Week 3 Results

Week 3 results are in.  This weeks biggest loser is Maria, well done.  It just goes to show that if you follow the diet, do your exercise and focus, you CAN and WILL meet your weekly goal.  We are nearly half way through week 4, the heat and humidity is taking its toll on training intensity.  But you must look at this as a bonus, because the additional heat stresses your body and therefore increases the intensity and calorific burn of your workouts without you dramatically increasing self induced effort.  If you have been "fannying" about with your diet, wasting energy on trying to interpret the diet to suit your wants and needs then STOP.

There is only 4 weeks to go, trust me if you have failed to give this program your 100% effort you will regret it and kick yourself.  Come on step up to the plate, do what you set out to do!!

SHRINKERS	EMMA F	KATRINA	JO FAUX	JOANNE H	MARIA T	REINEKA
Loss Kg	400	800	700	0	1300	1100
% of Target	41%	78%	65%	0%	116%	75%
Points	1	1	1	0	2	1
FAT BLASTERS	Hilary	Georgie	Kirsty	Kylie	Lizzy	Cindy	Natalie	Edwina	Antonina	Anna
Loss Kg	100	-200	0	1000	0	400	200	600	500	0
% of Target	18%	-22%	0%	105%	0%	42%	33%	53%	54%	0%
Points	1	-3	0	2	0	1	1	1	1	0
SHRINKERS	6.0
FAT BLASTERS	4.0

Week 2 Results - Comme Ci Comme Ca!

This weeks biggest loser is Jo F - well done.  

Biggest Loser comment "Once I got my head around what I needed to do, I stopped finding excuses and started making choices - losing weight isn't easy, but neither is carrying around the excess weight"

"If hunger is not the problem, then eating is not the solution"

SHRINKERS	EMMA F	KATRINA	JO F	JOANNE H	MARIA T	REINEKA
Loss Kg	600	700	1000	0	800	0
% of Target	61%	68%	93%	0%	71%	0%
Points	1	1	2	0	1	0
FAT BLASTERS	Hilary	Georgie	Kirsty	Kylie	Lizzy	Cindy	Natalie	Edwina	Antonina	Anna
Loss Kg	600	1000	0	0	0	1800	500	1900	-1100	-300
% of Target	109%	111%	0%	0%	0%	189%	83%	169%	-119%	-32%
Points	2	2	0	0	0	2	0.5	2	-3	-3
SHRINKERS	5.0
FAT BLASTERS	2.5

 

Results - Week 1 - Fat Blasters Lose!!

SHRINKERS	EMMA F	KATRINA	JO FAUX	JOANNE H	MARIA T	REINEKA
Loss Kg	2.2	2.6	1.3	2.4	0.4	2.3
% of Target	223%	254%	121%	196%	36%	156%
Points	2	2	2	2	1	2
FAT BLASTERS	Hilary	Georgie	Kirsty	Kylie	Lizzy	Cindy	Natalie	Edwina	Antonina	Anna
Loss Kg	0.3	1.5	0.7	1.6	0.9	0.1	0.9	0	2.7	2.3
% of Target	55%	167%	85%	168%	63%	11%	150%	0%	292%	242%
Points	0.5	2	0.5	2	0.5	0.5	2	0	2	2
SHRINKERS	11
FAT BLASTERS	10

	Biggest Loser  = KATRINA  - Well done, you've worked hard.  Penalty for the Fat Blasters - 10 burpees every 10 minutes!!

Why the focus on protein?

Thermal Burn of food and Protein

Thermal Burn is the energy it takes for food to be digested. Nutrient-dense foods tend to be more complex. Take proteins, for instance. It takes more energy for your body to digest and use proteins than it does for simpler foods like sugars(bread, pasta, rice & Sugar). The thermic effect of protein is the highest of all foods.

After eating protein, your metabolic rate will increase by approximately 17 to 30 percent. In other words, if you eat 100 calories of protein,  approx 30 of those will be burned just digesting and using the protein. By comparison, the thermic effect of carbohydrates is typically around 10 percent, and fat is just 5 percent.

Proteins are primarily used as our bodies— building blocks. They are most abundant in animal products—lean meats, egg whites, and low-fat cottage cheese are great protein sources. (Protein is also found, to a lesser degree, in beans, nuts, and various grains for you vegetarians out there.) Proteins are found in every cell in our bodies. Our muscles, hair, skin, nails, hormones, and blood all contain protein. And protein is extremely important both to our overall immunity and health.

Protein is also an extremely important (but often overlooked) fat-loss nutrient. Why? Proteins (along with resistance exercise) actually help your body change shape by adding muscle and increasing your metabolism. Remember, the point isn’t just to lose weight. The point is to lose fat, and increase muscle.

"Now the point isn’t to eat a diet of all protein, not at all. Just do not to skip protein as part of each meal."

Research has proven that a diet rich in good quality protein results in greater weight loss and a greater ability to maintain a healthy weight through life.

With all is this in mind, heres a list of great high-protein foods. Please be sure to choose grass feed beef, cage-free chicken meat and eggs,  and other organic meats whenever possible to avoid hormones and other unnatural additives.

• Anchovies
• Bass
• Beef (extra-lean)
• Blueeyed cod 
• Cage Free Whole Eggs 
• Chicken breast 
• Clams
• Cod 
• Cornish hen 
• Cottage cheese 
• Crab 
• Flounder 
• Greek Yogurt 
• Grouper 
• Haddock 
• Halibut 
• Herring
• Lamb 
• Lobster
• Mackerel
• Mahimahi
• Mussels
• Oysters
• Perch
•  Pork (lean)
• Red snapper 
• Sablefish 
• Salmon 
• Sardines 
• Scallops
• Shrimp
• Sirloin (ground)
• SoleSteak (club, flank, round, sirloin, tenderloin, or T-bone filet; all fat trimmed)
• Swordfish
• Tofu
• Trout
• Tuna (water-packed)
• Turkey breast (lean ground or whole)
•  Venison
• Whitebait
• Wild salmon

Teams & Scoring

This years competition is rather different.  You are buddied up as follows:

SHRINKERS

Emma & Katrina

Joanna F & Joanna H

Reineka & Maria

FAT BLASTERS

Lizzy & Kirsty

Georgie & Kylie

Hilary & Cindy

Edwina & Natalie

Anna & Antonina

If you fail to meet your weekly target, your partner gets a penalty. 

The two teams are SHRINKERS Verses FAT BLASTERS.  Shrinkers you are targeted on your weekly weight loss.  Fat Blasters you are target on your weigh loss for the first 4 weeks and then maintaining within 500gs of target weight for the next 4 weeks.

Scoring is as follows

SHRINKERS

Weight Loss – 1 point

Weight above Target – 2 points

Weight Gain  - 3 points deducted

FAT BLASTERS

Weight Loss – ½  point

Weight above Target – 2point

Weight Gain  - 2 points deducted

Weight Maintained – 1 point (post 4 week fat blast)

Team with the highest points wins,  losing team get exercise penalty correlating to the winning teams score (12) i.e. 12 burpees every 12minutes of training.

Women & Body Image

Long, thin, sleek, and slender bodies consume all the latest, and trendy,

fashion and beauty magazine. Those flawless goddesses are virtually

perfect! The blessed glamour queens dazzle the eye with their style and

beauty, and trick the average female that they are not perfect.

Most of those super-skinny models in the popular fashion magazines weigh

approximately 25% less than the average woman! Also, many don't reveal

their secret life of an eating disorder to stay under weight to keep a job.

They also look much different in real life, as opposed to their touched-up

photos with the added make-up and structured lighting.

But society is telling us that the perfect woman should be underweight, with

the perfect hair and face. This is what drives many women to eating

disorders and low self-esteem.

All ladies have a variety of body shapes and sizes and no one should

compare themselves to the next. Also, no one should compare

themselves to the 'unnatural' model since it is unhealthy and unreal - aim for a fit and strong body, perhaps not as 'ripped' as this competition body builder but a strong, fitter version of your wonderful self!

February SHRINK & FAT BLASTER - Starts Monday

Well done to those of you who have signed up for this terms BodySHRINK & Fat Blaster.  BodySHRINK continues to be a very effective program in losing weight and gaining health and fitness.  
The NEW Fat Blaster program is designed to shift the holiday excesses and regain fitness levels in one month.  Fat Blaster is not for the faint hearted and will require supreme discipline and self control.  Both programs rely heavily on your desire to achieve your body and health goals, so if you think you 'can't be arsed' or 'the moon is not quite in line with venus' then don't bother starting.  I am committed to helping you achieve your goals in a realistic and healthy way.  Its not easy and there are no quick fixes, you're dreaming if you think there are any shortcuts to weight loss and fitness success.  Eat healthily, train regularly and view this as a wholesale change in your eating habits. 

Week 7 Results

With only a week to go, you have everything to play for, some of you are at target and can see the light at the end of the tunnel......lets hope its not an on coming train!!

Biggest Loser - Miss Green

Biggest Loser Team - Early Risers

Start Trainer of the Week - Miss Pale Blue

Early	black	magenta	pink	pale pink	green	lime	clear	silver		Total
Risers - Loss	600	600	0	0	1300	100	0	0		2600
% of target	71%	100%	79%	26%	98%	63%	51%	87%
Princessses	turq	red	pale ble	navy	blue	yell	orang	jade	ice blue	Total
	700	200	300	100	0	1000	300	100	-300	2400
% of target	80%	94%	93%	60%	0%	109%	76%	67%	39%

 

Week 6 Results - only two weigh in's to go!!

Biggest Loser - Miss Magenta

Biggest Loser Team - Early Risers

The Results this week were disappointing, but it is inevitable that we will have one dud week out of 8.  

These result results will do one of two things 

1. motivate you to achieve your goal

2. demotivate you and give you the excuse to switch off!

Much will depend on your attitude and how much you want your goal.  Don't fool yourself or me that you don't really care and "I just can't get into it" really doesn't buy it.  This is a clear case of setting yourself a goal, an achievable goal, and restricting your excesses for just 8 weeks.

By the end of the 8 weeks, if you have not given it your very best you WILL regret it, not because your not as light as you would have liked to have been, but the regret will sit firmly in the "I could have tried harder, I know i could do it really"  The next 10 days are critical and if you train hard, every day and eat well everyday you will still get good results, but there in no room for  "just one glass or just a little bit"  at this late stage every mouthful counts.

Early	black	magenta	pink	pale pink	green	lime	clear	silver		Total
Risers - Loss	-500	1100	-200	-1400	500	-200	100	1500		900
Loss to Date	3200	3700	4100	1200	2200	2500	1200	7600
Target to date	4575	3675	4425	3900	2625	3525	2025	7500
% of target	70%	101%	93%	31%	84%	71%	59%	101%
Princessses	turq	red	pale ble	navy	blue	yell	orang	jade	ice blue	Total
	0	400	0	-600	0	100	-100	0	-800	-1000
Loss to Date	2300	2100	3100	1800	400	3300	2300	3400	1700
Target to date	3225	2100	3150	2700	5700	3375	2925	4500	3075
% of target	71%	100%	98%	67%	7%	98%	79%	76%	55%

Week 5 Results

Biggest Loser - Miss Pale Blue

Biggest Loser Team = Princesses

Biggest Loser Pair= Miss Navy, Miss Pale Blue & Miss Blue

Training Star of the week = Miss Navy

"Those of you who didn't lose this week, need to review their eating program, make sure you are not hungry and are eating enough.  Starving yourself does not work!"

Early	Black	Magenta	Pink	Pale pink	Green	Lime	clear	Silver		Total
Risers - Loss	0	0	2000	400	500	200	-200	0		2900
Loss to Date	3700	2600	4300	2600	2200	2700	1100	5200
Target to date	5062.5	3062.5	3687.5	3562.5	2500	3562.5	1687.5	6250
% of target	73%	85%	117%	73%	88%	76%	65%	83%
g's to go	4400	2300	1600	3100	1800	3000	1600	4800
Princessses	Turq	Red	pale blue	Navy	Blue	Yellow	Orange	Jade	IceBlue	Total
	500	400	1400	1000	-200	600	0	600	500	4800
Loss to Date	2300	1700	3100	2300	400	3200	2400	3400	2500
Target to date	3000	1750	3562.5	2562.5	4750	3125	2750	4062.5	3187.5
% of target	77%	97%	87%	90%	8%	102%	87%	84%	78%
g's to go	2500	1100	2600	1800	7200	1800	2000	3100	2600

Week 4 Results - Halfway and looking good!

Biggest Loser = Miss Black

Biggest Loser Team = Early risers

Biggest Loser Pair = Miss Black & Miss Magenta

Training Stars = Miss Green & Miss Jade

Early										Total
Risers - Loss	2800	1400	0	100	0	400	700	0		5400
Loss to Date	3700	2600	2300	2200	1700	2500	1300	4500
Target to date	4050	2450	2950	2850	2500	2850	1350	5000
% of target	91%	106%	78%	77%	68%	88%	96%	90%
kg's to go	4.4	2.3	3.6	3.5	3.3	3.2	1.4	5.5
Princessses										Total
Wkly Loss	-400	300	-200	0	700	900	100	500	400	2300
Loss to Date	1800	1300	1700	1300	600	2600	2400	2800	2000
Target to date	2400	1400	2850	2550	3800	2500	2200	3250	2550
% of target	75%	93%	60%	51%	16%	104%	109%	86%	78%
kg's to go	3	1.5	4	3.8	7	2.4	2	3.7	3.1

Week 4 Biggest Loser outruns the paper truck

This weeks biggest loser Miss Black was captured this week racing the paper deliver truck! When questioned about this odd habit, she said "if I beat the truck then I give myself permission to eat a battered banana".  Mmmm.......Lets hope he gets an upgrade to a faster car! 

Well Done Miss Black, you are on target with only 4 weeks to go......too easy! too easy!(sung in the style of football chant)