March Madness Challenge

For the Month of MARCH a new challenge is headed your way! This will help you SPRING into March and our competition. Not only do we have to each do our own part to accomplish this task- but we have to work as a TEAM.

EVERYONE has to participate, or we all fail!!!
So come on!- Everyone......

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 Right on into this! Here are the rules:
As a team we must run a total of 250 miles!!! That is 15 miles/person with 10 extra for those go-getters! You can use a treadmill. elliptical, glider, and of course just your own two legs...

NOT ALLOWED: bikes, or any machine that you SIT on.
Each MILE you run we will add it to our counter here on the blog-

YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR OWN MILES!!!

Obviously you can walk these miles- but the hope is that your last 5miles you can either pick up the pace and either jog or run @ least one!

Here is a bit of LUCK for you all....

Figure out your LUCKY CHARM at get to it! (stay away from the cereal though... lots of sugar!)

March 1-March 31

Chugga Chugga Choo Choo

Thanks for the reminder little Engine that could!!!

Love that!!!!

We think we can.... We think we can...

I was just adding this thought to my personal blog, and thought it applied more to this blog! The Little Engine That Could was my favorite story growing up- and what a great message it tells for us! Remember whenever you are getting down on yourself, or don't have the results you want for the week...
"I THINK I CAN.....I THINK I CAN......I THINK I CAN......."

And YOU CAN!!!

Heidi wk 8

Heidi is very under-the-weather and stayed the same this week.

From Big Daddy C

Down 2 for the week or 0.8% and 3.4% total.  Not coming off very quickly, but hopefully I can pick it up a bit.

Natalie

Stayed exactly the same.

Correction for Eric

He lost 2lbs for 1.07 % for the week and 13.86% total

Eric wk 8

Eric just got back from his game, but since it got over after 11- he said he won't count it to follow the rules.

This week E is 1.07% and for a total of 12.93%

Phyllis wk 8

Phyllis has stayed the same this week.. BUT no gains!!!

Pat and Leslee wk 8

Pat is down another lb for a wkly of .42% and a total of 8.11% !!!


Leslee is down 3lbs for a wkly of 1.74% this wk and a total of 11.05% !!!

Katie Wk8

I am posting my weight before Eric- he is still @ his basketball game and will probably sweat off another 10lbs or sooo...
I had a really good week- to make up for last week! I worked out 2xday and really tried to stay away from any munchy's (no nutella this week!)

I lost just under 4lbs for a wkly of 1.92% and a total of 8.19%  that's 16.4 lbs so far! Whahoo.

Big Mama Lisa C Week 8

"Anyanghasayo!"

I hope that my little "Korean" will help me lose weight like my missionary son!

I stayed the same, which is better than going up.

Total 0% for the week, total 7.7%, 16 lbs. so far!

Onward and Upward....(well...maybe onward and downward!)

Good Luck Losa's---March is nearly hear...a little over 4 months until I win that prize!

Sue Week #8

Down .44%. Ever so slight perhaps but because it is in the right direction it is still worth a celebration! Okay a small celebration.......without food! :)

Jen Jones - week 8

Lost .51% this week for a total of 6% weight loss.

Lisa B. Week 8

The good news is I lost! The bad news is that the week before I gained :(  I am back to where the chart shows that I am and Im looking forward to next week so that I can see a new color on the graph above my name! Have a great week everyone :)

WEEKLY REMINDER

Hello Fellow- Losers

WEIGH-IN is TOMORROW @ 11:00!!!!

GOOD LUCK!

My Fitness Pal

My friend introduced me to http://www.myfitnesspal.com/.  I signed up (it's free) and it is really great.  I logged all my weight from the start of our contest so I am up to date.  You can log everything in and it even has a free app for most smart phones.  Even better is that you can add a friend and it will post updates on the home page....kind of like facebook.  For instance my friend was under her calorie goal for the day and it said.....so and so is under her calorie goal for the day...good job!  Or it will say....so and so has not checked in for 3 days...she might need a little encouragement.  It shares your activities and you diary with your friends that you have added.  I think this will help me a ton because if I am being honest with myself and my diary than I will do better just knowing that someone might be looking at my food diary....if ya know what I mean!  LONG STORY but I would love for any of you fellow loser's to be my friend on my fitness pal.  I am listed under jenjones77@gmail.com.  Happy weigh in tomorrow!

Jen Jones

oh painful

Anyone else find the cravings painful????  Stomach growling, chips and goodies calling out to stop that gowl? Arrrrrgh!

Natalie

I stayed the same.  I am having a problem lately of eating to oblivion after my Saturday weigh in and it doesn't stop until Sunday evening.  I wake up Monday 2 pounds heavier than my Saturday weight, and then I spend the rest of the week getting off that 2 pounds.

This is silly. I vow to do better this week.  Sunday, today,  I brought a banana and cheese stick to church. I ate it on the way home, so I wouldn't binge after hearing all the things at church that I am falling short in.  So far, I am staying in my WW points range... however, it is only 5 p.m.

Big Daddy C

I'm late, but I am down 2 lbs or 0.7% for the week 2.6% total.  Slowly very slowly.

Pep Talk

Aloha Everyone (no I am not on a beach in Hawaii but by July 1 I wouldn't care if I was... In a swimming suit!)

I just wanted to send a quick email your way and tell everyone to PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK!!! We are 1/4 of the way thru this journey... And things will only get better! I know the past couple wks have been slow for a lot of us, but NO ONE has given up- and we are still at it! Some of us have been battling our weights for a long time, and nothing ever seems to work permanently.... WHY NOT THIS TIME????

Let's all get SERIOUS about this contest! Not just for the short 6 months its going on... But from now on! The whole point of this was to have FUN, MEET OTHER'S IN THE SAME BOAT AS US, TAG-TEAM IT, HAVE COMPETITION, GET OTHER IDEAS, GET OUT OF OUR ROUTINE, etc etc I feel like some people are really into this and are always posting or emailing ideas, comments etc, and 1/2 never even get on the BLOG or email results etc....

NO MORE EXCUSES! Get involved and let's get this team going TOGETHER! I know alot of us have serious health issues that make losing weight hard... But all the more important to do something about it NOW. I work in a Geriatric setting- Occupational Therapy- and I DO NOT want to be UN-healthy when I enter my "golden years" it takes twice as long to rehab from a simple surgery, extra people having to help move you around, shorter life, no privacy etc etc.... LET'S GET THESE HEALTHY HABITS NOW!

The reason I always NAG for results at a certain time and day is so WE HAVE TO COMMIT to that! Having weigh-in our Saturday was supposed to help urge-away the Friday-Feeding Frenzy... There is a method to this madness! Please for the 100th time try to have your wkly results in on Sat @ 11- my cell # 8017919489 if it is easier to call/text  THAT MAKES IT FAIR FOR EVERYONE!!!!

***Please Please Please use this contest to really make changes!!!

Last quote of the day...."Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can." author unknown.

Jen J WK 7

Jen also stayed the same this week!

Phyllis wk 7

Phyllis stayed the same this week!

Pat and Leslee WK 7

Pat is down 1 lb this week for .42% and a total of 7.72%

Leslee is also down 1lb this week .58% for a total of 9.47%

Eric and Katie WK 7

Here are the totals for this week...

Eric: Down 1.99% for a total of 12.93% (almost to the 15% goal... SOMEONE BEAT HIM!)

Katie: down .21% for a total of 6.39%...... Bummer! I blame some nutella cravings at night and stress maybe? We will keep on keepin on!

Sue Week #7

Wahoo finally down a smidge! Down 1.18% for a total of 5.74%. Never give up! Never surrender! 

Lisa B. Week 7

It's good news for everyone but me :)  I gained 1 lb this week. Looking back on my week I am feeling success just knowing I didn't gain more than that! I am still keeping to my goal of no soda. It's getting a little bit easier every day :) Have a great week everyone!!

Lisa C.....Big Daddy's Big Mama!

Surprisingly down 2 lbs.,  weekly percentage of 1.04%, total percentage of 7.7%, 16 lbs. total.  

This is a shocker since I was the same yesterday as last week....2 times to the gym yesterday must have helped!

I hope to lose my Valentine heart shaped booty this last week of February!

Heidi

Saturday Feb. 19th ---- 0%

Freaky Friday Fearing Saturday

Well....the scale looks the same as it did last week......Hellooooooooo calories, can't you feel me sweating and burning you out of my system?!!!!  Do you think those of us over 50 deserve a little 1 pound advantage kids?????

Eat Right for your Blood Type...

At work today some co-workers where talking about this new "theory" in weight loss.... Eating right for your Blood type!? Interesting thought- I looked into it with my trusting GOOGLE- and found some interesting info. Just type in this title and see what you think with all the links... This in the main book out there, I think I might buy it on amazon- cheap!

What Phyllis, Lisa C. and Jen really do at work

"COME EAT SOME CARROT CAKE" SAID THE SWEET TEMPTRESS...IT WON'T HURT YOU....

SUCH A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR EACH OTHER!!

Natalie

I lost 2.2 pounds this week for a 1.10 % loss.  This is a total loss since January of 5.6 pounds or 2.75%.  My weight watchers total for quite a few months is 37.2 pounds total.  Unfortunately I don't get to count this for the contest.

Pat and Leslee

Finally Leslee slowed down a little!  :)

Leslee:0% loss this week for a total of down 17lbs, 8.95%

Pat: Lost 1lb this week, .41% for a total of 7.34% and 19lbs...
(He mentioned he was back on his diet this coming week, and to watch out ERIC)....

Lisa L wk 6

Lisa was up a little this week- hopes to get on the chart this coming week!!!

Phyllis week 6

Phyllis lost 2 lbs this week! For a 1% loss!!!!

Today's weigh-in

Well, today was not as good as I hoped it would be.  No loss.  I went from 234.8 up to an even 235.0.  Next week will be better.
Bruce

Big Daddy C

Down 1 whole pound this week, 5 total.  0.4% for the week 2.0% down total.  Hoped for more, but I'll take what I get I guess.

Lisa B. Week 6

This week I lost .43%. It's not much but I will take it!!!

Jen Jones - week 6

Down 1.11% this week with a total of 5.51%......Have a great week ya all!

Correction for Eric

He lost .31% this week for a total of 11.16%.......- 24 lbs overall!

Big Mama Lisa C.

Super bowl Sunday treats followed me this week....too much indulgence.  I remained the same, which.....is ok, being that I  had jumped up 3 lbs. after GREENBAY knocked the socks off Pittsburgh!  

My total weight loss remains at 6.8%, total of 14 lbs.  I feel good about that....because it could just be that I still had those 14 lbs. shakin' around somewhere very unattractively!!!  But....I still need to shed other poundage that still shakes! :)

I do appreciate Jen, at work, being a stair climbing maniac and makes me jump up to run 3 flights of stairs  to near cardiac arrest during my 3 days at work! (She sets her timer to remind us! Do I really mean "appreciate"?)  Sue, that was me commenting on the Friday temptation....uh huh....end of the week rolls around and it's hard to change my instinctual habits to "play and pig out!"

May Cupid help you all enjoy a pound of chocolate for Valentines Day! xooxox

Heidi week 5

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*******REMINDER***********

Hey Everyone-

REMEMBER all payments of $100 are DUE by MARCH 1!!!!!!!

Eric and Katie wk 6

Hello Everyone! Hope this week was great for you all....

ERIC: Was really sick this week, but was able to mostly stick to his routine. He lost .31% for a total of 6.19%  he has lost 24lbs!


KATIE: Again I did really well with working out this week...Tried a body sculpt and step class with our p90x- but the first of the week... Ate some more treats at work! I need to stop! I lost 1.05% this week for a total of 6.19%

Sad Sue

Yet another big fat ZERO week for me. But do not count me down and out because I am far from finished!
To who ever wrote the Friday temptation question....yep, finding Fridays tough and Saturdays and Sundays and Mondays...etc!!
Hang tough everyone! Every moment of every day is a gift and a blessing no matter what the scale would like us to believe. :)

Friday temptation

Just wondering if anyone else finds that FRIDAY is a tough day----my "other" self usually would really want to slack off....Weekend's here....go eat, eat, eat!  But now that I know a weigh in looms on Saturday, I just have to say....."hold on there newt!"

YUMMY Snack/Treat

I found this amazing new treat @ Sam's Club today.... We love it! You get 38 of these babies for only 130 calories! Awesome munchie for work or at home! Enjoy....

Bruce here,

OK, so I am not at the top of the biggest looser, but just "weight".

Here is a video I put together I hope you will enjoy.

New Discovery of delicious

Luna Bars...found them at Target.  Chocolate Peppermint to die for.   180 calories, 8 grams of protein.....gluten free. Yum!!!!  Great for those times when you  may "cave" for something much less healthy!  First protein bar I actually feel is a treat!!!

I am giving up Chips for the month of February...starting right now!

After completely pigging out today for the superbowl I have decided I am giving up chips.  That would be tortilla chips, potatoe chips, apple chips....and any kind of chips I think about!  I am also going to try super hard to work out 5 times this week and stick to my calories....I am tired of these itty bitty baby weightloss numbers.  I will also be tempting Lisa a little at work since she had such great numbers :)  Have a great week ya all!

Jen Jones

Natalie's February Goal Met

Look at the shrinkage in my bootie!  I fit into a pair of jeans I bought too small for me in the summer. Pound goals do not work for me. When I lose it, I lose it. The important thing is that I am changing my life. I will never be "done."  I have maintained my weightloss throughout Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and being "hit by a bus."

Sincerely good luck to all of you!!!! 

Natalie

Well, I am up .3%. I gained .6 pound.  I did meet my February goal of fitting into a pair of jeans. I wore them to work and the game on today. Heidi saw me.  I am successful...I have lost 36 pounds, but I only get to count 3.4 pounds for this contest. 

Hey, you guys may all be surprised when Heidi, Craig Carter and myself all kick your butts...or what is left of your butts.  We are purposely throwing our weigh-ins as a tactic to win.  WATCH OUT!

My February food to give up will be that Sausage and Egg McMuffin meal I order every Saturday morning after my Weight Watchers weigh in.  Hmmmmmm. Starting next Saturday, of course. 

Phyllis wk 5

Phyllis is sorry to report that she didn't lose any this week.... But again, a new week is ahead of her! Good luck Phyllis!

Lisa L wk 5

I stayed the same again! I was down 2lbs at the start of the week, but somehow ended up the same? THIS WEEK IS A NEW WEEK! So total loss of  0%, for now....

Pat and Leslee wk 5

Leslee- had a really good week, 1.70% for her weekly for a total loss of 8.95%

Pat is finally slowing down a little! He stayed the same this week for a total loss of 6.95%

12 pounds since Jan. 1, I am happy and Sue is gonna lose, not weight though. HA!

	amount lost	percentage lost
1/8/2011	4	1.74%
1/15/2011	3	1.33%
1/22/2011	2	0.90%
1/29/2011	1	0.45%
2/5/2011	2	0.91%

Here's my results, sorry I am a computer slacker, I will pick it up. GOOD JOB ERIC! I knew you could do it cuz you are such a cutie, is Katie nice to you. Should I send her some CHOCOLATE??????

Big Daddy & Big Mama at the Carter Household

Happy February to all you LOVER LOSERS!!!  xoxoxo

As a famous song says.....'THE ROAD IS LONG....WITH MANY A WINDING TURN....."

Big Daddy Craig....remains at 4 lbs. total weight loss.  This is after having increased a few times, he gets back to that magic number 4!  He has worked out A LOT this week, and is lifting weights and to Big Mama looks like a stud...he has hit some frustration, however, with not seeing any significant weight loss for a few weeks.  This week he will see some big numbers going DOWN!

Big Mama Lisa, happy to say I had my best week yet!  Hallelujah!  I am down 5 lbs. this week, for a weekly weight loss of 2.54% and total weight loss of 6.80%! Total of 14 lbs.!!! I have been trying to remind myself....'NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS SKINNY FEELS!"  I have become vigilant about counting my calories and am using the "Lose It" application on my iTouch....that has helped me a lot with ACCOUNTABILITY!

The Carter couple will give up Potato Chips.  Now, that may not seem like a lot, but when Potato Chips are pretty much right up there with Chocolate....perhaps someday, we may be strong enough to not have chocolate for 30 days....but, baby steps right!???

Good Luck to all you Losers....a new month, a new day, a new temptation to face!

20 LB CHALLENGE WINNER!!!!!!!

Eric Bunnell has lost over 20lbs as of last night 2/4/11 and therefore is our FIRST 20lbs WINNER!!!! He now gets a free 1lb to use ONCE anytime until July 1...

CONGRATS to ERIC!

Eric and Katie wk 5

So let's see Eric has a big week- his wkly % is 2.34 and his total is 10.88% he has lost 23.4 total!!!  I ask what his weapon is for these HUGE numbers- he really does stick to his calorie counting EVERYDAY- even on cheat days, and he works out alot!!!

Katie- I really tried this week, played a basketball game (almost died afterwards) worked-out like a crazy girl, BUT I did make some poor choices with treats hanging around at work... Oops, so I guess I better be better this week! I lost .42% for a total of 5.19% I am down 10.4lbs- which is awesome!

We both made our FIRST goals for Feb 1 to each be down 10lbs... Eric doubled it!
**Now he has to keep off the weight....Haha**

Bruce week 5

Still the same.  I will add a surprise later today

Sue Week #5

Sue stayed the same. :(
For those that didn't read my "comment" from Feb 3rd. I am trying to survive without ice cream for the month of February....FYI - staying away from it didn't help me lose weight this week.....just sayin'.

Heidi

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hesitation to give up the goods before Super Bowl Sunday anyone?

So.....just wondering if anyone is hesitant to accept this month's challenge to give up a food or beverage....before Super Bowl Sunday that is?  I know that my sneaky little self is thinking of procrastinating that commitment.   Not a good sign I suppose.....but, just sayin'......

GO PACKERS BY THE WAY!

Lover's Month CHALLENGE

HELLO FELLOW CHALLENGERS.....

Our new challenge is as follows:

Each challenger will give up ONE FOOD and/or DRINK that they

absolutely LOVE!

Good luck- make sure it is something that will really make a difference in your weight loss journey!