Biggest Loser 4 Week 12

[dare2dream]

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, the Weight Keeper speaks

Sorry this is later than usual. I am starting to burn out, the numbers get blurry and I can not focus. The numbers this week were perplexing so I just let things sit today and looked again this evening. I did hear from two ladies today and I am grateful for that. The numbers are not our best so let's see what's going on.

We started the week with 45 participants. 7 folks have not checked in for three weeks and have been dropped from the challenge. Of course they will be welcomed with open arms if they decide to make a report to me in the future. We have a returnie this week that I am happy to see.

We are now at 39 current participants. 12 people did not check in for the week. 4 of them have missed 2 weeks and 8 have missed one week.

27 participants weighed in this week. We had 8 gains for 20 pounds, 6 maintains, and 13 losses totaling 18.3 pounds for a weekly cumulative NET GAIN of 1.7 pounds. Yes a NET GAIN this week. Our dropped members took 55 pounds from our cumulative loss (we lost some real losers this week) which leaves us with a cumulative loss of 380 pounds.

10 out of our 13 losers are superstars this week. If this wasn't your week please keep on working hard, your week may be coming. Let's see who shined this week.

(drum roll and fanfare please)

WISH Biggest Loser challenge #4 Week 11 Superstars!!!

#10 - 0.360% Mercobear - Gretchen
#9 - 0.424% whgrn - Wendy
#8 - 0.463% WDWorBust - Amanda
#7 - 0.513% tmfranlk - Tia
#6 - 0.516% lisaviolet - Lisa
#5 - 0.576% LaLaroo78 - Michele
#4 - 0.652% jimmduck - Linda
#3 - 0.888% AlreadyexcitedGrammy - Bev
#2 - 1.062% acourtwdw2 - Amanda

and now the WISH Biggest Loser challenge #4 Week 11 Biggest Loser is . . . .

#1 - 1.952% goldengourd - Becky

Great job Becky. Yes you had a big change this week and your rechecking has paid off. Claim your clippie and wear it proudly. You have earned it!

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Congratulations Becky!!! Your hard work is paying off. Keep it up.

Congratulations to all weekly our superstars. I am so glad we are in this together. Congratulations to our faithful that are still hanging in there. We are committed for the long haul. I can not begin to tell you how proud I am of you that you are still along on this wild ride.

After the small numbers this week I wonder why I am doing this and then I remember. You are all superstars to me. I have a long way to go on my weight loss journey and you all inspire me with each .1 pound that you lose. I know those pounds do not come off by themselves, I know it is a struggle every single day.

So how was your week? Once again my name is not on the list and I know why. Next week is a holiday for some of us. Do you have your game plan formulated? Fortunately DH does not want a big Easter dinner. He has found some wild diet on the internet that he wants to start on Monday. WE will work on this together. Who knows? It may actually work for us. I think it will help me to have a list everyday of what I should eat.

What is working for you? What is not working? What do you need to do differently to develop a healthy lifestyle? Every effort is worth it, every sacrifice will pay off in the end. Slow and steady will win this race and we are doing great losers.

Have a healthy day!

 

[WDWLVR]

Bredna - a great big thank you to you and all the leaders of this group for all you do! It is sad to see so many people sign up and then just drop out but sometimes life gets in the way and you need to do what you need to do.

I have only been on the top ten list once but I have totally enjoyed this experience and I think it has helped me in my weight loss goals. I haven't put up big numbers and just when I've lost some I've gained it back. Yet with the challenges in place I've been consistant with my exercise and have pushed myself further than I would have thought. I'm feeling better, my clothes are fitting better and I'm happier overall. So thank you!

I know where my downfalls are and I'm working on them. I'm very very close to cracking into the 190's and I'm looking forward to leaving that 2 behind! I'm not going to be as thin on my April cruise as I had hoped by thinner than I would have been if I hadn't signed up!

Congrats to everyone who has stayed with it through the whole process. I couldn't have done it without all of you!



BTW - a great big congrats to my September cruise buddy Amanda!

 

[winniedapooh]

Sorry to be posting so late this week folks. I weighed in on Monday and forgot to pm my small loss to Brenda and then realized yesterday I had not done so. I did but again am still late. It seems as though I woke up Monday and did not stop until early this AM. Today is my "Friday" meaning I usually work a 4 day week and have Friday through Sunday off. I did so much this week and still have so much left to do ! Today does not look any better, DD did not get into her top choice for schools. It was weird she got into a school that required an interview, which she did not do, and is out of her league although a great school? So today we are off to University of Hartford, which they say is a good school??? She got accepted and a ton of money, I am unsure of the school or the neighborhood?? I have heard mixed results. Anyhow I will walk from the furtherest lot in order to help my horrid eating patterns and junk food from the last 3 days! Have a great week, we CAN do it!

 

[tmfranlk]

Congrats, Becky! And to all of the other Superstars.

Brenda - I really appreciate all of the work you do for the challenge. I have found the challenge to be very good for me this year and I am so happy that I found it. I know that I was starting to lose some motivation late last week, but when you posted the 2/3 list, that really gave me a boost. Seeing the numbers all together was really helpful.

As for me, I've gotten a little lax the last week or so. My exercise is down and I really want to work on that. We have company through Sunday (7 extra people to be exact) so my tracking is out the window, though I'm trying to eat decently. I did have a splurge for my first Ted Drewes frozen custard of the season yesterday. But, I countered it with better eating througout the day. I found success in that spurge though...From the time I was about 10 or 12, I wanted to order a regular size (medium about a 10oz cup). In the last 5-10 years, I'd been known to order a large (about a 20oz cup) I have no idea on the calorie/fat content on that, but can't even imagine. Yesterday I ordered the mini (about 4-5oz) and walked away more than satisfied! I got my favorite treat, I enjoyed every bite of it and I didn't walk away sick and over gorged. I walked away happy.

Today we're headed to the zoo and I'm glad as that extra movement will do me well. Now, if only I could figure out how to get more sleep while they are here. It's a good week for that not to be on the challenge. Playing cards/games until midnight does not bode well for a full night's sleep. (Of course, everyone else is still asleep, so they'll do fine. I actually volunteered to get up first as DSis is dropping off her baby soon.)

I also have a resolution to get busy on the challenge next week! I'm going to try for this one, but I'm not sure how much of it I can do in the short time after everyone leaves. Next week though I'm going to bust it out and get myself focused on all pieces of the challenge again.

Have a good Easter weekend everyone.

 

[Raenstoirm]

Go buddy! How many weeks in a row is this now! You are on a roll!

Congrats to all the other losers as well!
I vow to be back on that list next week!

 

[donac]

Good Morning everyone.

Congrats to all the winners this week. We can do it. Towards the end everyone has some bad weeks but we only have 3 1/2 weeks to go. Let's get busy.

Michelle, I am sorry to hear that your daughter did not get into her top choice. That is always very hard. Good luck with making this very difficult decision.

Have a magicl losing day everyone. We can do this.

 

[disneychrista]

We haven't had a Question of the Day in awhile, so I thought I would pose my own (hope I am not steping on any toes).

What have you noticed that you do automatically now that you have change your way of eating/thinking about eating?

For me the biggest thing is how slowly I eat treats now. I don't feel the need to gobble them down. I bought 4 boxes of Girl Scout cookies about 2 weeks ago and still have 1 1/2 box of Thin Mints (out of 2), 1/2 box of the short bread (out of 1) and 1/3 of the Tagalongs (out of 1). Before these would have been long gone by now. In fact up until the night before last it had been a week since I had even 1 cookie. I bought 2 4-packs of Frappacino bottles (on sale w/ a coupon no less) and I have only had 1 bottle (of which I spilled 1/3 of). The others are sitting in the fridge just waiting for me.

I also walk more. I will not automatically get a shopping cart to "hold me up" when I am shopping.

So what about you?

 

[simpilotswife]

Sorry to be posting so late this week folks. I weighed in on Monday and forgot to pm my small loss to Brenda and then realized yesterday I had not done so. I did but again am still late. It seems as though I woke up Monday and did not stop until early this AM. Today is my "Friday" meaning I usually work a 4 day week and have Friday through Sunday off. I did so much this week and still have so much left to do ! Today does not look any better, DD did not get into her top choice for schools. It was weird she got into a school that required an interview, which she did not do, and is out of her league although a great school? So today we are off to University of Hartford, which they say is a good school??? She got accepted and a ton of money, I am unsure of the school or the neighborhood?? I have heard mixed results. Anyhow I will walk from the furtherest lot in order to help my horrid eating patterns and junk food from the last 3 days! Have a great week, we CAN do it!

Chin up buddy!! Next week will be a better week.

And remind DD that sometimes things happen for a reason. Perhaps the reason she did not get into her first choice is so that she would look at the other doors that are open to her.

 

[simpilotswife]

Great QOTD christa. I also eat treats slowly, where before the whole cookie would have been popped into my mouth, now I nibble. Also I find that I start estimating how what I eat is going to fit in to my day and if it is worth eating at all.

 

[winniedapooh]

WooHoo to us all. Just being here makes us all winners in my book.

No loss for me this week but that is okay. As long as I keep heading in the right direction I don't mind taking some time to get there.

I like your attitude buddy...I will try and keep that in mind!

 

[winniedapooh]

Chin up buddy!! Next week will be a better week.

And remind DD that sometimes things happen for a reason. Perhaps the reason she did not get into her first choice is so that she would look at the other doors that are open to her.

Thanks...that is what DH said. Went to Univ of Hartford and was not impressed. She liked it though. Next weekend we will head back to PA to see Susquehanna, she already got accepted there with a nice package. I don't know...this college thing is tough on me, lol.

 

[winniedapooh]

QOTD...


I read labels...I look at calories and try to keep count. I am shocked at how much I used to eat.

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

challenge winners!!!!​

We only had 4 people reporting in this week. Thanks to you 4 ladies for your commitment! Way to go!


1st place with a score of 55!
JOANNEL

2nd place 50 points
WDWLVR

3rd place 25 points
donac

4th place 55 points
whgrn


Congratulations challengers! JOANNEL, you can now claim your clippie and wear it proudly!!! WAY TO GO!

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Thanks, Brenda for continuing the daunting task of keeping up with all of us!

Congratulations to all of the Losers and Maintainers this week!!

I was one of the gainers bringing the total down. But, I vow to be on the losing side this week!

QOTD - I would agree that I also eat snacks slower. I also think Really hard before ordering sweet tea while I'm eating out now. Before that was a given, but now I only get it if I'm REALLY craving it. You wouldn't believe how many calories I can drink in tea

Have a Wonderful Easter Weekend everyone!!

 

[WDWLVR]

Woo Hoo! I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in 2nd place behind. Congrats Joanne!

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Princess Vija - you must have been posting at the same time I was! I'm sorry that I have not reported in for any of the challenges lately. I missed a couple because of vacation and it is just taking longer to get back in the swing of things than I had anticipated. Thanks for your hard work in tracking points for us!

 

[mikamah]

Good evening.

I am also sorry Vija, for not reporting for the challenge this week. I do appreciate all your free time you donate to us to help keep us going, but last week was pretty busy, and I didn't keep track of the challenge. This week I will be better.

Congratulations to the top ten!!!! and a big thumbs up to my buddy gretchen!! You are all doing awesome!!!

On to this weeks challenge, and holiday traditions. On easter, we always have an easter egg hunt, and when we were kids our grandmother always brings the foil wrapped chocolate eggs that they would hide after dinner, and we all would search. One of the last easter's she was able to do that since she had dementia, she brought the red and white round peppermint candies instead of the chocolate eggs. It was pretty funny. Now my mother (our kids grammy) buys the eggs, and we hide them for our kids. It has to be the foil wrapped chocolate ones.

Hope everyone has a good plan for easter, and you all have a wonderful holiday. I'm off to find a low cal dessert recipe.

Good night.

 

[lisaviolet]

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, the Weight Keeper speaks



(drum roll and fanfare please)

WISH Biggest Loser challenge #4 Week 11 Superstars!!!

#10 - 0.360% Mercobear - Gretchen
#9 - 0.424% whgrn - Wendy
#8 - 0.463% WDWorBust - Amanda
#7 - 0.513% tmfranlk - Tia
#6 - 0.516% lisaviolet - Lisa
#5 - 0.576% LaLaroo78 - Michele
#4 - 0.652% jimmduck - Linda
#3 - 0.888% AlreadyexcitedGrammy - Bev
#2 - 1.062% acourtwdw2 - Amanda

and now the WISH Biggest Loser challenge #4 Week 11 Biggest Loser is . . . .

#1 - 1.952% goldengourd - Becky

Great job Becky. Yes you had a big change this week and your rechecking has paid off. Claim your clippie and wear it proudly. You have earned it!



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Hey losers!

Great work. For me, I nearly fell off the couch when I saw my name. But we're nearing the end and the numbers are dwindling so I guess weird things happen. But I'll take it.

Congratulations top ten! With a special and a and a for Becky!!! Way to go Becky! What a wonderful week for you, eh? Good news.

Hang in there everyone. Congratulations to all of us who are still here.

Brenda, I love reading your posts. Thank you.

Lisa

 

[lisaviolet]

challenge winners!!!!​

We only had 4 people reporting in this week. Thanks to you 4 ladies for your commitment! Way to go!


1st place with a score of 55!
JOANNEL

2nd place 50 points
WDWLVR

3rd place 25 points
donac

4th place 55 points
whgrn


Congratulations challengers! JOANNEL, you can now claim your clippie and wear it proudly!!! WAY TO GO!

Congratulations to the challenge winners. Well done! Especially for being dedicated.

With a special and a for my buddy Dona! and a big and a for #1 Joanne. Way to go you guys.

Lisa

And Vija, thanks. I'm a lazy you know what when it comes to these things, these challenges. But regardless I do appreciate you and your dedication to keeping us going with the buddies and the challenge points.

Thanks Vija, Thanks Dona, Thanks Molli, Thanks Brenda (I'm dazed with flu sleeping meds so if I missed someone...I'm sorry). Thanks for keeping us all afloat. I should only speak for myself but I'm sure I can speak for everyone when I say it means a lot - your commitment, your dedication and your hard work. A lot.

 

[WDWorBUST]

Good Saturday morning!!
Hope everyone is ready for a great Easter weekend. We have pictures for DD this morning and then a little shopping and then home to color eggs. It should be a fun day. I know the weekends are my worst - but I am going to do good this weekend. Everyone stay strong!!
Amanda