America Takes It Off: FINAL Weekly Weight-Loss Results

by Kristi Anderson (Subscribe to Kristi Anderson's posts)
May 30th 2008 8:00AM

Throughout May, we hooked up with our channel partner AOL Body to challenge you to slim down with us. Because here's the newsflash: Summer may officially begin on June 21, but a quick glance at store inventories (the shorts! the sundresses!) and the rising temperatures across the nation remind us that summer is here. Like, last week here. And we -- being the nice bloggers that we are -- wanted to help you get ready.

As part of our America Takes It Off: Summer Quick Fix Challenge, we issued motivating Monday challenges, invited you to weigh in with us each Wednesday (yeah, not the most pleasant task, but there's power in solidarity ... and anonymity!), and revealed the results each Friday. And here we are again, at our final results reveal.

We honestly didn't know what kind of reader participation or weight loss to expect, but we were pleasantly surprised to find that there was a core group who loyally braved the scale with us each week. This past week, you all recorded a solid weight loss of 40 pounds, bringing our total weight loss for the month to 231 pounds! Great job, everyone!

We hope it doesn't end here for you. It's certainly not for this writer. I've lost 12 pounds of post-baby weight so far, and I feel like it's really only the beginning of a new eating and exercise lifestyle for me.

We'll continue to partner with AOL Body in June to highlight more America Takes It Off content. And, next Tuesday, June 3, we'll publish our Summer Slimdown Guide, full of tips and galleries covering such topics like flattering swimsuits for your body type, instant self-confidence boosters, and even a couple of galleries inspired by your reponses to our Monday challenges.

Thanks again to everyone who participated. Let us know if you'd like to see more supportive weight loss tracking content in the future. Meanwhile, have a great, healthy, slimming summer!