The Rules

First off.... welcome all newbies!!!!! We hope you stay encouraged and motivated by the support we have going here. Good Luck to all.
Secondly, I'm going to pass on this go round. However, I'd love to continue being the statistician and keep posting the weekly weigh in information and an occasional blog.

The rules are pretty simple:
Friday March 6 is the first weigh in day. We start with those stats and continue on for the next 8 weeks. The last weigh in is Friday May 1.
We use the honor system
The same scale should be used each week.
The largest percentage of weight lost is the 'winner' (although we all win by this)
Pounds lost/start weight=percentage lost
Every Friday is a weigh in day. You need to post your weight on that day.
I'll post the stats once I have everyone's information
$20 for each person participating
Biggest "loser" wins the cash (or gift cards if they so choose)

The blog:
We are here to encourage and motivate each other.
We give each other tips if we find some
We sometimes get into discussions about what works best for us .... or what doesn't :-(
We found that writing what we eat every day can be very beneficial to becoming aware of what we actually put into our bodies, however there is no rule that says you have to do this.

A couple of new things for everyone. We have added 'labels' for everyone participating. When you post on the blog, please use your name as the label. It will be on the bottom of your posting page... go to 'show all' on the right hand side and you will find it. This way it makes it easier if we want to find something in particular that someone wrote. The WEEKLY STATS label will be used for the group stats, not the personal weigh in stat for each person. (am I making sense, it's nearly 3 am and I'm a bit tired)
All new entries.... I need your email address so I can add you to the blog as an author. Please don't post them on here, send them to my email, which the rest of the gang knows and will share with you. You'll get an email invite and I believe it takes you to a link that allows you access.

If I've forgotten something please feel free to add it.

Good Luck Everyone!!!!!!