And The Winners Are...

One of the top ten best things in life...celebrating the success of people you love! I got to do that last night! The grand finale of the "CAMP OUT" Team Challenge was, as usual, an outstanding event! We laughed, we cried and we gave away some money! It was fun!

I have some great weight loss to report so here goes.

FOR THE SPRING TEAM CHALLENGE 2012

Male with the greatest weight loss:            Gabe F. with 49.5 pounds ( Ron K. close behind, 49.0 lbs.)

Female with the greatest weight loss:         Ruth E. with 54.9 pounds

Male with the greatest % of weight loss     Bass L. with 19.18 % of weight loss

Female with the greatest % of weight loss Ami T. with a 19.57% of weight loss

Congratulations to all of you for outstanding individual success!

 And now our winning Teams:

1st place with a % of 20.20  Team "Bubblicious" Ami and Ruth! (sisters...I love that)

2nd place with a % of 19.65 "The Aunts Go Marching 2 X 2" Bev and Barb! (sisters...I love that)

3rd place with a % of 18.64 "Sheddin' For The Weddin'" Bass and Shanna (engaged...I love that)

Congratulations to our top three teams! You all worked hard and should feel really proud of what you've accomplished in the last 10 weeks!  I love seeing families get healthy together. The ripple effect is awesome when that happens!

Our Alumni group (powerful group of people) came together and decided to sponsor one client for the Summer Team Challenge beginning in July. They chose Ruth E. who without their sponsorship would not have been able to continue on the program.  They saw in her the commitment to the program and wanted to make sure that she was able to continue on to reach her goal!
Thank you Alumni for such a wonderful gesture. Your financial gift and your presence at our Team Challenge makes such a big difference! We love you guys!

Many milestones were reached at this Team Challenge and it was a joy to hear about them last night. We also heard testimonies from clients who's lives have been transformed because of their participation in the program.  I don't find anything as motivating as that!

We wrapped up our 12th Team Challenge by throwing out a little challenge! From last night until July 24th when they officially weigh in for the summer Team Challenge, every client who loses 8 pounds will be entered into a drawing for a $100 visa gift card! One at our noon gathering and another at 6!   Every client who is serious about permanent life change will be in that drawing...I'm sure of it!

Even though we are looking forward to and already planning the details of our OLYMPIC Team Challenge in July, it's always hard for me to say goodbye to a group of people that I've walked with for the last 11 weeks. They have been a positive, supportive, generous group of campers! I've love spending time with them.

I want to give a special thank you to our Alumni group for their enthusiasm and great support of the Team Challenge. We LOVE it when the room is full of ORANGE power!

To all of you who donated the wonderful prizes during these last 10 weeks! Thank you! You are one of the reasons the program is so inspiring and fun!

To Ranger Rikki (Glenda)...a GREAT BIG THANK YOU for all you do for all of us! Thank you for keeping track of the thousands of numbers! Thank you for somehow taking the time to make us ALL feel loved. And thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge with us week after week. You help us be better people...and we are grateful!

We are ending this CAMP OUT Team Challenge with a real camp out this weekend. I'm really looking forward to sitting around the campfire with all of you.

I hope that I see most of you next Tuesday at noon or 6 for a great class taught by me and Glenda...you won't want to miss it.

Love to you all my happy campers...see you at the fire pit!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Final Team Standings

20.2 Bubbalicious

19.7 The Aunts Go Marching 2x2

18.6 Sheddin’ For The Weddin’

17.2 AX-Men

17.0 Thunder & Lightning

17.0 Balsamic Camp Rangers

15.1 2 ½ Men

15.0 Team Ram Rod

14.4 7 Ate 9

13.7 Gross Weight

12.9 Sassy By Summer

11.4 Winners & Losers

11.3 Sisu Power

11.1 Rejuvenation!

11.0 Oh Happy Weigh

10.9 No Weigh Know How To

10.8 Keeping Up With The Husbands

10.4 Campfire Tails

10.1 Kickin’ It With Kankles

10.0 In It To Thin It

9.9 No-See-Ums

9.8 Chicks With Kicks

9.3 Drop It Like Its Hot

8.8 Gettin’ It Done

8.7 Thin 1 & Thin 2

8.6 No More S’mores

8.5 Smokin’ Oldies

8.2 Team Wanna Lose Alot

8.1 The Shrinking S’mores

7.9 Sink Or Swim

7.7 Lo-cal Girls

7.7 Hawaii Bound

7.0 Wild Duo

7.0 No More Brownies

6.7 W-8 Loss Survivors

6.1 Cousins Dropping Dozens

6.0 On Our Weigh

6.0 Dharma On Fire

5.9 S’mores 2 Lose

5.9 Extra Inches

5.7 Too Legit To Quit

5.7 Sister Act

5.5 Kozy Kampers

5.5 Chicken on A Stick

5.4 Trophy Wife Wannabees

5.4 Smokin’ Hot By Summer

5.3 Lite on The Path

5.2 Losing For The Health Of It

5.2 Champion Chunkers

4.9 Unchartered Waters

4.9 Red Hot Mammas

4.6 Waist Management

4.6 Sassy Lasses Lose Their Asses

4.6 S’mores No More

4.6 Beer Belly Babes

4.5 Tree Climbers

4.5 Never Too Late

4.4 The Ambonians

4.3 Woods With Friends

4.3 Inner Drive

4.3 Do It Or Die #2

3.9 Camp Reflections

3.3 Lemmon Droppers

3.1 In-tents Campers

3.0 Hungry Hungry Hippos

3.0 Fit Happens

2.9 Green Lanterns

2.9 Diminishing Returns

2.6 Mission Slimpossible

2.6 Lean Cuzeens

2.3 Smokin’ Hotties

2.3 Hungry Grams

1.7 Campfire Girls

1.5 Timber Tigers

0.0 Re-Committed

0.0 Dances With S’mores

.7 Booty Busters

.5 Fireflies

Friend or Foe?

You've got to ask that question when you come up on a berry bush while you're out camping. Friend or Foe? Can I eat this berry, will it make me sick, is it good for me? I taught the campers a little scout secret to help them remember what to do in the woods. "Sometimes Red, Never White, Always Blue." We've got to ask the question... friend or foe?

Berries aren't the only time we ask that question. I gave a little sneak peak into a maintenance lifestyle yesterday at the Team Challenge by sharing some important information about fats. Fats...Friend or Foe?

We talked about the different kinds of fats and the amount of fat that our clients consume now compared to the % of fat that they will consume when they reach their goal weight. Just like with berries, we have to ask ourselves the questions, can I eat this fat, is this fat good for me, will it make me sick? It was a great day of learning at The Healthy Weigh.

It was also another day of celebrating as we had two winners take the prize (tuition paid for the summer team challenge) for the greatest % of weight loss from our Noon campers and then again from our evening group.  Tobey G. captured the prize at Noon while Peggy S. ran away with the award at 6 PM. Congratulation to you both on a great weight loss for the week!

Our winning Teams for the day not only took home the wonderful walking sticks, but they won a $30 gift card each as well.  Congratulations to Bev and Barb from ' The Aunts go Marching Two by Two' with a 1.68% of weight loss and team 'Bubblicious', Ruth and Ami with a 2.96% of weight loss! Our Top 5 or 6 teams are running so close on this Team Challenge...Who knows who's going to take the win next week? It's going to be an exciting week for sure!

We passed out our 'CAMPOUT' information and are excited to spend some time around the campfire together next weekend at Camp Currie. We'll have some stories to tell around the fire for sure!

We've got 30 Teams or so already signed up for the Summer Team Challenge! I'm excited to have the OLYMPICS be our theme! You can't find more inspiration than those Olympians who have worked so hard and persevered to capture the gold! As we prepare for our Grand Finale next week, I look to the future with great hope that our clients will continue to change their thinking by committing and re-committing as many times as necessary to change permanently.

We have one more challenge for every camper...to lose 2 pounds this week! We've got some great prizes that have been donated by our clients that will be given to the winners of the drawing. Lose 2 pounds this week and your name might be picked!

I'm looking forward to awarding prizes next week for 20, 30, 40, 50 pounds of weight loss.
It's always a thrill to get all of you together at the finale and celebrate what you've done in the last 10 weeks.  Until next week campers...

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Team Challenge Standings

18.0 Bubbalicious

16.8 Sheddin’ For The Weddin’

16.3 The Aunts Go Marching 2x2

16.0 Thunder & Lightning

15.5 AX-Men

14.7 Balsamic Camp Rangers

14.5 Team Ram Rod

13.0 2 ½ Men

12.3 Gross Weight

11.5 7 Ate 9

11.1 Sassy By Summer

10.6 Sisu Power

10.6 Keeping Up With The Husbands

10.1 No Weigh Know How To

9.7 Rejuvenation!

9.7 In It To Thin It

9.6 Oh Happy Weigh

9.3 Drop It Like Its Hot

9.1 No-See-Ums

8.9 Winners & Losers

8.7 The Shrinking S’mores

8.7 Campfire Tails

8.5 Smokin’ Oldies

8.5 Chicks With Kicks

8.4 Kickin’ It With Kankles

8.3 Gettin’ It Done

8.2 No More S’mores

7.7 Hawaii Bound

7.6 Wild Duo

7.6 Team Wanna Lose Alot

7.3 Thin 1 & Thin 2

6.7 Sister Act

6.7 Sink Or Swim

6.7 Cousins Dropping Dozens

6.7 Chicken on A Stick

6.6 Lo-cal Girls

6.3 Dharma On Fire

6.0 No More Brownies

5.9 Extra Inches

5.7 Too Legit To Quit

5.5 Waist Management

5.5 S’mores 2 Lose

5.5 Beer Belly Babes

5.3 W-8 Loss Survivors

5.3 On Our Weigh

5.2 Champion Chunkers

5.1 Losing For The Health Of It

5.0 Smokin’ Hot By Summer

4.8 Lite on The Path

4.8 Kozy Kampers

4.7 Trophy Wife Wannabees

4.6 Unchartered Waters

4.5 The Ambonians

4.5 S’mores No More

4.4 Sassy Lasses Lose Their Asses

4.2 Tree Climbers

4.1 Do It Or Die #2

3.9 Red Hot Mammas

3.9 Camp Reflections

3.8 Never Too Late

3.7 Woods With Friends

3.6 Inner Drive

3.5 Fit Happens

3.4 Smokin’ Hotties

3.2 Lemmon Droppers

3.1 In-tents Campers

3.1 Hungry Hungry Hippos

2.9 Diminishing Returns

2.9 Booty Busters

2.7 Lean Cuzeens

2.6 Mission Slimpossible

2.3 Hungry Grams

2.2 Green Lanterns

1.7 Campfire Girls

1.5 Timber Tigers

0.0 Re-Committed

0.0 Dances With S’mores

.5 Fireflies

Perseverance!

Why is it more exciting to read about someone displaying perseverance in their life than it is to BE that person? Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did!
This week was a week to recognize the campers who have been through difficulties in the last 8 weeks, but who have persevered! Change is hard and life is difficult. Perseverance is a must when you're working hard to change your life permanently!

We celebrate two new teams with wins for the week!  At Noon, team 'Winners & Losers' took the win with a 1.92% of weight loss! Congratulations to Steve and Lynne, a couple of campers that have their very own story of perseverance!  We're proud of you guys!  At 6, team 'Sassy By Summer' won those beautiful walking sticks with a 2.19% of weight loss!  Congratulations to Cyndi and Tami! You two rocked it this week! A big thanks to Karen G. for her donation of those beautiful red camp chairs for our winning teams this week! They are going to be styling' at the Team Challenge camp out later this month!

Because of another generous donation by Mary and Jim of our Alumni group, two campers were gifted the beautiful deluxe camp chairs this week!  Every camper with a two pound weight loss for the week was entered into a drawing! Rochelle and Sarah (and her 8 children) are going to be sitting pretty this summer in those beauties!!

Speaking of the Alumni...Nice skit at the 6PM gathering!! You guys make me smile!

I was thrilled to announce our theme for the Summer Team Challenge that will begin July 17th!  It's all about the OLYMPICS!!  Two of our persevering campers will be the winners of the Summer Team Challenge!  The person at noon and again at 6 with the greatest % of weight loss for the week will win the challenge!!  Good luck to all of you!

We signed clients up for the Summer Team Challenge and I'm excited to announce that we already have over 25 teams ready to persevere through the summer! It's going to be a powerful, inspiring time!

With 166.2 pounds lost this week, we've got a little over 400 pounds to lose in the next two weeks to break the record of any Team Challenge!  If there was EVER a group that could do it...I think it's this one! I'm looking forward to the next two weeks to see what you're all made of!

Perseverance...maintaining a purpose, in spite of difficulties, obstacles or delays in reaching your goals! That's what greatness is all about! Keep walking forward campers...we'll make it together!!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Team Standings

15.2 Sheddin’ For The Weddin’

15.0 Bubbalicious

14.6 The Aunts Go Marching 2x2

14.3 AX-Men

13.6 Balsamic Camp Rangers

13.2 Team Ram Rod

12.6 2 ½ Men

11.6 Thunder & Lightning

11.3 Gross Weight

11.0 7 Ate 9

10.7 Sassy By Summer

10.5 Sisu Power

10.0 Oh Happy Weigh

10.0 No Weigh Know How To

10.0 Keeping Up With The Husbands

9.6 Rejuvenation!

9.3 Winners & Losers

9.3 Drop It Like Its Hot

8.8 The Shrinking S’mores

8.7 Kickin’ It With Kankles

8.7 In It To Thin It

8.6 Campfire Tails

8.5 Smokin’ Oldies

8.5 Chicks With Kicks

8.4 No-See-Ums

7.9 Gettin’ It Done

7.7 Hawaii Bound

7.5 Wild Duo

7.3 No More S’mores

7.0 Team Wanna Lose Alot

6.8 Thin 1 & Thin 2

6.7 Cousins Dropping Dozens

6.4 Sink Or Swim

6.3 Dharma On Fire

6.0 Lo-cal Girls

5.9 Waist Management

5.9 Extra Inches

5.7 Too Legit To Quit

5.4 S’mores 2 Lose

5.3 Sister Act

5.3 Chicken on A Stick

5.2 Champion Chunkers

5.1 Losing For The Health Of It

5.0 Tree Climbers

5.0 No More Brownies

4.9 Smokin’ Hot By Summer

4.8 Beer Belly Babes

4.7 Lite on The Path

4.7 Kozy Kampers

4.4 Red Hot Mammas

4.3 Unchartered Waters

4.2 Sassy Lasses Lose Their Asses

4.2 On Our Weigh

3.9 Never Too Late

3.8 The Ambonians

3.8 S’mores No More

3.7 Woods With Friends

3.6 Trophy Wife Wannabees

3.6 Do It Or Die #2

3.5 Fit Happens

3.5 Camp Reflections

3.4 W-8 Loss Survivors

3.4 Smokin’ Hotties

3.4 Mission Slimpossible

3.2 Lemmon Droppers

3.1 Lean Two

3.1 In-tents Campers

3.1 Hungry Hungry Hippos

2.9 Inner Drive

2.9 Diminishing Returns

2.9 Booty Busters

2.7 Lean Cuzeens

2.3 Hungry Grams

2.1 No S’more To Love

2.1 Intent Campout

1.9 Timber Tigers

1.9 S’mores Or Less

1.7 Green Lanterns

1.7 Campfire Girls

1.4 Firestarters

0.0 Re-Committed

0.0 Dances With S’mores

.8 Melting Marshmellows

.4 Fireflies