Well, I hope you all had the Merriest of Christmas's! We sure did at our house, we are certainly blessed!! Sorry for the delay in the results posting. This Santa was busy! :-)
We only have one more week to weigh-in and I hope every can finish this week out strong! I'm not saying anyone is out of the race, so to speak, but there is a pretty close competition between Raenetta, my Mom, and I! And, all I have to say for myself is, I just completely pigged out at Olive Garden...3 bread sticks...yikes!!! My tummy is-a hurting!!! I think I may need to fast the rest of the week! :-)
Here are this weeks results! The winner for this next to last week is Raenetta!! She had an impressive weight loss this week!!!!
1. Raenetta gained 2.71% to her total, taking her over a 10% loss!! SUPER DUPER!!
2. Lesa 1.66%-also had another great loss!! Really amping it up here in the end!!
3. Jessie .93%
4. Betty .84%
5. Heather .43%
6. Jenny .23%
7. Dana 0%
8. Holly 0%
9. Leah -1.24%
And overall:
1. Raenetta 10.14%
2. Jenny 8.39%
3. Lesa 8.33%
4. Dana 4.71%
5. Heather 2.99%
6. Betty 2.05%
7. Leah 1.74%
8. Holly 1.67%
9. Jessie -0.43%
Ok, so you may have noticed that we only have 9 players now. Not really sure what happened to Amanda, but she sent me an email saying she was dropping out. I hope everything is ok with her and her family. Unfortunately, for the winner of this competition, I never received any type of payment from her initially, and she only owed $1 otherwise. So, the total contribution for the winner will be less $15. Sorry. I'm not a very good rule enforcer. But, seriously, I'm sure we all agree that we hope everything is ok.
I'm listing here below the amount everyone owes. This is current, of course, minus what goes down next week.
1. Me- still haven't added my own $14 to the pot, but am up $1.50 due to the mini-challenge, so $12.50 is what I owe, technically.
2. Heather owes nothing!!
3. Raenetta owes $4.
4. Lesa owes $5.50
5. Jessie owes $8.25
6. Dana owes $8.50
7. Leah owes $12.75
8. Holly owes $13
9. Betty owes $15
So for those of you at home keeping tabs, the winner will receive $191.50!! Not too shabby!!
Good luck on this last week, skinny minnies!!! Finish strong!!
If you all get me your weights on time, I will try to actually get the results posted on time! It's my end of the year resolution! :-)
Monday, December 26, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Mini Challenge Results
Well this was quite the mixed bag of results!! Out of the 9 players, 3 conquered the challenge, with Jessie, oh so very, very close!! Here are the overall results with refund info or debt info.
Heather earned $6 back!! Way to go!!
Jenny earned $5.50, weighing in at 196.5!! (2 more pounds until the 20 pounds lost marker!!)
Lesa earned $4.50 back!! Good work!!
Jessie owes 25 cents! Missed by .3 pounds! Good work though girl!! Keep it up!
Dana owes $2
Amanda owes $2.75
Holly owes $3
Leah owes $4.75
Betty owes $5
If you add all of that up we add $1.75 to the pot total. So we ended up pretty much equalling out!!
We only have 2 weigh ins left ladies! Don't give up now! Finish strong!! I have a busy weekend, as do all of you I'm sure!! Please don't forget to send in your weigh ins on Saturday sometime! I will try to get the results posted Saturday night before Santa visits our house!! If I by some chance don't, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!! Take a moment to count your blessings and remember that sweet baby Jesus who has given us everything to be thankful for!
Heather earned $6 back!! Way to go!!
Jenny earned $5.50, weighing in at 196.5!! (2 more pounds until the 20 pounds lost marker!!)
Lesa earned $4.50 back!! Good work!!
Jessie owes 25 cents! Missed by .3 pounds! Good work though girl!! Keep it up!
Dana owes $2
Amanda owes $2.75
Holly owes $3
Leah owes $4.75
Betty owes $5
If you add all of that up we add $1.75 to the pot total. So we ended up pretty much equalling out!!
We only have 2 weigh ins left ladies! Don't give up now! Finish strong!! I have a busy weekend, as do all of you I'm sure!! Please don't forget to send in your weigh ins on Saturday sometime! I will try to get the results posted Saturday night before Santa visits our house!! If I by some chance don't, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!! Take a moment to count your blessings and remember that sweet baby Jesus who has given us everything to be thankful for!
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Results
We are nearing the end!! I'm kind of relieved, to tell the truth. Not that I've been dieting to the extreme, or exercising either for that matter. But, it just seems like this has been going on forever!! You don't think 14 weeks sounds like a long time in the beginning, but it is! I'm just so super glad you all have joined me on this journey, though!! It has been fun and motivational, that's for sure!! This week was really good to me. Oh, except the being deathly ill part. But, I mean, if you're going to be that sick, there should be a reward in the end. Last week, I forgot to tell you that I weighed in at 200!!! That means this week, with any loss, would be monumental...breaking that 200 barrier...and I did!!! I weighed in at 197.0 yesterday morning!! Yahoo!!!
Here are this weeks results! The winner for the week was Lesa, my Mom!! She really had a great loss this week, let me tell you!!!
1. Lesa gained 3.00% weight loss this week!! AMAZING!!
2. Jenny 1.49%
3. Dana 1.12%
4. Amanda .84%
5. Holly .56%
6. Heather .42%
7. Leah .37%
8. Jessie .16%
9. Raenetta -.14%
10. Betty -1.4
And the overall!
1. Jenny 8.16%
2. Raenetta 7.43%
3. Lesa 6.63%
4. Amanda 6.29%
5. Dana 4.71%
6. Leah 2.98%
7. Heather 2.56%
8. Holly 1.67%
9. Betty 1.21%
10. Jessie -1.36%
Keep up the good work, Minnies! And, I know you all are getting busy with your Christmas celebrations, but try to remember to weigh in on Saturdays! And, of course on Wednesday this week for the end of the mini challenge, "All I Want for Christmas is a Skinny Backside!" Have a great week!!!
Here are this weeks results! The winner for the week was Lesa, my Mom!! She really had a great loss this week, let me tell you!!!
1. Lesa gained 3.00% weight loss this week!! AMAZING!!
2. Jenny 1.49%
3. Dana 1.12%
4. Amanda .84%
5. Holly .56%
6. Heather .42%
7. Leah .37%
8. Jessie .16%
9. Raenetta -.14%
10. Betty -1.4
And the overall!
1. Jenny 8.16%
2. Raenetta 7.43%
3. Lesa 6.63%
4. Amanda 6.29%
5. Dana 4.71%
6. Leah 2.98%
7. Heather 2.56%
8. Holly 1.67%
9. Betty 1.21%
10. Jessie -1.36%
Keep up the good work, Minnies! And, I know you all are getting busy with your Christmas celebrations, but try to remember to weigh in on Saturdays! And, of course on Wednesday this week for the end of the mini challenge, "All I Want for Christmas is a Skinny Backside!" Have a great week!!!
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Sunday results
See how I changed it up there? Sunday. It has a nice ring to it, don't you think?? Well, this is going to be short and sweet. I have a fever now and just got over the oh so fun GI bug going around down here. Yeah. I guess that's what I get for not getting the flu shot. I am such a rebel. A rebel with a fever. I think I made my point.
The winner for this week is ME! See aforementioned sickness, please! And, Betty was only in 2nd by only .01%.
1. Jenny 1.63% increase from last week!
2. Betty 1.62%
3. Leah 1.49%
4. Raenetta .90%
5. Heather .86%
6. Lesa .67%
7. Amanda .42%
8. Dana .11%
9. Holly 0%
10. Jessie -.54%
And, here's the overall results!
1. Raenetta still has a strong lead! 7.47%
2. Jenny 6.76%
3. Amanda 5.45%
4. Lesa 3.67%
5. Dana 3.59%
6. Betty 2.61%
7. Betty 2.61%
8. Heather 2.14%
9. Holly 1.11%
10. Jessie -1.52%
Keep up the good work, women! And, just on a side note, I got weigh ins from everyone on Wednesday except for Raenetta. Now that I'm typing this I know I've sometimes not received your weigh-ins girl, so if you did send it to me, please re-send it! Just some honorable mentions so far! Heather has lost 4 of her 5 pounds!! And, Jessie has lost 3 of 5! Good work, girls!!
Have a great week!!!
The winner for this week is ME! See aforementioned sickness, please! And, Betty was only in 2nd by only .01%.
1. Jenny 1.63% increase from last week!
2. Betty 1.62%
3. Leah 1.49%
4. Raenetta .90%
5. Heather .86%
6. Lesa .67%
7. Amanda .42%
8. Dana .11%
9. Holly 0%
10. Jessie -.54%
And, here's the overall results!
1. Raenetta still has a strong lead! 7.47%
2. Jenny 6.76%
3. Amanda 5.45%
4. Lesa 3.67%
5. Dana 3.59%
6. Betty 2.61%
7. Betty 2.61%
8. Heather 2.14%
9. Holly 1.11%
10. Jessie -1.52%
Keep up the good work, women! And, just on a side note, I got weigh ins from everyone on Wednesday except for Raenetta. Now that I'm typing this I know I've sometimes not received your weigh-ins girl, so if you did send it to me, please re-send it! Just some honorable mentions so far! Heather has lost 4 of her 5 pounds!! And, Jessie has lost 3 of 5! Good work, girls!!
Have a great week!!!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Beautiful Leah!
I'm so sorry about not getting these pictures up any sooner! Monday and Tuesday combined I worked something like 28 hours. So, not too much extra time on my hands. But, today! I don't have to leave until 11am. So, I weighed in for our Christmas challenge and I'm about to do some exercising, yeah. So, I thought I'd finally load these pictures from Leah! Here she is along with her hubby, Peter and doggy, Pria!
Speaking of our challenge. I've only heard from Dana as of yet. 8:30 central time. I've heard from Leah and Amanda that they were also playing. But, I haven't heard from anyone else. I'm going to send out reminders to you all today. But, if I don't get your weigh-in today, I'm going to assume you're not playing. (Which is fine!) Happy Wednesday!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Meet Me Monday - Leah
Good Morning ladies! Today we get to meet Leah. Well, I guess most of you already know her. But, a few of you don't. Leah is my oldest friend. Wait, that didn't sound right. I mean, we've been friends for the longest time. We met in 2nd grade, Mrs. Love's class. And, we lived in the same neighborhood, where we a year later added Dana to our posse. She's great. I love her. It's early. I can only speak in short sentences.
Here's Leah!
"Hello! Sorry this is so late! Thanksgiving went longer with our family than expected, so computer time was limited. No complaining here! I joined Skinny My Minnie because I wanted to be with all the cool kids trying to shed a few pounds. Having always struggled with my weight since the dawn of time it seems, any chance to be motivated to lose weight usually catches my eye. I've known Jenny since second grade, so that is how it all came to be!
Currently I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with my super husband, Peter and perfect dog, Pria. I'm not biased, not at all. I am a full-time student getting my masters in social work with a certificate in gerontology. I also work as an older adult caregiver, which I truely enjoy. In August, I pan to finish school and move back to Bloomington, Indiana to be closer to my parents and other family and friends. Then, maybe we'll think about having kids? I think so, most probably. My main goal for the competition was to get to a healthier weight to prepare my body for having kids. I know my own weight can not only affect the pregnancy but also my babies health, so I am trying to be healthy as much as my motivation permits. Thank you Jenny, for this oppurtunity and her's to one more month of being mindful of what we do to our bodies!
Here is a delicious, cheap, and fast bean soup recipe I love!"
Delicious Black Bean Soup, Serves: 6
2 T olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 large carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
3 cloves minced garlic
2 (15 oz) cans black beans
1 (14 oz) can chicken broth
1/4 t cumin
1/2 t salt
Ground pepper to taste
Dash of chili powder, oregano, and red wine vinegar to taste
Garnish with shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream as desired
Heath the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir the onion, bell pepper, carrot, and garlic. Cook 5 minutes until tender. Mix in one can of black beans and chicken broth.
In a blender, puree remaining can of beans until smooth. Mix into the pot. Bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Mix in spices and vinegar. Simmer 20 min.
Thank you, Leah! The soup sounds delicious! And, I love all of the baby talk!! Yeah!!!
Hope you all have a great week and I'm excited to get your weigh in's on Wednesday!! Don't forget!! :-)
***UPDATE*** I've been trying to post Leah's pictures for a few hours now, and my computer here at work is being all wonky. I'll try to get them added tonight or tomorrow once I'm at home. Sorry, Leah!!
Here's Leah!
"Hello! Sorry this is so late! Thanksgiving went longer with our family than expected, so computer time was limited. No complaining here! I joined Skinny My Minnie because I wanted to be with all the cool kids trying to shed a few pounds. Having always struggled with my weight since the dawn of time it seems, any chance to be motivated to lose weight usually catches my eye. I've known Jenny since second grade, so that is how it all came to be!
Currently I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with my super husband, Peter and perfect dog, Pria. I'm not biased, not at all. I am a full-time student getting my masters in social work with a certificate in gerontology. I also work as an older adult caregiver, which I truely enjoy. In August, I pan to finish school and move back to Bloomington, Indiana to be closer to my parents and other family and friends. Then, maybe we'll think about having kids? I think so, most probably. My main goal for the competition was to get to a healthier weight to prepare my body for having kids. I know my own weight can not only affect the pregnancy but also my babies health, so I am trying to be healthy as much as my motivation permits. Thank you Jenny, for this oppurtunity and her's to one more month of being mindful of what we do to our bodies!
Here is a delicious, cheap, and fast bean soup recipe I love!"
Delicious Black Bean Soup, Serves: 6
2 T olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 large carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
3 cloves minced garlic
2 (15 oz) cans black beans
1 (14 oz) can chicken broth
1/4 t cumin
1/2 t salt
Ground pepper to taste
Dash of chili powder, oregano, and red wine vinegar to taste
Garnish with shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream as desired
Heath the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir the onion, bell pepper, carrot, and garlic. Cook 5 minutes until tender. Mix in one can of black beans and chicken broth.
In a blender, puree remaining can of beans until smooth. Mix into the pot. Bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Mix in spices and vinegar. Simmer 20 min.
Thank you, Leah! The soup sounds delicious! And, I love all of the baby talk!! Yeah!!!
Hope you all have a great week and I'm excited to get your weigh in's on Wednesday!! Don't forget!! :-)
***UPDATE*** I've been trying to post Leah's pictures for a few hours now, and my computer here at work is being all wonky. I'll try to get them added tonight or tomorrow once I'm at home. Sorry, Leah!!
Sunday, December 4, 2011
I'm noticing a pattern here...
Ok, so maybe I should just go with it and say the results will now be posted late on Sundays! But, let's face it...if I say that I probably won't get them up until Monday then!! So, I guess it is what it is.
Anywho, here are the results for the first week of December. I know, right? December....you've got to be kidding me. I can't believe this year is almost over. It seems like it just started. On a side note, speaking of December, we had the first snow of the season here this past week. The snow made me want to bake. So I did. Delicious. Chocolate. Chip. Cookies. I ate way too many, and I blame it all on mother nature. Thanks a lot. Thus my .5 pound loss for this week. Really, I thought it was going to be worse. I also never made it to the grocery store for the week and we ate pizza, Cheddars-twice, and a lot of junk food we had in the house. Yeah, I know, I'm surprised I lost too. Thank goodness for the cold I sort of had. I think it helped me to be a bit dehydrated. Uh-huh, healthy.
Right, yeah, on to the results.
The winner this week was Betty!! Yeah!! I know she has been having a rough go at it due to the fact that her house is completely torn apart. I didn't get to the grocery due to my work schedule and let's face it, plain laziness. But, she doesn't have a choice seeing that her kitchen appliances are all in her family room. (See previous post about her house flooding!) So, it's tremendous that she had such a great loss this week. I'm sure stress had nothing to do with it!
I'm missing a weigh in for Holly-she went up to Chicago and doesn't have access to a scale. And also a weigh in for Amanda. I only have email access to her so, Raenetta, if you could remind her in another fashion that would be great! So I will plug them in Monday or whenever I get it. For now, I'm keeping them the same weight as last week and they will have to pay a $1 penalty. But, if either posts a loss for this week she'll just owe the $1 and if she gains, she'll owe the normal $2. Clear as mud??
Um, yep, the results...
1. Betty lost 1.63% this week
2. Dana up .73%
3. Jenny .23%
4. Raenetta .21%
5. Amanda .13%
6. Jessie .05%
Tie for 7th with 0% loss
7a. Heather
7b. Lesa
7c. Holly
10. Leah -.62%
And here are the overall results
1. Raenetta 6.67% (2)
2. Jenny 5.13% (4)
3. Amanda 5.03% (1)
4. Dana 3.48% (8)
5. Lesa 3.00% (10)
6. Heather 1.28% (6)
7. Leah 1.12% (6)
8. Holly 1.11% (8)
9. Betty .98% (8)
10. Jessie -.98% (6)
I heard from Dana and Leah that they will be weighing in on Wednesday for the "All I Want for Christmas is a Skinnie Backside" Challenge. That makes 3 of us so far. So, are you going to play??? Just to push you over the edge in your decision making process, the number up there next to your percentage, in parenthesis, is what you owe so far!! Have a great week and I can't wait get everyone's weigh in on Wednesday!!
Anywho, here are the results for the first week of December. I know, right? December....you've got to be kidding me. I can't believe this year is almost over. It seems like it just started. On a side note, speaking of December, we had the first snow of the season here this past week. The snow made me want to bake. So I did. Delicious. Chocolate. Chip. Cookies. I ate way too many, and I blame it all on mother nature. Thanks a lot. Thus my .5 pound loss for this week. Really, I thought it was going to be worse. I also never made it to the grocery store for the week and we ate pizza, Cheddars-twice, and a lot of junk food we had in the house. Yeah, I know, I'm surprised I lost too. Thank goodness for the cold I sort of had. I think it helped me to be a bit dehydrated. Uh-huh, healthy.
Right, yeah, on to the results.
The winner this week was Betty!! Yeah!! I know she has been having a rough go at it due to the fact that her house is completely torn apart. I didn't get to the grocery due to my work schedule and let's face it, plain laziness. But, she doesn't have a choice seeing that her kitchen appliances are all in her family room. (See previous post about her house flooding!) So, it's tremendous that she had such a great loss this week. I'm sure stress had nothing to do with it!
I'm missing a weigh in for Holly-she went up to Chicago and doesn't have access to a scale. And also a weigh in for Amanda. I only have email access to her so, Raenetta, if you could remind her in another fashion that would be great! So I will plug them in Monday or whenever I get it. For now, I'm keeping them the same weight as last week and they will have to pay a $1 penalty. But, if either posts a loss for this week she'll just owe the $1 and if she gains, she'll owe the normal $2. Clear as mud??
Um, yep, the results...
1. Betty lost 1.63% this week
2. Dana up .73%
3. Jenny .23%
4. Raenetta .21%
5. Amanda .13%
6. Jessie .05%
Tie for 7th with 0% loss
7a. Heather
7b. Lesa
7c. Holly
10. Leah -.62%
And here are the overall results
1. Raenetta 6.67% (2)
2. Jenny 5.13% (4)
3. Amanda 5.03% (1)
4. Dana 3.48% (8)
5. Lesa 3.00% (10)
6. Heather 1.28% (6)
7. Leah 1.12% (6)
8. Holly 1.11% (8)
9. Betty .98% (8)
10. Jessie -.98% (6)
I heard from Dana and Leah that they will be weighing in on Wednesday for the "All I Want for Christmas is a Skinnie Backside" Challenge. That makes 3 of us so far. So, are you going to play??? Just to push you over the edge in your decision making process, the number up there next to your percentage, in parenthesis, is what you owe so far!! Have a great week and I can't wait get everyone's weigh in on Wednesday!!
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