Catch Up

Wow it's been a week since I've blogged. I'm bad! Yes I've gotten your phone calls and emails. I'm not dead, I'm just really busy and blogging has gone to the bottom of the to do list. But I promise I will get caught up this weekend. I took lots of fun pictures at Thanksgiving and have some stories to tell so I will get caught up!

I haven't posted the Blogging Biggest Loser results and I get a big BOO for that. But the most important thing to know is that Natalie is the Biggest Loser of the whole sheebang and the biggest loser of the week with another pound lost. That puts her at 15 pounds lost so far! GO MISS NATALIE!!!! Please give her visit and a big congrats on all her hard work!

Okay I've got pictures to sort through and edit and then I'll get more up!

Jessie

Blogging Biggest Loser Week Eight

Wow time is flying by! We are already to week eight of the blogging biggest loser competition! Miss Natalie is our biggest loser again this week. Natalie is rocking it out! She lost another 2 pounds. I'm impressed!

We also added another member this week. So welcome to Darby. She started off with a 1 1/2 pound loss so that rocks too!

Hope you all have another great week!

Jessie

Today

Today is weigh in day so don't forget to let me know your gains or losses for the blogging biggest loser competition. I for sure won't get the totals up tonight. I have a busy day at work and then tonight I am going out with a friend and won't get home till late. We are going to an African dance show so it should be fun but it's a couple hours away so it will be a late night. But starting tomorrow I"m on vacation so that rocks!

Jess

Blogging Biggest Loser Week 7

Well this week there is no blogging biggest loser. No one in the competition lost any weight! At least we all stayed the same. Maybe next week will bring some big weight loss. Good luck!

Jessie

Blogging Biggest Loser Week 6

Once again Miss Natalie is the biggest loser of the week. YOU GO NATALIE!!!! She lost a 1/2 a pound this week. I stayed the same. UGH! Maybe one of these weeks I'll have some huge weight loss and get caught up! I think all the eating I did over the weekend caused the scale to stay put.

So now as a group we have lost 33.6 pounds. I'm hoping we can hit 40 pounds next week! I think we can do it. Lots of water, lots of walking, lots of losing!!!

Jessie

Blogging Biggest Loser Week 5

Wow I am actually the biggest loser this week. I lost 1.5 pounds. I'm good with that. I think the meal planning helped me. Natalie and Acire both lost 1 pound this week which rocks. We are moving in the right direction. This week we lost 3.5 pounds as a group which means we have lost 32.9 pounds so far. That rocks!

Let's keep the weight loss going team!

Jessie

Blogging Biggest Loser Week Four

Due to my internet problems this post is several days late but I'm so happy to report such great progress! Debbie is our biggest loser of the week losing an amazing 4 pounds! Good work Debbie!

As a group we lost a total of 5.8 pounds this week! That brings us to a total of 29.6 pounds lost so far. We are making progress! I hope that this week brings even more weight loss!

For this week the challenge is to add some strength training to your workouts. That could simply be doing some squats, arm curls with soup cans, or lifting some weights. Whatever works best for you. Muscle burns more calories than fat so we need more muscle!

Keep up the good work team!
Jessie

Water Warriors

Last week I issued a challenge to the folks in the Blogging Biggest Loser Competition. The challenge was to drink 8 8oz glasses of water each day. Natalie and I both got our water in each day. It must have really helped Natalie since she lost so much weight this week. It didn't help me weight wise but I always feel a little better when I get lots of water in. I have less headaches and more energy. That's always a good thing!

So Get to Drinking!

Jessie

Blogging Biggest Loser Week 3

Well this was an interesting week. Some of us lost a lot and some of us did a little gaining. I hate to admit it but I gained .5 pounds this week. Not sure exactly what happened there. I thought I did well but I'll have to reevaluate and work a little harder this week.

Natalie however rocked it out this week! Natalie lost 4 pounds this week! I'm so impressed with her. That puts her at a total of 9.5 pounds so far!!!! GOOOOOOO NATALIE!!!!

So right now we are sitting at a total of 24.6 pounds lost. That means we only need to lose another 75.4 pounds as a group to hit the 100 pounds mark! That is very realistic. In fact we could be at the half way point in two weeks if everyone lost about 1.5 pounds the next couple weeks. So lets do it team!!!

This week the challenge of the week will be to get to moving! Let's each get at least 15 minutes of exercise a day.

Good luck losing!

Jessie

Blogging Biggest Loser Week 2

Last night I couldn't post so I'm sorry for the delay! But it was another great week in the blogging biggest loser competition! I'm so thrilled at what a great start we are off too. This week Natalie is our biggest loser with a solid 2 pound weight loss.

Not everyone weighed in this week so I'm not sure what the whole group lost. But for everyone that weighed in this week we had a total weekly loss of 5 1/2 pounds. That makes our grand total 18.9 pounds so far! That is great! That means we are only 82 pounds away from the goal of 100 pounds lost as a group!!! We can do this gang!!!

This week I'm going to throw a little challenge out there. I challenge all of the participants to drink at least 8 8oz glasses of water a day. I think this will help in your weightloss! When you weigh in next week let me know if you drank all your water. If so I will do a seperate post with links to your blogs. I challenge anyone that hasn't joined us in the challenge yet to leave a comment and get in on the fun! It's never too late to get started!

Good luck and Good Losing!

Jessie

What A Monday

Today was my first day back at work since fighting the sickness. It really wore me out. I think I'm gonna crash in just a few minutes. My little eyes can barely stay open. Even though it was a long day and I am really behind it was so nice to be back. I miss all my work people when I'm away. I guess I thrive on the drama...

We got a new Blogging Biggest Loser contestent today! Eileen is joining the group. Eileen if you have a blog I would love to link to it so just let me know if you do. If not I'll just link to your blogger profile. Either way is fine. We are all just glad to have you so WELCOME!

Tomorrow is the big way in day. I'm a little nervous. I have a feeling that it won't be pretty for me. When I don't get exercise in I don't tend to do so well. And this week the only exercise I got was coughing. I am excited to see how everyone else did though. So make sure to weigh in and I'll post everything tomorrow night.

We have our supervisors meeting at work tomorrow and Wednesday. Our manager usually has us work pretty late so I might not get to post till late tomorrow night. We will have to see how it goes. I am gonna TiVo the actual show so I can watch it later.

If anyone else would like to join the challenge just let me know. We would love to have you!

Jessie

Blogging Biggest Loser Week 1

Wow what a great start to the blogging biggest loser competition!!! I'm impressed folks! I know that I said I would make this post after the showed aired tonight. However everyone weighed in already and I'm fighting a cold. I was afraid I might fall asleep during the show since I'm not feeling so hot and I didn't want to keep everyone waiting!

The big loser this week is Acire with a wonderful 3.8 pound loss! AMAZING!!! There are a few of us right on her heals so she will have to watch out. We just might catch her next week.

I'm looking forward to watching us all shrink as this goes along. Everyone is off to a great start and I'm just so excited to be a part of it. As a group we lost 13.4 pounds this week! Let's keep it up. I hope that as a group we can lose 100 pounds during the competition.

Happy week and keep with it team! If anyone else would like to join in and lose weight with us please leave a comment and I'll get you added. You can read the competition rules and view all the contestants weight loss results in the sidebar on the right!

Jessie

Blogging Biggest Loser Time

Well we are starting to get a great team lined up for the Blogging Biggest Loser competition! I'm so excited. Tomorrow is the big day! I'm planning on getting up early so I can work out. And I already packed a healthy lunch to take with me to work tomorrow! We can do this. The season premire kicks off tomorrow night and I can't wait to watch. I hope that we will continue to add people to the competition. People can join in at anytime. I've had some questions about the competition so I'll try and answer those.

1. When do we give you our weigh in each week? I think it would be great if you could post your losses or gains in the comments each Tuesday. Then Tuesday night after the shows air I will post who is in the lead, etc. I will try to make it fun that way but no one is getting sent home from this competition!

2. Do I have to have a blog to participate? Well it is the blogging biggest loser competition so that name would lead you to believe that you need to be a blogger. But I have a lot of great friends and family members that want to play along and they don't have their own blogs. So anyone can join the competition. Just leave me a comment and I'll get ya added!

3. Is there a prize if I'm the Blogging Biggest Loser? Yes! If you win you get the prestigious title of The Blogging Biggest Loser. You also get a smaller ass, tight abs, and a huge boost to your self esteem. Doesn't that make you feel good!

4. Do I have to watch the show? You don't have to watch the show. I just happen to love it and find it very motivational. But you can watch or not watch anything you want.

5. Do I have to tell you my starting weight? NO!!! All I need to know is how many pounds you gain or lose each week. I'm not telling you all how much I weigh so I don't expect anyone to tell me.

So those are all the questions I've had so far. If you have any others feel free to leave them in the comments. I look forward to losing some weight with you all!

Jessie

Blogging Biggest Loser

Okay the new season of The Biggest Loser kicks off next Tuesday. So with the start of the show I'm renewing my committment to healthy eating and exercise. And in the spirit of the Biggest Loser I think we need a little healthy competition! So if you would like to join my Blogging Biggest Loser competition I would love to have you!

Here are the rules!

1. Leave me a comment letting me know you want to join.
2. Post on your blog about the competition and encourage others to join the fun.
3. Leave me a comment one time per week throughout the competition letting me know what you gain or lose during the week.
4. Have fun and lets' get healthy!!!

I will list each contestent in the sidebar of my blog. I will also list how much each person has lost or gained. This will be updated on Tuesday nights after the newest episode of The Biggest Loser airs. Then after the shows big finale we can see who the Blogging Biggest Loser is. I think as a group we can encourage each other and lose a lot of weight!!!

Jessie