Final Standings!

Amanda's Before (on Halloween)

Amanda After

And the winner is . . .
1. Amanda 1295.5
2. Mandy 1264.5 (A very close race!)

3. Cindy     1,131.5
4. Sariah     1,082.5
5. Heather  1,053.5
6. Elise       1,010




Here's the final weight and inches lost along with percentages of the top 10. For those who didn't report the last couple weeks I am just putting up numbers based on their most recent reporting. Everybody did awesome and made progress and changes! I am so proud of everybody for their efforts and grateful that this group made a difference!

	Pounds Lost	% of weight lost	Inches lost	% of inches lost
Amanda	11.5	4.5%	32.5	11.5%
Mandy	27	13.2%	26.25	10.6%
Cindy	7	3.7%	12.5	5.7%
Sariah	12.6	7.5%	14.5	6.6%
Heather	6.1	3.7%	12.25	5.7%
Elise	10.8	6.4%	18.25	8.3%
Leisel	6	3.24%	13.7	6%
Tamara	10	6%	14	6.2%
Melanie	---	---	3	1.4%
Sarah	7.4	4.23%	8	3.46%

You can tell that we ladies have been working to lose this weight through exercise as well as diet, because look at all those inches lost! Even Melanie, who's pregnant belly has been expanding, lost inches because of her efforts to make healthy choices. It's also interesting to me to see the variables in how people lose weight and inches. Everyone's bodies respond differently, so although we've been in  a competition, I hope it can also serve as a reminder that we can't compare ourselves to each other. We just all put in our own best efforts and do what we can. I hope you are all patting yourself on the back, and feeling proud that you did something good for yourselves over the last 11 weeks. I will be in touch with the top 3 regarding your prize $.

If you want to be involved in another round, Sariah will be moderating a similar competition from February 1st-March 29th, 10 more weeks, SLIM DOWN FOR SPRING! If you would like to be involved send an email to Sariah letting her know that you're in. Her email is sunvison@netzero.net. If you have friends who would like to be involved send Sariah their email and she can add them to her mailing list or give her email to them. It's open enrollment! Same idea, $25 to participate. There will be some changes in reporting and weekly points. I'll leave it to Sariah to outline those changes when she sends out an informative email before the start of the next round.

Keep it up Hotties!