Fatty FatOff

Do you know what you are eating?

2012-01-30T18:22:00.000-05:00

This post on Food + Tech called "Carbs Are Killing You" got my attention mainly because of this beautiful infographic but it also gives a great example of how people often think they are eating much healthier than they actually are:

“One of our users was starting off each morning with a Jamba Juice fruit smoothie, thinking it was a really healthy substitute for breakfast. Every day as he used The Eatery, he got feedback that his smoothie was not nearly as healthy as he had rated it. He had no idea how high the sugar and carb content was. We’ve heard about loads of “ah-ha!” moments like this particularly about carbs, when users of The Eatery learn, through a tight feedback loop, that their decisions aren’t nearly as healthy as they thought.”

Need help figuring out what to eat? Try the app mentioned above, The Eatery, an iPhone app from Massive Health. They claim that "Lots of apps tell you what you ate. Only The Eatery can tell you how you eat."

New York, This is Why You're Fat

2012-01-30T13:08:00.005-05:00

If you didn't already know, we are right in the middle of New York City's 20th "Restaurant Week," which has been extended to a full 20 days of discounted deliciousness all over the city. How a week lasts 20 days can only be explained by a combination of media hype-fueled excitement and a flashback of last Restaurant Week's food coma. We seem to love nothing more than stuffing ourselves full of three-course prix-fixe menus of things we've never heard of covered in bacony goodness or the too many desserts we would never have ordered if they weren't included. Sometimes just for the chance to eat in a restaurant we couldn't otherwise afford.

From the organizer's website: "Over the past 20 years, NYC Restaurant Week has grown tremendously yet has remained committed to giving visitors and residents the opportunity to experience the quality, variety and hospitality that embody the NYC dining experience." If your mouth is watering now just thinking about all that good stuff you could be eating, head on over to http://www.nycgo.com/restaurantweek and get yourself a reservation for lunch ($24.07) or dinner ($35).

If you can't afford to take part in this New York institution, there are tons of recipes out there to make your own creative cooking concoctions at home and on the cheap. Another entry in the "This is Why You're Fat" archive is this Sweet and Spicy Nutella-Coated Bacon recipe we found referenced on the best named blog on the planet, Mr. Baconpants, seen in the photo above. Mr. Baconpants, below.

Week One Update

2012-01-20T12:15:00.001-05:00

FattyFatOff 2012 is in full swing with one week down and an extraordinary showing of weight loss by the usual cast of characters and a few newcomers taking the competition by storm. Its still very early in the race and it can be anyone's game in the end, but the enthusiastic showing in week one is very promising. They've dropped a total of nearly 70 pounds between them in just 7 days!

So are the newbies in it for the long-haul or are they going to sprint through the first few weeks and run out of steam? They talk a big game but they will need to stay motivated throughout the coming weeks. With the addition of the Fatty Fantasy League minutes before the weigh-in, most of the 2012 competitors should be cheered on along the way and push themselves to keep their eyes on the prize.

Who's fat?

2012-01-09T12:26:00.002-05:00

Your butt is wide, well mine is too, Just watch your mouth or I'll sit on you, The word is out, better treat me right, 'Cause I'm the king of cellulite

Don't you call me pudgy, portly or stout, Just now tell me once again who's fat?

Now that we've all stuffed ourselves like a Thanksgiving Turducken for over a month, it's time to start the new year off right with a resolution to be healthier and in better shape than we were last year. Before you have time to waver on those well-intentioned goals, it's time to get a get a jump start in a healthy and politically correct group setting.

Introducing, FATTY FATOFF 2012, the 10th annual celebration of our unique cure to holiday overeating! The fun starts this Friday. Be there 11am sharp for official weigh-ins on the Official Fat-O-Meter.

Site of the Week: Major League Eating

2011-02-28T12:22:00.001-05:00

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas with her Big Daddy Burger record (9 pound cheeseburger consumed in 27 minutes)

Most people don't consider eating to be a sport, but this week we take a look at the International Federation of Competitive Eating's new branding as "Major League Eating." See more than you can stomach at: http://www.ifoce.com/ The records are as astonishing as they are disgusting, with some very strange foods being consumed en masse.

Here are a few current records with links to the eater's own websites. Its a bit disgusting, so use this to help you get through the last rough week of calorie cutting! Enjoy..

Maine Lobster
44 Maine Lobsters (11.3 Pounds of meat) from the shell
12 minutes/ Aug. 13, 2005
Sonya Thomas (http://www.sonyatheblackwidow.com/)

Butter
7 quarter-pound sticks, salted butter
5 minutes
Don Lerman (http://donmoseslerman.com/)

Cow Brains
57 (17.7 pounds)
15 minutes
Takeru Kobayashi (http://takeru-kobayashi.com/)

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
47 grilled cheese sandwiches
10 Minutes/ June 10, 2006
Joey Chestnut (http://joeyjawschestnut.com/)

Aaaaand we're back!

2011-02-16T14:43:00.000-05:00

Its been a few weeks since we last updated the website and the blog, but I assure you, Fatty FatOff is in full swing! At least for some people..

Many of the contestants, particularly on the women's team, have all but completely thrown in the towel. But some still have the will to continue, eating nothing more than a few slices of deli meat per day or existing solely on caffeine and ambition. This is crunch time and we shall see who can keep up this pace until the end.

Website of the Week

2011-01-17T13:27:00.000-05:00

The Week 1 Weigh-In is in the books and it looks like the ladies are starting off in the lead! Only time will tell if these competitors are ready for the marathon ahead of them. Stay tuned.

In the meantime, we want to share our new favorite website of the week! Its called "This Is Why You're Fat" and it features the most ridiculously fattening combinations of foods known to man. And you guessed it, most of them are made right here in the good old US of A. We Americans love our high-fat, heart-stopping foods! Our favorite is the "Deep-fried Reeses Cups Wrapped in Bacon" -- while it might actually cause an instant heart attack, it does sound pretty delicious. Just take a look!

Visit: thisiswhyyourefat.com

First Weekend

2011-01-14T19:24:00.000-05:00

Going into the first weekend before a Monday weigh-in, only time will tell which competitors are able to resist home-cooked food, dinners out, and the gateway to all greasy food, alcohol. We wish you all a healthy and happy weekend!

New Year, New Rules

2011-01-10T14:04:00.003-05:00

It may have taken days of debate and some fancy calculations, but the new rules are up and everyone seems to be excited about the changes. With the competition ready to kick off tomorrow, the competitors are all deep in thought, planning their strategy of attack and their menus for the next 2 months. The new rules pit men vs. women and offer a few levels of prizes. On the first level, its a straight battle of the sexes for the first half of the pot. Most of the remaining loot gets split up between winners on each team. But of course there is a twist! The overall winner will get an additional 10% only if they are on the winning team. If not, its a family feud style style forfeit where the money goes directly to the other team.

This year its all about keeping yourself and your team motivated to maximize your own chances at the prizes! Its anyone's game at this point and we are all feeling optimistic.

So have that last burger and slice of cake, and get ready for the long haul! Here we go!

New Year's Resoultions

2011-01-06T18:51:00.003-05:00

Every year many of us make the same New Year's Resolutions, to get in shape and lose all that weight we gained between Thanksgiving and New Year's. That mysterious 10+ pounds that creeps up over such a short period of time and surprises us all. Well, its that time again for our public service of helping motivate you to get off your fat ass and get back in the game! Its time for FATTY FATOFF 2011!!

This year marks the 9th year of Fatty FatOff! So lets mix things up a bit with some revamped rules and restored energy and work together to conquer that fat and make it our bitch.

Watch out beer belly, I am talking to you! It's ON!

Before We Forget about 2010..

2011-01-06T18:40:00.004-05:00

We seem to have skipped right over the entire contest of 2010 on this blog. And though a year later its all a blur, it must be documented in stone that the 2010 champion was none other than crowd-favorite Christy S! I believe this was her 4th victory with a loss of 25.5 pounds. It may not seem like a lot compared to Travis's 42 pound 3rd place upset, but for her small frame, that's an incredible 18.21% loss! 2009's one and only King Fatty John S. clinched first place with a mere 15.8%, so this is no small victory.

Congratulations to Christy, Justin and Travis for taking home First, Second and Third medals and to everyone who showed The Fat who is boss.

And the winner is...

2009-03-13T14:21:00.005-04:00

First Place: John was crowned 2009's KingFatty. He lost 15.8% of his original body weight for a total of 33.5 lbs. After years of coming in second place in every competition, he has finally taken the crown in a major race. His methods may have been suspect, but they have proven to be unnecessary. Also thanks to John for supplying us all with beer, pizza and snacks to make up for all of those we have passed up in the previous 8 weeks. A celebration is in order!

Certificate reads:
Congrats to you
for winning the prize
your waist is now
a smaller size.

Second Place: Chris, with a 13.67 percentage loss overall, totaling in 30 solid pounds of weight lost. He trailed John only slightly throught the whole competition, proving to be a worthy opponent.
Certificate reads:
Congrats to you
for winning the prize.
Now you can eat
that whole pizza pie.

BMI: Chris also won in the BMI category, although John statistically won, he did not bet on it.
Certificate reads:
Its not just your height
and what you weigh.
You won this one
because John didn't pay!

Pound-for-Pound: John blew away the competition with a solid 3.5 pound lead over Chris.
Certificate reads:
You lost the most
in this year's race.
So order a pizza
and stuff your face.

Best in Show 20s: Chris won in the 20s age group.
Certificate reads:
You may have not
won the main contest
but you are the best of
the not thirty yets!

Best in Show 30s: Christy beat the rest of the thirtysomethings.
Certificate reads:
You lost the most
of the 30somethings.
So now you can eat
those buffalo wings.

Best in Show 40s: Nick was the only competitior in this category and of course won.
Certificate reads:
You lost the most
in the 40+ group.
This $5 should be
enough for a soup.

All participants who did not place recieved a Certificate
of participation. For example, Travis came in 4th place overall:
Certificate reads:
You did your best.
You lost the weight,
but someone else has
taken the cake.

Taking Its Toll

2009-03-12T23:59:00.002-04:00

From Karleen to fattyfatoff
"The competition is taking its toll on him... Someone get him a donut!!!!"

Special Delivery

2009-03-12T12:11:00.004-04:00

Word on the street is that John tricked Chris into giving him his address to accept a delivery of conference equipment, which of course was actually a special delivery from Papa Johns.

Trying to be a helpful, "I told him I would accept the shipment reluctantly and bring the case into work the next day," said Chris. At 11:30pm the buzzer rang. Chris went downstairs "expecting a dude with a case, and it is a dude with a large extra pepperoni and extra cheese pizza with a 2 liter diet coke."

Is this what the competition has come to?! In the final 24 hours, people will do whatever they can to gain advantage on their opponents.

Did Chris give in to the temptation of a fresh, delicious pizza at his door? Did he overload on fats and carbs with the finish line in sight?

According to an exclusive interview with Chris this morning, he states for the record, "I did not eat a slice, my g/f stopped me. :)"

Good for you, Chris!

And shame on you, John, for trying to sabotage Chris's diet!

Photo of John making the infamous Pizza phone call:

Sparacio Sighting

2009-03-05T15:24:00.002-05:00

John was just spotted in the kitchen. He seems to have lost a few pounds since we saw him last..

Last Minute Strategies

2009-03-05T12:53:00.002-05:00

Only 8 days from the conclusion of this competition, everyone has their own strategy for dropping those last few pounds. Some are cutting out carbs, others salt, and still others contemplating cutting out solid food entirely.. Some seem to be secretly hoping for food poisoning or the flu for an easy drop in weight, and some have just about given up, resorting to torturing the rest of the contestants with tempting sweets and snacks. Which strategy will be the most successful? Only time will tell..

This week, Chris is trailing John by less than 1% with Christy only 1% behind that. Although John hasn't been present for a weigh in for two weeks, he is still in the lead from his last one, making him the wild card in this competition. Has he lost or gained these last two weeks? It could be anyone's game at this point. It all comes down to who has what it takes to sprint the last leg of this long race.

For those of us not in the running, is it time to take bets on these three to try to recoup the $25-$40 loss to our wallets? Who do you think is going to take the cake?

Fast Forward to Week 6

2009-02-27T13:05:00.002-05:00

Now well into the competition, some people seem to be losing their initial momentum, while others are progressing at a consistent pace. Will slow and steady win in the end? We will just have to wait and see!

Let's take a look at the leaders this week:

John S.: John has always been a fierce competitor, especially in weeks 1 and 2, where he usually starts to lose momentum. Now in week 6, he is still in going strong with a net loss of a staggering 22.5 pounds (not including the 3.5 pounds he claims to have lost on the road since last week -- weighing in remotely doesn't count as an official weight, sorry John).

Chris: Chris started off in a full sprint, with some speculating that he was not prepared for the marathon that lay ahead of him. Even after some traveling and some much deserved PTO, he still is holding strong with a commanding 21.5 pounds lost and still on a losing streak. Will he be able to pass John in the next two weeks?

Christy: This three-time FattyFatOff winner is holding her own in this year's competition, inching her way up to third place this week. While she isn't dropping 10 pounds a week like John or Chris, she is working hard and making steady progress. Don't count her out of the running just yet.

Honorable mentions go out to Joe and Renee for their hard work and consistent weight loss throughout the past 6 weeks. They both have shown that they are dedicated to not only losing weight for the sake of this competition, but to long-term choices to be healthier, which is the point of doing this in the first place.

First Week

2009-01-22T10:22:00.003-05:00

With the competition just ramping up, it is yet to be seen who will take the lead in the weeks to come. Everyone is getting started with their new diets and exercise routines and working hard (or preparing to do so). We are looking forward to see where we all stand with the second weigh-in only 24 hours away!

Who will the front-runners be? Who will succumb to the temptation of the box of candy left out in the open? The nachos? Who has the will power to be the Fatty Champion?

Welcome to Fatty FatOff 2009

2009-01-19T11:49:00.000-05:00

The 7th Annual Fatty Fat Off 2009 has officially begun! Best of luck to all contestants!