Week #3 Results

Great job guys and gals - we're collectively 42 pounds lighter as a group this week!! (weird - it was exactly 42 pounds last week, too!). That brings our toal weight loss so far to a whopping 167 pounds!! That's like one less person on the planet. NICE!

Posting incredibly strong losses this week were Rachel Forbes (-2.9% in one week!) and David Manges (-3.9% in one week!). Great job you two!! Are we being hustled here? Where were you guys in week 1? ;-)

Continuing to shed pounds like crazy and making it to the "Greater than Five % Club" are our very own George "The Dominator" Lopez (-8.7% total), Tony "The Builder" Bailey (-6.4% total), David "The Hustler" Manges (-6.1%), Nathan "Boomshot" Miller (-5.8% total), and Stacy "The Punisher" Crowe (-5.3% total).

Also, congrats to all of the little victories this week - you know who you are! ;-) Even those of us who "maintained" have something to celebrate. And no piggy passes were used this week - good thing since the Superbowl festivities begin tomorrow. :-0

Don't forget to check your offical progress on the weight loss chart to the left! Keep up the great work guys!

~Crowmissioner

Week #2 Results

Amazing job everyone! Collectively, we lost another 42 pounds, bringing us to a total of 125 lbs lost in just two weeks!!! That's an average of 6 lbs per contestant! Great job! :)

Making his move in week two is our very own George "The Dominator" Lopez, with another outstanding week's work - bringing his total % lost so far to just over 7.0% and sole possession of first place. Apparently George hasn't eaten anything but twig soup for the past 14 days - but hey, whatever works! ;-) Also, congratulations to George for being the first Loser to reach his goal (by week 2!!! that has to be some kind of record!) Way to go, George!

Close on George's heels and hoping that he can't maintain that insane pace are Tony (5.8%), Nathan (4.8%), Stacy (4.4%), and his wife Ann (4.1%). **psst - hey Ann, start putting butter and whole cheese in all of George's meals ** :)

Good job to all the rest of you who kept the pounds off this week! Only 10 weeks to go!!

~Crowmissioner

A Fun Way to Track Weight Loss

I have one of these by the fridge and at work! :)
Directions on how to make your own here.

~Cmish

Week #1 Results

Nice work everyone - no piggy passes were used this week. In fact, we all contributed to a group loss of 83 combined pounds for week #1 !!! :-)

Making an incredibly strong start out of the gates this week was Nathan Miller who lost a whopping 4.2% of his total body weight! (His disbelieving wife made him get on the scale 5 different times throughout the morning to confirm this! Ha!) That puts him over half way to his goal already! Great job, Nate!

Also showing strong losses this week were George Lopez (-3.9%), Ann Lopez (-3.6%), Stacy Crowe (-3.4%), Jay Hardaway (-3.4%), Lindsay Hardaway (-3.3%), and Tony Bailey (-2.7%).

Don't get too discouraged if you didn't drop as many pounds as these big losers did - the key is slow and steady weight loss; that's the trick to losing it permanently! (or at least until 2011 when we do this contest again :P)

Thanks for getting your weights in on time this week. Don't forget you can track your results and compare your losses to the other losers by clicking on the link to the left called "offical contest weight loss chart"

Keep up the great work!

~Crowmissioner

Good Luck!

Hope everyone is doing better than me: I'm CONSTANTLY STARVING. :-(
I'm sure my body is going into shock.

Also, just in case you haven't checked it out yet - I have everyone's goal % saved to http://numsum.com/spreadsheet/show/85789 There's a link to it on the left pane of this blog. I'll be posting the % of weight loss each week, not the actual pounds.

Good luck Losers! Only 24 weeks until bikini season!

~Crowmissioner

Food, Weight, and Exercise Online Journal

For those of you interested... I came across this cool website: www.nutridiary.com where you can keep up with a food journal, water intake, exercise schedule, and print reports like the one below:

Pretty cool if you like to see your weight loss progress in the form of a line graph. I found it motivating when I used it this last summer! It's free and easy to use. Warning: can be time consuming to enter your foods - I just use it for exercise and weight reports.

~Crowmissioner

Final Contestant List

Holy Cow! There are twenty-one people in this contest:

Bailey, Tony
Batson, Bryan
Campbell, Dorcas
Collins, Sarah
Coyne-Batson, Sheryl
Crowe, Jeff
Crowe, Stacy
Forbes, Rachel
Hardaway, Jay
Hardaway, Lindsay
Hawkins, Caprice
Hawkins, Jason
Manges, David
Maxfield, Natalie
Miller, Jennifer
Miller, Nathan
Kedroski, Chris
Kedroski, Susan
Lopez, Ann
Lopez, George
Harris, Tracy

Good luck to all and may the Biggest Loser win!

~Crowmissioner

New Rules

Ok - based on the polling data, we will make the following adjustments to our weight loss contest rules:

1. Payout will divided among the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners (60%,30%,10%)
2. You must weigh-in naked each week (I threw that one in as a joke, btw)
3. Reporting tenths of a pound will be left up to the individual - tenths of a pound for digital scale users, nearest pound for "old-school" scale users.

Post your comments below if you'd like to express your opinion on these rules and clarifications.

~Crowmissioner

People in so far...

The awesome people who have confirmed so far (as of Mon. Jan.5) :

1. Campbell, Dorcas
2. Collins, Sarah
3. Crowe, Jeff
4. Crowe, Stacy
5. Forbes, Rachel
6. Hardaway, Jay
7. Hardaway, Lindsay
8. Harris, Tracy
9. Hawkins, Caprice
10. Hawkins, Jason
11. Kedroski, Chris
12. Kedroski, Susan
13. Lopez, Ann
14. Lopez, George
15. Miller, Jennifer
16. Miller, Nathan

Please email me if you are planning on joining but you don't see your name above. crowej@friscoisd.org

~Crowmissioner

Welcome to the "Biggest Loser" Contest version 2.0!!!

(Yes, we're fat again)

Welcome!! Glad you decided to join us in our goal to lose some weight this year! Posted below are the rules of the competition - but here's the jist: All family, friends, and friends-of-friends are welcome to join, the contest lasts about 3 months, you choose the amount of weight you want to lose, you email your losses/gains each week, the "Crowmissioner" will post your weekly losses online (not your actual weight), the entry is $50.00, and the winner is determined by greatest % of weight lost! That's it! So... are you up for the challenge? Could YOU be the biggest loser?!!

Contest Time Frame: January 10, 2009 - April 4, 2009 (12 Weeks)

The Rules:

1. Entry form and fee must be mailed & postmarked no later than Friday, January 9th, 2009 (YES, THAT MEANS THIS FRIDAY - the actual competition begins on Saturday, Jan.10). A check for $50 per contestant must be made out to Jeff Crowe and submitted with the entry form. Contestants will set a realistic target weight loss goal for themselves (10 lbs, 15 lbs, 20 lbs, whatever). You are encouraged to set your goal as high as possible, but it MUST be at least 5% of your current total body weight.

2. There will be weekly weigh-ins and these will be on Saturday mornings. You may use whatever scale you have in your home for the weigh-ins, but you must use the same scale throughout the competition.

3. If a contestant loses weight during the weekly weigh-in or maintains their current weight, the contestant is free and clear that week. However, if a contestant GAINS weight for the week, they owe a $5 penalty fee that will go into the overall winning pot.

4. Each contestant will receive a "Piggy Pass" that may be used at anytime during the 12 week competition. This pass can be used if the contestant gains weight for the week and the contestant will owe no penalty fee.

5. You must have someone else in your household verify the original weigh-in and certify the validity of your weekly weigh-ins. Weekly weigh-ins must be given via email crowej@friscoisd.org or text/phone call 469-644-3211 to the Crowmissioner by noon EVERY Saturday. If the weigh-in is not communicated by noon on Saturday, the Crowmissioner will automatically use the contestant's Piggy Pass. If the Piggy Pass has already been used, a penalty fee of $5 will be assessed to that contestant.

6. The original weight of the contestant will remain confidential and will only be shared with the Crowmissioner. Results during the competition will only show if the contestant gained or lost weight for the week.

7. Winning the competition - Contestants will pay an entry fee of $50. If the target weight loss goal is met, the contestant will receive back $30. If the target weight loss goal is not met, the entire entry fee will go into the winning pot. The Contestant that loses the the highest PERCENTAGE of body weight during the contest wins whatever is in the pot at the end of the competition (plus fees & lost entries). In case of a tie for the highest percentage of body weight lost, the contestant with the fewest weekly "fines" would win the tiebreaker. If the contestants have an equal number of fines, they will split the pot.

That's it!

Please email me or call me if you have questions. [crowej@friscoisd.org 469-644-3211]. This is a fun and friendly competition (although there might be some trash talking from time to time!) and we're all very supportive of each other (for the most part! Ha!) If you want to see the results of the first "Biggest Loser" weight loss competition check out http://ilostabackstreetboy.spaces.live.com/

Good luck! And may the BIGGEST LOSER win!!!