Forgetting the Past...Pressing Toward the Goal!

We were ALL inspired Tuesday by former Olympians! From the very 1st Olympics way back in 776 BC where the runners would push through the finish line, looking only at the prize...a laurel wreath, to Eric Liddell of "Chariots of Fire" fame, who fell in a race and got back up to cross the finish line first, and finally Wilma Rudolph who had a tragic childhood and chose to forget what was behind and press on toward the gold medal prize...three of them to be exact!

To put our Tuesday gatherings message in three simple sentences...here's what I said in a nut shell!

~You won't win the race if you've taken your eyes off the prize!
~If you've fallen down or been pushed down...GET BACK UP!
~Forget what's behind and press on toward the goal to win the prize!

We've got 36 days to go in these Summer games...A lot can happen in 36 days, and a lot WILL happen for those Olympians who make a decision and strain for the finish line in these last 4 weeks!

We heard from "Glenlock" as she encouraged us to improve our coping skills. She helped us understand more about anger, grief and forgiveness! Powerful words from our adorable mascot! Thank you Glenda.

Congratulations to our winning teams of the week! 'Heavy Medals' took the win at noon with a 1.82% of weight loss. Congratulations to Brent and Chris! You two have been doing a great job even with all your travels! At our evening gathering 'Skinny Up' took the prize again! Jessica and Tony won for the day with a 2.93% of weight loss! I've been so inspired with your "all in" attitudes! You came to this challenge with determination and made a decision to be 100% on program, and it shows! Thanks for leading the way!

YOUR CHALLENGES FOR THE WEEK: As we continue to work on the CD series each week, I challenged our group to listen to week # 5 this week. "Exercise and Weight Loss ~ It's a Math Problem." Everyone is expected to come next week prepared to share their maintenance calories with us!

For an additional ticket in the drawing this week, I challenged our Olympians to post on face book. Here are the topics to write about:
How are you keeping your eye on the goal?!
If you've fallen down, or been pushed down, how are you going to get back up?!
How are going to keep from looking back?!

36 days to go...pressing forward...straining toward the finish line! HERE WE GO!!!

Always encouraging you,
Letha