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[Leslie74]

This group is a fun way to participate in a fitness challenge. Anyone is welcome to join at anytime. Depending on the number of people interested, we will break up into 2 teams - RED and BLUE. (If we have a lot of interest, we may choose to do more teams). Organizing a challenge like this helps to keep me accountable and active in our weight loss community.

I love the show "SURVIVOR" and while there will be no voting anyone off or redemption island, I couldn't not include it in the title since the new season just started! (And yes, "Biggest Loser" is more appropriately named, but it is used a lot and wanted to do something a little different with a twist!)

DESCRIPTION:
Each challenge will last for 8 weeks, the first one beginning SUNDAY MARCH 6 and ending on April 30. I will group everyone into teams and let you know which team you will participant on. Each team will have a separate thread so that you can encourage and support one another.

WHAT TO DO:

• If you are interested in participating, please post on this thread the following information by Saturday March 5:
  

• User name / real name (optional)
• Weigh-in day
• Current weight (as of last weigh-in)
• On your weigh-in day each week, post your weight loss progress (+ / -) on your team's message board.
• I will post each team's collective progress every Sunday by 5pm Pacific time. Make sure to check in and encourage one another - there will also be weekly SURVIVOR CHALLENGES that can boost your team's collective weight loss!

More instructions on team threads, weekly Survivor Challenges, and final team roster will be posted on March 6.

Please include any questions and thoughts on how to make this challenge fun and entertaining on this thread as well. It will help me think through the whole process to make it successful and motivational for everyone!

SURVIVOR WEIGHT LOSS ONLINE CHALLENGE: Out-fit. Out-lose. Out-fun!

[msnelson13]

It's a little confusing, but count me in, I guess. I love survivor too.

WI Day: Saturday
Last WI: 182.2

[dietmama]

The more of these I do, I think the better. So count me in!

Here's my info:

dietmama / marta
weigh in day- Monday
Current Weight - 203.4

[LoseItIn2011]

I'm in!

LoseItin2011\Laura
WI day: Saturday
Current Weight: 170.4

[Leslie74]

WOO HOO! So glad to have you all join!

I should mention, (maybe will clear up some confusion) that the team that has the largest collective weight loss as a team will be the "winner". I probably should have put that in the explanation.

I will mark you all down. Thanks so much!

[Darbyk]

Never been on a team sport for anything, but I'll give it a go for this challenge!

Darby
WI day - Saturday
Last WI - 154

[Leslie74]

Never been on a team sport for anything, but I'll give it a go for this challenge!

Darby
WI day - Saturday
Last WI - 154

Great to have you Darby! It'll be a lot of fun. I used to participate in the WW challenges like this on their boards. It provides a lot of fun comraderie, friendship, motivation and accountability.

Let's see if we can recruit some more people to join before next weekend!

[Lisa Bilz]

Count me in. I'm always up for a challenge.

Lisa Bilz
WI Day - Monday
Current weight 189

[All-in-Ang]

Angela
WI Day: Tuesday
Current Weight: 190.8

Count me in! This is week 3 for me and I want to keep changing things up so that I don't get bored:)

[klump12]

Love group challenges/motivation!

Klump12
WID Thursday March 10
Last wieght 193

[LoseItIn2011]

Leslie -
My WI is tomorrow - so I'll have a new starting weight. Should everyone mail you their starting weight tomorrow in case it changed since signing up?

[Leslie74]

Hey everyone! Sorry for being a little MIA this week...I was traveling for work and didn't get an opportunity to get online.

I will be putting together the teams tonight, and will post tomorrow who is on what team. I'm so excited to get started! Our Week 1 mini-challenge will also be posted.

If you have a new WI weight to start off with, let me know, otherwise I will use what you have posted.

Remember, the team that collectively loses the most weight at the end of the challenge is the winner!

Check back tomorrow (Sunday) for our Challenge Kick-Off!

Good luck everyone!

[Leslie74]

MsNelson and klump12 - what are your first names?

Here is who I have so far. Does anyone have any friends on here that would like to join us?

If your starting weight before tomorrow is different than listed here, please let me know. If you have a weigh-in date of Monday or later, we will use your current weight to start the challenge, so anything you lose this week will help your team!

BLUE TEAM:

1. msnelson13, Saturday, Blue, 182.2
2. LoseItIn2011, Laura, Saturday, Blue, 170.4
3. Lisa Bilz, Lisa, Monday, Blue, 189
4. klump12, Thursday, Blue, 193

RED TEAM:

1. Leslie74, Leslie, Friday, Red, 256
2. dietmama, Marta, Monday, Red, 203.4
3. Darbyk, Darby, Saturday, Red, 154
4. All-in-Ang, Angela, Tuesday, Red, 190.8

[Ladybug 88]

Hello - I would like to join. I am off to Cuba on May 8th so this works well! Plus I love Survivor!

Ladybug
WI Day Saturdays for now but may change back to Wednesday
today's weight 180.4

Thank you for organizing! Is it okay just to use our board names?

[dietmama]

Great Leslie!
Just wanted to let you know that my WI last week was 200.4.
Ill update my new one tomorrow.

Thanks again for all of this!

[Leslie74]

Welcome LadyBug! We'll put you on the red team.

Thanks Marta for the update. We will put down that for your starting weight.

WEEK ONE OF THE CHALLENGE BEGINS!!!

I will start a new discussion thread each week on Sundays so that we can easily keep track without having to scroll through bunches of old responses.

So please post your next responses to the new discussion board title, "SURVIVOR WLC WEEK 1". Good luck everyone!

[CindyMor]

Is it too late for me, just saw this thread......


Cindy
WI day-Friday
CW-159.8

[nancy5012]

Just saw this thread - I am a Survivor Junkie so please count me in!!

Nancy5012 - nancy
Start Weight: 170
Weigh in day - Thursday

[nancy5012]

LOL- just saw that this was for LAST YEAR!!!!! I'm a year late!!!

[CindyMor]

OMG, I feel so stupid now..................lol.................how did the challenge thing go for those that did it....perhaps it can be started again.....