The Rules Of En-shape-ment

A note before reading: If you have ideas/suggestions/changes for rules - please post them in the comment section! Thank you my family.



RULES:

1.) Everyone participating needs to consult with a health professional or Russell before starting in Trimmer Grimmer Program/Contest. Not to say that Russell is not a health professional - he is. And he has generously offered to consult each of us on our health goals at the very reduced rate of $10 per person! Do it now! The deadline for you to talk with him and set your goals is October 1st! Russ will help you with your goals but keep in mind that they should be concrete, measureable, attainable.
His phone # is: 918.576.9729

2.) No being critical of others. This includes but is not limited to calling someone (besides Andrew) 'fat butt', 'cellulite face' or telling them they should 'just give up and wear sweat pants to church'. Also, no saying any of these things about yourself. And no comparing yourself to someone else and feeling sad. So sad that you try on all of your skinny clothes and then cry on the floor and decide to eat rocky road ice cream in the bathtub alone in a moo-moo.

3.) Posts to this blog should be about YOU, about your health goals and things you're doing and interested in or things that are helping you improve your health. This can include exercise strategies, inspiring anecdotes, recipes, DYI liposuction tips, laxatives etc. Wait - scratch the last two. Do not post about someone else and what YOU think they should be doing.

4.) Everyone should try their very best to post to this blog at least ONE time a week. And to make comments of encouragement or bewilderment on the posts of others. If you do not blog, expect that someone you are related to will be calling you to remind you and/or get info from you to post on your behalf.

5.) Everyone participating should submit a before picture (okay, that can be optional) along with their goals. Please email both to me before October 1st and I will set them up on the blog for you. No photoshopping guys! (Save that for the after pictures.)

6.) The Trimmer Grimmer Wimmer, I mean, Winner (he or she who has accomplished the greatest percentage of her or his goals) will be declared on January 1st, 2009!

7.) Have fun! Or if you don't want to have fun then at least be funny about it. I am totally serious. This is a rule.



Here's one my and Gunnar's before pics. One of my health goals is going to involve upper body strength. I think Gunnar's goal will include being able to find his belly button with more ease.