Wednesday, September 1, 2010

You CAN Teach Old Dogs New Tricks!


We found that out this summer at the FREEDOM Team Challenge! Team 'Old Dogs New Tricks' took the win for the Summer Team Challenge with a weight loss % of 14.61 and a total of 69 pounds lost in just 7 weeks! Congratulations to Ralph and Mike! $1000 grand prize was delivered to the 'Old Dogs' as the other competitors looked on with support!

In second place, with a major effort was team 'Big Hinnes' Ron and Tammy lost a total of 54.2 pounds in 7 weeks and a weight loss % of 13.79! Congratulations to you two. Your competitive nature pushed the other team right along! Ron was awarded the top prize for the men losing a total of 37 pounds during this Team Challenge!

Our third place team really wanted this one! Team 'Shrinky Dinks' did all they could, including winning the jackets for the last time, to win this Team Challenge. Holly and Cherie, you look amazing! With a 41.8 pound loss between the two of you, and a weight loss % of 12.75, I'd say you are winners too! Cherie held the honor of being the female with the greatest % of weight loss for this team Challenge with 15.66% loss!

Some other very notable awards went to Cathy G., our top female loser of this Team Challenge with a weight loss of 30.6 pounds in just 7 weeks! and Verna W. who was close behind! Team 'String Bean Jeans' took a fun award...the team with the greatest consistency, without ever winning! Congrats to Shari and Sandra!

As we closed out another very successful Team Challenge, I reminded all our participants that freedom takes time! The fight to be free from being over weight,and using food inappropriately is a fight that takes time...more time than 8 weeks!

As we looked back at the fun, the challenges, and the success of this Team Challenge, it still gets down to our thought life today and the choices we will continue to make each and every day.

So many of our teams will be joining us in the next 4 weeks for our Healthy Weigh University and then on into the fall for our 10 week Team Challenge! It's with great enthusiasm that I close out this Team Challenge and begin to prepare for another round of exciting, fun, encouragement that will help clients lose weight and improve their lives!

Congratulations to all of you who participated until the end, who took on the challenges each week to permanently change your lives! I'm proud to walk beside you and share your success.

Until fall...I sign out from the Team Challenge...
But am Always encouraging you.
Letha

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