Final points and Fall update

Okay, ladies, first I have to apologize for ditching the challenge. Obviously it wasn't my intent, but then life happened. Anyway, a few notes on final points and then a BIG change for Fall challenges.

Post your final points by end of day Monday so the winners can be determined. I will send out money by end of week next week. BTW, put your TOTAL amount of points because I really don't have the capacity to go back and add them all up myself right now. (So basically what I'm saying is that if you don't put your final amount of points you will disqualify yourself!!!) Thanks!

**Big changes for Fall**
So the 90-day challenge is obviously too long for my lazy bones. So, in the Fall I'm mixing it up a bit. I'm hoping the difference will appeal to a variety of people and allow some of us "fizzlers" to stay in the entire competition. It's going to be a 30-day shred. Basically you weigh in on Day 1; weigh in again on Day 30; whoever has the highest percentage of weight loss wins the pot! Each participant will pay $15 to enter (but no money by end of day 7 and you're no longer eligible for the pot). I'll have one 30-day shred in September and, assuming it goes well, another in November. We can do ANYTHING for 30 days, right? And that'd be enough to get a great jump-start for those of us who have found 90 days a little hard. No points, no rules. Just weight loss!!!

Week 11

Well, I don't have much to say. Another ho-hum week. My points were 62. I visited some of my children over the weekend and did quite well but missed some of the points. I'm happy for all of you who have done so well. Good luck on the final week.

Week 11 Dawn

Weird. My weight is still the same as it was the last two weigh-ins. Better than a gain though. Had a birthday, anniversary and a sick day so I ate more than a 100 cal. treat on the celebration days and didn't exercise on the sick day. I did get the "Just Dance 2" game for the Wii for my birthday and love it. I hope that will be a great exercise tool even though I probably look like an uncoordinated fool when I do it. Points are 68.

Leah week 11

70 points this week. I know that I love carbs and keeping track of what I eat every day has really shown me how often I eat them, especially breads/grains. I know that if I really want to lose the extra inches I need to have some intense cardio workouts with muscle toning exercises too. I don't want to give up my carbs so extra exercise is my alternative. I did this challenge to lose the extra baby weight and inches. I wanted to fit into my skinny jeans and need a belt. Well, I have on my skinny jeans and I need a belt so for that I am feeling very happy and quite pleased to be a part of the challenge. I gained a TON of weight this last week so much that I have gained back every pound I lost since the beginning of the challenge (for that I am sad), but I fit my jeans so I must have gained muscle. It's hard to not be so focused on the scale's number. I like being able to say, I weight X amount (isn't that so little!) I was always a double digit size until after my second child and then I lost so much weight, with barely any effort. I went to a size 6 and I loved every minute of it but now after my third child the scale says one thing and my pants say another. Could it be in my old age it's actually harder to lose the weight? I actually have to put effort into this? I can't just sit around and nurse it all away? I think this last week is going to be hard because the end is so near and quite frankly I just want cake :-) But, I know that if I want to achieve my goal, giving up is not an option. I might have a horrible day, or a horrible week, or even a horrible month, but it is my choice to either try harder the next time or say pass the cookies please. If I don't make the effort and try different strategies (I've tried out 5 different exercise routines during this challenge) then I am guaranteed to fail. I do not exist because of failure. I am not on this earth to fail. I can do anything, I just have to take responsibility for my choices and today I choose to follow the guidelines for the challenge and tomorrow I will follow the guidelines and every time I want to give up or just not follow the rules I will remind myself that I said I was going to do this challenge and then I will make the choice to make the effort.

Wendy--Week 11

Well, I'm sorry Dawn but I've joined the land of the lost and have given up. It was spring break last week for us and we went camping and I didn't keep track of anything pointwise. So, I congratulate those of you still at it!

Week 11 Claudia

Still on vacation, and I really did take a vacation this week! Eating out every day and not exercising took its toll. I got 59 total points this week, including the blog point. I did not lose weight--in fact I gained about 3 lbs from 2 weeks ago. I go home today and still have one week to go, so I'm not giving up just yet. We're in the final stretch! Go for it ladies!

Cheryl - Week 11

I broke my barrier this week! Week 6 of the challenge was my lowest weight. Then I started maintaining or gaining little bits. I would bounce up and down sometimes showing a loss and sometimes not...never making it below Week 6's weight until today. And I beat it by 1.4 lbs. It felt great to finally get there. However, I think it makes a huge challenge for me this week to have another loss next Monday. I'll do my best to go out with a bang! My points this week are 70 - no weight loss last week and I had a yummy dessert.