more work than i thought. Damn you, fun projects!
D.Fox: Type more and faster - it'll help the pounds-off'ing ;)
Puryx: I'll have the slimmest fingers in all the land!
that's what she said.
this thread is a goldmine of garg-isms.
I prefer to call them gargasms.
of course you do *wink*
I started to training one year a go. A lot of swimming, running and gym. And cause I like numbers I bought my self a body composition monitor. And started to put my numbers up.
I lost maybe 3 kilos before I started to track numbers, but here is my stats for ~7 months.
TIP: Long runs are nice place to think ideas for your next demo.
I lost maybe 3 kilos before I started to track numbers, but here is my stats for ~7 months.
TIP: Long runs are nice place to think ideas for your next demo.
Blueflame: Thank you sir, for proving our point.
Loving this size optimized yourself campaign. We could have other .. statistics as well ;)
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We could have other .. statistics as well ;)
I would like to chime to support this great initiative, however I won't join since I've already made the trip myself but I'll post a few pictures to, perhaps, serve as motivation for some of you.
A couple of you might recognize me from what I used to look like. Here's me from Symphony 2003:
Breakpoint 2005:
And me at my absolute worst (late 2008), by then I was at around 150 kg:
Then I started shaking off my weight summer 2009 and in a little over a year I made it down to 77 kg, and here's a picture of me (late summer 2010):
It's been two years now and I've kept my weight pretty steady since then, and I've never been healthier…
A couple of you might recognize me from what I used to look like. Here's me from Symphony 2003:
Breakpoint 2005:
And me at my absolute worst (late 2008), by then I was at around 150 kg:
Then I started shaking off my weight summer 2009 and in a little over a year I made it down to 77 kg, and here's a picture of me (late summer 2010):
It's been two years now and I've kept my weight pretty steady since then, and I've never been healthier…
Very impressive ! Congrats !
thats one resizable scener.
Wow, great. Care to share how you did it?
HE SUCCESFULLY USED KKRUNCHY \:D/
