Visualize The Best You!

One of my favorite things during the Team Challenge besides watching the amazing weight loss success of our clients, is the camaraderie that begins to happen as the weeks unfold. Take a group of really neat people, with the same common goal, throw in a little competition and watch the friendships begin to form!

As serious as weight loss is, fun is still in the air each Tuesday during the Team Challenge. 126 pounds were lost on week # 7 of the challenge! I think the Olympic record is in our reach!

The big winner of the day was found in our noon group. Team 'Bad Jeans' has been working for a win and picked a good week to do it! With a weight loss % of 2.78, Mandy and Scott are having trees and shrubs delivered and planted at their homes this week! Thanks to team 'Fit Happens 2.0', who donated so generously!
At 6, team 'Sexy 60's' walked away with the jackets with a 1.59% of weight loss for the week. Ginny Ann and Twyla, lived up to their team name this week! You gals look great!

A fun little sideline contest was thrown out this week from team 'Boys to Thin' and 'Finish Line.' They offered up a $100 reward for the "girl team" that had the greatest % of weight loss next week! Wow...what fun. I'm excited to see who takes this one! Thanks guys...your support makes a difference!

As our Team Challenge continues we have so many people to thank for donations:

John and Val from team 'Fit Happens 2.0' thanks for being our sponsors for the week!
Chris from team 'Love Handle Canal' your massage gift from Julie will be a great reward.
Debbie from team 'Raising the Bar II' your bracelets have become a part of the excitement of the Team Challenge.
Linda from team '2 booties 1/2 full' your hand painted walking stick was a hit!

Thanks so much to all of you for supporting each other with your gifts and talents!

Our focus for the week was visualization! As we have watched Olympians practice this all week long, we were inspired to do the same.

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: Visualize! See yourself at goal, see yourself one step closer to goal, see the process of reaching your goal. What the mind sees, it accomplishes.

I apologize for not posting the percentages on the web site each week. We've got them at the clinic for you to see each Tuesday...here's an update of the top ten!

13.8 Boys to Thin
11.1 Blacks 2Be
10.9 Bad Jeans
10.6 Finish Line
10.6 Kick Butt and Lose Gutt
9.3 3 Mile Wide Island
9.1 Down Sizing Divas
8.7 Power Over Pounds
8.7 Sexy 60's
8.7 Women in Transition

It's a close race...and I think the next three weeks are going to be a lot of fun!
Have a great week...don't let up!

Letha

Mardi Gras!

We celebrated Mardi Gras a little different than the rest of the world today...instead of high fat foods, pancakes, and gluttoney, we lost 79.2 pounds!

The noon time group had some star performers, but in general had a tough week. They managed to lose 13.0 pounds for the week! The evening group showed their stuff by losing 66.2 pounds and hosting the top team of the week!

Team 'Power over Pounds' sported matching shirts with their logo as they received the grand prize for the week by losing 1.97%. "Healthy Weigh for life" was presented to Becky and Jerry. Congratulations you two... you picked a good week to stay focused and lose the most weight!

Team 'Boys to Thin' took the noon time jackets home again with a weight loss % of 1.16! With 28 days to go, they aren't planning to slow down!

I was excited and impressed to hear about the support and encouaragement that partners gave to each other this week. The team costumes were pretty amazing too. They say laughter is good for the soul...my soul was full last night!

As we look at the last 28 days of the Team Challenge, I challenged our teams to considering a sacrifice of sorts for the next 28 days. Letting go of negative
thinking! Since our thought life has EVERYTHING to do with our actions, it is crucial that we learn how to control our thoughts.

How do you become a good thinker?
1. Expose yourself to good input
2. Expose yourself to good thinkers
3. Choose to think good thoughts
4. Act on your good thoughts
5. Allow your emotions to create another good thought

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
Give up negative thinking...refrain from thinking that is not getting you what you want!

Sow a thought, and you reap an action;
Sow an Action, and you reap a habit;
Sow a habit, and you reap a character;
Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.

Nancy from team 'Skinnie Minnies' gifted us with 4 $25.00 gift certificates from Party City this week! Thank you to Nancy and Party City for helping us celebrate this week!

So many of our Team Challenge particiapnts are over the 20 pound mark already...we celebrate you and look forward to the next 28 days!

We've got 344 pounds to go to beat the world record...let's do this thing!

Letha

The Heart of a Champion!

What a time we had at The Team Challenge on Tuesday! Who Dat Nation not only came through on Sunday in Florida...but they came through Tuesday at The Team Challenge! Glenda was gloating a bit as she announced the winners at 6 PM. The Colts lost 53.8 pounds for the week and the Saints scored that extra field goal with 56.4 pounds! It was a close one, but the Saints took it! Joe, of team 'Boys to Thin' won the drawing for the gift certificate at Bonneville Hot Springs! Congratulations Joe!

Our noon time bunch was spirited Tuesday. Team 'Finish Line' took the win at noon and the day with 2.18% weight loss for the week! Congratulations Mark and Casey! Hope you're enjoying your pumpkin custard this morning!

At Six, team 'Women in Transition' beat out the rest of the teams with a weight loss % of 1.73 for the week. Darcy and Gail will be sporting their jackets all week! I'd love to see them at work wearing that beautiful white outer wear!

A side bet went on with the six PM group this week! Our Toxic Waist Dump group from Pleasant Valley Middle School had a pool to see what individual would win out of the six of them. Lea of 3 mile wide Island took it all with a 2.38 % weight loss this week! She's $60 richer! 'Weigh' to go Lea!

Debbie from team 'Raising The Bar II' donated hand made bracelets this week! Eight of our clients went home with beautiful Valentine bracelets thanks to Debbie.

John Jackson from Sate Farm Insurance also gave a little Valentine gift to EVERY participant of the Team challenge! A pedometer...thanks John! It means a lot to have support from businesses and people in our community!

I couldn't think of a better subject on Valentine's week, than The Heart of a Champion! We are 1/2 way through The Team Challenge and have every opportunity to be Champions in the next 5 weeks! Champions aren't born, their made! Who will step up and have the personal satisfaction of knowing that you did everything it took in the last five weeks to have your greatest weight loss?

As we looked at the heart of a champion, I also reminded you that you have something that makes it easier to be champion...a partner!

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
1.Do something special, motivational, encouraging or supportive for your partner this week. Have the heart of a champion and give it away to your partner.
2.Come next week looking like partners...let it be visible that you and your partner are a team!

What a time we're having at the Team Challenge, what a time I'm having celebrating you and your accomplishments. Keep up the great work. Have the heart of a champion this week and we'll see you next week at the Party!

Own The Moment!

We're Ready for the Superbowl!!! We've divided ourselves up into two teams, the Colts(go BLUE!) and the Saints(who dat NATION!)and we're ready to have our own Superbowl! What team will lose the greatest % of weight this week? Who will win the gift certificate at Bonneville Hot Springs? Who will 'own the moments' this week?

Tuesday was another great day of weight loss at The Healthy Weigh. 173.4 pounds were lost between the noon and 6PM groups! We're chipping away at that Olympic record!

'Black2B' won our weekly challenge for the second week in a row with a weight loss % of 2.72...Rick and Colby are sporting 4 Movie tickets in celebration of their win!

'Boys to Thin' won the 6 PM weigh in with a weight loss % of 2.50. That puts Bill and Joe in first place with a weight loss % of 8.8!

As our teams weigh in each week, I'm equally excited for the 1.5 pound losses as I am the 10 pound losses! Great things are happening to all the participants of the Team Challenge!

As we were challenged to 'Own The Moments' this week I encouraged our clients to look at what it means to own the moments of their lives, instead of letting their moments own them!
"'Owning the moments' is not to do what ever comes naturally~that in fact is bondage to the flesh. It is not to pursue our appetites without restraint. To 'own the moments' is to possess the desire and the ability to do what is good, to become the person you were created to be...to reach your full potential!"

The Team Challenge has an abundance of outstanding people who have AMAZING potential! I believe that learning to 'own the moments' will be the key to them reaching that potential!

Movies were exchanged...massages were gifted (thanks to team $ for Chunkers)and cheers were cheered...it was another great Team Challenge!

I'm excited to see what you'll do this week while you 'own the moments' of your life...I'm exited to see who will 'own the podium' next week!

Have a great week...inspire your partner...own the moment!
Letha