Week 5 Scores

Sorry these took me so long to post. Maybe I'm holding my breath too long waiting for scores to come to me that aren't coming.

Merdi, Brit and Elena (who I think has dropped out due to a strange growth in her belly that will be there for about 8 more months. And I hear, it's making her sick and she's craving unhealthy food too. Can you relate?) Average week 5 542.5. Total 1850.5

Jen, Blanca, Mary and Shaundalee-Week 5-726.6. Total 3573.2

Just DAYS left. Anyone wanna do it again? Hope you're having fun!

WEEK 5, here we are...

Hi teams! This is Britt.

Jen is a great encourage-er (is that a word?). I'm trying to hang in there, but I started working full time again and I know many of you already do that, but it's put a kink in my daily life. My days consists of getting my boys up and ready (with Bernie's help), and fed and happy before going to daycare; after which, I then proceed to the nearest elementary school (25 minutes away) to teach ornery 4th graders all day. Add an hour of tutoring onto that and I don't pick up the boys until almost 5. After that, it's a RACE, and I mean race, to get home and get a meal together before Jayden has a serious MELTDOWN. They must starve him over at the daycare (just kidding here) because we can barely get in the house before the screams begin. And after dinner the boys are either in the bath or we're getting pajamas on and it's only 6 o'clock. But when they wake up at 6:30am, then a 6:30pm bedtime is perfect. Jayden is in bed between then and 7 o'clock. So, I'm going, going, going until 7, with a little relaxation until I struggle with Isaiah around 7:30. Despite the early rising and super long day, the boy fights going to bed. Every night. But after all that, I'm tuckered out and ready for bed myself. After I hit the sack, within 7-8 hours it all starts over. And I'm only on day 2...of 29 of these. Aaaargh! Some of you might live this life, and good for you, but I'll admit...I don't like it. And I'm glad it's only for 29 days. I'm already counting down.

But back to my original thought...

Ya, try to hang in there! We've already made it through 4 weeks. I think it's actually a pretty good lifestyle to become familiar with. I know I've implemented some of these things even when I'm not playing.

Week 4 Scores

Jen, Mary, Blanca, Shaundalee average 703.2 Total 2847.25

Merdi, Elena, Brit-591.5 BUT I am missing Elena's score. Total 1308.

How's everyone doing? Are you giving up? Hang in there...

Sure babe!

Can we just confirm what the winning team gets?

Instead of waiting until the last minute.

Week 3 scores

Ok, really quick I'm gonna post scores, but I need to be in bed soon to get my sleep points.

Team 1 (brit, elena, merdi) average score this week 596.7. Total points 1904.7

Team 2 (jen, blanca, mary, shaundalee) average score this week 736.2. Total points 2880.25

Hang in there, no matter who wins or who loses, we are all getting the benefits of this game.

Love the scale every Thursday

I was running with Shaundalee this morning and she said that she is always her lowest weight of the week on Thursdays. I've been thinking about that after I weighed myself, and I totally agree. It seems like every week, I start dropping, have my free meal and free day somewhere over the course of the weekend, and then cross my fingers it doesn't show up for the final weigh in Monday morning. So if you're not an everyday weigher, atleast give Thursday a try.

Am I your idol?

I'm watching American Idol right now. It's 8:24 p.m. I never watch this show, but it's pretty funny. I feel bad for some of these people and I would never want to be on national TV. Not that I can sing. Because I can't. Well, technically, I can sing, but not professionally.

Oh yah, and I'm done with my exercising and my good habit. That means I've accomplished a lot today. Now I get to be lazy. If I wasn't playing the game I'd probably have a bowl of cereal right now. Or some ice cream....if I had any.

Look out...

I'm totally going to meet the weight loss goal this week. I. am. determined. Booyah!

~Britt

I Stand Corrected

Ok so Team 2 scores are now official with everyone's point reported. Week 1 673. Week 2 635. Total points 1308.

Nice job Team 1. Ya.

Week 2 Scores

Hello ladies, here are the results I have so far for week 2....

Mary, Blanca, Jen and Shaundalee's team avereraged 766.65 for week 2. Total points 2144.05

Elena, Brit and Merdi (who I still don't have a score for last week or this) averaged 601 for week 2. Total points 1277.1

At this rate, there bettter be some brainstorming on what fabulous prize team 2 will be buying my team......:)

Courtesy of another Game On! blog

This may look familiar to some/one of you. But, I don't recommend it!

Delicious Recipe

3 spoonfuls of lard.
Dipped in sugar.
Breaded.
And deep fried.
Eat up.

In reference to Week 1 scores...

Alright, I admit I might be bringing my team average down. I'm working hard on the exercise part. Does anyone else feel like you "exercise" all day when you're cleaning the house and toting kids around? I do. Maybe it's not the high-heartrate-make-you-sweat kind, but it's something.

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And the water part must be something my body needs because I've noticed I get a headache on the days I don't drink all that bloody water! I must be addicted and the headache is my body's way of dealing with the withdrawal!

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Go ELENA and MERDI!

And good luck to Jen, Shaundalee, Blanca, and Mary!

~Britt

Scores for Week 1....so far.

I know some of you are just dying to know how the scores panned out this week. I'm still waiting on 1 more score, but here's what I have so far...

Elena, Brit and Merdi's team averaged 676.1, but I still need Merdi's (for those of you who are confused, this is America's nickname) score.

Jen, Blanca, Shaundalee and Mary average score 688.7

So really until we get the last score, it's anyone's game.

Do you want me to do a breakdown of individual scores or just do it like I did?

Finally, a minute to check in!

So, it's been a crazier week than the normal craziness and I am just now getting a minute to sit down and see how everyone is doing. So, how IS everyone doing? I love to have my "days off" saved for the weekend, but it's going to be an interesting weekend this time around....not much wiggle room. And it doesn't help that Briar is into baking! I keep having to brush my teeth at random times to stay away from her goodies. But I'd be glad to bring any of her treats over to be fellow opponents houses, or mail them for that matter. Anyone try any new, yummy recipes?

Water

Water is often the demon in this game. From my experience, with having to drink lots of water while being pregnant and my past Game On! experience, I start first thing in the morning. If you don't, then you have to drink a load of water later in the evening and those middle-of-the-night bathroom trips are no fun! It takes some getting used to. I almost have to make myself drink every hour. Plus, I drink out of a cup with measurements on the side so I can keep track. (Gotta love those bulky cups they give you in the hospital.) Good luck with this one!

~Britt

Recap

Here's a recap of all the "stuff" we discussed or altered in the rules....

Teams-Jennifer, Blanca, Shaundalee and Mary against Elena, America and Brittany. We will average the scores each week to level the uneven teams.

We haven't decided on a prize, so the losing team will buy the winning team a prize of the losers choice. Just be nice, $1 store gifts are discouraged.

Weekly scores need to be reported to Jen weekly. If you get them to me by 5:00 p.m. Mondays, you get your 10 bonus points. I will post the results as soon as I can so you can see how your team did.

Water goal equation....whatever you weigh, divide that number in half. That is the number of ounces of water you need to drink each day.

Sleep...you need to get 7 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period.

Soda....you are allowed 1 per day. If you drink more than 12 ounces a day, you get a soda penalty. (This replaces the alcohol penalty on your score sheet)

Everyone needs to pick and good habit to start and a bad habit to stop. This needs to be something you can score daily. Doesn't have to be health related.

Remember your eating plan can be whatever you choose. You are welcome to use the one from the book but don't have to.

Exercise...a minimum of 30 minutes. Sunday you get off automatically and then, one other day off. So 5 times/week.

GAME ON! Good luck!