FINAL STANDINGS ~ POWER OF HABITS

Carpe Diem	17.417%
Lose It	17.039%
Oink Oink	17.024%
Lovin' The Change; Watch Us	14.885%
Slim Chances	14.494%
The A Team	13.930%
Footloose and Flab Free	11.817%
Extra Baggage Fees	11.578%
We Are the Fermenick's	11.474%
Slow Learners	11.347%
Git R Done	10.987%
The Nibbling Neighbors	10.750%
Bye Bye Bubble Butts	10.707%
Weigh Too Healthy	10.527%
Tip Top	10.159%
50/50	9.987%
Cousins By Chance, Losers By Choice	9.959%
In It To Fit It	9.910%
Salt and Pepper	9.847%
The Thinner Winners	9.810%
Slimmersize Us	9.713%
Diminishing Diehards	9.622%
I'm with Tiny	9.608%
Mission Slimpossible	9.419%
Dielard	9.106%
Persistant Pals	8.711%
Triple Trouble	8.609%
All I Want For Christmas Is To See My Feet	8.512%
What's Up? Not Us!!	8.424%
Lean On Me To 43	8.353%
Thinspired	8.290%
Lettuce Eat	8.275%
Big Chance of Slimming, Fat Chance of Winning	8.027%
Dwindling Dynamic Duo	7.806%
Lo-Cal Procal Gals	7.654%
Jake & Ell The Lose Brothers	7.302%
Light N Fit Geeks	7.001%
Tough Love	6.986%
I 8 2 Much	6.982%
Reducing Rolo's	6.847%
Phil leigh	6.768%
Oldies But Goodies	6.766%
Kickin' It	6.718%
Non-Fat Pumpkin Spice Hottay's	6.557%
R & B Thinners	6.553%
We 8 1 2	6.479%
For Better Naked Tomorrows	5.867%
25% Off	5.714%
Waisting Away	5.580%
Doesn't Get Better Than This	5.519%
Hungry for Healthy Habits	5.486%
Droopy Drawers	5.443%
At The Corner of Happy and Healthy	5.405%
The Power of TNT	5.386%
Changing McHabits	5.316%
All or Nothing	5.303%
Belittle The Middle	5.271%
WOAR	5.058%
Aweigh We Go	5.005%
The Meltaways	4.648%
Cottage Cheeks No More	4.477%
But Wait, There's Less	3.952%
Pounds Off Like A Prom Dress	3.907%
Are Those My Feet??	3.477%
Skinny Grinnies	3.079%
Under Tall	2.889%
Waist Watchers	2.517%
Habittastics	2.094%
Game Changer	1.946%
Habitually Happy And Healthy	1.871%
Break Through	1.611%
Pear'd Down	1.452%
Take It Off!	0.973%
That's It, Again	0.453%
Just Keep Swimming	0.131%

He Broke The Record!

We said farewell to the Fall Team Challenge last night...well, I didn't "say" much but we celebrated and hugged goodbye until we meet again!  My bout with laryngitis wasn't timed too well but that didn't stop us from reflecting on the last ten weeks and celebrating all that has been accomplished! With very little voice, I called on our challengers to remind us of all that we learned in the last ten weeks and I must say, they did a GREAT job!!

We had one of the tightest competitions I've seen with our top three teams, we had the GREAT honor of celebrating a record breaking weight loss and we gave out a bunch of prizes! It was a fun night!!

Let's get to the winners!!

First Place: Team "Carpe Diem," Nick and Michelle with a 17.41% of weight loss!
Second Place: Team "Lose It," Donny and Emily with a 17.03% of weight loss!
Third Place: Team "Oink Oink," Flint and Joleen with a 17.02% of weight loss!

That's about as close as you can get!!!  Congratulations to all of you!!  All husband and wife teams as well! How cool is that?

Our top Male weight loss: Chuck with 72.8 pounds!  THE RECORD!!!  Congratulations Chuck!
Our top Female weight loss: Sophia with 46.5 pounds!  Wonderful!
These two were recipients of the Alumni Scholarships for the Winter Team Challenge 2016!  Well deserved!!!

Our top Male weight loss %: Flint with 20.33% of weight loss!!!
Our top Female weight loss% Michelle with 17.48% of weight loss!

We gave out cash, Team Challenges and Healthy Weigh for life!  It was a fun night!
My only regret was not being able to express my feelings for this group and my hope for their continued success through the holidays.

I have so enjoyed this group.  I have felt such a connection with so many of you and will miss this group.  I DO believe that all that we studied together and the ways we all changed together in the last ten weeks will not only stay with us through these last weeks of 2015, but will be with us for life!

Congratulations to all of you who persevered and finished strong!  I'm so proud of you!

To you and your families I pray for a healthy and hopeful holiday season!
Until 2016,  always encouraging you,

Letha

Your Word for 2016 Can Change Your Life!

I couldn't finish out a Team Challenge about habits, especially this time of year, without talking about one of my favorite habits...choosing a word for the year!

We had some fun with Santa and our "Best" Christmas sweaters and then we took the time to talk about the power of 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 2016 and beyond!

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 2016!

To choose your word for the year,  you'll ask questions like this..."What do I need more of in 2016?" "What am I desperate for?" "What word, if studied, mastered, consumed...would alter my life?" These questions will get you a little closer to choosing a word that will truly alter 2016 and beyond!

As we prepare for the final week of this team challenge, I can't help but be proud of everyone who has persevered, and followed through on the commitment of this ten week program at this difficult time of year! I'm looking forward to celebrating all the successes next week at the Finale!

I offered up some extra incentives to keep everyone focused on this last week!

• Everyone who loses 2.5 pounds will be in a drawing to win the Winter Team Challenge! ( two winners)
• I reminded everyone to bring in their completed #healthyholidayhabits sheet to be entered into a drawing for $150.  One amazing winner with the greatest % of weight loss out of this group will win "Healthy Weigh for Life!" 
• I also encouraged everyone who has put effort into the #healthyholidayhabits sheet but came up a little short to bring theirs back in for a special drawing as well! 
• And don't forget to bring in your "word of the year" next week!

We are going to have a lot to celebrate at the finale!!

Our winning teams for this week were:

Noon: Team "But Weight, There's Less" Liz and Shannon with a 1.13% of weight loss

6 PM: Team "Oink Oink" Flint and Jolene with a 1.59% of weight loss!

Congratulations to you all!

We announced our Winter Team Challenge for 2016 tonight! "Get Your Gear On"

It's going to be a winter of weight loss for sure, and we're going to get up, get out and get moving too!  

Everyone who enrolls in the Challenge on or before December 17th will receive two emails  per week from me during the break between Team Challenges!

Important dates coming up:

December 17th 6 PM, Grand Finale! (friends and family are invited)

January 7th Noon and 6 PM 30 minute infomercials to explain the details of the team challenge

January 7th 12:30 and 6:30 Stabilization class

January 14th Noon and 6 PM Program food Introduction class

January 21st Noon and 6 PM First Weigh in and kick off to the Winter Team Challenge so "Get Your Gear On!!"

Here's to a GREAT week 10, powerful words chosen, and prayers for my printer as I print your certificates!!

Always encouraging you,

Letha

WEEK 9 Standings ~ POWER OF HABITS

Week 9
Oink Oink	14.654%
Lose It	14.532%
Slim Chances	12.806%
Lovin' The Change; Watch Us	12.615%
The A Team	12.066%
Carpe Diem	11.912%
Slow Learners	11.347%
Extra Baggage Fees	10.688%
We Are the Fermenick's	10.507%
Footloose and Flab Free	10.358%
The Nibbling Neighbors	10.197%
Salt and Pepper	9.893%
Weigh Too Healthy	9.645%
Slimmersize Us	9.593%
Bye Bye Bubble Butts	9.589%
In It To Fit It	9.495%
Tip Top	9.360%
Cousins By Chance, Losers By Choice	9.305%
The Thinner Winners	9.209%
I'm with Tiny	9.113%
Diminishing Diehards	8.929%
Mission Slimpossible	8.856%
Git R Done	8.853%
Triple Trouble	8.609%
We 8 1 2	8.311%
Thinspired	8.290%
All I Want For Christmas Is To See My Feet	8.253%
Lo-Cal Procal Gals	8.180%
What's Up? Not Us!!	7.913%
Dwindling Dynamic Duo	7.908%
Persistant Pals	7.809%
Dielard	7.388%
50/50	7.231%
Reducing Rolo's	7.026%
Jake & Ell The Lose Brothers	6.984%
Lettuce Eat	6.844%
Lean On Me To 43	6.812%
Phil leigh	6.768%
Kickin' It	6.718%
Non-Fat Pumpkin Spice Hottay's	6.557%
R & B Thinners	6.553%
Oldies But Goodies	6.422%
Light N Fit Geeks	6.298%
Big Chance of Slimming, Fat Chance of Winning	5.865%
Doesn't Get Better Than This	5.825%
I 8 2 Much	5.812%
Tough Love	5.741%
25% Off	5.714%
At The Corner of Happy and Healthy	5.551%
Droopy Drawers	5.443%
The Power of TNT	5.386%
All or Nothing	5.303%
Belittle The Middle	5.271%
WOAR	5.058%
Waisting Away	5.053%
Changing McHabits	4.841%
Hungry for Healthy Habits	4.713%
The Meltaways	4.648%
For Better Naked Tomorrows	4.482%
But Wait, There's Less	4.437%
Cottage Cheeks No More	4.335%
Aweigh We Go	4.167%
Pounds Off Like A Prom Dress	3.907%
Are Those My Feet??	3.477%
Skinny Grinnies	3.079%
Under Tall	2.889%
Waist Watchers	2.213%
Habittastics	2.094%
Game Changer	1.946%
Habitually Happy And Healthy	1.871%
Take It Off!	1.688%
Break Through	1.611%
Pear'd Down	1.452%
The Best Kind of Losers	0.459%
That's It, Again	0.453%
Just Keep Swimming	0.131%
Weigh To Go!	0.000%
The Whovians	-0.039%
RAZMO	-0.288%