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Hey Beauties,

Not posting results this week because we are missing quite a few weigh in results. If they come in tonight I will post results. If not, I will wait until next week. They are just not accurate.

Have a good weekend! Tanna

First weigh in: After 2 Weeks

After the first 2 weeks of The Challenge, here are the results!!!!

Total Pounds Lost: 58

Average number of cheats used: 2.8

Average number for exercise success: 6

4 weeks to go and we are looking good. I have read all the prayer requests and I will be praying when I think of you guys, which is often.

Let's work as a team the last 4 weeks to really accomplish our goals!!!

Water Picture

One of the Beauties sent me this and I thought it was pretty neat to see WHY we need all the water we drink!

Challenge 6 Sing-ups

Challenge 6 sign-ups start this week!!!!

Please sign up from Monday, the 21st-Wednesday the 23rd.

Email me at:

tctummy@yahoo.com

***I will send out a group email on Friday the 25th to let you know that I have you signed up. If you do not receive that email then please let me know so I can get you on my list. Sometimes emails do not come through.

If you notice, I added a frequently asked questions section to the right side of the blog for those of you that are new. Please view that, and the let me know if you have other questions. Thanks so much, Tanna

Challenge 5 Wrap-Up

Well I waited an extra few days to get all the results turned in but I am still missing about 15. I decided to go ahead and post final results even though they are not completely accurate!

Total pound goal: 223 Pounds

Total pounds lost: 131 Pounds

Not bad for 4 weeks!

More info on Challenge 6 to come! Should be starting around middle of June!!! Have a great few weeks and we will talk soon!!! Love my Beauties!

Challenge 5. Week TWO Results

Week TWO Results are in!!! You Beauties are doing SOOOO good this round. I think you are liking that it is only 4 weeks, it seems much easier for you!

You are half way there, only 2 weeks left until summer!!!!!

Total Team Goal: 296 pounds

Total pounds lost: 109.3 pounds

Average number of cheats used: 2.38

Let't meet our goal!!!!

Challenge 5. WEEK ONE RESULTS

Week ONE is down! We have 56 Beauties in Challenge 5 and all of you are starting off strong, at least those of you who I have talked to!

Since it is only a 4 weeks Challenge, it is VERY important that you push hard and stick to the guidelines 100%

Here are the results:

Total Pounds Lost: 76.8

Average Cheats Used: 1

Many of you got MOST of your water in....lets shoot for ALL of our water this week. It makes a huge difference!!! Have a great week two!!!

Final Week 10 Results

Beauties,

I TRULY enjoyed the last 10 weeks with you, and I loved that we had so many new Beauties. I really did!! I KNOW that God brought each of you into my life for a reason, and I hope that you are feeling better about yourself in some way after the last 10 weeks. We all struggle with this, and it is definitely a daily journey.

I look forward to CHALLENGE 5 starting May 3rd! It will be a great way to boost off the summer!

Here are the final results for Challenge 4:

Total Pounds Lost: 291

Total Pounds Lost overall: 563.8

Total Inches Lost: 114.25

I will be posting info for Challenge 5 in the next few weeks (on my personal blog too) so be looking out for that if you are interested. In the mean time I hope that you will feel free to contact me if you need ANYTHING! Love you guys

Tuesday

Hey Beauties,

We have not received all the results yet. I would like to wait until Tuesday to post results, and maybe we will have everyones by then. No matter what I will post on Tuesday, I would just love to get a very accurate count! I'll be back then and we shall see!! Love you guys, Tanna

Week 9 Results & Challenge 5

I apologize for the delay of Week 9 Results. No need for excuses, life has just been CRAZY!!!! But here they are:

43 BEAUTIES TURNED IN RESULTS (WE ARE DEFINITELY MISSING SOME)

TOTAL POUNDS LOST: 231

TOTAL INCHES LOST: 99

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RESULTS ARE VERY INACCURATE...BUT AS ALWAYS, I WANTED TO POST THEM ANYWAYS.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE DETAILS, THEN GO TO THE LINK I SENT YOU.

CHALLENGE 5 NEWS

I know that many of you have been wondering when Challenge 5 will begin. We started the first challenge last April, so it has been just about one year! That's crazy to me!! Yes! There will be a Challenge 5, but I am taking a short break.

I have thought about this long and hard, please know that, and I just feel like God continues to put on my heart that I need a short break. As many of you know, my life has been a rollercoaster this past year....full of emotion with numerous amounts of pressure in several areas. I need to take a few weeks to recover so that I can give this my all!

I believe in the challenge and I believe that it works. My hope is that you will continue on your own over these next few weeks so that you don't backslide. I don't want that at all. But seeing that it has been a year, I really feel confident that you can stick to it on your own.

CHALLENGE 5 WILL BEGIN MONDAY, MAY 3RD!!!!

I WILL BE DOING A 4-WEEK CHALLENGE BOOST JUST BEFORE SUMMER!!!! THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS IS TO CONTINUE ON YOUR OWN, AND THEN JOIN ME IN THE 4-WEEK BOOST SO THAT YOU CAN BE READY FOR SUMMER AND FEELING GOOD!!!!!!!

I WILL POST INFO ON MY BLOG NEAR THE END OF APRIL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP SO BE WATCHING FOR THAT!!!! THE 4-WEEK BOOST WILL BE A GOOD TO GO STRONG AND HARD, KNOWING THAT ITS ONLY 4 WEEKS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO JUMPING BACK INTO THIS IN MAY, AND I HOPE YOU WILL BE A PART OF IT. KEEP UP WITH ME THROUGH MY BLOG, OR EMAIL OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. I AM STILL HERE IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, DONT HESITATE TO ASK!!!!

LOVE YOU GUYS DEARLY

--YOUR BEAST

Week 8 Results

Hey Beauties! I am going to post these quick since I am running on NO sleep after this weekend with Brylee and her fever. I am not even sure how I am typing....but I managed to get results totaled up and I read all of your responses. Thank you for your honesty, even if you are not doing what you want to be doing. I think we all appreciate your honesty!

Week 8 Results:

47 Beauties turned them in this week

248.8 Pounds lost

118 Inches have been lost (which many are not measuring I don't believe. Which is fine with me, but this is why the numbers are lowere here. Usually TONS of inches are lost...)

I asked you how many cheats you have left. Average is: 1.6

There are 2 weeks left so this is not too bad...

Only 2 weeks left. Many of you are close to your goal...good luck and work hard!! It will pay off!

Week 7 Results

We have results from 50 Beauties this week! Many are still going strong, with only 3 weeks to go!

I really hope that you viewed the results this week, and got you some great new snack ideas! I love so many of them, good job ladies!

We are NOT making this a team total goal this round, for several reasons, but I will still continue to post the total results. We are mainly looking at individual progress since ultimately this is about YOU and it is YOUR life! But here are the team numbers if you want to see where we fall.

Total pounds lost: 247

Total inches lost: 122

Average cheats used: 7.8

Average number of days we exercised: 2

On a scale from 1-10, how would you rate yourself?? The average is: 6, which is actually pretty good!

3 weeks to go!!

Week 6 results

Hello hello!

We had 48 Beauties turn in results this week. MANY are still going strong, but some are struggling. PLEASE keep up with your Beauty Buddy, this makes all the difference in the world. If they didnt submit their results, ASK THEM WHY!!!!

Here are WEEK 6 RESULTS:

Total Pounds Lost: 244

Total Inches Lost: 109

Average cheats used: 6

Only FOUR weeks left, let's do this!!!!

Week 5 results

Beauties--you are half way done with Challenge 4!!! You guys are awesome!!

Many of you did great this week. However, almost 20 of you struggled to get your results in. Because of that, our results are very inaccurate this week. I heard from about 3 of you as to why you didnt get results in, but not the rest. So, if you have dropped out please let your team leader know so that we can make the appropriate changes.

I will go ahead and post results, but just know that they are super inaccurate!

TOTAL POUNDS LOST: 242

TOTAL INCHES LOST: 94

AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHEATS USED: 5

Make the second half of The Challenge better than the first!!!! Spring break is just around the corner!!

Beauty Sisters

I just had to post this picture!! These girls have been in The Challenge for a while now. They are sisters and I just love them to death!!! I saw this picture on one of their blogs and had to steal it! Love it ladies!!

Week 4 Results

Hey Hey Beautiful Beauties!!!!!

One month down and many of you are ROCKING IT OUT!!!!!! You are ready to feel good by Spring Break and I can definitely tell. I love your passion for this and I am just so proud of you!

After only one month, here are the numbers:

TOTAL POUNDS LOST: 274 LBS

TOTAL INCHES LOST: 91 INCHES

(I noticed that many are not measuring this round and that is fine. Just remember that sometimes the inches drop faster than pounds and it will definitely keep you motivated if you measure! But its up to you for sure!)

AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHEATS USED: 3.8

(That's good. We are still around "one cheat per week" for most of us and that is a great way to do it!)

I hope all of you enjoyed National Cheat Day! I ate til I was sick. That is an awful example of me since I am the Beast but sometimes thats what it takes. Trust me, I dont wanna eat anything bad for a long time. That is just about the worst feeling ever!!!!!

Anyway, here we go week 5!!!!!

Week 3 Results

Results for Week 3 are:

Total Pounds Lost: 213

Total Inches Lost: 74

Average number of cheats used: 2.8 (which is good, one per week)

It appears that almost everyone is drinking at least 32 ounces of water per day, but not as many are drinking the full 72. Make an extra effort this week to get all your water in. You have no idea how much it speeds up your progress, just trust me!

Chicken Enchilada Stacker

A new recipe for you guys who enjoy cooking!

24 oz chicken breast, boneless and skinless
3 multigrain tortillas or whole-wheat wraps (8")
1 red bell pepper, roasted and diced
1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
1 T cilantro, fresh
1 1/2 c enchilada sauce
2 T chunky style salsa, hot (or mild if you prefer less heat)
1/2 c yellow onions, diced fine
1 c corn, frozen
1 T cumin seed, ground
1 t fennel seed
8 oz Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 9 inch cheesecake pan with foil. Place chicken into a saucepan. Cover chicken with warm water. Bring liquid to a simmer and gently poach chicken at 180 degrees until chicken reaches 165 degrees. Remove from the chicken from the liquid, let cool slightly, and dice. Roast pepper by placing in a 400 degree oven or on the top of a grill. Char the entire pepper. Remove from heat and place in a paper bag to steam for 5 minutes. While pepper is steaming, place beans and cilantro in a food processor and pulse three times (or mash with a potato masher ). Combine enchilada sauce and salsa in a mixing bowl. Heat a small saute pan to moderate heat. Spray with pan spray. Add corn, onion, and spices. Cook until corn starts to brown. Remove black skin from the pepper by placing under running water. Dice the pepper. Spray springform pan with pan spray. Line the bottom of the pan with one wrap. Layer with chicken, then diced peppers, black bean mixture, corn mixture, 1/3 of salsa mixture and lastly 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat again and use remaining ingredients except for last 1/3 of cheese and last tortilla. Finally, layer on the last wrap, sauce and cheese. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake for 15 additional minutes. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before serving.

week 2 results

i apologize again for not being able to use capital letters. it is driving me crazy but i cannot get the internet on my other computer right now!!!!!

here are the results for week 2:

total pound goal: 823

total pounds lost: 193.1

total inches lost: 67.25

doing wonderful so far!! i hope that all of you looked at the spreadsheet i sent out so that you can see how everyone else is doing. one thing i needed to tell you guys. if you write words in the number secions of the spreadsheet then we have to go in and change it in order to do calculations.

for ex. when we ask how many inches you lost, some of you dont measure. that is fine, but since you write that in the blank then we have to change it to 0. just wanted you to know why it was getting changed. words mess up the calculations.

here we go week 3!

Challenge 4, Week 1 Results

We have 72 forms that were turned in for week 1 results!

Total pounds lost: 115.7

Average # of cheats used in week one: .5 (Many chose not to use a cheat for week one)

So far, so good! I noticed that exercise was one of the hardest things for everyone to find time to do. I agree it is hard to find the time, but it will definitely make your progress go SO much quicker!!

Let's get Week 2 started!

Recipes

From Tara Eparvier

Baked Whole Wheat Penne Pasta
Ingredients
1 pound whole–wheat penne pasta
Cooking spray
1 ½ pounds boneless chicken breast
1 large jar tomato sauce
1 ½ cups part–skim shredded mozzarella
Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and then add pasta. Cook according to directions on package (about 7 to 8 minutes), or until al dente. When cooked, drain and rinse with cold water. While pasta cooks, bake chicken in the oven for 30 minutes or until no longer pink (sprinkle with a little salt and pepper). Remove from oven and cool and then dice into ½–inch pieces. Spray a 13–by–9–inch casserole dish with cooking spray. In a large mixing bowl, toss pasta, chicken, and sauce (add a bit more sauce if desired). Place mixture in a casserole dish and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is completely melted and casserole is hot all the way through

From Kristi Olabode

Eggplant Parmesan

3 eggplants, peeled and thinly sliced
2 eggs, beaten
4 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
6 cups of spaghetti sauce, divided
1 (16 oz) package of mozzarella shredded and divided
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Dip eggplant slices in egg, then in bread crumbs. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes on each side.

In a 9x13 inch baking dish spread spaghetti sauce to cover the bottom. Place a layer of eggplant slices in the sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Repeat with remaining ingredients, ending with the cheeses. Sprinkle basil on top.
Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until golden brown.

Nutritional Information - Amount Per Serving Calories: 487 (10 servings) | Total Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 78mg

Recipe from carrotsncake.com

Oatmeal Raisin Bars

Makes 9 bars
Ingredients:
2 cups dry oats
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup raisins
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine ingredients until smooth.
3. Spread batter in prepared baking pan, and bake for approximately 25-30 minutes until bars are cooked all the way through.
4. Let bars cool completely in pan before cutting.

“Skinny” Oatmeal Raisin Bars

Makes 9 bars

Ingredients:
2 cups dry oats
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup wheat bran
1/2 cup packed brown sugar (Can trade applesauce for sugar)
1/4 cup canola oil
2 eggs
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup raisins

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350*F. Spray 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine ingredients until smooth.

3. Spread batter in prepared baking pan, and bake for approximately 20-25 minutes until bars are cooked all the way through.

4. Let bars cool completely in pan before cutting.
In a 9x13 inch baking dish spread spaghetti sauce to cover the bottom. Place a layer of eggplant slices in the sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Repeat with remaining ingredients, ending with the cheeses. Sprinkle basil on top.
Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until golden brown.