These Were Outstanding Summer Games!

Our first place team extinguished the Olympic torch last night as we officially closed out these summer games! The last ten weeks were truly life changing for many of our Olympians!

We celebrated with 10 Olympians who, in the last ten weeks, hit their 100 pound weight loss mark! Congratulations to Tim E., Bev H., Anita P., Peggy S. and Barbara B.  You are the example of what perseverance really looks like! You have shown us that you have the Olympic spirit living inside of you! We are so proud of you. Thank you for showing us that the race is not always to the swift...but to this who keep on running!

We had our final weigh-in's last night, took our after photos and heard from "Glenlock" one last time. We celebrated as our challengers received certificates for making the 20, 30, 40 and 50 pound clubs! Congratulations to all of you for such a terrific job in these last weeks!

We highlighted some special winners last night!
Male with the greatest weight loss: Brent S. with a 50 pound weight loss!
Female with the greatest weight loss: Gretchen F. with a 40.8 pound weight loss!

Male with the greatest weight loss %: Brent S. with 22.7%!!!
Female with the greatest weight loss %: Bev. H with 19.17%!!!

I gave out a couple of personal awards last night!

To Annie Banceu...the "Facebook Friend" award, for always being such a great source of inspiration to our closed Facebook group. Thanks Annie!
To Peggy Schwartz..."Most Inspirational" Peggy not only hit her 100 pound mark during this Team Challenge, but she has inspired us all with her amazing life adventure! During this Team Challenge she went on a two week bike ride in France! Congratulations and thank you Peggy...you're showing us what it looks life to live a compelling life!!!!

Our Alumni went over the top last night with their THREE full ride scholarships to the fall Team Challenge and a $100 prize for the winner of the perfect attendance drawing! Alumni, we love you!

They presented Tim Elliott, Gretchen Fretwell and Karmee Crockett with gift certificates that surprised them all! Three very deserving Olympians are going to continue on thanks to the generosity and inspiration of our Amazing Alumni! Tim E. won the $100 drawing too! What a great night for Tim!

Our top three teams for the Summer games receive prize money, bronze, sliver and gold medals and the all important laurel wreaths!

Bronze medal, $300 winners: Team "Gold Medal Gordos" 16.65% Congratulations Ron and Brian!
Silver medal, $500 winners: Team "Golden Girls" 16.97% Sue and Becky, you girls did it!!
Gold medal, $1000 winners: Team "Heavy Medals" 20.45% Awesome job Brent and Chris!

Brent and Chris, I LOVE IT when a husband and wife Team compete and win the Team Challenge! It's life changing! You look amazing! And Brent, we look forward to seeing the photos of you running your 1/2 marathon with your daughter!!

It takes me a few days after the finale of each Team Challenge to come back down to the ground! One of my favorite things to do, is celebrate peoples success and I get to do it every ten weeks at The Healthy Weigh!  It was a powerful night and I'm so proud of all of you.

Our Summer games were a great success. The flame is extinguished, but the memories of these games will last a life time!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Final Standings!

22.5 Heavy Medals
17.0 Golden Girls
16.7 Gold Medal Gordos
15.9 Hurdlin' Turtles
15.4 Skinny Up
14.3 Going For The Gold
13.0 "Drop It Like Its Hot"
12.3 WAPOPIO 10 WK Dashers
11.4 Knee Breaking Beezys
11.4 Girls Gone Gold!
11.1 Yes, Dear!
11.0 The Deductibles
11.0 Cruisin' To Losin'
10.8 100 Meter Egg Beaters
10.4 Team Folgers
10.0 Why Not
9.9 Takin' To The Ice
9.5 Slimmer Swimmers
9.3 Easy Money
9.2 Synchronized Shrinkers
9.1 Mothers of The Brides
8.9 Pounds Away
8.9 Platinum
8.4 Slimming Swans
7.7 Lota Lap A Losers
7.7 Bronze To Gold
7.6 Repentant Thinners
7.5 40et8ers
7.2 Over The Hurdle
7.1 Slimming To Gold
7.1 In It To Thin It!
7.1 Burning Bridges
7.0 Soul Sista's
6.7 Figure Shrinkers
6.6 Tons of Fun
6.5 Thunder & Lightning
6.1 The Beach Boys
6.0 Games On!
5.8 "Side By Side"
5.7 Gold Diggers!
5.6 Diving Divas
5.2 Big Butt So What
5.1 50/50
5.0 The Weigh To Gold
4.8 Young & Old Go For Gold
4.8 Olympic Weight Losers
4.3 For Better Naked Tomorrows
4.1 Team Spandex
4.1 Forward 2 ½ Twist
3.9 Triathalosers
3.8 What The Health
3.7 No Silver, Just Gold
3.3 Vaulting To Our Goal
3.0 Track N' Food
3.0 Going For Goal!
2.8 Booty Busters
2.2 Little Splash
2.1 Gold Medal Chicken On A Stick
2.0 Too Unfit To Quit
1.9 Synchronized Slimmers
1.7 Thin 1 & Thin 2
1.0 We Love Men's Diving
1.0 Thin To Win
.9 Future Feather Weights
.0 Victorious Losers

Who Will Wear the Laurel Wreath?

We're almost to the finish line! This is the lap where you keep your eyes on the goal and you don't look back! We've got one week to go of this Team Challenge and it's a close race! Who will wear the laurel wreath? Who will wear gold, sliver and bronze?

We had an educational Tuesday! We discussed the "miracle foods of the 21st century" as well as tips for keeping weight off when you arrive at goal weight. I love inspiring people to live their best lives, but sometimes you've got to get down to the facts...we did that this week!

We gave away some great prizes this week too.  Congratulations to Tammy F. (4.06%) and Peggy S. (4.26%) for having the greatest weight loss %'s for the week! They both won the 10 week fall Team Challenge for FREE!

Our winning teams for the week won some all important gift cards to buy some new clothes! By this time in the challenges, clients clothes are looking a little baggy!  At Noon team '100 Meter Egg Beaters' won for the week with a 3.21% of weight loss! Congratulations to Arty and Tammy! You newlyweds have done a terrific job in this last 10 weeks!
At 6, team 'Thunder & Lightning' took the win with a 3.77% for the week! Peggy and Debbie took a victory lap once again and inspired us all! I'm so proud of you girls!!


Glenlock did a great job explaining the journaling technique of "clustering." She helped us understand our last challenge for this 10 weeks!

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: Cluster the phrase "Compelling Vision" and bring it back next week.

YOUR BONUS CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: Lose 2.5 pounds! Every client with a 2.5 pound weight loss for the week will be put into a drawing for $100 to be given out at the Grand Finale !

We've got some important dates and times coming up in the next few weeks:

Tuesday, September 25th 6 PM....our Grand Finale and closing ceremonies! We'll be crowning our winning teams with laurel and placing the medals around their necks...oh, and handing out $ too!

Thursday, September 27th 6 PM Stabilization class for all clients at or near goal weight. Any one is invited that would like to have more information about stabilization and maintenance.

Tuesday, October 2nd at Noon and 6 PM is our only day for our 30 minute "infomercials." I'll be explaining the Team Challenge in detail for any one interested in the Fall Team Challenge!

Tuesday, October 9th at Noon and 6 PM is our Program Introduction Class for all participants of the Fall Team Challenge. I will be explaining the nutritional plan in detail.

Tuesday, October 16th at Noon and 6 PM we will set sail on our ten week cruise! This is the first weigh in of the Fall Team Challenge!

One week to go...give it all you've got!  That's what Olympians do!!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Team Challenge Standings - Week 9

17.2 Heavy Medals
15.0 Skinny Up
14.9 Golden Girls
13.5 Gold Medal Gordos
13.3 Hurdlin’ Turtles
12.6 Going For The Gold
11.8 100 Meter Egg Beaters
11.3 “Drop It Like Its Hot”
10.6 Girls Gone Gold!
10.4 Takin’ To The Ice
10.4 Cruisin’ To Losin’
10.0 WAPOPIO 10 WK Dashers
9.4 The Deductibles
9.3 Why Not
9.2 Yes, Dear!
9.1 Thunder & Lightning
8.7 Team Folgers
8.7 Slimmer Swimmers
8.6 Platinum
8.6 Knee Breaking Beezys
8.3 Slimming Swans
8.2 Mothers of The Brides
7.9 Pounds Away
7.6 Lota Lap A Losers
7.5 40et8ers
7.2 Figure Shrinkers
7.1 Synchronized Shrinkers
7.1 Burning Bridges
6.8 Repentant Thinners
6.8 Over The Hurdle
6.8 Bronze To Gold
6.6 Tons of Fun
6.5 Soul Sista’s
6.4 Easy Money
6.3 Slimming To Gold
6.2 In It To Thin It!
5.7 Gold Diggers!
5.6 The Beach Boys
5.3 Big Butt So What
5.2 Games On!
5.0 The Weigh To Gold
5.0 Diving Divas
4.8 Olympic Weight Losers
4.8 50/50
4.4 “Side By Side”
4.3 For Better Naked Tomorrows
4.1 Young & Old Go For Gold
4.1 What The Health
3.9 Triathalosers
3.8 Forward 2 ½ Twist
3.7 Team Spandex
3.3 Vaulting To Our Goal
3.1 No Silver, Just Gold
3.0 Track N’ Food
3.0 Going For Goal!
2.4 Synchronized Slimmers
2.4 Little Splash
2.3 Booty Busters
2.1 Gold Medal Chicken On A Stick
2.0 Too Unfit To Quit
1.7 Thin 1 & Thin 2
1.4 We Love Men’s Diving
1.0 Thin To Win
.9 Future Feather Weights
.8 Victorious Losers

Decisions Shape Our Destiny!

Many of our Olympians related to the message I gave on Tuesday. We talked about the fine line between quitting and success! We talked about how adversity makes champions! We talked about the fact that hope lies on the other side of despair!

The question I asked myself as I prepared for this gathering was "Why do some people take massive action and go all the way, and others don't?" The answer comes down to this; People that stay the course and follow through have one thing in common... a compelling vision of an outstanding future! I reminded our Olympians that a compelling vision isn't how much they are going to weigh, or what size they'll be...a compelling vision is WHO they are going to become, what their life will look like and who they'll influence!

With two weeks left of this Team Challenge, everyone has to begin to ask the question...what now?

Am I going to quit at the end of this 10 weeks? ( this was just a 10 week diet and now I'm ready to stop)
OR
My vision for my future is SO compelling that I can't quit! ( I'm changed and I'm NEVER going back to the way I used to be)

It's in our moments of DECISION that our destiny is shaped. Destinies were shaped Tuesday night at the Team Challenge...we're "sailing a weigh" in the fall on another 10 week adventure with a group of people compelled to move forward and change their lives! I'm thrilled! Our theme was announced and we're excited to take the inaugural voyage of THW Dinami! (that's Greek for Strength and Power)

Our winning teams for the week were thrilled when they won the Fall Team Challenge for FREE by losing the greatest % of weight for the week.
Congratulations to Brent and Chris of team "Heavy Medals" who lost 2.22% for the week! And a big congratulations to our 6 PM team "Takin' it to the Ice", Anita and Donna! Anita hit her 100 mark this week too! They had a lot to celebrate for sure!

I offered up a fun contest to power up all our Olympians this 8th week of the challenge! Next Tuesday, the client at Noon and again at 6, with the greatest % of weight loss for the week will win a fall Team Challenge for FREE!  Good luck to all of you!

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
Sign up for the Fall Team Challenge before next Tuesdays weigh in! Either at the front desk Tuesday, or on line this week!  You'll be in a drawing for a really great prize!

Losing weight and keeping it off is not an easy task. It takes:

A great  nutritional program  (CHECK)
Education regarding the deeper issues behind destructive behavior  (CHECK)
An understanding of what it takes to change permanently (CHECK)
Continued and on going motivation and inspiration  (CHECK)
Never ending support and encouragement  (CHECK)

We've got it all people...add to that YOUR compelling vision of your BEST future and you're unstoppable!!!

Always encouraging you,
Letha  

Team Challenge Standings

15.3 Heavy Medals
15.0 Skinny Up
13.7 Golden Girls
12.5 Hurdlin’ Turtles
11.8 Gold Medal Gordos 10.8 “Drop It Like Its Hot”
10.7 Girls Gone Gold!
10.4 Going For The Gold
9.2 The Deductibles
9.0 Knee Breaking Beezys
8.9 Takin’ To The Ice
8.9 Cruisin’ To Losin’
8.7 Yes, Dear!
8.6 WAPOPIO 10 WK Dashers
8.6 100 Meter Egg Beaters
8.3 Why Not
8.3 Platinum
8.2 Team Folgers 8.0 Slimmer Swimmers
7.5 40et8ers
7.3 Mothers of The Brides
7.2 Lota Lap A Losers
7.1 Slimming Swans
7.1 Burning Bridges
7.0 Synchronized Shrinkers 6.8 Repentant Thinners 6.7 Figure Shrinkers
6.6 Tons of Fun
6.6 Pounds Away
6.6 Games On!
6.6 Easy Money
6.2 In It To Thin It!
6.1 Slimming To Gold
6.1 Over The Hurdle
6.0 Soul Sista’s
5.4 The Beach Boys
5.4 Diving Divas
5.3 Thunder & Lightning
5.2 “Side By Side”
5.1 The Weigh To Gold
4.7 Too Unfit To Quit 4.7 Gold Diggers! 4.5 Booty Busters
4.3 Triathalosers
4.3 For Better Naked Tomorrows
4.2 Track N’ Food 4.2 Thin To Win
4.2 Team Spandex
4.1 Bronze To Gold
4.0 Olympic Weight Losers
3.9 What The Health
3.9 Forward 2 ½ Twist
3.9 Big Butt So What
3.9 50/50
3.7 Young & Old Go For Gold
3.3 Vaulting To Our Goal
3.2 Little Splash
3.0 Going For Goal! 2.9 No Silver, Just Gold 2.6 Sister Sleek
2.1 Gold Medal Chicken On A Stick
1.7 Synchronized Slimmers 1.6 We Love Men’s Diving
1.5 Future Feather Weights
1.3 The Hunger Games
1.2 Victorious Losers
1.1 Thin 1 & Thin 2

The Best You!

It was another GREAT day at The Healthy Weigh! I'm not sure what made me smile bigger...the fun Zumba demonstration or the two teams that won at noon and 6!?

Thanks to Tresa & Beth from Zumba fitness! It was great to have you come and lead our clients and Alumni in a little Zumba demo! We appreciate the FREE Zumba passes too! I think burning calories the Zumba way looks like a lot of FUN!

I was especially excited yesterday with both our wining teams!  At Noon, Tim and Jerry took the win with a 1.61% of weight loss! Team "Beach Boys" are going to have fun decorating those shirts! Tim, has lost 110 pound with The Healthy Weigh and had NEVER won the weekly team prize until yesterday! Congratulations...and it's about time huh Tim??? :-)

At 6, it happened again! Team "Lota Lap A Losers" took the win with a 1.88% of weight loss! Tobey and Joanie were pretty excited! This is Tobey's 3rd Team Challenge and he has lost over 50 pounds and also had NEVER won for the week! Congratulations to you guys too. You are coming up your goal weights and you are looking wonderful!

Both of these teams were "arranged marriages." That's always fun to see those teams do well together!!

We talked about another important subject Tuesday...Visualization. Every great Olympian does it...and we should do it too! Olympians understand that the minds role in motivation and behavior is one of the most critical elements in their success!

I shared a personal story of a visualization technique that a counselor took me through years ago...a powerful technique that was life changing for me. It involved seeing in my minds eye, 'the best me.' I visualized in a quiet relaxed state, walking on a path. I saw myself there, walking, looking around, feeling the breeze and noticed in the distance that someone was walking towards me. As that person got closer and closer, I realized in my minds eye, that person was me...the best me.

It was a powerful experience for me because I immediately saw 'the best me' and realized that I wasn't living out that life. The question that was asked next was..."why not?"
I was aware that the only person keeping me from living out my best life...was me.  The result of that exercise brought about YEARS of change for me!

I challenged our Olympians to 'see' themselves this week in a place that makes sense to them...in a classroom, at home, at the office, on a run...where ever you need to be, to connect to your BEST YOU!
Visualize yourself there...your best self. And then ask the important question...what's keeping my from being her/him?


YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
Listen to week # 6  Body ~ Soul ~ Spirit  The Spiritual Perspective,  and do the homework provided.

Spend some time visualizing this week:
You at goal weight...or you one step closer to goal weight.
The best you.
A perfect day on program.

Champions do it...Winners do it...Olympians do it...VISUALIZE!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Team Challenge Weekly Standings - Week 6

15.0 Skinny Up
13.1 Heavy Medals
12.1 Golden Girls
11.6 Hurdlin’ Turtles
11.2 Gold Medal Gordos 10.0 “Drop It Like Its Hot”
9.9 Going For The Gold
8.8 Girls Gone Gold!
8.8 100 Meter Egg Beaters
8.2 Knee Breaking Beezys
8.2 Cruisin’ To Losin’
8.0 WAPOPIO 10 WK Dashers
7.9 The Deductibles
7.8 Yes, Dear!
7.7 Platinum
7.5 Slimmer Swimmers
7.5 40et8ers
7.2 Why Not
7.1 Mothers of The Brides
6.9 Slimming Swans
6.8 Team Folgers 6.8 Synchronized Shrinkers
6.8 Repentant Thinners 6.6 Tons of Fun
6.4 Takin’ To The Ice
6.3 Pounds Away
6.2 Soul Sista’s
6.2 Games On!
6.1 Easy Money
6.0 Figure Shrinkers
6.0 Diving Divas
5.8 Lota Lap A Losers
5.6 Slimming To Gold
5.5 Burning Bridges
5.3 Gold Diggers! 4.8 Bronze To Gold
4.7 Over The Hurdle
4.6 In It To Thin It!
4.5 The Weigh To Gold
4.5 Booty Busters
4.3 Too Unfit To Quit 4.3 The Beach Boys
4.2 Thin To Win
4.2 50/50
4.1 What The Health
4.1 “Side By Side”
4.0 Forward 2 ½ Twist
4.0 For Better Naked Tomorrows
3.8 Big Butt So What
3.7 Vaulting To Our Goal
3.2 Olympic Weight Losers
3.1 No Silver, Just Gold 3.0 Going For Goal! 2.9 We Love Men’s Diving
2.8 Triathalosers
2.7 Team Spandex
2.6 Sister Sleek
2.5 Young & Old Go For Gold
2.4 Track N’ Food 2.3 Gold Medal Chicken On A Stick
2.0 Little Splash
1.9 Thunder & Lightning
1.8 The Hunger Games
1.5 Synchronized Slimmers 1.4 Future Feather Weights
1.2 Victorious Losers
1.0 Thin 1 & Thin 2