WE HAVE A BIGGEST LOOSER!!!!!

Way to go, we made it six weeks!!!
(ok, maybe I fell off the wagon 4 weeks ago, and I'm feeling a bit guilty about it)

As a group we lost
89.5 pounds!!!!

CONGRATS TO CLAIR, OUR BIGGEST LOOSER!
he lost 17 pounds in 6 weeks!!!!
WAY TO GO!

thanks for participating! If you are interested in another round like some people have mentioned please email Steph at stephanie.postma@gmail.com. She will be in charge this time :)

Anyone Up For Another Round???

I was talking to Amber just yesterday and we were discussing another attempt at this weight loss thing! I am going to take over the blog and possibly create a new one for the next round. If anyone is interested and may know of anyone who may want to join, please e-mail me at the following:

Stephanie.postma@gmail.com

I think we will give it another week to collect the money and come up with some fun prizes through the process so that everyone stays motivated. If you have any ideas please let me know as well.
I will save your e-mails and send you all an e-mail when everything has been decided and created in terms of the new blog. Thanks Mucho.

Steph

I stand corrected!

So it turns out my attempt at multi-tasking this week hasn't been so successfull! I have way to much going on and ran the numbers really fast. All of the percentages were correct but I overlooked that Clair lost 3 pounds instead of 2.
( I was wondering why 2 pounds bumped his percentage up so much)

The numbers on the side should now be correct, one more week to go people!!!

Good Luck!!!

RESULTS!!! week 5

One more week to go!!!
As a group we lost 9 pounds this week! Much better than last week!

We didn't really have a biggest looser this week,
Four people tied with the most poundage gone!
Go Steph, Mike, Jess and Clair!
They each lost 2 pounds this week!!

Here is to a good last week!

Looks like I'm still having computer problems, it won't let me post the percentages down the side!
For those dying to know the person in the lead is.....
CLAIR 7.0% weight loss!

second: Mike 6.2%
third: Nicole 6.0%

RESULTS COMING, I PROMISE

Amber has been trying all morning to post and let us all know that she will have the results up a little later today. Her computer has not been updating the posts on the blog for some reason. I am going to give this a try and see if it will post from my computer :)

Here's to good health!

Frustrated

Ok I am so frustrated. I have worked out so hard have not had sugar/sweets or breads/pasta and I can not lose one pound in 2 weeks. Does anyone have any ideas for me. I know they say the last 10 lbs is the hardest but I didn't think it would be this difficult. I am even just trying to lose one more pound at this point. If you do have any ideas or have heard of anything that has worked for someone please let me know.
Thanks so much, I hope you all did excellent this past week. On to the final week we come.
We can all do it. NO Halloween Candy. So tempting but we really don't need it.
Take care,
Nicole

I Have No Self Control!!

EEK! I get all motivated after each weigh in when I see that I'm not the loser that I dream of being then..... a cookie strolls into my life.
My latest attempt at being a bigger loser is to try out the Engine 2 meal plan. Its a vegan diet (don't stop reading just yet) but is filled w/ really good recipies that are low fat and pretty low cal. Some of my friends have tried it and even their kids/husbands liked the food. I'm trying it out this week and guess we'll find out if it's working on Tuesday.
Until then, could someone keep those cookies away from me???

SERIOUS?!

Okay people let's get this going again! I don't know where most of you are geographically. But I live near Amber and she knows where I am. I am opening up my gym (yes I have a gymnasium, it's built on the back of my house) Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings 9:00ish. I work out to Leslie Sansone and some form of her Walk Away the Pounds. If you live close by and aren't at work come on over and let's shed some serious poundage! Come on People let's MOVE!!!!!

Week 4

Ok guys... this week: NOT SO HOT!
Exept for one person that is!

As a group we lost 0 pounds!!
(only 2 people actually lost weight this week, everyone else stayed the same or gained)
I'm sad to admit I'm one of the gainers!

The biggest looser this week:
MANDY!!!! With a 5 pound leight loss! 2.47%

We are down to the final 2 weeks, we can do this! I'm needing so serious motivation, a few others have mentioned this too.
Please Blog People!!!

I am so Excited!!!!

Ok, so for a lot of my weight lost this past week was due to being in bed for almost 2 days straight just sleeping. I was so sick. They tested me for the flu but the test came back negative. They still gave me medication and I am still sick but now I am back to eating. I really want to work out but due to having congestion in my chest I don't know what to do.
The biggest thing that I have improved on is watching my food intake. I have cut out sugar and minimized carbs. I eat the 6 small meals and I have found the 90 calorie snack packs have worked great along with eating almonds when I need something or try and go for the cookie jar I stop and think do I really need that or can I only have one? The answer is usually no I can't just have one so I go for the healthy snack.
It has been hard but it has been worth it.
We all can keep it up! I love this blog and reading new ideas.
Thanks have a great week and eat well.

WEEK THREE

Ok guys!
This week we only lost 11 pounds! (I am missing a few weights)
I had worked my butt off at the beginning of the week, ran a 5K over the weekend, then ate horrible Saturday, Sunday and Monday. (Shame on me!) It was motivating to calcutalte the numbers tonight. I'm hoping to do better this week!

GO NICOLE!!!! the biggest looser this week!
2.7% weight loss this week!

keep posting your good ideas!

I am a loser!

I am so excited that I am still losing. It's not a ton but at least it's something. Maybe when I actually start the Abs diet it will be more.... I finally bought my own book so now I need to go back through it with a highlighter and remind myself what I wanted to work on and especially the diet part. I have been making better food choices though. For example, yesterday we had a bag of cookies open. Instead of eating half the package (which would've been normal for me) I only ate 2 1/2 cookies. Yay me!
Today my 8 year old daughter asked me if I was trying to lose weight. I said yes and she said "Oh, I thought you were trying to do the biggest loser." Huh?

Week 2 Results!

I'm still waiting on 2 weights so your place on the list may change (sorry)

The numbers on the side column reflect OVERALL percentage lost, not the weekly percentage lost. This will reflect who is truly winning.

This week we lost a total of 27 pounds!!!!

The winner for the week: Clair, 6 pounds, 3.03 % lost.

GOOD JOB EVERYONE!!!

WEEK 2 WEIGH IN

Tomorrw is the weight in! Don't forget to email me your weights.

TIP: Choose a certain time each week to weigh, and wear the same clothes. That way things stay consistant. I weigh first thing in the morning. That's when I'm the lightest.

I didn't mention in my opening post that this competition will be six weeks long. Tuesday November 3rd will be the six week weigh in day! And we will have a winner.

I am wondering if I should do something for the holiday's, how sad would it be to loose this weight and gain it all back over the next few months. Let me know your thoughts on this.

Good Luck, I can't wait to calculate how many pounds we've lost!!!

I guess I'd better explain myself....

I'm Margo and I have a sweet tooth! Really, I love food and my expanding waist line proves it! I'm doing this mostly to be more healthy, I know that I will never be rail thin, but I also know that I can be healthier and in better shape. I'm a nurse and I work full time nights, double whammy! So finding the time to eat right and exercise is hard for me. Hopefully this little contest will get me motivated enough to continue on my own when all is said and done!
On that note here are a few little snacks that I have found that I absolutely love!

For Breakfast:
Yogurt Parfait
1 Kroger brand Carb smart yogurt
2 T Grape Nuts
2T Slivered Almonds
1C. Berries (your choice, I like blueberries and raspberries)
dash of cinnamon

Mix and enjoy, for something different freeze your berries and it turns it into frozen yogurt.

Another Snack:
1 Multi-Grain Wasa Cracker
1 Wedge Laughing Cow Light cheese
Spread cheese on cracker and top with your favorite veggies and 1 oz deli meat
(My favorite, sliced cucumbers, tomatoes and turkey)

Good Luck to All!

SWEET OR SABOTAGE?

These delicious treats were delivered to my door by my darling neighbor Margo. Are you asking yourself why that name sounds familiar yet? Yep, you guessed it. It is the same Margo that is in this competition!!!! I have to ask myself, is this Sweet or SABOTAGE???? She so sweetly said to Mike "Congrats on the 7 lb. weight loss this week".

Now, I know Margo is a great cook, I have tasted her talent in the past. I just have to question the motive behind this delicious treat. And for the record, Mike and I have not had a single bite. Our two boys on the other hand are thanking Margo as they sleep with tummy's full of Sweet Rolls.

Seriously though Margo, we love you and THANK YOU for the yummy treats. Just wish I could enjoy them as much as Aiden & Drew have :)

Chicken Ideas

We have been using these to make our "mostly chicken" diet more exciting. They are cheap and we love to BBQ. You can also broil or bake if its a blizzard outside, but not much stops my husband from grilling.

The back of the package has other serving suggestions as well.

Brown rice, veggies and spinach salad make it a not so bad dinner!

Bye bye moobs

So, this is mike.

I belong to Steph, and I don't have a very good excuse for my excess poundage. I've never given birth, though you may think so by my cleavage shot. I just sit in an office chair way too much.

Don't worry everyone. I think that my metabolism is starting to figure out what is going on. I'll probably gain a bunch this week and I'll look like a sucker.

Introducing myself...

Well, I guess I better introduce myself. My name is Mandy and I had my first baby, Nora, on July 29th. I am REALLY glad Amber suggested doing this because it makes me accountable to other people. I used to have no problem with weight or food when I was younger, and had an amazing metabolism. Then life caught up with me. Felt pretty good before getting pregnant, not great but okay. But I tell you what, I am now feeling like a Fatty McFatterton. So, here's to dropping the poundage! And yes, I hate this picture of me. I will be much happier when my daughter and I do NOT have matching extra chins.

ANY FOOD IDEAS???

I need some change up in my daily routine with the foods on this diet. Any suggestions for receipes? Would love the feedback!

Thanks,
Stephanie

Results coming..... I promise!

I'm so sorry I'm late! It was a busy day yesterday and I haven't even looked at the numbers. I'm hoping to post this afternoon while my kids nap! So Sorry!!!

Results coming I promise!

I'm so sorry! I have been crazy busy getting ready for a Halloween Party and getting costumes ready. I should get the results posted while my kids sleep this afternoon. Sorry!!!!

Week 1 RESULTS ARE IN!!

Last week our combined group weight was 2,694 lbs.
This week we lost 37 lbs. as a group

Good Job everyone! Off to the right are our individual results. I figured out everybody's percentage of weight loss and put them in order.
GO MIKE, OUR BIGGEST LOOSER THIS WEEK!!!

It was way motivating to see everybody's results. I stayed the same, but also ate cookie dough all weekend :) But... I am down 2 cm. in my "beer gut" measurements!! This week I have my little boys birthday party and it's conference weekend, a weekend of pigging out!! This will be the ultimate test of my self discipline.

Good Luck

post people post!!

AnnMarie

I had a really hard time choosing what picture to use of myself. You see I am the photographer at my house and there are not very many photos with me in them. Let alone me by myself. This is as good as it gets for you all to see. I am a 30 year old wife and mother of four. My baby is eight months old and after losing the initial baby weight I have gained most of it back. The haunting words of my childhood best friend are coming true. She was always very overweight and I was as they all called me "the toothpick." But she always told me that one day (when I was all grown up and a mom) my sweet tooth would catch up to me and I would be the over weight one...Well, she was right. I have never EVER been on a diet. I was exercising before I had my fourth baby but have not since he was born, using every excuse possible not to. Now is the time for No More Excuses. I am going to eat right and become fit and fit back into my old clothes! Thanks Amber for getting this going!

Weighing in...

Hi, I'm Jess. I'm in this for what I can get out of it - weight lost (and hopefully the prize money)! I've been working an office job for the past 9 and 1/2 years and the lack of mobility along with my insaciable sweet tooth have finally caught up with me. I'm hoping through all of this that I can prove that I can stop getting fatter and fatter everyday. I'm glad to have some healthy motivation (and competition).

Rockin' the Beer Gut!

Hey, It's me Amber, the one runnin' this show! (I guess)

I just had a baby a little over 2 months ago, this explains the beer gut! (I really just like the song) I was gigantic and this was my 2nd C-Section, I'm pretty sure you can never recover from those!

Good thing hoody season is coming so I can hide this thing, oh wait, maybe I can just do something about it!! Lets Hope!

I took before pictures that I refuse to post, lets see what six weeks brings!!

Good Luck everybody!

Keep Posting all of your ideas, tricks, recipes, stratigies, cravings..... (ha ha ha)

AMY.....

Hi, I'm Amy, Amber's sister. I'm 25 years old and just had my first baby in May. I am doing this to get my body back!!! I love to exercise, I do it everyday, it's my passion. The problem is, is that I eat like a PIG!! I eat way too much and make bad food choices. I am doing this challenge using the Abs Diet approach and hope to learn to make better food choices and control my portions. So good luck to all of us!

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME (Stephanie)

I am 31 years old, a wife and mother of 2 little munchkins (almost 3 and 15 months). As many mother's of 2, I stay super busy, but I also find myself using every excuse in the book not to exercise. I am so excited for this process and so happy that Amber didn't keep this idea to herself. I love having a support system and I am even more excited that this time it has come in the form of exercise. Cannot wait to hear from all of you and get to you know all better through this blog. Good luck and may we all be SUCCESSFUL.

Steph

I am Nicole

I am very excited to be doing this. My goal is to lose 20 lbs. I have been stuck at the same weight for 2 years. This will be so much fun! Good Luck to all. Have fun and eat well.

HERE WE GO....

Ok, we are finally up and running!

The Game:
exercise, eat healthly, feel good and hopefully loose weight in the mean time...
...enough to win!!!

Rules:
Email me your starting weight and get me 10 dollars.
Weigh in every Tuesday and email me that number
Email me a picture of yourself, or post a picture yourself on the side column
(just so we know each other a bit)
I will post everyone's percentage lost each week. Please be honest when you email me your numbers!
unlike the Biggest Looser you won't get kicked off if you are "below the yellow line," hopefully this will just push you to do better the next week!!

For Fun:
Everyone will have access to post on this blog, we would love to hear from you.
Tell us something about you
Your weight loss goals
Your exersice goals
Yummy Recipes you find
Fitness info
Post as little or as much as you want!

GOOD LUCK!!!