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Sunday, October 27, 2013
Final Results!!!
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Final Point Report/ Weight Loss % Points
Tonight is the last of the challenge, and tomorrow is your last point report! I hope this has been a great 8 weeks for each of you and that you have each taken the opportunity to evaluate the things that were especially difficult for you with this challenge and have made some plans for continuing to live healthier. I know for me the two hardest parts of the challenge were writing in my journal every day and getting at least 7 hours of sleep five nights of the week. But I also know I feel a LOT better emotionally when I have written things down and have an accounting for what I've been doing and how I feel about things, so for me the journal writing is very important to how I feel overall. And with the sleep, it's pretty much a no-brainer that I just feel SOOOO much better when I have consistently gotten the 7 hours of sleep each night. You know what else I've discovered?! The house hasn't fallen apart without me staying up until 2:00 a.m. to do a couple loads of laundry or make bread, or whatever else I used to think would make the house fall apart! Good thing to learn! I hope you have each looked at things that make a big difference for you and will really work at continuing to have them be a part of your lives.
WEIGHT LOSS % POINTS--. You will get 1 point per 0.1% weight loss. For instance, if I lost 4.8% of my body weight during this competition, I would get 48 points. It is calculated by taking the total pounds lost divided by your starting weight times 100 to get your weight loss %. For instance, let's say I started the challenge at 200 lbs and I lost 20 lbs. I would get out the calculator and put in 20 (total lbs lost) then divide that by 200 (starting weight), which would equal .1, then would times that by 100 which equals 10%, so I would get 100 points on the weight loss % box (this isn't very realistic because I doubt many people are going to lose 20 lbs over the course of 8 weeks, it's more realistic that you probably lost closer to 5-12 lbs). It may sound a little confusing, but I promise it works if you will just take lbs lost, divide your starting weight then times that by 100. That will be the correct number!
INCHES POINTS--Measure yourself again, just like you did at the end of week 4. For each 1/2 inch you have lost SINCE WEEK FOUR, NOT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CHALLENGE you will get 5 points. Measure your waist, hips, arm, thigh, and neck.
WEIGHT LOSS % POINTS--. You will get 1 point per 0.1% weight loss. For instance, if I lost 4.8% of my body weight during this competition, I would get 48 points. It is calculated by taking the total pounds lost divided by your starting weight times 100 to get your weight loss %. For instance, let's say I started the challenge at 200 lbs and I lost 20 lbs. I would get out the calculator and put in 20 (total lbs lost) then divide that by 200 (starting weight), which would equal .1, then would times that by 100 which equals 10%, so I would get 100 points on the weight loss % box (this isn't very realistic because I doubt many people are going to lose 20 lbs over the course of 8 weeks, it's more realistic that you probably lost closer to 5-12 lbs). It may sound a little confusing, but I promise it works if you will just take lbs lost, divide your starting weight then times that by 100. That will be the correct number!
INCHES POINTS--Measure yourself again, just like you did at the end of week 4. For each 1/2 inch you have lost SINCE WEEK FOUR, NOT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CHALLENGE you will get 5 points. Measure your waist, hips, arm, thigh, and neck.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Bonus challenge for Week #8
1) Take an "after" picture--5 points
You don't have to show anyone, so put on something that shows your body. Take a couple shots from different angles, and you may be surprised when you look back at how far you've come.
2) Evaluate your goal(s) and determine if you earned your reward(s)--10 points
3) Determine what you are going to do to continue being healthy--10 points
Look at the areas that have been especially hard for you during the challenge and make two goals about how you can carry on with those aspects of your life.
4) Report to a teammate--10 points
Report your goals/rewards from this challenge, and the goals you made for your healthy lifestyle to continue to one or more members of your team.
You don't have to show anyone, so put on something that shows your body. Take a couple shots from different angles, and you may be surprised when you look back at how far you've come.
2) Evaluate your goal(s) and determine if you earned your reward(s)--10 points
3) Determine what you are going to do to continue being healthy--10 points
Look at the areas that have been especially hard for you during the challenge and make two goals about how you can carry on with those aspects of your life.
4) Report to a teammate--10 points
Report your goals/rewards from this challenge, and the goals you made for your healthy lifestyle to continue to one or more members of your team.
Results Week 6
WEEK 6 RESULTS
Congratulations to our TOP 5 teams for Week 6!
1st Place – GREEN TEAM
2nd Place – BLACK TEAM
3rd Place – BROWN TEAM
4th Place – RED TEAM
5th Place – YELLOW TEAM
2nd Place – BLACK TEAM
3rd Place – BROWN TEAM
4th Place – RED TEAM
5th Place – YELLOW TEAM
16 of you conquered yet another week of perfect points!
Green Team - Lisa & Kelly Thomson, Jessica Farnes & Marinda Morgan
Black Team - Mary Ann Lyons, Anita Slaugh, Larry & Lynette Wilson
Brown Team - Chris Koehler & Judy Gordon
Red Team - Rachel Fuhriman & Tamy Mahoney
White Team - Melanie Francis & Sheryl Mills
Orange Team – Brian Kearsley
Fuchsia Team – Amanda L Wilford
Black Team - Mary Ann Lyons, Anita Slaugh, Larry & Lynette Wilson
Brown Team - Chris Koehler & Judy Gordon
Red Team - Rachel Fuhriman & Tamy Mahoney
White Team - Melanie Francis & Sheryl Mills
Orange Team – Brian Kearsley
Fuchsia Team – Amanda L Wilford
I am super impressed with those who are still losing weight! 3 lost 2 or more pounds!
Benjamin Farnes lost 3 lbs, Reagan Dickson lost 2.4 lbs & Jessica Farnes lost 2 lbs
We have two weeks left in the challenge. As for myself I am so grateful to have had a great team to motivate me, make me laugh and enjoy the process of trying yet again to get hold of these very important habits. It is exactly what I needed to get back on track! I am looking forward to the next 2 weeks and hope all of you find some resolve deep down to keep your motivation, find it if you lost it and share it with your team!
I know several of you have discussed continuing on with another challenge or just continuing reporting to each other after the challenge is over and I think that is awesome! There is great power in numbers!
Have a great week 7!!!
P.S. Please don't forget to figure out how many weeks you've achieved 95% of total possible points (not counting weight loss & inches lost) and let us know!
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Results Week #5!!!!!
You are in the home stretch, don't give up now! I am so proud of you all for investing in a healthier future by your actions today! We have 14 participants who achieved PERFECT POINTS this week and I am going to highlight them all as that is a very big accomplishment!
Black: Larry and Lynette Wilson, Adrianne Elliott, Mary Ann Lyons, and Anita Slaugh
Orange: Brian and Kara Kearsley
Green: Jessica Farnes, Kelly and Lisa Thomson
White: Melanie Francis
Brown: Chris Koehler and Melissa Allen
Fuchsia: Amanda Faye Wilford
Our weight loss has tapered off significantly but many of you are maintaining what you have been losing, good job! I will highlight those that lost 2 or more lbs:
Black: Larry Wilson 2, Lynette Wilson 5, Adrianne Elliott 2
Red: Rachel Fuhriman 3
Orange: Kara Kearsley 2.5, Reagan Dickson 3.6
White: Will Empey 3.5
Our Team winners this week:
1st Place: Black
2nd Place: Green
3rd Place: Orange
4th Place: Fuchsia
Good job to all the teams! You have all been working really hard!
As we are wrapping up the challenge we need to start figuring out who is still at perfect points overall and who is at 95% or higher of their possible weekly points. Our computer program for point reporting doesn't figure anything like this out for us, it has to be done by going through each person one week at a time. As we do our point reporting we haven't had the time to figure it out as we go. Our favor for each of you is if you have been keeping track and KNOW how many weeks you are at 95% or higher of possible points will you please let Kara or I know so our figuring will be easier at the end of the challenge. To be at 95% you have to have 198 points BEFORE weight or bonus points. Perfect points each week is 208 points before weight and bonus. Thanks for your help with this.
I'd like to share two websites that have been very beneficial to me. One is https://pages.unitedhealthcare-hmhb.com/page.aspx?qs=773ed3059447707d8c101d1456e6e4fc80131d62cd898b88f47b3d1cdee1260e5e7d97bc0bb8548c90e09b1ce929201e83570cf74777f94c53674c0ae5f0f31c33e72373608e63e769f438c352d067eacc881086100f958503e749851d7ee483 it is a great article our health care provider sent us to help educate us. It is an article about the benefits of getting plenty of sleep and how it is closely connected with weight loss. As I have been involved in this health challenge and have been so determined to stay at perfect points I have really noticed a HUGE difference in many areas as I have consistently gotten 7 hours of sleep a night. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did.
The other website is http://www.noexcusesworkouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Win-Tommorrow-Check-List-PDF-Version.pdf and http://www.noexcusesworkouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Win-Today-Check-List-PDF-Version-1-15-12.pdf I have a favorite website called flylady.net and these links are from her personal trainer, Jonathan Roche. The first is "The Win Tomorrow" checklist and the second is "The Win Today" checklist. Both are great!
I have been excited to see the good habits I am developing and the changes taking place for me both physically and in my attitude towards food and exercise. I hope you are all having a good experience with the challenge as well. Good luck with the last two and a half weeks!
Black: Larry and Lynette Wilson, Adrianne Elliott, Mary Ann Lyons, and Anita Slaugh
Orange: Brian and Kara Kearsley
Green: Jessica Farnes, Kelly and Lisa Thomson
White: Melanie Francis
Brown: Chris Koehler and Melissa Allen
Fuchsia: Amanda Faye Wilford
Our weight loss has tapered off significantly but many of you are maintaining what you have been losing, good job! I will highlight those that lost 2 or more lbs:
Black: Larry Wilson 2, Lynette Wilson 5, Adrianne Elliott 2
Red: Rachel Fuhriman 3
Orange: Kara Kearsley 2.5, Reagan Dickson 3.6
White: Will Empey 3.5
Our Team winners this week:
1st Place: Black
2nd Place: Green
3rd Place: Orange
4th Place: Fuchsia
Good job to all the teams! You have all been working really hard!
As we are wrapping up the challenge we need to start figuring out who is still at perfect points overall and who is at 95% or higher of their possible weekly points. Our computer program for point reporting doesn't figure anything like this out for us, it has to be done by going through each person one week at a time. As we do our point reporting we haven't had the time to figure it out as we go. Our favor for each of you is if you have been keeping track and KNOW how many weeks you are at 95% or higher of possible points will you please let Kara or I know so our figuring will be easier at the end of the challenge. To be at 95% you have to have 198 points BEFORE weight or bonus points. Perfect points each week is 208 points before weight and bonus. Thanks for your help with this.
I'd like to share two websites that have been very beneficial to me. One is https://pages.unitedhealthcare-hmhb.com/page.aspx?qs=773ed3059447707d8c101d1456e6e4fc80131d62cd898b88f47b3d1cdee1260e5e7d97bc0bb8548c90e09b1ce929201e83570cf74777f94c53674c0ae5f0f31c33e72373608e63e769f438c352d067eacc881086100f958503e749851d7ee483 it is a great article our health care provider sent us to help educate us. It is an article about the benefits of getting plenty of sleep and how it is closely connected with weight loss. As I have been involved in this health challenge and have been so determined to stay at perfect points I have really noticed a HUGE difference in many areas as I have consistently gotten 7 hours of sleep a night. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did.
The other website is http://www.noexcusesworkouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Win-Tommorrow-Check-List-PDF-Version.pdf and http://www.noexcusesworkouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Win-Today-Check-List-PDF-Version-1-15-12.pdf I have a favorite website called flylady.net and these links are from her personal trainer, Jonathan Roche. The first is "The Win Tomorrow" checklist and the second is "The Win Today" checklist. Both are great!
I have been excited to see the good habits I am developing and the changes taking place for me both physically and in my attitude towards food and exercise. I hope you are all having a good experience with the challenge as well. Good luck with the last two and a half weeks!
Sunday, September 22, 2013
P.S. Don't fill in the weight loss percentage yet
At the end of week four you take measurements, but don't do anything with the weight loss percentage yet...still leave that blank until the last week of the challenge.
Reporting Inches Point
It's time to take measurements! Hopefully even if you haven't seen much of a difference on the scale you will see a difference when you measure yourselves this week. The way you figure your points with inches, is you will get points for every 1/2 inch or every full inch. For every inch you lose you get 10 points, or 5 points for 1/2 inch. For example, if I lose 2 inches off my waist and 1/2 inch off my hips I will report 25 points on the section that says "inches points" when I report tomorrow. I shouldn't see any reports except for 5 point increments, no 1/4 inch points, sorry. I hope you are all pleased with your results!
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Results Week #3
This has been a GREAT week for many of you!!! I am so happy to see how many people got all their points this week, good job everyone for working so hard! There is one thing I want to emphasize about points....there seems to be the misconception that the way to win the challenge is to lose a lot of weight. I beg to differ! When you lose 1 pound you get ten points, even if you were to consistently lose 3-4 pounds every week that only equals 30-40 points vs getting all points possible and getting 35 bonus points plus what you get for your points. So the way to win the challenge (and create healthier habits) is to consistently get all your points in every area each week. And that is what I am seeing many of you catching the vision of. Having said that I would like to highlight all participants with perfect points in Week #3:
White team: Melanie Francis, Sheryl Mills, Will Empey, and Emily Empey
Yellow: Kristi Summit and Janell Porter
Fuchsia: Amanda L. Wilford
Brown: Judy Gordon, Chris Koehler, Melissa Allen, and Natausha Medellin
Green: Marinda Morgan, Kelly Thomson, and Lisa Thomson
Orange: Arin Layton, Brian Kearsley, Kara Kearsley, and Reagan Dickson
Blue: Sonia Barney
Red: Briana Saenger, Rachel Fuhriman, and Bethanee Brown
Black: Mary Ann Lyons, Anita Slaugh, Larry Wilson, Lynette Wilson, and Adrianne Elliott
I'd now like to highlight our "biggest losers"....those participants who lost 3 or more pounds:
Blue: Melissa Meyer
White: Will Empey
Fuchsia: Jonathan Wilford
Red: Rachel Fuhriman and Tamy Mahoney
Black: Mary Ann Lyons and Stephanie Lyons
This week it is again very close between several teams, in fact the spread between five of the teams is only 50 points! You have all done very well and it's tempting to list the top 7 teams, but we will stay with the format of only listing the top five teams:
1st Place: Black Team
2nd Place: White Team
3rd Place: Orange Team
4th Place: Brown Team
5th Place: Fuchsia Team
You are already almost half way through the challenge! At the end of this week we will measure all the areas you measured at the beginning and you will get points on the "inches" segment when you report points. On Sunday I will post on the Blog and the Facebook page the instructions on how to figure your points. If your dedication is waning I challenge you to re-dedicate yourself to your team and to your health! Good luck this week!
White team: Melanie Francis, Sheryl Mills, Will Empey, and Emily Empey
Yellow: Kristi Summit and Janell Porter
Fuchsia: Amanda L. Wilford
Brown: Judy Gordon, Chris Koehler, Melissa Allen, and Natausha Medellin
Green: Marinda Morgan, Kelly Thomson, and Lisa Thomson
Orange: Arin Layton, Brian Kearsley, Kara Kearsley, and Reagan Dickson
Blue: Sonia Barney
Red: Briana Saenger, Rachel Fuhriman, and Bethanee Brown
Black: Mary Ann Lyons, Anita Slaugh, Larry Wilson, Lynette Wilson, and Adrianne Elliott
I'd now like to highlight our "biggest losers"....those participants who lost 3 or more pounds:
Blue: Melissa Meyer
White: Will Empey
Fuchsia: Jonathan Wilford
Red: Rachel Fuhriman and Tamy Mahoney
Black: Mary Ann Lyons and Stephanie Lyons
This week it is again very close between several teams, in fact the spread between five of the teams is only 50 points! You have all done very well and it's tempting to list the top 7 teams, but we will stay with the format of only listing the top five teams:
1st Place: Black Team
2nd Place: White Team
3rd Place: Orange Team
4th Place: Brown Team
5th Place: Fuchsia Team
You are already almost half way through the challenge! At the end of this week we will measure all the areas you measured at the beginning and you will get points on the "inches" segment when you report points. On Sunday I will post on the Blog and the Facebook page the instructions on how to figure your points. If your dedication is waning I challenge you to re-dedicate yourself to your team and to your health! Good luck this week!
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Week two results
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Pep talk!!!
This is NOT the weekly report, Kara is working on that, this is a pep talk for anyone who may need it....I think many people are still very motivated, but some may be waning a bit. I know this may be a bit frustrating to be dependent on a team, but believe me when I say there is a lot of strength in numbers and it can be an amazing tool if you will use it as such. I have a question for all of you: What are you doing to motivate your team??? Do you know everyone on your team? Are you making an effort to stay connected and be an inspiration to your teammates? Well, if you couldn't answer YES! to all these or say something positive you are doing to help your team I would give you this challenge...doe one this every day this week to be a positive motivator for your team! If you don't know them, send out an email to all them or a message on facebook introducing yourself so that you can get connected. I did one challenge that was just on an individual basis and I will tell you I failed miserably! There is a lot of power in being accountable. I get perfect points every week because I don't want to let my team down. And my teammates all get perfect points too. Here's one more thought for you: You may think that if your team wasn't in the top five last week and if they aren't in the top five again this week that you have no hope for winning the challenge. Well, there are still six full weeks left of the challenge, so much can happen. DO NOT GIVE UP HOPE!!! Rally your team around you and make some goals together to see what you can accomplish. You may only be missing that top five spot by a few points, there isn't a huge point spread, it is still anyone's win! Ok...this is the last thought for this post: don't be discouraged if you aren't losing the weight you had hoped for...it will happen if you keep being careful and following the challenge rules. REALLY, it will! Just don't give up hope.
I want to clarify a couple things that seem to be confusing some of you...there is no free week or a free day each week. In a challenge I ran a couple years ago there was a free week, but if there is still something left on the blog about that it is an accident and there is not a free week. Also, one of the other things confusing people is the sweets day being a free day...if you use a sweet day instead of three separate sweets in the week it may be referred to as a "sweets" day or a "free" day, but it is only meaning you don't have to track your sweets that day. You still have to do all the other things such as eating vegetables, water, exercise, etc. Hope that clarifies.
Another thing to clarify: when you are reporting points each week some of you are putting 35 points in the sweets, there are only 30 points possible for sweets, Please make sure you are only putting 30 for your sweets.
Last thing: for those on the weight loss program-- when you are reporting your weight points make sure you are calculating your points from your LOWEST PREVIOUS WEIGHT. For example, if I started the challenge weighing 160 lbs, then the first week I lost 3 lbs, on the second week I have to be lower than 157 to count any points for weight. If I lose a lb in week two then I don't count weight points unless I am lower than 156, etc. If you are on the maintenance program you just have to stay at or below your starting weight to record your 15 points. Please let me know if you still have any questions.
Good luck on week 3!!!! Go be a motivator to your teammates, pull together!!! You can do it!!!!
I want to clarify a couple things that seem to be confusing some of you...there is no free week or a free day each week. In a challenge I ran a couple years ago there was a free week, but if there is still something left on the blog about that it is an accident and there is not a free week. Also, one of the other things confusing people is the sweets day being a free day...if you use a sweet day instead of three separate sweets in the week it may be referred to as a "sweets" day or a "free" day, but it is only meaning you don't have to track your sweets that day. You still have to do all the other things such as eating vegetables, water, exercise, etc. Hope that clarifies.
Another thing to clarify: when you are reporting points each week some of you are putting 35 points in the sweets, there are only 30 points possible for sweets, Please make sure you are only putting 30 for your sweets.
Last thing: for those on the weight loss program-- when you are reporting your weight points make sure you are calculating your points from your LOWEST PREVIOUS WEIGHT. For example, if I started the challenge weighing 160 lbs, then the first week I lost 3 lbs, on the second week I have to be lower than 157 to count any points for weight. If I lose a lb in week two then I don't count weight points unless I am lower than 156, etc. If you are on the maintenance program you just have to stay at or below your starting weight to record your 15 points. Please let me know if you still have any questions.
Good luck on week 3!!!! Go be a motivator to your teammates, pull together!!! You can do it!!!!
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
WEEK #1 RESULTS
It's been a great week for many of the challenge participants and teams! Congratulations to everyone for your hard work and dedication! I hope you won't get discouraged if you didn't lose the weight you were hoping for this first week, it will happen as you continue to practice good health habits. What I want to stress to everyone is the importance of getting your weekly points. This first week there were two situations where two teams were divided by just one point! Every single point counts. The last challenge I ran the overall winner after 8 weeks was the winner by ONE point!!! It was unbelievable! Usually the difference in the end is by at least a few hundred points, so that was just incredible. And the sad thing was that I was on the team one point behind! I encourage you, if you didn't get every point possible last week, to stretch yourself this week and set some personal goals to do better.
I want to highlight the participants who got all possible weekly points, and if I missed you I am so sorry, let me know and we will highlight you next week!
Clint Francis and Emily Empey on White, Natausha Medellin on Brown, Jessica Farnes, Kelly Thomson, and Lisa Thomson on Green, Brian Kearsley on Orange, and Larry and Lynette Wilson and Anita Slaugh on Black. There were several who were very close to perfect, good job to all! I hope to showcase many more next week!
For weight loss we had 5 people who lost between 4-6 pounds....Clint Francis and Sheryl Mills on White, Larry Wilson on Black,LRachel Fuhriman on Red, and Travis Allen on Brown! We have one BIGGEST LOSER we want to highlight this week....this is absolutely incredible what he has done! He went from 12+cans of soda a day to only three for the week which he counted as his sweets and dropped 24 pounds!!! Wow! Congratulations to Will Empey on the White Team!!!
Now for teams, we will announce the top FIVE teams. Coming in 5th Red, 4th Green, 3rd (missed 2nd by one point, should've eaten those veggies team! jk) Black,2nd Fushia, and 1st place....WHITE!!! Congratulations to everyone! Keep working hard and let's see if we can get ahead of white next week.
Let me clarify something on the reporting: for weight if you lost 3 lbs this week you will either have to lose more or maintain that to report any points next week. You always go from the previous lowest weight to figure your points. Also, there were a few people who reported 35 points on sweets but there are only 30 possible for sweets. Even if you choose not to eat any sweets at all you can still only earn 30 points. There was a question about if you are on the "maintainance" plan rather that the weight loss plan if you are hindering your team because you won't be getting as many points on the weight loss percentage and the inches...we want this challenge to be for everyone, not just those who are in need of losing weight. So I would say no, you are not a hinderance to your team, your points are very valuable, and the moral support you add is also very valuable. Your 15 points each week for maintaining your weight adds up too! There were several comments that it would be easier if the point report were set up in the same order as the spread sheet, I would change that if I were computer savvy enough to, but alas I am not, so I'm sorry but it will remain as is.
Good luck next week, and let's oust the White Team!!!
L LarLaryy
It's been a great week for many of the challenge participants and teams! Congratulations to everyone for your hard work and dedication! I hope you won't get discouraged if you didn't lose the weight you were hoping for this first week, it will happen as you continue to practice good health habits. What I want to stress to everyone is the importance of getting your weekly points. This first week there were two situations where two teams were divided by just one point! Every single point counts. The last challenge I ran the overall winner after 8 weeks was the winner by ONE point!!! It was unbelievable! Usually the difference in the end is by at least a few hundred points, so that was just incredible. And the sad thing was that I was on the team one point behind! I encourage you, if you didn't get every point possible last week, to stretch yourself this week and set some personal goals to do better.
I want to highlight the participants who got all possible weekly points, and if I missed you I am so sorry, let me know and we will highlight you next week!
Clint Francis and Emily Empey on White, Natausha Medellin on Brown, Jessica Farnes, Kelly Thomson, and Lisa Thomson on Green, Brian Kearsley on Orange, and Larry and Lynette Wilson and Anita Slaugh on Black. There were several who were very close to perfect, good job to all! I hope to showcase many more next week!
For weight loss we had 5 people who lost between 4-6 pounds....Clint Francis and Sheryl Mills on White, Larry Wilson on Black,LRachel Fuhriman on Red, and Travis Allen on Brown! We have one BIGGEST LOSER we want to highlight this week....this is absolutely incredible what he has done! He went from 12+cans of soda a day to only three for the week which he counted as his sweets and dropped 24 pounds!!! Wow! Congratulations to Will Empey on the White Team!!!
Now for teams, we will announce the top FIVE teams. Coming in 5th Red, 4th Green, 3rd (missed 2nd by one point, should've eaten those veggies team! jk) Black,2nd Fushia, and 1st place....WHITE!!! Congratulations to everyone! Keep working hard and let's see if we can get ahead of white next week.
Let me clarify something on the reporting: for weight if you lost 3 lbs this week you will either have to lose more or maintain that to report any points next week. You always go from the previous lowest weight to figure your points. Also, there were a few people who reported 35 points on sweets but there are only 30 possible for sweets. Even if you choose not to eat any sweets at all you can still only earn 30 points. There was a question about if you are on the "maintainance" plan rather that the weight loss plan if you are hindering your team because you won't be getting as many points on the weight loss percentage and the inches...we want this challenge to be for everyone, not just those who are in need of losing weight. So I would say no, you are not a hinderance to your team, your points are very valuable, and the moral support you add is also very valuable. Your 15 points each week for maintaining your weight adds up too! There were several comments that it would be easier if the point report were set up in the same order as the spread sheet, I would change that if I were computer savvy enough to, but alas I am not, so I'm sorry but it will remain as is.
Good luck next week, and let's oust the White Team!!!
L LarLaryy
Sunday, August 25, 2013
TEAMS!!!!!
RED TEAM
RED TEAM
Bethanee Ray Brown
Rachel Sargent Fuhriman
Sarah Hansen
Rebecca Toussaint
Christen McSweeney
Briana Kimberly Barros Saenger
GREEN TEAM
Marinda Morgan
Erin Kearsley
Kelly Thomson
Lisa Thomson
Jessica Farnes
BJ Farnes
Marinda Morgan
Erin Kearsley
Kelly Thomson
Lisa Thomson
Jessica Farnes
BJ Farnes
ORANGE TEAM
Arin Layton
Jaren Layton
Kara Kearsley
Brian Kearsley
Brenda Barnard
Reagan Dickson
Arin Layton
Jaren Layton
Kara Kearsley
Brian Kearsley
Brenda Barnard
Reagan Dickson
PURPLE TEAM
Melissa Pett
Natalie Zohner
Becky Buddenbohm
Suzy Swenland
Bryan Swenland
Karina Johnson
Melissa Pett
Natalie Zohner
Becky Buddenbohm
Suzy Swenland
Bryan Swenland
Karina Johnson
YELLOW TEAM
Shannon Steffler
Kristi Summit
Jessica Worley
Sue Carlile
Janell Porter
Bridgette Summers
Shannon Steffler
Kristi Summit
Jessica Worley
Sue Carlile
Janell Porter
Bridgette Summers
FUSHIA TEAM
Lori Wilford
Jonathan Wilford
Amanda Wilford
Ethan Wilford
Amanda Faye Wilford
Allison Wilford
BROWN TEAM
Natausha Medellin
Melissa Allen
Travis Allen
Chris Koehler
Tami Vorwaller
Judy Gordon
WHITE TEAM
Melanie Francis
Clint Francis
Sheryl Mendenhall
Emily Empey
Will Empey
Amy Hinson
BLACK TEAM
Mary Ann Lyons
Stephanie Lyons
Anita Slaugh
Adrianne Elliott
Lynette Wilson
Larry Wilson
Kara and I are so excited to welcome you all to the challenge!!! It grew to be much bigger than either of us anticipated, and we are thrilled there are so many people eager to improve their lifestyles! For those of you who are brand new to the world of Health Challenges we hope you find great success in becoming healthier overall and enjoy the competition and teamwork a Health Challenge brings. For those who are joining us again we hope you find great success as well.
I will address some of the questions I have been asked the most:
What is a serving of fruits/veggies? generally 1/2 cup, but for leafy greens it is 1 cup, and for dried fruits it is 1/4 cup
What is a sweet? Is banana bread or zucchini bread considered a sweet? Is hot chocolate? That is up to your discretion. I personally don't consider banana bread or zucchini bread a sweet, but also don't consider it the best food choice as it is quite high in calories. I also don't consider hot chocolate a sweet but know of people who do, again it is your discretion. Definite sweets are desserts such as pie, cake, cookies, chocolate (then why not hot chocolate you may ask, I don't know but it just isn't to me), donuts, ice cream, etc. What is a serving of sweets? Again, that is up to your discretion....a serving to you may not be what your spouse/friend considers a serving, but remember the goal is not to get away with all you can, but to hopefully be developing healthier habits and losing weight as needed.
What is acceptable exercise? Whatever gets your heart rate up and is a work out for you. If you work at a job that is very physically demanding and are moving the entire time you are working, by all means that would count as your exercise. Warm up and cool down count as part of your exercise time.
I have had several people comment that they feel 7:00 is a better cut off time to stop eating. That is great if you would like to personally challenge yourself to be done eating by 7:00 each day, but that isn't always realistic for everyone's schedule so we will maintain the 9:00 time.
What counts as a journal entry? It can be a food journal, and if you are going to go that route I highly recommend www.myfitnesspal.com as it is very easy to sign up, it's free, and it is very easy to use and find foods both prepared at home as well as restaurant foods. It can be a 3 sentence diary of what happened for you that day, or it can be a long entry capturing your events and feelings of the day, it is totally up to you how in depth you get with your journaling.
What if your children keep you up at night and you can't get the sleep??? You should not be punished for being a parent, look at your situation and see what it is that is keeping you up at night...if it is truly children you should not put on a movie, play a game on your computer/phone, read a book, go fold a load of laundry, but try to lie quietly and get back to sleep as soon as possible. If you are going to bed in time to get 7 hours of sleep but just aren't able to get to sleep, as long as you stay in bed without distractions and keep your eyes closed and rest it can count as sleep.
What counts as team contact and what do we have to talk about? Anything that works for you...Facebook, text, email, in person, phone; something encouraging such as "just finished my workout" or "ate a tomato sandwich for lunch" or "just turned down an ice cream cone!" Reach out when you need help..."not very motivated today, any suggestions?" You are on a team for a reason, use your teammates for motivation when you are down, and give the motivation when you are up!
For those who do 24 fasts from food and water for religious reasons you still need to get all your water and fruits/veggies in the day you start the fast and the day you end the fast so plan accordingly. I know it is hard to fit it all in, but it is possible and just takes planning on your part.
I hope I've addressed the questions you may have had. If you still have questions please read through the blog again, especially in the area you are unsure of, it will most likely answer your question, if not, don't hesitate to contact me through email or Kara through the Facebook page. Although we each set up our teams separately we are definitely all one big group and will be running this together. We will address your questions as quickly as possible.
Reminders!!!
*Don't forget to weigh yourself the first day of the challenge and take measurements of your waist, hips, neck, thigh, and bicep (right or left, doesn't matter). These are more measurements than what I originally posted in the rules....it has been brought to my attention that we all lose weight in different areas, and if someone is losing inches in their thighs or arms and not their waist or hips they should also get credit for their hard work.
*This week your bonus challenge is to take a "before" picture and set a definite goal to be reached during this challenge with a non-food reward. ie: my goal could be to get 95% of possible points each week and if I do that I will reward myself at the end of the challenge with a new pair of earrings, etc. Be sure to have it push yourself but also be realistic...probably isn't realistic (or healthy) to have your goal be to lose 40 lbs in 8 weeks. Also have the reward really be something you want to work for.
Good luck and go get your exercise!!!
Natausha Medellin
Melissa Allen
Travis Allen
Chris Koehler
Tami Vorwaller
Judy Gordon
WHITE TEAM
Melanie Francis
Clint Francis
Sheryl Mendenhall
Emily Empey
Will Empey
Amy Hinson
BLACK TEAM
Mary Ann Lyons
Stephanie Lyons
Anita Slaugh
Adrianne Elliott
Lynette Wilson
Larry Wilson
Kara and I are so excited to welcome you all to the challenge!!! It grew to be much bigger than either of us anticipated, and we are thrilled there are so many people eager to improve their lifestyles! For those of you who are brand new to the world of Health Challenges we hope you find great success in becoming healthier overall and enjoy the competition and teamwork a Health Challenge brings. For those who are joining us again we hope you find great success as well.
I will address some of the questions I have been asked the most:
What is a serving of fruits/veggies? generally 1/2 cup, but for leafy greens it is 1 cup, and for dried fruits it is 1/4 cup
What is a sweet? Is banana bread or zucchini bread considered a sweet? Is hot chocolate? That is up to your discretion. I personally don't consider banana bread or zucchini bread a sweet, but also don't consider it the best food choice as it is quite high in calories. I also don't consider hot chocolate a sweet but know of people who do, again it is your discretion. Definite sweets are desserts such as pie, cake, cookies, chocolate (then why not hot chocolate you may ask, I don't know but it just isn't to me), donuts, ice cream, etc. What is a serving of sweets? Again, that is up to your discretion....a serving to you may not be what your spouse/friend considers a serving, but remember the goal is not to get away with all you can, but to hopefully be developing healthier habits and losing weight as needed.
What is acceptable exercise? Whatever gets your heart rate up and is a work out for you. If you work at a job that is very physically demanding and are moving the entire time you are working, by all means that would count as your exercise. Warm up and cool down count as part of your exercise time.
I have had several people comment that they feel 7:00 is a better cut off time to stop eating. That is great if you would like to personally challenge yourself to be done eating by 7:00 each day, but that isn't always realistic for everyone's schedule so we will maintain the 9:00 time.
What counts as a journal entry? It can be a food journal, and if you are going to go that route I highly recommend www.myfitnesspal.com as it is very easy to sign up, it's free, and it is very easy to use and find foods both prepared at home as well as restaurant foods. It can be a 3 sentence diary of what happened for you that day, or it can be a long entry capturing your events and feelings of the day, it is totally up to you how in depth you get with your journaling.
What if your children keep you up at night and you can't get the sleep??? You should not be punished for being a parent, look at your situation and see what it is that is keeping you up at night...if it is truly children you should not put on a movie, play a game on your computer/phone, read a book, go fold a load of laundry, but try to lie quietly and get back to sleep as soon as possible. If you are going to bed in time to get 7 hours of sleep but just aren't able to get to sleep, as long as you stay in bed without distractions and keep your eyes closed and rest it can count as sleep.
What counts as team contact and what do we have to talk about? Anything that works for you...Facebook, text, email, in person, phone; something encouraging such as "just finished my workout" or "ate a tomato sandwich for lunch" or "just turned down an ice cream cone!" Reach out when you need help..."not very motivated today, any suggestions?" You are on a team for a reason, use your teammates for motivation when you are down, and give the motivation when you are up!
For those who do 24 fasts from food and water for religious reasons you still need to get all your water and fruits/veggies in the day you start the fast and the day you end the fast so plan accordingly. I know it is hard to fit it all in, but it is possible and just takes planning on your part.
I hope I've addressed the questions you may have had. If you still have questions please read through the blog again, especially in the area you are unsure of, it will most likely answer your question, if not, don't hesitate to contact me through email or Kara through the Facebook page. Although we each set up our teams separately we are definitely all one big group and will be running this together. We will address your questions as quickly as possible.
Reminders!!!
*Don't forget to weigh yourself the first day of the challenge and take measurements of your waist, hips, neck, thigh, and bicep (right or left, doesn't matter). These are more measurements than what I originally posted in the rules....it has been brought to my attention that we all lose weight in different areas, and if someone is losing inches in their thighs or arms and not their waist or hips they should also get credit for their hard work.
*This week your bonus challenge is to take a "before" picture and set a definite goal to be reached during this challenge with a non-food reward. ie: my goal could be to get 95% of possible points each week and if I do that I will reward myself at the end of the challenge with a new pair of earrings, etc. Be sure to have it push yourself but also be realistic...probably isn't realistic (or healthy) to have your goal be to lose 40 lbs in 8 weeks. Also have the reward really be something you want to work for.
Good luck and go get your exercise!!!
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Challenge Rules and Overview
This is a competition to motivate participants to live a healthier lifestyle. It is open to anyone age 14 or older who sincerely wants to establish habits that promote overall wellness. You will notice there are areas that cover both physical and spiritual/mental well-being.
DATES:
This will be an 8-week challenge starting Monday, August 26, 2013 and ending on Sunday, October 20, 2013. You must commit to the full eight weeks.
COST:
Each participant will pay $15 upfront to do the challenge.
Although it costs $15, you may earn back more than half of your money by getting 95% of your "weekly points." For each week that you get at least 95% (198 or more of your weekly points), you will get back $1, for a possible refund of $8, even if your team doesn't win the competition or win that week. You must earn back at least $4 for me to go to the effort to cut you a refund check.
WHAT YOU NEED:
You will need a scale. You will need a method to measure your waist and hips. That could be a tape measure or a string you wrap around yourself and measure with a ruler. And you will need an internet connection. I will do almost all of my communication with you through this blog. You will report your points for the previous week through the blog by 10:00 p.m.on Mondays, I will post the previous week's winners on Wednesdays. Questions or comments can be directed to me most easily by email or on the "comment" section when you report points.
POINTS:
These are the ways to earn points, please read thoroughly:
WEEKLY POINTS--Each week you will report your points in ten categories totaling 208 possible points.
1. Exercise: You can earn up to 35 points each week for exercise. You earn 5 points for doing 30 minutes of exercise and 7 points for doing 45 minutes of exercise up to 5 days per week. If you do more than 45 minutes of exercise or more than 5 days per week, WAY TO GO! But you do not get any additional points, and you can't carry the points or minutes over to future days or weeks of exercise. 7 points x 5 days = 35 points possible each week
2. Sweets: You can earn up to 30 points each week for not overeating on sweets. You can choose to have one "sweet day" each week where you don't have to keep track of what you eat, or you may have up to three servings of sweets in one week. IE: you eat one ice cream cone on Monday night= 1 sweet; you eat one brownie at book club on Thurs=2 sweets; you eat one piece of pie on your date Friday night=3 sweets for the week. You need to keep track of what you are eating, if you keep in those perimeters you get 30 points for the week, for each day you eat more sweets you lose 5 pts. 5 points x 6 days = 30 points possible each week. Even if you don't choose to have any sweets while you are on the challenge you still just get the 30 points for the week.
3. Fruits/Vegetables: Each day that you eat at least 5 fruits or vegetables, you get 3 points. Each day that 3 or more or those are vegetables, you get 5 points. Generally speaking, one serving is approximately 1/2 cup, although leafy greens are approximately 1 cup and dried fruits are about 1/4 cup. 5 points x 7 days = 35 points possible each week
4. Water: Each day that you drink at least 64 ounces of water, you get 2 points. 2 points x 7 days = 14 points possible each week
5. 9 p.m.: Each day that you stop eating before 9 p.m., you get 2 points. 2 points x 7 days = 14 points possible each week
6. 7 hrs. of sleep per night 5 days/week (naps count). I've had several people express concern about being able to get this much sleep, but sleep is important enough to include in a wellness challenge, and may make the difference between your success in being able to lose weight. 2 points x 5 days = 10 points possible each week.
7. Scripture/inspirational reading daily 7 days/week, there is no time requirement, simply taking time daily to read something that uplifts your soul. possible 3 points x 7 days = 21 points possible each week.
8. Prayer/meditaion daily 7 days/week, again no time requirement. Possible 3 points x 7 days = 21 possible points each week.
9. Journal writing daily 7 days/week. No minimum amount, just a few sentences is enough. This can be a food journal or a personal journal, your choice, whatever you think will help you most in being healthier all around. THIS MUST BE DONE DAILY, YOU MAY NOT BACK TRACK TO MAKE UP. Possible 3 points x 7 days=21possible each week.
10. Team: Each day that you are in contact with a team member by any method (email, phone, blog, text, voice mail, telegram, Facebook, U.S. Postal Service, etc.) you get 1 point. As we encourage, motivate, share experiences, and stay accountable, we are more successful as individuals and as teams. 1 point x 7 days = 7 points possible each week
WEIGHT LOSS POINTS--Each week you will report your weight loss points to me. Please do your initial and weekly weigh-ins at approximately the same time and under the same circumstances each week (empty/full stomach, before/after exercise, etc.) First you must decide which of the following two plans you want to do:
1. Weight Loss Plan: If you are trying to lose weight, you will choose the "Weight Loss Plan." Each week when you weigh in, you will get 5 points for maintaining your lowest previous weight and 10 points for each pound you have lost beyond your lowest previous weight. For instance, if you gained weight, you report 0 points, AND you don't get any weight loss or maintenance points in future weeks until you return to the lowest weight you had already achieved. If you maintained your previous lowest weight, you report 5 points. And if you lost a pound, you would get 5 points for maintaining plus 10 points for that pound, so you would report 15 points. You may also count increments if you have a scale that weighs in increments. For example if you lose 1.7 pounds you will report 17 points weight loss plus 5 points maintenance making 22 points for the week.
2. Weight Maintenance Plan: If you are trying to maintain a healthy weight which you have already achieved OR if you are pregnant, you will choose the "Weight Maintenance Plan." This challenge is for EVERYONE trying to be healthy, not just those trying to lose weight. So if you are maintaining your weight, you must decide what weight you are maintaining, and for each week that you are at or below that weight, you get 15 points. If you go over that weight, you get 0. If you are pregnant, please don't worry about the scale, but you must get at least 187 weekly points (90%) to get your 15 weight points per week.
BONUS POINTS--There will be a bonus challenge to set specific goals the first week of the challenge, and a bonus to evaluate how you did on your goals on the last week of the challenge. Each of these will have 35 possible points if you do all the areas. I feel like there are enough areas to be focused on in the challenge that for the middle six weeks you will get 5 bonus points daily for every day you get perfect points equaling 35 possible bonus points each week.
INCHES POINTS--At the start of the competition and again at the end of week 4 and week 8, you will measure your waist, hips, neck, arm, and thigh (either one). For each 1/2 inch you have lost at weeks 4 & 8, you will get 5 points.
WEIGHT LOSS % POINTS--At the end of week 8, you will report your weight loss percentage points. You will get 1 point per 0.1% weight loss. For instance, if I lost 4.8% of my body weight during this competition, I would get 48 points. I will give instructions later on, but it is calculated by taking the total pounds lost divided by your starting weight times 100 to get your weight loss %.
POINT REPORTING:
You will report your points each Monday to me via the blog. Points must be reported by 10 p.m. on Monday night. I will deduct 15 points from your team's total for each person who reports late. If your points are not reported by Tuesday night at 10:00, your points from that week will not count at all. If you are struggling reporting points the first week I will work with you.
When I declare the team that wins each week, I will NOT be posting the points each team reported. At the very end of the competition, you will get to see the point grand totals.
I want to add here that the way to win this competition is not by being on the team that loses the most weight. It is to get your entire team to commit to getting perfect or almost perfect weekly points. Everyone, please be honest in your point reporting. One team member not giving his or her very best can lead to the whole team losing because of that person's low points.
WINNERS:
Obviously, everyone wins when you implement these sensible lifestyle habits. But at the end of the competition, I will award money to the person who gets the highest point total (weekly points only), the person with the highest percentage of weight loss, and each member of the team with the highest point grand total.
ARE YOU READY TO PARTICIPATE?If you want to participate, please contact my by email as soon as possible and send your money to me right away. I am limiting the number of participants to 30. When you email me, I need some information from you:
1. Your first and last name
2. The email address you want to use throughout this competition
3. Your mailing address (to send your money at the end of the competition)
4. Which weight plan you are doing
MY CONTACT INFORMATION:
Lynette Wilson
474 I St.
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
quiltladylynette@yahoo.com
(208)604-3501
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