Ch Ch Ch Changes...

We spent the last ten weeks talking about CHANGE, focusing on CHANGE and making CHANGE! What a summer it was at The Healthy Weigh. Our finale Thursday night was the celebration of the hard work and perseverance of many self-changers! We passed out cash, gave out awards and then said goodbye to our 17th Team Challenge!

Here's a look at the results of all the hard work!

Our Top Teams:
1st place with a weight loss % of 17.58 "LIGHTNING STRIKES BACK" Peggy and Debbie!
2nd place with a weight loss % of 17.04 "DOWNWARD DOGS" Buehla and Bethany!
3rd place with a weight loss % of 15.58% "BOOBS, BUTTS AND GUTS BE GONE" Emily and Melanie!

Congratulations to all these amazing woman!  You persevered and stay focused for ten weeks, and that's what got you here!  We're all proud of you!

We had some outstanding individual winners as well.

Our Male with the most weight loss: Steve McNeal 44.4 pounds!
Our Female with the most weight loss: (OVERALL WINNER)!! Emily Mondi 45.8 pounds!

Our Male with the greatest weight loss %: Steve McNeal 15.5%!
Our Female with the greatest weight loss%: (OVERALL WINNER) Peggy Schwartz 21.46%!

We gave away a couple of fall Team Challenges to the two challengers of the week with the greatest % at the noon gathering and the 6 PM gathering.  Jake A. and Ruth E. were excited to receive this great award!

One of our former Team Challenge friends donated one dollar coins for each person in the 2 pound drawing this week.  The winner, Emily M. received $100, everyone else walked away with a one dollar coin!  Thanks Tim for that very cool gift!  We had fun with that one!

We celebrated so many self-changers as our 20, 30 and 40 pound clubs took the stage to receive their certificates!  Congratulations to all of you who worked hard and made it into one of these prestigious  clubs!

CHANGE happened during the summer of 2013 at The Healthy Weigh. We all learned a lot about the stages of change and what it really takes to make it permanent! We leave this challenge more informed and better equipped to keep weight off for life!

I'm excited about our Fall Team Challenge "Let it Go" as we look at the things we need to let go of in order to live out our very best life! I made an exciting announcement last night about the upcoming Fall Team Challenge...

I've been inspired by the TV show "Extreme Body Makeover" where Chris Powell works with an overweight individual for 1year and we see it in one episode! It's always so amazing to see the complete transformation of a life! I love it!  Each time I watch, I think..."I'd love to do that.  I'd love to mentor a person for a year and help make that kind of a difference." So that's what I'm going to do!

This fall, I will be accepting "applications" from our Team Challenge participants that have 50 pounds or more to lose, the first week of the challenge.  I will be choosing one of them to mentor for a year!
This committed client will receive:

One on one support from me
Home visits from me
Grocery shopping trips together
Prepping food together
Digging deep into the homework together
Working out together
Setting goals together
This client will also receive a free counseling session from Glenda each month for a year and will attend my and Glenda's workshops for free!
Who knows...I might even move in with them for a while!! LOL :-)

I will be photographing, videoing and sharing this persons story so that others can be inspired too!

This client will need to commit to investing in the Team Challenge for one year.  That is 4 Team Challenges either while they are losing weight, or at the maintenance level as an Alumni!  The rest will be FREE!

I am really excited about the opportunity to work closely with someone who is interested in changing their life from the inside out! I'll be explaining the details on the first week of the fall challenge to give all the new clients an opportunity to "apply." Can't wait to get started!

Saying goodbye to a Team Challenge is always emotional for me.  I've loved this group and enjoyed the theme.  I'll never think about CHANGE in the same way again.

Until Fall...until we learn to "LET IT GO"
Always encouraging you,
Letha

Change ~ Week 10 Team Standings

Lightning Strikes Again	17.58%
Downward Dogs	17.04%
Boobs, Butts and Guts be Gone	15.59%
Loose Change	13.84%
Choosing 2 Change	13.59%
Melting Belts	13.10%
Awkward Family Photo	12.37%
Chafing the Dream	11.65%
Tiny Hiny's	11.51%
Now or Never	11.25%
Team Sisu	11.16%
Weigh To Change	11.11%
Victoriously Redeemed	10.55%
Bringing Sexy Back	10.43%
Changing Our Weighs	9.97%
Skinny Britches	9.90%
Funk and Osi	9.76%
Now U See It, Now U Don't	9.49%
Two Guys	9.27%
La La Losers	9.25%
Rock Starz	9.01%
Diminishing Duo	8.96%
We Win Because We Lose	8.61%
Mommas Boy	8.43%
Transformers	8.35%
Cha cha cha cha changes	8.25%
The Twodinis Masters of the Weigh	8.18%
Warner Warriors	7.90%
Sassy	7.90%
Got Change?	7.40%
Daring Dieting Duo	7.25%
Team ABC…All Bout Change	7.07%
The A Team	6.73%
Buzzy and Babe	6.37%
Momma's On a Mission	5.95%
Thick and Tired Of It	5.75%
Weight Be Gone By St. John	5.63%
The Changelings	5.23%
Fluff 2 Buff	5.05%
Transformation Station	4.82%
Cauliflower & Muscle Power	4.77%
Caboose Cutters	4.71%
Sisu & Spunkette	4.70%
Miller Lite	4.50%
Destination Orange	4.33%
Drop It Like Its Hot	4.07%
Game Changers	4.05%
Staying on Target	3.92%
Change Gang	3.89%
Amazing Change	3.77%
Dedicated Daisies	3.60%
Making Change	3.58%
Lose the Caboose	3.55%
Dipping Dots	3.21%
Change of Harp	3.06%
Super Dupers	3.03%
Shrinking Violets	2.79%
Miller Time	2.62%
Fit and Fab by Fall	2.34%
Champion Chunkers	2.23%
Healthy Changes	2.22%
The Chargers	2.09%
Skinny Genes	1.81%
Shape Shifters	1.64%
Spare Change	1.64%
Captain Jack	1.35%
50 and Change	1.11%
Sister Slim	0.59%
Changing Beauties	0.56%
Knights of the Buffet Table	0.55%
Slow and Steady	-0.18%
Team A to Z	-0.25%
Turn and Face the Strain	-0.81%
Sis Boom Ba	-2.67%

Termination...recovered or recovering?

We spent time Thursday talking about the very last stage of change, TERMINATION.  Some experts don't consider termination as one of the stages, believing that change is ongoing. Others believe that you can terminate from the cycle of change permanently without temptations. Termination can be defined as being FREE from a long-standing problem. There are two camps on this issue, I tend to think that both are right.

I've known people that have terminated from issues in their lives and completely changed their self-images. I've also walked along side many more, that live a life thriving in the active and maintenance stages of change, never terminating.

We focused on our thought life as we prepare to close out this team challenge. I encouraged our self-changers to think about what they're thinking about! Transformed thinking is the key to a transformed life! If you are willing to change your thinking, you will change your feelings. If you change your feelings you will change your actions... and changing your actions based on great thinking will change your life!

Our winners this week:
Noon team "Loose Change" Janean and Marilyn took the win with 1.68% of weight loss for the week.
6PM team "Downward Dogs" Buehla and Beth won with a 1.62% of weight loss for the week!  Congratulations to you all! You're staying the course and it shows! You're looking GREAT!

Our Challenges for this last week of the Summer Team Challenge!

• Lose 2.0 pounds and be entered into a drawing for $100
• The two clients with the greatest % of weight loss for the week will receive the Fall Team Challenge FREE
• Listen to week # 6 "Body, Soul, Spirit ~ The Spiritual Perspective" and do the homework provided.

We are excited about celebrating our accomplishments next week at the Finale!  We will all be together at 6 PM! Don't let up, push hard, and make this the best week of your program so far!  Good luck to all those teams going for the win!! Think great thoughts and see you next week!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Change ~ Week 9 Team Standings

Downward Dogs	15.19%
Lightning Strikes Again	14.04%
Boobs, Butts and Guts be Gone	13.78%
Loose Change	12.34%
Choosing 2 Change	11.71%
Melting Belts	11.56%
Chafing the Dream	11.38%
Awkward Family Photo	10.61%
Funk and Osi	10.15%
Now or Never	9.84%
Victoriously Redeemed	9.74%
Weigh To Change	9.73%
Bringing Sexy Back	9.66%
Tiny Hiny's	9.55%
Two Guys	9.25%
Skinny Britches	8.83%
Changing Our Weighs	8.82%
Now U See It, Now U Don't	8.63%
We Win Because We Lose	8.58%
Diminishing Duo	8.49%
Cha cha cha cha changes	8.25%
The Twodinis Masters of the Weigh	8.18%
Rock Starz	8.05%
Team Sisu	8.00%
Sassy	7.90%
La La Losers	7.81%
Warner Warriors	7.30%
Daring Dieting Duo	6.62%
Thick and Tired Of It	6.53%
Buzzy and Babe	6.37%
Team ABC…All Bout Change	6.36%
Got Change?	6.10%
The A Team	5.91%
Transformers	5.88%
Mommas Boy	5.66%
Weight Be Gone By St. John	5.63%
Fluff 2 Buff	5.05%
Transformation Station	4.82%
Caboose Cutters	4.71%
The Changelings	4.52%
Miller Lite	4.50%
Destination Orange	4.41%
Cauliflower & Muscle Power	4.34%
Lose the Caboose	4.33%
Sisu & Spunkette	4.26%
Staying on Target	3.92%
Making Change	3.91%
Change Gang	3.89%
Momma's On a Mission	3.77%
Dedicated Daisies	3.60%
Dipping Dots	3.29%
Game Changers	3.14%
Change of Harp	3.06%
Super Dupers	3.03%
Amazing Change	2.95%
Miller Time	2.62%
Drop It Like Its Hot	2.54%
Fit and Fab by Fall	2.34%
Shrinking Violets	2.32%
Champion Chunkers	2.23%
The Chargers	2.09%
Healthy Changes	2.01%
Shape Shifters	1.64%
Spare Change	1.64%
Captain Jack	1.35%
Sister Slim	1.22%
Skinny Genes	1.18%
50 and Change	1.11%
Knights of the Buffet Table	0.30%
Team A to Z	-0.25%
Changing Beauties	-0.37%
Turn and Face the Strain	-0.81%
Slow and Steady	-0.94%
Sis Boom Ba	-2.67%

Maintenance and Relapse...It's all apart of CHANGE

What a week at The Healthy Weigh! We moved on into the Maintenance and Relapse stages of change and were reminded again of the work it takes not only to lose weight, but more importantly to keep it off for life! No matter what stage our self-changers were in tonight, they were challenged and inspired to spend the time and the energy it takes really change. Few self-changers realize just how much change really costs! They fail to recognize that it took years to establish their problem behavior, and believe that they should reverse these deeply embedded patterns in a few weeks! In reality, it takes about 6 months of concentrated effort in the action stage before they can move into the maintenance stage of the program.

Our Alumni could relate today with my message on maintenance and relapse. They understand what it takes to stay at goal weight. Maintenance is the stage where you work to consolidate the gains you attained during the action stage to prevent lapses and relapse. Maintenance is a critical stage of change and can take from as little as 6 months to as long as a life time. Without a strong commitment to maintenance, there will surely be relapse, usually back to the pre-contemplation or contemplation stage.
They also understand that relapse is a process not an event. In order to understand relapse prevention you have to understand the stages of relapse. Relapse starts weeks or even months before the physical relapse.

There are three stages of relapse:
1. Emotional Relapse
2. Mental Relapse
3. Physical Relapse

We spent time talking about what these stages look like and how to prevent yourself from moving through them to the physical relapse.

We covered a lot of information about maintenance and relapse,but it came down to this...stay connected, stay committed and you'll have a great chance of making change permanent!

On that note, I was excited to announce the theme of the Fall Team Challenge. We are going to spend time this fall learning how to "Let it Go." Letting go of the things that keep us stuck. Letting go of the things that don't serve us  so that we can move into our bright futures.  I know it will be another outstanding 10 weeks!  I can't wait!

We celebrated some more great weight loss this week along with learning more about change!
Noon: team "Changed" Kenny and Lynelle won with a 1.59% of weight loss for the week!  Great job AGAIN!!
6PM:  team "Downward Dogs" Bethany and Beuhla won with a 1.60% of weight loss for the week! "bark bark" So glad to finally see the first place team win for the week!

And congratulations to all of you...you picked a great week to win, you received 50% off the registration for the Fall Team Challenge!

Your Challenge for the week:
Listen to week # 5 "Exercise and Weight Loss ~ It's a Math Problem" and do the homework provided
and... enroll in the Fall Team Challenge!

We've got two weeks to go in the Summer Team Challenge! AMAZING things can happen in these last two weeks!  Keep pushing, keep focused and let's finish strong!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Change ~ Week 8 Team Challenge

Downward Dogs	13.78%
Lightning Strikes Again	13.03%
Boobs, Butts and Guts be Gone	12.53%
Loose Change	10.84%
Chafing the Dream	10.62%
Choosing 2 Change	10.45%
Melting Belts	10.13%
Now or Never	9.58%
Awkward Family Photo	9.43%
Tiny Hiny's	9.28%
Bringing Sexy Back	9.27%
Now U See It, Now U Don't	9.11%
Funk and Osi	8.74%
Weigh To Change	8.62%
Two Guys	8.59%
Cha cha cha cha changes	8.59%
Victoriously Redeemed	8.57%
Changing Our Weighs	8.52%
Diminishing Duo	7.94%
We Win Because We Lose	7.92%
Skinny Britches	7.83%
La La Losers	7.72%
Rock Starz	7.44%
Team Sisu	7.29%
The Twodinis Masters of the Weigh	6.71%
Transformers	6.66%
The A Team	6.39%
Team ABC…All Bout Change	6.27%
Warner Warriors	6.22%
Daring Dieting Duo	6.13%
Got Change?	5.99%
Sisu & Spunkette	5.91%
Weight Be Gone By St. John	5.63%
Fluff 2 Buff	5.05%
Thick and Tired Of It	4.80%
Mommas Boy	4.54%
Miller Lite	4.50%
Cauliflower & Muscle Power	4.34%
Skinny Genes	4.31%
The Changelings	4.30%
Caboose Cutters	4.23%
Buzzy and Babe	4.19%
Lose the Caboose	4.15%
Transformation Station	4.13%
Destination Orange	3.94%
Staying on Target	3.92%
Change Gang	3.89%
Dipping Dots	3.63%
Dedicated Daisies	3.60%
Amazing Change	3.12%
Change of Harp	3.06%
Super Dupers	3.03%
Making Change	2.91%
Momma's On a Mission	2.68%
Miller Time	2.62%
The Chargers	2.38%
Fit and Fab by Fall	2.34%
Healthy Changes	2.26%
Champion Chunkers	2.23%
Shrinking Violets	1.92%
Game Changers	1.72%
Shape Shifters	1.64%
Spare Change	1.64%
50 and Change	1.35%
Captain Jack	1.35%
Knights of the Buffet Table	1.23%
Sister Slim	1.22%
Drop It Like Its Hot	1.00%
Changing Beauties	0.95%
Turn and Face the Strain	0.62%
Team A to Z	-0.25%
Slow and Steady	-0.81%
Sis Boom Ba	-1.11%