Welcome to the 2026 International Fat Bastard Competition!

[El Presidente]

Welcome to the 2026 International Fat Bastard Competition!

12 week (ish) challenge

 

 

So the journey begins!  

The Rules:

1. Register in the week Monday 26th of January and  Friday  the 30th of January on this thread

Registration entails taking a photo of your feet on some scales In the photo we need to see your starting weight. There is no need to removen nail polish but please trim yout toe nails 

*No dangly bits to be shown in the photo
*Digital scales are preferred (save us some bloody work!)
*Set your scales to Metric if you can. if you can't, no problem.

Example. Make sure the readout is clearly seen. 

2. Give us an update (no photo required) in the First weekend of March and The First Weekend of April.  Do it on this thread.


Lise  will post a progressive spreadsheet of those who post. Miss a weigh in and you are out 

5. On the First weekend of May take another photo of your feet on the scales with your finishing weight ( FAT BASTARD CSI team will match closing feet to opening feet 
 

*Largest weight loss as a % of starting weight wins a box of cigars to be chosen by myself.

It is all about having a little bit of fun and starting the year on a healthy "ish" note with some cigars to provide a little motivation 

Get those photos in between Monday 26th of January and  Friday  the 30th of January 

Cheers

Rob

[Çnote]

Is there any issue with starting now?

[Dr vonPuffenberg]

Curious what some of the past winning percentages were. I’d like to do a little math to see how much I need to lose to be competitive.

[Chas.Alpha]

If I can get my feet AND dangly bits in the same frame, I will declare myself the winner of any and all prizes!!! 😀

[Chibearsv]

4 hours ago, Chas.Alpha said:

If I can get my feet AND dangly bits in the same frame, I will declare myself the winner of any and all prizes!!! 😀

If you say you did it, I'm sure that's good enough for all of us. Please, no proof necessary.

[Chas.Alpha]

3 hours ago, Chibearsv said:

If you say you did it, I'm sure that's good enough for all of us.  Please, no proof necessary.

Trust me, you have nothing to worry about. 😔

[El Presidente]

On 1/10/2026 at 9:01 AM, Çnote said:

Is there any issue with starting now?

We want a rolling track start in that week. 

I mean, its not like FOH members are OCD and MoeFOH Steve is legally challenged by the person who came second 

[Allroz]

Only about two weeks left to gain as much weight as possible. 😂

[Ford2112]

I've been losing a few pounds every week or so. I will kick it into high gear when the competition starts. My bike should be built by then!

[AFlyFisher]

Oh man, I just lost a bunch of weight. Don't have a lot more to lose now.

[BeerPimp]

I guess I will have to do my annual toe nail trimming before this starts🤣.

[Ford2112]

I still have PTSD from seeing some of those rhino hooves a few years ago.

[ha_banos]

I'm already sick of this dieting malarkey. But thanks for the added motivation. I'm in, albeit already lost a little circumference. Hooves at the ready. And don't forget to grind down those calluses.

[El Presidente]

4 hours ago, ha_banos said:

I'm already sick of this dieting malarkey. But thanks for the added motivation. I'm in, albeit already lost a little circumference. Hooves at the ready. And don't forget to grind down those calluses.

It is not dieting you fat bastid...it is a lifestyle choice 🤣

[ha_banos]

55 minutes ago, El Presidente said:

It is not dieting you fat bastid...it is a lifestyle choice 🤣

Here its a diet! A forced diet! Lower-cholesterol-and-lose-fat-else-you-will-leave-behind-a-lost-widow diet! There's no choice involved right now! Perhaps...after 3 months, if I can prove my cholesterol level is below 5 again I might, might!, be allowed a sausage now and again. Until then I will share my angst and sorrows 😫

Until then its beans, chicken, porridge, benecol, flora light. She does not subscribe to eat fat to lose fat unfortunately 😕  

... And its raining. If its not freezing, its raining. 🌧️ 

[LordAnubis]

8 hours ago, ha_banos said:

Perhaps...after 3 months, if I can prove my cholesterol level is below 5 🌧️

Curious have you tried the jabs? I have familial high ldl. Before, mine used to be in the 8s. No matter what I did. 2 months of jabs every 2 weeks and it’s 0. Yes that’s right ZERO. I tried everything for a long while. Always had cholesterol and I don’t eat terribly unhealthy. 

[ha_banos]

6 hours ago, LordAnubis said:

Curious have you tried the jabs? I have familial high ldl. Before, mine used to be in the 8s. No matter what I did. 2 months of jabs every 2 weeks and it’s 0. Yes that’s right ZERO. I tried everything for a long while. Always had cholesterol and I don’t eat terribly unhealthy. 

Nope. Serum cholesterol at 6.7 up from 5.1 it tends to float up and down over the years. Hdl level is also higher than average. Ldl is sitting at 4.7. Triglycerides at 0.9. doctors not pushing statins or anything. They just basically said lose some friggin' weight. 

Friend at the gym has lost weight quickly. I accused him of liposuction. He caved and admitted injections. I'll ask on his lipids! That's astonishing at zero. Can't be good though?

[El Presidente]

LDL under 2. 

Familial high Cholestoral and no matter if I only ate lettuce it would be 5+ 

I can't take statins as they triggered constant muscle cramping. 

Have taken Ezitimibe for a couple of years. Not a statin but a different class of cholesterol lowering medications/cholesterol absorption inhibitors.

Worked for me. No side effects. Check with your Cardio/Doc 

 

[ha_banos]

Apparently they actually took cholesterol off the table back in 2015 but we're still talking about it

https://www.staraniseorganic.com/blog/2015/6/18/cholesterol-is-finally-officially-removed-from-naughty-list?utm_source=perplexity

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6129189/

The 2015 US Dietary Guidelines – Ending the 35% Limit on Total Dietary Fat - PMC https://share.google/bcZToqJFR7pDqcKA6

[Ruggerpgh99]

I really needed this as motivation, I am going to get back down to my rugby playing weight.