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Today is the first official day of the team weight loss competetion at work. My usual teammate no longer works here so I paired up with a friend of mine from another department. Our team name is "Weapons of Mass Reduction." I had a whole list of names and that's the one she picked. ( I liked "Rapid Thigh Movement" but I let her choose) She has very little if any weight to lose at all but she is a cutthroat competitor like me and they go by percentage not actual pounds to determine the winner so we have a good shot this year. A group of us doing the competetion met for Mexican before going to weigh in yesterday. It was our last day off this week. So, now I am back to work, and back on a diet, and I am ready! I will not lie and say I am EXCITED about it but I am ready to contribute to my teams success.

I started back logging my food on Cronometer.

I have found and replaced the batteries on my food scales.

I have always walked excessively and do not plan on adding extra steps. 15000 should be enough I feel.

ONWARD TO VICTORY!!!!

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****************YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!!***************

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dedtired
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Both those names are hysterical. Why do you have to do this every year? Imguessmit helps to carboload before the first weigh in. Do they keep your weight a secret?
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dedtired
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And you yeah , wishing you luck and all kinds of strength!
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Thanks for the confidence. I am going to sit down and do it tomorrow. I got a call last night and was told that people from across Ontario who have taken it are complaining about the contents of the test. Some of the questions are about computer programmes none of us use. It just reminds me of the testing I did for a temp employment firm I did after my Mom passed away and I had to find a full time job. After the testing I was told I did not have any marketable skills for an office job which I had done for all the time I had ever been employed because I didn't pass some of the computer programme questions. I taught myself to learn DOS and at the time wasn't familiar with Windows, etc. They gave me a job giving out samples of sushi at Sobeys. I did that for a few months before I got my job at the bank. After the test I told the girl of all the accomplishments I had done during my working career and you sit here and tell me I have no marketable skills. She was doing recruitment for jobs. I said to her "you try recruiting 700 workers in less than 30 days" and see if you can do it. Or send out telexes for all the banks of the branch I worked for in Calgary during a mail strike, or write grants to apply to keep programmes open. People giving these tests have no idea what the jobs entail.
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amylou321
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No one HAS to participate. I do it every year just because I can and want to. They do offer pretty nice prizes for the winners, as well as a final prize drawing for all participants that lose a small amount. They do not announce peoples weight. They announce the winner and the percentage that they lost. And they announce the total amount everyone put together lost. And they announce the winner of the name contest. I feel like I should have won that one several times over the years, but did not. But I am biased.
sephia_wa
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I hate the word "diet." I prefer "healthy living style" or some such name. "Diet" sounds punitive to me, and something short term, where eating in a healthy living style sounds more sustainable. Like when someone reaches their "magic" number on a "diet," they're done. And that's why people gain-lose-gain-lose, etc. Acquiring a healthy living style, or whatever someone wants to call it, is more a way of living that what one puts in their mouth. A friend used to always say she was starting her "diet" or going on a diet was her New Year's resolution. She never had much success because when she reached her goal number, she stopped. I mentioned looking at it differently, so she's incorporated being more aware and mindful of what she eats. She's lost weight and kept it off.
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OutsidePlaying
last year
Best to you and your team in the competition, Amylou. I love both names, so it would be hard to choose one. I sincerely hope you do well and win this thing!!
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Annie Deighnaugh
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Best of luck to all the biggest losers!
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nickel_kg
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What a fun competition -- well, apart from the actual dieting part. I can see why you like working for your company. Good luck to you and your partner!
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nicole___
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Eat some spinach! Gooooooooooooooo green! Good vibes to you Amy!
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sprtphntc7a
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onward and downward :) drink lots of water!!
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Bluebell66
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Good luck! Love the names!! I
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Kathsgrdn
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Good luck!
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faftris
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How fun to do that!
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nelliebean
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Love the name. Good luck!
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
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You can DO this! I’m rooting for you, girl.
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stacey_mb
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All the best, fingers and toes crossed for you!
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yeonassky
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Good luck! Not that you need it! You are very good at these challenges from what I remember of past years.
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Adella Bedella
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It sounds like a fun way to get healthy. Good luck on it!

I go through a get healthy process every year, but I start in the fall when the outside temps are perfect for getting moving. Going to the gym in January is demotivational for me because I have to fight with all of the other people for equipment. We have great weather right now and sunshine so I'm heading outside to enjoy it while I can.
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eld6161
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Team Amy
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glenda_al
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ONWARD TO VICTORY!!!!
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jill302
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Love the team name, best of luck to you!
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