Week 5 Results

We actually ended with 0 pounds lost/gained as a group this week. We had several people who lost weight, but also a few that gained. Hopefully this week we can add a few more pounds to that group total.

Joe – 10
John – 9
Dustie – 7
Krissy – 7
Dan – 7
Nancy – 7
Melissa – 7
Ann – 7
Laura – 6
Jenny – 6
Mary – 6
Jon – 5 (owes $0.34)
Tommy – 5 (owes $0.33)
Karen – 5 (owes $0.33)
Jan – 3 (owes $2.00)
Rolf - (-2) (owes $3.00)

Week 4 Results

Another week done and another 8 pounds lost as a group, bringing our total weight loss so far to 55 pounds. That is great! A good website to reference is http://www.livestrong.com/. Check out the Daily Plate to help track how much you should be eating versus what you actually are eating.

Dustie – 9
John – 8
Mary – 8
Melissa – 7
Jan – 7
Jon – 6
Joe – 5
Laura – 5
Krissy – 5
Karen – 5
Ann – 5
Rolf – 4
Jenny – 4
Nancy – 3 (owes $1.50)
Tommy – 3 (owes $1.50)
Dan – (-2) (owes $3)

Week 3 Results

Week three is done and we lost another seven pounds as a group. I am guessing there were some snacks eaten on Superbowl Sunday – I know I ate my fair share. Hopefully we can make up for it throughout the rest of this week.

John – 10
Karen – 9
Mary – 8
Krissy – 7
Ann – 6
Dustie – 6
Melissa - 5
Rolf – 5
Joe – 5
Laura – 5
Jon – 5
Tommy - 5
Jenny – 4 (owes $1)
Jan – 4 (owes $1)
Dan – 4 (owes $1)
Nancy – 3 (owes $3)

Week 2 Results

Another 9 pounds lost as a group in week two. There were a lot of exercise points, which is great. Hopefully we are all building muscle and can burn even more calories over the next 9 weeks.

Dan – 8
Ann – 7
John – 7
Melissa – 7
Jenny – 7
Krissy – 7
Jon – 7
Mary – 6
Rolf – 6
Jan – 6
Laura – 6
Nancy - 6
Dustie – 5
Karen – 4 (owes $1.50)
Joe – 4 (owes $1.50)
Tommy – 0 (owes $3)

Week 1 Results

Well, we are off to a great start to looking fine in '09. So far as a group we have lost a whoppin’ 31 pounds. Pretty impressive. Let’s keep going strong in Week 2. For all of us Minnesotans, maybe we can actually venture outside this week!

John – 9
Ann – 9
Jon S. – 8
Melissa – 8
Dan – 8
Laura – 8
Joe – 7
Krissy – 7
Jan - 7
Rolf – 6
Tommy – 5
Dustie – 5
Mary - 5
Jenny – 4 (owes $1.50)
Nancy – 4 (owes $1.50)
Karen - 3 (owes $3.00)

Be sure to stay committed this week and continue to watch your food intake.

New Year / New Resolutions

The gym always picks up after the first of the year when people begin fulfilling their New Year’s resolutions. Then in March it starts tapering off. The reason is, people are not fully committed.

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

The level of commitment you have towards your goals will determine the level of your success or failure – start by get your mind in shape and commit yourself to a healthier life.

Here are the people who are committed in ’09:
Jon Stodola
Krissy Stodola
Rolf Bergerson
Jan Bergerson
Tom Stodola
Dan Boxrud
Nancy Boxrud
Joe Kriscunas
Laura Kriscunas
Karen Kriscunas
Mary Gruber
Jenny Oien
Melissa Ellis
John Ellis
Ann Goettsh
Dustie Hoff

Good luck to everyone and stay committed throughout 2009 and beyond.

2009 IS THE TIME!

Take control of your weight and commit to looking “fine” in 2009. The only thing standing between you and your ideal weight is commitment. A commitment to making the time to exercise (regardless of how busy you are) and to healthier eating. For me, it’s also a matter of reducing portion sizes.

The next round of Weight08 begins on Sunday, January 11th. This will give us all an extra week to eat up those holiday treats.

So far we have 12 people participating – if you know someone else who would be interested, please have them log-on to review the rules and contact me as soon as possible.

Jon Stodola
jstodola@motivaction.com or 612.669.2000