Willpower Week 3 Team Standings

Captain Jiggy and Boy Bubble Butt	8.52%
Thunder N Lightening	6.74%
Twice What I Wanna Feed	6.49%
Fit Fitz	6.41%
Deadly Duo	5.59%
Warrior Women	5.50%
Fatty Fighters	5.40%
Determined Daisies	5.32%
Trophy Wife Wannabe's	5.32%
Strong for Spring	5.26%
Dynamite Duo	5.21%
Dynamic Duo	5.20%
Incredible Shrinking Women	5.12%
Super Dupers	4.92%
Springing Into Action	4.68%
No - Cheetahs - Eh	4.61%
Too Heavy Honeys	4.60%
Drop It Like It's Hot	4.60%
Weight Wreckers	4.60%
Do It Or Die	4.57%
Partners in Crime	4.42%
Goal Girls	4.39%
Choose To Lose	4.30%
Little Sisters	4.25%
The Transformers	4.23%
Mighty Mouse and Minnie and We're Gonna Lose Our Chinny	4.16%
Captain Jack	4.11%
Slimpossibles	4.00%
Sister Slim	3.99%
PMSkinny Avengers	3.97%
Super Sisters	3.96%
Shew The Fat	3.95%
Thinner Winners	3.88%
The Disappearing Act	3.86%
Wonder Women	3.84%
Losing Winners	3.71%
Gettin Hitched	3.56%
Iron Butterflies I	3.54%
Reducing Nurses	3.52%
G & S	3.49%
Guns and Coffee Power	3.48%
Goalgetters	3.45%
Incredible Bulks	3.44%
TAPS	3.44%
Super Chicks	3.40%
We've Got the Power	3.39%
Hawaii 5-0 It's All Gotta Go	3.25%
Captain Nemo	3.23%
Married and Losing It	3.22%
Queens of Greens	3.17%
Sassy By Summer	3.16%
Valiant Valkyries	3.16%
Side Kicks	3.13%
Self Control Sisters	3.11%
Diminishing Duo	3.03%
Faithfull II	2.83%
Weight Busters	2.83%
The Thinvincibles	2.81%
Flower Power	2.68%
Mocking Jay's	2.59%
TOBSAT	2.59%
Because We're Worth It	2.58%
Double D Double G	2.53%
The Munch Less Munchkins	2.51%
SWG & Xena	2.43%
Return of the Lambchops	2.41%
Thincredibles	2.32%
Shrinking Incredibles	2.31%
Shrinking Violets	2.29%
Those Guys Over There	2.26%
Skinny Minnies	2.17%
Lettuce Do It	2.10%
Ninja Turtle Trotters	2.06%
Reducibles	1.99%
Staying on Target	1.96%
Team A-Z	1.96%
Fantastic Duo	1.77%
Hope	1.55%
Powering to Goal	1.51%
Devoted Duo	1.51%
But Weight…..There's Less	1.24%
Iron Butterflies Part 2	1.17%
Thunder Girls	1.12%
Destination Orange	1.03%
none	0.98%
Fat Fighters	0.81%
Super Soul Sista's	0.81%
Ten Weeks To Smaller Cheeks	0.75%

Your Brain on a Diet!

We're getting serious about this willpower thing! This week we looked at our brain and the part of the brain that regulates emotions and governs decision making...the prefrontal cortex. The main job of the prefrontal cortex is to bias the brain, and therefore you, toward doing "the harder thing" When it's easier to stay on the couch, your prefrontal cortex makes you want to get up and exercise. When it's easier to say yes to a dessert, your prefrontal cortex remembers the reasons for ordering a cup of hot tea instead. And when it's easier to put that project off until tomorrow, it's your prefrontal cortex that helps you open the file and make progress anyway.

The prefrontal cortex is divided up into three regions that do the jobs of I will, I won't and I want. This part of the brain is VERY important for self-control...so we are all about it!!!

We talked about two very specific ways we can boost the blood flow to that part of our brain...therefore increasing our willpower! Meditation and Rewards!

 

Meditation has proven to boost willpower by building up the gray matter in this area of the brain. Scientist have discovered that focused people have more willpower...distracted people have less.

So being still, meditating, doing imagery, etc, a few minutes a day will help you to become a more focused person...and focused people have more willpower!

 

Rewards for behavior have been proven to be effective for permanent change for a long time! The brain has proven over and over to be affected by rewards for positive behavior like no other stimulation does. Rewards are necessary to change and sustain new habits. Our prefrontal cortex loves rewards and will respond to them, growing more willpower!

 

Along with starting our challenge out with some important information, we celebrated HUGE weight loss!  We had some crazy good weight loss this week and we are off to a great start!

Here's a look at our winning teams for the week!

 

Noon: Team "Twice What I Wanna Feed" Amanda and Frank, won for the gathering with a 4.22% of weight loss for the week!

6:00:  Team "Captain Jiggy & Boy Bubble Butt" Ruth and Kris, won for the day with a 5.20% of weight loss for the week!

Congratulations for your Super Hero start! These two teams took home the gifts for the week donated by other team mates AND the immunity idol for this Team Challenge...super hero capes, to decorate and bring back next week!

 

We announced a couple of new weekly awards.  Each week we will award the "super hero" of the week at each gathering.  The client who loses the most weight, will take home the superhero shirt to personalize for the week. Our winners this week :

Noon Frank S. with 15.7 pounds!

6:00   Debbie B. with 12.8 pounds!

 

In keeping with the reward challenge, I announced that each week for the next 8 weeks, we will have a drawing for EVERY client who loses 2.5 pounds per week.  They will be entered into a drawing for $50!  Fun stuff!!

 

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:

1.Meditate a few minutes each day. (being still, focusing, praying, doing imagery...what ever that looks like for you)

2. Follow the program 100% for the week and reward yourself for it!  Write down your reward and bring it in next week.

3. Lose 2.5 pounds and be entered into a drawing for $50! 

 

We are off to an amazing start for this WILLPOWER Team Challenge.  I will, I won't and I want...those three parts of willpower are going to help change us! It's already making a difference for me, I hope it is for you as well.

 

Until next week,

Always encouraging you.

Letha

 

Will Power - Week 2 Team Standings

Captain Jiggy and Boy Bubble Butt	5.20%
Twice What I Wanna Feed	4.22%
Fit Fitz	4.15%
Warrior Women	4.10%
Determined Daisies	4.08%
Deadly Duo	3.84%
Shew The Fat	3.84%
Dynamic Duo	3.79%
No - Cheetahs - Eh	3.54%
Weight Wreckers	3.51%
Partners in Crime	3.51%
Too Heavy Honeys	3.44%
Incredible Shrinking Women	3.37%
Fatty Fighters	3.36%
Strong for Spring	3.28%
"Springing" Into Action	3.26%
Dynamite Duo	3.24%
Hawaii 5-0 It's All Gotta Go	3.19%
TAPS	3.17%
Slimpossibles	3.01%
Do It Or Die	3.00%
Mocking Jay's	2.97%
Gettin Hitched	2.96%
PMSkinny Avengers	2.95%
Mighty Mouse and Minnie and We're Gonna Lose Our Chinny	2.95%
Captain Nemo	2.93%
Captain Jack	2.93%
Goal Girls	2.91%
Losing Winners	2.79%
Choose To Lose	2.79%
Super Dupers	2.78%
Thunder N Lightening	2.77%
Trophy Wife Wannabe's	2.75%
Iron Butterflies I	2.75%
The Disappearing Act	2.73%
Return of the Lambchops	2.67%
Thinner Winners	2.67%
Faithfull II	2.65%
Gun's and Coffee	2.64%
"Little" Sisters	2.63%
Wonder Women	2.59%
The Transformers	2.57%
Double D Double G	2.53%
Sister Slim	2.49%
Goalgetters	2.44%
Sassy By Summer	2.43%
Incredible Bulks	2.43%
Super Sisters	2.26%
Reducing Nurses	2.24%
Diminishing Duo	2.08%
Self Control Sisters	2.07%
Side Kicks	2.05%
Skinny Minnies	1.96%
Married and Losing It	1.95%
The Thinvincibles	1.94%
Reducibles	1.93%
Queens of Greens	1.89%
Because We're Worth It	1.88%
Super Chicks	1.82%
Flower Power	1.78%
Weight Busters	1.76%
Shrinking Incredibles	1.75%
We've Got the Power	1.69%
Thincredibles	1.68%
G & S	1.65%
Drop It Like It's Hot	1.61%
Valiant Valkyries	1.56%
Ninja Turtle Trotters	1.55%
The Munch Less Munchkins	1.52%
Staying on Target	1.42%
Shrinking Violets	1.35%
Fantastic Duo	1.33%
Lettuce Do It	1.26%
SWG & Xena	1.25%
Iron Butterflies Part 2	1.12%
TOBSAT	1.10%
Hope	0.90%
Powering to Goal	0.88%
Super Soul Sista's	0.81%
Destination Orange	0.80%
Team A-Z	0.77%
Ten Weeks To Smaller Cheeks	0.75%
But Weight…..There's Less	0.30%
Those Guys Over There	0.21%
Devoted Duo	0.00%
Thunder Girls	-0.31%
Fat Fighters	-0.46%

I WILL I WON'T I WANT

Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful that a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound!  Yes, that's right...that describes our 93 teams for this "Superhero" Spring Team Challenge!  We had our first weigh in, took our before pictures and introduced our teams! (with some hilarious team names I might add) Now it's time to get serious!! The 16th Healthy Weigh Team Challenge has begun!

Our focus for this Team Challenge although disguised in a superhero theme, is a very serious one! We're going to be exploring and rediscovering one of the greatest human strengths...WILLPOWER! (or another way to look at it...self control)  Most people consider lack of self control, on the top of their list when asked about their failings. That's exactly why we are going to spend the next 10 weeks on the serious subject of willpower!

As I introduced this challenge Tuesday we talked about a very important factor in building, strengthening and living with more willpower. Willpower is more than just resisting temptation. It's about saying NO when you need to say NO (won't power) and YES, when you need to say YES. (will power)  I WILL and I WON'T are the two sides of self-control, but they alone don't constitute willpower. To be able to say no when you need to say no, and yes when you need to say yes, you need a third power. WANT POWER!... the ability to remember WHAT YOU WANT!  Willpower is about harnessing these three powers! 

I WILL

I WON'T

I WANT

So...as our super heroes prepare to blast off for their very first week on program, the first step in this team challenge is to DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT!  Wanting is where the power starts!
Knowing what you WANT is much more powerful than knowing what you should do.Should's will not grow your willpower or accomplish your goals...but wants will!

YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
Write down WHAT YOU WANT and bring it back next Tuesday for a ticket in the drawing!

To reach your goal weight and keep it off for life, you must master I will, I won't and I want!  WILLPOWER! Deciding what you want is the very first step to getting you there!

A superhero is a character that exists to remind us of our potential, to show us who we could be.  Superheroes are ourselves...courageous!  Here's to 10 courageous weeks ahead!!

Tuesday has been my favorite day of the week for some time now... Can't wait until the next one!

Always encouraging you,
Letha