Competition Points

The standings for the Saturday competitions:
Turnip the Volume: 2
The Aagplants:1
The Tator Tots: 1
The Red Peppers: 1

Fitness Points Earned

We had a little confusion this week with keeping points, as well as some extenuating circumstances with hospitalizations and surgeries, and a couple of people joining the 2nd week...so w/ this being said....I averaged the points of those who kept them this week. It came to 23...so we will give a one time freebie of 20 points to those who just joined or had confusion etc.... This will get us all started on a similar track and make the next 4 weeks more competitive!!

So the first week fitness results:
The Red Peppers: 57
The Cool Cucumbers: 56
Turnip the Volume: 45
Lettuce Beet You: 44
The Tator Tots: 40
The Aagplants: 40

Weight Loss Standings

1st place: The Red Peppers: .76% (2.2 lbs)

2nd place: The Cool Cucumbers: .67% (2 lbs)

3rd place: Turnip the Volume: .35% (1.4 lbs)

Aagplants: N/A

Lettuce Beet You: N/A

The Tator Tots: N/A

Saturday's Strength and Balance Challenge

Aubrey is thinking, "What are these crazy people doing?"

The Tator Tots (Polly & Delilah) earned a point for the chair/strength contest.
The Flamingo Balancing Act
The Red Peppers (Erin/Christy) and The Cool Cucumbers (Cindy/Bishop) tied for this point.
The Cool Cucumbers won in the pushup/strength competition!

Go Teams

A Secret Brownie Recipe!

Okay...so I am not doing great on my personal goal which was NO CHOCOLATE. Aaahhhh! I did make it one day last week without having any! And, I did get almost all of my other points...so that is good, right? I found this recipe and it sounds worth a try. Let us know when/if you try it!


Take a brownie mix...any brand will work
Puree one can of black beans until smooth (liquid and all)
Mix into dry brownie mix
Bake as directed on package.

These are fudgy, moist and delicious! To assure success and to avoid your family who does not read the blog from figuring you out and turning their noses up at beans in brownies follow these tips:
Do NOT over cook!!!! a little under done is best...these should be fudgy
Don't double the batch...an 8x8 pan is about perfect.
Really, it's just the dry mix and beans...do not add anything else!

Seriously, these are delicious and you can't tell they aren't just great fudgy brownies: So! Low fat, high fiber, chocolaty....a serving of vegetable? What's not to love? (ok, one thing not to love...the sodium content is high because of the bean's not being drained...oh well)

The First Saturday!

The Teams:
The Aagplants: Jeana and Ben
The Cool Cucumbers: Sandy and Emily
Turnip the Volume: Cindy W. and Bishop (that is his first name, right?)
Lettuce Beet You: Ed and Cyndie R.
The Red Peppers: Christy and Erin
The Tator Tots: Delilah and Polly

Thanks for coming...this is going to be sooo fun! We know we are going to have to be on the lookout for the Aagplants. They won Saturday mornings competition. (good job Jeana and Ben) I must say, it seemed very close all around. Great work and next weeks will be more challenging, so come prepared!

The Nitty Gritty Details

Okay...be patient with me as I try to get this all going! I am borrowing this from Brian's twin brother's wife's sister...did you get that connection?! They did this in her ward in Alaska and had a ball. (They all had to pay $15 to be in it and then all the money was divided into prizes as the end.) So...I am winging it the best I can w/ the help of Brian's twin brother's wife's sister who lives far far away (and whom I have never met)!

Total Weight Loss: But how do we calculate weight loss percentage? It's a pretty basic formula. First of all you'll need to remember your initial weight (IW). Secondly, you'll need your actual weight (AW) at this point. Now, the formula goes like this: ((IW-AW)/IW) * 100= total weight loss percentage

Weekly Weight Loss: Similar to above. First of all, you need to remember you previous weeks weight (PWW). You’ll need your current weight or actual weight (AW). The formula goes like this: ((PWW-AW)/PWW) * 100=weekly weight loss %

Welcome to the Odessa First Ward Biggest Loser Contest

Get ready to have a lot of fun and hopefully get healthier and lose some weight in the process! Here is a general introduction:

Each team will be given a record sheet where they will record each weeks weight loss and calculate that into a percentage. Please bring the record sheet to each weigh-in so you can record your current statistics. There will also be a community record sheet where each team will account for their team's percentages and fitness points.

Weight Loss (40%): Simply the difference between your teams beginning weight and ending weight. (put into a percentage formula)

Fitness (50%): 6 daily points x 7 days= 42 points a week per person (84 team points), 420 points possible during the 6 week challenge (there are only 5 weeks even though it is 6 weeks long). To receive these points do the following:
1. At least 7 hours sleep
2. At least 48 ounces of water (six 8oz glasses a day)
3. At least 5 servings of fruits and/or vegetables
4. At least 30 minutes of moderate excercise a day/weekday (if exercise 5 times give yourself 2 extra points) This will give you two days off during the week and you will still be able to earn all the points.
5. 15 minutes of scripture study a day

One personal goal: (talk with your teammate about this, and write it down)-make up your own, something that will challenge you
-keep a food journal
-deep breathing/meditation for stress
-take 15 minutes for yourself to relax
-no sweets/sugar-lift weights
-stretching-etc
-no eating after a certain hour
- bed by certain time....you get the idea, right?

Challenges (10%): The challenges each week will be a surprise. We hope that they will test all sorts of fitness, invoke team strategy, and simply be a blast. For each challenge won you will receive 1 point (or 1.25%).

HONESTY will play a HUGE part in the Biggest Loser. We ask that you are considerate of other players and play this game with complete integrity.