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.
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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
