Men’s Interests

Like me, this guy decided he needed to lose weight so he joined the Discovery Health National Body Challenge.

Discovery Health’s National Body Challenge is a FREE, eight-week, comprehensive fitness and weight-loss challenge that provides the tools and inspiration to get in shape, shed extra pounds and adopt a healthier lifestyle.

I’ve begun the journey by registering for the Challenge, which you can do here. Registration includes:

• 8-week membership to Bally Total Fitness ® (certain terms and conditions apply)
• Customized online Meal Plans with over 1,000 healthy recipes
• Multiple chances to win $1,000,000* (effective 1/13/07-3/10/07)
• Expert healthy lifestyle information
• Personalized Fitness Tracker and Plan
• Individualized Weight Tracker

I won’t be attending a scheduled weigh-in, but I may utilize the free 8-week membership to Bally’s Fitness. I wish there was a facility in my town, but the closest one is about 30 minutes away. Luckily I just received a coupon for one free week at a gym within walking distance of my home. If you live near one of these centers you can attend a weigh-in on January 13 or January 14:

• Brea Mall, 1065 Brea Mall,Brea, CA 92821
• Roosevelt Field, Old Country Rd & Meadowbrook Parkway, Garden City, NY 11530
• Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Shopping Center, Schaumburg, IL 60173
• Westfield Montgomery, 7101 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20817
• Bally Total Fitness®, 256 Mall Blvd, King of Prussia, PA 19406
• Bally Total Fitness®, 13350 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77040
• Bally Total Fitness®, 2528 Old Denton Rd, Carrollton, TX 75006
• Bally Total Fitness®, 11060 Alpharetta Highway, Roswell, GA 3076
• Bally Total Fitness®, 3235 148th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA 98007
• Bally Total Fitness®, 203 W Big Beaver, Columbia Center, Troy, MI 48084
• Bally Total Fitness®, 3554 Mayfield Dr, Cleveland Hts, OH 44118
• Bally Total Fitness®, 12235 N. Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85022
• Bally Total Fitness®, 180 El Camino Real, San Francisco, CA 94080
• Bally Total Fitness®, 285 Middlesex Ave, Medford, MA 02155

Discovery Health will be airing a television special about the Challenge on Sunday, January 14 and Monday, January 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT

See how obesity affects a vegetarian family, as well as a meat-loving one. Watch as a family of musicians, eager to hit the charts, hits the gym first. And finally, see the amazing transformation of Jeff White and his family from last year’s Challenge, who have lost a combined total of 200 pounds.

Wondering if all this trouble will be worth it? Let’s have a look at that guy after he lost weight.

I’ll be honest, I won’t be following the diet plan exactly as written. I’ll be using some of it, but I had such good results with the diet plan I created two years ago, I have to use that too. I lost five pounds a week for six weeks, was never hungry and had tons of energy. Don’t worry, I’ll be sharing some of my secrets with you in later posts.

Will you join me in the Challenge? I’d love to hear from you. Let’s compare our results.