Paul and Angie

Sorry we haven't posted yet, I keep meaning to everyday and life happens.
We took a little brake a couple of weeks ago and it has been difficult to get back on track. Every week I will lose at the beginning of the week and then the weekend comes, and so does yummy food everywhere. Paul and I haven't changed in about 3 weeks. Paul has lost 28 lbs. and I have lost 15 lbs. Great job everyone!

Where'd ya go?

Where did everybody go? We get Alicia to post and everyone else disappears! Come out, come out, where ever you are!

:-)

Fine! I will post my pathetic blog contribution! So, I must be honest and say that I am kind of at a plateau :( But not to worry, I'm re-committed and inspired by my fellow losers. I'm at 13 lbs and counting!

Matt & Annette

Howdy! This is Annette posting for us again this week. We continue to do well. Mat had a bit of a recovery week. He increased his calories a little and backed off on the work outs the past couple days because he was feeling a bit run down. His body needed a little recovery time. He feels good again and is hitting it hard once again! That being said, he is maintaining weight loss and is now @ 12.7% total lost. I'm so proud of him!
As for me, I hit the 20 pound mark this morning. I wanted to be there last week, but I'll take it this week. That puts me at 12.1%. I just cannot catch Matt in total percentage lost. I don't know what else to do to get him. He is unstoppable!

Keep it up you big losers!
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YEAH JANEL!!!!!

Glad to have you aboard, Nellie! Congratulations on a great week...You show off! Hopefully Matt & I will have something good to post after our weigh in tomorrow!

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BLOG BLOG BLOG BLOG BLOG...BLOG!

Things are going well. This week has been the most successful week yet. Weighed myself last night before bed and then this morning when I weighed myself again I had lost four pounds! Changed my workout routines this week and it must be working. Not sure about my total weight loss because my scale is a dinosaur. Planning on getting a new one this weekend (along with some Nike+ shoes :-) and I'll post my % once I know for sure.

From reading the posts is sounds like we're all a bunch of losers. Good job everyone!

Matt & Annette

Sorry we are posting late. It's all my fault! (Annette) I didn't get to the gym to weigh in on Saturday. I weighed in today after a sodium filled, hormone ruined, water retaining weekend!!!! Needless to say, I did not have big numbers. Only 1.5 pounds this weigh in - a measly 10.5%. And I didn't get to eat like Paul and Angie - NO FAIR!!! I expect to see good numbers next week again!

On the other hand, Matt continues to be fabulous!! Another 5 pounds. There is no stopping this man! He has now lost 12.1% of his starting weight! He is looking good and his clothes are falling off!

Boy this was a Yummy Week!

So this week proved to both Angie and I that we can maintain a healthy lifestyle enjoying all the foods we want and not gain a single pound! Is this not the ultimate goal? For example we started off Sunday evening with a BBQ smoked marinated chicken dinner with all the sides, followed by Monday treating our friends to apple wood smoked pork steaks, asparagus, and awesome broiled potato dinner with cupcakes for dessert. Tuesday was steak and lobster tails, Wednesday and Thursday I can't even remember those two days at all. Friday was our elder's quorum activity where cousin Ben made his famous Italian Lasagna and Desserts to die for. Saturday had to be the best of all as we treated the missionaries to my even more famous MEXICAN FIESTA! I had a butt load of Carne Asada over my apple wood bbq, with my homemade from scratch re-fried beans (3 hours to cook) Stuffed Chile Rellenos that had homemade chorizo and mexican cheese BBQ'd, Homemade Spanish Rice, and you would not believe how my scratch receipe guacamole turned out (YUM YUM!). Of course the fresh made Flour Tortillas were a hit. We had so much left over that we had Steak tacos for after sunday church lunch. IM STUFFED! Oh and did I mention I did not gain a single pound? AHHH YEAHHHH!

Suppose next week angie and I will have to lose a few pounds though.
What did you all eat this week? ;o)

Things Are Getting Tight, And Not Just Our Bodies!

First off Great Job Matt and Annette! 30lbs is awesome! and 16 pounds not bad! ;o)
Matt is definitely making this a challenge. As for Paul and angie? well, lets just say HOT comes to mind! Angie is now up to 15lbs with 9% taken off the top (and mid sections). Paul is not as amazing as matt (what's new) but 28 lbs total ain't nothing to shy at making his total percentage lost a measly 11.8%. So great job everyone, and look forward to your POSTS Alicia and Janelle!

YEAH MATT!!!!!!!!!!

Well, he did it!!! Matt's goal was to hit his 30 pound mark this week and he did it! So with an additional 7 pounds this week he is at a total percentage loss of 10.3%! I am so proud of him! He is working so hard. For so long he has had various projects to work on. This is now his project and boy is he focused!!!

As for me, it has been a hard week. I haven't been feeling the best so workouts have been minimal. But I keep moving in the right direction. Another 3 pounds for a total of 16 pounds lost. That puts me at 9.7%.

I am so proud of how hard everyone is working! Keep it up!!!

POST YOUR WEIGHT CHANGES WEEKLY

When we started the contest, it was agreed that we would meet every other week to weigh in. We decided it would be easier to post our changes weekly rather than getting together because everyone lives so far from each other. Some how a couple people have forgotten about that. PLEASE POST YOUR WEIGHT CHANGES WEEKLY!!! It is part of the contest.

Paul and Angie

Great job Annette! You still lost 15 lbs. of fat while gaining 8 lbs. of muscle. Awesome!

I was very impressed to see everyone's improvements on Sunday. I am amazed at some of your will power. I know I have got to step it up to keep up with everyone.

This was week 5 for Paul and I. I am at 12 lbs. and 7.5% loss. Paul is at an amazing 23 lbs. and 9.7% loss.

Great Job everyone!

Janel....

Come out,come out where ever you are!!!! Stop just reading and post already!!!! We would all love to hear about your progress and cheer you on!

Feeling a bit better...

So I have been a bit frustrated that I wasn't seeing the numbers on the scale drop as fast I think they should be. Today I met with my trainer at the gym and asked him to do a follow up body fat test. The first was done one month ago. While there is still room for improvement, the new numbers were encouraging. My body fat percentage decreased 8.5%. That equals 15.4 pounds of fat gone!!!! I also added 8.4 pounds of lean body mass. So while the scale can be frustrating, it evidently does not tell the entire story.

Everyone is doing great! It is nice to see us all working hard to improve our health. Regardless of who takes home the money, we will all be BIG LOSERS!!!!!!

Nettie :-)