DOING IT!

Week # 3 of the Team Challenge was exciting as our teams dropped another 197 pounds! As we focused on 'DOING IT' rather than the suggestion to 'JUST DO IT', I challenged our teams to be doers this week...regarding the nutritional plan, motivation and team work!

At noon,our winning team 'Forced Family Fun' took the weekly win with a 1.85% of weight loss for the week. Congratulations to Phyllis and Katelyn! You are proving that families can have fun at the Team Challenge! Our noon teams lost a total of 50.9 pounds...coming in third place for the day between our three groups.

Five O'clock turned out to be a winning group all the way around! 'Old Dogs New Tricks' took the win for the day with a 3.18% for the week. Mike and Ralph shared their secret..."they just follow the nutritional plan"! They were the winners of the Rubbermaid 40 piece containers...so helpful to have in your kitchen to continue this life of healthy eating! Our 5:00 group lost a total of 89.9 pounds, leading the way this third week of the Team Challenge!

Our last group of the day hosted the winner of the 2 lb contest! Congratulations to Maureen for winning the beautiful fall basket of goodies! Team 'Cereal Killers' took the win for this group with a 1.96 % of weight loss for the week. Congratulations to Vicki and Becky, the sashes look great on you! 56.1 more pounds were dropped at 6:30...love to see those unwanted pounds left behind!

As we focused on DOING IT, one of our biggest helps in being successful at this Team Challenge, is our partner! I challenged the teams to use each other to be better this week!

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
1. Do something fun, creative, powerful...for your partner this week! Be a life coach and make a difference for your team mate!
2. Come next week, looking like partners! (I know you love this part)

Thank you to our sponsor for the week, Barry Brandenburg, attorney at law. The support that our friends of The Healthy Weigh show, make this Team Challenge the success that it is!

Be DOERS this week! Don't wait until the conditions are just right. Be in the process of DOING IT and you will see success on the scale next Tuesday!

Post a comment on this blog to receive an extra ticket in the drawing next week!

Always encouraging you.
Letha

Team Challenge Standings as of 10/19/10

7.3 Because I Said So…

6.2 The Melt-A-Ways

5.8 Kickin’ It With Kankles

5.7 Old Dogs New Tricks

5.2 The Lovable Curmudgeon & His Redneck Betty

5.1 Team One Eighty

5.1 Team Gazelle

5.0 Gut Less!

5.0 Forced Family Fun

4.8 Fit & Fabulous

4.6 Hot Chics By Christmas

4.3 Nursing Back To Health

4.1 Thin City

4.1 Bad Genes ~ Further Evidence

3.9 In It To Win It

3.3 Bringin’ Sexy Back

3.2 Tom Kat

3.1 Weight Away

3.1 Shrinking Sisters

3.1 Pigs Can Fly

3.1 Guns & Roses

2.9 Gutless Wonder

2.8 Oink-No-More

2.8 All Is Not Lost

2.7 The Winning Losers

2.7 The Transforming Beauties

2.7 Dizzy Divas

2.5 Hip, Hips A Weigh

2.5 Almost There

2.4 The Last Hurrah

2.4 String Bean Jeans

2.4 Family Thighs

2.4 - Pounds + Years = Full Life

2.3 Incredible Shrinking Women Shrinking

2.1 Mowtoo Choto

2.1 And They Lived Thin Ever After

2.0 Hot For The Holidays

1.9 Smok’n Hot Champion Chunkers

1.9 Itsy Bitsy Buttsy

1.9 Aint No Misbehavin’

1.7 Thin It To Win It

1.6 Thompthins

1.6 Barb/Tammy

1.4 Cereal Killers

1.4 50 & Ferocious

1.0 Return of The Shrinking Violets

0.8 Best Friends

-.2 Jim & Slim

Restaurant Eating...aint no big thing!

Wow...what a day at The Healthy Weigh! We watched the results of 100 people making healthy choices. 430 pounds were shed as the three Team Challenge groups weighed in!
The first successful week of many, were celebrated by all! As teams showed up to announce the secret code, "I've decided, I'm committed and I will succeed", the mood was set for a fun, educational Tuesday!

At noon we had some close competition! 143.1 pounds were lost with three teams leading the way! The top honors at noon went to team 'Thin City' with a 3.74% of weight loss for the week. Congratulations to Barbara and Leslie, you guys made it happen this week! The immunity idol was presented for this fall Team Challenge at noon. A bright orange banner with DECIDE COMMIT SUCCEED flashed across it, will be worn and coveted by all teams for this Team Challenge!

The 5 PM teams took the 'win' for the group with the most pounds lost this week! 168.6! I'm telling you...there's something special about this group! Team 'Kickin' It With Kankles' took the banners and the win with a weight loss % of 4.39 for the week! Gail and Alyssa are excited to wear their banners at work and school all week! I plan on dropping by Prairie High School to see Alyssa and take a photo of her in class with her banner on! I'll be sure to post the photo immediately! :-)

Our Teams at 6:30 couldn't be out done, with a weight loss of 116.9, they still hosted the wining team for the week! Team 'Because I said so' took the win and the $100 prize this week with a weight loss % of 5.72!!! Congratulations to Tammy and her son C.J.. I think C.J. was pretty excited when I handed him a $50 bill for his efforts this week!I know his banner will be worn with pride at La Center High School this week! I guess we have a little friendly high school competition going on as well!

We focused this week on restaurant eating. Being on The Healthy Weigh weight loss program does not mean that you can't go out to eat...in fact, you can stay 100% on program in most restaurants in the area! The mantra we repeated was..."The Food you need is in the kitchen." You probably won't find it on the menu...but you can, with confidence, order what you need and you'll find, that you'll be served with love!

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: To go out and eat! Order with confidence, stay 100% on your program and bring your receipt in next Tuesday for a ticket in the drawing!

As you begin another week of stringing great weeks together, remember that each one of you will be the WINNER of this Team Challenge when you stand on the scale December 7th with a fantastic weight loss! Encourage your partner this week, enjoy the benefits of healthy eating and look forward to your weigh in on Tuesday! Remember, 2 pounds will get you in the drawing for our wonderful fall basket...I'd love to see EVERYONE in that drawing!

A special Thank You to our sponsor for the week, Glenda Bigalky! She donated $100 for the team prize this week to let you know that she supports you and is willing to invest in you.

Hope to see many of you on Thursday at noon or 6...and again Saturday 9 AM to noon for our extrovert/introvert class! Glenda and I have had fun working on this class. We'd love to share our Saturday morning with you.

Have a terrific week. Until next time.
Always encouraging you,
Letha

Team Challenge Standings as of 10/12/10

5.7 Because I Said So…

4.8 The Melt-A-Ways

4.4 Kickin’ It With Kankles

3.7 Thin City

3.7 Team Gazelle

3.7 Hot Chics By Christmas

3.7 Fit & Fabulous

3.6 Team One-Eighty

3.3 The Lovable Curmudgeon & His Redneck Betty

3.2 Gut Less!

3.2 Forced Family Fun

3.2 Bad Genes ~ Further Evidence

3.0 In It To Win It

2.9 Nursing Back To Health

2.6 Old Dogs New Tricks

2.5 Pigs Can Fly

2.5 Oink-No-More

2.4 Gutless Wonder

2.3 Weight Away

2.3 Family Thighs

2.0 The Winning Losers

2.0 Bringin’ Sexy Back

1.9 Shrinking Sisters

1.9 Guns & Roses

1.9 Aint No Misbehavin’

1.8 The Transforming Beauties

1.7 Thin It To Win It

1.7 String Bean Jeans

1.7 All Is Not Lost

1.6 Hot For The Holidays

1.5 Tom Kat

1.5 Dizzy Divas

1.4 Almost There

1.4 - Pounds + Years = Full Life

1.3 Mowtoo Choto

1.3 Incredible Shrinking Women Shrinking

1.3 Hip, Hips A Weigh

1.3 And They Lived Thin Ever After

1.2 Best Friends

1.2 50 & Ferocious

1.1 Smok’n Hot Champion Chunkers

1.1 Return of The Shrinking Violets

1.1 Itsy Bitsy Buttsy

1.0 Barb/Tammy

.4 The Last Hurrah

.0 Thompthins

-.2 Jim & Slim

- .5 Cereal Killers

DECIDE COMMIT SUCCEED!

Let the fun begin! The Fall Team Challenge is officially under way! We weighed in 50 teams Tuesday to begin an exciting, challenging 10 weeks. With before pictures being taken and partnership agreements being signed, we are well on our way to the greatest Team Challenge yet! Tuesday marked the opening of our 6th season. I'm already convinced, it will be our best!

At noon, 5 and 6:30 we heard some more creative team names as we weighed our challengers in for the very first time. Matching tee shirts, hats and a couple pair of shades showed the team spirit in the room already. I love it!

As much fun as we had meeting the teams, the seriousness of what we're really here to do was focused on as well. I set a challenge before this group that I've never done before...to stay 100% on the program for the entire 10 weeks! To cut off any other possibility...to decide, commit and succeed at this Team Challenge in ways they've never done before!

Our focus for the week as we are just getting started was to take that very important first step...the first step to any change is to decide what you want. We often know what we don't want, but rarely take the time to really look at what we do want.

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: Decide what you really want. Make a list of what you want in regards to your weight and your health. Bring that list back into the clinic next week for a ticket in the drawing!

For an extra ticket in the drawing... come in and say "I've decided, I'm committed and I am going to succeed."

Every participant received a copy of the CD series yesterday. I'm excited to see some or all of you each Thursday for the next 6 weeks to review and process each week of our personal control guides. Glenda and I will present a 30 minute class Thursdays at noon and 6. I hope to see you there.

It's going to be a great 10 weeks. I can already feel it! Get with your partners this week, make a plan for greatness, cut off any other possibility and we'll see you soon.

Always encouraging you.
Letha

Team Challenge FINAL Standings 08/31/10

14.6 OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS

13.8 BIG HINNIES

12.8 SHRINKY DINKS

11.3 WE CAN DO IT

11.0 PARTNERS IN FOCUS

10.6 THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMEN

9.7 TEAM SLIM & SLIMMER

8.5 PUNCHING DOWN THE POUNDS

8.1 FREEDOM FIGHTERS

7.5 STRING BEAN JEANS

7.0 MOOTU CHOTU

6.9 LIDDLE MIDDLES

6.4 THINNER SINNERS

6.3 NOW YOUR PANTS DROOP

6.1 EAT TRIM GET SLIM

5.6 WALK THIS WEIGH

5.6 LOVIN’ THE NUMBERS

5.5 FBI

5.3 LEGAL LOSERS

5.3 FREEDOM, A STAR IS BORN

5.1 MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLE

5.0 SKINNY MINNIE WILL BE’S

5.0 HEALTHY WEIGH VIRGINS

5.0 CURVE-A-LICIOUS

4.9 HIP, HIPS, AWEIGH

4.8 BECOMING BUTTERFLIES

4.1 DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT

3.9 NO MORE MUFFIN TOP

3.5 I KNOW WHAT YOU WEIGHED LAST SUMMER

3.4 FIT HAPPENS

3.3 FAMILY THIGHS

3.2 SOCCER MOMS GONE THIN

3.1 FROSTED FLAKES

2.9 K & J ALL THE WAY

2.9 BEGIN WITHIN

2.6 TWISTED SISTERS

2.5 BLUBBER BUSTERS

2.1 FIFTY AND FEROCIOUS

1.9 DIET DIVAS

1.7 MOTIVATED MAIDENS

1.4 NEW ATTIDUDETTES

1.3 LOSING IT

1.0 8 IS ENUFF

.6 ROCKIN’ RN’s

.3 BEST FRIENDS

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