OVERALL WINNERS & RESULTS

CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS!!!

1ST PLACE-- CHRIS L. ($150)
2ND PLACE- CLAY H. ($20)

CHRIS lost 12.08% of his total body
weight in just 10 weeks which
amounted to 22.8 pounds lost!
Chris, so tell us what you are going
to do with the $150 dollars??

CLAY lost 11.00% of his body weight!
Great job. I know his wife Heidi was a
huge support to him, she also did very
well losing 9.06% (coming in 3rd place)
of her total body weight. Congrats guys.
They are celebrating their new bodies in
Hawaii as we speak!! So jealous!

The FINAL numbers, the totals below are what
percentage who have lost since the 1st week:

Chris -12.08%
Clay -11.00%
Heidi -9.06%
Julie -7.93%
Cheryl -6.40%
Jen -5.58%
Kristin -5.57%
Sierra -4.76%
Cate -4.71%
Amy -4.30%
Emily P -4.00%
Melinda -3.98%
Meagan -2.38%
Valerie -1.86%
Tina 1.41%
Jack 1.42%

Congratulations! Amazing job by
everyone who stuck it out and finished the
10 weeks. Thank you all for participating!!

*There is NOT enough interest for another
session at this point in time. Perhaps, in the
fall we will try again.

Good luck everyone and have a wonderful summer!!!!!!

WEEK TEN WINNER: CHRIS

Congratulations Chris! He lost 2.35% this week to finish
off the 10 weeks of competition! That is so awesome!

WEEK NINE WINNER: JULIE

Congratulations Julie (for the 2nd time!)! She lost a whopping 2.35% of her body weight this week! Keep that up this final week!!

Well, we have one more week to go. I'm glad to see so many of you have stuck with it. It's not easy trying to lose weight, but even losing 5 pounds is beneficial to your body.

Next week is our final weigh-in. You may stop by my house anytime between 8-10 am and 8-10 pm. Also, I would be willing to continue this friendly weight loss competition if I can get at least 15 people to sign up for the next ten weeks. 15 people will ensure that we continue to have weekly prizes and a $100 grand prize for the biggest loser. If more than 15 people sign up I will add 2nd and then a 3rd place prize as well. So let me know if there is any interest in you OR in friends, neighbors or co-workers. Please let me know by the final weigh-in.

Here is how we did this week:

Alex ---
Amy -0.80%
Cate -0.82%
Cheryl +0.71%
Chris -1.16%
Clay -1.29%
Emily C -1.24%
Emily P ---
Heidi -0.46%
Jack maintained
Jen +0.86%
Jill maintained
Julie -2.35%
Kristin -2.00%
Meagan ---
Melinda +1.4%
Sierra -0.70%
Tina maintained
Valerie +1.75%

See you all next week! I am so excited to see the final results!

WEEK EIGHT WINNER: CATE

Congratulations Cate!
She lost a whopping 3.17% of her body weight!
Several of you had HUGE numbers this week,
SO congratulations to you as well.
Now, to the rest of you (US), keep it up, only 2 weeks left!!

I found this article interesting:
Is Your Health Food Really That Healthy??
http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100200286

Here is how we did this week:

Alex ---
Amy (maintained)
Cate -3.17%
Cheryl -0.28%
Chris -1.15%
Clay -0.68%
Emily C -0.62%
Emily P ---
Heidi -0.76%
Jack (maintained)
Jen -0.85%
Jill (maintained)
Julie (maintained)
Kristin (maintained)
Meagan -0.30%
Melinda -2.50%
Sierra -0.70%
Tina +1.41%
Valerie -0.81%

WEEK SEVEN WINNER: EMILY P.

Congratulations Emily! (for the 2nd time!!!)
Emily lost 1.78% of her body weight this week!
Only just a few weeks left...so stick to it!

Pump Up, Slim Down
If you've blown off weight training for fear of bulking up, you're missing out on the fastest fat-burning method known to woman.

Read this article

http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/slim-down-for-summer/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100236408&GT1=31048

Here are the results for this week:

Alex -0.32%
Amy (maintained)
Casey ---
Cate + 2.44%
Cheryl -1.26%
Chris -1.14%
Clay -0.68%
Emily C -0.61%
Emily P -1.78%
Heidi -0.75%
Jack +1.40%
Jen -0.85%
Jill -1.22%
Julie +0.59%
Kris ---
Kristin (maintained)
Mackenzie ---
Meagan -0.30%
Melinda +0.76%
Sierra (maintained)
Tina (maintained)
Valerie (maintained)

WEEK SIX WINNER: SIERRA

Congratulations, Sierra! Sierra lost 1.38% of her body weight this week. Great job!
It looks like Spring Break and Easter Weekend has taken its toll on some of us.
Let's regroup and get back at it!!

Snooze to Lose:

Did you know that catching even 30 extra minutes of sleep a day can help you ward off extra pounds? It’s true! Sleep deprivation can masquerade as hunger. Therefore, people often think daytime fatigue is a sign that we need to eat something to boost our energy, when, in fact, we’re just tired. Some studies even show that lack of sleep may disrupt the hormones that regulate your appetite, so you’ll end up eating more during the day. So start catching up on a little more sleep and see if it helps you drop a pound or two.

Here is how you did this week:

Alex +1.61%
Amy (maintained)
Casey (maintained)
Cate (maintained)
Cheryl -1.24%
Chris -0.56%
Clay -0.42%
Emily C-0.61%
Emily P (maintained)
Heidi +0.30%
Jack +0.94%
Jen -0.84%
Jill +1.23%
Julie (maintained)
Kris ---
Kristin -1.19%
Mackenzie ---
Meagan +0.22
Melinda +0.25%
Sierra -1.38%
Tina (maintained)
Valerie -0.92%

Where are you guys who aren't weighing in? We miss you!!!

WEEK FIVE WINNER: JULIE

Congratulations, Julie!
Julie lost 2.31% of her body weight this week and has lost an amazing 4.24% so far. Keep it up!

Well you made it to WEEK 5! Can you believe that we're halfway through our little competition? Time flies when you're losing weight--OK, not really, but just pretend that you get my point.

A great big congratulations to those of us who have continued to stick it out. I know there are both joys and sorrows that come from dieting, exercise, lifestyle changing etc. However, I do believe that the joys far outweigh the sorrows. After this much time following a weight loss regimen, your body will often plateau. This is normal, even though you may not like it. I always found that when I would hit a plateau one of the easiest ways to get around it was to tweak my eating habits. Are you eating a lot of dairy products? When I switched my morning oatmeal to yogurt my weight began to drop again. As silly as it seems, little things like a change in eating habits or your daily workout can push you past that awful plateau. The most important thing to remember is to not give up. And remember, hitting a plateau is always better than gaining weight!!

This weeks results are posted below:

This week:
Alex +0.50%
Amy -0.40%
Casey ---
Cate (maintained)
Cheryl -0.14%
Chris -1.67%
Clay -0.83%
Emily C (maintained)
Emily P (maintained)
Heidi -1.19%
Jack -0.47%
Jen -1.65%
Jill -0.61%
Julie -2.31%
Kris ---
Kristin ---
Mackenzie ---
Meagan -0.22%
Melinda -0.50%
Sierra +0.69%
Tina +0.71%
Valerie +0.58%

Total % lost @ the half way point:
Alex -5.77%
Amy -2.73%
Casey -1.66%
Cate -3.52%
Cheryl -2.27%
Chris -6.25%
Clay -8.26%
Emily C -1.79%
Emily P -3.42%
Heidi -7.31%
Jack (maintained)
Jen -2.29%
Jill -2.99%
Julie -4.24%
Kris -6.84%
Kristin -6.00%
Mackenzie -4.69%
Meagan -2.59%
Melinda -3.18%
Sierra -1.36%
Tina +0.70%
Valerie -1.85%

Great job to everyone! Only 5 more weeks to go. Stick to it! Eat less fat, eat fewer calories, do that extra mile, sweat more, work harder!!! You can do it!!