Cristina Rocks The First Weigh-In!

Posted by: Drew

Yesterday was the first weigh in for the Brown Team on Atlanta's Biggest Loser and Cristina had worked sooo hard the last two weeks. The Good Measure Meals are really good (some of them -- I get one meal/day plan, too and really like it) and Cristina supplements it with her own diet (on her two days off the GMM she's on an 80/20 raw diet).

She is working out so hard, too. Basically, they meet every day with their trainers (usually at 11 a.m. or so in their studios about 15-20 minutes from our house) for either a cardio or strength training session and have a boot camp session every Saturday. She's also doing a night session at our YMCA (shout out to McCleskey East Cobb Family YMCA who is really supporting of her!), so she's basically getting two good workouts in every day and I can attest that she is working out hard.

For those that don't know Cristina, she is a very positive person and believes very strongly in the power of positive thinking. So let me just say I have to pick my words carefully. Which, of course, I rarely do, so I've been on the wrong end of several rebukes for being too negative... Anyway, if you know Cristina you know she is very determined and plans on winning this whole thing and hitting her ideal weight goals.

So..... on to the weigh-in.

On our home scale, Cristina was showing big-time weight loss, even weighing in once at 170! So she was definitely expecting big numbers and was actually a little surprised when she got on the scale and saw 176 -- a total weight loss of 12 pounds!

The Brown Team's results:

CRISTINA
START: 188.0 lbs -- NOW: 176.0 lbs
12 pounds lost -- 6% lost

KELLY
START: 178.0 lbs -- NOW: 171.5 lbs
6.5 pounds lost -- 3% lost

NICOLE
START: 232.0 lbs -- NOW: 222.0 lbs
10 pounds lost -- 4% lost

PENNY
START: 263.0 lbs -- NOW: 254.5 lbs
8.5 pounds lost -- 3% lost

RASHIDA
START: 198.5 lbs -- NOW: 189 lbs
9.5 pounds lost -- 4% lost

SARA
START: 219.0 lbs -- NOW: 209.0 lbs
10 pounds lost -- 4% lost

So Cristina was the week's Big Loser!

You can vote for either Penny or Kelly on the Atlanta's Biggest Loser Web site once a day/computer until Friday. Cristina's not gonna say who you should vote for, though. Cristina really likes both women and wants them both to do so well. But I know who I'm voting for, and to me, it comes down to who I think is most deserving. You can vote how you want!

Anyway, Cristina loves checking the comments and feeling everyone's support, so even if you don't know her, drop her a line! And especially she wants to know everyone's success stories and make this a spot we can all support each other.

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And on a sidenote, I haven't had a Mountain Dew in three days, which, for anyone who knows me, knows this is quite remarkable. I started at about 180-184 (depending on which scale), today weighed in today at 171. My goal is 150-155 by the Finale (which Cristina will be on, obviously.) I can keep you posted if you're interested.

Again, here is Cristina's personal page on the Atlanta's Biggest Loser site: http://atlanta.momslikeme.com/members/groupabout.aspx?g=767806


This is a picture (right) taken at yesterday's weigh-in, two weeks after her first weigh-in (left).


And here is video from today's show, including the weigh-in and chat with the Bottom Two:

Results TOMORROW (Wednesday)

Cristina had her first weigh-in today and we'll find out the results tomorrow!

Everyone come back to hear how great she did! Don't be afraid to leave a comment -- friend or stranger, just cheer her on. :)

go, Cristina, gooooooooo!

MUSIC and BANNER for The Survivor!

All the contestants were given a nickname and Cristina is The Survivor.
If you missed this video clip below, check it out to see WHY they gave her that nickname:



Drew put together some tunes to set the mood for The Survivor's fan page!
Check out the playlist on the right ----->

Also, did you notice the awesome banner at the top? Thanks to Aubrey (C's sister-in-law) for making that for the blog. It really spices up the page, don't you think?

Cristina posted that she got sick over the weekend, so we hope she's feeling better. Send her lots of get well vibes and keep her in your prayers!

Go, Cristina, Go!

Here's another video...

For whatever reason I couldn't figure out the embed feature, but here's a short profile they did on Cristina. They did one on all 12 of the contestants. Enjoy.

http://gannett.a.mms.mavenapps.net/mms/rt/1/site/gannett-wxia-3321-pub01-live/current/launch.html?maven_playerId=sect_momsbiggestloser&maven_referralObject=1037793015

Cristina Blows Gilad Out of the Water

Yes, Sara I (Drew, Cristina's husband) take my role as Chris Harrison very seriously... And let me just say that you should stay tuned because this will be the most. dramatic. Atlanta's Biggest Loser. ever.

So Cristina wants everyone to join in to her blog, and wants everyone to share their stories about what's working, not working, what successes you're having and everything. Basically, she wants everyone to join in and work together to lose the weight.

To that end, I'm also getting the Good Measure Meals (just once a day/dinner), and they're awesome. The other two meals I've been doing pretty good so far and I just couldn't justify paying for them sending me a scrambled egg when I can do it myself. So far, we've had a Lobster Ravioli and a Chinese dinner concoction. Both really good. I've also been working out with her and just knowing we're going through this competition together has helped me become more motivated to lose the pounds.

Cristina has promised some people who didn't make the Competition that she would share some of the tips/workouts that her trainers have them do, so we made this video last night that shows the first Circuit Training they're all doing. (and don't miss the 3:01 mark... good stuff)... It's pretty basic stuff, but obviously these are exercises that have success for people.

and this is her group page, so you can go there and she'll update everyone there (and maybe here too, we're still trying to figure out how well that blog works)...

http://atlanta.momslikeme.com/members/journalactions.aspx?g=767806&m=3876981

New Link

I just got some new info from Drew.

The official website from the NBC station there in Atlanta is here:

http://www.11alive.com/life/contests/moms_biggest_loser/default.aspx

Cristina will have a contestant page, but I'll post when we see that it's working.
Drew is also going to be an author here, so I look forward to hearing more "behind the scenes" info ... like our own Chris Harrison from the Bachelor. ha!

Go, Cristina, Go!
Hope you're having a great day!

Here's a clip I got from the link above. You're awesome, Cristina!

Love for Cristina!

Click HERE to see C's page for the brown team. On the left is a list of her recent posts, as well as links to photos and other things.

I thought it would be good to keep this blog updated in case people don't remember to check that site often.

So, check in here and I'll update whenever I hear anything from Cristina! Leave comments and cheer her on. Subscribe to this blog in your google reader, or become a follower so you can keep up on the latest!

Sara (C's sister-in-law)