Record Breaking Team Challenge!

What a Road Trip this has been! We set out on the road 10 weeks ago with high expectations and dreams about what we'd see and experience in our travels! This Road Trip did not disappoint!

We celebrated life last night as we closed out our best ever 10 week challenge! Goals were made and records were broken as we came to the end of this exciting and challenging ten week weight loss program!

Our Grand Finale started out with some patriotism as we stood for the National Anthem representing the USA team and then honored our 'Northern Lites' team with the playing of Oh Canada. We were shocked and surprised when two members of the 'Northern Lites' team ran in during that song waving their countries flag! Harold and Elaine had driven from Manitoba, 1500 miles, to be with us for the end of this road trip! What Fun!

With only 65 pounds left to lose to break the all time record of any Team Challenge, we got busy weighing in our teams! We saw some numbers this week that rocked our worlds!
We had friends meet their goal weights, weight loss %'s for the week we'd never seen before, and we celebrate yet another 100 pound loss! Congratulations to Mark Cole! You've been an inspiration to us and we celebrate you and this great accomplishment!

Before we announced our top three teams for this Challenge, we gave out some awards! Some fun, and some serious, but all important! This group of people were easy to celebrate!

Some amazing record breaking went on during this road trip...

Most pounds lost by a male in ANY Team Challenge: Kristopher Laurence 60.9 pounds!
Greatest % of weight loss by a male at ANY Team Challenge: Ken Manning 21.8%
Most pounds lost by a female in ANY Team Challenge: Annie Banceu 55.1 pounds!

Other notable accomplishments:
Greatest % of weight loss by a female for THIS Team Challenge Rianne Hess 19.76%

And now...our winners!!!

In Third place, winners of $300, Team 'JaMa Slim' with a weight loss % of 17.23! Congratulations Jim and Margie! You did it!

In Second place, winners of $500, Team 'Road Hogs' with a weight loss % of 18.45! Ken and Jen, you two look amazing! Congratulations and thanks for leading the way the whole Team Challenge!

In First place, winners of $1000, Team 'Pretty Little Losers' with a weight loss % of 18.90! Annie and Rianne, we are so proud of you! You fought hard for 10 weeks! You are our first sister team to win a Team Challenge! Way to go!

Our competition ended with our friends from the North with a win from the USA! It was wonderful having you all on this trip with us! You inspired us and pushed us to our best ever weight loss!

It's never easy to close out a Team Challenge, but this one seems a bit harder. This group of people have shown me what community really looks like. We took a group of really fantastic individuals with a common goal and put them together for ten weeks. What we ended up with was support like I've never seen. It seemed to touch every area of life. Physical, emotional, financial, you name it and this group did it! It was a pleasure to be a part of something so great!

Glenda and I are looking ahead to an amazing three week 'post script' and then a powerful Summer Team Challenge! I hope you are all planning to be a part of the best summer ever at The Healthy Weigh.

I drove home last night with a thankful heart. The sun was setting and it was nearly as beautiful as the thoughts I was having about you. I'm honored to walk with you and be a part of this great community of people. I'm up for another trip...who's with me?

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Final Spring 2011 Team Challenge Standings (06/14/11)

18.9 Pretty Little Losers

18.5 Road Hogs

17.2 Ja Ma Slim

16.8 Family Thighs

14.1 Driver’s License Redemption

13.9 The Weigh We Were

13.5 It’s a Lose/Win Situation

12.3 Weighed To Be Wild

12.0 The J Team

11.7 Lose The Fattitude

11.5 Team Twins

11.4 Ample Assets

10.3 Going For Goal!

9.8 Gut Busters

9.5 Double Trouble

8.5 Round Two

8.4 Freedom Bound

8.3 Hefty To Healthy Hamsta’s

8.1 36/26/36

8.0 Packing Light-er

7.9 Blast Off

7.9 Big Bottom Berthas to Bikini Bottom Betties

7.8 The Muffin Stuffers

7.8 Butt Buster

7.8 “Are We There Yet?”

7.6 Thorkelthins

7.5 Vanishing Buns

7.4 Waist Management

7.1 Hip-Less Chicks

6.9 Tussle and Bustle

6.4 Slightly Waisted Again

6.3 Bumm’s Away

6.1 Lightin-Up

5.6 Once & For All

5.4 Thintastic

4.9 Brother’s Slim

4.8 Move On Down The Road

4.8 All In

4.7 Grin & Lose It

4.7 Cruisin’ 4 A Losin’

4.5 We Auto Win

4.4 Team Caboob

4.2 Purple Pound Pulverizes

3.4 Heavy Equipment

3.2 We’ve Lost Our Weigh

3.2 Tank Tops & Flip Flops By Summer

2.9 The Costco Girls

2.9 Lose The Caboose

2.7 Team One-Eighty

2.7 Return of Forced Family Fun

2.5 Walk Away From The Cupcake

2.3 On The Road Again

2.2 Under Construction

2.2 Poppin’ Hot Skinny Poppers

2.1 Fit Happens

1.8 Braveheart

1.1 Goal Keepers

.9 Butt, Back, and Beyond

.4 American Pride!!

-.2 Slimsational

The Power of Words!

Words carry enormous power! The power to heal or wound, the power to help or destroy, the power to encourage or dishearten. Our words either spoken internally or out loud, have the ability to influence our behavior more than anything else we do. For many of us, the circumstances of our past, dictate how we speak to our selves in the present. Speaking truth over your life will change your life...that's the message of Week #9 of this Team Challenge!

At Noon a consistent team took the win for the first time. Marianne and Frank from team 'Hefty to Healthy Hamstas' won with a 2.16 % of weight loss for the week. I can't wait to see how they decorate those gas cans! :-) Another husband and wife team doing beautifully on the program, congratulations you two!

Team "JaMa Slim" won for the second week in a row at 6:00! Margie and Jim are surprised every time they win! Margie said "We just follow the program!" You guys are looking great! I guess husband and wives owned the challenge this week! I love that!

We've got some exciting things happening as we close out this Spring Team Challenge! We've got only 65 pounds to lose this next week to break the all time record of any Team Challenge! We've got this one in the bag!!

We announced a heart felt competition for the last week of this challenge to inspire everyone participating! Mark Cole from our evening group, made a decision to pay it forward! Pay forward the inspiration, the life change, the support, that he has received in the last two team Challenges! He donated $300 for the top % weight loser for this last week so that they could continue on for the summer Team Challenge! I came along and matched that generous donation so that the top TWO losers this week will move on to the Summer Team Challenge with a full ride scholarship! We decided to dedicate this weeks weight loss to Mark! Mark, we thank you, your life change is making a difference in many lives this week!

We're looking forward to the Grand Finale next week at 6:00! We've got awards to give out, prizes to present and lots of celebrating to do! It would be a great time to invite a guest to hear and see what goes on at The Healthy Weigh!

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
Get someone to enroll in the Summer Team Challenge! Really, it's time to look around and extend this offer to the people in your life that need it!

We've got close competition and it will come down to the wire this week! I can't wait to see who our top three teams will be in this record breaking ROAD TRIP Team Challenge!

Make this an over the top, fabulous, record breaking, week. I believe in you, so spread your wings and fly, on the winds of knowing I believe in you!

ALWAYS encouraging you,
Letha

Team Challenge Standings as of 06/07/11

15.9 Road Hogs

15.2 Family Thighs

14.7 Pretty Little Losers

13.6 Ja Ma Slim

12.4 The Weigh We Were

12.1 It’s a Lose/Win Situation

11.7 Driver’s License Redemption

11.6 Weighed To Be Wild

10.4 The J Team

10.4 Team Twins

10.2 Lose The Fattitude

9.9 Ample Assets

9.3 Going For Goal!

9.0 Double Trouble

8.8 Hefty To Healthy Hamsta’s

8.5 Gut Busters

8.3 Round Two

7.8 The Muffin Stuffers

7.7 36/26/36

7.6 Blast Off

7.4 Packing Light-er

7.4 “Are We There Yet?”

7.3 Big Bottom Berthas to Bikini Bottom Betties

7.1 Hip-Less Chicks

7.0 Vanishing Buns

7.0 Butt Buster

6.9 Tussle and Bustle

6.7 Freedom Bound

6.2 Waist Management

5.6 Once & For All

5.5 Lightin-Up

5.4 Slightly Waisted Again

5.3 Bumm’s Away

5.2 Cruisin’ 4 A Losin’

4.9 Brother’s Slim

4.8 Thorkelthins

4.7 Grin & Lose It

4.6 Tank Tops & Flip Flops By Summer

4.4 Move On Down The Road

4.2 Team Caboob

4.1 We Auto Win

3.8 Purple Pound Pulverizes

3.5 Heavy Equipment

3.4 All In

3.1 Lose The Caboose

3.0 Thintastic

2.9 We’ve Lost Our Weigh

2.9 The Costco Girls

2.7 Team One-Eighty

2.5 Walk Away From The Cupcake

2.3 On The Road Again

2.3 Fit Happens

2.2 Under Construction

1.9 Braveheart

1.5 Return of Forced Family Fun

1.4 Butt, Back, and Beyond

1.1 Poppin’ Hot Skinny Poppers

1.1 Goal Keepers

.4 American Pride!!

-.2 Slimsational

Team Challenge Standings as of 05/31/11

14.7 Road Hogs

14.1 Family Thighs

13.8 Pretty Little Losers

11.6 Ja Ma Slim

10.9 It’s a Lose/Win Situation

10.7 Driver’s License Redemption

10.1 Weighed To Be Wild

9.8 The Weigh We Were

9.6 Ample Assets

9.2 Team Twins

8.9 The J Team

8.7 Lose The Fattitude

8.4 Going For Goal!

8.0 Gut Busters

7.8 The Muffin Stuffers

7.8 Slightly Waisted Again

7.7 Double Trouble

7.5 Round Two

7.4 Packing Light-er

7.4 Blast Off

7.3 Big Bottom Berthas to Bikini Bottom Betties

7.0 36/26/36

6.9 Tussle and Bustle

6.7 Hefty To Healthy Hamsta’s

6.4 Butt Buster

6.3 “Are We There Yet?”

6.2 Waist Management

6.1 Freedom Bound

5.9 Vanishing Buns

5.6 Once & For All

5.4 Hip-Less Chicks

4.9 Move On Down The Road

4.9 Brother’s Slim

4.8 Bumm’s Away

4.7 Lightin-Up

4.7 Grin & Lose It

4.5 Thorkelthins

4.4 Tank Tops & Flip Flops By Summer

4.2 We Auto Win

4.1 Team Caboob

3.8 Purple Pound Pulverizes

3.6 Cruisin’ 4 A Losin’

3.5 Heavy Equipment

3.4 Thintastic

3.3 All In

2.9 The Costco Girls

2.7 We’ve Lost Our Weigh

2.7 Team One-Eighty

2.7 Lose The Caboose

2.5 Walk Away From The Cupcake

2.3 On The Road Again

2.2 Under Construction

2.2 Fit Happens

2.0 Return of Forced Family Fun

1.6 Goal Keepers

1.6 Braveheart

1.5 Slimsational

.8 Butt, Back, and Beyond

.6 Poppin’ Hot Skinny Poppers

.4 American Pride!!

Luggage Sale!

We've been on the road for 8 weeks. Tuesday was a good time to look back, remember what we've seen, and celebrate how much we've learned on the road! We're getting close to that time when we arrive home and unpack our luggage, but first we've got to finish this Road Trip STRONG!

The weight loss this week proved that Road Trippers can sometimes get weary. 71 pounds were lost for the week bringing our pounds left to lose to 184. When that is accomplished in the next two weeks, we will have beaten the record for the most weight loss % of any Team Challenge! The journey to change your life permanently is found on the road as long as you keep on moving! I trust that this group of Road Trippers are looking down the road and are not going to give up!

We've got some pretty intense competition happening at noon! The top three teams of this Team Challenge share the noon hour with us! This week team 'Road Hogs' did it again with a 1.98% of weight loss for the week! Ken and Jen, just keep moving down the road! We're so proud of this father and daughter team!

The competition was close at 6 with team 'JaMa Slim' taking the win for the week with a 1.46 %. Jim and Margie looked surprised this week when their name was announced! It's exciting to watch husbands and wives make these changes together!

Because we decided last week to be Outrageous...Crazy...and Weird...The prize for the week had to be outrageous too! These two team were awarded the Summer Team Challenge for their prize for winning this week! Congratulations to you four! You picked a great week to kick it up a notch!!!

At The Healthy Weigh, we are always looking ahead! Week 8 of this Team Challenge was the perfect time to announce the Summer Team Challenge and the "Road Trip Post Script." We have an outstanding three week program planned for the interim between the Team Challenges. Unpacking our luggage will be important to do to complete this road trip and start fresh again in July. We've got intensives and motivating things planned to keep all our Road Trippers focused and excited for weeks to come!

Don't forget to bring your beautiful (too big for you) clothes starting next week for the Clothing Exchange on July 5th!

Your Challenge for the week:

1. Lose 2 pounds this week
2. Sign up for the Luggage SALE! (three week "Post Script" and the Summer Team Challenge $330 through Tuesday, June 7th) saving of $60!

I've experienced a lot on this Road Trip, but what I'm thinking about this morning, is how close you get to people you travel with. I have loved traveling with this talented, enthusiastic, loving, group of people! We might be getting close to the end of our road trip...but the journey is just beginning and I'm blessed to be on it with you!

Two more weeks...Get your motors running!!!!!

Always encouraging you,
Letha