Climb Every Mountain!

Some Tuesday are great and others are great...Yesterday was one of those great Tuesdays!! The celebrations continue as our clients are entering into "one-derland", reaching their 100 lb. weight loss marks and climbing out of the pit for these glory days! We've got three weeks to go of this Winter Team Challenge and I believe we are going to reach the summit!

A big congratulations to our winning teams for the week. Team'Fireball' took the win with a 2.40% of weight loss at the Noon gathering. Arty and Doug are taking this climb seriously. I heard them both say that they will both hit their 50 pound mark by the time this climb is over! Awesome!!! At Six, team 'Chicks with Kicks' won the weekly prize with a 2.54 % of weight loss! Sara and Gemma were excited when Amy R. donated hair styling for each one of their pretty heads...before and after pictures coming soon! Great week you two!

Some important subjects were covered at The Healthy Weigh Tuesday... Sherpa Mingma shared a huge lesson about shame. Shame is a feeling that comes out of a belief system that says "I can't do this...I'm hopeless." Glenda drove the message home, which is...THAT MESSAGE IS A LIE! Saying "I'm bad" or "I ate bad food" needs to be turned around to saying "I can change" or "I made unhealthy choices." Food is not good or bad...it's just food. When we are feeling shame we need to go back and ask ourselves..."When did I feel shame like this before?" For many, it stems back to our childhood when we were told we were bad...or heard "Shame on you." The Healthy Weigh is a NO SHAME ZONE! Glenda did a great job of making sure we all understood that yesterday...What a Sherpa she is!

I had fun sharing some important concepts that are going to be crucial to all of our clients not only reaching their goal weight but keeping it off for life! The 3 to 1 Rule...The calorie Bank...and The Sometimes Foods!(Are you singing the song right now?) I hope I gave enough visuals and stories to help our clients remember these important lessons for a life time!

My favorite part of Tuesday was joining in with the 6pm group singing a rousing rendition of Climb Every Mountain! After seeing tears at the scale (Congratulations Marna on 100 pounds...Congratulations Amanda and Marianne on entering into one-derland)it seemed fitting that we would sing that great song together!!!

Thanks to the generous contribution from our friend Craig Thompson, General Manager of the Monaco Hotel down Town Portland, we through out a fun contest for the week. EVERY client who loses 2 pounds or more this week will enter into a drawing for an overnight stay at the Monaco! One for our Noon group and another for the 6pm group! We're in the glory days and this is going to make a difference!

We lost 280 pounds this last week...that means we only have 509 pounds to go to break our all time record!!! GLORY!!

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
Listen to the last lesson on the CD. 'Body Soul Spirit~ The Spiritual Perspective' and do the homework provided.

Where will you end up on March 20th? 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 pound club? There's still time to press on and make great things happen!!! Push up, keep climbing and we'll see you next week!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Team Challenge Standings - Week 7

14.4 Fireball
13.8 Thunder & Lightning
13.2 Chicks With Kicks
12.5 B+
12.4 Will Jog 4 Fries
12.2 Weight Loss Warriors
11.6 Aint No Mountain High Enough
11.5 Ruby Red Racers
11.1 Sister Act
11.0 Pretty Little Losers Season 2
11.0 Pirates of the Caribiners
10.9 Thug & Jugs
10.6 The Hugstables
10.0 The Flaming Marshmallows
9.7 Fire & Ice
9.5 Too Legit To Quit
9.4 Ridin High
9.4 Ma & Pa Kettle
9.1 Girls On Fire!
9.0 Weigh 2 Go
8.8 Designed to Incline
8.7 Git Er Done
8.6 Red Hot Mama’s
8.4 Trophy Wife Wannabes
8.4 Cousins Thru Thick N Thin
8.2 Lets Go Make It Low
8.0 Extra Grand
7.8 Extreme Makeover Booty Edition
7.7 Totally Waisted
7.7 Dieting Duo
7.6 Hungry Hungry Hippos
7.6 C U At the Top
7.5 Team Torres
7.2 Victorious Secrets
7.2 No Weigh Know How
7.0 Two The Top
6.9 No Sugar Just Spice
6.8 Do It Or Die
6.7 Wallerinas
6.7 Fat Chance
6.5 No Chews 4 U
6.5 Moms In Motion
6.5 Hot 2 Drop
6.3 On Our Weigh
6.3 Light Weights
6.1 Endeavor 70
6.0 Weight & C’s
5.8 This Is How It’s “Dunne”
5.6 Shrinking Sherpas
5.4 Twinkie Defense
5.4 Thin To Win (Noon)
5.4 Thin To Win (6:00)
5.4 Stash Busters
5.4 Lovely Losers
5.3 Wonder Women
5.2 Here We Go Again
5.2 Going All The Weigh
5.1 Disappearing Dental Divas
5.0 Thin It To Win It
4.6 Worth The Weight
4.6 Peggy/Judy
4.6 Mission: SlimPossible
4.6 Healthy Moms = Healthy Moms
4.4 Beach Babes In Progress
4.2 Summit Sisters
4.0 Melting Mammas
4.0 Gelato & Cappuccino
3.9 Lemmon Droppers
3.9 Bodacious Babes
3.6 Into Thin Air
3.3 Perky Peppy Prima Donna’s
3.3 No Limits Too High
3.0 BFBG (Back Fat Be Gone)
2.9 Mission Slimpossible Two
2.8 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2.8 Peak Performers
2.7 Dynamic Duo
2.2 Committed Climbers
2.2 2 Chicks In Waiting
1.9 The Girls Next Door
1.9 Mountaineers
1.2 Won’t Stop Until We Reach The Top
.9 Changes In Attitude
.7 Weight! Weight! Don’t Kill Me!
.2 Defying Gravity

Team Challenge Standings - Week 6

12.0 Fireball
11.7 Thunder & Lightning
11.1 Weight Loss Warriors
10.7 Will Jog 4 Fries
10.7 Chicks With Kicks
10.7 B+
10.4 Sister Act
10.2 Pirates of the Caribiners
10.0 Ruby Red Racers
9.9 Aint No Mountain High Enough
9.6 Pretty Little Losers Season 2
9.2 Thug & Jugs
9.0 The Hugstables
9.0 Girls On Fire!
8.5 The Flaming Marshmallows
8.5 Ridin High
8.2 Weigh 2 Go
8.2 Fire & Ice
7.9 Ma & Pa Kettle
7.8 Too Legit To Quit
7.4 Endeavor 70
7.4 Cousins Thru Thick N Thin
7.3 Git Er Done
7.3 Extra Grand
7.2 C U At the Top
7.0 Red Hot Mama’s
6.9 Fat Chance
6.9 Extreme Makeover Booty Edition
6.9 Dieting Duo
6.9 Designed to Incline
6.8 No Sugar Just Spice
6.6 Team Torres
6.5 No Chews 4 U
6.4 Trophy Wife Wannabes
6.4 No Weigh Know How
6.0 Moms In Motion
6.0 Hot 2 Drop
5.9 Beach Babes In Progress
5.8 Hungry Hungry Hippos
5.8 Do It Or Die
5.7 Totally Waisted
5.7 Light Weights
5.7 Lets Go Make It Low
5.5 Victorious Secrets
5.4 Two The Top
5.4 Lovely Losers
5.3 Stash Busters
5.3 Shrinking Sherpas
5.2 Weight & C’s
5.2 Wallerinas
5.2 Here We Go Again
5.1 On Our Weigh
5.0 Thin To Win (Noon)
4.9 Thin To Win (6:00)
4.8 Thin It To Win It
4.6 Worth The Weight
4.5 Mission: SlimPossible
4.5 Going All The Weigh
4.4 Healthy Moms = Healthy Moms
4.4 Disappearing Dental Divas
4.3 Summit Sisters
4.2 Wonder Women
4.1 Twinkie Defense
4.0 Peggy/Judy
3.9 Bodacious Babes
3.8 This Is How It’s “Dunne”
3.8 Melting Mammas
3.3 Mission Slimpossible Two
3.3 Into Thin Air
3.0 Perky Peppy Prima Donna’s
3.0 Lemmon Droppers
2.9 Gelato & Cappuccino
2.9 BFBG (Back Fat Be Gone)
2.8 No Limits Too High
2.7 Dynamic Duo
2.2 2 Chicks In Waiting
2.0 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
1.9 The Girls Next Door
1.9 Committed Climbers
1.2 Mountaineers
1.1 Won’t Stop Until We Reach The Top
1.1 Peak Performers
.9 Changes In Attitude
.8 Weight! Weight! Don’t Kill Me!
-.2 Defying Gravity

Who's Interested in a Little Glory?

I'm on a celebration HIGH!! Tuesday was another one of those celebration days at The Healthy Weigh! When you get a group of people together pursuing the same goal, the outcome is always fantastic! The terrain's getting steeper, the oxygen is less abundant, the climate is harsher, but that's not stoping this powerful group of people from continuing the climb to the summit of Mt. Everest!

At Noon we congratulated yet again, another one of our beautiful clients hitting her 100 pound weight loss mark. Congratulations to Kimberli Z. for the great work you are doing to change your thinking and change your life! The 6 PM group didn't want to be left out so Liz C. met her 100 pound weight loss goal too. We are so proud of both of these women! You are an inspiration to us all!

We were excited to have 3 of our Alumni at the 6 PM gathering sporting their 1/2 marathon medallions! Congratulations to Patty, Val and Jill for this great accomplishment! Between these three girls, about 165 pounds have been lost! They are living a new reality because of the choices they began making some months back! You are leading the way!

Our winning teams of the week were 'Pirates of the Caribiners' with a 2.53 % of weight loss for the week and 'Sister Act' with a 1.98%! Congratulations Jeremy & Kimberli (husband and wife) and Angela & Victoria (sisters) for your strong finish this week! It was a family affair this week at The Healthy Weigh!

We are at a critical place in this pursuit of the summit! it's going to take some internal climbing gear to go the rest of the way up this mountain. Courage, belief in yourself, a vision of what's at the top and an attitude that NEVER GIVES UP! I reminded our teams that our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. That's where the glory's found and this group is all about the glory!

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: Listen to week #5 "Exercise and Weight Loss ~ It's a Math Problem" and complete the homework provided. Be prepared to verbalize your maintenance calories next week when I see you again!

Every Team Challenge, (and this is # 11) takes on a personality of their own. This group has impressed me with their never ending support of each other. As we get closer to the top of this mountain, I'm sure the reason we'll make it is because of the strength and encouragement of our fellow climbers!

At noon Tuesday, a couple came to check out the Team Challenge. They sat in the back and observed for the hour. When it was over they came to me and said "Wow, this was really something...but it's obvious that all these people know each other." I smiled and said, "They didn't six weeks ago." I guess that's what happens when you come together and conquer a mountain...you become family!

I'm looking forward to seeing the glory in the next 4 weeks! Rise up my friends, we've got a summit to reach!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Team Challenge Standings - Week 5

10.8 Fireball
10.0 Thunder & Lightning
9.7 Chicks With Kicks
9.6 Will Jog 4 Fries
9.5 Weight Loss Warriors
9.1 B+
8.5 Thug & Jugs
8.4 Sister Act
8.3 Aint No Mountain High Enough
8.2 Ruby Red Racers
7.9 The Flaming Marshmallows
7.9 Pretty Little Losers Season 2
7.8 The Hugstables
7.7 Pirates of the Caribiners
7.6 Girls On Fire!
7.3 Ridin High
7.3 C U At the Top
7.2 Endeavor 70
7.1 Ma & Pa Kettle
7.1 Lets Go Make It Low
7.1 Fire & Ice
7.0 Weigh 2 Go
6.9 Fat Chance
6.9 Cousins Thru Thick N Thin
6.8 Git Er Done
6.7 Extreme Makeover Booty Edition
6.6 Team Torres
6.6 Here We Go Again
6.3 Too Legit To Quit
6.3 Extra Grand
6.2 Trophy Wife Wannabes
6.2 No Weigh Know How
6.2 Hungry Hungry Hippos
6.1 Light Weights
5.8 No Chews 4 U
5.8 Dieting Duo
5.6 Moms In Motion
5.6 Beach Babes In Progress
5.5 Two The Top
5.5 Red Hot Mama’s
5.5 Hot 2 Drop
5.4 Weight & C’s
5.2 On Our Weigh
5.2 Designed to Incline
5.1 Victorious Secrets
5.0 This Is How It’s “Dunne”
4.8 Lovely Losers
4.7 Thin It To Win It
4.6 No Sugar Just Spice
4.5 Thin To Win (Noon)
4.5 Disappearing Dental Divas
4.4 Mission: SlimPossible
4.3 Wallerinas
4.3 Twinkie Defense
4.3 Thin To Win (6:00)
4.3 Do It Or Die
4.2 Totally Waisted
4.2 Summit Sisters
4.0 Melting Mammas
3.9 Worth The Weight
3.9 Bodacious Babes
3.8 Peggy/Judy
3.6 Shrinking Sherpas
3.6 Going All The Weigh
3.3 Wonder Women
3.3 Stash Busters
3.3 No Limits Too High
3.2 Gelato & Cappuccino
3.1 Peak Performers
3.1 Mission Slimpossible Two
3.1 Healthy Moms = Healthy Moms
2.8 Into Thin Air
2.7 Dynamic Duo
2.7 BFBG (Back Fat Be Gone)
2.6 Perky Peppy Prima Donna’s
2.4 Lemmon Droppers
2.3 Committed Climbers
2.2 2 Chicks In Waiting
2.0 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
1.9 The Girls Next Door
1.6 Mountaineers
1.5 Won’t Stop Until We Reach The Top
1.1Weight! Weight! Don’t Kill Me!
.9 Changes In Attitude
.5 Defying Gravity

What if?

We were feeling the LOVE on this Valentines day at the Team Challenge. We celebrated our week of "Random Acts of Kindness" and celebrated the fact that we are a pretty amazing group of people...if I don't say so myself! We also celebrated our clients that just after 4 weeks on the program have already lost 20 pounds or more on the program. Congratulations to all of you!

Mingma Sherpa, (Glenda) gave us some great teaching today about living in the balance. She followed up on the Back Pack lessons by giving us a better understanding of what being in control REALLY looks like. Thank you Mingma for your wonderful teaching.

At noon we had a new team win today. Josh and Gary from team 'Weight Loss Warriors' won for the week with a great weight loss! Congrats Guys! At 6 Jackie and Jim representing team 'Aint No Mountain High Enough' won the prize for the week! Can't wait to see Jim's Butt Bling on the back packs next week!

My thought today was to keep things simple and give just two worlds to think about this week...What If? When we start asking that question the right way a fundamental change happens in our brain...and that causes permanent weight loss. Our brain starts looking for reasons that it CAN instead of reasons that it CAN'T.

What if...I just keep on the program and lose weight every week for the next 5 weeks?
What if...I don't look at this as a ten week program but as a new way to live?
What if... I start to believe that I really AM going to reach my goal and keep my weight off for life?
What if...my medical future makes a 180 degree turn around?
What if...everything changes because in January of 2012 I made a decision that changed EVERYTHING??

Just two little words...What if? Ask them often this week! Won't you?

Your Challenge For the week:
Listen to week # 4 "Coping skills ~ Feeling Your Way Through Life" and do the homework provided.

It was a joy to spend Valentines' day with all of you...people that I love! Here's to 5 more BEYOND THE LIMITS weeks together!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

"But It's Good For Me"

We learned a lot on the climb this week! Education is motivation...so we all should feel REALLY motivated after Tuesday's class! We spent time talking about the "miracle" foods of the 21st century. Foods that have almost miraculous benefits, but if consumed without responsibility can cause obesity.
I always look forward to introducing these "miracle" foods back into my clients diet's during the important stabilization process, but even then, portions are critical!

Speaking of miracles...it's only week # 4 of this 10 week challenge and we've already seen a few miracles in the lives of our clients! MANY of our clients are already at and over their 20 pound marks! How Exciting. A few of our clients have already come off insulin for their type II diabetes! A great number of climbers are seeing themselves at numbers they haven't seen in over 20 years! Miracles...they are happening all around us!

A couple of new teams landed in first place for the week! At Noon 'Pirates of the Caribiners' took the win with a 2.32% of weight loss for the week! Jeremy and Kimberli, Yo Ho!!! At Six, team "Thin it to Win it' won with a 2.05%! Julian and Tanya had a great week! Congratulations to both winning teams. Hope you enjoy your new snuggly throws this week!..and thanks to our anonymous donor for sponsoring our winning teams this week!

We introduced an exciting ANCHOR this week called THE POWER OF ONE! How many people does it take to make a difference?...just ONE! We were inspired by a blog written by a gal that invested her time and energy on her 38th birthday giving to others. Performing 38 'Random Acts Of Kindness' was her goal on her 38th birthday! After posting on her blog about the experience, it caught on and people young and old all across the country have adopted this powerful birthday tradition. We thought it would be fun to use the week before Valentine's Day to spread a little love ourselves.
So this week we are going to perform random acts of kindness in our worlds. I'm looking forward to seeing the posts and hearing about the lives we touch this week. Here's a link to read about her experience...it will inspire you, I'm sure of it!

http://mixmingleglow.com/blog/?p=1358

As we head into week # 5 of this Team Challenge, we are still focusing on "the work" it takes to not only lose the weight, but to keep it off for life! Mingma Sherpa shared some important information about motivation and rewards for permanent change. This week were are going to focus on our 3rd lesson of the CD. "Back Packs~ Controlling What You Can."

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
Listen to Week # 3 of the CD series. "Back Packs~ Controlling What You Can" and do the homework provided! This one is a biggy!!!

The climb is getting harder...who's up for it? I don't know about you but I'm glad to be climbing with this group. It feels safe and secure! Climb on!!!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Team Challenge Standings - Week 4

9.1 Thunder & Lightning
9.1 Fireball
8.1 Sister Act
8.1 Chicks With Kicks
7.9 Pirates of the Caribiners
7.8 The Flaming Marshmallows
7.7 Will Jog 4 Fries
7.7 Thug & Jugs
7.6 Weight Loss Warriors
7.6 B+
7.0 Ruby Red Racer
6.8 Pretty Little Losers Season 2
6.8 Girls On Fire!
6.8 Endeavor 70
6.7 Team Torres
6.5 Hugstables
6.5 Cousins Thru Thick N Thin
6.3 Fat Chance
6.3 Aint No Mountain High Enough
6.0 Fire & Ice
5.9 Lets Go Make It Low
5.9 Hungry Hungry Hippos
5.7 Ma & Pa Kettle
5.7 Git-R-Done
5.7 Dieting Duo
5.7 C U At the Top
5.6 Ridin High
5.5 Weigh 2 Go
5.5 Extreme Makeover Booty Edition
5.4 Extra Grand
5.3 Trophy Wife Wannabes
5.2 Designed to Incline
5.0 Too Legit To Quit
4.9 Red Hot Mama’s
4.7 No Sugar Just Spice
4.7 Moms In Motion
4.6 Victorious Secrets
4.6 No Chews 4 U
4.5 No Weigh Know How
4.5 Lovely Losers
4.4 Beach Babes In Progress
4.3 Mission: SlimPossible
4.2 Weight & C’s
4.2 Summit Sisters
4.2 Do It Or Die
4.1 On Our Weigh
4.1 Here We Go Again
4.0 Thin To Win (Noon)
4.0 Thin To Win (6:00)
4.0 Shrinking Sherpas
3.9 Worth The Weight
3.9 Hot 2 Drop
3.8 Two The Top
3.8 Lone Ranger (Peggy)
3.7 Lite Weights
3.7 Disappearing Dental Divas
3.7 Bodacious Babes
3.6 This Is How It’s “Dunne”
3.5 Totally Waisted
3.5 Thin It To Win It
3.5 Healthy Moms = Healthy Moms
3.3 Wallerinas
3.3 Twinkie Defense
3.3 No Limits Too High
3.2 Melting Mammas
3.1 Peak Performers
2.9 Going All The Weigh
2.8 Stash Busters
2.6 Into Thin Air
2.6 BFBG (Back Fat Be Gone)
2.4 Mission Slimpossible Two
2.4 Lemmon Droppers
2.4 Gelato & Cappuccino
2.3 Committed Climbers
2.2 Wonder Women
2.1 The Girls Next Door
2.1 2 Chicks In Waiting
2.0 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2.0 Perky Peppy Primadonnas
2.0 Dynamic Duo
1.2 Won't Stop Until We Reach The Top
1.2 Mountaineers
1.1Weight! Weight! Don’t Kill Me!
.9 Changes In Attitude
.1 Defying Gravity

Team Challenge Standings - Week 3

8.2 Thunder & Lightning
7.2 Will Jog 4 Fries
7.2 Fireball
6.9 Thug & Jugs
6.6 Sister Act
6.5 Chicks With Kicks
6.4 The Flaming Marshmallows
6.2 Girls On Fire!
6.0 Team Torres
6.0 Cousins Thru Thick N Thin
6.0 B+
5.7 Weight Loss Warriors
5.6 Pirates of the Caribiners
5.5 Fat Chance
5.2 Hungry Hungry Hippos
5.1 Endeavor 70
5.0 Ruby Red Racer
5.0 Pretty Little Losers Season 2
5.0 Lets Go Make It Low
5.0 C U At the Top
4.8 Ridin High
4.8 Fire & Ice
4.6 Trophy Wife Wannabes
4.5 Twinkie Defense
4.5 Too Legit To Quit
4.5 Hugstables
4.5 Git Er Done
4.5 Dieting Duo
4.3 Weigh 2 Go
4.3 Summit Sisters
4.3 Aint No Mountain High Enough
4.2 Weight & C’s
4.2 No Weigh Know How
4.2 Ma & Pa Kettle
4.1 Extreme Makeover Booty Edition
4.1 Extra Grand
4.0 This Is How It’s “Dunne”
4.0 Designed to Incline
3.8 Red Hot Mama’s
3.8 Lone Ranger (Peggy)
3.7 Lite Weights
3.7 Bodacious Babes
3.6 No Sugar Just Spice
3.6 Mission: SlimPossible
3.6 Here We Go Again
3.5 Victorious Secrets
3.5 Thin To Win (Noon)
3.5 Thin To Win (6:00)
3.5 On Our Weigh
3.5 Moms In Motion
3.4 Shrinking Sherpas
3.4 Hot 2 Drop
3.3 No Chews 4 U
3.3 Going All The Weigh
3.1 Totally Waisted
3.0 Two The Top
3.0 Disappearing Dental Divas
3.0 Beach Babes In Progress
2.9 Do It Or Die
2.8 Worth The Weight
2.6 Stash Busters
2.5 Peak Performers
2.5 No Limits Too High
2.5 Lovely Losers
2.4 Gelato & Cappuccino
2.3 Into Thin Air
2.1 The Girls Next Door
2.0 Perky Peppy Prima Donnas
2.0 Healthy Moms = Healthy Moms
1.9 Wallerinas
1.8 Lemmon Droppers
1.8 BFBG (Back Fat Be Gone)
1.6 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
1.6 Mission Slimpossible Two
1.4 Wonder Women
1.4 Thin It To Win It
1.3 2 Chicks In Waiting
1.1Weight! Weight! Don’t Kill Me!
1.1 Melting Mommas
.9 Dynamic Duo
.9 Changes In Attitude
.8 The Green Team ~ Recycling to Reduce
.8 Mountaineers
.7 Committed Climbers
-.1 Defying Gravity