Week 9 Results

Sorry for the late post this morning. The weekend was CRAAAAAZY with everything that needed to get done. 

Here are this week's TOP... EIGHT: (That's how few people participated this week)
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Nathan McCoy	1.84%
Melissa Singleton	1.45%
Crystal McFarland	1.42%
Sheila McFarland	1.26%
Jennifer Bidwell	1.04%
John Bowe	0.75%
Jacob Cantwell	0.60%
Heather Bowe	0.34%

As a group, we lost a cumulative 14.5 lbs.

Congratulations to NATE MCCOY for winning the weekly challenge drawing. He will receive a handy dandy pedometer. 

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE:

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This week’s challenge is a calorie burner. HIIT training is a great way to burn a lot of fat in very little time. The concept is simple. Raise your heart rate for a full minute and lower it to a walking pace for 30 seconds, then repeat. 

To enter the drawing, you must complete 30 minutes of HIIT training for at least 5 days this week. 

For more on HIIT training, visit www.fitnessblender.com

“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.” ~Albert Ellis

Week 8 Results

Where is everybody? We had such a low turnout today, I begin to wonder if we are all still playing... We still have a month left in this!!! Don't give up!!!

Here are this week's TOP TEN:
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Jennifer Bidwell	2.44%
Linda Bowe	2.41%
Jacob Cantwell	0.98%
Emily Gold	0.96%
Julia Armstrong	0.89%
John Bowe	0.61%
Kara Herold	0.52%
Stephanie Thomson	0.41%
TJ McCoy	0.18%
Tiffany Parry	0.12%

As a group, we lost a cumulative 9.4 lbs.

Congratulations to...somebody for winning the weekly challenge drawing. I apparently left for work without having drawn a name. Look for updates in the comments to this post. Nonetheless, that person will receive a Body Ball from Gold's Gym with an included exercise chart and air pump.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE:

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This week’s challenge is a repeat from last week. We had so few people participate, I wanted to do it again. Plus, almost everyone who entered made it in to the TOP TEN. Coincidence? I think not.

To earn an entry in the drawing, you must:

        1) Chronicle your daily food intake in a journal or other application

        2) Drink 8 ounces of water every day

        3) Exercise at least 5 times this week

For those of you who are struggling, participating in the weekly challenge is a fun way to keep yourself going from Saturday to Saturday. Don't give up!

“If you want to succeed in the world must make your own opportunities as you go on. The man who waits for some seventh wave to toss him on dry land will find that the seventh wave is a long time a coming. You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the roadside until some one comes along and invites you to ride with him to wealth or influence.” ~John B. Gough

Week 7 Results

This turned out to be a tough week for most of us. I think we might collectively be hitting a plateau. There are a lot of ways to overcome this. Check out www.thatsfit.com for some great suggestions. 

Here are this week's TOP TEN:
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TJ McCoy	1.38%
Emily Gold	0.86%
Linda Bowe	0.80%
Heather Bowe	0.79%
Jacob Cantwell	0.76%
Heather McCoy	0.73%
Matthew Bowe	0.57%
Nathan McCoy	0.39%
John Bowe	0.34%
Crystal McFarland	0.09%

As a group, we lost a cumulative 7.3 lbs.

Congratulations to MELISSA SINGLETON for winning the weekly challenge drawing! You will receive a Gold's Gym long resistance tube with included exercise chart.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE:

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This week’s challenge is a combination designed to re-motivate and get you back in the game. 

To earn an entry in the drawing, you must:

        1) Chronicle your daily food intake in a journal or other application

        2) Drink 8 ounces of water every day

        3) Exercise at least 5 times this week

For those of you who are struggling, participating in the weekly challenge is a fun way to keep yourself going from Saturday to Saturday. Don't give up!

“Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.” ~Mark Victor Hansen

Week 6 Results and Mid-Competition Totals

Good job, everyone!! We had a great turn-out and amazing results.

Here are this week's TOP TEN:
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Erick Cantwell	3.12%
Stephanie Thomson	2.65%
Jennifer Bidwell	2.35%
Tiffany Parry	2.24%
Taylor Balsmeier	2.20%
Sheila McFarland	1.57%
Nathan McCoy	1.30%
DeAnn Warring	1.23%
Julia Armstrong	0.89%
Kara Herold	0.86%

As a group, we lost a cumulative 27.5 lbs Almost exactly as much as last week, but more evenly across all participants.

Congratulations to MATTHEW BOWE for winning the weekly challenge drawing! You (or I, I guess...) will receive a box of assorted healthy snacks.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE:

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This week’s challenge is to eat your veggies... 2½ cups of vegetables every day, which is recommended by the latest dietary guidelines. 
“Eat your fruits and vegetables” is one of the tried and true recommendations for a healthy diet. And for good reason. Eating plenty of vegetables and fruits can help you ward off heart disease and stroke, control blood pressure, prevent some types of cancer, avoid a painful intestinal ailment called diverticulitis, and guard against cataract and macular degeneration, two common causes of vision loss.
Read more at http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vegetables-full-story/

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Now for the moment you've all been waiting for!!

Drum roll please...

The Mid-Competition Totals thus far are:

Nathan McCoy	8.60%
Emily Gold	7.20%
Jennifer Bidwell	6.88%
Tiffany Parry	6.35%
John Bowe	6.13%
Stephanie Thomson	5.50%
DeAnn Warring	5.26%
Jacob Cantwell	5.08%
Julia Armstrong	4.44%
Sheila McFarland	3.53%
Crystal McFarland	3.46%
Kara Herold	3.28%
Matthew Bowe	3.22%
Taylor Balsmeier	3.14%
Erick Cantwell	3.12%
Heather McCoy	2.91%
Linda Bowe	1.07%
Melissa Singleton	0.56%
Timo Supremo McCoy	0.37%
Judy Owens	0.31%
Heather Bowe	-1.13%

Altogether, we have lost 178.3 lbs! That's more than many of us weigh! We've lost a whole person! :) Anyway, let this list be a boost of encouragement and motivation to us all. Percentages can be misleading. Some contestants can gain more percentage with less actual weight loss than others, but others may have more water-weight to lose and can do so more quickly. The final prizes of $500, $300, and $150 are still up for any of us to grab. 

Do not forget the $50 prize for attending 10 or more weigh-ins. 

HALF WAY THERE!!!! LET'S DO THIS!!!!!

“The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.” ~William James