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Hey there fellow Badonkadonks!!

This round of Badonkadonks has been a very interesting process for me. I have felt that for the most part people are not too motivated to keep going. That could be for a number of reasons. Alot of people have fallen off of the ban wagon...so after some thinking I had an idea.


I was thinking of ending what we will call the 1st round of badonkadonks on Feb 6th. I would talley all of the points and we would give half of them money to the first round winner. Which If I am remembering right would be around $150-200 dollars.


Then beginning Feb 8th or the 15th we would begin what we will call "Round 2" We would take this one for 12 weeks so ending the end of April. Just in time for swimsuit season!! In Round 2 I would change a couple of things....No Minus points. That area got too be to gray of an area and I thinked stressed out to many people. I was hoping that by doing this it would give people who have fallen off of the banwagon to have a second chance so to say. If there were any people who would like to join they would be given this opportunity right now.

You have paid for this competition so I would like to do what you would like to do. So take a minute and feel out the poll in the right corner of the screen. The poll will be open until the end of this week and we will what the majority of everyone would like to do!

If you have any questions you can post them in the comments section of this post.

Thanks everyone!

Jamie

Weekly Challenge for Week #6

Keep a Food Journal for the week. I know some of you already have this for your challenge....but I would like to challenge everyone to do this. You can get an extra point for every day that you do this.

For those of you who are already doin this...well you still get the extra points...but you will have your turn of doing something new as well!

Good Luck!

jamie

ps. livestrong.com is the best place to keep track of your calories. I love it!

Challenge for Week #5

Your challenge this week....well it isn't really a challenge....but I want to hear from everyone....how were the holidays for you and doing badonkadonks at the same time??? You can click on comments at the bottom and let me know.

Some of the Challenges that will be coming up are:

Eating only whole grains for a week.
Getting 25 Grams of fiber each day.
adding an additional item from the extra credit for a week.


Talk to you soon!

Jamie

Weekly Challenge for Week #4

This week google you BMI. It should take you to a place were you can learn more about it...and figure out if you are in a healthy range!

3 extra points this week!

Weekly Challenge for Week #3

Hi Everyone!

I hope you are feeling a little more in the groove with things. I know that it has been alot harder during this time of the year. But I am personally grateful for a reason to not let myself pig out! I hope it will pay off!

I did post a few more questions in the Q and A section so take a look!

Your challenge this week will be to post a favorite low fat recipe on the blog! I know I always need new ideas!!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Weekly Challenge for Week #2

Hi Everyone,

I hope that your first week went well. If you are like me then you had some growing pains! It is hard at first to make the changes...but keep it up!!!! As long as you are doing better each week that has to count for something right!

I have received many calls and emails with questions. I really don't mind answering them at all! I definately expect it. I do however want to direct all your questions through the blog. That way we can all benefit from them. I set up a page just for this...and anyone can make a post on it!

This weeks challenge: Take your before pictures!! Now ARE NOT going to be sending them to me. This is for your own personal use. Keep it somewere that you are comfortable with. Also Take your before measurements that are included on the weekly sheets. And one other thing...add your picture to the list of followers on the blog. So not only do you need to add yourself but add a picture as well. You will get 2 points for completing each of these things. If you are not sure how to do the uploading...call me or ask a friend.


Remember to get me your points by Wednesday!!

Question and Answers!

Melissa Orris had a great idea. I have had had several questions and posting them on the blog might be a good way to have these answered so that everyone can see them. That way if you have thought about the same question you will have it answered!

So here we go!

1. Does Stength training count toward excersise time? Also is it like yoga as far as heart rate is concerned?

Answer: yes it does count for your excersie time. And yes it is like yoga as far as heart rate is concerned.

2. Can I eat Peanut Butter or Butter?

Answer: Yes

3. Do I minus a point for each serving of a bad choice that I eat? (For example) If I eat three pieces of pizza do I deduct 3 points? or if I eat 3 cinnamon bears do I minus 3 points?

Answer: No only minus 1 point. But if you dip it in salad dressing....then minus 1 additional point.

So when you sit down to dinner..notice all of the things that might be bad on your plate...such as high fat cheese and sour cream. Then deduct one point for each of those things...not 1 per each bite or serving.


4. Do I lose points if I don't eat the healthier version of everything? For example can i eat a corndog or not?

Answer: I have thought alot about this. When I put a new rule out there...it is hard to see how it is going to go until I start getting questions from you! I think that if I start telling you what you can or can't eat. It gets really sticky. I hope that this competition causes you to want to choose the healthier option since you are trying to be healthy. I want to avoid you not eating the cheese but gorging yourself on corndots. But I can't really find a fair or easy way of regulating this. So the conclusion that I have come up with is this:

We are only going to focus on these things for this competition. Sour Creams, Salad dressings, cheese, chips and mayo. When choosing these options choose a low fat version. Including tortilla chips.

I hope this will help you not to stress out to much. If you have any more questions...post them under the comments and I will add them to this section!