Saddle Up Your Horses...

...we've got a trail to blaze!

Let the adventure begin! The Winter Team Challenge is officially under way! We weighed in 74 teams Tuesday to begin an exciting, challenging 10 weeks. The Healthy Weigh was transformed in to a horse stable complete with saddle! With before pictures taken and partnership agreements signed, we are well on our way to the greatest Team Challenge yet! Tuesday marked the opening of our 7th 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. We talked about the word DECISION! Committing to achieving a result, then cutting yourself off from any other possibility! I challenged our teams to step into the zone, to commit to doing what they know for the next 10 weeks!

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: Write a letter to your future self!

Your first and possibly most important challenge of this winter Team Challenge is to write a letter to your future self. Your future self that is fit, healthy, and in control. Your future self that is not using food as a drug of choice but is valuing your physical body and feeding it with great nutrition. Your future self who is proud of what you’ve accomplished and living a life without your weight interfering.

Bring those letters back in next week…no name…no signatures…bring them back in next week to get a ticket in a drawing and win a prize that you are not going to want to miss out on!

We introduced our new Facebook group! We've already got 60 members...I hope you'll join us. Go on Facebook, search for Letha Brandenburg and request to be my friend. I will then, invite you into our Team Challenge group. This is a private group where we can communicate and encouarge each other. It's been fun already!

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 on the trail! Saddle up your horses...this is the great adventure!

Always encouraging you,
Letha