weigh in #7

Sorry this is late. I was out of town at a family reunion. Here are this weeks results. The first number is this week's weight, the second number is the weight lost/gained this week, and the last number is the total weight lost.

Adriene--158--0--??? (I need your start weight)
Becky--216--2--17
Connie--168--+1--15
Dee--265--5--38
Desiree--139--?--2.5 (Last week's weight not sent)
John Hutchinson--324--+3--14
Kim Lopez--116.5--?--4.5 (Last week's weight not sent)
Kristy--*--0--16.6
Scott--205--2--10
Shawna--183--1--9
Tami--244.5--+1.5--5.5
Tony--271--1--5

Weigh in #6

Kind of sparse reports this week. Here are the results. With Connie and John as the winners this week, both loosing 4 pounds. Way to go.

Next week I will post the results on Wednesday, as I will be out of town. Please send me your weights on MONDAY as per the rules :).

Happy 24th of July.

I have decided to simplify the report. So this week I am posting the current weight, total weight lost and the percentage lost. Would you rather see the total weight lost this week? Let me know, or I'll do whatever I feel like.

Jenn

Adriene--158--(don't know the start weight)
Becky--218--15--6.4%
Connie--167--16--8.7%
Dee--270--33--10.9%
Jenn--179.4--4.6--2.5%
John Hutchinson--321--17--5.0%
Kristy--*--16.6--4.6%
Scott--207--8--3.7%
Shawna--184--8--4.2%
Tami--243--7--2.8%
Tony--272--4--1.2%

My Unknown Weakness.

Hey everyone this is Taylor.
I found a website that is really helpful for me to know my calorie intake, and where my calories are coming from. It also tells you protein, fat, and carbs. Its completely free and its online. www.fitday.com/
You can record what you eat and how much of it and it will tell you whats in it! You can put your exercising and it'll tell you what you burn. =) yay. I found that even though I didn't eat a lot, what I was eating wasn't nutritionally correct, so just check it out. Great... right! Good job to everyone in this, trying is the key. I love you all!
Taylor.

Weigh in #5

Can you believe we've made it through the first month. This week was a bad week for a lot of us. We went back up, instead of down. Let work harder this week and not let Dee win!!! Winners this week--Tami for the girls--she lost 4.5 pounds and Dee for the guys. He lost 8 lbs.


Looser--Start wt--Last week's wt--current wt---Wt Lost this week--Total Wt Lost--% Lost
Adriene 161 159 2
Becky 233 223 220 3 13 5.6%
Clark 248 240 242 -2 6 2.4%
Claudia 170 170 168 2 2 1.2%
Connie 183 172 171 1 12 6.6%
Dee 303 280 272 8 31 10.2%
Jenn 184 178.2 180 -1.8 4 2.2%
John Hutchinson 338 328 325 3 13 3.8%
Kristy *--*--*-5 14.6 4.1%
Scott 215 208.5 208.5 0 6.5 3.0%
Tami 250 248.5 244 4.5 6 2.4%
Taylor 143.8 135.2 137.3 -2.1 6.5 4.5%
Tony 276 271 275 -4 1 0.4%

Weigh in #4

Hello everyone,

Here are this week's results. Tami has a disclaimer, because her scale up and died on her and now she is using a different one.

Just a reminder, the numbers are as follows: Loser, original weight, last week's weight, this week's weight, weight lost this week, total weight lost, percentage lost.
*Dennis: 204.6--198.6--197.2--1.4--7.4--3.6%
Adriene: current weight is 161. This is the first data I have received.
Becky: 233--not sent--223--?--10--4.3%
Clark: 248--241--240--1--8--3.2%
Claudia: 170--170--170--0--0--0.0%
Connie: 183--175--172--3--11--6.0%
Dee: 303--287--280--7--23--7.6%
Desiree: 141.5--139.4--139.4--141.5--100.0%
Jenn: 184--181.4--178.2--3.2--5.8--3.2%
John Hutchinson: 338--333--328--5--10--3.0%
Kim Lopez: 121--121--not sent--?--0--0.0%
Kristy: *--*--*--10.4--19.6--5.5%
Nathan: 276--not sent--256--?--20--7.2%
Scott: 215--209--208.5--0.5--6.5--3.0%
Shawna: 192--188--187--1--5--2.6%
Tami: 250--245--248.5--+3.5--1.5--0.6%
Taylor: 143.8--138--135.2--2.8--8.6--6.0%
Tony: 276--273.5--271--2.5--5--1.8%

This week's winner for the girls: Kristy--10.4
This week's winner for the boys: Dee--7 pounds

Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Keeping a Food Diary Doubles Diet Weight Loss

Keeping a food diary can double a person's weight loss according to a study from Kaiser Permanente's Centerfor Health Research. The findings, from one of the largest and longest running weight loss maintenance trials ever conducted, will be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health, the study is one of the few studies to recruit a large percentage of African Americans as study participants (44 percent).African Americans have a higher risk of conditions that are aggravated by being overweight, including diabetes and heart disease. In this study, the majority of African American participants lost at least nine pounds of weight, which is higher than in previous studies. "The more food records people kept, the more weight they lost," said lead author Jack Hollis Ph.D., a researcher at Kaiser Permanente's Centerfor Health Research in Portland, Ore. "Those who kept daily food records lost twice as much weight as those who kept no records. It seems that the simple act of writing down what you eat encourages people to consume fewer calories." In addition to keeping food diaries and turning them in at weekly support group meetings, participants were asked to follow a heart-healthy DASH (a Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low-fat or non-fat dairy, attend weekly group sessions and exercise at moderate intensity levels for at least 30 minutes a day. After six months, the average weight loss among the nearly 1,700 participants wasapproximately 13 pounds. More than two-thirds of the participants (69percent) lost at least nine pounds, enough to reduce their health risks and qualify for the second phase of the study, which lasted 30 months and tested strategies for maintaining the weight loss. "More than two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. If we all lost just nine pounds, like the majority of people in this study did, our nation would see vast decreases in hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease and stroke," said study co-author Victor Stevens,Ph.D., a Kaiser Permanente researcher. For example, in an earlier study Stevens found that losing as little as five pounds can reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure by 20 percent. The Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute's Weight ManagementInitiative (http://www.kpcmi.org/weight-management/index.html) has recommended food journaling as a strategy for losing weight since 2002. TheWeight Management Initiative unites clinicians, researchers, insurers, and policymakers to identify practical, effective, non-surgical approaches for the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity. "Keeping a food diary doesn't have to be a formal thing. Just the act of scribbling down what you eat on a Post-it note, sending yourself e-mails tallying each meal, or sending yourself a text message will suffice. It's the process of reflecting on what you eat that helps us become aware of ourhabits, and hopefully change our behavior," says Keith Bachman, MD, aWeight Management Initiative member. "Every day I hear patients say they can't lose weight. This study shows that most people can lose weight if they have the right tools and support. And food journaling in conjunction with a weight management program or class is the ideal combination of tools and support."

I hope that this motivates you as much as it motivated me to be better at writing evrething down.
Scott

Fast Sunday

Hey everyone,

To keep in the spirit of the competition and the Law of the fast, I propose that we do not have to pay a fine for not drinking all of our water or eating a fruit and a vegetable on fast Sunday. Any thoughts??

Weigh in #3

Hello everyone,

Just a reminder that weights are due to Jenn jennrn9@yahoo.com on Monday and there are still a few of you who have not sent in your sign up fee to Kristy.

I have decided I will post the following info each week (unless I get suggestions stating to do otherwise): Name, original weight, last weeks weight, current weight, total weight lost, percentage lost.

Jenn

Loser--original weight--last weeks weight--current weight--total lost--percentage lost
*Dennis: 204.6--199.2--198.6--6--2.9%
*Lela Bea: 244--242--not sent--2--0.8%
Becky: 233--228--not sent--5--2.1%
Clark: 248--241--241--7--2.8%
Claudia: 170--170--170--0--0.0%
Connie: 183--178--175--8--4.4%
Dee: 303--297--287--16--5.3%
Desiree: 141.5--141--139.4--2.1--1.5%
Jenn: 184--181.6--181.4--2.6--1.4%
John Hutchinson: 338--336--333--5--1.5%
Kim Lopez: 121--123--121--0--0.0%
Kristy: *--*--*--9.2--2.6%
Nicholas: 129.5--128--not sent--1.5--1.2%
Scott: 215--210--209--6--2.8%
Shawna: 192--189--188--4--2.1%
Tami: 250--248--245--5--2.0%
Taylor: 143.8--141.3--138--5.8--4.0%
Tony: 276--273--273.5--2.5--0.9%

THIS WEEKS WINNER FOR THE BOYS: DEE--LOST 10 LBS
THIS WEEKS WINNER FOR THE GIRLS: TAYLOR--LOST 3.3 LBS

I want to be like Bruce........

I know it started out as a joke, but how appropriate to name our contest "Be like Bruce"... because I want to be like him, let me tell you why.....

I really enjoyed the family time that we all shared this past trip to California. Spending rare, quality family time together was a great way to say goodbye to Grandpa and to honor him. I got to spend a bit of time with Bruce and enjoyed his talk at the funeral almost as much as the one-on-one talk that we shared later that afternoon. His talk at the church was very good, but one line specifically stood out to me as I juggled kids and tried to pay attention. He said... "If you are constantly miserable, you must be doing something wrong." What a true statement. I am not constantly miserable by any means, but I feel like I know people who are, or seem to be. Over the past year I have changed every single thing in my life in order to pursue a more positive future, lifestyle and overall mood. In order to go forward, sometimes you have to step back first. Sometimes things have to get worse before they can get better. That has been the story of my life over the past year. I have faced more challenges than I ever have and have grown with each one. Next week will be exactly one year since I left Disney and started a new life... I can't believe how much I have accomplished and how much I have grown..... ( I'm not rambling... I promise this relates....) besides changing my career, my home, my financial situation and furthering my education, I have also changed the personalities that I keep in my life... I do not allow negative personalities in my life, and have cut ties with negative personalities that have drained me for so long. I feel happier... I have set goals and have worked very hard to live up to them... we can't help the judgemental thoughts that naturally pop into our heads from years and years of expereince, but we can make a concious effort to not act on them and try to recongnize when they happen and work to change those judgements, rethink them.... This is what Bruce and I talked about...

He told me a story of a "crazy" guy on a bus who said all of his thoughts out loud... he was offending people and shocking the travelers with his rude comments..... one said.. 'the only difference between him and us is that he is saying it out loud'... After this story Bruce said someting that has been ringing in my head ever since.... and I have shared it with many people... "What if you had to go one entire day saying everything that you thought out loud? How would you feel?"... I know that I would feel horrible... and I consider myself to be very very nonjudgemental and accepting.... but we have these thoughts and judgements that have been worked into our subconcious over the course of our livetime. In order to change them we have to recognize it and then work to change it.

Bruce inspires me because he gets up every morning and runs because he hates running. He hates to do it, but he loves how he feels afterward and it is important to his health. He has a calm and caring nature because he works at it. So yeah... I want to be like Bruce. Don't you?

I am well on my way to reaching my professional goals and many personal ones.... now I need to get on my way to reaching my physical goals, with the support from all of you, I know I can do it. So, I'm going to run because I hate it. I'm going to get up earlier because I don't want to and I'm going to stop eating bad food because I love it. Because when it all comes down to it, I will love how it makes me feel and I know it is important.

So thank you Bruce for being you and for letting me take these funny pics of you...

Desiree