So I'm back to square one. I didn't do so well, but Great Job to Jill and Jason for their loss and also Great Job to Dad for his loss! Let's keep it up. We have 1 1/2 more months before we see who had the highest percentage of loss. Good luck to all!

Ok, so it has been 2 weeks since I have updated this. I was having too much fun with Jared, Rachel and the girls for the first week and then having a miserable 2nd week with a cold. I'm starting to feel better so I am ready to get back on track. I didn't do that well these last 2 weeks, it's a good thing we still have 2 months before we find out who wins the gift card. Everyone is still in the running and anyone can take it. I've already got the $60 set aside so let's get motivated again this week and see how much we can loose! We'll see the final results on June 1st. Good luck to all!

We made it through week 2! YAY! Some of us did great and others not so great. Great Job Pamela, so far you've done the best that we can see. Keep it up. I know I'm inspired by that, I do hate to lose. ;) We have a good 2 1/2 half months to go for the prize, let's all have a great week this week! Just think, we are that much closer to our own overall goals. I know I'm tired of say "I could have been down to my goal weight by now if I started last year." This is a great time to start, no big holidays coming up for a good 8 months or so. Let's get pumped for this week and for those of us who faltered (me) remember that this is a new week.

The first week is over! I hope everyone had positive results. I know 1-2 lbs a week is a healthy weight loss, so don't think 1 lb is nothing. I've updated the % of loss for those that I have received. Anyone else who wants to send them to me feel free. Also if anyone has problems with writing on the blog let me know and I will get you the user name and password.
Let's make this second week another good one. It makes it less dawnting when you take it a week at a time.
Good Luck! The $60 gift card is waiting to be bought and sent to the winner. Will it come to you?

THE MOMENT OF TRUTH

The day has arrived. Time for that dreadful weigh in! This will be a hard journey for all of us, but I can tell you once you really get into it and start losing the weight it gets funner and more exciting to see yourself change. Let's stay positive and help everyone through this. Remember if you have any ideas of recipes or even weight loss or exercise tips please share them. Good luck to all and come June 1st we will see who receives gift card.

I got to thinking that six months is a long time to be rewarded for something that takes a whole lot of commitment and self control. I have decided to up the incentive by giving out the gift card every 3 months. For those who want to contribute to the prize, I'm only asking for $5 every 3 months.
I'm getting really excited to start losing! I've actually started this week and have had a good 2 days! :) We have less than a week to go so get in those birthdays and enjoy the desserts now!

Jill had a great idea of how to determine who had the largest weight loss for the 6 month prize. It would not be completely fair to go by the lbs lost because we are all different. So what we will do is go by percentage weight. It is really easy to figure out.

Example: Starting weight 200. Weight after 1 week 190. Take 190/200 = .95 Take 1-.95 = .05 Move the decimal over and we get 5%

So each week I will ask for the percentage weight loss. If you would like, you can also put how many lbs you lost.

We've already got a few people that are wanting to get started in this challenge. Get ready to weigh in next Sunday and be on your way to the prize!