IT'S OVER!!! Week 12 and Final Results!

Wow. Well, congratulations to all of you losers! We survived. Most of you did a great job and should be looking a little slimmer than you did a few months ago. Hopefully you’ll keep the ball rolling and get to your ideal weight (if you’re not already there) before summer vacation. :)

Meeting their goals were 9 of the 21 contestants:

• Tony Bailey
• Sheryl Coyne-Batson
• Stacy Crowe
• Tracy Harris
• Chris Kedroski
• Susan Kedroski
• Ann Lopez
• George Lopez and
• David Manges

Great job you guys! According to the contest rules, all of the losers who met their goals will receive back $30 from their original $50 check (minus any fines.)

Taking the third place ribbon and 10% of the total pot is Tracy “The Hammer” Harris, who lost 11.7% of her total body weight in 12 weeks! Way to go, Tracy!!! You did an amazing job – kudos to you for a great contest!


And now the moment we’ve all been waiting for…who is our BIGGEST LOSER???

Well, let me first say how close the race for 1st and 2nd place was. It was neck and neck the last three weeks. The 1st place contestant lost 15.78% and the 2nd place winner lost 15.30%. A VERY close race. Our runner-up this year is Tony “The Builder” Bailey, who really looks like a different person – a fitter, skinnier, and healthier person!! Great job, TB!!! Keep up the running… there’s a half marathon in your future! Tony’s determination and discipline were second only to one person in this contest - Congratulations to our BIGGEST LOSER (drum roll please…) George “The Dominator” Lopez!!! GEORGE, YOU DID IT!!! First place, baby! We’re all in awe of your willpower and resolve! You really have changed your life during this contest. Well done, my friend!


Ahem. Ok now for the bad news.


According to the rules, contestants owe a $5 fine for each week they gained weight and/or failed to report their weight by noon on Saturday. I have made a color-coded official weight-loss spreadsheet which shows in pink the weeks contestants gained weight or missed their official weigh-in. I have emailed individuals how much they owe in fines and have also put this on the official contest spreadsheet.

Here’s the deal. If you owe fines, I need them in my hand by April 18th. Either cash or check. At that point I will take all of the fines, the money added to the pot for those of us who didn’t reach our goals and then calculate the money to be paid out for our 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners (60%, 30%, 10% of the pot, respectively.)

On April 18th, whatever is in the pot is what I am dividing up and mailing out to the winners. And just so everyone understands correctly, I am NOT going to harass people for the next 6 months to pay their $5 fines! However, I will publicly shame you on the website! ;-)

So that’s it.

Thanks for everyone’s participation this year! Jason Hawkins is running this contest three years from now. See you next time!!

Very humbly,

Your Crowmissioner.

Week # 9 & 10 Results

Spring Break is all but over and I somehow managed to avoid Travis County Fair food (I was 5 feet away from “Fried Snickers”), Sea World cuisine (Shamu Burgers anyone?), and Czech Stop kolaches (mmmmmm!!!!) What determination! What grit! Who’s got the Eye of the Tiger?!! Me, that’s who! I’M BACK, BABY!!!

Sorry I didn’t post last week’s results, but I’m still recovering from taking a 5 year-old and a 2 year-old to Sea World by myself (pity me). However, there WERE some shocking developments from Week 9! Last week Tony “The Builder” Bailey finally moved into 1st place with an impressive 12.75% in total weight lost, breaking George “The Dominator” Lopez at 12.53%. (“I will break you” – Drago, Rocky IV) Wow!!! But wait – this week saw George losing a whopping 1.8% of his total body weight – his biggest loss since week 3 – bringing his new total weight loss to 14.12%, and a recoup of 1st place!!! HOLY COW!!! These last two weeks are gonna be nail biters!!! (and miserable if your last name is Bailey or Lopez). Prunes and lentil soup for 14 days, anyone? Tony or George? George or Tony? Who’s got the “Eye of the Tiger?”



Also, a big shout out to Tony, Sheryl, Tracy, Ann & George for not having to use their Piggy Pass after 10 weeks of this torture! And congrats to Bryan Batson – our newest “Lost Greater than 5%” member, and more kudos to David Manges, who became the sixth contestant to meet his weight loss goal. Way to go, guys!!

Only 2 weeks left! FINISH STRONG!!!

~Crowmissioner

BEAT DUKE!!!

Week #8 Results

Week 8 was a milestone week for many of you losers. Joining the “Greater than 5% Club” this week are Jennifer “Pilates” Miller (5.2%), Jay “Favre Blows” Hardaway (5.3%), and Chris “Frat Boy” Kedroski (5.1%). Way to go, you guys!! Oh, and by the way - congrats to Chris for being the fourth loser to meet his goal in this contest!!! Nice!

Also having a “beastly” week (“beastly” is the new slang the kids are using these days) was none other than Mrs. Crowmissioner, with a startling 2.6% drop in one week! Nice job, wife!

So here’s where we stand with four weeks remaining… there is no way any of you are going to catch George or Tony. So forget 1st or 2nd place. However, 3rd place is wide open! And even if you don’t win the big money, the real winners are those who continue to lose and reach their ideal body weight in time for bikini season!

The official spreadsheet has been updated. Have a great week!

~Cmish

Week #7 Results

Sorry no blog post last week... I'm on the mend from a cold and still feeling craptastic. Comfort food anyone? =/

I won't try to be all witty and whatnot... but since the last time I posted, two Losers have quiety entered the "Greater Than 10% Club" - way to go, George Lopez and Tony Bailey! You guys are machines!!!

I've uploaded week 7 progress (or lack thereof in my case) on the official spreadsheet. Keep up the good work everyone! Only 5 weeks left!

~Crowmissioner

OMG!

You have got to be kidding me!

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Week #5 Results

Wow. Five people gained weight this week. Have we all hit the wall or what? In week #1 we lost a collective 83 pounds, in weeks 2 and 3 we lost 42 pounds, last week we lost 21 pounds, and this week we only lost 8 pounds between 21 people. Ouch. I know it’s getting harder and harder to lose those pesky pounds… but come on people! We’re not even halfway there yet!

Let’s all remember how pumped and motivated we were in January to stop being fat asses! Let’s rekindle that “I want to fit in my clothes” desire and stop eating three extra helpings of Tex Mex... Let’s go for a walk instead of watching American Idol on the couch with a bag of cheetos… Let’s eat more apples and broccoli and drink more water for crying out loud! I have a dream… that one day I will like the way my butt looks like in my jeans… I have a dream… that one day my man boobs won’t require an A-cup…I have a dream that one day I’ll be able to see my belt buckle without bending over… I may not get there with you, but I can see the promise land of not having my thighs rub together when I walk. Ahem… sorry, we’re celebrating Black History month at my high school.

But seriously, think how good it’s going to feel in 7 more weeks when you reach your weight loss goal! Tough it out for just a while longer – you can do anything for seven weeks!!! WHO’S WITH ME?

Ok congrats to all of you who were not in need of a pep talk this week! And congratulations to this week’s Biggest Loser - Tony “The Builder” Bailey - who lost another impressive 1.6%, bringing his total percent lost to 9.3%! Way to go, Bailey! George, it appears that you have some competition for first place at 9.9%!! :) Should be an interesting finish. Also, congrats to Tracy “The Hammer” Harris, who made it into the "Greater than Five % Club", at an inspiring 5.4% of total weight loss so far! Woo-hoo!

Have a Happy Valentine's Day (order the salad tonight). I'll leave you with the following inspirational quote. Have a great week you Losers! ~Cmish

"The tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach."
~Benjamin Mays

This is Why You're Fat

Thanks to Jason for sending a link to the most disgusting website on the internet. Extra shocking!