Week 2

Hello everyone!

Well, let me first start off by saying; what an AWESOME job you all are doing!  I think this round is going to be the most successful...below in the list you can see that more people lost more than 1% of thier body weight this past week, which is not an easy feat- so way to go, give yourself a pat on the back!  (And, if you didn't lose 1% or more-that's ok-there's always next week!)

So, for this past week's challenges, we have Melissa, Nancy, Lynda & Lynsey who have completed the challenge of drinking 1/2 thier body weight in ounces.  This is really helpful in losing weight (and if you look below they all did lose a great amount!)  So, try your best to get your water intake- it will help the journey of weight loss go just a little quicker.  Remeber, if you complete the weekly challenges your name will go into a drawing for a one pound advantage for the end of the round!

FINALLY, our winner of the week is....Rebekah! Way to go Rebekah!

1. Rebekah: 2.799
2. Greg: 2.127
3. Lynda: 1.904
4. Lynsey: 1.201
5. Rachelle: 1.078
6. Nancy: 1.058
7. Melissa: .909
8. Jamie: .218
9. Allie: 0
10. Margaret: 0
11. Tom S: 0
12. Emilee: +.534
13. Stevie: +.914
14. Tom F: +3.040

A total weight loss for the group was 23.7lbs!  Which, is better than nothing at all and great for the dreaded week 2!  Let's see, together, if we can beat this (which I know we can since the first week we lost more!)  Again, I'm so proud, the top 6 names lost more than 1% (almost 7 names) which is HUGE! 

And, for this weeks CHALLENGE....to workout 4 times this week; a minium of 45 minutes each time.  If you end up working out more than 45 minutes- say 2 45 minutes workouts in one day; it will still count for one...this challenge is to encourage you to keep moving everyday!  I know past participants are going to tell me I sound like a broken record, but I want the "newbies" to know, an adult should have 30 minutes of physical acitivity EVERYDAY to maintain their health!  Do you know how much a child should be physically active?!?!  60 minutes per day!  So, the weather has been nice-get the family out and hit the metroparks for the walking spree challenge I gave you last week! 

You have already done the hardest step to weight loss...starting it!  Starting a workout is the hardest part- once you get moving; you're going to be proud you did it in the end! 

Let me know if you have any questions...you're doing great!