The Great HT 2026 weigh in.

[Islander]

I've been watching this thread but too embarrassed to post. It's been a rough year in terms of joint issues. My walking plan is bust.

BUT ... 259.0 this morning. 29 pounds more than the goal I set in post #1 of this thread.

Can you bike?

 

[44hunter45]

Can you bike?

Funny you ask this. I have not been able to due to the plantar fasciitis. I just was able to get back one my bike yesterday. I did 1/4 mile out and back just to see how my feet would respond.

My trochanteric bursitis incident last week responded well to the prescribed therapy. Back is behaving for the moment.

I'm easing back into exercise.

 

[Mudranger1]

It's been a solid year of training but final check in before the season. I know these scans aren't considered the best but it's what I have available. Surprising what losing bf% will do to your look cause I wouldn't have guessed I lost any muscle. February scan on the left and today on the right.....it's go
time !!

 

[Dave N]

I keep hoping Tillamook Ice Cream will file for bankruptcy. We have 5 different flavors in the freezer. I hit a brief 222.4 . My willpower sucks.

Did a bunch of things today including some miles on the bicycle. Picked up a container of white chocolate raspberry today and even after this bowl I stayed under 1900 calories today.

 

[Robg2]

I keep hoping Tillamook Ice Cream will file for bankruptcy. We have 5 different flavors in the freezer. I hit a brief 222.4 . My willpower sucks.

I feel your pain... What really gets to me is my wife doesn't eat it so it sits there until I finally do.

 

[Dave N]

Major milestone today! Even though I had a bowl of ice cream last night I was down to 182 pounds flat this morning! 30 pounds since I started. Smaller jeans, had to re-lace the waistband of my leather chaps so I can buckle them without having them sliding down. Not sure how much more I will lose but I'm happy that I got this far!

 

[JEL]

I’m at 160. Was 173 a few weeks ago then started harvest. Just don’t really have that much of an appetite when we are going balls to walls sun up to sundown. I needed to loos some lbs anyway and feel pretty good weight wise. Wouldn’t mind dropping another 5.

 

[cgasner1]

I have it wrote down on a white board at the house 257# that was the day I left for Alaska last year. This morning headed out the door 219.6# I’ve added a pretty fair amount of muscle back on since then so I really can’t complain to much. My 1-2 weight on the bench I’m hitting for 20 so I’d say it’s been a pretty solid year of progress

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

Down 25lbs in about 5 months, bench PR'd at 295, squat at 435, deadlift 445.

Beast Mode unlocked!!!!! Good stuff

 

[44hunter45]

257.5 this morning

 

[Wild Bill]

Stepped on the scale today for the first time in a while.

174.4 after a couple post work/workout Miller Lites.

Been hitting the weights fairly consistently and with vigor. Lots of kettlebells as well. Didn’t think I had put on 5ish pounds of muscle, but I seems that’s been the case. Not too upset to be a little stronger going into elk season.

Feeling spry, for 35.

 

[JEFF1960]

Here’s a twist on the usual annual weight loss thread.

I put on about 18 pounds from Thanksgiving through yesterday. The family is all gone now and the feasting is over.

My youngest son got hired in 2025 as a USPS mail carrier. He is walking never less than 14000 steps a day. He has lost 25 pounds in his first 90 days. He eats whatever he wants.

I am inspired to do the same. I will begin walking my usual 6 mile loop to and around the school section near me. Every day. Rain or shine. I’m not 33, so I doubt I will hit the eat whatever I want zone. How cool would that be.

I will post a photo of my weight on my digital scale on New Year’s Day. I will reply to my own post weekly with my new numbers.

My goal is to be 230lbs by the August 2026 opener. 200-210 by the 2027 opener.

Anyone want to play along?

Good Luck, you got this!!!

 

[44hunter45]

256.0

 

[hunter49]

Finaly weigh in this morning before the grind of the season starts. 174. Was hoping to be around 178 or 80 but had to shut things down a couple weeks ago to a scary ac joint injury. Just glad it wasn't any worse than it was.

 

[Bowmannate2000]

I'm down 10 pounds over the summer. Mostly from walking the new dog and sand volleyball league. Need to add some step/elevation training before Wyoming trip in November. Would like to drop another ten pounds by then as well.

 

[psinclair]

I’m in day five of a five day water fast(8 hours to go).
After returning and recovering from a long backpack hunt in July where I had to rely on high carbs and sugar, it was time for a re-set.
I weighed 163lbs on day one, this morning at 0600 I was 156.3….
I feel amazing right now. I’ll slowly transition back into a healthy high protein, zero sugar and no processed food diet.
I didn’t do this for body fat loss, more for the clean out process…
I researched the hell out of this process. The benefits are tremendous.
One thing I noticed after day two was the lack of discomfort in my knees, hips and ankles…that inflammation was gone as predicted.
This is something I’ll be doing at least once a year for the rest of my life..