WEEK 12 FINAL RESULTS IN!

And the results are!!!!

First place $60   Cathie with a total loss of 2.91%

Second $40   Christie with a total loss of 1.48%

Third $25   Sara with a total loss of .4%

Honorable mention, Melissa with a total loss of.1%


Russell's killed it!

The weekly challenges were great, and hopefully inspired you to try some new things I know that it made me think about what I was doing.

Thanks for doing this with me!

Melissa

Week 11 over

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK!!!


CHALLENGE:

Most of our European friends have much healthier habits:

They drive only when they absolutely must and walk or cycle whenever they can.

They eat three daily meals instead of snacking all day.

Their plates are much smaller, and they don’t load them with food.

Their biggest meal tends to happen in the middle of the day. They’re essentially done eating by six p.m.

They don’t drink as many calories as we do. With meals, it’s usually still or sparkling water.

There isn’t a lot of sugar in their diet. Sweetened cereal, pancakes, waffles, and muffins at breakfast are practically unheard of. Dessert is a special treat, not a matter of course.

They don’t eat while driving, shopping, working, reading, watching TV, etc.

This week’s challenge is really easy. Choose at least one of these healthy habits and make it your own for one week

Week 10 results

The Russell's are killing it. 

Cathie led with a loss of 2.31%
Sara behind wiht a 1.07% loss
Christie maintained which is BOSS!

Melissa gained because of breakfasts... or maybe it was brownies. ugh. Either way everytime Christie posts that she is at the gym I am inspired!

TWO WEEKS LEFT!

CHALLENGE:

Ladies and Gentlemen. We are now almost through this thing. NOW is the time to kick yourself into gear. I personally have hit a weight-loss plateau. I've been the exact same weight for three weeks. The best way I know how to break a plateau or upward-weight trend is called High Intensity Interval Training. The concept is simple. Raise your heart rate quickly and for a short amount of time, then bring the heart rate back down quickly for short periods of recovery. There are many different ways to do this and you should find one that works for you. One method might be running uphill for 30 seconds and walking back down. Repeat as much as you can.

Check out other beginner HIIT options at DailyBurn.com. Find a way to make this work for you and workout 5 days this week to enter the drawing.

Week 9 over!

Phone is dead. And your weights are on it! But until then!!!

CHALLENGE:

This week's challenge is breakfast. Who doesn't love breakfast?! Apparently, or at least statistically, almost all of us. Skipping breakfast has been proven to be detrimental to our weight loss endeavors. Breakfast starts our bodies on a daily mission of calorie burning. It regulates our metabolism and generally keeps us in a good mood. Entering the drawing this week is easy. You just need to eat Breakfast every day. Simple enough, right? 

Week 8 Results

CHALLENGE:

This week's challenge is all about not making common Diet Mistakes. To enter the drawing you must avoid three of these this week.

·Diet Mistake No. 1: Racing to the Finish 

·  There's no reward for finishing your meal in record time -- unless you're a contestant in a hot dog eating contest! Our hectic schedules have led many of us to adopt the unhealthy habit of rapid eating.

·Diet Mistake No. 2: Skipping Meals

· Research shows that breakfast skippers weigh more than breakfast eaters. There is a misconception that skipping breakfast -- or any meal -- saves calories. The truth is that most people who eat fewer than three meals usually end up eating more calories during the course of the day.

·Diet Mistake No. 3: Too Many Liquid Calories

·Liquid calories from alcohol, smoothies, coffee with cream and sugar, sweetened juices, teas, and sodas can really contribute to weight gain. One recent study found that Americans get approximately 21% of their calories from beverages.

·  Diet Mistake No. 4: Oversized Portions
   Leave a few bites on your plate.

    Use smaller plates and bowls.

   Periodically check your portions with measuring cups.

·  Diet Mistake No. 5: Choosing Unhealthy Add-Ons

 Not only have portions crept up in size, we also have a tendency to top off our "diet" salads and other favorite foods with high-fat toppings, like bacon, cheese, croutons, and creamy dressings.

·  Diet Mistake No. 6: Mindless Eating

    "Eating amnesia" is the act of unknowingly putting hand to mouth, usually from a bag or box in front of the television, while reading a book. It can also happen at happy hour, or when you finish the last few bites on your child's plate.

Week 7 Results

Cathie won the crap out of Christmas week with a 1.18% loss! Congrats!!!
Melissa followed with .46% loss.


Total loss from the beginning 3 lbs... ha ha ha... still a loss!

CHALLENGE:

This week's challenge is calorie counting. Surprisingly enough, the majority of the time when you’re having a problem losing weight, it’s not because you aren’t making good food choices. The reason why your weight loss has stagnated is because you’re not eating enough calories to lose weight.  Your body is a smart machine and senses a large decrease in dietary energy. Your large calorie deficit might work for a few days or even weeks, but eventually your body will wake up and sound alarms that it needs to conserve energy. Read more at CoachCalorie.com. To enter this week's drawing you must Go to CalorieKing.com and calculate how many calories your body needs to lose weight safely. Then, eat that many calories... every day. Or you can use MyFitnessPal which is my favorite!

Week before Christmas!

I left the numbers at home... doh! I will add those tonight. But here is the challenge!!

Week before christmas and all through the house there was so much stuff I should NOT eat...

This challenge was inspired by Christie and plays off of an old challenge:

When you have a craving or you reach for a treat, instead of eating it, give it away. Or if you reach to buy one... go ahead!! Just give it to someone else. The homeless guy on the corner, your FedEx driver that has been delivering all those packages to your house every day, a police officer or a soldier.

Or hell, even that mom trying to finish her Christmas shopping with her screaming kids in tow.