Week Five...

Sorry I'm late getting this posted...I've lost track of the days while on vacation.

Joe and I will not be able to post our weight until Monday, and Lisa is out of town and will be skipping this week's weigh in.

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!

Week Four...

It's that time again...how'd you do this week?

I have to be honest...I'm feeling a little discouraged. This is the first time in my life that I've gone to the gym consistently, 6 days a week for an entire month...and the hardest time I've EVER had losing weight?!?!?! Each week I tell myself, "Ok...this will be THE week the weight starts falling off...I just know it" and each week I want to throw the scale out the window! :(

It's hard to put forth so much effort and get such poor results. Thanks to my gym buddy's encouragement, I'm still committed to doing this the right way. Hopefully something BIG happens with the scale between tonight and tomorrow morning so I have something positive to post in the AM. :)

Hope you had a good week!! I've been praying for each of you!

Week Three...

Hope you all are doing a better job resisting all the holiday treats than I am. Boy, oh boy, is this a tough time of year to eat less!!

Week Two...

It's that time of week again...hope you all did well! :)

Week One...

Time to post your results.

Hope you had a great first week!! :)

PS - To post your weigh-in %, you can click on Nickname and enter your name, then put your % in the body of the comment. Or you can click anonymous, but you'll need to include your name with your %. :)

Day 5...

I have to say, as motivated as I am to lose weight and get healthy, I really do not enjoy working out...especially when I have to get up before the sun is up and head out in the bone-chilling cold to do it. Yuck! The only reason I've made it to the gym 3 out of the last 5 days, is because I have someone who has committed to going with me. I wish I had the motivation to do it alone, but the truth is...I just don't.

So, if you haven't already, I encourage you to find someone that can help keep you accountable and spur you on towards your goal. I know that without my "workout buddy" I would not be doing so well making it to the gym.

Hope your week is going well...

Side note: I didn't realize that the blog wasn't setup to allow anonymous comments, but it is now. Sorry for any confusion. If you have any questions, let me know. I'm happy to help!!

Weight Loss Challenge Rules:

This is a 14-week challenge…beginning Fri, Nov 23^rd, 2007 ending Sat, Mar 1^st, 2008.

• Entry deadline is 5pm Wednesday, November 21^st, 2007.
  

• Entry fee is $20 per person and must be received by Sat, December 1^st, 2007.

• Each participant must weigh in every Saturday (using the same scale each week) and post their percentage of weight lost each week on “The Weight Is Over” blog. (Click on Comments to post) If, for any reason, you are unable to post your % of weight lost, contact me via phone or email, and I will be happy to post it for you.
  

• Formula for determining percentage of weight lost:
  
• Total # of lbs lost divided by Start Weight x 100 = % of Weight Loss
• Example: 2 lbs lost divided by 150 lbs x 100 = 1.3 % weight loss
  

• The winner will be determined by the “percentage of weight lost” and will be awarded the total of all entry fees collected. (10 participants = $200)

• More importantly: Have fun and get healthy!