The Biggest LOSER of the week is....

Kassie.....

Way to go everyone, it looks like this past week majority of the group lost, which is GREAT!  It also look slike we are all getting a bit comfy with losing, and maybe need to step it up a notch...so, I'm going to ask you all, can we attempt for next week to get all of us a 100% on weight loss....I don't care if it's a tenth of a pound, but just see what we can do.  I think we can do, what about you!?!   So that's our CHALLENGE of the week!

Here's the list:

1. 
   
   Kassie: 2.542
2. 
   
   Adam: 1.404
3. 
   
   Stevie: 1.300
4. 
   
   Kari: .851
5. 
   
   Christina: .626
6. 
   
   Lynsey: .537
7. 
   
   Lynda: .507
8. 
   
   Nancy: .270
9. 
   
   Melissa: .174
10. 
    
    Nikki: 0%
11. 
    
    Emilee: +.543
12. 
    
    Rachelle: +1.028
13. 
    
    Tom: +1.328
14. 
    
    Amy: ???

*Note: Anyone written above in red, their weight does not count for this week due to late submission.  Additionally, the winner of the contest, must submit a picture of their scale in order to claim the winnings**

As for the winner of the quiz...first the answers!**Evil laughter**

1. Calculate your BMI? (see link) VARIES

2. How many days a week do you need to do strength training? cardiovascular training?  How well do YOU do with both of these? Strength training 3 days a week, cardiovascular training 5 days a week.  I incorporate both into my daily exercise routine with one day of rest (Sunday)

3. How many calories and fat grams are in Olive Garden salad? breadsticks? salad - 350 calories and 26g of fat; breadsticks - 150 calories and 2g of fat

4. What is your BMR?  What the heck is BMR, anyways?  1635.825 BMR is Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), the number of calories you would burn if you stayed in bed all day
5. Inside the pyramid.   Pick out one truth that surprises you most from each color of the food pyramid. Orange - The amount of grains you need to eat depends on your age, sex, and level of physical activity; Green - Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet may reduce risk for type 2 diabetes; Red - Select fruits with more potassium often, such as bananas, prunes and prune juice, dried peaches and apricots, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, and orange juice; Yellow -  coconut oil and palm kernel oil, are high in saturated fats and for nutritional purposes should be considered to be solid fats; Blue - Diets that include milk products tend to have a higher overall nutritional quality; Purple - recommended daily serving for my age being a woman is 5 ½ ounce equivalents

6. Flip through the "20 worst restaurant foods in America" and tell me the "Worst Dessert @ a sit down retaurant"?  Outback Steakhouse Chocolate Thunder from Down Under
7. Since starting this challenge...how much % of weight have you lost so far? (Take the amount of weight lost divided into your starting weight, then multiply by 100) VARIES
8. Why does water help you lose weight?  The live turns stored fat into energy, and your kidneys need water, but if you don't drink enough water, the kidneys don't work like they should and the liver has to do doubletime for both it's job as well as the kidneys.
9. How many calories do you burn with low impact aerobics for 45 minutes?  VARIES
10. Reflection Question: In the past, why did weight loss not work for you, why did you not get to your goal?  (You don't have to share this answer, I just want to get you thinking.)  

So, are you just longing to know who the winner is!?!?  Well, first, I want to thank Stevie, Nikki & Emilee for completing the quiz!  (I almost entered my name into the drawing, but didn't think it would be fair, since I'm the one who picked the name out!)

AND....drum roll please....the winner is...

**Note, the red paper & heart for Valentine's Day (I know, creative)

*Stevie, the one pound advantage was added to the above list,

as will be added to your total week lost in week 8**

Best of luck to all of you this upcoming week, let's push for 100% weight loss from the group!