The DINAMI Returns to it's Home Port!

We reached our home port last night and celebrated our ten week cruise! What a celebration it was! I was so proud of the passengers of THW DINAMI who weathered storms and kept on swimming during a difficult time of the year! As a group we lost over 2500 pounds in the last ten weeks! Amazing!

We started out the evening paying tribute to the victims and families of the Clackamas and Connecticut tragedies. We were reminded through these horrific events that life is precious. I challenged the clients to live out their very best lives in response to these events. We are better when we take care of ourselves. Better to those we love and better to those we work and play with. Rather than having these stories stir up fear in our souls, we choose to have them motivate us to reflect and pursue our very best lives.

The passengers of the Dinami had their final weigh-in's, their after pictures taken and we heard about their weight loss one last time from our Cruise Director, Glenda McCoy!  We celebrated as our team mates received certificates for making the 20, 30, 40, and 60 pound clubs!  Congratulations to all of you! Outstanding job!!

Marlene D. had us in tears as she hit her 100 pound weight loss mark Tuesday! She also won the prize for the greatest weight loss % for the week! How fitting...it was $100!  Congratulations Marlene! You are an inspiration at 71 years old! Who ever said "you can't lose weight when you get older" hadn't met you!!! We're so proud of you!

We highlighted some special winners last night!

Male with the greatest weight loss: Mark M. 61.5 pounds!
Female with the greatest weight loss: Mya M.  35.4 pounds!

Male with the greatest weight loss %: Joe T.  19.96% !
Female with the greatest weight loss %: Renee R. 20.75% ! (Renee had the greatest % of EVERYONE)

Our Alumni did it again! They presented scholarships to deserving passengers so that they can continue on this journey at the Winter Team Challenge 2013! They also gave out 10 "Travelers Gift" books to lucky winners!  Alumni...We love you!!

Our deserving scholarship winners were:
Angella L. ~Debbie F. ~ Susan B. ~ and Crystal M.  Congratulation to you all.  The generosity of our Alumni will make a great difference in the lives of these 4 women!  How exciting!!

Then it was time to announce our top three teams for the Fall Team Challenge! We had a first at this 14th season of the Team Challenge! All three teams were a husband a wife duo! Congratulations to all of you!

Third place and winners of $300  "Bobbin; Along"  Lucas and Bethany  with a 14.49% of weight loss
Second place and winners of $500  "From Thick to Thin" Jim and Renee with a 18.24% of weight loss
First place and winners of $1000  "Mission Slim Possible" Joe and Bilinda with a 19.51 % of weight loss!

You all did an amazing job in the last ten weeks!  I'm pleased for you individually, but also excited for you as couples. Feeling good about yourself and taking care of yourself makes a huge difference in your married life!

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

Our ten week cruise was a great success. I believe that with the changed thinking of our passengers, we will see positive results in the next weeks to come until we meet again for the Winter Team Challenge 2013!

To all of you, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  I believe we are in for some outrageous success in 2013 and I can't wait!

The DINAMI is back at the dock, but the memories of this fall cruise will last a life time! I trust that you will have pleasant memories when reflecting on your sailing experience on THW DINAMI! Godspeed.

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Final Team Challenge Standings

19.5 Mission Slim-Possible
18.2 From Thick To Thin
14.5 Bobbin’ Along
14.1 Gopher It
13.9 Overweighty Matey’s No More
13.8 Worth The Weight
13.4 Making Headweigh
12.2 Team Sisu
11.9 Weigh Back Then
11.9 Tug Tug Tagalongs
11.7 B.B.O.P. Babes Be On Program
11.5 Too Heavy Honeys
11.0 Voyage To The Bottom of the Scale
10.4 Wedding Cruisers
10.4 Assturn Losers
9.3 Afts Aweigh
9.2 Cruise Control
9.1 PB&J
9.0 Goin’ Down Like The Titanic
8.9 Unchartered Waters
8.9 Dunnage Dumpers
8.8 SS Kiss My Stern
8.8 Dinghy Divas
8.7 Cruisin’ The Holidays
8.6 Thurston and Lovey
8.6 Last Syrah
8.2 The Olive Oils
8.2 Leo Girls
8.1 Sail a Weigh Mermaids
7.9 SS Minnies
7.8 Professor and Marianne
7.6 Golden Girls
7.6 Flabuloss Life Preservers
7.4 Team Titanic ~ We’re Goin’ Down
7.3 Pounds Aweigh
7.1 Captain Crunchers
6.7 Pounds Over Board
6.7 Hernanitas
6.3 Bahama Mamas
6.1 Sea Gals
5.9 Sitting Pretty
5.7 Lien and Mean
5.6 Cruisin’ To Losin’
5.6 Cruisin’ Losin’ Nanas
5.6 Cast Aweighs
5.5 Slimmer Swimmer Life Preserver’s
5.5 Serious Leigh
5.1 SS Second Wind
5.1 Girls Just Want To Be Fit
5.1 Anchors Aweigh
5.0 Cruisin’ For A Losin’
5.0 Bit By Bit
4.9 Sisters Cruisin’ To Lose
4.9 H2M ~ Hot Healthy Mama’s
4.8 Odyssey and Beyond
4.8 Cast Off The Pounds
4.8 Bikini Wannabees
4.7 Scuttle Butts
4.7 Cruisin’ & Losin’ With Cayah and Susan
4.5 Sink or Swim
4.4 Under Way
4.3 Ship Shape Too
4.2 Thin Mints
4.0 Anchored Mamas
3.7 Cruisin’ Losin” Girls
3.6 Mermaids In The Making
3.6 Champion Cruisers
3.5 Not Water Weight
3.5 Full of Flava
3.2 Viking Warrior Weight Slayers
3.2 SS Men Overboard
3.1 Walk The Plank
3.1 Trophy Wife Wannabees
3.0 Ship Shape
2.7 Knot Turning Back
2.7 Full Throttle
2.5 Chicks Ahoy
2.4 Team Folgers
2.4 Sassy Lasses Losing Our Asses
2.3 Hip Hips Aweigh

Holiday Party Aboard THW DINAMI!

We had a great time at our party this week!  Beautiful harp music, a professional gift wrapper teaching us all the secrets to creating those beautiful packages, a festive cold drink, "fun" Christmas sweaters, and some great healthy food ideas for the rest of the year made for a good time!  We even had some carolers drop by at the 7 PM gathering to wish us a Merry Christmas!  What fun!

We've got one week left of this cruise and I can't help but look back on the amazing things we've learned together! It's been another life changing 10 weeks at The Healthy Weigh! Our teams are pushing throughout the waters vying for the title of "biggest loser."  It will be exciting to see who comes out on top next week!

This week our winners were:
Noon  "Overweighty Matey's No More"  Melissa and Denise with a 2.75% of weight loss!
5:30    " Too Heavy Honeys"  Nicole and Mya with a .89 % for the week.
7:00    "Uncharted Waters"  Anita and Donna with a 3.67% of weight loss for the week!

Congratulations to all our winning teams for the week!  They took home some great "stand up vegetable" trays as their gift for the week! I'm sure they will be putting them to good use this holiday season!

I'm so proud of all the passengers of the DINAMI who have been faithful to the program over these holiday weeks! They can be VERY proud of the effort they've made during a difficult time of the year for "dieters." Yesterdays food display helped out a bit to encourage healthy, good food for their holiday tables!

A special "Thank You" to Karen G.  our Gift wrapper...what fun to learn from you!
A special "Thank You" to Susan V. for the beautiful harp music!  It really DID feel like Christmas with that music playing!

We have a couple of challenges to close out this cruise in a big way! (weigh)

Everyone who loses two pounds for the week goes in a drawing for a special prize!
One passenger at each gathering with the creates % of weight loss for the week gets entered into a drawing for $100!

We look forward to seeing everyone at the Grand Finale at 6 PM Next Tuesday night!  It's going to be a time of reflection and celebrating!  I can't wait!

Until then, take good care of yourself and have a terrific week!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Team Challenge Standings

15.8 Mission Slim-Possible
15.0 From Thick To Thin
13.5 Overweighty Matey’s No More
12.4 Making Headweigh
12.3 Worth The Weight
11.1 Gopher It
11.1 Bobbin’ Along
10.7 Team Sisu
10.6 Unchartered Waters
10.4 Too Heavy Honeys
10.3 Weigh Back Then
9.9 Assturn Losers
9.8 Voyage To The Bottom of the Scale
9.8 Tug Tug Tagalongs
9.3 Team Titanic ~ We’re Goin’ Down
9.3 B.B.O.P. Babes Be On Program
8.8 Wedding Cruisers
8.7 PB&J
8.7 Leo Girls
8.6 Golden Girls
8.5Afts Aweigh
8.5 Dunnage Dumpers
8.4 SS Kiss My Stern
8.3 Cruisin’ The Holidays
8.1 Goin’ Down Like The Titanic
8.1 Cruise Control
7.9 SS Minnies
7.9 Last Syrah
7.9 Captain Crunchers
7.7 Dinghy Divas
7.6 Thurston and Lovey
7.6 The Olive Oils
7.6 Pounds Aweigh
7.5 Professor and Marianne
7.5 Flabuloss Life Preservers
7.3 Sail a Weigh Mermaids
6.7 Pounds Over Board
6.7 Hernanitas
6.3 Bahama Mamas
6.3 Anchors Aweigh
6.0 Cruisin’ To Losin’
5.9 Sitting Pretty
5.8 Sea Gals
5.7 Lien and Mean
5.6 Cruisin’ Losin’ Nanas
5.6 Cast Aweighs
5.5 Serious Leigh
5.4 Bikini Wannabees
5.1 SS Second Wind
5.1 Slimmer Swimmer Life Preserver’s
5.0 Cruisin’ For A Losin’
5.0 Bit By Bit
4.9 H2M ~ Hot Healthy Mama’s
4.7 Sisters Cruisin’ To Lose
4.7 Scuttle Butts
4.7 Girls Just Want To Be Fit
4.6 Cast Off The Pounds
4.5 Sink or Swim
4.3 Viking Warrior Weight Slayers
4.3 Ship Shape Too
4.2 Thin Mints
4.2 Odyssey and Beyond
4.0 Cruisin’ & Losin’ With Cayah and Susan
3.9 Under Way
3.7 Cruisin’ Losin” Girls
3.6 Trophy Wife Wannabees
3.6 Mermaids In The Making
3.6 Champion Cruisers
3.5 Not Water Weight
3.4 Anchored Mamas
3.2 SS Men Overboard
3.1 Walk The Plank
3.0 Ship Shape
3.0 Full of Flava
2.7 Knot Turning Back
2.7 Full Throttle
2.5 Chicks Ahoy
2.4 Sassy Lasses Losing Our Asses
2.3 Hip Hips Aweigh
2.1 Team Folgers
1.9 Ship Happens
1.8 Pulling Up Anchor
1.8 Chicken On The Buffet
1.7 Kankles Aweigh
1.4 Mama’s Droppin’ Dozens
1.3 The Unknowns
1.0 Waist Management
0.0 A Weigh Mates

Strength and Power!

We talked about Strength and Power onboard the DINAMI Tuesday!  Strength coming from our breakthroughs and our adversity, Power coming from Clarity...and Clarity, is knowing what you want!

We focused on our future a bit Tuesday as we looked at a list of wants...a list of musts, that will be sure to pull us to our goals.  The passengers of THW Dinami have easily given me lists of what they "don't want," but struggle verbalizing what they "do want."  We addressed that Tuesday and I pressed the passengers and crew to really look at the reasons they are afraid to admit to "wanting" something!
Fear of failure, worthiness, our inability to dream and hope...are just some of the reasons we stay stuck in areas of our life. I took "I don't want" statements and changed them into "I want statements." It was powerful to look at it that way and I think it was an eye opener.  Clarity brings power and power is what we need to accomplish the great tasks of our lives!

I was excited to witness all the great weight loss for the week. Our Cruise director announced Tuesday night that our passengers have lost 2000 pounds so far in this Team Challenge!  How exciting is that?
We had some great individual losses and wonderful Team losses as well.

Our Winning Teams for the week:
Noon  "From Thick to Thin"  Jim and Renee  1.94% of weight loss!
5:30    "Leo Girls" Jan and Colleen with 2.60 % of weight loss for the week!
7:00    "Captain Crunchers"  Liss and Sonya with a 1.47% of weight loss!

Congratulations to all our winning teams! What great work you are doing together!!

I was excited Tuesday to make my big announcement about the Winter Team Challenge 2013! We will begin our Challenge on January 15th with a Program Introduction Class and have our first weigh in on Tuesday, January 22nd.

I'm pleased to announce that I will be taking our Winter Team Challenge participants on a journey inspired by the book "The Travelers Gift." Ever since I read the book years ago, I have wanted to dig in deeper, and take a group of people with me as I did that!  Well, I've decided it would be a POWERFUL, theme for the Winter Team Challenge!  I believe it will go down as one of the most life changing 10 weeks we've ever had!  I can't wait!

But before then...we still have things to do on this cruise!  Our last two weigh ins are going to be important!  Tuesday, we'll be having a little Christmas party with some harp music and festivities. All passengers are invited to wear their favorite Christmas sweater Tuesday. It should be fun!

Your Challenge for the week is two fold:
1. Sign up for the Winter Team Challenge
2. Wear your Christmas sweater next week!

We've got some fun to have...we've got some weight to lose...and we've got some $ to give away in the next two weeks!  I'm happy to be sailing this ship!

Keep up the great work and keep asking yourself, "What do I want" and I'll see you next week!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Team Challenge Standings

13.9 Mission Slim-Possible
12.8 From Thick To Thin
11.3 Making Headweigh
10.8 Worth The Weight
10.8 Overweighty Matey’s No More
10.8 Bobbin’ Along
10.7 B.B.O.P. Babes Be On Program
9.9 Assturn Losers
9.5 Tug Tug Tagalongs
9.5 Too Heavy Honeys
9.5 Team Sisu
9.5 Gopher It
9.4 Cast Aweighs
9.3 Weigh Back Then
8.8 Golden Girls
8.4 Voyage To The Bottom of the Scale
8.4 Team Titanic ~ We’re Goin’ Down
8.4 SS Kiss My Stern
8.3 Leo Girls
8.2 Afts Aweigh
8.1 Pounds Aweigh
8.1 Cruisin’ The Holidays
8.0 SS Minnies
7.9 Thurston and Lovey
7.8 Last Syrah
7.8 Dunnage Dumpers
7.7 The Olive Oils
7.5 PB&J
7.5 Cruise Control
7.4 Wedding Cruisers
7.2 Goin’ Down Like The Titanic
6.9 Unchartered Waters
6.9 Professor and Marianne
6.8 Sail a Weigh Mermaids
6.7 Captain Crunchers
6.5 Pounds Over Board
6.4 Dinghy Divas
6.3 Hernanitas
6.3 Bahama Mamas
6.1 Flabuloss Life Preservers
6.0 Cruisin’ To Losin’
6.0 Anchors Aweigh
5.9 Sitting Pretty
5.8 SS Second Wind
5.8 Sea Gals
5.7 Lien and Mean
5.6 Cruisin’ Losin’ Nanas
5.3 Serious Leigh
5.0 Cruisin’ For A Losin’
5.0 Cast Off The Pounds
4.9 H2M ~ Hot Healthy Mama’s
4.8 Girls Just Want To Be Fit
4.7 Sisters Cruisin’ To Lose
4.7 Scuttle Butts
4.6 Slimmer Swimmer Life Preserver’s
4.6 Bikini Wannabees
4.4 Cruisin’ & Losin’ With Cayah and Susan
4.2 Under Way
4.2 Thin Mints
4.1 Viking Warrior Weight Slayers
4.1 Sink or Swim
3.9 Bit By Bit
3.8 Odyssey and Beyond
3.7 Cruisin’ Losin” Girls
3.6 Mermaids In The Making
3.6 Champion Cruisers
3.5 Not Water Weight
3.3 Ship Shape Too
3.2 SS Men Overboard
3.1 Walk The Plank
3.1 Full of Flava
3.0 Trophy Wife Wannabees
3.0 Ship Shape
2.7 Knot Turning Back
2.6 Anchored Mamas
2.5 Chicks Ahoy
2.4 Sassy Lasses Losing Our Asses
2.3 Hip Hips Aweigh
2.3 Full Throttle
1.8 Chicken On The Buffet
1.5 Team Folgers
1.4 Mama’s Droppin’ Dozens
1.3 The Unknowns
1.3 Pulling Up Anchor
1.1 Ship Happens
1.0 Waist Management
1.0 Kankles Aweigh
0.5 A Weigh Mates