WEEK TWELVE

Well, it was a close one this round – coming into the final week, Drew was up 4 points over Tom. Tom called in first and reported 11 points, Drew needed 7 to tie and 8 or more to win.

Drew’s points were 7 exercise – he wasn’t going to lose a point on purpose, and 3 weight loss – I think he stopped eating (or drinking) for a couple of weeks.

Below are the final results.

Week 12 Results:
Tom Stodola - 11
Drew Boxrud - 10
Melissa Ellis - 7
Rolf Bergerson - 6
Joe Kriscunas - 6
Karen Kriscunas - 6
Gretchen Harrington - 6
Jon Stodola - 5
Nancy Freitag - 5
Sue Boxrud - 5
John Ellis - 4
Nancy Boxrud - 4
Nick Holper - 4
Alicia Burt - 4
Heidi Stodola - 4
Mary Gruber - 4
Laura Kriscunas - 3 (owes $.50)
Jen Holper - 3 (owes $.50)
Jan Bergerson - 2 (owes $2.00)
Dan Boxrud - (-1) (owes $3.00)

And the winners are….








Drew and Drew.

That’s right; Drew won both categories – setting new all time records in both. Way to go Drew!

Check out the totals below to see where you ranked:

Total Points:
Drew - 100
Tom - 97
John - 83
Melissa - 83
Jon - 71
Alicia - 68
Sue - 66
Gretchen - 63
Nancy - 60
Heidi - 58
Karen - 54
Joe - 52
Laura - 51
Mary - 50
Nancy F. - 48
Rolf - 47
Nick - 47
Jen - 44
Dan - 40
Jan - 31

Percentage Weight Loss:
Drew - 9.54
Tom - 7.4
Gretchen - 5
Melissa - 3.7
Nancy - 2
Rolf - 1.7
Alicia - 1.6
John - 1.2
Heidi - 1.2
Sue - 1
Jon - 0
Karen - 0
Joe - 0
Laura - 0
Nancy F. - 0
Nick - 0
Mary - 0
Jen - 0
Dan - 0
Jan - 0


Great work everybody; I hope to see you all in the next round.

Please feel free to invite anyone you believe would benefit from this competition. As the pot gets bigger, the competition heats up.

Tips on Controlling Portions

Eating smaller portions of food is one of the easiest ways to cut back on calories – but it can also be one of the most challenging, especially with the current trend of super-sizing.

Here are some tips I found on controlling portions.

At Home:
- Use smaller dishes at meals
- Serve food in correct portions and don't go back for seconds
- Don't keep platters of food on the table; you are more likely to "pick" at it or have a second servings without even realizing it
- Like butter or sour cream on your baked potato? Mayonnaise or cheese on your sandwich? Cream cheese on your bagel? Use half the amount you usually do-and save even more calories by using lower-fat varieties
- When snacking, place a few chips, crackers or cookies in a bowl to help prevent overeating

At Restaurants:
- Ask for half or smaller portions
- Eyeball your appropriate portion, set the rest aside, and ask for a dogie bag right away.
- Substitute fries for a salad or fruit
- If you have dessert, share.

WEEK ELEVEN

With only 1 week left to go, Drew leads the points total by 4 points over Tom.

Great job everyone! Keep exercising and watching what you eat even after this contest is over - we will be starting another round in a couple of months.

For those of you in Minnesota - take it easy on the fair food.

Week 11 Results:
Drew Boxrud - 11
John Ellis - 8
Tom Stodola - 7
Laura Kriscunas - 7
Rolf Bergerson - 7
Melissa Ellis - 6
Jon Stodola - 6
Joe Kriscunas - 6
Nancy Boxrud - 6
Heidi Stodola - 6
Nick Holper - 6
Alicia Burt - 6
Nancy Freitag - 4
Karen Kriscunas - 4
Jen Holper - 4
Dan Boxrud - 4
Gretchen Harrington - 3 (owes $.50)
Jan Bergerson - 3 (owes $.50)
Sue Boxrud - 2 (owes $2.50)
Mary Gruber - 2 (owes $2.50)

Don't forget, next week is the last week so please report your % weight loss with your final points.

Thx!

WEEK TEN... Correction

The Boxruds (Sue and Drew) must have been doing all the right things last week. Great job guys!

Correction: Drew had 9 points instead of 7 last week, putting him and Tom in a dead heat with only two weeks left.

Week 10 Results:
Sue Boxrud - 9
Drew Boxrud - 9
Gretchen Harrington - 6
Melissa Ellis - 6
Nancy Boxrud - 6
Tom Stodola - 6
Heidi Stodola - 6
Jon Stodola - 5
Alicia Burt - 5
Karen Kriscunas - 5
John Ellis - 4
Dan Boxrud - 4
Jen Holper - 4
Nancy Freitag - 2
Nick Holper - 2
Mary Gruber - 1 (owes $.33)
Rolf Bergerson -1 (owes $.33)
Joe Kriscunas - 1 (owes $.34)
Laura Kriscunas - 0 (owes $2.00)
Jan Bergerson - (5) (owes $3.00)


I will update the amounts owed once I hear from Heidi.

WEEK NINE

After another solid performance, John Ellis is quickly catching up to Tom.

Week 9 Results:
John Ellis - 8
Tom Stodola - 7
Gretchen Harrington -7
Jon Stodola - 6
Melissa Ellis - 6
Alicia Burt - 6
Drew Boxrud - 6
Sue Boxrud - 6
Mary Gruber - 6
Nancy Freitag - 5
Heidi Stodola - 4
Dan Boxrud - 4
Nancy Boxrud - 4
Rolf Bergerson - 4
Laura Kriscunas - 3
Karen Kriscunas - 3
Nick Holper - 3
Joe Kriscunas - 2 (owes $2.00)
Jan Bergerson - 2 (owes $2.00)
Jen Holper - 2 (owes $2.00)

WEEK NINE & TEN

I apologize for another late entry, I was on vacation last week and only half of the points have been called in.

Thank you for your patience, now let's finish strong!

Week Eight

Tom jumped into first place this week with another steller performance - going two points above Drew.

Nick and Jen are still on vacation and have yet to report - I will update the weekly pay-in once they report.

Week 8 Results:
Tom - 9
Heidi - 8
Alicia - 7
John - 6
Melissa - 6
Mary - 6
Nancy F. - 6
Joe - 6
Laura - 5
Drew - 5
Karen - 5
Sue - 4
Jan - 4
Nancy - 3
Rolf - 2 (owe $.60)
Gretchen - 2 (owe $.60)
Jon - 2 (owe $.60)
Nick - 2 (owe $.60)
Jen - 2 (owe $.60)
Dan - 0 (owe $3.00)