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The not so Biggest Winner is……Stasi!

 

Stasi

9.47%

 

 

But what a close race!  Check out 2^nd Place Bev and 3^rd Place Mike B:

 

Bev	9.44%
Mike B	9.22%

 

 

One person from each team made the top three. 

 

 

The TWIGS clenched the team win. 

 

TWIGS (Tightly Wound Individuals Getting Skinny)	6.29%
Mission Slimpossible	5.77%
The Boring Blue Team	3.27%

 

Our 14 participants lost a total of 136 lbs by the end of the nine week competition.  Great job!   We will hold an awards/ ice cream party on Friday, September 13^th at 4:00 pm to deliver prizes.

 

 

Those who finished lower than they started are eligible for the maintenance prize.  We will weigh-in again on Friday, November 22^nd.   Don’t worry, it’s before Thanksgiving J

 

 

Inspiration - The Olive Run

 

Need a little inspiration to get fit?  Olive Drew was a retired teacher who began running at age 80.  She signed up for a one mile run/walk event to rehab following hip replacement surgery.  She got hooked on the experience and began walking, then running, with her son.  Olive completed hundreds of 5k and 8k events during the next thirteen years and won two Gold Medals at the National Senior Games.  Her running concluded with a third Gold Medal, this time in San Francisco at the National Senior Games at the age of 93.  Olive passed away earlier this year at the age of 96.   She lived life to the fullest, traveling extensively and hang gliding into her 80’s.  The Olive Run was held on August 18^th to honor Olive’s memory and to raise money for students of District #313 (where she taught) who plan to pursue a career in education. 

 

Now get off the couch!  If Olive could do it, so can you.

 

 

Week 6 Results

Mission Slimpossible is still going strong!  Michelle C and Stasi lead the pack with losses of 1.71% and 1.17% respectively.  The Boring Blue Team was the only team to have all team members weigh in.  Great job!  

 

Mission Slimpossible
Beth	0.79%
Michelle C	1.71%
Kellee	0.00%
Stasi	1.17%
Ryan	0.00%
TEAM  TOTAL	3.68%
Average	.74%

 

The Boring Blue Team
Tod	1.10%
Mike B	0.57%
Mike J	0.64%
Lisa	-0.38%
Konnee	0.43%
TEAM  TOTAL	2.37%
Average	.47%

 

TWIGS (Tightly Wound Individuals Getting Skinny)
Michelle K	0.00%
Julie	0.46%
Bev	0.00%
Billie	0.25%
Rick	0.00%
TEAM  TOTAL	0.71%
Average	0.14%

 

 

 

Give Back KC

Stasi was recently tasked with the chore of finding a new office supply company.  After much research, we chose Give Back KC.  Give Back KC is a local company with competitive pricing.   As an added bonus, they donate half of their profits from our orders to a local charity in our name.   We chose our donations to benefit City Union Mission. 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 5 Results

The top three losers from week five were Michelle K, Julie and Stasi.

 

Now that we are passed the halfway point, let’s take a look at the overall standings.  Mission Slimpossible is in the lead with an average of 5.89% weight loss.  The TWIGS lost an average of 4.53% and The Boring Blue Team lost an average of 2.81%.  

 

The individual competition is a tight race.  Kellee is in the lead with 8.44% followed by Ryan with 7.44%.  Our defending champ, Mike B, is sitting at 6.78%.  Can they hang on to win?  It’s time to kick it into gear!  It’s still anyone’s game!

 

 

TWIGS (Tightly Wound Individuals Getting Skinny)	Difference	Total
Michelle K	1.51%	5.49%
Julie	1.22%	4.41%
Bev	0.96%	5.99%
Billie	0.00%	2.31%
Rick	0.57%	4.45%
TEAM  TOTAL	4.24%	22.65%
Average	0.85%	4.53%

 

 

Mission Slimpossible
Beth	0.40%	5.62%
Michelle C	-1.38%	1.57%
Kellee	-0.30%	8.44%
Stasi	1.16%	6.31%
Ryan	0.00%	7.44%
TEAM  TOTAL	-0.13%	29.37%
Average	-0.03%	5.87%

 

 

The Boring Blue Team	Difference	Total
Tod	-0.93%	0.15%
Mike B	0.00%	6.78%
Mike J	0.00%	1.58%
Lisa	0.00%	0.86%
Konnee	-0.58%	4.68%
TEAM  TOTAL	-1.51%	14.05%
Average	-0.30%	2.81%

 

Week 4 Results

Well, it was a rough week – unless your name is Bev.  Bev had last week’s biggest loss with 1.63% followed by Kellee with 1.38%.  The big news is that four people missed the weigh-in.  Maybe it’s their strategy so we don’t know how well they are doing.  Sneaky, sneaky.  On the plus side, they are making the prize pot bigger!  This week is our halfway point.  Results from this week (posted next week) will include our overall standings instead of just the weekly results.  That will help you size up the competition and turn it up for the second half! 

 

 

Mission Slimpossible
Beth	0.75%
Michelle C	0.00%
Kellee	1.38%
Stasi	0.41%
Ryan	0.94%
TEAM  TOTAL	3.48%
Average	0.70%

 

TWIGS (Tightly Wound Individuals Getting Skinny)	Difference
Michelle K	0.58%
Julie	0.00%
Bev	1.63%
Billie	0.00%
Rick	0.00%
TEAM  TOTAL	2.21%
Average	0.44%

 

The Boring Blue Team
Tod	0.00%
Mike B	0.46%
Mike J	0.00%
Lisa	0.48%
Konnee	0.14%
TEAM  TOTAL	1.07%
Average	0.21%

 

Week 3 Weight Loss Update

Billie was the biggest loser for week 3 with a loss of 2.17%, which helped the TWIGS win this round!   Stasi and Beth from Mission Slimpossible came in 2^nd and 3^rd place for the week.  Overall, it’s still anybody’s game.  The three teams are within 1% of total weight lost.  We will post overall standings in week 5.  Don’t forget to weigh-in this Friday.  Good luck and keep up the good work!

 

TWIGS (Tightly Wound Individuals Getting Skinny)
Michelle K	1.16%
Julie	0.29%
Bev	0.91%
Billie	2.17%
Rick	0.09%
TEAM  TOTAL	4.61%
Average	0.92%

 

Mission Slimpossible
Beth	1.25%
Michelle C	0.35%
Kellee	-0.55%
Stasi	1.37%
Ryan	0.08%
TEAM  TOTAL	2.49%
Average	0.50%

 

The Boring Blue Team
Tod	-0.26%
Mike B	1.14%
Mike J	0.00%
Lisa	0.10%
Konnee	1.10%
TEAM  TOTAL	2.08%
Average	0.42%

 

 

Correction from last week – Mike B lost 1.37%, not 4.04%.   Ryan, Kellee and Stasi were last week’s biggest losers.