The Amazing Race!

So the question is...Which team will be the first to arrive...December 13th when we cross the finish line at our final pit stop on this Amazing Race?

Yesterday we began the 10th season of The Team Challenge, The Amazing Race, and I'm excited! Excited for all that will take place in the lives of our teams over the next 10 weeks. We will not be racing around the world in the next 10 weeks but we will be changing our thinking and changing our lives on this Amazing Race!

70 teams weighed in at The Healthy Weigh yesterday! Those 70 teams represent 140 individuals who are serious about losing 20, 30, 40, 50...or more pounds by December 13th! It was fun for me to introduce the teams with their crazy teams names and even a few outrageous costumes. Who knew losing weight and creating permanent change could be so fun?

I'm also thrilled about our new addition to this Team Challenge...our Alumni group.
Eighteen of our maintenance clients showed up wearing bright orange Healthy Weigh Alumni Tee Shirts! They too are racing towards the finish line. Maintaining weight is a journey all in its self and this group is going to lead the way.

As we start out this Amazing Race, we also announced a way for our teams to stay even more connected, while they support and encourage each other. Everybody knows that on the Amazing Race, it's all about the advantage...the fast forwards! Well, we announced our new addition to this seasons Team Challenge, "Fast Forwards." Our teams will have the opportunity to meet outside of The Healthy Weigh in social settings to do life together! From the Turkey Trot to the dinner out at Red Robin, our teams will have a chance to meet up with fellow racers and experience a healthy life style together! We think this is going to be a great encouragement to our teams and a lot of fun!

Each week I will be offering up a task that each racer has the opportunity to accomplish before the next weigh in...

This weeks Task:
DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT!

The first step to any change is deciding what you want. We spend a lot of time thinking about what we DON'T want, but little time thinking about what we DO want! This weeks task is to decide what you want, write it down and bring it back next week for a ticket in the drawing!

Two other ways to get a ticket in the drawing this week:

Complete your "meet the teams" form and bring it back in next week.
Go on a Fast Forward event this week.( the walk Thursday on Salmon Creek Trail)

To all of you this week on your first week of The Amazing Race, I say, "Give it all you've got." I hope that you look back on this week and remember that life changed for you when you entered into The Amazing Race!

Always Encouraging you,
Letha