Week 12 - Final Results

Changing behaviors is a significant part of my new role at MotivAction and something I'm passionate about in other areas of my life as well. This is not a plug for my company but rather a way to think about diet and exercise.

Eating better and/or spending more time exercising is something we could all do a little better at; but it usually ends up feeling forced and sometimes even painful to do. For some it’s eating better and healthier… cutting out those easily forgotten snacks or deserts that end up adding hundreds of extra calories to our meals. For others, it’s keeping busy – getting out of that chair at work or off the couch a couple times each week and going for a walk.

Once you're able to change those negative behaviors associated with your eating and exercise habits, it becomes much easier and less painful to maintain and continue working towards a healthier life.

Great job everyone! The points were good and one person managed to lose over 9% of their overall body weight; that’s amazing!!!


Weekly Update & Standings:

Week 12 Results:
Rolf – 6
Jan – 6
Krissy – 6
Laura – 5
Heidi – 5
Erin – 4
Dan – 4
Nancy – 3
Mary – 3
Jenny – 3
Mark – 2 (owes $1.00)
Melissa – 1 (owes $2.00)
Jon – 0 (owes $3.00)

Total $ owed from point totals:
Mark - $12.70
Erin - $10.20
Jon - $7.83
Heidi - $7.50
Jenny - $6.83
Melissa - $6.20
Tommy - $6.00
Dan - $5.00
Rolf - $4.00
Jan - $3.50
Nancy - $1.70
Krissy - $0.33
Marry - $0.20
Laura - $0.00

Don’t forget: Unless you see your name highlighted below, you still owe the $15.00 entry fee as well – winners will be paid once all money’s have been received (please don’t delay.)

And the winners are…

Most points: Laura – 79 .....Highest % loss: Erin – 9.15%
Dan - 76.........................................Dan – 4.3%
Mary - 75......................................Laura – 4.25%
Krissy - 74 ...................................Nancy – 3.16%
Rolf - 69 .....................................Rolf – 2.7%
Jan - 64 .......................................Mark – 2.28%
Jon - 63 .........................................Krissy – 1.63%
Nancy - 56 ....................................Heidi – 1.46%
Jenny - 54 ....................................Melissa – 1.3%
Melissa – 50 ..................................Jenny – 1.2%
Heidi – 49 ....................................Jon – 0.0%
Erin – 43 ......................................Jan – 0.0%
Mark – 42 ....................................Mary - 0.0%
Tommy – 35 (through week 7)

We will be setting up round three very shortly but not until taking a month off – look for emails or a phone call at the end of July for an early August start and feel free to invite anyone you wish. The best way to reach me is j_kstodola@comcast.net or if you have any questions please feel free to call me at 612.669.2000.

Week 11 Update

Don't forget that we're in the last week of round 2. Now is the time to cut out those late night snacks and after dinner treats... well maybe that time was 11 weeks ago. : )

Week 11 Results
Dan - 9
Jon - 8
Krissy - 7
Laura - 7
Rolf - 7
Jan - 6
Nancy - 6
Melissa - 5
Jenny - 5
Mary - 5
Heidi - 4 (owes $1.50)
Erin - 4 (owes $1.50)
Mark - (-1) (owes $3)

Week 10 Update

As a group we ended up with zero pounds lost this week - looks like we may not quite be back on track yet. With this nice weather be sure to get outside and stay ACTIVE. And maybe cut back on the summer treats too!

Week 10 Results:
Melissa - 7
Heidi - 7
Jenny - 6
Krissy - 6
Laura - 5
Mary - 4
Jon - 4
Rolf - 4
Nancy - 4
Erin - 3
Jan - 2 (owes $2)
Dan - 2 (owes $2)
Mark - 2 (owes $2)

We’re back on the right track; we had a few people who gained this week but still managed to lose 6 lbs as a group. Great job everyone! Keep up on the exercising and the weight will follow.

Week 9 Results:
Jon – 11
Jan – 9
Dan – 9
Krissy – 6
Nancy – 6
Rolf – 5
Mary – 5
Laura – 5
Melissa – 4
Erin – 3 (owes $.50)
Mark – 3 (owes $.50)
Heidi – 2 (owes $2.00)
Jenny – 1 (owes $3.00)

Week 8 Update

Memorial Day is a Federal holiday intended to commemorate U.S. men and women who have perished while serving their country. To this weight08 group it appears to be a week/weekend of non-stop eating. The exercise points are on the rise; however, we have gained 20 lbs as a group over the last two weeks.

Congratulations to the few who have managed to actually lose a pound or two during this time.

All we need to do is lose 20 lbs a week as a group and we’ll still hit that 120 lb total. O.K…. maybe we should shoot for 80 lbs. We are currently sitting at 40lbs lost after going back 20.

Week 8 Results:
Laura – 7
Krissy – 6
Jenny – 5
Mary – 5
Rolf – 5
Dan – 5
Heidi – 4
Nancy – 4
Erin – 4
Jan – 3 (owes $.50)
Melissa – 3 (owes $.50)
Mark – 2 (owes ($2.00)
Jon – 1 (owes $3.00)

Due to the recent weight gain, we have a great opportunity to lose some serious weight this week. Good luck to everyone! Now get out there, enjoy the sun, and try not to eat all those tasty summer treats!

Week 7 Update

Sorry for the delay in this posting, there were a few people out of town Memorial Day weekend and even some the entire week following.

Week 7 Results:
Jan – 6
Tommy – 6
Krissy – 5
Jon – 5
Rolf – 5
Heidi – 5
Laura – 5
Nancy – 5
Mary – 4
Dan – 4
Jenny – 3 (owe $.50)
Melissa – 3 (owe $.50)
Mark – 2 (owe $2.00)
Erin – 0 (owe $3.00)

Sidebar – Tommy had a pretty severe knee injury last week and will no longer be able to participate in the weight08 program. It is uncertain the severity of the injury but at first glance it appears he has torn his ACL. Regardless, he will be unable to exercise, which doesn’t bode well for the points portion of this competition.

Week 6 update

Another 10 pounds down as a group! As long as we continue to average 10 pounds per week we'll hit the 120 lb mark as a group - that's a whole nother person!

Week 6 Results:
Mary - 9
Rolf - 9
Tommy - 8
Krissy - 8
Laura - 7
Jan - 6
Jenny - 6
Jon - 6
Heidi - 5
Dan - 4
Nancy - 4
Melissa - 3 (Owes $2.00)
Erin - 3 (Owes $2.00)
Mark - 3 (Owes $2.00)

Since we're sitting at the half way point, here are a few more stats to let you know where you're stacking up:

Total points through week 6:
Mary - 49
Laura - 47
Dan - 43
Krissy - 38
Rolf - 37
Jon - 34
Jan - 32
Mark - 32
Jenny - 31
Tommy - 29
Nancy - 28
Melissa - 27
Erin - 25
Heidi - 24

And the one list you don't want to see your name on top of; $'s owed from weekly points:
Tommy - $6.00
Erin - $5.20
Rolf - $4.00
Heidi - $4.00
Jenny - $3.33
Melissa - $3.20
Dan - $3.00
Mark - $2.20
Jon - $1.83
Nancy - $1.70
Jan - $1.00
Krissy - $0.33
Mary - $0.20
Laura - $0.00 Great Job!

Keep in mind, this is only the half way point and it's still anyone’s game. Last time around this is about the point where everyone started slowing down but I'm guessing that will not be the case this time as we are coming into the summer and swimsuit season. :) Keep up the great work and remember: putting in less than you burn = weightloss.