Okay everyone, time for a serious talk! I have been incommunicado - I apologize. I am the same weight. Just bouncing all around my beginning weight, up a pound, down a pound - discouraged. But here we are mid-April and nobody, (but John,) is really accomplishing anything. I don't mean to be harsh, but the point of this was for us all to get healthier and, selfishly, I wanted this to provide me with some motivation. Let's get something REAL happening here. Suggestions:
-If $$ is a motivator, the prize money is at $180. That could buy some real fun :)
- Find something, ANYTHING, to commit to this week (whenever you read this.) I will make a suggestion. Since one of the 'rules' for this contest is to incorpoate physical activity, I want you all to participate in at least 2 sessions of at least 20 minutes this week. If you are already doing that, add another day. If you are already getting in 5 or 6 days a week, add 5 minutes to each seesion. Whatever, just raise your activity level. This means 20 minutes of raised heart rate - not gasping for breath - just continuous raised heart rate.
-Up your water intake.
-Eat 1/4 less than usual at one meal a day.
Two weeks ago I made a big commitment and signed up with a personal trainer. I used my Christmas money and work bonus. Holly is great. I will meet with her for the 3rd time this Wed. We are concentrating on getting me strong, especially my core as my abs are total wimps, and increasing my cardio strength. Weight loss will follow.
I would also like to see more interaction on this site. Can we congratulate one another on a job well done? Can we share ideas? Can we develope a feeling of being in this together?
Good luck to all - get active, think about what you eat, and down the water!
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Don't sacrifice what you want most for what you want right now.
Rules of the Game
- You must need to lose 10% or more of your weight to play for the money
- You must pay in the $20 game fee when you begin to post to be eligible for the prize money
- Weekly weigh-in
- Contest will run until January 31, 2009 (Last day to join is June 30, 2008)
- Largest percentage of wieght lost will determine the winner of the prize money
- You need to eat a healthy diet AND exercise
- No skipping meals as a weight loss tool
- You will share ideas, encouragement, successes and failures
Nancy in August 2007
Current Weight
- Robert 272 -18lbs -6.2%
- Marty 248 -10lbs -3.9%
- Brinna 196 -7lbs -3.5%
- Nancy 169 -6lb -3.4%
- Junice 175 -4 lbs -2.2%
- Don 241 -5lbs -2%
- Gloria 145 -3 lbs -2%
- Carolyn 167 -3lb -1.8%
- Todd 199 -1lb -0.5%
- John 198 +
- Kadee 135 even
Initial Weigh-In
- Marty 258 lbs BMI 39.2 on 1/20 /08
- Robert 290 lbs BMI 34.4 on 1/30/08
- Don 246 lbs BMI 31.6 on 1/24/08
- Steve C 260 lbs BMI 31 on 1/5/08
- Nancy 175 lbs BMI 31 on 1/3/08
- Brinna 203 lbs BMI 30 on 1/30/08
- John 193 lbs BMI 29.3 on 1/17/08
- Gloria 148 lbs BMI 28.9 on 1/20 /08
- Todd 200 lbs BMI 28.7 on 1/19/08
- Junice 179 lbs BMI 28.5 on 1/30/08
- Carolyn 170 lbs BMI 27.4 on 1/16/08
- Kadee 135 lbs BMI 21.8 on 1/12/08
1 comment:
Nancy, you are absolutely right. I think I don't feel enough impetus perhaps because the final deadline is so far away. Perhaps we could have a few "mini-contests"? Like, start a bonus point competition for person with best behaviors over a 2-week or month's time frame (pick a different category each month - exercise, limit sweets, drink water). Report bonus total as well as weight lost and factor in some sort of reward for bonus pt winner at the end.
Anyway, I will commit to the 2-day exercise goal. I SHOULD be able to do that!
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