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Meet Biggest Loser round two 2nd Place Winners...
In the Women's category... winner of $265... finally excited about being in photos... is captain: aka Kristie Weisner! Kristie lost a total of 12.25% for a grand total of 25.4 lbs!!! Great job !! An accomplishment to be proud of! Check out Kristie's before and after pics along with her success story... followed by more winners!
If I had to write a caption for my weight loss story it would read, "Slow and steady wins the race." I didn't have any huge weight loss all at once, but I was very consistent most weeks and would usually lose between 1 and 2.8 pounds. As a busy mom to a toddler and infant I don't have a lot of time to devote to going to the gym so I had to become more conscious of every bite that I put into mouth. I entered everything into my fitnesspal application on my iphone and kept track of any activities. I cut out all processed foods and was careful with the calories I consumed. In fact, I have really become a person who wants most bites to count toward helping me stay healthy and strong. I say most bites because I did allow myself to indulge in some treats with my family or when we were traveling. This weight loss challenge is really a catalyst for a change in the way I think about food and part of that means being realistic. I like to enjoy dessert on occasion and a glass of wine with a visiting friend is important to me. Overall, balance is the word that best describes how I achieved my weight loss. I still have more to lose, but am now at a smaller weight than my pre-pregnancy weight with my first child. I feel proud of myself and inspired to keep going. In fact, I recently purchased a Jillian Michaels workout DVD and am looking forward to adding more formal exercise to my daily routine. Look out if we have another challenge! :-)
2nd Place men's category... winner of $50... man of few words and a looser fit in his clothes... is dcupps: aka Dave Cupps! Dave lost a total of 8.44% for a grand total of 21.0 lbs!!! Nice job Dave !! 20lbs makes one feel much lighter! Check out Dave's before and after pics along with his success story... followed by our 3rd place winners!
My weight loss was a slow simple process. I ate less at every meal and when I needed that sweet fix I ate fresh fruit. Even when I didn't lose much I told myself it would be better next week.
Meet Biggest Loser Round 2: 3rd Place Winners!!
In the Women's category... winner of $160... beating out our 4th place competitor by only .16%... is little minnie: aka Amber Liu! Amber lost a total of 11.27% for a grand total of 14.2 lbs!!! Amazing Amber !! An accomplishment to be proud of! Check out Amber's before and after pics along with her success story... followed by 1 more winner!
I lost some weight at this challenge. Although it was not perfect, I still lost some. I'll keep going after the challenge. Therefore, I want to tell you some experience about lose weight.
During the first two months, I ate meat and starch separately. For example, if I eat beef, pork, ham or etc. today, I won't eat bread, rice, pancake, etc. In addition, no matter what am I eat today, I can always eat vegetables. Of course that I need to do some exercise, sometimes I go for a walk after dinner, and sometimes I go swimming afternoon, but I didn't keep doing these(because too lazy sometimes...). At the last month, I didn't eat too much food every meal, just eat until 80% full. Otherwise, I won't eat any food after 7pm. Here is a little tips, NO SNACKS and SODAS. Hope these experience can help some friends. Thank You.
And last... but not last in the race... 3rd Place men's category... winner of $30... tripling his money while losing weight.. is doin it 4 wife: aka Leslie Shafer! Leslie lost a total of 6.40% for a grand total of 16.0 lbs!!! GO Leslie!! Check out Leslie's before and after pics along with his success story!
I walked on a treadmill everyday except Friday night, going 2 to 2.5 miles total. If I didn't feel well, I'd try to do 30 minutes at least. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, I would extend the exercise to 60+ minutes as we got closer to the contest's end. I also worked out a couple hours before bedtime, after my kid went to bed. I think that kept my metabolism up as I slept. Having my spouse in the contest encouraged me to compete. I think we will both do the contest again if we have a chance. Foodwise, we tried to drop heavy carbs and eat lots of veggies with lean proteins. Lots of kale, cucumbers, and salads.
Thanks again for the contest. It was a good opportunity to focus on healthy living!
