Final Team Challenge Standings Winter 2010/2011

18.5 Losers Are The New Winners

17.4 Slightly Waisted

16.4 Tie Diet-ers

13.7 Portland Pounders

13.5 Team One-Eighty

13.3 Grin & Lose It

13.0 Vanishing Buns

12.9 Stranger Danger

12.8 Barely Breathing

12.7 This Is Date Night

12.5 Team Gazelle 2.0

12.2 The Porkelson’s No More!

12.2 Slimsational

11.9 Saddle Bags

10.9 Royal Losers

10.1 Mini By March

10.0 Vantucky Stikes Back

9.9 Girls Just Want To Be Fit

9.7 Prioritize Your Size

9.2 Skinny Genes

8.3 Pound Away

8.3 Braveheart

8.2 Team Big Hair

8.2 Slim Gems

8.2 Dreamers

7.7 Waist Management

7.6 Family Ties

7.3 Faster Fillies

7.3 Cinchin’ The Buckle

7.2 What Would Florence Do?

7.1 Wee Can

7.1 Mission Slimpossible

7.0 Downsizing Divas

6.9 Lose The Caboose

6.9 Double D’s

6.9 D.A.R.E.

6.7 Fit For Spring

6.7 2 Fat 2 Fit

6.5 New Attitude

6.3 Cinching It Up

6.2 Tiny Hinnies

6.0 Ma Da Do It!

5.7 Kickin It With Kankles

5.6 Sugar Shakers

5.4 Flab-u-less

5.2 Fit Happens

5.0 Shreddin’ It

4.8 Pounds Away

4.7 W.O.W.

4.5 In It To Win It

4.4 Thick and Tired of It

4.4 The Double Takes

4.3 Team Balboa

4.1 No Quit In Us!

4.0 Celebration Queens

3.6 Weight Loss for Good!

3.6 Meltaways II

3.6 Gut B Gone II

3.4 Washindi

2.8 Guns & Roses

2.5 Spring Beauties

2.5 Best In Show

1.6 All Is Not Lost

1.5 Awesome Twosome

.6 Live It To Win It!

.4 Walk Away From The Cupcake

RECORD BREAKING TEAM CHALLENGE!

You did it! You broke the all time Team Challenge record! You had 93 pounds to lose yesterday...you lost 194! Congratulations to all of you!

What a night it was! After an outstanding 10 weeks, we celebrated victories last night!
We initiated our new space in a big way. We had over 120 in attendance last night to witness the final week of this Team Challenge!

Let's talk about some winners!!!
We had our final team wins at noon, 5 and 6:30. One last time teams were named winners for the week. At noon 'Barely Breathing' won with a 3.81 %. Donetta and Tanya gave it their all this week...and it paid off big time! With that % of weight loss, they also won the Glenda "Oops" award of $100!

At 5:00 'Team Gazelle 2.0' took the win with a 1.77%. Patty and Steve were celebrating more than just that win...Steve entered into one-der-land yesterday! You guys are an inspiration to so many!

At 6:30 team 'Tie Diet-ers' won with a 2.96% of weight loss. Up until last night, Cathy and Steve were the most consistent team without a win...they blew that out of the water this week! Congratulations you guys.

We had many awards to give out last night before we announced the winning teams for this challenge! Here's a look at some outstanding outcomes!

Female with the greatest weight loss: Rosie Lundquist 43 pounds!
Male with the greatest weight loss: Mark Cole 54 pounds!
Female with the greatest % of weight loss: Karen Glafka 21.52 % (greatest EVER)
Male with the greatest % of weight loss: Steve Gehlhausen 18.58%
Our team with the most weight loss was 'Slightly Waisted' with 84.2 pounds!

We were GREATLY inspired by a couple of donations this week... The client with the greatest % of weight loss this week, and the second greatest % of weight loss would win these amazing prizes! Two round trip air line tickets wherever Alaska flies donated by Denise Phillips, and 5 personal training sessions and two weeks of free classes at the Strada training and fitness club, donated by Amy Ruger, courtesy of her brother-in-law and owner of Strada, thanks Paul.
1st place for the week: Donetta delaRosa with a 4.90 % of weight loss!
2nd place for the week: Veleta Lundquist with a 4.63% of weight loss!

Congratulations to you both and thank you Denise and Amy for igniting the fuel in everyone this week!!

And now...our top three teams of this Team Challenge:
3rd place, winners of $300. Team 'Tie Diet-ers' Cathy and Steve 16.41%
2nd place, winners of $500. Team 'Slightly Waisted' Rosie and Veleta 17.38%

1st place, winners of $1000. Team 'Losers Are The New Winners' with a weight loss % of 18.54!!! Congratulations Karen and Cindy. You came in second place at the last Team Challenge and you fought through this one to take your place at the top of the podium! We're so proud of you! You look BEAUTIFUL!!

It was an amazing 10 weeks. MUCH was accomplished! People are losing weight, that's for sure but more importantly, lives are changing. I'm so proud of the effort of this group of people. To walk beside you as you support and encourage each other has been an honor! I'd feel little sad today, but I really don't have time for that! We've got a bridge to cross in the next two weeks and then we've got a Spring Team Challenge to begin on April 12th! Can't wait to see you then!

Happy trails to you, until we meet again...
With great love and encouragement,
Letha

"But It's Good For ME"

Wow...Week # 9 of This Team Challenge was another one to write home about...or at least to write a blog about! We lost a bunch of weight, learned a lot of things and heard the bell ring of the very last lap of this race!

Our winners for the week took home horses sporting cowboy hats, bras and crowns...just what every pretty horse needs! Those stick horses have been around the track once or twice!

At Noon, team 'Losers are the New Winners' were winners again with a 1.60 % of weight loss for the week! Cindy and Karen, you have proved to be a couple of the strongest horses in the group. You have led the way and inspired us all!

Five O'clock proved to be the most interesting groups of the day! We crowned team 'Girls Just Want to Be Fit' with a 1.78 % of weight loss for the week. Cyndi and Jodee were thrilled to take home the horses! What they don't know yet, is that Glenda made her only mistake of this team Challenge! Team 'Vanishing Buns' REALLY won at 5 with a weight loss % of 2.31! Scott and Gina...not only did you win at 5, but you won for the day!!! You are the winners of our awesome thermal grocery bags!
We are going to have to get a vanishing bun on that set of horses for the history books!!!

At 6:30 we not only heard the news from Glenda of her discovery(mistake)...but we crowned another team that have lead the way this entire Team Challenge! Team 'Slightly Waisted' won for the evening with a 1.91 % of weight loss for the week! Veleta and Rosie are another set of horses that you are going to want to pace yourself with this week on the last lap!!

We lost 134.6 pounds this last week...that means we have 93 pounds to go!!! WE ARE GOING TO BREAK THE ALL TIME TEAM CHALLENGE RECORD! I'm so excited!!!

We focused on the miracle foods of the 21st century Tuesday at the Team Challenge. Although we looked at the amazing benefits that these foods offer, my encouragement was to "eat responsibly." We can't be in denial about the miracle foods, if these miracle foods are causing us to gain weight...or keeping us from losing weight. These foods, if eaten, must be counted, measured and used as our ever important source of fat when we reach maintenance. It was a great class.

Just as I was finishing my talk for the week, I heard it...the bell, the bell that is rung in a race when the horses come around for their very last lap! This is it people, the last lap of this Team Challenge! I used a quote that summed up the important last lap. "Without inspiration the full potential of a person would remain dormant. There is fuel in all of us that needs to be ignited!"
This is it...this is the lap to be ignited! The strong horses will move out with all of their might...the consistent horses will do all they can to keep up, and the weaker horses will follow close behind. That what this week's all about!

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
Think of a way to inspire/ignite the fuel in your fellow team mates! It's YOUR turn to inspire each other!

Shortly after the noon group left, one of the team mates called me to offer you all a little inspiration! Denise from team 'Big Hair,' offered two tickets wherever Alaska Airlines flies to the person with the greatest % of weight loss for the week! That person will by a stand by passenger...and need to pay 10% of the ticket and the taxes! WOW...what a gift Denise! The fuel has been ignited! You Rock!!!

We were gifted with great thermal bags by Sheryl of team 'In it to win it' and cases of water by Marion from team 'Mini by March.' Thanks friends for your great support!

I'm so proud of what you've accomplished, how you've supported each other and how you've jumped back in the saddle when you've hit a bump! I'm really looking forward to celebrating with you next THURSDAY,the 24th as we close out this amazing 10 weeks!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Team Challenge Standings as of 03/15/11

15.6 Losers Are The New Winners

15.2 Slightly Waisted

13.9 Tie Diet-ers

12.5 Portland Pounders

12.4 Team One-Eighty

11.9 Grin & Lose It

11.7 The Porkelson’s No More!

11.2 Stranger Danger

11.2 Slimsational

11.1 Saddle Bags

11.0 Vanishing Buns

10.9 Team Gazelle 2.0

10.2 Vantucky Stikes Back

10.0 Girls Just Want To Be Fit

9.9 Royal Losers

9.4 This Is Date Night

9.3 Barely Breathing

9.2 Skinny Genes

8.3 Mini By March

7.9 Team Big Hair

7.7 Waist Management

7.7 Pound Away

7.5 D.A.R.E.

7.3 Prioritize Your Size

7.0 Cinchin’ The Buckle

6.9 Double D’s

6.8 Wee Can

6.7 What Would Florence Do?

6.7 Downsizing Divas

6.7 Braveheart

6.6 Slim Gems

6.6 Mission Slimpossible

6.6 Family Ties

6.3 2 Fat 2 Fit

6.2 Lose The Caboose

6.2 Dreamers

6.1 New Attitude

6.1 Faster Fillies

5.7 Tiny Hinnies

5.7 Cinching It Up

5.5 Kickin It With Kankles

5.4 Ma Da Do It!

5.4 Flab-u-less

5.3 Fit For Spring

5.2 Sugar Shakers

5.2 Gut B Gone II

4.9 Pounds Away

4.8 Weight Loss for Good!

4.4 Thick and Tired of It

4.4 The Double Takes

4.3 Team Balboa

4.2 No Quit In Us!

4.1 In It To Win It

4.0 Celebration Queens

3.9 W.O.W.

3.8 Washindi

3.3 Shreddin’ It

3.3 Meltaways II

3.3 Fit Happens

2.8 Guns & Roses

2.5 Best In Show

2.0 Spring Beauties

1.6 Awesome Twosome

1.6 All Is Not Lost

.6 Live It To Win It!

-.4 Walk Away From The Cupcake

The Switchback

I love it when a plan comes together. Glenda and I had been inspired weeks ago to have her speak on this very Tuesday. In the last few weeks we changed our minds, and I was forging ahead with another important message for the week. If you wonder where and how I choose what I'll talk about each week...here's the secret. Every week I ask myself, "What do they need." I am challenged and inspired to bring you something each week that will make a difference in your journey...not just for the week, but for life. The cool thing about this week is that due to laryngitis...we went back to the original plan...and what a good one it was! I believe you got JUST what you needed this week!

Trail blazing...and blazing a trail, two ways to go about it...both going in the same direction! Forging straight up the hill or getting there on a switchback...everybody ends up on top! Thank you Glenda for sharing your story about your "switchback" journey up the hill. I know that everyone who was fortunate enough to hear you Tuesday was inspired in a brand new way!

Your great, but hard words about each person's choice to think like a victim, or a warrior were powerful. Our beliefs and our thought life has EVERYTHING to do with our destiny. You challenged us all to look closer at how we are viewing our selves and our life.

Today was a great day to take the win! All three teams received $50 gift cards from Safeway to buy some healthy groceries for this week!

At noon 'Team One-Eighty' won big with a 2.56% for the week. Barry and Krystal, you are looking younger every week!

The 'Royal Losers' got to take home those horses with a 1.31% of weight loss for the week at 5 pm. Congratulations Connie and Diane, you're looking great.

And at 6:30 team 'Portland Pounders' won again with a 1.52% for the week. Mark and Luanne, I'm so proud of you guys!

We had support again with prizes donated by you! Cindy,thanks for the great books. Your support makes a difference!

Yes it's true...the black hat team won!!! With 6 more tickets...they took the win and got the visa gift card! Congratulations to Gail of 'Kickin it with Kankles.' She was the big winner of $100.

We also gave away another gift card for the people already signed up for the next Team Challenge! Toni from team 'Fit Happens' jumped up with a shout to receive her $100 gift card!!!

We lost 88.6 pounds this week...that means we have 226 pounds to go to beat the all time record of any Team Challenge! I was a little like a warrior as I asked you Tuesday to give me a number...to promise me some amazing results in the next two weeks! The response was awesome...I think we're gonna do it!

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
1. Listen to Letha's CD's Lesson #1
2. Analyze your thinking...do you have victim thinking, or warrior thinking?
3. (bonus) Google famous people who have failed first...before they have made it!

It was a great Tuesday. I was sitting there listening to Glenda thinking, that's only half of the story. What she didn't tell you is that she has taught me more, and made a bigger difference in my life than you can imagine. The reason I hugged her that day I met her at my back door was because there was an overwhelming sense 11 years ago, that this person, was going to make a difference in my life...little did I know!

Thanks again Glenda, for all you do and all you are.

Always Encouraging you,
Letha

Team Challenge Standings as of 03/08/11

14.3 Losers Are The New Winners

13.6 Slightly Waisted

12.5 Tie Diet-ers

11.8 Team One-Eighty

11.8 Portland Pounders

10.6 Stranger Danger

10.4 Grin & Lose It

10.3 The Porkelson’s No More!

10.3 Slimsational

10.2 Team Gazelle 2.0

10.0 Saddle Bags

9.7 Vantucky Stikes Back

9.5 This Is Date Night

9.2 Skinny Genes

9.2 Royal Losers

8.9 Vanishing Buns

8.8 Barely Breathing

8.3 Girls Just Want To Be Fit

7.7 Waist Management

7.3 Team Big Hair

7.3 Mini By March

7.3 D.A.R.E.

7.1 Prioritize Your Size

7.0 Cinchin’ The Buckle

6.8 Pound Away

6.8 Faster Fillies

6.6 Double D’s

6.6 Braveheart

6.3 Slim Gems

6.2 Pounds Away

6.2 Downsizing Divas

6.1 Dreamers

6.0 Lose The Caboose

5.6 Cinching It Up

5.5 New Attitude

5.4 What Would Florence Do?

5.4 Mission Slimpossible

5.4 Flab-u-less

5.3 Wee Can

5.3 Family Ties

5.2 Gut B Gone II

5.1 2 Fat 2 Fit

5.0 The Double Takes

5.0 Kickin It With Kankles

4.9 Tiny Hinnies

4.8 Weight Loss for Good!

4.7 Sugar Shakers

4.4 W.O.W.

4.4 Thick and Tired of It

4.4 In It To Win It

4.3 Team Balboa

4.2 Shreddin’ It

4.2 No Quit In Us!

4.1 Ma Da Do It!

3.9 Meltaways II

3.9 Fit Happens

3.9 Fit For Spring

3.2 Celebration Queens

2.8 Guns & Roses

2.7 Best In Show

2.4 Spring Beauties

1.6 All Is Not Lost

.6 Live It To Win It!

.3 Awesome Twosome

-.4 Walk Away From The Cupcake

Team Challenge Standings as of 03/01/11

13.4 Losers Are The New Winners

12.4 Slightly Waisted

10.8 Tie Diet-ers

10.4 Portland Pounders

10.0 Stranger Danger

10.0 Slimsational

9.9 Vantucky Stikes Back

9.7 The Porkelson’s No More!

9.5 Team One-Eighty

9.5 Team Gazelle 2.0

9.3 Saddle Bags

9.3 Grin & Lose It

9.2 Vanishing Buns

8.8 This Is Date Night

8.1 Girls Just Want To Be Fit

8.0 Royal Losers

7.7 Waist Management

7.5 Double D’s

7.5 Barely Breathing

7.0 Faster Fillies

6.9 Team Big Hair

6.7 Dreamers

6.6 Slim Gems

6.5 Cinchin’ The Buckle

6.4 Mini By March

6.3 Family Ties

6.2 D.A.R.E.

6.0 Prioritize Your Size

6.0 Flab-u-less

6.0 Braveheart

5.9 The Double Takes

5.8 Lose The Caboose

5.8 Kickin It With Kankles

5.8 Downsizing Divas

5.6 Pounds Away

5.6 Pound Away

5.5 Wee Can

5.0 Mission Slimpossible

4.9 What Would Florence Do?

4.9 Cinching It Up

4.7 Weight Loss for Good!

4.7 Tiny Hinnies

4.7 Sugar Shakers

4.7 Fit Happens

4.7 Fit For Spring

4.6 New Attitude

4.4 W.O.W.

4.4 Team Balboa

4.4 Gut B Gone II

4.2 Thick and Tired of It

3.9 2 Fat 2 Fit

3.8 No Quit In Us!

3.8 Ma Da Do It!

3.8 In It To Win It

3.6 Shreddin’ It

3.4 Celebration Queens

2.9 Skinny Genes

2.8 Guns & Roses

2.5 Spring Beauties

2.4 Best In Show

1.8 Meltaways II

1.6 All Is Not Lost

1.2 Awesome Twosome

1.0 Walk Away From The Cupcake

1.0 Frick & Frack

.6 Live It To Win It!

The Bridge

What a day it was at The Healthy Weigh. Things seem to going along smoothly for both the black and white teams until Five O'clock when Glenda turned to me and said, "My computer doesn't work." We had a crisis! How do you run a Team Challenge, weigh people in, choose winning teams, celebrate 2 pounds loses, when you don't have the data?

Glenda did what any excellent counselor would do...she used it as a teaching moment! We learned about crisis,when danger and opportunity meet!

I did what any good motivator of people would do...I used it as an opportunity to change thought life! What if, (because we didn't have any numbers) EVERYONE lost weight!? We took a dangerous situation and created opportunity. As each client got on the scale at 5 and 6:30...we acted as if...as if EVERYONE lost weight! It was a great feeling and it left us ready to take on the week with positive attitudes! It's all about the thought life!

Glenda drove home worrying about job security :-) but called me a few minutes later and said,"My computer works!"
So...I've got some teams to announce and some celebrating to do...here goes!

At Noon team, 'Mini by March' took the win with a 2.15% weight loss for the week! Congratulation Peggy and Marian! You are going to be mini by March!!

At Five team 'Stranger Danger' won with a 1.74%! Joanne and Jennifer...you two are looking GREAT!

And at 6:30, our winners for the evening group and for the day was, team "Slightly Waisted" with a 2.59% of weight loss for the week! Rosie and Veleta...you are the winners of the day and the winners of the Spring Team Challenge! Congratulations!!

All of our winning teams won an invitation to Glenda's 'Conflict Resolution' class on Saturday! It will be a powerful class and you will know after attending that you won an amazing gift. Show up at 9AM on Saturday...Glenda will be expecting you! :-)

We still have some black and white team business to take care of next week. We'll have tickets ready for all the team mates that lost 2 pounds this week at 5 and 6:30...then we'll draw for that $100 gift!

Yesterday was an important day as we enter week 7 of this Team Challenge. The focus wasn't on what we've done or not done, the focus was on where we're going. This journey to lose weight isn't an easy one and looking past the bridge, seeing the future is crucial to succeed.

I announced the exciting news of our new location (same building BIGGER spot) and announced the "Bridge Special." The two weeks between this Team Challenge and the next one are the bridge that's going to keep you on the trail. A cooking class from Nancy and a team teaching motivation class from Glenda and me, will surely keep you inspired and charged up to head into Aprils' Spring Team Challenge! The exciting challenge those two weeks works like this: Every client who loses 4 pounds during the 2 week bridge will be in a drawing for "Healthy Weigh for Life!" That's right...it's BIG!
The regular price for these twelve weeks is $360. Through next Tuesday, March 8th, I am offering these weeks for $290. Many of you already enrolled and are in a drawing for a $100 visa card next week!

Seeing you through to your goal weight is what drives me and keeps me going! I was thrilled to see so many of you commit to your future and to living a life of excellence!

Wow...what a week it was. I'm believing that looking past the bridge is going to make a difference for you this week. You don't have 3 weeks left...you have a life time left. How are you going to spend it?

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
Show up week # 8. No matter what!!! That's all...just show up!

I write today with great anticipation! Can you feel it?

Always encouraging you,
Letha