I'm Back

Well, here it is November already. I got seriously off track with the weight loss and blog activities I had started. I will blame Larry's motorcycle accident - you know - lots of stress, and a ton of things to do for him . . . then lots of travel for my job, etc., etc., etc. The usual excuses. My current excuse is the holidays coming up . . . but we are going to Jamaica in March and I would like to get back into that size 14 swim suit I bought a couple of years ago.

So, I am going to try this again. Let me know if you want to join me . . . I think I'll put this out on FB if I can figure out how to do it.

Way to go Shari!

Good morning all, here are this week's statistics!

The winner is . . . . . .

• Shari with a 1.19% weight loss - way to go Shari!
• Lorraine was 2nd with a .94% weight loss
• Nancy reported in with slight gain - don't be discouraged - remember, we are in this for the long haul, so there are bound to be ups and downs. The important thing is to keep with it!

No other results to report to this week.

Here are the Results You've been waiting for!

The winner is . . . .

Nancy with a percentage of weight loss of 4.06%. Way to go, Nancy!

In second place this week is Lorraine with 2.29%.

Close behind are Julianne at 1.85% - followed closely by Shari at 1.61%

Robin forgot to weigh in last week, so she won't officially join the challenge until next week. I didn't hear from Carol E.

Congratulations to everyone and thanks to everyone who posted their comments and tips this week!

Lorraine

And the Winner Is . . .

I'm still waiting for 3 people to get their % of weight loss to me. I'll wait until the end of the day Monday to post the winners.

Also, welcome to our newest Endres Chick . . . Carol Rendall, my neighbor!

Lorraine

I've been walking my little dog's ass off!

So, since we got Daisy, I have been making her walk with me every day.... I think we got a defective puppy that doesn't like to walk though, because she fights me every step of the way... at least on the way away from the house. As soon as we turn around and head home, she perks right up and starts practically running toward the house. We are gonna have to work on her leash skillz, I think.

Who else has been getting their daily exercise? In addition to walking with Daisy, I also walk every day at work. A group of us usually head outside around 10 am to take a lap around the building. Its a pretty nice walk actually. Hopefully I can keep it up over the next few weeks- it is going to be somewhat busy at work since my co-worker is on vacation, I have a sales and use tax audit that I am preparing for, and we have some big deadlines coming up to boot. I think that is one of my issues that it is really easy for me to say, well, im too busy, so something has to give, and usually the first thing to go is the exercise. Need to change that!!!

Is anyone out there?

Please remember . . . you can comment on any post or even post to the blog yourself. It kind of feels like I'm the only one out here.

If you have trouble finding the blog, you can save it to your favorites so you can come directly to it whenever you want.

If you need help, please let me know.

Lorraine

The Challenge is ON! Good Luck

August 1 has arrived and it's time to get serious about the challenge.

We will determine our progress by recording percentage of weight loss. Here's how it will work:

1. Weigh yourself today (you don't need to send me your starting weight - we will use only percentage of weight loss so no one has to disclose their actual weight).
2. Weigh yourself next Saturday
3. Divide the number of pounds lost by your weight "last week" and multiply by 100
   example: last week = 175 this week = 173 pounds lost = 2
   2/175 = .011 .011 x 100 = 1.1%
4. Send me an e-mail with your percentage of weight loss by 6 pm next Saturday and I will compile the results and post them to the blog.
5. The winner will get 5 points and the second place person will get 3 points.
6. The person with the most points on December 1 wins!
7. Prize will determined later by everyone in the challenge.

Please let me know if you need help navigating the blog. I will add all of you to the list of people who can post to the blog. Please use the blog to share your ideas and feelings. The whole point of using the blog is so that we can support each other.

Good Luck!!!!

Links - Only 9 More Days til the Challenge Begins!

I have added some links that I have found helpful. Please feel free to e-mail me with additional links you'd like to add or just simply post them in the blog.

If you'll send me your e-mail address, I'll add you to the permissions section of the blog site so that you can post to this site as well.

Welcome to the Endes Chicks Family Challenge

Please consider joining our weight loss challenge! Many of us have expressed a desire to lose weight in the past and have even tried losing weight with varying levels of success. Research has shown that people have better success losing weight when they have a support system. This blog will be our support system.

We will be able to share personal triumphs and setbacks, post interesting and informative articles about nutrition and fitness and most importantly support each other in our journeys of healthy eating and fitness.

You were invited to this challenge because you meet the following criteria. You:

• are an Endres Chick
• used to be an Endres Chick
• will be an Endres Chick
• your mother was an Endres Chick
• you know an Endres Chick.

The challenge is this:

• Initial challenge will run from August 1 to December 1
• You choose your eating and fitness plans - please feel free to post things you've done and had success with. You will be able to post links to other websites that have interesting and informative info.
• Each week you will report the amount of weight lost and the percentage of weight lost
• Person who has the largest percentage of weight loss each week wins 5 points
• Second place wins 3 points
• On December 1 the person with the most points wins
• Prize is yet to be determined - suggestion is that we plan a shopping trip to Chicago and the winner gets her way paid (hotel, meals, etc).

If you are interested in joining the challenge, please respond to this post. I will provide tools for calculating percentage of weight loss and I'll keep track of the challenge leaders. Please share any suggestions you have for this blog - and feel free to post anytime!

I believe we can make this work with the power of "Endres Chicks"!

Lorraine