Week ONE is done!

After only seven days, the group has lost a whopping 22lbs!

Week 1 results:
Jenny – 13
Jan – 11
Rolf – 11
Krissy – 9
Linda – 9
Jon – 7
Tommy – 6 (owe $1.00)
Lynn – 5 (owe $2.50)
Heidi – 5 (owe $2.50)

Who would have thought that 9 points would have been middle ground and that 7 points was just enough to be safe from paying in?

Below are a few commonalities for losing weight and keeping it off:
1. Portions – limit your portions; try to cut back on the amount of food you eat at each sitting.
2. Eat slow – allow your stomach to fill up and stop before you are full.
3. Limit the snacking – although 6 small meals a day is better than 3 larger meals, try to limit the amount of unnecessary snacking.
4. Break the habit - don’t eat or drink (diet coke) to fill time; instead; drink a glass of water.
5. Eat healthier – maintaining a balanced diet is essential for keeping the weight off.
6. Exercise - while this competition requires a minimum of 30 minutes, the golden rule is: if you want to lose weight, you must burn more than what you are putting in.

*If you have anything to add to this or reject, feel free to respond to this posting.

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Quotes that fit:

A diet is the penalty we pay for exceeding the feed limit. ~Author Unknown

The cardiologist's diet: If it tastes good, spit it out. ~Author Unknown

After dinner sit a while, and after supper walk a mile. ~English Saying

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb

I have two doctors, my left leg and my right. ~G.M. Trevelyan

People say that losing weight is no walk in the park. When I hear that I think, yeah, that's the problem. ~Chris Adams

If your dog is fat, you're not getting enough exercise. ~Author Unknown

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. ~Doug Larson

In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired. ~Author Unknown

Confirmed and Committed

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness..." (William Hutchinson Murray)

I read this quote several years ago and it is one that has stuck with me. It remains one of my favorite quotes because it is so true. Until we "actually" commit ourselves, there will be hesitancy, ineffectiveness, and the opportunity to walk away at the first sign of failure.

My hope is that this little challenge will provide an opportunity for all of us to commit ourselves to becoming healthier. Although there will only be one or two winners; as long as we all lose weight, there will be no failing.

Below is a list of people who are confirmed and hopefully committed!

1. Jon Stodola
2. Krissy Stodola
3. Rolf Bergerson
4. Jan Bergerson
5. Linda Mazzuco
6. Tom Stodola
7. Heidi Stodola
8. Jenny Oien
9. Lynn McMahon