Weigh-In Week 5

Weighed in today and was disappointed to see a one pound gain from last week.  I'll post later on some of the reasons  I think this might be, but it just makes me want to throw it all out & go eat. 
*sigh*   That makes my total weight loss for the month of May at 6.1 pounds -- and that is for 5 weeks.
Double sigh. 

Weight change for Week 5:  + 1.4

Friday Stats Update

Last week with our family wedding festivities, I did not have a moment to check the stats.  So my plan of reporting weekly has not fared well seeing as I have only a 50% rate.

After four weeks our team is slipping down in the ranks!  Some of this may have to do to the fact that we still have only 4 of our 6 people weighing in. They may start weighing in after Memorial Day as their schedules permit or it may be that they just haven't lost anything and they do not want to go weigh.  Another possibility is that this is a strategic move-- wait until the end, then BAM! Jump into a higher place. 

Team Standings
From Week 2 :  321 out of 656 teams avg lost 1008%
Today Week 4 : 444 out of 656 teams avg lost 1.151%

Individual Standings
From Week 2:  703 out of 3584
Today Week 4: 1109 out of 3585

Observations

• I'm still a bit confused at how the number of players are increasing since the rules stated no one was to be added after May1
• The 1st place team has lost an avg of 8% (compared to our 1%)
• The top individual has lost an avg of 14.22%  It is a female.  The top three are all over 12% - that is a lot for one month in my opinion
• There are 67 days left until the end of the challenge

Weigh-In Week 4

Last week I didn't post here, but I did record my weight for accountability.  It has been quite hectic as my family has been preparing and then participating in the festivities of a wedding celebration.  This means extra food opportunities -many of them sweets!    I gained weight last week- some due to stress as well I think.   I hope now that the wedding is past us, things may get back to more normal if there is such a thing.    This week I lost the weight I had gained last week, so I am back to where I was at week two basically.  *sigh* 

Weight Loss Week 4:   - 2  lbs

Friday Stats Update

I took a quick out-of-town trip yesterday and while I did get the challenge stats, I did not have time to get them posted here.   Better late than never thought, so here they are! 

Team wise, we still have only 3 of our 6 team members weighing in thus far.  This could be because the three are busy and just don't have the time or it could be they haven't lost anything and don't want to risk weighing in and showing little or no loss. It is not a requirement of the challenge to weigh- in until the end of the challenge, but I find it a way to stay accountable. 

Week 2  Standings:  as of  Friday, May 11    
Team standing:
        Last week : 257 out of 656 teams -  avg  0.565%  
        This week: 321 out of 656 teams -  avg 1.008%

*Note-- Top place teams have lost an avg of  around 5% at this time


Individual standing:
        Last week: 701 out of 3581 participants
        This week: 703 out of 3584 participants

*Note - Top individuals have lost about an avg of  9% at this time.  I am around 2.5% right now.  Also, I am not sure why there are 3 additional participants this week unless there is a typo from last week on one our parts.  The rules of the challenge state there are to be no additions after May1. We'll have to see how many are listed next week!

Of my team mates, I have lost the greatest average percentage- but just by a smidge-- and it is only 2 people I am comparing myself to! 

Next week will be difficult.  I have a wedding in the family.  There will be many opportunities to eat, many sweets, and little time to exercise.
 

   

Weigh- In Week 2

Weigh-In!  I can't believe that the week has gone by already!  I'm getting this post up a little late, but the weigh-in was done on time. 

-3.2 lbs 

I lost 3.2 pounds this week ~clap!clap!clap!   I was worried there for a minute, too.    I've been diligent,  counting calories, exercising, doing all the things I should and every day until about Sunday I would see a small loss on the scale.  Then Sunday, for some unknown reason, I gained 2 pounds.  Most of those pounds hung around until this morning when I weighed in when they dropped off. 




* You may have noticed that I adjusted my week 1 weight.  It was wrong - I'm not sure why I had put it in wrong.  It has been corrected now to match the Slimdown challenge. 

Challenge Stats Update

We are day 5 of the first week of the Slimdown Challenge, so I checked in to look at the standings on Friday to see how things were going.  It's off to a mixed start.  There are 656 teams and 3581 challengers total. 
A team can have between 4 and 6 people. Everyone has a starting weight, but remember no one need to actually weigh in until the last day.  This will make it a bit difficult to actually compare teams and rank them.  Nothing will be official until the last day. 

My team consists of 6 women who at one time or another have all worked for the same employer.
Two of us have set personal weight loss goals.  I am not one of them.  Three of us have posted a 2nd weight in addition to the starting weight. 

Drum roll please..........

On this first Friday of the challenge, our team has lost an average of  0.565%  and we are in 257th place out of 656 teams.   

My individual standing is #701 out of 3581. 

The first place team had lost an average of about 5% -- but I don't think any team that I looked at had every person weighed in for a second time yet.  It will be interesting to watch this play out. 
It does motivate me.
These numbers were as of 7pm Friday evening, May 5th. 
 I'll try to do a stats update every Friday.    

SlimDown Challenge 2012

I've joined my area's Slimdown Challenge- loosely based on The Biggest Loser. 

There are teams and we have properly weighed in with starting weights under the watchful eye of officials.  There will be incentives throughout the challenge and teams are encouraged to motivate one another.   Scales are left at the weighing locations so that one might go and be official.  You have a card that you scan, add your pin number, then step on the scale.  Voila!  Your weight will be officially recorded and documented.  You may also enter your own weight in from your computer after weighing yourself from home.  The crux is-- At the end of the challenge, everyone will be weighed again under the watchful eyes of the officials.  There are prizes for the top team and top individuals with the difference between your official starting and ending weights  being the measurements.  

On the web page your individual percentage of weight loss is made public along with your team's average percentage of weight loss.  There is a personal stat page that is private and it includes actual weights, BMI, and links to various resources. 



My team will probably not win - not that I am self-defeating, but we are just not as competitive as others involved.  We also like to partake of some culinary pleasure occasionally :) 

I added a list of weeks on the side bar of my blog to keep track of weeks and help keep me accountable.  I officially weighed in April 25.  I have decided that my weigh days will be Wednesdays. 

I have also added a badge from My Fitness Pal where I track my food and fitness (when I remember).  I began this on March 25, so it will not match the challenge numbers. 

I am ready to slim down for this challenge!  I think having friends to keep me accountable will be a good thing !