Biggest Loser Fall 2011 Planning Thread

[Rose&Mike]

The Biggest Loser Summer Thread continues to be busy--which is awesome!

So I decided to post a planning thread for fall so that comments wouldn't get lost in the thread.

Please note: We are not signing up for the new challenge yet. This is simply a place to get organized.

The last weigh-in for the summer challenge will be: August 26th.

My suggestion for the first weigh-in for the fall challenge: September 9th.
This will give folks who are organizing the challenge Labor Day weekend off. There looks to be plenty of room left on the current thread so we should be able to continue chatting there.

End date is to be determined.

So here are the questions that need to be answered???

Do you want to see anything different?

If you are currently serving a role on the Summer Challenge (weight keeper, HH, etc) are you interested in returning? Currently for fall we are looking at: weight keeping, Healthy Habits, Whittle Inches Now, and restarting Clean Up the Clutter.

If you are NOT serving a role would you be interested in helping out if an opening comes up?

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Finally, after a lot of thought, I have decided to see if someone else would like to host the Fall Challenge. If you are interested please send me a pm and I will let you know what the responsibilities are. If more than one person is interested we will get together and try to figure out a way to share responsibilities. I plan on still being a part of the challenge, so I will be around to help out. I also hope to help with Clean Up the Clutter.

So that's where we're at. Please share your thoughts/comments.


ETA:
FALL CHALLENGE
Hostess: Janis (buzz5985)
Weight Keeper: Sue (dvccruiser)
Healthy Habits: CC
Whittle Inches Now:
Clean Up the Clutter: Buffy/Rose
QOTD archive: Lisah0711
Holiday thread (if needed): Lisah0711


Coaches--First Month
Coaches for September:
Here's where we are at:
8/26--Rose&Mike--Summer challenge ends
9/2--SettinSail (Shawn)--between the challenge
9/9--Lisah0711--New challenge begins!
9/16--tigger813--Tracey
9/23--Nancy--dumbo_buddy
9/30--Bellebookworm9--Gretchen
10/7--BernardandMissBianca--Buffy

 

[lisah0711]

First, thanks Rose for doing such a good job keeping us organized!

My recollection is that the Biggest Loser goes to the middle of December so that would be a good date for the ending date. I suggest that we do a holiday alumni thread like we have in the past for the last couple of weeks of December. I would hostess the alumni holiday thread.

I'm up to continue to QOTD archive -- I know I'm behind since vacation -- and would volunteer to be weightkeeper, if one is needed.

I hope that we can keep all of our parts of the BL challenge that we have now.

I'll be happy to continue to help as I have in the past. I'm looking forward the fall challenge but I know there is still lots to do for the summer challenge!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Thanks Lisa! I forgot about the QOTD archive!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Rose I am totally on board and would love to continue to help with Clean up the Clutter. Sorry I flaked on you this time but summer has kicked my butt.

I am ready to roll when you are though!!!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

i can help too. this fall will be a little crazy with me and having a new kid but i don't see why i can't help somehow!

 

[dvccruiser76]

I'm good with numbers and also wouldn't mind trying out as weight keeper if you need one.

The fall challenge ends before tax season, so I should be able to keep up with it.

 

[cclovesdis]

I'm up for coaching Healthy Habits again. It is hard for me to coach because my schedule is so uncertain week-to-week, but HH really fits into my schedule. But, unfortunately, we have a big winter/early spring planned at work, so it is probably best if I take winter/spring 2012 off from HH. I will be participating!

The holiday time tends to be a less busy time for me so I can be of help then as well.

I'm thinking about changing up HH a bit so that it is more different from week to week. (Does that make sense grammatically? ) I'd love to have more participants. I have some time to think about it and I may PM some of you with some of my ideas.

Are we doing teams? Just an idea if we are...what about 2 weightkeepers? We have some interest in the role and that is so appreciated, and the number of winter/spring participants was huge. It might make the role less demanding. I love BL challenges and I also love that they are fun. I'm sure you KWIM.

Thanks Rose!

 

[buzz5985]

If there are more than one team - I could be a weight keeper also.

Janis

 

[Rose&Mike]

Rose I am totally on board and would love to continue to help with Clean up the Clutter. Sorry I flaked on you this time but summer has kicked my butt.

I am ready to roll when you are though!!!

Thanks Buffy! I hope to have more time for it this time, too!

i can help too. this fall will be a little crazy with me and having a new kid but i don't see why i can't help somehow!

Thanks Nancy! I thought you were a fabulous coach, so if nothing else I'd love to see you coach again!

I'm good with numbers and also wouldn't mind trying out as weight keeper if you need one.

The fall challenge ends before tax season, so I should be able to keep up with it.

Thanks!

I'm up for coaching Healthy Habits again. It is hard for me to coach because my schedule is so uncertain week-to-week, but HH really fits into my schedule. But, unfortunately, we have a big winter/early spring planned at work, so it is probably best if I take winter/spring 2012 off from HH. I will be participating!

The holiday time tends to be a less busy time for me so I can be of help then as well.

I'm thinking about changing up HH a bit so that it is more different from week to week. (Does that make sense grammatically? ) I'd love to have more participants. I have some time to think about it and I may PM some of you with some of my ideas.

Are we doing teams? Just an idea if we are...what about 2 weightkeepers? We have some interest in the role and that is so appreciated, and the number of winter/spring participants was huge. It might make the role less demanding. I love BL challenges and I also love that they are fun. I'm sure you KWIM.

Thanks Rose!

I will put you down for HH for the fall, CC!

If there are more than one team - I could be a weight keeper also.

Janis

Thanks!

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I am still waiting to hear from Dona, as to whether she would like to return as weight keeper, but thank you so much to everyone who volunteered.

Here's my thought on teams--I know teams are needed for the winter--it's just too crazy, busy. But it creates a ton more work for the hostess. Even if we go with two weight keepers, it takes one person to manage the main thread, assign teams, and last year I also managed both team threads with Dona serving as hostess for one of them. Now in theory if three people volunteered, we could have one person manage the main thread and assign teams, update links, etc. And then one person managing/hosting each team thread, with the intention of merging sometime in the fall like we did in the spring. That might work, but that requires 3 people to volunteer.

So for that reason, I suggest 1 team again this fall. BUT if three people stepped up, it's worth discussing.

We still need someone who would like to host the fall challenge. I really have enjoyed doing it, but we have a lot going on this fall, and for that reason, I need to step down.

If you would like to host the fall challenge please let me know.

 

[keenercam]

Rose - I'm sorry I can't volunteer for an ongoing commitment like hosting, etc., but I love the challenge the way it is set up, I don't think we need two teams for the fall, and I am happy to sign up to coach for one or two weeks once the planning really gets started.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Rose - I'm sorry I can't volunteer for an ongoing commitment like hosting, etc., but I love the challenge the way it is set up, I don't think we need two teams for the fall, and I am happy to sign up to coach for one or two weeks once the planning really gets started.

Thanks Cam. I definitely think we are going to go with one team for the fall.

I am still looking for a host/hostess for the fall. I really have enjoyed hosting the thread, we just have a crazy fall shaping up. Please send me a pm if you are interested!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Bumping

 

[Rose&Mike]

Bump.

 

[donac]

Good morning Fall team.

We will be needing a weight keeper. I just emailed Rose about this this morning.

I would be willing to be a hostess for one of the teams since I have done it before. But if someone else really wants to do it I have no problem with that.

I went into school yesterday and life will be crazy over the next few months.

I am breaking a new math teacher to help me teach AP calc. I need to do this because I am thinking about retirement inthe next few years. I want the program to have a strong teacher when I finally leave.

I also found out yesterday that I am getting a junior field person for the fall semester. I don't mind this but it is a lot of work.

I am also getting a new principal (last one was demoted back to teacher) and at least 2 new vice principals.

I am also thinking about taking on some tutoring jobs to put some money aside for a trip to DW next year to celebrate ds2's graduation from college.

I will still be around hopefully making some good progress on my weight loss and I will definitely volunteer to be a coach for a week.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Thank you again for weight keeping this summer Dona! Don't even worry about the fall. Sounds like you are going to be busy! We have decided to do one team for the fall.

Buzz5985 (Janis) has graciously volunteered to be our hostess for the fall! Thank you so much Janis! I have assured her that we will all be here to help her out and support her as much as possible!

dvccruiser76 (Sue)--I have sent you a pm about weight keeping for the fall challenge. Please let me know if you are still interested.

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Clippie for the fall challenge--I have no idea if there is still a clippie floating around still or not. Anyone interested in designing one for fall if we can't find the old one?

Tenatively, the fall challenge will start September 9th. I am going to put together a coaching schedule for at least the first month so Janis doesn't have to worry about it. (I believe she has a vacation coming up!)

8/26--Summer challenge ends (Rose coach)
9/2--Between the challenge (coach needed--Shawn???)
9/9--New challenge begins! (coach needed)
9/16--coach needed
9/23--coach needed
9/30--coach needed

Ok, I believe that's it for now! Thanks for all your help everyone!

 

[lisah0711]

Thanks, Dona, for your work as weightkeeper!

I'll coach the week of 9/23 or 9/30, Rose.

I think Sue might be on vacation now.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Thanks, Dona, for your work as weightkeeper!

I'll coach the week of 9/23 or 9/30, Rose.

I think Sue might be on vacation now.

Thanks, Lisa! I think you might be right. I've been distracted this week!

 

[lisah0711]

Hmm, wonder why . . . maybe 'cause you have a zillion things going on now.

Maybe a coach of the day rotation for the summer challenge while we wait for the results? Fun or Disney questions to keep it light?

FYI the QOTD archive is all caught up now. Had to move some questions to the archive thread because we had reached the post character limitation.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

we are away 9/11-9/17 but i'm available to coach anytime after that! though knowing me i'll probably post while on vacation!

 

[Rose&Mike]

we are away 9/11-9/17 but i'm available to coach anytime after that! though knowing me i'll probably post while on vacation!

I put you down for the 23rd. Let me know if that won't work.