Friday, December 20, 2013

Strongest Finish EVER!

At The Healthy Weigh, we start strong and we finish stronger! Last night was the finale of the ten week Fall Team Challenge. We celebrated with a over flow room of people as we awarded the top three teams of this 18th season of the Team Challenge! It's always hard to close out a challenge and say goodbye, this one was no exception.

This group traveled through Halloween, Thanksgiving and much of December and were persistent about their weight loss goals and their commitment to the program! They "let go" of excuses the very first week of this challenge and it showed last night.

Before I announced the accomplishments of our team mates I challenged them to think rightly about the next 4 weeks until we see each other again in January. Sometimes at the end of a challenge it's easy to think thoughts like "Oh, this is over...now I can eat what ever I want!"and "YIKES, I've 4 weeks until I officially weigh in again...what am I going to do??" It was my job last night to inspire changed thinking...because how you think has EVERYTHING to do with how well you'll do on your program in the next 4 weeks!
I reminded this group that the average person puts on 10 to 12 pounds between Halloween and New Years Day...but this group is anything but average! 10 weeks ago they stepped into a program that required them to think differently! They are people with vision and persistence! That's not going to stop now! 
We let go of a lot in the last ten weeks, and those things are going to take our clients through the healthiest holiday they've ever experienced...
  • Because they "divorced"excuses 10 weeks ago, they are not going to justify their behavior just because the calendar turned to December! "No Excuses" not even Christmas!! 
  • They let go of limiting beliefs, the lies that told them that you have to gain weight over the holidays! That's the way average people think...and you know what I have to say about that! :-)
  • Holiday habits were let go of way back in week 4 of this challenge, so I painted a picture of what a healthy holiday looks like... A fridge completely stocked up with healthy food, prepped and ready to eat... saying "NO THANK YOU" at work when the unhealthy food is being brought in by the truck loads... only eating the food at work that you take in yourself (this should be a life time practice!)... Every opportunity to eat a healthy, low calorie meal...do it!..When making choices at a party, for an "off program" food, make the best one! The best sugar cookie, the yummiest piece of bread, the most beautiful food, then load up on fruits and veggies...and don't eat standing up!...Always take a low calorie healthy food item with you to a party or gathering...drink your water every day!...Weigh every day...set a goal and plan a reward for it...and MOVE. It's going to be a beautiful Christmas week. Get out in it!!  You do these things, you'll come back in on January 16th with a weight loss!!
  • We let go of "tomorrows" during this challenge, so we are focusing on TODAY!  I shared a great thought to write at the top of your things to do list everyday. "What will I wish tomorrow, I'd done today." I gleaned this little tool from Author, Donald Miller, and it's been life changing for me!
  • Because we're serious about permanent change, we know it's all about our motives. We found our motives and need to be constantly reminded of what we really want! I encouraged my healthy weigh friends to post it somewhere. The bathroom mirror, the fridge, the closet...somewhere! It's easy to lose sight, when it's no where in sight!
  • Food is food and love is love! We've got to remember that as we head into a season of dealing with relationships; good ones, bad ones and lost ones. Letting go of your love affair with food will bring about a love affair with life in 2014!
  • We exchanged temporary fixes for long term solutions,  so the end of the team challenge did not give anyone permission to go back to the way they were, it's just the marker of a new beginning of many healthy, happy holidays to come!
We've done some serious work in the last ten weeks and it's all going to pay off in the weeks and years to come!

Now to announce the winners of our Fall Team Challenge!
3rd place, winners of $300... with a weight loss % of 15.58 "Team BFB" Donna and Tya! Great job ladies! You worked hard to arrive at that third place spot!
2nd place, winners of $500...with a weight loss % of 15.82 "Team Tiny Hinys" Janie and Marci! Congratulations! You made a great team!
1st place, winners of $1000...with a weight loss % of 24.04 "Team Shrinky Dinks" Spencer and Jamie! You are ROCK STARS! We couldn't be more excited or more proud of you! Thank you for leading the way and inspiring all of us!

Spencer and Jamies' names kept coming up as we announced individual winners!
Male with the greatest weight loss and the greatest weight loss %: 
Spencer S. with 85.6 pounds and a 25.93% of weight loss! Spencer is now the record holder for the most weight loss at a ten week challenge!
Female with the greatest weight loss and the greatest weight loss %:
Jamie S. with 43 pounds and a 22.16% of weight loss!

Spencer and Jamie, that's never been done before!  You swept it all! The greatest team and the top prizes for the individual standings!!  We are so happy for you both!!

We had another one of our clients join the 100 pound loss club this team challenge...Matt L. Congratulations on reaching that great milestone!  We're excited to see you continue on and reach your goal weight!

To all of you who lost weight over these last ten weeks! Congratulations! You persisted and stayed the course and you have a lot to be proud of!

It's been an unbelievable ten weeks! As I head into my Christmas season, I am so thankful for the work God allows me to do. I am inspired and touched by the lives of so many wonderful people. This fall challenge, and the people in it, have brought much joy to my life. As we close out another ten weeks I bid you farewell and wish you the merriest of all Christmases.

Until 2014, 
With love, Letha










Thursday, December 19, 2013

Let It Go - FINAL Team Standings

TEAM NAME                 %
Shrinky Dinks 24.05%
Tiny Hinys 15.83%
Team BFB 15.58%
A Weigh With It 15.57%
Crazy Cousins 14.63%
Plumpy & Grumpy 14.36%
Deja'Vu 14.16%
Crop Less 13.03%
Fats Dominos 12.40%
The Honeymoon's Over 12.29%
Goal Getters 11.82%
Team P&P, AKA, Pudgy and Pudgier 11.51%
Round 3 11.49%
The Jean Busters 11.49%
Shooting Stars 10.90%
Boobs, Butts, & Guts Be Gone 10.73%
Run, Walk, & Roll 10.57%
K & K - Kickin the Kankles 10.24%
In It To Thin It 10.22%
Team Release 10.11%
Budah Belly Brothers 10.04%
Babies Got Back ... Into Shape 9.95%
Corduroys on Fire 9.94%
Captin Kid & Mighty Mom 9.65%
Trixie and DJ Duo 9.58%
Up, Up, & A-Weigh 9.56%
Flab-U-Less Britches 9.52%
Downsizing 9.50%
Special Ops:Weapons of Less Consumption 9.49%
Diminishing Duo 9.44%
Worth the Weight 9.42%
Weigh Too Ambitious 9.19%
Skinny Minnies 8.67%
Grew Some 2some 8.23%
Go, Going, Gone 8.23%
Flabuless 8.05%
Lighter & Lovin It 8.03%
Daughter Dad Duo 7.70%
The Tiny Torms 6.87%
Choosing Orange 6.67%
Thick & Tired of It 6.57%
Nameless & Shameless 6.44%
Two J's 6.41%
Generation Gap 6.33%
The Fat & The Furious 6.20%
Going, Going, Gone 5.92%
Rolls to Rips 5.86%
Fresh Start 5.79%
In It To Lose It 5.68%
Thrown Together 5.66%
Eagle One 5.47%
Back To The Future 5.45%
Freedom Fighters 5.24%
The C's Weight Be Gone 5.23%
Boobs Be Gone 5.18%
PK Squared 4.88%
Booty Busters 4.83%
Download and Delete 4.79%
Drop It Like Its Hot 4.77%
Queen Bees 4.66%
Going Down 4.59%
Unwrapping the Inner Thin 4.51%
Down River 4.45%
Moms with Much 4.34%
No Excuses 4.27%
Flight to Freedom 4.11%
Rolly Polly Realtors 4.08%
Insert Pun Here 4.07%
Transformers Let It Go - The Sequel 3.95%
For Better Naked Tomorrows 3.87%
Devoted to the Cause 3.85%
Wonder Theighs 3.71%
Winning by Losing 3.70%
Withering A-weigh 3.63%
Up and At Em 3.60%
The Slimsons 3.47%
Skinny Britches 3.37%
Away We Go 2.93%
Skinny Dippers 2.84%
The "Weigh" We Were 2.81%
Lettuce Let It Go 2.78%
Daring Dieting Duo 2.68%
Lighten Up 2.56%
Warner Warriors 2.54%
Mammas Boy 2.51%
Cuttin Loose 2.46%
We Just Wanna Lose Weight 2.25%
Fat's Flying 2.19%
Leaving It Behind 2.11%
All In 1.86%
The Zombies Ate My Lunch 1.71%
Hunt For Health 1.37%
No Name 2 0.96%
Little Black Dress 0.95%
Bodacious Babes 0.95%
Weigh-A-Licious Wonders 0.88%
Now You See It Now You Don’t 0.30%
Walk Aweigh 0.11%
Sag No More -0.02%
Releasing Ourselves -0.09%
Less is More! -0.11%

Friday, December 13, 2013

Santa Loves You!

We had fun Thursday showing up in our "favorite" Christmas sweaters and taking some time with Santa! We served a little holiday punch, taught a few people how to make a fabulous Christmas bows and spent one more week together letting go of things that we don't need!  This week...poorly chosen words!

Poorly chosen words can kill enthusiasm, impact expectations and hold people back.

Well chosen words can motivate, offer hope, create vision, impact thinking, and alter results!  That's what we're after at The Healthy Weigh...altered results!

I shared my yearly tradition of choosing a word for the year to study, master and focus on.  It was a tradition that started out years ago somewhat casual, and turned into something life changing as the years went on.  I challenged all of my Healthy Weigh friends to choose a word for the year that will alter their 2014!

Good words last and carry enormous power to help, heal, encourage and move us to a greater level of living. I'm thrilled to think about the ripple effect of all our challengers choosing a word for the year of 2014!

Speaking of 2014...I made the big announcement about our Winter Team Challenge beginning in January!  "Northwest Adventure" will be our focus and motivation as we head into the new year.  Living in the northwest  during the winter months can affect our mood and our thinking...which of course then affects our actions!  This winter we are going to embrace the northwest winter and learn to change inspite of the weather.  Our slogan to inspire us this winter is this..."healthy summer bodies are earned in the winter." We are going to be doing some fun work to earn our health and fitness together this winter!  I can't wait!
Along with the fun and inspiration of Thursdays gatherings, we also celebrated with Denise Currie, founder of The Giving Closet as she came to thank us for our participation and donations to her organization. The Giving Closet, together with the WHO (Winter Hospitality Overflow)  joined together to make a difference in the lives of the homeless families of Clark County this year.  The Healthy Weigh joined that cause.  We donated close to $1000 to help with the Christmas parties and gifts for the families and children.  Thank you to all who donated. It's a great time of year to give!

Our winning teams for the week took home gift cards to Fred Meyers...kind of handy this time of year!

Noon: Team "Tiny Hiny's" Marci and Janie took the win with a 2.10% of weight loss for the week!  Great job girls!!
6PM: Team "Shrinky Dinks" won AGAIN with a 2.71% for the week!  Spencer and Jamie, we are so proud of you!!! You've lead the way and stayed strong...you inspire us!

We had a $100 anonomous donation to be used to "inspire."  So, I decided to use it this way. Every client who loses 2.0 pounds for the week will be entered into a drawing for the $100.  We will present the prize at the finale next week!

Your Challenge for the week:

  • Choose a word for the year
  • Lose 2.0 pounds to be entered into the drawing for $100
  • Sign up for the Winter Team Challenge
We've got one week to go.  We are pretty sure we know who's going to take the first place prize...but second and third are up for grabs!  Who will do it? Give it your all this week!!

Until then...
Always encouraging you,
Letha

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Let It Go - Week 9 Team Standings

TEAM NAME        %
Shrinky Dinks 22.32%
Tiny Hinys 13.82%
Team BFB 13.45%
Plumpy & Grumpy 13.39%
Crazy Cousins 13.20%
The Honeymoon's Over 12.29%
A Weigh With It 12.02%
Crop Less 11.92%
Deja'Vu 11.68%
Team P&P, AKA, Pudgy and Pudgier 11.51%
The Jean Busters 11.49%
Run, Walk, & Roll 11.02%
Fats Dominos 10.96%
Goal Getters 10.80%
Boobs, Butts, & Guts Be Gone 10.73%
Shooting Stars 10.40%
Babies Got Back ... Into Shape 10.09%
Budah Belly Brothers 10.01%
Round 3 9.75%
Weigh Too Ambitious 9.61%
Trixie and DJ Duo 9.58%
Special Ops:Weapons of Less Consumption 9.49%
Captin Kid & Mighty Mom 9.32%
Flab-U-Less Britches 9.32%
Team Release 9.31%
Diminishing Duo 9.12%
Up, Up, & A-Weigh 9.08%
Flabuless 8.76%
K & K - Kickin the Kankles 8.76%
In It To Thin It 8.73%
Corduroys on Fire 8.61%
Downsizing 8.46%
Skinny Minnies 8.34%
Worth the Weight 8.02%
Grew Some 2some 7.71%
Go, Going, Gone 7.68%
Generation Gap 7.18%
Lighter & Lovin It 7.09%
The Tiny Torms 6.87%
Choosing Orange 6.67%
Going, Going, Gone 6.61%
Two J's 6.53%
Daughter Dad Duo 6.44%
The Fat & The Furious 6.03%
Rolls to Rips 5.86%
Booty Busters 5.86%
Fresh Start 5.79%
Thrown Together 5.66%
Queen Bees 5.54%
Eagle One 5.47%
Freedom Fighters 5.24%
Boobs Be Gone 5.18%
Thick & Tired of It 5.13%
The C's Weight Be Gone 5.02%
Nameless & Shameless 4.94%
Back To The Future 4.91%
No Excuses 4.83%
Drop It Like Its Hot 4.77%
PK Squared 4.60%
Going Down 4.59%
In It To Lose It 4.55%
Unwrapping the Inner Thin 4.51%
Moms with Much 4.34%
The Slimsons 4.13%
Rolly Polly Realtors 4.08%
Insert Pun Here 4.07%
Skinny Dippers 4.00%
Down River 3.90%
Download and Delete 3.81%
Wonder Theighs 3.71%
Withering A-weigh 3.63%
Up and At Em 3.60%
Flight to Freedom 3.60%
For Better Naked Tomorrows 3.44%
Skinny Britches 3.37%
Daring Dieting Duo 3.30%
Winning by Losing 3.12%
Devoted to the Cause 2.98%
Away We Go 2.93%
The Zombies Ate My Lunch 2.82%
The "Weigh" We Were 2.81%
Cuttin Loose 2.55%
Warner Warriors 2.54%
Mammas Boy 2.51%
Lettuce Let It Go 2.46%
Fat's Flying 2.31%
We Just Wanna Lose Weight 2.26%
Leaving It Behind 2.11%
Transformers Let It Go - The Sequel 1.91%
All In 1.80%
Lighten Up 1.54%
Hunt For Health 1.37%
No Name 2 0.96%
Little Black Dress 0.95%
Bodacious Babes 0.95%
Weigh-A-Licious Wonders 0.88%
Releasing Ourselves 0.64%
Now You See It Now You Don’t 0.30%
Walk Aweigh 0.11%
Sag No More -0.02%
Less is More! -0.11%

Friday, December 6, 2013

Record Breaking Day at The Healthy Weigh!

Since 2010 we've been waiting for someone to break the record for the most weight loss in one Team Challenge. It happened yesterday...with two weeks to spare! Congratulations to Spencer S. He beat the record held by Ryan B. and holds it today with over 70 pounds! We'll see what he does in the next two weeks! What a great celebration we had!

We concluded our NO CAVE NOVEMBER contest as well. Every client with a 10 pound weight loss from Oct. 31st through yesterday was in a drawing for $150! We drew that ticket out at the 6PM gathering and the prize went to a Noon time winner!  Heather L. you won the $150 !!! Congratulations to you!  Our big announcement was that we gave the top two challengers with the greatest % of weight loss for the entire NO CAVE NOVEMBER, the prize of "Healthy Weigh for Life." It was pretty exciting for everyone when we announced Spencer and Jamie, husband and wife, the winners ... Spencer with a 12.22% for the 5 weeks and Jamie in second place with 10.97%! I can't help but think that Spencer and Jamie's family will be changed forever with this gift! I'm so proud of the two of you and so excited for your future!

I did my best to inspire my Healthy Weigh friends as we let go of  temporary change, quick fixes and running sprints and replaced them with permanent change, long term solutions and running marathons. I explained PAWS, Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome, and helped our clients to see that the psychological part of change, takes a lot longer than the physical part of change. PAWS occurs because our brain chemistry is gradually changing.  It's believed that the symptoms of PAWS take 2 years to process through...when you're "working the program."  I spent some time talking about what "working the program" really looks like! It's NOT about trying to follow a DIET...it IS about doing the psychological work that's involved when you determine to change any destructive behavior.

One of the biggest and most important scientific findings for processing through PAWS is to reward yourself for your changed behavior. It is completely necessary for you to transfer what you believed pleasure was, to a new belief system about pleasure for you to keep your weight off for life. We do EVERYTHING our of our need to avoid pain or seek pleasure. We MUST find ways to make eating healthy and taking care of ourselves a pleasure! 

We work hard at The Healthy Weigh, but we also play hard!  We had fun announcing our winning teams of the week!
Noon: Team "Cropless" Janean and Marilyn won for the week with a 2.78% of weight loss! You girls are looking AMAZING!
6PM: Team "Shrinky Dinks" Spencer and Jamie won with a 4.38% for the week!  Wow you two, way to go!!!

Your Challenge for the week:
  • Reward Yourself!  Come in next week with a list of rewards related to behavior change!
  • Download week #6 "Body Soul Spirit ~ The Spiritual Perspective" and do the homework provided.
  • Wear your "best" Christmas sweater next week to our Thursday gathering!
Keep "working the program" my friends, invest in yourself for the next two years for a life time of change!  I'm
with you all the way!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Let It Go - Week 8 Team Standings

TEAM NAME                %
Shrinky Dinks 20.16%
Crazy Cousins 13.20%
Plumpy & Grumpy 13.11%
Team BFB 12.72%
The Honeymoon's Over 12.29%
Tiny Hinys 11.99%
Deja'Vu 11.68%
The Jean Busters 11.59%
A Weigh With It 11.51%
Crop Less 11.21%
Boobs, Butts, & Guts Be Gone 10.90%
Fats Dominos 10.60%
Team P&P, AKA, Pudgy and Pudgier 10.53%
Run, Walk, & Roll 10.35%
Trixie and DJ Duo 9.58%
Shooting Stars 9.54%
Special Ops:Weapons of Less Consumption 9.49%
Babies Got Back ... Into Shape 9.47%
Budah Belly Brothers 9.31%
Goal Getters 9.10%
Captin Kid & Mighty Mom 9.06%
K & K - Kickin the Kankles 9.03%
Weigh Too Ambitious 8.98%
Round 3 8.93%
Flabuless 8.76%
Flab-U-Less Britches 8.73%
Up, Up, & A-Weigh 8.68%
Team Release 8.54%
Downsizing 8.27%
Diminishing Duo 8.25%
Corduroys on Fire 8.13%
Go, Going, Gone 7.68%
Worth the Weight 7.58%
Lighter & Lovin It 7.30%
Skinny Minnies 7.30%
In It To Thin It 7.09%
Generation Gap 7.01%
The Tiny Torms 6.87%
Grew Some 2some 6.79%
Daughter Dad Duo 6.60%
Two J's 6.34%
The C's Weight Be Gone 6.29%
Choosing Orange 6.18%
Going, Going, Gone 5.94%
The Fat & The Furious 5.89%
PK Squared 5.88%
Rolls to Rips 5.86%
Booty Busters 5.86%
Fresh Start 5.79%
Thrown Together 5.66%
Queen Bees 5.54%
Eagle One 5.47%
Boobs Be Gone 5.41%
Freedom Fighters 5.24%
Thick & Tired of It 5.13%
In It To Lose It 4.92%
Devoted to the Cause 4.89%
No Excuses 4.83%
Drop It Like Its Hot 4.77%
Going Down 4.59%
Nameless & Shameless 4.52%
Unwrapping the Inner Thin 4.51%
Moms with Much 4.34%
The Slimsons 4.13%
Rolly Polly Realtors 4.08%
Insert Pun Here 4.07%
Skinny Dippers 4.03%
Back To The Future 3.94%
Winning by Losing 3.84%
Wonder Theighs 3.71%
For Better Naked Tomorrows 3.64%
Withering A-weigh 3.63%
Lettuce Let It Go 3.62%
Away We Go 3.44%
Up and At Em 3.39%
Skinny Britches 3.37%
Down River 3.34%
We Just Wanna Lose Weight 3.21%
Download and Delete 3.01%
Fat's Flying 2.92%
Transformers Let It Go - The Sequel 2.81%
The "Weigh" We Were 2.81%
Flight to Freedom 2.55%
Warner Warriors 2.54%
Mammas Boy 2.51%
Cuttin Loose 2.46%
Daring Dieting Duo 2.43%
The Zombies Ate My Lunch 2.27%
Leaving It Behind 2.11%
All In 1.80%
Lighten Up 1.54%
Hunt For Health 1.37%
No Name 2 0.96%
Little Black Dress 0.95%
Bodacious Babes 0.95%
Weigh-A-Licious Wonders 0.88%
Releasing Ourselves 0.54%
Now You See It Now You Don’t 0.30%
Walk Aweigh 0.11%
Less is More! -0.11%
Sag No More -1.50%