Hello again!

I hope everyone survived their first day yesterday! 

I will be honest and say that about 3 in the afternoon yesterday a diet dr. pepper (recovering addict here) and anything sweet was calling my name.  I fought through it and felt a little confidence sneak in for winning that inner battle.  Now today I am baking 2 dozen cupcakes and making cookies for a Halloween fund raiser bake sale for the scouts.  I will not eat a cupcake (two or three), I will not eat  a cupcake....

Today's greatness assignment is to take your measurements.  There are a few helps online that you can find if you need some direction on how to properly take your measurements. The most important part is to measure in the same place at the beginning of the challenge as at the end so you get an accurate reading to record for your inches lost.  I can tell you from experience, you will be shocked at what you lose. 

Also, we are going to assign small groups into teams (again, it is still an individual competition but this will help keep motivation going).  Becca and I talked about it and thought it would be a great way to help everyone motivate each other.  I have talked to a few individuals already that are willing to be in charge of their "teams" so I will have them contact you directly sometime today.  

Lastly, I have created a blog that I will invite you all to view.  It has links to workouts, places to find meal ideas, and also has all of the rules and food lists. If any of you have fitness/food websites or instagram accounts you follow that may be beneficial in sharing, please do.  

I think that is it.  Please let me know if you have questions!

Thanks!

Welcome!

I hope everyone is ready for this week!  It is going to be a great one. I've already had some great questions this morning.

For today, remember to weigh yourself and record it on your tracking sheet.  You will need you starting weight again at the end of the competition to figure your total weight loss points. You can complete all the greatness assignments (found on the greatness doc) for the week today and give yourself the daily points.  Or you can complete them each day.

If you live close, you are welcome to drop off either a check or cash for the $20.  If you do not live close, or if it is more convenient, you can mail a check to me. I do have a paypal account too if that is a better option for you. The money needs to be paid, at the latest, by Thursday of this week for you to get your greatness points for that day.

One of the questions that has been asked by a few people is if there was any way to create a team support system even though it is an individual competition.  I have to say, I love this idea. If you would like, I can divide the full group in to four separate teams that you can then be a part of in an effort to encourage each other.  This may work well in reporting points, as well.  There would be about 4-5 on a team.  We will work on this and let you know what we come up with. 

Good luck!