DING!....WEEK TWO RESULTS ARE DONE!

Hello everybody; John E. here again with another weekly posting. As a group we had another good week. Congratulations to Tom who layed the smack down on exercise this week and turned in an impressive 10 point week.

I have included an additional chart this week (Hurrah for data!) and a Data Analysis section for your reading enjoyment.

Week 2 Results:
Tom - 10
John E. - 9
Heidi - 9
Karen - 8
Mary - 7
Sue - 7
Drew - 7
Melissa E. - 7
Joe - 7
Nancy - 7
Mary Jo - 6
Dan - 5
Laura - 5
Melissa B. - 5
Jon - 4 (owes $1.50)
Don - 4 (owes $1.50)
Christel - 4 (owes $1.50)
Linda - 4 (owes $1.50)

Data Analysis
You will notice from the Points Per Person by Week (PpPbW) chart that our group has achieved two firsts in the competition: we had the highest Points per Person per Week score of any second week AND we increased our points per person score from week one to week two (just barely but it was an increase). When examining the data more closely it reveals the increased commitment the group had to exercise in week two. In week one 78 of our total of 114 points were from exercise; in week two 92 of our total of 115 points were from exercise; that's almost an extra day of exercise for each person in the group. Click on the chart to see a higher resolution image.

The second chart included highlights the groups second accomplishment (increasing points per person from week one to week two). The data in this chart represents the percentage change from week to week of the groups points per person score. You will notice in all previous competitions there was a decrease from week one to week two with the exception of this competition. Great job and keep up the focus on exercise in week three. Click on the chart to see a higher resolution image.

WEEK ONE...Finally

Hey, Hey folks John E here for my first official assistant post. Below is the first weeks results. Good job Mary on bolting out of the gates with an impressive 10 points.

Week 1 Results:
Mary - 10
Dan - 9
Jon - 9
John - 9
Sue - 9
Drew - 8
Laura - 8
Don - 7
Melissa - 7
Tom - 7
Joe - 6
Melissa B. - 6
Karen - 5
Christel - 4
Mary Jo - 4
Linda S. - 3 (owes $1.50)
Nancy - 3 (owes $1.50)
Heidi - 0 (owes $3.00)

For those of you who don't know me I am an engineer and have a strange love for data. My geek nature led me to record and plot all three competitions from 2009 (I used points earned per week per person to allow comparisons between competitions). I will be including this data (clicking on the chart will provide a higher resolution image) in the weekly updates so we can see how we are doing versus previous competitions and see if we can better our past performance.

The first competition of 2009 is the blue column, the second competition of 2009 is the red column, the third competition of 2009 is the green column. Our current competition (1st of 2010) is the purple column. We have started out inline with past competitions lets keep it going.

ROUND 1 - 2010

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It looks like we have a few additions to this list. Please let me know if I'm missing anyone else.

List of Participants:
Jon Stodola
Tom Stodola
Heidi Stodola
Dan Boxrud
Nancy Boxrud
Drew Boxrud
Sue Boxrud
Joe Kriscunas
Laura Kriscunas
Karen Kriscunas
Mary Gruber
John Ellis
Melissa Ellis
Linda Mazucco
Melissa Beer
Christel Petrowitch
Mary Jo Running
Don Running
Linda Sehler

Please let me know if I'm missing anyone.

Good luck to every!

WEEK TWELVE

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Let me start by apologizing for the delay in reporting the final results. This is the most anticipated post of the competition as we are about to find out who won each of the two categories (point totals and % loss). But in an American Idle fashion, we're going to go over a few housekeeping items first.

First of all, we will be starting the next round on Friday, January 1st. I've had a few requests to change the reporting period from Sunday-Sunday to Friday-Friday and it just so happens to work well with the start of the New Year.

Secondly, John Ellis will be joining me in creating weekly posts and hunting down point totals. He will also be increasing the visual aspect of the competition by providing periodic trending and tracking reports. We'll also be sending out weekly email reminders to visit the website so that you know when points have been posted.

Lastly, we've been experiencing a higher number of delays in reporting points on a weekly basis and will be adding in a new clause, where individuals are charged $.25 per day (beyond Sunday) that you're points are not reported in a given week.

I hope this helps create a higher level of engagement and creates an even greater level of competition for everyone involved. Thank you to everyone for participating this round and I look forward to seeing you all back next year. : ) - I love that line!

Now for the moment we've all been waiting for... or maybe just Tom's been waiting for. Our Round 3 (R3), 2009 winners are:

Tom Stodola - highest point total (93) and...
Tom Stodola - highest percentage weight loss (7.1).

Week 12 Results:
Tom - 8
Karen - 7
John - 6
Melissa - 5
Drew - 4
Joe - 4
Rolf - 4
Jon - 3
Sue - 3
Nancy - 3
Shelley - 3
Todd - 3
Christel - 2 (owes $.25)
Linda - 2 (owes $.25)
Heidi - 2 (owes $.25)
Dan - 2 (owes $.25)
Laura - 0 (owes $2.50)
Shannon - 0 (owes $2.50)

Total Points/Percentage Loss
Tom - 94/7.1%
John - 84/2.3%
Jon - 83/3.6%
Sue - 74/3.0%
Karen - 73/6.1%
Melissa - 69/0.0%
Joe - 68/3.6%
Laura - 67 - 4.0%
Rolf - 63/0.0%
Drew - 62/0.4%
Shelley - 56/4.5%
Shannon - 53/0.0%
Christel - 50/3.5%
Heidi - 48/4.9%
Nancy - 46/1.8%
Linda - 42/0.0%
Dan - 35/0.0%
Todd - 32/1.0%

Congratulations again, Tom. You've earned a total of $366.00 for your efforts.

I will be sending out an email with your total amount owed. Please be prompt in payment as I'm sure Tom would like to use this money to put towards a Christmas gift for his brother - I heard he'd like a Wii.

Thanks again to everyone and I wish you all the best in 2010 and beyond.
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WEEK ELEVEN

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Week 11 Results:
Karen - 8
Jon - 7
Tom - 7
Melissa - 7
John - 6
Heidi - 6
Sue - 4
Christel - 4
Linda - 4
Rolf - 3
Nancy - 3
Laura - 3
Todd - 2 (owes $.60)
Dan - 2 (owes $.60)
Drew - 2 (owes $.60)
Shannon - 2 (owes $.60)
Shelley - 2 (owes $.60)
Joe - 1 (owes $3.00)

When reporting your week 12 points, please also include your % weight loss. To calculate your % weight percentage, take your total lbs lost divided by your starting weight. (e.g. 20 lbs lost with a starting weight of 200 = 20/200 = .1 or 1o%)
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WEEK TEN

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Week 10 Results:
Karen - 8
John - 7
Tom - 7
Laura - 6
Jon - 6
Melissa - 6
Joe - 6
Sue - 6
Rolf - 6
Drew - 4
Nancy - 4
Christel - 4
Dan - 3
Linda - 3
Heidi - 3
Shannon - 2 (owes $2.00)
Todd - 2 (owes $2.00)
Shelley - 2 (owes $2.00)
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WEEK NINE

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Week 9 Results:
John - 7
Laura - 7
Tom - 6
Sue - 6
Drew - 6
Jon - 6
Melissa - 6
Joe - 5
Karen - 5
Christel - 5
Rolf - 5
Dan - 4
Nancy - 3
Linda - 3
Shannon - 3
Todd - 2 (owes $1.50)
Shelley - 2 (owes $1.50)
Heidi - 1 (owes $3.00)
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