Hot Mamas by Halloween (CLOSED) Instructions

(I tried messaging this out to all of you, but the site got mad at me for trying to contact too many people in too short a period of time. Oops!)

I’m so glad we’re doing this together. I think our groups look great—there are lots of us, but not so many it’s ridiculous. Take a minute to friend anyone on your team (and the other, if you want) that you aren’t already friends with. Here are the teams!


Black

*sophiabethsmom
choclattahottie
buckeye_jenn
thirtyandthriving
DK30096
Jillnicole01
EmilyAnn89
fit443
redpj1
LeticiaAnn
dannyelleH
love2be120

Orange

*cassyparker
joelleknight
cbecons
minussam
mikesJada
JennLowe79
lcal50
joimichelle
futuremrsh_7141
mriviera713
CricketKate
Pinkdeuces2




Here’s how things will work. Every Tuesday, I’ll post a check-in topic for both teams on the Motivation and Support section of the message board. You’ll reply with a check-in entry on your team’s post. Points can be earned as follows:

*Eating right. You get one point per day for being at or below your net calorie goal.

*Working out. You get one point per day for following your workout plan. If you have PLANNED rest days, you still get a point for those days. (Most people plan recovery days for once or twice a week, and I don’t think it’s good to penalize anyone for doing so. Of course, skipping a workout and claiming it was planned is no good. Be honest here--resting is fine, but slacking is not. ☺)

*Losing weight. The bottom line is that we want to be healthier, but I think we all agree that we also want that scale to move. You get a whole 5 points for every pound you lose, since losing weight is pretty much why we’re here.

*Special challenge: Once a week, starting on week 2, we’ll have an optional challenge that can earn a few points. These will be mostly motivational/body image/wellness kind of things to help us all stay in a good mental and emotional place for meeting our goals. In addition, I may have an occasional week where pounds or workout days get double or triple points.

*There won’t be points attached to this, but I’ll post a getting-to-know-you question with each check-in post just for fun.

Here’s a sample of what we should see in each week’s check-in:

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Name: Sophiabethsmom

Points: 22

Summary: I lost 2 pounds (10 pts), ate right 5 days (5 pts), and followed my workout plan all week long (7 pts). [You can also say anything else you want to about how your week went if you’d like.]

Answer to just-for-fun question: My favorite movie is probably O Brother, Where Art Thou? I laugh so hard I cry almost every time. Other favorites include Pride and Prejudice (the Colin Firth one!), You’ve Got Mail, and Casablanca.

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Post on your team’s check in by the end of each Tuesday, and as soon as everyone has submitted their points, I’ll post a new topic with the teams’ scores. The first points check-in will be Tuesday, September 13. We’ll start the point tally TODAY, Thursday, September 8 (which means we’ll all have a few less points possible for week one, but that’s okay). If you don’t post your points, expect a little friendly harassment from your team captain. ☺

May the best team win--and may we all get a few pounds closer to our ultimate goals by Halloween!