TOP THREE WINNERS!!!!

Okay we have our final numbers in and our TOP THREE WINNERS ARE:

#1- LeAnna with 19.33% total lost
#2- Aubrey with 17.18% total lost
#3- Kyle with 14.74% total lost

CONGRATS TO ALL OF YOU!!!! What a great motivation you are all- and everyone else that stuck this out- I am still in awe with all the awesome results you had!!! Keep up the great work and hopefully we all reach our ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOALS!

*I will be in contact to reward your winnings!

LeAnna's Fat and Not-So-Fat Pictures

Here are my before and after pictures.  I'm not down to where I'd like to be, but I will continue to make healthy choices so that I can love the way I feel and look.

Too Fat

Not-So-Fat

Kimi's Before/After Pics

Here are my before/after pics!

 February 29, 2012



July 9, 2012

I lost 21.8 lbs, 10.68%

I still have another 27 pounds to go until I reach my goal weight, but I am much closer than I was! 

LeAnna's Final Weigh-in

Katie asked me to post the email I sent her on Sunday. Sorry it's late. There have been some issues. Before and after pictures coming soon!

 Katie,

 Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your weight-loss contest. This is the fourth contest I've done, and by far the most successful for me: partly because of all the great inspiration I received from the other contestants and partly because I have finally reached the point of thinking that it is about being healthy and not the number on the scale. And, yes, I was successful while working full-time, at night, in a bakery with all the yummy stuff that we all love to eat, and being a mother to five very active children. That being said, the numbers on the scale are what matter at this point. My starting weight was 218.8. My final weight is 178 for a total weight loss of 40.8 pounds. Percentage is 18.65%. I earned a 1.5 pound advantage during the contest making my grand total 19.33%. I haven't quite reached my goal weight, but I am lower now than I have been since I first started having kids 10 years ago. I'm going to continue to make healthy choices and taking care of my body so that I can live a long, healthy life and be there for my kids and husband and do all the fun things that we love to do. I hope that all who have been involved can continue to make good choices and love their bodies no matter the size and shape.

 Best wishes,
LeAnna

 P.S. Sorry this is late. We had a funeral and a family reunion yesterday and it was a very long, exhausting, and emotional day!

Aubrey Final

Ok ok so I was out of town and had my husband post but he got some info wrong, so here is the correct info.... This week I only lost 0.38% for a total of 17.18%. Looking back I thought I looked alright but now I look back and realize I didn't like my body and I had much more weight to lose to look the way I wanted than I had thought. I am only 5 pounds away from the weight that I now want.

Jodi's before and after pictures. It's the best I could do taking the picture by myself.....but it shows what it needs to show. Don't mind the mess on my bed in the background :)

Virgil and Mary

Mary lost a total of .6% for this contest! She couldn't leave her weight but feels and looks great!

Virgil lost a total of 5.4lbs giving him a 2.96% total lost!

Jodi's final weigh in:....I did not lose any the past few weigh ins so my total % loss is 9.85% for a total of 17.2 lbs. 8 lbs away from my goal weight, but I'm happy with the start. I will be losing those final 8 lbs soon. Thanks Katie for putting this together.............and congrats to the winners. This week I ran my first 10K and that is a huge accomplishment for me.

Kyle and Jen - Final weigh in!

Kyle lost a total of 31.8 lbs. = 15.82% total loss

Jen lost a total of 19.8 lbs = 10.42% total loss

Thank you for letting us participate!  It has helped us a lot.  We have been working out together which is something new and has been a lot of fun!  Good job everyone...

Amy's Final Weigh In

My total weight lost is 18.2 pounds for a total weight loss percentage of 12.88%.  Yep, that's right.  I hit a plateau right at the end of the competition.  I have weighed the exact same the last few weigh ins.  So unfortunately I don't think that I will be the winner of one of those fabulous cash prizes, but (as cheesy as this sounds) I want to tell you a couple of reasons why I consider this competition a success for me.

1.  I have lost 18.2 pounds.  When we first started this competition I was at my pre-pregnancy weight.  I was satisfied without being totally happy with my body and my health.  I have changed that.  I have reached my goal weight which I set in high school and never reached.  

2.  Since doing this competition my family has started looking at their own health.  My husband, dad, and mom have all lost a considerable amount of weight.  One of my goals in the beginning was to help make my family healthier and now they are the ones motivating me.  

Sorry for this long cheesy post.  Thanks so much for letting me join this competition.  And congrats to those lucky/it was not luck but hard work that paid off winners.

oh, and i did run 17 miles this week.

Kimi Week 18

I didn't quite reach the lbs lost goal that I set at the first of the competition, but I came VERY close! I lost 10.68%! I reached the 10% lost mark! Woohoo! As of right now, I am at the lowest I have been in 2 years, and it feels great!

In 2012, I have lost 33.6 lbs (wish I could count all that towards the competition, darn it! :)
Since September 2011, I have lost 47.6 lbs!
And from my maximum pregnancy weight, I have lost 72.6 lbs!

Congrats to the winners! It will be close for a few of you, and I'm excited to see the numbers! A lot of you have been very motivating to me. You are amazing!

Lisa Last Weigh In

Lisa lost a total of 2 lbs during this contest which gives her 1.02% total lost!

Katie Last Weigh In

I lost a total of 5.6lbs this contest- I kept gaining and re-losing the weight!
Which makes my total lost 2.82% better then nothing but I definitely could of done better!

Thanks for everyone who participated and it seems like a lot of you made some great changes in your life!!

Amy

Try as I might I could not put down the treats.  However, I ran a little which helped me stay the same weight.  I am still at a weight loss of 12.88%.  I ran 12 miles.   Good luck everyone!

Katie....

Oh I dread posting! :( I have been so naughty with this recent weight loss contest and I offer my deepest regrets! But with summer it has just been insane being around on Saturday mornings etc! Plus with some body changes my weight loss has to be put on hold for the next couple months.. :) Anyway good luck to everyone on our last week!

I emailed everyone the final little tidbits on what needs to happen next week! I will also total our miles so that we hopefully reached our goal!!!

Virgil and Mary

Virgil was down 1.56% this week!
Mary was done 1.59% this week!!

LeAnna's Week 17

I lost 1.62% this week for a total of 16.82%.  I hiked 4 miles, while carrying a 20 baby on my hip, and walked 4 miles this week.

Aubrey Week 17

I lost 2.13% this week for a total of 16.79%

I cycled 122 miles (100 in one day for the MS)  and ran 8 miles. 

Good luck everyone on the last week!

Jodi's week 17. I am up 2 lbs this week. 2 vacations back to back is my excuse! I ran 10 miles this week and hiked 4 if that counts.