Hey gang, heading down the home stretch.  This is when it gets hard and you need to regain the focus.  This weeks numbers do not have the fruit and veggie forms complete.  I will add them to next week.  This weeks numbers do include the group exercise attendence for february like I stated last week.  Reminder, this week is bootcamp class, however I only have instructor for Thursday evening @ 7:30 pm.  Congrats to MPB (team purple) for having biggest % weight loss for the week.

1.  Black:  241.5

2.  Pink:  179

3. Purple: 175.7

4. Aqua:  121.2

5. Navy: 109.8

Here are updated standings.  This weeks numbers include February facility visits.  I did not have time to calculate the group exercise attendence for the month but will do and add that to next weeks standings.  Hope everyone enjoyed the zumba and yoga class.  This week we will meet at the gym and head to Giant Eagle from here.  Congrats to team Black for once again winning the weekly contest with over 132,000 total pounds lifted.  Team Pink was second followed by Purple.  KM from the Black team won for biggest % weight loss for the week.  She is the first repeat winner so far.  To date, 183.6 pounds lost as a group through 6 weeks.

1. Black  228.5

2. Pink  155.5

3. Purple  148

4. Aqua  108.6

5. Navy  104.2

Great week group, through 5 weeks the combined weight loss is at 164 pounds.

Team Standings (as of 2/22/10)

1. Black:  176.7

2. Pink:  120.5

3. Purple: 112

4. Navy:  101.2

5. Aqua: 89.5

Team Black won the elliptical miles contest this week with 131 miles with Purple in second (108.7 miles) and Aqua third (75.3 miles)

Greatest % weight loss each week:

week 1. KM team black

week 2: DR team pink

week 3: JL team navy

week 4: CF team navy

week 5: AI team pink

4.

1. Black:   147.6

2. Pink:   94.4

3. Navy:   88.5

4. Purple: 88.1

5. Aqua:   71.9

congrats to team black who won the week 3 and 4 contest. 

As a group, through 4 weeks, 135.4 pounds has been lost.

Black:  129.3

Pink:  81.5

Purple:  72.9

Aqua:  65.1

Navy: 64.1

Black:     92.5

Purple:    55.8

Navy:     45.9

Aqua:    45.6

Pink:     45

Contest week 1 winner for cardio minutes was team black with 1369 minutes.

Contest 2 winner for treadmill miles was team Purple with 45 miles

Black:  64.8

Aqua:  31.8

Purple: 21.9

Navy: 21.7

Pink: 20.8

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