New Weight Loss Challenge

[jesvetmed]

I'm attaching the participant list and starting weights as a TEXT file... couldn't upload an excel or word file. I'm not sure how to just put the table into an entry here, so this will have to do!

Welcome to everyone....
Friday is next weigh in! Good luck

Stay away from evil girl scouts... they are everywhere right now!
(OK.. buy the cookies, but give them away!)

If there is a "?" under REWARD by your name, it means I am unsure whether you are in to get / give reward at end to loser of the most weight by percentage... please let me know your preference. And, NO, you can't wait till the last week to decide!!!!

Jes

[bambu101]

I could use a little TE WLC support today. The week has been going great, diet-wise, until today, that is. The 4 boxes of GS cookies I ordered 2 months ago are here. I put a box of peanut butter Tagalongs on the community table nearby, but there are 2 boxes of Thin Mints (150 calories for 5 cookies) and 1 more box of Tagalongs (150 calories for 2 cookies).

By about 4 PM, they will be very difficult to resist. If I bring them home, I am doomed. How can I resist the temptation?

[kerrybelle]

Maybe little more info on the Girl Scout Cookies will help. I found this article interesting



(CBS) The following is a weekly 60 Minutes commentary by CBS News correspondent Andy Rooney.


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Well, my Girl Scout Cookies came. Usually I just eat them, but
this time I've been trying to find out more about them. Harder than I thought it would be.

The Girl Scouts buy them for about 85 cents a box. They sell them for $3.50 a box so the girls are pretty good businessmen. Last year they sold 200 million boxes - that's $700 million. As I understand it, The Girl Scouts get to keep about two thirds of that. I don't know exactly what they do with it. All kinds of good things they tell me.

One box label reads "Made for The Little Brownie Bakers in Louisville, Kentucky." Not "made BY" Little Brownie Bakers but "made FOR" Little Brownie Bakers. They're actually made by the giant cookie company, Keebler. Keebler is owned by Kellogg's but their name isn't on the box, either. Nothing simple about this.

The other company that makes Girl Scout Cookies is ABC Bakers. ABC Bakers is owned by Interbake Foods in Richmond, Va.

I've tasted most of these and they're pretty good.

One variety is called the Reduced Fat Lemon Cooler Cookie. I don't think "Reduced Fat" belongs in the name of a Girl Scout Cookie
but they've had complaints about the fat content and I suppose they're trying to address that. "Lemon juice solids?" I don't understand that, either. Is it juice or is it solid?

"Tagalongs" are peanut butter cookies. I like peanut butter and I like cookies but I've never liked peanut butter cookies.

A new variety, called a Cafe Cookie, is very good.

Everyone's favorite Girl Scout Cookie is the Thin Mints.

As much as I like Girl Scout Cookies, there are some things about them that I don't understand.

I read the labels and I liked the cookies better before I knew what was in them.

They all have partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.

I made a lot of cookies in my lifetime and we don't have a drop of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil in our kitchen. We don't have any lecithin or niacin either. The Girl Scouts put what they call "reduced iron" in them. How would a girl reduce iron?

The Cafe Cookies have caramel coloring in them. You shouldn't color a cookie.

They all have riboflavin.

I looked up cookies in my Fannie Farmer cookbook and Fannie Farmer doesn't use riboflavin.

Next time a Girl Scout tries to sell me cookies, I'm going to ask her about partially hydrogenated vegetable oil and about riboflavin.


By Andy Rooney © MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

[Jen-Jen]

I don't need a reward...I just need company!
It's not the evil girl scouts and their cookies....I am a carb-a-holic!!!! Bread, buns, muffins, potato, rice, and breading on everything!

Did I mention that I was married to a wonderful Italian man who loves pasta?

Ziti
Rigatoni
Rotini
Angel Hair
Farfalle
Gemelli
Manicotti etc...

Man can I cook and man am I in trouble! Italian dishes are becoming my specialty.

Crap.

[Flybye]

kerrybelle, thanks for the laugh on the girl scout cookies.

I have resisted them FIVE times now. Haven't bought a single one.

Here's the scenario..................

"Would you like to buy some Girl Scout Cookies?"

me - "No thanks, what I would REALLY like to buy is smaller pants. Here is some money (I cough up whatever meager change I can) to help with your troop, thanks!"


complete thread drift here, but this is another one of my favorite lines..............

small box, kids, storefront, and KITTENS!!!

"Would you like a free kitten?"

me "Nope, I would actually PAY YOU to keep them!"

I am entitled to NOT like cats. Sorry to all you cat lovers. I have tried. I have had so many bad cat experiences that I wouldn't know where to begin. About the time I had to lay NEW carpet in my already NEWLY carpeted office because the cat decided that the location of the litter box was inconvenient, I quit seeing them as cute and furry. I started to see them as a $2000 investment that poops in the house.

Good luck tomorrow!!

[bambu101]

This morning's weight- 178.2 (down 2.2 from last Friday)

Wow- I am totally amazed, considering the evil Girl Scout cookies forced me to eat 3 of them last night! But I did exercise close to an hour a day all this past week and was pretty good other than the cookies.

Off to a good start!

[limewave]

I'm at 178.4

Down about 1lb from last week. So happy!

[kerrybelle]

138.0 today, body fat same at 32%. I'm in for the non-reward challenge this time.

Luckily, I haven't run into any store front Girl Scout cookies sales, yet. I'm sure it's coming soon. Two people I work with are selling cookies, including my boss! So far I've been pretty good at resisting, but must admit I've eaten a few.

Kerry

[Over50Newbie]

Okay - here we go again!

Today's Weight - 141.3 (down .4 pound)

I'll take anything that is lower than the week before!

Lynette

[Flybye]

YIPPEEEEE........................

It was only for a nano second, but the scale said 149.8 and then it went to 150.
YYYYYEEESSSSS!!!!!

I am shooting for 147. I am going to Hawaii in the morning and will be gone for 9 days. I plan to eat lots of fruit while I am there. However, there is fantastic coconut ice cream over there, so we'll see! Wish me luck!

Put me down at 149.8 1/2 or 150

[firenze11]

I'm up this week to 148.0 But I was sick with a stomach bug last week and had no appetite so I'm guessing that either made me lose some weight or I "celebrated" having an appetite back a little too much this week (or both). It's ok, I'll get serious next week!!!!

Oh and put me down for the reward challenge, please!

And Flybye - Have a GREAT time in Hawaii! I bet the fruit there will taste pretty incredible. I've only had coconut gelato in Italy but it is my absolute favorite, I can image coconut ice cream being amazing, too.

[Starfish]

Put me down this week for 160.5

I don't have a digital scale, but the needle is just a smidge over 160. I would like to celebrate this loss, but I think it is, ahem, water weight.

We'll see a more real number next week.

[katluvr]

I decided not to join in, but thought I would check out how everyone is doing. Great job and good luck to all.
I am actually down in weight a bit this week. For 2 SOLID weeks I have keep to my workout/training plan. I didnt' make it toooo challenging and I have been able to be consistent. I have done MOSTLY good this week on eating except one day at the ball park for spring training...had to have a hot dog and beer!
Good luck to all!

[PinkBike]

put me down for 139.0 this week, up a tiny bit but its all good!

[Flybye]

put me down for 139.0 this week, up a tiny bit but its all good!

Have you got any water bottles??