MFP Biggest Loser Challenge

opalmel

hey guys! so here are the charts!

this week the BLUE TEAM wins the challenge! congratulations and awesome job guys!!

the YELLOW TEAM wins the weigh in! combined they lost a total of 1.311%! great job!!

this weeks individual biggest loser is opalmel, who lost 2.11%!

great job everyone!

here is the challenge chart:


and here is the weight loss chart:

Thanks but I don't feel like I really won at all. I just weighed this morning and the scale says I gained most of that weight back. I'm so frustrated! I'm either weighing in too often or I'm doing something else wrong. Any ideas?

Opal

catjrow3

Opal, maybe its water retention?

opalmel

Opal, maybe its water retention?

I certainly hope so. I guess I need to cut down on my sodium intake.

Opal

AmyByExample

Great job everyone! Will get my water in & can't wait to lower that number on the scale again!

Have a great night all!

amy

alibaba0310

so im gonna have to apologize to everyone on my team in advance. iv had a really really bad week. i found out that my dads cancer has come back for the forth time, and to pay for chemo, he has to either spend my college fund or we have to move to a less expensive house. plus, my mom and horrible step dad took off for california for a week, when they also dont even have money for my college. plus, im a senior in high school and i just started all the college applications because early decision and early action applications are due in a month and i need my teachers recommendations like now. barely started and the whole process is already so stressful. i know, excuses excuses, and im really sorry. iv still been trying, and iv definitely gotten in my exercise, but i went over my calories today by 238 cal. i'm determined to better for the next few days until the weigh in! good luck to my green team! (and everyone else haha)

also, just a friendly reminder here, you can weigh in either friday or saturday morning. by saturday afternoon, i would like to have everyones weights and ounces or cups of water that they drank each day. id rather not have to chase people down for their numbers and postpone posting the results for days again, so please please try to get me your numbers then. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!

catjrow3

Sorry Ali for such a tough time. I wish dad the best and hope things settle out for you.

I think its more than fair to have a deadline and make people stick to it, or get out of the competition. Them are the rules! Have a Great thursday ladies!!

AmyByExample

Ali - sorry to hear about your bad week! I hope things start looking up really soon!

I agree about having a cut off day. Another challenge I'm in you have until 12:00 PST to get your #'s in, or you don't make the chart for that week.

Amy

laurielou04

Ali, so sorry to hear that! You and your family will be in my prayers!

As for the college stuff, have you looked into scholarships? That might help with all of that.

firedragon064

Ali-I hope things will get better for you and your family.
My friend's daughter get some kind of scholarship for women in medical field.
I agree talk to your high school counselor or search around for scholarship.
I also agreed that there should be a cut off time on saturday by noon.
If anyone do not turn their result for that week then don't count them in for that week. If it happens 2 times on the row, they should not on the team anymore.

alibaba0310

thanks guys most of the schools i have been looking at dont reward merit based scholarships because they say "all the students that get in are qualified for a merit based scholarship" (as a middlebury admissions officer said). my family will be applying for financial aid, but its not like because my step dad makes a lot of money which shows up on the forms, but NONE of his money will be going to my college

so, YES, there is going to be a deadline this time. im going to say that this weeks deadline will be Saturday night at 9pm EST. is that ok with people? should i make it earlier/later? im sorry for this but i kinda have to lay down the law so im not still getting numbers on tuesday and stuff because by then we should have already started a new challenge. thanks guys!

AmyByExample

thanks guys most of the schools i have been looking at dont reward merit based scholarships because they say "all the students that get in are qualified for a merit based scholarship" (as a middlebury admissions officer said). my family will be applying for financial aid, but its not like because my step dad makes a lot of money which shows up on the forms, but NONE of his money will be going to my college

so, YES, there is going to be a deadline this time. im going to say that this weeks deadline will be Saturday night at 9pm EST. is that ok with people? should i make it earlier/later? im sorry for this but i kinda have to lay down the law so im not still getting numbers on tuesday and stuff because by then we should have already started a new challenge. thanks guys!

There are bunches of "private" scholarships set up in someone's memory that go unclaimed each year, or that very few people apply for. I would make that my job starting now. I know there are books or perhaps online resources for these (perhaps your counselor can direct you). I would apply for one a week - the more you send out, the better the odds of you getting some. I remember getting one that was in memory of a nurse who had passed (they were awarding it to someone going into the Medical Profession). Every little bit helps!

catjrow3

I think Saturday by noon is fair... that gives all day friday and half of saturday to log in with weight. should be doable for everyone.

thinminnetonkagirl

I'd like to join! I'm new to this and don't know what I'm supposed to do, though, besides say I'm in!

abjedi

CW 192.8 loss of 1.2 pounds... Yippee!!!

AmyByExample

CW = 192.9

Loss of 1.1 for this week.

PM'd Ali results

Will PM water tomorrow.

Amy

catjrow3

CW: 155.2
Loss: 1.6 lbs.
I will send to Ali and water!!

Happy Friday ladies

sarahkova

well that was a wake up call! I gained exactly what I lost last week...I am not messing around any more no fooling around overeating at events. packed a few low cal snacks in my purse so when things are crazy I can eat something so I am not famished when the time comes...blerg!

MoLivesLuvsLifts

Ali - so sorry to hear about your dad. I'll keep him and you in my prayers. Also, there are alot of avenues to pay for college. I work as an accountant at a college and you know what...there's probably less than 10% that's prepared financially for college - and most of that number are military applicants. In fact, college work study isn't what it used to be. Parents & students are coming back in to rework their loans because there's not alot of jobs in the college work study program. Be persistent in speaking to your high school counselor. They have lots of info but most students don't ask. Also, check some of your prospective college's websites for scholarships. Many have scholarships that are specifically for freshmen, women, and each discipline (i.e. nursing, accounting, engineering). Also, check your specific major for scholarships. For example, there may be a scholarship for engineering and then also one for civil engineering majors. The key is to apply early. Most scholarships have a January 31st deadline, need you to write a paper, etc. Lastly, make sure that your parents complete their taxes in a timely manner. You'll need 2011 tax info for any government loans (Subsidized or Unsubsidized) or scholarships (Pell Grant). Oh yeah, one last thing that people don't consider is community and in-state public colleges. They tend to be cheaper. Hope this info is helpful to you. Keep your head up! You will find a way!

I'm going to email the red team's stat's tomorrow morning.

Have a fantastic weekend everyone!

alibaba0310

thanks so much to everyone who has already sent me their numbers! so far i have 8 peoples. remember, deadline is 9pm tonight (EST)! otherwise, you will not be counted this week. if you miss more than two weeks in a row, you will be removed from the chart. i'm sorry to be so rude and stern. thanks everyone!

also, i was thinking for next weeks challenge we could track sodium. mfp keeps track of it for you, so all youd have to do is send me the numbers each day. i recently learned that eating too much sodium can make your face look bloated. it also slows down weight loss and can have serious health repercussions in the future. what do people think of this? we definitely dont have to do it if you guys dont like it, i just want to get my sodium under control and stuff

Letty_c

well I know I'm not very good with watching my sodium

MoLivesLuvsLifts

Watching sodium sounds good!

catjrow3

I can do that, but only send once a week, so not to be constantly PMing... thanks!

laurielou04

watching sodium sounds good to me...i think it also affects water retention. I think. But i think it is a good idea

opalmel

Checking in:

CW: 177.6 ( gained 1 since last week)

My water for this week was 38 glasses or 304 oz. I think watching our sodium for this week is a great idea! I know I have been trying to keep it under control.

Opal

alibaba0310

i currently only have about half the peoples numbers. this whole deadline thing didnt work haha. so, FOR THIS WEEK ONLY, i will be extending the deadline until 9 am EST. i'm doing this because people may not have come on in time to see the deadline. next week, the deadline will be 9pm saturday night. thanks everyone!

firedragon064

Hopefully, they will turn their results tomorrow otherwise you may have to reorganize the teams

alibaba0310

Here are this weeks results! As you can see, we have quite a few blanks. Depending on whose results I get next week, I'm going to rearrange the teams. One person from the purple team also PMed me saying they had to drop out for medical reasons.

This weeks winning team is the PURPLE TEAM! Congrats! (I realize there was only one person who weighed in)
This weeks individual winner is Elbee1! Congrats! You lost 2.14%!

As for the challenge, the winning team is the BLUE TEAM! Great job everyone!

sorry for the image size, if you right click and open image in new tab or window, you can see the full weekly results, with the percentages. i'm not sure how to fix that

MoLivesLuvsLifts

This weeks individual winner is Elbee1! Congrats! You lost 2.14%!

Awesome job Elbee1!!!!!!!!!!!

firedragon064

Blue team won the challenge again! Way to go LaurenWolfe and Kristie_cla, we did it!
Next week is sodium count. I don't think I can't do well with this cause I eat bacons and pork rinds. They are
very salty. You guys got to help me with my share, stay low sodium. PrettyPooks, we need you specially with the next team challenge.

sarahkova

since everything is done on averages you wouldn't have to rearrange the teams...


and woo hoo!! congrats Elbee!!!