Slimmer in the Saddle Challenge Champion Announcement page 46!!!

[PunkinNMe]

Please be sure to send me your updated weight this morning, Monday 04/13/09!!


Good Morning

Good Morning


Good Morning


GOOD MORNING!!

Ladies . . . today is the first day or a new beginning for us!

This isn't a diet . . . we won't think of it that way!

This is the beginning of a new lifestyle for each of us . . . a lifestyle that will keep us from finding ourselves back here again!!

More activity, healthier choices, portion control . . .

and eventually . . .

CUTE JEANS!!

We have a total of 26 competitors, which puts our ultimate cash prize at
$260

That's a heck of a goal to work toward!!

I'm hoping that our additional incentive races help everyone to stay motivated . . . and I can't tell y'all how excited I am about the additional incentive prizes that I've secured for you!!

We all need to be sure to thank our sponsors, by visiting their sites and patronizing their business where we can.  These are people who showing us that they beleive in us and support our efforts to be healthier!

So I will say a grand thank you to

www.CrystalCaballo.com

www.WinningRuns.com

www.LauraSchumannBarrelRacing.com

The Cowgirl Jeweler http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6866355

Sister Act Jewelry by Kallee McClinton

Winning Edge Massage

FlyingHRanch Massage

and of course . . .

ebarrelracing.com

[PunkinNMe]

Here is our official participant list and I do have start weight for everyone this morning!

TXRodeo
Running The Cans
Farel
KMC
3Horses
StacieLeighMay
DebHorses
Donk
barrelracer17n
Cowboy Up Dude
CandyStarBarrels
GoBabyGo
Batkitty
RopinCans
mht
Brooksie
PunkinNMe
Barl5
LWest0963
Gabe's Babe
CowgirlDiva
Gena Brent
flyinglow
FlyingHRanch
Deb Harris
Rafter D Horses

[TXRodeo]

I am so glad this is starting AFTER my bachlorette party weekend even though I gave my starting weight BEFORE it!!  Oh well!!  Let's kick this off with a great first day ladies!!!! 

[jropergirl]

Good luck, Ladies!

[flyinglow]

Punkin do we need to re-pm you are starting weights for today?

[Rafter D Horses]

Ok Ladies Lets see everyone get to a NEW HEALTHY weight for the summer..I know I feel better since I got my weight off and now I just need to Maintain it and keep it off...Just remember we can do anything that we sset our minds to..

so just remember to eat and drink lots and lots of water...NOT EATING will only hurt you and not help you lose andy weight your body needs nutrients to function and to burn the caalories needed in weight loss...

Take care and remember to eat healthy..

[PunkinNMe]

If your weight has changed and you want to update it this morning you can.  But you don't HAVE to, but you can.

[running the cans]

Hey Punkin

Did we decide how the winner of the April Incentive was going to be decided? Most loss weight, most lost percentage, closest to goal, or .

[TXRodeo]

The poll says most percentage lost.

[Brooksie]

I've got my Liter of Water with me... And I am telling my kiddos at school that if they see me with a coke or mt. dew... Remind me!

These 7th graders are good at keeping a person honest!

[running the cans]

thanks TXRodeo...guess I missed that!!

[PunkinNMe]

Yup - we decided to go with the most percentage lost for the incentive challenges . . . same as our main competition.

For the record it is not too late to join the challenge!

I posted this on another thread on Friday, but to make sure everything is here I will post it again.

This is a 3 month challenge beginning on Monday 04/06/09 @ 730AM, and lasting until Tuesday, 06/30/09 at 2PM.  The ante to participate in this challenge is $10 per person.  Currently there are 25 challengers for a total CASH PRIZE of $250!!

The incentive challenges are monthly challenges that will begin on the first Monday of every month (April 06, May 05, and June 01), and end at weight check in on the first Monday (no later than 2PM via PM) of the following month (The June Challenge wil end on June 30 with the rest of the challenge).  The ante to participate in the monthly incentive challenges is $5 per person.  The total cash prize each month will vary based on participation.  

I will be charting your progress using the following formula:
Percent of weight lost = (weight lost this week x 100)/start weight
So if you start the competition at 200 lbs, and on week one you lose 5 lbs your formula will look like this
% = (5 x 100)/200
you would have lost 2.5% of your body weight.

The prizes will be awarded based on Percentage of weight lost.  The person who loses the greatest percentage of their own body weight will be declared the winner.  Percentage points will be figured to two decimal places in order to avoid ties.  It is IMPERATIVE that you provide accurate weights in order for the calculations to be valid.  Please try to use the same scale each week.

[gobabygo]

Ok, I'm ready to keep up with this, this time. I'm supposed to cleaning house, and I'm going to go for a walk here after it warms up. Going to get a bottle of water out the frig right NOW!

[Farel]

i just hope i can keep this motivation up...i have a doctors appointment at 2:30pm today. i am so tired from keeping up with the twins to keeping up with my animals. now i am going to try to keep up with this challange. plus i need to go to the grocery store again.

[Stacieleighmay]

I think if we all stick together we can do it.  I know plenty of us have each other's phone numbers, so if we don't "check in" or stay accountable we have people who can call us and remind us to get back on the ball.  What about goals?  Maybe if we state what are goal is to loose that month or week that will help us, you know, kinda keep us on track.