The Buck Stops Here!

No Cave November is in full swing at The Healthy Weigh! Our teams lost a total of 132 pounds Tuesday to start out the November contest. It's exciting to see how many of our team mates are already past their 20 pound mark on this 6th week of the Team Challenge!

Noon held our winners for the day and our greatest weight loss of the day. Team 'String Bean Jeans' danced away with the win with a 2.03% of weight loss for the week! Sandra and Sherry were excited as they left the building with banners worn proudly and beautiful throws courtesy of one of our amazing clients.

At five our winners couldn't have been happier! Team 'All is Not Lost' shed a couple of tears as they were crowned winners for the week. Jan and Jill have been working VERY hard and it paid off this week with a 1.85% of weight loss! Congratulations you two. I'm so proud of you. Jill was excited to wear her banner proudly as she teaches math at Battleground High School this week! Go Tigers!

Our last group of the day was small but mighty! Team 'TomKat' took the evening win with a 1.14 % of weight loss. Tom and Kathy aren't going to have to fight over the best throw in the house...they each won one! Congratulations! I'm looking forward to hearing about Tom's 'banner pride' as he wears it all over town this week! :-)

We focused on a great life principle today..."The Buck Stops Here." I shared a truth statement from a life changing book, The Travelers Gift, by Andy Andrews.

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: has two parts...one, read the truth statement each day until next Tuesday(I posted it below so ALL could participate) and two, go out and buy the book.

I don't normally suggest a purchase to all my clients...but this book truly is a must have!

I'm excited for the weeks ahead, looking forward to your continued success and celebrating what you've already accomplished. Below you'll find your truth statement to read this week!

THE BUCK STOPS HERE
From this moment forward, I will accept responsibility for my past. I understand that the beginning of wisdom is to accept the responsibility for my own problems and that by accepting responsibility for my past, I free my self to move into a bigger, brighter future of my own choosing.

Never again will I blame my parents, my spouse, my boss, or other employees for my present situation. Neither my education or lack of one, my genetics, or the circumstances of every day life will affect my future in a negative way. If I allow myself to blame these uncontrollable forces for my lack of success, I will be forever caught in a web of the past. I will look forward. I will not let my history control my destiny.
The buck stops here. I accept responsibility for my past. I am responsible for my success. I am where I am today, mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, and financially because of the decisions I have made. My decisions have always been governed by my thinking, therefore I am where I am today mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally and financially, because of how I think. Today I will begin the process of changing where I am mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally and financially, by changing the way I think. My thoughts will be constructive never destructive. My mind will live in the solution of the future. It will not dwell in the problems of the past. I will seek the association of those who are working and striving to bring about positive changes in the world. I will never seek comfort by associating with those who have decided to be comfortable.
When faced with the opportunity to make a decision, I will make one. The rise a fall of my emotional tide will not deter me from my course. When I make a decision, I will stand behind it. My energy will go into, making the decisions. I will waste none on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology, It will be a statement. The buck stops here. I control my thoughts. I control my emotions. In the future when I am tempted to ask the question, “Why me?” I will immediately counter with the question “Why not me?” Challenges are gifts, opportunities to learn. Problems are the common thread running through great men and women. In times of adversity, I will not have a problem to deal with; I will have a choice to make. My thoughts will be clear. I will make the right choice. Adversity is preparation for greatness. I will accept this preparation. Why me? Why not me? I will be prepared for something great.
I accept responsibility for my past. I control my thoughts. I control my emotions. I am responsible for my success.
The buck stops here.

Always encouraging you,
Letha