Its on!

Hi Everybody! You all did so well the first week! Here are the percentages.

Guys-

1. Jason Hylton - 3.28%

2. Scott Groeneveld- 1.29%

3. Jim Allen- 1.18%

4. Joe Vernon- 1.16%

5. Kelly Flowers- 1.07%

6. Matt Farris- .51%

7. Jorge Jacobs- .06 %

Girls-

1. Jessa Youngblood- 3.86%

2. Rose Vernon- 2.99%

3. Danika Ronda- 2.26%

4. Michelle Washington- 2.08%

5. Mandy Aslanzadeh- 1.84%

6. Tiffany Barr- 1.72%

7. Tanya Lee- 1.20%

8. Susan Albertson- .41%

9. Ashley Hylton- .38% (yeah, i know...)

10. Diane Jacobs- .09%

you all did a great job. Dont forget to keep weighing in on Sundays everyone! I will update more later. Just wanted to get these up since you have all been asking ;)

Start of week one

***please read the calendar correction!***

Hey Everyone!! I was really excited to see how many people actually showed up on Sunday to sign up for the biggest loser. We had around 30 people. which is great! I know of about 5 more signing up Sunday. I have a feeling more and more people will sign up which will hopefully motivate us all to step it up. From what I hear, people are hitting the gym at 5 am! So if you haven't started a workout plan you better soon. What I was really happy to see that even people who only had 10 lbs to lose showed up. They were right in saying its not just about losing weight, its about being healthy. So lets keep that in mind.

I want to know how everyone is doing! respond to this blog and let us know how your first week is going.

This weeks calendar:

Thursday morning walk around old orcutt 8am (meet at my house 250 s Broadway st)

Saturday morning hike (by morning I mean 9 or 10am) place tbd. please give suggestions on locations.

These are just the activities I'm putting together. if you want to do a bike ride, hike, walk....you get the point. Just post it under the comments and I will be sure to put it up on the weekly calender.

some of you wanted healthy recipes to put on the blog. feel free to add a recipes in the comments section and I will put them up. As for right now, here are some simple things you can do to make meals healthier. I'm sure they are obvious but reminders are always helpful :)

EAT THIS INSTEAD OF THAT

1. Ground Turkey instead of ground beef (taco's, spaghetti, turkey burgers..whatever you use hamburger for)

2. Whole wheat pasta instead of white

3. Brown rice instead of white rice

4. Turkey bacon and sausage instead of regular bacon (i just bought some. its really good!)

5. Olive Oil for cooking instead of vegetable oil or butter

The list goes on...

I will be giving you each a hand out on Sunday with rules and information about the competition as a reminder. I should have done that at the first weigh in sorry! Anyway, here are some things you should know.

1. winnings will go towards the guy and girl who lose the most % body weight at the end of 12 weeks. we have decided to split it between the two 80% to whoever loses the most and 20% to second place.

2. weigh in times are at 9:15-9:30 am (after 1st service) 10:30-10:00am (after second service) and again from 5:30pm-6:00pm (right before evening service) These will take place in the gym.

3. If you cant make a weigh in you can weigh yourself at home and email it to jimmy and Jackie at jimmy@drytechrestoration or jackiemck6@yahoo.com

4. Its not to late to sign up! just bring $10 on Sunday and weigh in. Its going to be a lot of fun!

Any questions?

The start to a good thing

Thank you everyone who has decided to participate in the "Biggest Loser" challenge! Here is the information you need.



Starting date: August 16th
Ending date: November 15th
weigh-in days: Sundays
Time: 5:30-6:00pm
place: Grace Baptist Church



how it works:
Its not about who loses the most lbs.. whoever has the largest weight loss % wins. (max weight - min weight) / max weight ...just like the show ;0)



Depending on how many people sign up, we might do a first and second place prize. Another suggestion was separate the men and women. its open for discussion. let me know your thoughts. now that its only $10 i think more people will sign up.



This will be the main site for our weight loss competition. I will keep it updated with weekly work out activities, top three weight losses, links to my favorite (or suggested) health websites or heath tools, scripture for encouragement and so on. the ideas are endless. you don't have to have an account to leave comments. just leave anonymous comments but remember to leave your name!!



Things to know
1. you can sign up at anytime during the competition. just remember that leaves you with less time to lose weight. $10 must be paid at your first weigh in.

2. we will be using the same scale for every weigh in. no shoes or heavy clothing to start! sneaky people ;0)


3. although its ok to miss weigh-ins (things happen, i understand) please do your best to make It every week. we have them for the motivation..and pressure ;0)


4. first and last weigh-in must be done in person at the correct time!


5. If you have to miss a week you can weigh yourself at home (at the correct time HONOR SYSTEM!) and text your weight or call it in. (number will be up soon)


6. your weight will be kept private. you don't have to weigh in in front of everyone!


7. there will be no refunds!


8. every week i will post the top three weight losses. don't worry, i wont post your weight. just how much you lost!


9. INVITE FRIENDS!!! the more people we have the biggest the prize ;0)

10. before and after pictures will be taken but not posted unless you want them to be!!



For those of us who need more then three months to lose weight, no worries! once the three months is up we will just start over again. At least that's my plan.



Even though there is a cash prize at the end, lets keep in mind that the real prize is being healthy and setting good examples for our loved ones. Even if you don't win the money at the end, i guarantee if you work hard and stay motivated through the process the end results will be totally worth it!

feel free to email me with any questions or concerns. Want to add a link or a story?. ashleyhylton20@yahoo.com or leave a message directly on this blog

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
—Philippians 4:13