Week 3 Results

Week 3 RESULTS (Revision, my mistake.) 

Stuart Sloat -2.63%

Abby Dayley -2.51%

Mary Ewell -1.87%

Brian Griffin -1.55%

Susie Angus Winder -1.41%

Reed Anthony Sloat -1.32%

Bart Sloat -1.18%

Jess Labrum Kissling -1.11%

Karen Gasper Ralph -1.05%

Cami Violante -1.04%

Amanda Alfaro -1.02%

Kathryn Griffin -.99%

Anne Bylund Sloat -81%

Iris Salazar -.81%

Lisa Bluemel Labrum -.72%

Stephanie Zeller Pyne -.71%

Chelsea Sloat -.66%

Jessica Haber White -.37%

Greg Sloat -.33%

Nancy Angus Morrell +.36%

Laura Barber Earle +1.12%

Wayne Winder +2.24

Ruth N Broden +2.31%

Sara Neilson Carey ??

Lori Angus Bluemel ??

Scott Bluemel ??

Trevor Bluemel ??

Jennifer Barber Bluemel ??

Highest points earned: 251

Lowest points earned: 0

Pounds lost: 36.2

Week 2 RESULTS

WEEK #2 Results: 

Wayne Winder: -2.93%

Stephanie Zeller Pyne -2.42%

Chelsea Sloat -1.43%

Nancy Angus Morrell -1.31%

Abby Dayley -1.23%

Kathryn Griffin -.98%

Anne Bylund Sloat -.93%

Cami Violante -.88%

Jennifer Barber Bluemel -.84%

Jess Labrum Kissling -.78%

Karen Gasper Ralph -.58%

Sara Neilson Carey -.55%

Laura Barber Earle -.51%

Jessica Haber White -.25%

Stuart Sloat -.20%

Greg Sloat -.11%

Trevor Bluemel 0%

Lori Angus Bluemel 0%

Ruth N Broden 0%

Scott Bluemel +.09%

Brian Griffin +.11%

Iris Salazar +.16%

Bart Sloat +.17 %

Reed Anthony Sloat +.33%

Lisa Bluemel Labrum +.45%

Susie Angus Winder +1.06%

Mary Ewell +1.16%

Amanda Alfaro +1.27%

Lowest points earned: 162

Highest points earned: 240

Pounds lost as a group: 26.8

There you have it! Remember you get double points this week for drinking 64 oz of water each day. Please read my post from yesterday for the special weekly challenge we are having this week, so you can earn extra points. 

Some tips: 1. Print out, draw out, etc a chart for you to keep track of all your points and do it DAILY. Don't let several days go by before you document what you have done. You won't be as successful. 2. For those of you who are trying to loose weight, if you don't have a food plan in place...you need one. The parameters in this challenge are very general-just like you come up with and carry out your own exercise specific to you plan, you need a food plan too. And it should be something in addition to eating your fruits and veggies, that is a good start but there is A LOT of room for error in many other areas that are not defined by the points we can earn. I am happy to help if anybody would like some ideas on where to start or talk to somebody you trust and who you know has had success loosing weight by eating a healthy diet.

A reminder and announcement!

Friendly reminder! Weigh ins are tonight and tomorrow morning, exercise was worth double this week. Total possible points are 240. This next week you get double points for water. 

****IMPORTANT****

Week 3 Extra Challenges! 

These are do or die, you don't get daily points only one sum of weekly points if you complete one (or all!) of the three tasks. You can earn as low as 10 extra points and up to 25 total possible extra points.

1. What is your motivation for doing this challenge and why is it important to you to make healthy changes? Write it down and put it where you'll see it. Just so you don't put it up and forget about it, you'll need to read/think about this each day to receive your points. So keep track! Dig deep, good motivation is going to drive your decisions and help you when you want to give up. Remembering why you are making these changes will help you be successful!  (10 points for the week.) 

2. Besides fruit and veggies, this challenge doesn't specify what your food plan is and should be. Each of our food plans/ journals are different and each of us knows at least one way we could improve. Well, this is your chance to get points for that one little or big way. Write it down and track your accomplishment of it daily. Reach your daily goal all week and you get full points. (10 points for the week.) 

3. For five final extra points: share with the group your choice of one of the above, one day of your food journal (be general-it's just to share meal/snack ideas), and your favorite way to get your fruits OR veggies in for the day. 

Total possible extra points: 25

Week 1 Results

Week 1 RESULTS!!!! 

Total pounds lost as a group: 49.6

Highest points achieved: 205 (Great job!!!!) 

Lowest points achieved: 128

Amanda Alfaro -3.31%

Jennifer Barber Bluemel -2.86%

Abby Dayley -2.83%

Laura Barber Earle -1.95%

Chelsea Sloat -1.93%

Sara Neilson Carey -1.64%

Karen Gasper Ralph -1.61%

Lisa Bluemel Labrum -1.44%

Cami Violante -1.31%

Bart Sloat -1.17%

Lori Angus Bluemel -1.15%

Jessica Haber White -.86%

Scott Bluemel -.81%

Ruth N Broden -.77%

Reed Anthony Sloat -.70%

Mary Ewell -.54%

Iris Salazar -.49%

Wayne Winder -.47%

Trevor Bluemel -.42%

Stephanie Zeller Pyne -.39%

Greg Sloat -.33%

Jess Labrum Kissling -.31%

Nancy Angus Morrell -.12%

Brian Griffin -.11%

Stuart Sloat 0%

Anne Bylund Sloat +.80%

Susie Angus Winder + 1.52%

Kathryn Griffin +1.98%

WONDERFUL! 

Please, if any of you need any help at any time during the challenge: please contact me, I'm happy to help in any way I can! I am really committed to this challenge and want everybody to have a great experience AND be successful.

Just a spoon full of sugar....

I wanted to start a friendly and helpful discussion about SUGARRRR! It's a lot easier with the dos then the don'ts of this challenge! Please, feel free to season your food with sugar if that's what you normally do. ie salad Dressings, oatmeal, etc. The point is to scale back to zero your desserts, ice cream, candy, etc on all days but one-if you choose to take a cheat day. Scaling back can be very hard and I've already had several comments/conversations about it. I hope this will be helpful to all of you having a hard time with it, and would like some more ideas. So...here are some of my ideas and things that have helped me, please tell me yours! 

Fruit, fruit, fruit! The sweetest fruits to help curb my sugar cravings have been watermelon and grapes! Dried fruit is good too but you get a lot more calories for your quantities. Banana chips are delightful but also have a lot of fat from the way they are processed. I just mention these so you don't blow through bags of it in hours and it would've been better to eat a Reese's!

Fresh, delightful, cold fruit is refreshing and healthy! I'd recommend fresh as a more frequent go to. 

I love a banana with a little peanut butter (and even raisins) on it! Peanut butter is good in SMALL quantities. It has both a lot of fat, and well, a lot of sugar too! You can eat too much way fast but it's nice for a little treat. 

Banana bread-Zucchini bread-nice little snacks that aren't desserts but usually have a sweetness to them. Banana nut or blueberry muffins hot from the oven are wonderful! I have a banana bread recipe I love that I'm willing to share if anybody is interested. 

Smoothies!!! Smoothies!!! Smoothies!!! Be careful about the smoothies from the fast food-a lot aren't very good for you. But we love ice, vanilla yogurt, frozen berries, banana, spinach, and some fresh apple juice for ours! In fact, when my daughter asks for ice cream we just make a smoothie! (Most of the time, I love my cheat days.) Whenever I needed something sweet, this always hits the spot. 

Granola and yogurt with some berries or other fruit. 

Frozen fruit bars! So good, outshine had several flavors. My fav? Blueberry pomegranate! 

I love the Hidden Valley granola bars-the honey nut or peanut butter are my favorite. 

Now, tell me your ideas and tricks!

Good luck everyone!

Alright, I've checked and doubled checked my little excel chart! Well, I guess you could say it is not so little...we have 28 individuals participating!!!

First, I want to mention that I take your dignity and trust with this challenge very seriously! Thank you for trusting me with something as personal as your weight. I know that was harder for some then others, I respect that and can relate with it as well. 

Second, for all your additional weigh ins...please do it under the same circumstances. i.e. night/morning, full/empty stomach, clothing/in the buff, etc. You don't have to tell me what circumstances you are doing it under, just try your best to do it the same every time so the measure of your progression is most accurate.   

Good luck every one! Drink that water, enjoy those veggies, and soak it all up before 9 pm every night! (The food that is...feel free to drink water around the clock...especially you nursing mothers. )

Challenge Point Charts

Feel free to use these to track your points or use whatever suits you! 

 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qpbMEWQo-VqEpbx5j-QJgkV428ccXUD3EBgRu7Vx9YE/htmlview

More details!

Welcome to the Be Healthy/Fitness Challenge June 8^th – August 3^rd!

More details! I know this is LONG. But, it contains important information so you know how this will work.

1.     You need some positive feedback for this challenge-so you can see how your healthy choices are benefiting you! This isn’t a requirement but it’s REALLY motivating and will make it easier to keep up your goals after the challenge is complete. Here are some ideas for positive feedback:

a.     Measure yourself tomorrow/today, at the halfway mark, and at the end!

b.     Take a picture of yourself tomorrow/today, at the halfway mark, and at the end!

c.      Download an app or set aside a journal where you record your times, feelings, weights, reps, etc. For me, this is one of the most motivating and encouraging parts of exercising. You can be as detailed or as general as you want. But, if you are recording how you do, how you feel, etc you are more likely to recognize how you are improving and notice how much better you feel if you are writing it down. I really like to use the app “RunKeeper” because it tells me my distance, my time, lets me take a picture (I don’t do that often.), and lets me take notes.  I like to look back and see how far I’ve come and I often push myself harder so I can beat my times or I will work harder to go a longer distance. I have done this for walking, biking, running, and hiking.  My husband does it for rock climbing. There are a lot of apps, or a simple notebook would be great too!

d.     These are just a couple of ideas, figure out a way to track your progress-a scale is great but there are many other ways that provide motivating, positive feedback about your healthy choices that will keep you going! If you aren’t sure what you can do, let me know and we will brainstorm together.

2.     On Monday, June 8^th by 10:00 AM PST I need to get your initial weigh in and your money. Each person who wants to be eligible to win the cash prize money at the end needs to contribute $20. I am not charging anything to keep the records and be in charge, it will all go towards the winners! Speaking of positive feedback-money is very positive! J

a.     For your weigh ins: I need you to text me, at 970-685-1132. What I need is a picture of your toes on the scale so I can see the number. Also, the first time you text me, make sure you text me your name just to be sure I have all the numbers saved! (NOTE:  I won’t talk about or relay to anyone-not even my husband-what your weight is. I realize that is very personal!)

2.     Print the tracking sheet I will provide or come up with your own way to track your daily points and add up your weekly totals.  However you decide to do it, keep track of all the points you earn every day. If you are looking at it daily and keeping your points, you are more likely to remember all the categories and be more successful!

3.     After your initial weigh in, every Monday following, including on August 3^rd-I’ll need a picture of your toes on the scale AND your total weekly points. You don’t need to add them up week to week-I will keep track of that. Just send me the points you earned that week.  I need your texts by 10:00 AM PST.

4.     On every Monday afternoon following the initial weigh in, I will post on both the blog: www.csloatfitness.blogspot.com and on the Facebook page the results for that week! I will post the % weight loss for each person and list them in order.  Half way through the challenge, I will list in order, where everybody is at with points.

5.     This is an online support/challenge group-please check the blog or the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/850441185043216/ on Mondays. Starting with week 3, I will be posting helpful info, and bonus challenges -which will allow you to earn extra points! I want everybody to get the hang of the challenge and meeting all the daily requirements to earn your points before I add anything.  

6.     Finally, there are NO stupid questions. Please message me or text me with an questions or concerns you have-ANY!

7.     Congrats-you read this whole thing! Way to go! 

Those who have joined the challenge: 

Details

8-Week Weight Loss Challenge

From SixSistersStuff.com

What you need to know:

-This is an 8-Week Challenge that starts on a Monday (June 8th-August 3rd)

-Each person will pay $20 to Chelsea through PayPal. Email address: ChelseaASloat@gmail.com (don't forget the middle "A") NOTE: I am hosting this for FREE. All of the money will go towards the winners.

-There is a weekly point calendar for each of the 8 weeks

-Beginning on Week #2 there is a double point challenge (highlighted in yellow)

-You can exercise each day, but you will only receive points for exercising 5 days a week.

-You can choose to not each sugar/treats each day, but you will only receive points for not eating sugar on 6 days (everyone needs a free day!).

-There is a sample food journal that you can use or you can use your own kind of food journal to keep track of what you eat.

-Weight yourself anytime by each Monday morning and tally up all points by 10 AM. Make sure that you weight yourself under the SAME circumstances each week, including your first weigh in (for example: Morning/Night, Empty/Full stomach) If you like to weigh in on the evenings, you can send me your text Sunday evening. But, I need everybody's weigh ins by Monday at 10 AM or you miss the points that week.

-Choose someone in your challenge who will be the one you send a weekly email/text to with your totally weekly points and totally weight loss for the week. They will have to keep track of everyone’s points and then have them send out an email or text with everyone’s standings on Mondays. We said that all points had to be emailed/texted by 10 AM on Monday. If you didn’t send an email/text by that time, you received no points for that week. Send text to Chelsea Sloat @ 970-685-1132

-Daily contact with teammate: It’s amazing the strength that comes from encouragement from your teammates! We said that you could email, call, or text someone on your team to encourage them to have a healthy day. It helps knowing that you are all in this together and makes you accountable for what you do or don’t do.

-Cash prize money will be divided equally between the person who loses the largest percentage of weight and the person who has the most total weekly points.

Daily Categories/Points for each. (This is how you will earn points each week! With a few additional challenges I've come up with to keep it interesting!) 

Contact with teammate: 1 point
Drink 64 oz of water: 3 points
Stop eating before 9pm: 3 points
2 Fruit Servings (1/2 cup each): 3 points
3 Vegetable Servings(1/2 cup each): 5 points
No Sweets or Sugary Treats: 5 points (only 6 days a week)
Keep a food journal: 5 points
Exercise:
30 minutes 5 points
OR
45 minutes 7 points
(Only 5 days a week)

Additional Challenges to earn extra points:
These will be announced on Monday of the new week. So be sure to check the blog!!!!! We won't start these until week 3 and I will have three of them, worth 25 points each!

How you loose weight and the specifics of your diet and exercise will be up to you! I know this challenge is only 8 weeks long, but please keep long term goals in mind! This should help you work toward those.

I am going to put together a helpful chart that you can print out along with a food journal if you would like to use it. There are numerous apps you can use as well. Use the food journal to help you with your dietary choices and hold yourself accountable regardless of what your plan is! A food journal is very helpful in this process.

We can all help each other! I used Greg as my teammate and support during another recent fitness challenge. If you need help with anything, please email, text, or call me. I will do my best to help and use other resources to help you as well!