Winners

Hmm... we had some really amazing stuff happen this month. 

First place is MANDY!!! with a 5.88% loss.. seriously.. I think she is at her goal at this point!  AMAZING!

2nd place goes to AMY!!!  4.84% GO AMY!!!

3rd place is HEATHER!!! 3.51% Lost!! 

I hope no one will pummel me... but Heather worked her butt off for third place and even though she didn't blog... she talks about what she is doing on facebook all the time and so.. I'm going to give her the $25.

This is the last month!!  Lets bring it!! 

Weigh in TOMORROW!!

Seriously?  Already?  Time flies eh?
The household item for tomorrow is a fruit or vegetable... pick one.. anyone.. even if it's canned! ;)
Can't wait to see how you all have been doing! :)

Winners!!

  

Weigh in numero dos!

Tomorrow is the big day.. what a whirlwind month its been!!

Please weigh in with a pen or pencil!

Good luck!

Another Challenge!

Drinking water is oh so important!!  When we asked LISA how much water we should drink a while back she answered this question with "you should be drinking 1/2 of your body weight in ounces of water daily (that's a minimum)". Others will tell you more or less... BOTTOM line.. the general consensus is at LEAST 64 ozs of water A DAY!! SOOOO... here is your challenge:

Drink AT LEAST 64 ozs of water a day.

If you are up to it, pick a number that is 1/2 your body weight. Some of you will be drinking close to 150 ozs of water a day if you are up for THIS challenge. WHY? "Without enough water, organs can't function as efficiently, so your metabolism slows to conserve energy." -TECD page 43.

WHAT!?!?! You are SLOWING YOUR METABOLISM down?? Hmm... does this mean that drinking water alone can assist in weight loss? ABSOLUTELY! Staying hydrated increases your metabolic rate. AND it's cheaper than fad metabolism boosters that CLAIM to increase your slow metabolism.

HOW? Here's just one suggestion: Decide your goal. (Mine is 100 ozs of water a day.. NOT including what I drink during exercise.) THEN.... put it all out on your counter. FIND containers/glasses/pitchers WHATEVER you need to get it all out in front of your face. (If you will be working split your water up, leave some on your counter and take the rest to work , maybe a LARGE container that you can leave out on your desk.)

At the end of your first day you may NOT have accomplished this goal, but you will see just how far you've got to go! By the end of the week you should be a pro at getting water.

PS: You will go through a large amount of toilet paper this week so make sure you've stocked up! :o)

Are you dying to know?!?!?

Confession... I WAS AT A WEDDING!!  It was beautiful but delayed your results only slightly.  For those who stayed up late enough to see... the winners are:

1st- Jeannette with a 6.75% loss!

2nd - Amanda with a 6.43% loss!  

3rd - Robyn with a 4.76% loss!!

Congrats to all of you and to everyone who stuck with us this month!!  Here's to an exciting July! :)

Really?? Weigh in ALREADY???

Holy cow!!  The weigh in is FRIDAY!!!  I have school for the next two days and wanted to make sure I didn't forget to post all this stuff... so here goes:
Remember to weigh in at the SAME TIME of day, in the SAME CLOTHES or lack thereof as your original scale pic. Also.. don't forget to get me your AFTER PICS in the same OUTFIT. Front and Side are REQUIRED and you need to be holding the DATE and HOUSEHOLD ITEM IN THE PICS!!! Your weights are DUE to me at kariscomp@yahoo.com by 6 pm MST. Also, your after pics must be into me by Midnight. If you have any questions about these pics.. please feel free to email me.


The household item for this month is a PHONE!!
It's totally okay to take your AFTER pics tonight or tomorrow in order to have them ready to send in on Friday!! I would LOVE if the after pics came with the scale pics!! Also.. if you take your pics first thing in the morning feel free to send them at that time. I would love to have them coming all day long to save me from having to spend a ton of time in front of the computer at once. THANKS!

Can't wait to see how hard you've been working this month!! GOOD LUCK!!!!!