Final Results!

Hello!

Well here we are folks! The final results of the health challenge! Even if you didn't win I hope that you all enjoyed this, and were able to see some positive effects from it. I know that I sure have, and even though I didn't win the cash prize I've gained some new habits that are even more valuable than money. Like I said in the beginning, this is NOT a diet, but a way to create healthy lifestyle habits and I hope you all feel that this was worth it, even if you didn't win.

I also want to briefly say thanks to everyone for participating. We could not have done this with out you all! I am planning to this again pretty soon (probably in January because I'm going to need to regain some of these habits after Thanksgiving and Christmas) so I hope you all will be interested in participating again.

I also want to give a special shout out to those that posted every week and stayed till the very end:

Jenny Denton

Tyler Arnett

Autum Dark

Richard Lines

Shana Lines

Kaylee Tyron

Tyler Tyron

Kearsten Caffall

With that said, here are the final results: 

Points

1. Scott Jackson (1664)

1. Richard Lines (1664)

1. Shana Lines (1664)

4. Jenny Denton (1659)

5. Tyler Arnett (1637)

Congratulations to Scott, Richard and Shana! You guys did awesome, and I was very surprised to see a three way tie. All three of them got every single point! Also great job to Jenny and Tyler you were so close. Since we had a three way tie, we won't be able to give prizes to second and third like I originally stated, but thanks you to all who stuck in there! (Scott, Richard, and Shana I will contact you about how to get you the money.) 

Weight loss Percentage! 

1. Tyler Arnett 

11.15% & 30 lbs! 

2. Tyler Tyron

9.44% & 22 lbs

3. Kearsten Caffall

9.39% & 15.5 lbs

4. Matt Olsen

7.39% & 17lbs

5. Shana Lines 

6.71% & 11lbs

Congratulations to everyone, and especially to Tyler Arnett for losing 30 lbs! Great job! 

Well that's it for now. I wish you all the best in your endeavors in striving to be healthy! If you ever come across any other cool challenges like this, or any interesting health facts let me know. Also if you want to participate in this challenge again let me know! 

Week 8

Well here we are, the end of the challenge. I can't believe it's already over. I'm excited to announce some winners tomorrow!

This post will be very simple. Just post me your points and weight. Tomorrow after 10 am, once I get everyone's points I will calculate the points and weights and let you all know who the winners are. Thanks again for all of your participation!

Week 7!

Hi Everyone!

Well we are now approaching the final week! I can't believe this thing is almost over!

Next week I will post the final points and standings Monday afternoon once I get everyone's points for the final week.

This is a short post, but I hope you all have a great final week of the challenge!

This week for the blog please post the following:

1. Points
2. weight loss
3. What do you plan to do after the challenge to maintain your healthy habits?

Total points possible per week are in parentheses

• 3 points--64 oz. of water (21)
• 3 points--no eating after 8:30 pm (21)
• 3 points--2 servings of fruit (21)
• 5 points--3 servings of vegetables (35)
• 5 points--No sweets/treats, expect you can have 3 servings of some kind of treat through the week. (last time we did this we had one cheat day, and we found that we would usually pig out on that day, so we feel three "cheat" servings will be help us not get carried away) (35)
• 5 points--Keeping a food log (35)
• 5 points--30 minutes of exercise (five days possible--25)
• ---OR---
• 7 points--45 minutes of exercise (five days possible--35)
• 5 points—weighing in every Sunday night and posting how much you lost on the blog by Monday morning at 10 AM. (5)

Week 6

Hello everyone,

Can you believe that there are only 2 more weeks left? I feel like we just started this thing!

Now before I give you the updates on the points, I just want to say thanks to everyone who is still participating. I hope you are all gaining something from this. Like I said when we started this thing, it's not a diet, but a lifestyle change, and hope that after this challenge is all over you can come away with some positive lifestyle changes!

Now here are the current standing.

Points Standing:

1. Richard Lines (1,040)
1. Shana Lines (1,040)
1. Scott Jackson (1,040)

4. Matt Olsen (1,037)
4. Tyler Arnett (1,037)

6. Jenny Denton (1,035)
7. Taylor Olsen (1,025)
8. Allie McHardy (1,023)
9. Dan Olsen (1,005)
10. Kearsten Caffall (995)

Weight: 

1. Tyler Arnett

2. Tyler Tyron
2. Orien Cruz

4. Matt Olsen
5. Kearsten Caffal
6. Brianne Johnson
7. Lafe Chaffee
8. Mattie Adair
9. Travis Adair
10. Taylor Olsen

With two weeks left there is still a lot of time for things to change, so keep working hard!

This week for the blog please post the following:

1. points
2. weight loss
3. What's your favorite part of the challenge?

Total points possible per week are in parentheses

• 3 points--64 oz. of water (21)
• 3 points--no eating after 8:30 pm (21)
• 3 points--2 servings of fruit (21)
• 5 points--3 servings of vegetables (35)
• 5 points--No sweets/treats, expect you can have 3 servings of some kind of treat through the week. (last time we did this we had one cheat day, and we found that we would usually pig out on that day, so we feel three "cheat" servings will be help us not get carried away) (35)
• 5 points--Keeping a food log (35)
• 5 points--30 minutes of exercise (five days possible--25)
• ---OR---
• 7 points--45 minutes of exercise (five days possible--35)
• 5 points—weighing in every Sunday night and posting how much you lost on the blog by Monday morning at 10 AM. (5)

Week 5!

Howdy, Howdy, 

I hope you guys are having fun with the challenge! It's crazy to think there are only 3 more weeks left of the challenge. Stay strong everyone! 

Tonight my wife and I just got back in from a trip to Utah, and we weren't able to do as well with the challenge as we would have liked, but it was still do able, even when we were on vacation. 

This week for the blog can you please post the following: 

1. Points

2. Weight loss

3. How has keeping a food log helped you? 

Thanks everyone, keep up the great work! 

Total points possible per week are in parentheses

3 points--64 oz. of water (21)

3 points--no eating after 8:30 pm (21)

3 points--2 servings of fruit (21)

5 points--3 servings of vegetables (35)

5 points--No sweets/treats, expect you can have 3 servings of some kind of treat through the week. (last time we did this we had one cheat day, and we found that we would usually pig out on that day, so we feel three "cheat" servings will be help us not get carried away) (35)

5 points--Keeping a food log (35)

5 points--30 minutes of exercise (five days possible--25)

---OR---

7 points--45 minutes of exercise (five days possible--35)

5 points—weighing in every Sunday night and posting how much you lost on the blog by Monday morning at 10 AM. (5)

Week 3!

Howdy Everyone!

I hope you all had a great week, and that the challenge is getting a little bit easier for everyone. Also I hope you all are enjoying the benefits of these new healthy lifestyle changes. I know that I sure am. It's really nice to be able to go to social events and say no to certain foods that I know will make me feel sick later on.

So I'm sure everyone is curious on what the standings are for the first two weeks, so here they are!

Points Standing

1 .Jenny Denton (416)
1. Scott Jackson (416)
1. Taylor Olsen (416)
1. Richard Lines (416)
1. Shana Lines (416)

6 .Matt Olsen (413)
6. Tyler Arnett (413)
6. Kaylee Tyron (413)

9. Jeanette Margaillan (411)

10. Allie McHardy (407)

Weight loss Percentage Standings: 

1. Lafe Chaffee
2. Orien Cruz
3. Tyler Arnett

4. Brianne Johnson
4. Travis Adair

6. Taylor Olsen
6. Mattie Adair

8. Matt Olsen
8. Shana Lines
8. Kaylee Tyron

If you are not in any of these rankings don't worry, there is still a lot time. It is still very early on in the competition, and if you can be consistent in getting your points you can keep yourself in the running to win!

So this week this is what I would like you to post.

1. Your first name and last initial with your total points earned from the challenge itself--up to 208 for this week.

2. How much weight you have lost. If you stayed the same or put on weight just put 0. (make sure you weigh yourself tonight, to find out how much you lost from last Sunday night)

3. Are you feeling any different than you did at the start of the challenge?  How?

4. What is one your favorite healthy foods you like to eat? (I'm looking for some new suggestions, as is everyone else I'm sure)

And as always, here is the point structure in case anyone forgot! 

Total points possible per week are in parentheses

3 points--64 oz. of water (21)

3 points--no eating after 8:30 pm (21)

3 points--2 servings of fruit (21)

5 points--3 servings of vegetables (35)

5 points--No sweets/treats, expect you can have 3 servings of some kind of treat through the week. (last time we did this we had one cheat day, and we found that we would usually pig out on that day, so we feel three "cheat" servings will be help us not get carried away) (35)

5 points--Keeping a food log (35)

5 points--30 minutes of exercise (five days possible--25)

---OR---

7 points--45 minutes of exercise (five days possible--35)

5 points—weighing in every Sunday night and posting how much you lost on the blog by Monday morning at 10 AM. (5)

P.S. If you have problems with the blog, please email me and I will get them on there. I don't want anyone losing points because of technical difficulties.

Week 2!

Hello everyone! I hope the challenge is going well for everyone. I've noticed that for me, weekdays are pretty easy to stay focused and on top everything, but weekends are when things get hard.

Also, just so everyone knows the final total of the pot is $720! So with that said, I want to let you know that there has been a slight change to how the winners of the competition will win the money. The person with the MOST POINTS at the end will win half the money, which is $360. The person who gets SECOND PLACE in the points category will win $60, and third place will get a prize too, but it's a surprise. AKA, I am still thinking about it.  The other $300 dollars will go to the person who loses the MOST PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT. I hope those changes are alright with everyone. Let me know if you have questions.

Last week we focused on what was most the difficult part of the health challenge for each of us,so this week I want to focus on one way that this health challenge has benefited you.

So once again post the following in the comment section of the blog:

1. Your first name and last initial with your total points earned from the challenge itself--up to 208 for this week. 

2. How much weight you have lost. If you stayed the same or put on weight just put 0. (make sure you weigh yourself tonight, to find out how much you lost from last Sunday night)

3. What has been the biggest benefit of this challenge so far? 

If for some reason the blog isn't letting you post your results just email them to me and I will post them for you. And if you have any questions let me know! 

Good luck to everyone! 

And here is the point structure again:

Total points possible per week are in parentheses

3 points--64 oz. of water (21)

3 points--no eating after 8:30 pm (21)

3 points--2 servings of fruit (21)

5 points--3 servings of vegetables (35)

5 points--No sweets/treats, expect you can have 3 servings of some kind of treat through the week. (last time we did this we had one cheat day, and we found that we would usually pig out on that day, so we feel three "cheat" servings will be help us not get carried away) (35)

5 points--Keeping a food log (35)

5 points--30 minutes of exercise (five days possible--25)

---OR---

7 points--45 minutes of exercise (five days possible--35)

5 points—weighing in every Sunday night and posting how much you lost on the blog by Monday morning at 10 AM. (5)