Cycle #3 - Final Results!

So here are the results! Many thanks to Sarah for helping out in doing the final weigh-in when I went out of town unexpectedly.

So I think that Stacey was working out a few times a day (as a matter of fact, she confirmed that with me today!). Stacey really pulled it out by calculating what she needed to lose and worked her you know what off again, edging out Sharon. I think she also got Angie under close watch and the team pulled it out, too! I wanted to give Sharon recognition in doing an awesome job with her weight loss and smoking cessation - you look great!

Without further ado, here you go:

Individual:

Stacey - 6.22%

Sharon - 5.65%

Becky - 3.75%

Angie - 3.12%

Kaniz - 2.07%

John - 1.33%

Melanie - 0.13%

Julie - (0.64%)

Joe - (1.30)

Deanna - (1.56)

Team:

Purple (Angie/Stacey) - 4.40%

Sharon/Kaniz - 4.05%

Pink (Becky/Julie) - 1.66%

John/Joe - (0.32%)

Black (Melanie/Deanna) - (0.80%)

Week #11 - one more week to go!

With one more week to go, people are getting serious. I think Stacey is working out four times a day (OK, maybe three times...). I got everyone except Joe this week. Stacey, Becky, and Kaniz did a great job. Although it doesn't show it in the numbers, Deanna is looking awesome and I think is building some muscle and transforming her body (so the scale is misleading;-)

It seem like Sharon has run away with the individual, but the team is still up for grabs, in my opinion. I know that team Purple is going to bring it strong to see if they can't catch team Blue over the next week - I can't wait to see what happens next Tuesday!

Go everyone and go Ada!

Individual:

Sharon - 5.09%

Stacey - 2.94%

Becky - 2.58%

Angie - 2.51%

Kaniz - 2.32%

John - 1.61%

Melanie - 0.27%

Julie - (0.14%)

Deanna - (0.97%)

Joe - (1.74%)

Team:

Blue (Sharon/Kaniz) - 3.85%

Purple (Stacey/Angie) - 2.68%

Pink (Becky/Julie) - 1.29%

Black (Melanie/Deanna) - (0.42%)

White (John/Joe) - (0.48%)

Cycle 3/Week #8 - halfway there?

The end of week 8 and everyone buy Joe weighed in. It seemed like most were pleasantly surprised that "it wasn't as bad as I thought..." That was after the big United Way fundraiser pizza-party on Tuesday! Here are the results:

Individual:

Sharon - 4.33%

Angie - 2.15%

Becky - 1.87%

Stacey - 1.38%

Kaniz - 1.38%

Melanie - 1.33%

Julie - 0.78%

Deanna - 0.76%

John - 0.44%

Joe - (1.45%)

Team:

Sharon/Kaniz - 3.02%

Team Purple (Stacey/Angie) - 1.83%

Team Pink (Becky/Julie) - 1.35%

Team Black (Deanna/Melanie) - 1.01%

Team White (John/Joe) - (0.74%)

Cycle #3 - Week #6: Off to a Slow Start

So it seems that everyone is off to a slow start, including me! I'm going to re-dedicate myself to posting and everyone is going to re-dedicate themselves to being the biggest loser! So far, Sharon looks like the frontrunner and her team with Kaniz is on top with Sharon's big lead.

After six weeks here are the results:

Individual:

Sharon - 4.64%

Angie - 2.23%

Stacey - 2.13%

Becky - 2.00%

John - 1.04%

Melanie - 0.86%

Kaniz - 0.81%

Deanna - (0.59%)

Julie - (0.92%)

Joe - (1.45%)

Team:

Sharon/Kaniz - 2.93%

Purple (Stacey/Angie) - 2.19%

Pink (Becky/Julie) - 0.61%

Black (Deanna/Melanie) - 0.06%

John/Joe - (0.51%)

Cycle #3 - Week #3

We started Cycle #3 on September 21st and have nine participants this time around. After three weeks (ending on October 12th) we are off to a varied start. It looks like Stacey is back in her strong competition mode along with Sharon. This time around, the contestants picked their teams with two men and eight women. We still need to get a team name and/or color for Sharon/Kaniz and John/Joe…Here are the results:

Individual:
Sharon – 3.88%
Stacey – 3.17%
Kaniz – 1.94%
Angie – 1.62%
Julie – 0.57%
Becky – 0.45%
Deanna – 0.00%
Melanie – 0.00%
Joe – (0.29%)
John – (0.88%)

Team:
Sharon/Kaniz – 3.02%
Purple (Stacey/Angie) – 2.26%
Pink (Becky/Julie) – 0.51%
Black (Deanna/Melanie) – 0.00%
John/Joe – (0.51)

Cycle #2 - Wrap-up!

Hi all! I have been remiss in getting the wrap up post for Cycle #2...I was going to do the post after everyone weighed-in, but since everyone didn't get in to do so, I never got around to it - then Cycle #3 started and...Enough with my lame excuses, here it is!

Team winner was the A-team, Manuel & Sharon with a loss of 7.40%. Team Green (Ray and Rogelio) were right behind with 6.61%. Great job!

For the best male, Rogelio was the winner with 10.44%. Manuel did a great job as an individual coming in at 7.72%. Victor came in third with 6.69%. I remember when Victor expressed interest in participating and I wondered if he had enough weight to lose - he let me know he wanted to get in great shape and knew he might not a big contender as the maximum percentage he had wasn't as much as some of the contestants. Victor did a great job - those last few pounds are some hard ones to lose and he did it. I just saw him last week and he still looks great and has kept it off!

Our best female was Sharon, claiming her third prize (she was the first to 5% and got the team title w/ Manuel) coming in at 6.91%. Becky came in second with 4.31%. I'm happy to report they are both going for Cycle #3. Sharon has also conquered smoking at the same time as losing weight, which is a huge accomplishment! Great job, ladies!

I had fun doing this again and a big thanks to Sarah for helping out as I was out a few Tuesdays for Cycle #2. I will now be hounding everyone for any week-to-week $$ for Cycle #3's pot;-) Thanks to all for participating and good luck in the future!

Week #11 - Home Stretch!

Just one week left and the top male and top female have frontrunners, but the team title might have some competition still. I didn’t get weights for Lance, Victor, or Brandy for 8/17/10, so their individual/team results below were from their past weigh-ins.

Individual:

Rogelio – 9.15%

Manuel – 7.93%

Victor – 6.37%

Sharon – 4.99%

Lance – 4.53%

Panda – 3.38%

Becky – 3.02%

Joe – 2.41%

Stacey – 2.05%

Kevin – 1.93%

Ray – 1.73%

Brandy – 0.42%

Ben – 0.04%

John – (0.74%)

Angie – (0.76%)

Kaniz – (0.76%)

Deanna – (1.42%)

Matt – (2.94%)

Team:

A-team (Manuel & Sharon) – 6.76%

Green (Ray & Rogelio) – 5.79%

Black (Lance & Victor) – 5.48%

Gray (Brandy & Nikki) – 4.54%

Red (Ben & Becky) – 1.29%

Blue (Deanna & Joe) – 1.26%

Purple (Angie & Kevin) – 0.50%

Orange (John & Stacey) – 0.36%

Yellow (Panda & Kaniz & Matt) – (0.44%)

Week #9 - Everyone is on vacation...

We had quite a few on vacation this week, including John, Stacey, Rogelio, and Panda. Sharon was out in the field. For those that were here, we had three gainers and nine losers. The big story this week was Lance and Victor coming on strong to challenge for the team title.

Three more weigh-ins left. I've added a section on the week-to-week gain so everyone can see what is owed. Good luck everyone! Here are the results...

Individual:
Rogelio - 8.53%
Manuel - 7.01%
Victor - 6.23%
Sharon - 4.99%
Lance - 4.53%
Panda - 3.80%
Ray - 2.88%
Ben - 2.49%
Joe - 2.36%
Stacey - 2.17%
Kevin - 2.17%
Becky - 1.91%
Angie - 1.78%
John - 1.53%
Brandy - 0.42%
Kaniz - 0.13%
Deanna - (0.71%)
Matt - (1.73%)

Team:
A-team (Sharon & Manuel) - 6.21%
Green (Ray & Rogelio) - 5.98%
Black (Lance & Victor) - 5.48%
Grey (Brandy & Niki) - 4.54%
Red (Ben & Becky) - 2.25%
Purple (Angie & Kevin) - 1.96%
Orange (John & Stacey) - 1.78%
Blue (Deanna & Joe) - 1.44%
Yellow (Kaniz & Panda & Matt) - 0.44%

Week #8 – Anne is back!

Sorry I was not able to weigh everyone in over the last two weeks. Many thanks to Sarah for helping out with the weigh-ins! In week 8, we had eight weight losers/maintainers, eight weight gainers, and one (Angie) did not weigh-in. Overall, everyone has still lost weight compared to the start except for two contestants, so that is great! I’m sure once Deanna recovers from her Michigan trip, she will again be in the overall loss category;-)

On the individual side, Rogelio and Manual are very close with 8.53% and 7.79%, respectively. For the ladies, Sharon and Panda are the front-runners with 4.99% and 3.80%, respectively. I still would not count out Stacey as we know she has the ability to pour it on strong!

On the team side, the A-team and Team Green are neck and neck, both over 6%. With four weeks left, I think it will be a close race! Here are the stats:

Individual:

Rogelio – 8.53%

Manuel – 7.79%

Victor – 5.95%

Sharon – 4.99%

Panda – 3.80%

Lance – 3.55%

Ray – 3.09%

Kevin – 2.41%

Stacey – 2.17%

Joe – 1.97%

Becky – 1.66%

Ben – 1.60%

John – 1.53%

Angie – 1.35%

Brandy – 1.21%

Kaniz – 0.00%

Deanna – (0.98%)

Matt – (3.05%)

Team:

A-team (Manuel & Sharon) – 6.68%

Green (Ray & Rogelio) – 6.07%

Black (Lance & Victor) – 4.78%

Gray (Brandy & Nikki) – 4.41%

Orange (John & Stacey) – 1.78%

Purple (Angie & Kevin) – 1.67%

Red (Ben & Becky) – 1.63%

Blue (Deanna & Joe) – 1.09%

Yellow (Kaniz & Panda & Matt) – (0.12)

Week #5 - catching up...and missing Nikki

Hi everyone - Sorry I did not get a chance to update for week #4. I'll go back and enter it, but wanted to get you the latest, up-to-date, results from Week #5, first.

First, I wanted to take a moment to remember Nikki...I was so sad to hear about her passing. I did not know her well, but she was always very nice and I felt a positivity and energy from her that made you smile. She was doing great in our competition and will surely be missed. Let's all continue on with all the progress we are making and do it in her memory, living our lives to the fullest.

This week, Deanna and Brandy were on vacation, Angie was on jury duty, and Ray/Rogelio also did not weigh in. Their percentages were from their last weigh-ins. I've listed Nikki's last weigh-in from 6/29 and will pro-rate her percentage for the team competition so Brandy can continue in the team competition. Rogelio, Manuel, and Ray are coming on strong for the men and Victor really moved up as he hadn't had a chance to weigh-in the last few weeks. Sharon is doing great for the ladies. On the team side, Team Green and the A-team are doing great! I can't wait to see how everyone does in Week #6.

Here are the results...

Individual:
Rogelio - 6.77%
Manuel - 5.36%
Ray - 4.90%
Victor - 4.74%
Sharon - 4.59%
Nikki - 3.52%
Kevin - 2.65%
Lance - 2.36%
Panda - 1.83%
Stacey - 1.81%
Becky - 1.78%
Joe - 1.51%
Angie - 1.35%
Ben - 0.93%
Brandy - 0.51%
John - 0.43%
Deanna - 0.33%
Kaniz - 0.13%
Matt - (1.52%)

Team:
Green (Ray & Rogelio) - 5.92%
A-team (Sharon & Manuel) - 5.05%
Black (Lance & Victor) - 3.59%
Gray (Brandy & Nikki) - 2.65%
Purple (Angie & Kevin) - 1.96%
Red (Ben & Becky) - 1.29%
Blue (Joe & Deanna) - 1.16%
Orange (Stacey & John) - 0.97%
Yellow (Kaniz & Panda & Matt) - (0.04%)

Week #3 – Summertime Challenges?

So week #3 is behind us now and it seems a bit harder to loose the weight than during the winter/spring months for some. Even harder than Superbowl weekend! During the last week, Angie, Ben, and Victor did not weigh-in.

The environmental division field staff is coming on strong as a group, but we do have a winner from the office – Sharon is the first to 5% weight loss @ 5.28%. Way to go Sharon!

On the team side, looks like the big contenders are Team Green and the A-team at this point, but I wouldn’t count Team Purple out just yet as Kevin and Angie both did an outstanding job last cycle. Here are the results on the week:

Individual:

Sharon – 5.28%

Rogelio – 4.66%

Ray – 4.08%

Manuel – 3.70%

Kevin – 3.61%

Nikki – 2.18%

Lance – 1.48%

John – 0.74%

Brandy – 0.51%

Deanna – 0.33%

Becky – 0.25%

Angie – 0.17%

Ben – 0.09%

Joe – 0.05%

Stacey – (0.12%)

Panda – (0.14%)

Victor – (0.28%)

Kaniz – (1.02%)

Team:

Green (Ray & Rogelio) – 4.40%

A-team (Sharon & Manuel) – 4.33%

Purple (Angie & Kevin) – 1.78%

Gray (Brandy & Nikki) – 1.43%

Black (Victor & Lance) – 0.57%

Orange (Stacey & John) – 0.40%

Red (Ben & Becky) – 0.23%

Blue (Deanna & Joe) – 0.13%

Yellow (Kaniz & Panda) – (0.60%)

Week #2 - Cycle 2

This week, we had a little more data to work with and the competitors seemed to stay pretty close to the same. Sharon is still in the lead and very close to the 5% mark for the first challenge! Two very strong teams are out there with the A-team and Green very close with both over 3% already.

This week Lance, Victor, and Nikki didn't weigh-in, so their last weigh-ins were used to calculate the results.

Individual:
Sharon - 4.10%
Rogelio - 3.54%
Ray - 3.46%
Kevin - 2.65%
Manuel - 2.34%
Nikki - 1.19%
Joe - 1.16%
Brandy - 0.70%
Becky - 0.43%
Panda - 0.28%
Angie - 0.17%
Ben - 0.09%
Stacey - 0.00%
John - (0.12%)
Victor - (0.28%)
Deanna - (0.55%)
Kaniz - (0.76%)

Team:
Green (Ray/Rogelio) - 3.50%
A-Team (Sharon/Manuel) - 3.04%
Purple (Angie/Kevin) - 1.33%
Gray (Brandy/Nikki) - 0.97%
Blue (Deanna/Joe) - 0.65%
Red (Ben/Becky) - 0.23%
Orange (John/Stacey) - (0.07%)
Yellow (Kaniz/Panda) - (0.27%)
Black (Lance/Victor) - (0.28%)

Week #1 - Cycle #2

Here we are on Cycle #2! I'm so excited we have a lot of new participants! This time we have a total of 19 contestants: 10 guys and 9 ladies, with 11 participants are new! We also have two "maintenance" participants. New contestants are coming on strong with Sharon being the early leader and the Environmental Division contestants from Lamb Canyon all doing great! We had a few returning contestants that had a slight gain - it is only week #1 and we all know how quickly things can change!

On the team side, because of the odd number of total contestants, we have one team of three. Next week's results should be interesting. Ray/Rogelio and Nikki/Brandy - let me know what color team you'd like. Many colors are left: pink, gold, white, brown, green (and any other color you can think of!).

Three contestants had their first weigh-in at the end of the first week (Lance, Manuel, and Joe) so they aren't included in the initial status. Matt has been off the last two weeks, so he will weigh in on Tuesday. For those teams that had partners that did not have a full week in, the individual's weight percentage was used. Also, I wanted to make everyone aware that we are only doing two contests: first to 5% and first to 15%.

Without further ado, here are the results from week #1:

Individual:
Sharon Peterson - 3.51%
Rogelio Gomez - 3.06%
Ray Pippin - 2.43%
Kevin Rhodes - 1.69%
Nikki Mina - 1.19%
Brandy Green - 0.93%
Angie Gillis - 0.85%
Panda Workman - 0.85%
Ben Mah - 0.53%
Stacey Hubbard - 0.24%
Becky Contaoi - 0.18%
Kaniz Quazi - 0.00%
Deanna Kimsey - (0.22%)
Victor Martinez - (0.28%)
John Farrar - (0.90%)

Team:
The "A"-team (Manuel Ruiz & Sharon Peterson) - 3.51%
Purple (Angie Gillis & Kevin Rhodes) - 1.24%
No color yet (Ray & Rogelio) - 2.78%
No color yet (Nikki & Brandy) - 1.07%
Steeler Yellow (Panda & Kaniz & Matt) - 0.40%
Red (Ben Mah & Becky Contaoi) - 0.39%
Blue (Deanna Kimsey & Joe Montalvo) - (0.22%)
Black (Victor Martinez & Lance Hellein) - (0.28%)
Orange (John Farrar & Stacey Hubbard) - (0.45%)

An we have some winners!

We made it to the end! All told the group lost 466.9 pounds - that is awesome! I am also happy to report that EVERYONE was a loser, and that is what counts. We've also learned a few things, like eating breakfast (and enough calories everyday) is important! And some learned a few things about themselves, like they can run a 5k! Others didn't lose as much weight, but changed their bodies for the better by losing fat and gaining muscle - which weighs a lot more.

Biggest loser male was the Rated R Superstar of HazMat, John Hess. He made his own personal goal and finished with a loss of 70.5 pounds. Everyone is amazed at his transformation and he is motivating and inspiring more people than he knows (myself included!).

For the ladies, we had an awesome tie...Stacey and Lisa were within 0.03% of each other at the end and we all agreed both did a fantastic job and deserved to split the title of Biggest Loser Female. They started to catch John Hess with the last week of competition...Stacey did spend her trip working out like a maniac with her sister and had a great time showing off her new body to her family. Lisa has helped me feel comfortable with having a baby as she proved that losing the baby weight is more than doable!

On the team side of things, Team White held off the competition and took the team title - team Purple was coming on strong and gave them a run for the money. Team Yellow was also sneaking back up on that one, but John held them off. I would like to say my favorite Team Gold did an exceptional job representing the Eng/Ops/RC Division with both Donald and Joe having great results and truly a well-balanced team;-)

On the last challenge, Stacey, Lisa, and Randy were all very close, but Stacey took the prize, losing 11 inches. She is now known as "pants on the ground girl."

Here are the final stats...

Individual:
John Hess - 25.82%
Stacey - 24.57%
Lisa - 24.54%
Randy - 19.23%
Angie - 14.31%
Donald - 12.28%
Joe - 10.97%
Michael R - 9.33%
Jeff - 8.57%
Melanie - 8.46%
Kevin J - 7.29%
Kevin R - 6.56%
Jim - 5.97%
Ben - 4.38%
Deanna - 3.95%
John F - 3.23%
Matt - 2.96%
Mike H - 2.64%
Becky - 2.19%
Amy - 2.18%
Mirtha - 2.18%
Angela - 1.95%
Karen - 1.32%
Kaniz - 1.26%

Team:
White - 14.74%
Purple - 14.66%
Yellow - 13.75%
Gold - 11.66%
Blue - 9.75%
Pink - 9.33%
Red - 7.21%
Orange - 6.97%
Black - 4.58%
Silver-Blue - 3.13%
Green - 2.62%
Brown - 1.72%

Week #19 - Final Stretch

One week before the end and our big race is still the ladies race. After this Tuesday's weigh-in, Stacey is just a bit ahead of Lisa. Stacey is on vacation this weekend, which for many might be quite a temptation, but for Stacey it might turn into an advantage if she ends up working out with her sister for a few days! Team White is pulling away, thanks to John Farrar coming through this week. He must be concentrating on those carrots instead of cupcakes!

Cycle #2 will begin on 6/1/10. Many people will be continuing on and some that have met their goal are going to participate in "maintenance" mode. Please let me know if you or anyone would like to enter. We have some new players and I'm very excited to see their progress and everyone's continued progress.

Can't wait for Tuesday! Many have asked if we are doing any sort of presentation. I had planned to do it informally at lunchtime right after the weigh-in is complete so everyone (most everyone) can be there to see the results. Many of us bring lunch and eat together and anyone is welcome to bring something to share on Tuesday.

Here are the stats!

Individual:
John H - 24.73%
Stacey - 20.92%
Lisa - 20.15%
Randy - 18.30%
Angie - 13.37%
Joe - 10.18%
Donald - 10.09%
Melanie - 9.40%
Jeff - 8.57%
Michael R - 8.56%
Kevin J - 7.29%
Kevin R - 6.56%
Jim- 5.60%
Ben - 4.81%
Deanna - 4.21%
John F - 3.80%
Becky - 3.45%
Mirtha - 3.12%
Mike H - 2.64%
Matt - 2.22%
Amy - 2.18%
Angela - 1.67%
Kaniz - 1.26%
Karen - 1.06%

Team:
White - 14.46%
Yellow - 12.90%
Purple - 12.90%
Gold - 10.13%
Pink - 8.65%
Blue - 8.32%
Red - 7.02%
Orange - 6.97%
Black - 4.87%
Silver-Blue - 3.32%
Green - 2.76%
Brown - 2.19%

Week #18 - John Hess is the man!

Two weeks left and John Hess is killing it! He looks great and continues to impress me and everyone! The big races are the woman's individual and the team. Lisa and Stacey are neck and neck with Lisa in a slight lead. For the team, While, Yellow, and Purple are all within 0.4%. I'm convinced that Team White will hold on and can extend their lead, especially if John Farrar decides to replace every cupcake that tempts him with a carrot;-)

426.8 pounds lost so far - awesome job everyone!!! We have $151.30 to roll over into Cycle #2. Just let me know if you (or anyone else you know) want to continue on after the competition ends on 5/25/10. You can enter in "Maintenance" mode, or "Competition" mode. I've posted the Cycle #2 rules here.

Individual:
John H - 23.08%
Lisa - 19.41%
Stacey - 19.22%
Randy - 17.53%
Angie - 12.81%
Donald - 11.62%
Melanie - 9.40%
Joe - 9.40%
Jeff - 9.18%
Michael - 8.49%
Kevin R - 7.47%
Kevin J - 7.29%
Jim - 5.60%
Deanna - 5.26%
Ben - 5.25%
Becky - 3.45%
Mirtha - 3.12%
Amy - 2.85%
Mike - 2.46%
John F - 2.28%
Matt - 2.22%
Kaniz - 1.26%
Angela - 1.11%
Karen - 1.06%

Team:
White - 12.87%
Yellow - 12.53%
Purple - 12.52%
Gold - 10.61%
Pink - 8.09%
Blue - 7.97%
Orange - 7.37%
Red - 7.31%
Black - 4.87%
Silver-Blue - 3.89%
Green - 2.76%
Brown - 2.19%

Week #17 - Home Stretch

Still a lot of good weight loss going on so close to the end of the competition! The biggest issue of the week is the end date of the competition. Last week, I had asked for feedback on the end date. After reviewing the rules, it is clear that the end date is to coincide with the finale, so I wanted everyone to understand that May 25th will be the official end date. I know some are disappointed...I considered going to lunch with Neal Kipnis to get a free read by County Counsel, but it is clear in the rules.

This week Matt was on jury duty, Angie was on vacation, Ben was sick, and Kevin Joyce and Jeff did not weigh in. There isn't really any change in the standings this week (just a switch in the team standings between Purple and Yellow). Overall, we have lost 411.7 lbs as a group and 16.7 pounds on the week! Based on the most recent weigh-ins here are the stats:

Individual:

John H - 21.61%
Lisa - 19.41%
Stacey - 18.00%
Randy - 16.25%
Angie G - 12.99%
Donald - 10.53%
Melanie - 9.72%
Joe - 8.62%
Michael R - 7.93%
Kevin R - 7.47%
Kevin J - 7.29%
Jim - 5.60%
Ben - 5.25%
Deanna - 4.47%
Becky - 4.39%
Jeff - 3.67%
Mike H - 3.17%
John F - 2.85%
Amy - 2.85%
Matt - 2.71%
Mirtha - 2.49%
Kaniz - 2.20%
Angela - 1.95%
Karen - 0.26%

Team:
White - 12.41%
Yellow - 11.65%
Purple - 11.50%
Gold - 9.65%
Pink - 8.54%
Blue - 8.44%
Orange - 7.37%
Red - 6.24%
Black - 4.58%
Silver-Blue - 3.89%
Green - 3.45%
Brown - 2.35%.

Week #16 - Anne is gone again, again!

Ok, I am really sorry that I could not be there again...I can tell the story at our weigh-in this Tuesday, if you haven't heard it already. The good news is I can't wait for Tuesday! I missed all of you and seeing your progress!

Thanks AGAIN to Sarah for helping out! This week Jim Jeff, and Kevin Rhodes did not weigh-in. We have our first to 20% - congrats to John Hess! And a shake up with the team competition! Team White is now in the lead and Team Purple is in second - Team Yellow has been in first place for weeks on end and were bumped out of first last week by Team White, now two teams are ahead of them (only barely...). Michael Ray did assure me they were going to be the team on top at the end, so we will see!

I looked it up on the internet and the finale is going to be on May 25th. Our official rules say the last week is May 11th. I think it would be cool to coincide with the finale for our ending, so I wanted to see what everyone thought of that. Let me know if anyone has strong feelings on this.

Did much better this week with a net loss of 13.8 lbs on the week. Here are the stats!

Individual:
John H - 20.33%
Lisa - 17.58%
Stacey - 17.27%
Randy - 15.98%
Angie - 12.99%
Donald - 11.18%
Melanie - 9.40%
Joe - 9.40%
Michael - 7.47%
Kevin R - 7.25%
Jeff - 6.94%
Jim - 5.41%
Kevin J - 5.25%
Ben - 5.25%
Deanna - 5.00%
Becky - 3.13%
Matt - 2.71%
Amy - 2.68%
John F - 2.18%
Mirtha - 1.67%
Angela - 1.26%
Kaniz - 1.26%
Mike H - 1.23%
Karen - 1.06%

Team:
White - 11.66%
Purple - 11.38%
Yellow - 11.27%
Gold - 10.37%
Pink - 8.43%
Orange - 7.27%
Blue - 6.54%
Red - 6.14%
Black - 4.87%
Silver-Blue - 3.80%
Green - 2.90%
Brown - 1.72%

Week #15 - Anne is gone again...

But it is OK because Sarah is there to help out and make it happen! This time Anne was gone because of a planned vacation - everyone must have thought that there was not going to be a weigh-in because it was our worst week for weight gain! But we still had an overall net loss of 0.9 of a pound! Karen adn Jim did not weigh-in. So I can get both weeks up and running, I'm going to go right to the stats:

Individual:
John H - 19.78%
Lisa - 16.85%
Randy - 16.14%
Stacey - 14.60%
Donald - 11.40%
Angie - 11.30%
Joe - 9.92%
Melanie - 8.46%
Kevin J - 7.85%
Michael R - 7.41%
Kevin R - 7.25%
Jeff - 6.94%
Jim - 5.41%
Ben - 3.94%
Angela - 3.90%
John F - 3.42%
Deanna - 3.16%
Becky - 3.13%
Mirtha - 3.12%
Amy - 2.51%
Kaniz - 2.20%
Karen - 1.06%
Matt - 0.99%
Mike H - 0.70%

Team:
White - 11.75%
Yellow - 11.30%
Gold - 10.73%
Purple - 9.10%
Pink - 8.31%
Orange - 7.58%
Red - 6.14%
Blue - 5.95%
Black - 4.44%
Silver-Blue - 3.13%
Brown - 2.66%
Green - 1.93%

Week #14 - steady progress

We have made it to week #14 - seems like just yesterday that we started up WMBL. Sorry I was not able to be there for the weigh-in, but thanks to Sarah for taking care of that for me! FYI, i am on vacation this week, so Sarah will be weighing you in again.

This week, Kevin Rhodes, Joe Contaoi, and Mike Harrison were gone. All data for them is from their most recent weigh-in. Our four top contenders moved around a bit, like they usually do, with the following order at the close of week #14: John, Lisa, Stacey, then Randy. For the teams, Yellow is still on top with Gold, Purple, and White all about 0.5% behind. We lost 25.6 pounds this week, for a total of 380.3 since we started.

Congrats to Angela and Deanna on running the Carlsbad 5k on the Saturday before this week's weigh-in! Angela beat her time from last year by over a minute and came in just a few seconds faster than Stacey ran her race last week. This was Deanna's very first race and she finished a few minutes after Angela and looked strong at the end - you'd never know she broke her foot almost a year ago! Here are the stats!

Individual:
John H - 17.58%
Lisa - 16.12%
Stacey - 16.06%
Randy - 15.71%
Angie - 12.05%
Donald - 10.96%
Melanie - 10.03%
Joe - 9.92%
Kevin J - 7.52%
Michael R - 7.34%
Jeff - 6.33%
Kevin R - 6.24%
Jim - 5.41%
Ben - 5.03%
Becky - 4.39%
Deanna - 4.21%
Matt - 3.69%
John F - 2.66%
Amy - 2.51%
Mike H - 2.11%
Angela - 1.95%
Mirtha - 1.56%
Kaniz - 1.26%
Karen - 1.06%

Team:
Yellow - 11.08%
Gold - 10.49%
Purple - 10.37%
White - 10.26%
Pink - 7.98%
Orange - 6.95%
Blue - 6.66%
Red - 5.85%
Black - 5.16%
Green - 4.00%
Silver-Blue - 3.61%
Brown - 1.41%

Week #13 - Easter is worse than the Superbowl?

Is it true? Can Easter be worse than the Superbowl? It was pretty close...Overall, 8 of 24 contestants gained weight, but we achieved a net loss on the week of 14.5 lbs. This was helped a great deal by John Hess, who hasn't weighed in for a few weeks and lost 8.5 lbs since his last weigh-in. This is the first week that everyone has weighed in for a long time, so the stats are up to date.

Congrats to Stacey for competing in and finishing the Santa Anita 5k event last weekend with a good time! We will see if Angela and Deanna can do as good when they run the Carlsbad 5k this weekend!

We are up to 354.7 lbs lost collectively thus far! Here are the stats:

Individual:
Lisa - 16.48%
John H - 15.93%
Stacey - 14.84%
Randy - 14.56%
Angie - 11.49%
Joe - 9.92%
Melanie - 8.78%
Donald - 7.89%
Kevin J - 7.52%
Michael R - 6.85%
Jeff - 6.73%
Kevin R - 6.24%
Jim - 5.41%
Ben - 4.60%
Becky - 4.39%
Matt - 3.20%
Deanna - 3.16%
Angela - 2.79%
Amy - 2.51%
Mirtha - 2.49%
Mike H - 2.11%
John F - 1.71%
Kaniz - 1.57%
Karen - 0.00%

Team:
Yellow (Randy & Mike) - 10.29%
Purple (Stacey & Angela) - 9.23%
White (John & John) - 8.96%
Gold (Joe & Donald) - 8.82%
Pink (Angela & Angie) - 7.98%
Orange (Kevin & Kevin) - 6.95%
Blue (Lisa & Matt) - 6.78%
Red (Jim & Jeff) - 6.04%
Black (Melanie & Karen) - 4.01%
Green (Becky & Matt) - 3.72%
Silver-Blue (Ben & Amy) - 3.42%
Brown (Mirtha & Kaniz) - 2.03%

Week #12 - Barely a Weight Loss!

We had some wild weight swings this week with a net loss of only 1.8 lbs. The good news is only six people gained weight, twelve lost, and two stayed the same. Angela, Joe, John, and John were all off this week.

I had a chance to visit the Badlands crew on Wednesday and everyone looked great! Michael Ray is coming in to his own and coming on strong and Michael/Randy are feeling good about their chances for the team prize. Team Yellow is still in the lead with team Gold and Purple not far behind, all above 9%. I had a chance to measure waists out at Badlands, too, and have updated the status on the sidebar. Randy is going to be in the running for that prize as he has really transformed himself with a 13% decrease in his waist measurement.
On the individual side of things, Lisa and Stacey are neck and neck with Lisa 5/100th ahead of Stacey and Randy not far behind. Lisa let me know that she has started a challenge out at Lamb Canyon for the Environmental field staff and has around 20 participants. They are posting their weekly results in the Environmental trailer. If anyone knows field staff interested in participating, please let Lisa know. We may also start a separate blog for that group.

Everyone likes the idea of keeping this going after the finale of the show in May, so I will work on some new rules so we can be ready to start that in May when our challenge is over. Let me know if you have coworkers interested in joining us when that time comes.

Here are the results!

Individual:
Lisa - 15.38%
Stacey - 15.33%
Randy - 13.78%
John H - 12.82%
Angie - 11.30%
Donald - 9.87%
Joe - 9.66%
Melanie - 9.40%
Kevin J - 8.00%
Michael R - 6.66%
Kevin R - 6.15%
Jeff - 5.92%
Jim - 5.04%
Becky - 4.08%
Ben - 3.94%
Matt - 3.69%
Mirtha - 2.80%
John F - 2.47%
Deanna - 2.37%
Amy - 2.01%
Angela - 1.95%
Kaniz - 1.89%
Mike - 0.70%
Karen - 0.53%

Team:
Yellow (Randy & Michael) - 9.84%
Gold (Joe & Donald) - 9.77%
Purple (Stacey & Deanna) - 9.10%
White (John & John) - 7.74%
Pink (Angie & Angela) - 7.53%
Orange (Kevin & Kevin) - 7.17%
Blue (Lisa & Mike) - 5.47%
Red (Jim & Jeff) - 5.46%
Black (Melanie & Karen) - 4.58%
Green (Becky & Matt) - 3.86%
Silver-Blue (Ben & Amy) - 2.85%
Brown (Mirtha & Kaniz) - 2.35%

Week #11 - And we have another Winner!

We actually have two winners! Both Stacey and Lisa made it to the 15% goal! Both worked very hard over the last week to get there. Stacey ended up with just a little bit higher percentage that Lisa. Since Lisa was the 5% winner, both agreed Stacey would be the 15% winner. Congrats to both!

This week, John Hess and Kevin Joyce were off and Jeff Kukulka did not have a chance to weigh in. John was a contender for the first to 15%, so it will be interesting to see how he does this Tuesday. Lisa and Stacey had amazing weight loss, so since John went on a cruise, I'm thinking he would not have beat them;-)

On the team front, we had team Purple really pull ahead to bump Gold and take second place. Team Yellow is first and Gold is in third with all three teams over 9%. Now that Deanna has given up her alcohol and started up counting her calories and workouts again, I'm thinking team Purple is a contender for the team prize!

Overall, we did much better this week with only five contestants gaining weight and an overall 19.6 lbs on the week and 336.4 lbs since beginning. We did several waist measurements and everyone lost inches - some losing over 7"! I can't wait to see what the final results are. I suspect that John Hess, Stacey, and Lisa will be competing for that challenge.

At lunch this week, we discussed keeping WMBL going after the finale in May. We tentatively came up with taking the pot from the week-to-week weight gain and using that as the prize. Maybe we could go for two or three month increments with a smaller entry fee (maybe $5?). I'm opening to feedback on how to proceed. I'd be happy to keep the website alive and do weekly weigh-ins - maybe we can get some new competitors?!?

Here are the results:

Individual:
Stacey - 15.09%
Lisa - 15.02%
Randy - 13.36%
John Hess - 12.82%
Angie - 11.49%
Joe - 9.66%
Donald - 8.55%
Melanie - 8.46%
Kevin Joyce - 7.70%
Michael Ray - 6.44%
Kevin Rhodes - 6.06%
Ben - 5.69%
Jeff - 5.31%
Jim - 4.66%
Becky - 4.08%
Matt - 3.20%
Mirtha - 3.12%
Deanna - 2.89%
John Farrar - 2.47%
Amy - 2.01%
Angela - 1.95%
Mike Harrison - 1.94%
Kaniz - 1.57%
Karen - 1.06%

Team:
Yellow (Randy & Michael) - 9.53%
Purple (Stacey & Deanna) - 9.23%
Gold (Joe & Donald) - 9.06%
White (John & John) - 7.74%
Pink (Angie & Angela) - 7.64%
Orange (Kevin & Kevin) - 6.97%
Blue (Lisa & Mike H) - 6.18%
Red (Jim & Jeff) - 4.97%
Black (Melanie & Karen) - 4.44%
Silver-Blue (Amy & Ben) - 3.61%
Green (Becky & Matt) - 3.59%
Brown (Mirtha & Kaniz) - 2.35%

Week #10 - Random Weigh-ins

This week ties for the lowest net weigh loss since we started with only 11.5 collective net pounds lost...it is getting harder to lose, but the important thing is we still are making forward progress. Sorry that both Sarah and I were at Badlands and couldn't be there to do the weigh-in like we usually do. I don't expect that would happen again. Thanks to Joe C for pitching in and talking all of you into letting him weigh you! Because we didn't have a normal weigh-in, I didn't do the waist measurements for everyone - we will plan on that next week for those participating. John H. was on vacation last week and Mike H. I believe was out.

Team Yellow moved slightly ahead of team Gold for the team lead and our individual leader is again Lisa, with Randy, John H., and Stacey close behind to get the first to 15% lost. They are all above 12%! Keep in mind that John didn't weigh in last week and is on a cruise vacation, so we will see how he does when he returns;-)

Here are the stats!

Individual:
Lisa - 13.92%
Randy - 12.93%
John H - 12.82%
Stacey - 12.17%
Angie - 9.42%
Joe - 9.14%
Donald - 8.55%
Kevin J - 7.70%
Kevin R - 6.56%
Michael R - 6.10%
Melanie - 5.96%
Jeff - 5.31%
Ben - 5.03%
Jim - 4.66%
Becky - 3.45%
Amy - 3.18%
Deanna - 3.16%
John F - 2.28%
Matt - 2.22%
Karen - 2.11%
Kaniz - 1.57%
Mirtha - 1.56%
Angela - 1.39%

Team:
Yellow (Randy/Mike) - 9.15%
Gold (Joe/Don) - 8.82%
Purple (Stacey/Angela) - 7.84%
White (John/John) - 7.65%
Orange (Kevin/Kevin) - 7.19%
Pink (Angela/Angie) - 6.18%
Blue (Lisa/Matt) - 6.18%
Red (Jeff/Jim) - 4.97%
Silver-Blue (Ben/Amy) - 3.98%
Black (Melanie/Karen) - 3.87%
Green (Becky/Matt) - 2.76%
Brown (Kaniz/Mirtha) - 1.56%

Week #9 - Halfway point!

We are halfway through and have seen some amazing changes already! This week, Kevin Rhodes and Mike Harrison were out. Only three contestants gained weight! Total weight loss is 307.3 pounds!!! We also have some good news in Amy as she had a successful surgery and is on the road to recovery (she even lost weight;-).

Big news this week is we have an EXACT tie for first place individual with John Hess and Lisa. Randy Taylor is very close behind and Stacey is also within striking distance. Team-wise, Gold is back in front with a very slight lead over team Yellow. Team White and Purple are not far behind.

FYI - Since we are half-way through, I was considering doing waist measurements during next week's weigh-in, for those participating in that challenge. I know we are going to see some dramatic changes...Here are the results!

Individual:
John H. - 12.82%
Lisa - 12.82%
Randy - 12.24%
Stacey - 11.19%
Angie - 9.42%
Joe - 9.14%
Donald - 8.33%
Kevin J - 7.59%
Melanie - 7.21%
Michael R - 4.51%
Jeff - 4.90%
Jim - 4.48%
Deanna - 3.95%
Ben - 3.50%
Becky - 3.45%
John F - 3.04%
Matt - 2.46%
Amy - 2.01%
Angela - 1.95%
Mirtha - 1.87%
Kaniz - 1.57%
Karen - 1.32%

Team:
Gold (Joe & Donald) - 8.70%
Yellow (Randy & Mike R) - 8.68%
White (John & John) - 8.02%
Purple (Stacey & Deanna) - 7.71%
Orange (Kevin & Kevin) - 6.72%
Pink (Angie & Angela) - 6.40%
Blue (Lisa & Mike H) - 5.83%
Red (Jeff & Jim) - 4.68%
Black (Melanie & Karen) - 4.01%
Green (Matt & Becky) - 2.90%
Silver-Blue (Amy & Ben) - 2.66%
Brown (Mirtha & Kaniz) - 1.72%

Week #8 - Show is back on!

Everyone did pretty good this week - especially considering we are two months into the challenge and everyone has worked through the easy pounds to lose...This week, Amy was out as she is having surgery on her knee. Amy - we are all thinking about you and hope you are healed soon! Melanie was out on vacation this week and Matt Hickman was sick. Results below are from last week's data for those that were out.

A few races I want to make sure everyone knows about.

First, Stacey (and I believe Becky) have registered for the Santa Anita 5k race on Saturday, April 3th and we'd like to get some participation from the WMBL participants together for the race. I'm not sure if I can attend yet, but will try. Stacey assures me there is an awesome beer garden waiting for participants at the finish line and you get TWO free beers (which should equal the calories you burn in the race!). It is only $25 if you register by 3/28/10. Registration information can be found here.

Second, Angela and I have registered for the Carlsbad 5k race on Sunday, April 11th. Joe Schupp may join us, too. It is $40 to participate if registered by 4/4/10. Anyone that is interested can register here.

Now on to the results!

Individual:
Randy - 11.24%
John H - 11.17%
Stacey - 10.95%
Lisa - 10.62%
Angie - 9.60%
Joe - 7.57%
Donald - 7.46%
Kevin J - 6.55%
Kevin R - 5.65%
Michael R - 5.26%
Jeff - 4.49%
Jim - 4.48%
Ben - 4.38%
Deanna - 3.16%
Becky - 3.13%
Mike H - 2.46%
Kaniz - 2.20%
John F - 2.09%
Angela - 1.95%
Karen - 1.32%
Mirtha - 0.93%

Team:
Yellow (Randy & Michael R) - 7.93%
Gold (Joe & Donald) - 7.51%
Purple (Stacey & Deanna) - 7.21%
White (John & John) - 6.72%
Pink (Angie & Angela) - 6.52%
Orange (Kevin & Kevin) - 6.15%
Blue (Lisa & Mike H) - 5.11%
Red (Jeff & Jim) - 4.48%
Black (Melanie & Karen) - 3.87%
Silver-Blue (Amy & Ben) - 2.94%
Green (Becky & Matt) - 2.34%
Brown (Mirtha & Kaniz) - 1.56%

Week #7

Hi all - Sorry I couldn't be there on Tuesday. Thanks so much to Sarah for helping out in my absence to weigh everyone in! I received the data from Sarah with everyone except Jeff Kukulka and John Farrar, so their weight percentages will be as of last week.

I also understand there was a big feast for some birthday celebrations on Tuesday. A few contestants weighed in early so they could partake...I hope everyone picked healthy items and exercised portion control;-) We only had three weight gainers, and the lowest overall weight gain as a group to date. Good job everyone! Here are the results:

Individual:
John H - 10.26%
Stacey - 10.22%
Randy - 10.19%
Lisa - 9.89%
Angie - 8.29%
Donald - 7.68%
Joe - 7.57%
Melanie - 6.90%
Ben - 6.13%
Kevin J - 6.07%
Michael R - 4.67%
Kevin R - 4.24%
Jim - 4.10%
Deanna - 3.68%
Jeff - 3.67%
John F - 2.85%
Becky - 2.51%
Mike H - 1.94%
Amy - 1.84%
Matt - 1.72%
Mirtha - 1.56%
Angela - 1.39%
Karen - 0.79%
Kaniz - 0.63%

Team
Gold - 7.63%
Yellow - 7.13%
Purple - 7.08%
White - 6.62%
Pink - 5.51%
Orange - 5.25%
Blue - 4.52%
Red - 3.90%
Silver-Blue - 3.70%
Black - 3.58%
Green - 2.07%
Brown - 1.10%

Week #6 - Superbowl Recovery Week

We had some recovery this week from all the superbowl parties! There was a net loss of 24 pounds with Randy, John H, Donald, and Deanna having great numbers all over 3 pounds on the week. Randy moved into the lead with Stacey and John H. close behind. Team competition has Gold pulling away a bit. Overall, we are at 235 pounds lost as a group - awesome!

Here are the results:

Individual
Randy - 9.42%
Stacey - 9.00%
John H - 8.97%
Donald - 8.11%
Lisa - 8.06%
Angie - 7.53%
Joe - 6.79%
Melanie - 6.58%
Kevin J - 5.96%
Ben - 4.81%
Michael R - 4.51%
Kevin R - 4.33%
Jim - 4.10%
Deanna - 3.68%
Jeff - 3.67%
John F - 2.85%
Kaniz - 1.89%
Amy - 1.84%
Angela - 1.39%
Mirtha - 1.25%
Becky - 0.63%
Mike H - 0.00%

Team
Gold - 7.51%
Yellow - 6.70%
Purple - 6.45%
White - 5.97%
Orange - 5.23%
Pink - 5.06%
Red - 3.90%
Silver-Blue - 3.13%
Black - 3.01%
Blue - 2.62%
Brown - 1.56%
Green - 0.83%

Week #5 - Super Bowl Aftermath

Some contestants attended pretty awesome superbowl parties!!! Ten gainers and twelve losers, but still an overall loss on the week. I expect there will be some great recoveries next week! It is getting harder now, but everyone is still at or below entry weight. Good job everyone!

Big news of the week is that we have a new leader - Stacey is now in first place with 8.76%! Great job! Teams Gold, Yellow, Purple, and Pink are almost all tied...

Donald and Mike Harrison were on vacation this week, so their percentages from last week are below. Here are the stats:

Individual
Stacey - 8.76%
Angie - 7.91%
Randy - 7.72%
John H - 7.51%
Joe - 6.27%
Lisa - 6.23%
Melanie - 5.96%
Kevin J - 5.48%
Donald - 5.04%
Ben - 4.38%
Jim - 3.92%
Michael R - 3.83%
Kevin R - 3.74%
Jeff - 3.06%
John F - 2.85%
Kaniz - 2.52%
Amy - 2.35%
Deanna - 2.11%
Angela - 1.95%
Mike H - 1.23%
Matt - 0.99%
Becky - 0.94%
Mirtha - 0.62%
Karen - 0.00%

Team
Gold (Joe & Donald) - 5.60%
Yellow (Randy & Mike R) - 5.57%
Purple (Stacey & Deanna) - 5.56%
Pink (Angie & Angela) - 5.51%
White (John & John) - 5.22%
Orange (John & John) - 4.70%
Red (Jeff & Jim) - 3.51%
Silver-Blue (Amy & Ben) - 3.23%
Blue (Lisa & Mike H) - 2.85%
Black (Melanie & Karen) - 2.72%
Brown (Mirtha & Kaniz) - 1.56%
Green (Matt & Becky) - 0.97%

Week #4 - Still Going Steady

Everyone is still doing great! As a Department, we have lost 198.9 pounds! We only had two week to week weight gainers this week: Mike H and Ben...but everyone is still below their start weight, which is AWESOME!

And Angela has made it to 100 miles - Congrats! Becky was close behind with 95 miles. I know both were sick in the last two weeks, and were still able to rack up the mileage - great job, ladies!

The big story of the week is John Hess. His huge weight loss moved him into second place and his team into first! Here are the updated stats:

Lisa - 8.79%
John H - 7.69
Stacey - 7.54
Randy - 7.37
Angie - 7.34
Donald - 5.04
Melanie - 5.02
Joe - 4.70
Kevin J - 4.26
Kevin R - 4.06
Michael R - 3.70
Jeff - 3.47
John F - 3.42
Matt - 2.96
Jim - 2.80
Ben - 2.41
Deanna - 2.37
Becky - 2.19
Angela - 1.39
Karen - 1.32
Mike H - 1.23
Amy - 1.17
Mirtha - 0.93
Kaniz - 0.63

Teams:
White (John & John) - 5.60%
Yellow (Randy & Michael) - 5.34
Purple (Stacey & Deanna) - 5.06
Pink (Angie & Angela) - 4.94
Gold (Joe & Donald) - 4.89
Orange (Kevin & Kevin) - 4.17
Blue (Lisa & Mike H) - 3.69
Red (Jeff & Jim) - 3.12
Black (Melanie & Karen) - 3.01
Green (Becky & Matt) - 2.62
Silver-Blue (Ben & Amy) - 1.71
Brown (Mirtha & Kaniz) - 0.78

Third Week - Team Gold comes on Strong!

Everyone is still doing great! Again, everyone has either lost weight or stayed the same as their entry weight. We did have six contestants that gained a total of 7.5 lbs from last week, so we have $7.50 to add to the challenge pot. This may happen week to week as people may be retaining water, gaining muscle from working out, etc., so don't be discouraged!

We are almost half-way to our challenge of the first to lose 15% of body weight with three contestants (Lisa, Randy, and Angie G) over 6% now. Also, getting very close to a winner in the race to 100 miles...As of Tuesday, the standings are as follows:

Becky - 74.4 miles
Angela - 69.9
Stacey - 53.2
Joe C - 42.0
Deanna - 39.9
Mirtha - 19.1
Matt - 4.0

And Lisa is still in First position for the individual rankings. Team rankings have had some changes - most notably that team Gold (Joe C & Donald) have moved up to Second position and are right on the heels of Badland's team Yellow (Randy & Michael R). Here are the latest standings:

Individual
Lisa - 7.33%
Randy - 6.64%
Angie - 6.21%
Stacey - 5.84%
John H - 4.95%
Melanie - 4.70%
Donald - 4.61%
Joe - 4.18%
Ben - 4.16%
Kevin R - 3.74%
Kevin J - 3.59%
Michael R - 3.48%
Jeff - 3.06%
Jim - 2.43%
John F - 2.28%
Mike H - 2.11%
Deanna - 1.84%
Matt - 1.48%
Becky - 1.25%
Amy - 0.67%
Kaniz - 0.63%
Angela - 0.28%
Karen - 0.00%
Mirtha - 0.00%

Team:
Yellow (Randy & Michael R) - 4.89%
Gold (Joe & Donald) - 4.41%
Purple (Stacey & Deanna) - 3.92%
Pink (Angie & Angela) - 3.82%
Blue (Lisa & Mike H) - 3.80%
Orange (Kevin & Kevin) - 3.66%
White (John & John) - 3.64%
Red (Jeff & Jim) - 2.73%
Silver-Blue (Amy & Ben) - 2.18%
Black (Melanie & Karen) - 2.15%
Green (Becky & Matt) - 1.38%
Brown (Mirtha & Kaniz) - 0.31%

Great job, everyone!

Second Week - A Little Shake Up

We have $4.10 to add to the pot for challenges as four contestants gained wieght...not to worry as this is expected, especially in week #2. The good news is everyone has still lost weight overall. Great job everyone! Here are the stats:

Individual:
Lisa - 6.23%
Angie G - 5.65%
Stacey - 5.60%
Randy - 5.44%
Melanie - 5.02%
John H - 4.40%
Joe - 3.66%
Kevin J - 3.37%
Michael R - 3.02%
Donald - 2.85%
Jim - 2.80%
Ben - 2.64%
Kevin R - 1.91%
Becky - 1.88%
Mirtha - 1.87%
Deanna - 1.58%
Mike H - 1.23%
Matt - 1.23%
Jeff - 1.22%
Kaniz - 0.94%
Karen - 0.79%
John F - 0.76%
Amy - 0.67%
Angela - 0.00%

Team:
Yellow (Randy & Michael) - 4.10%
Purple (Stacey & Deanna) - 3.67%
Hot Pink (Angie & Angela) - 3.37%
Gold (Joe & Donald) - 3.22%
Blue (Lisa & Mike H) - 2.85%
Orange (Kevin & Kevin) - 2.72%
Black (Melanie & Karen) - 2.72%
White (John & John) - 2.61%
Red (Jim & Jeff) - 2.05%
Silver-Blue (Amy & Ben) - 1.52%
Green (Becky & Matt) - 1.52%
Brown (Mritha & Kaniz) - 1.41%

First to 100 miles in training running/walking:
Becky - 50.3 mi
Angela - 49.0
Stacey - 36.6
Deanna - 33.5
Joe - 28.0
Mirtha - 7.0
Matt - 4

Keep it going everyone!

First Week...Everyone is a Loser

I'm happy to report that NO ONE gained weight! Everyone lost weight and we had one maintain the same weight from week #1. Great job everyone! We also had two new members join up for a total of 24 contestants. Mirtha Liedl and Kaniz Quani are the brown team - welcome!

Here are the stats:

Individual
Lisa - 5.13%
Randy - 4.83%
Stacey - 4.14%
Melanie - 4.08%
Kevin J - 3.78%
Angie G - 3.77%
Joe - 2.61%
Donald - 2.19%
Ben - 2.19%
Michael - 2.05%
John H - 2.01%
Becky - 1.88%
Kevin R - 1.82%
Mike - 1.76%
Matt - 1.48%
Deanna - 1.05%
Jim - 0.75%
Angela - 0.56%
Amy - 0.34%
Karen - 0.26%
John F - 0.00%

Team

Yellow (Randy/Michael)	3.29%
Orange (Kevin/Kevin)	2.90%
Blue (Lisa/Mike)	2.85%
Purple (Stacey/Deanna)	2.65%
Hot Pink (Angie/Angela)	2.47%
Gold (Joe/Donald)	2.38%
Black (Melanie/Karen)	2.01%
Green (Becky/Matt)	1.66%
Silver-Blue (Amy/Ben)	1.14%
White (John/John)	1.03%
Red (Jeff*/Jim)	0.75%

And we have a challenge winner - Lisa is the first to lose 5%. Congrats!