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%