Week 5 Results!!

Week 4 Results!

Michele Dayie (first check in and goals)

So  I am somewhat late in getting this on here, my apologies. I had restarted my weight loss journey about 11 days prior to this competition but decided that the challenge and the group support would be a great accountability measure for me to make this my last (and fully succesful) weightloss attempt. I've been hitting the gym 4-6 days a week for the last few months to work on my health goes and now incorporating a more strict diet I am hoping to see improved results.
My goals:
1. At least 5 days a week run 2-3 miles each day, effortlessly.
2. Dump my horrible habit of diet coke and sugar free red bull FOREVER, no looking back.
3. Maintain a healthy focus on vegetables first with lean meats reduced to a minimum.
4. Lose 30-40 pounds during this challenge.
 Hmm my bio...I am busy. Working full time, going to school full time, being a mom to 3 and recently having married have definitely put MY eating habits on the back burner ( no one's fault but my own) so this will really be my personal challenge. But competition is what I love so here we go!



This picture is at end of week 1 of our challenge, two weeks into my personal challenge with about 8lbs gone already.

Megan M

So I'm a little slow getting this post up but...better late than never :)

I did the typical college girl thing and ate lots of frosting and cake mix. Wait, what? That's not the norm?! Well oops for me lol! I gained 40 lbs then lost it all waitressing and lifting weights.
Then i met the Mr. and fell madly in love. We got married and I was 10 lbs heavier than high school. I gained 10 lbs with my first pregnancy which ended in miscarriage. I got pregnant right away so no chance to lose that weight. My son was born and I was a whopping 55 lbs heavier than high school! WOW! Over the next year I started running (and learned to love it...imagine that!) and I ran the Top of Utah Half Marathon (and didn't die. This was a huge accomplishment for me!). Sadly it wasn't a very good experience because my knee was in sooooo much pain the last 5 miles that I pretty much walked the end. I was able to lose most of my weight but still had 10 lbs hanging on. So at this point...I was up 20 from high school. I got pregnant again and through breastfeeding and Clean Eating, I was able to lose all of the baby weight in the first 4 months!!! WOOOOOT!

So now I'm on a mission not just to lose weight but to tone up my arms, legs, butt, thighs, stomach, pretty much everything! I want to be "Chick-Ripped" :) Like they say, strong is the new skinny! I don't care so much about what the scale says as much as I care about what I look like and how I feel. I want to run the Jackson Hole Marathon (read: 26.2 miles.....scary!!! eek!) and I've got some great supporters who are trying to convince me that I will be ready by next year. For this challenge I want to get my body fat % down and tone up. Then I will start the endurance training....wish me luck! I'm convinced that the "buddy system" is the only way I will be able to do this and I've partnered up with Samantha and we are doing weight training, HIIT, and some cardio. It has been a blast so far and I"m excited to get to know all of you!!!! I workout at Planet Fitness so if you ever need a workout buddy, hit me up!!

One of my good friends, Ashley, runs a blog called FarrCleanerLife.com You should all check it out! She is a fitness goddess and is so great at answering questions and helping others. She has some very very yummy recipes on her blog which are all Clean Eating recipes. Her Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Meatballs have turned into a staple in my home. We substitute ground turkey for chicken and they are yum yum!

Mileage Week #1: 15.25 miles Walking & Running

Good Luck to everyone, now let's DO THIS!

Okay TOTAL people in...

Alrighty Folks! I think we have our total number of competitors!
 31 people- Holy  Smokes!!! Okay here is how our totals will go:

1st Place: $500 Buck-a-roos 
2nd: $75 
3rd: $45 

This is of course if everyone pays and DOES NOT drop out! But I know that would never happen with this group!!!

Okay TWO CHALLENGES to be aware of:

#1- First person to lose 10% = 1 FREE POUND to use 1 TIME during this contest
#2- First person to lose 10lbs = I FREE POUND to use 1 TIME during this contest

Each contest seriously comes down to 1% or less!!! (ask Trent about our last one... haha) So these will be the only FREE pounds up for grabs as I want the winners to WIN IT without freebies but we will still have fun random challenges to help us along!!!

Teresa Pic

Kimberly Harrison

Goal is to loose 50lbs.
 1-Realistic goal is 30lbs. 
2-Start eating healthier foods for me and my family. (Need some good recipes) 
3-Exercise 3 to 4 times per week.  I've always struggle to loose weight and with 2 kids and working full time I don't have much time to  exercise. I always start something and get about 3 to 4 weeks into it then quit for a while so hopefully this will keep me motivated. I am excited for a transformation