Thursday, May 15, 2014

Week 4 Team Standings

Teams         %
The Return of the Graduates 8.37%
Double Trouble 7.76%
Thick and Tired of It 7.49%
Low Mtx 7.22%
Mini Mamas 7.00%
Fabulous Finishers 6.80%
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow 6.71%
School Weighs 6.59%
Summa cumlaude 6.58%
Hefty Hogs 6.56%
Student Body 6.51%
Just Lose 6.29%
Best Team Ever 6.24%
No Foolin Time for Schoolin 6.08%
Melt-a-weighs 6.05%
Grading on the Curves 5.81%
Run Track Minds 5.80%
Team 4.0 5.63%
Cutting Back 5.57%
Lifetime Honeymooners 5.56%
17 Minutes 5.50%
Pound It Again 5.39%
Freshman Fourty 5.32%
Studs from Amboy 5.24%
Porkelson's No More 5.23%
17 & Counting 5.21%
Law 5.16%
Shrinkies 5.05%
Nimble Neighbors 4.97%
Dwindling Duo 4.92%
T&C Taking Control 4.85%
H squared 4.83%
Lido Shuffle 4.78%
MIL & DIL Goes to School 4.76%
Fabulous for the 4th  4.71%
Diasappearing Duo 4.63%
Yoakam U 4.56%
Vamos a la playa 4.56%
Slimming Sassy Sorority Sisters 4.51%
Island Hoppers 4.50%
Clark Ave 4.45%
Alumni Bound 4.38%
The Valedictorians 4.37%
Fat Guys Gone Wild 4.32%
Fit Fitz 4.30%
The Weigh We Were 4.26%
Healthy Weigh 101 4.23%
AfterShock 4.22%
Losers 4.19%
The Skinny Scholars 4.16%
Commander Carrot Stick and her Trusty Side Kick Broccoli Bit 4.15%
Shrinking Violets 4.14%
The Graduates 4.13%
Meltdown Mammas 4.10%
The Doodles 3.98%
Chicken Claw 3.93%
Supervision Required 3.88%
Slow Learners 3.80%
Slim Chance 3.77%
Honor Roll 3.76%
Melt A Weighs 3.71%
Big Fat Losers 3.66%
Sore Losers 3.49%
Mighty Lions Hear Us Roar 3.34%
Battle of the Bulge 3.27%
Letting it Go 3.26%
Freshman 15 3.22%
June 27th  3.15%
The Amazing E-Racers 3.08%
SK - Guinea Pigs 101 3.08%
Chambers Champs 3.02%
Thinner by Thursdays 2.98%
Weigh Down 2.95%
Team Spirit 2.92%
What a Weigh To Go 2.83%
Learning to Lose 2.81%
Slender Science 101 2.79%
Little Hip Chicks 2.79%
Team Caterpillar 2.78%
We Can Do Anything for 7 Weeks 2.70%
#3 NO NAME  2.62%
Striving for an "A" 2.49%
AOC 2.48%
Mind Over Matter 2.48%
Cafeteria Girls 2.44%
Waist Removal 2.41%
Tight Lips, Hot Hips 2.34%
Sassy by Summer 2.22%
Epsilon Pi Sorority 2.21%
Blubber Busters 2.16%
Die Lards 2.06%
Skinny Chicks Again 1.96%
The Tall and the Short of it is … We are here to graduate 1.95%
Alpha Beta Gonna Lose A Lot of Weighta 1.83%
Svelta Delta Delta 1.76%
Literary Losers 1.74%
Lettuce Begin Again 1.66%
Teeny Tiny Tummies 1.54%
U Can Do 1.54%
Butts and Guts Drive Us Nuts 1.53%
Students of Decision 1.48%
Teachers Pets 1.45%
Slim Down Sisters 1.39%
For A Closer Forever Embrace 1.33%
Lionhearted Loosers 1.17%
My Cozen and Me 1.13%
Disaster Sisters 1.09%
Thicker Than Thin Back Again 0.86%
#1 NO NAME  0.57%
Lion Pride 601 0.39%
Eagles Rising 0.31%
Repeat Offenders 0.28%
Wallapalosers 0.26%
Rebels With a Cause -0.05%

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Week 3 Team Standings

Teams          %
The Return of the Graduates 7.42%
Thick and Tired of It 6.56%
Fabulous Finishers 6.34%
Low Mtx 5.87%
Student Body 5.78%
Hefty Hogs 5.60%
Cutting Back 5.57%
Double Trouble 5.54%
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow 5.52%
No Foolin Time for Schoolin 5.38%
MIL & DIL Goes to School 5.28%
Just Lose 5.24%
Team 4.0 5.17%
Summa cumlaude 5.17%
Run Track Minds 5.04%
School Weighs 5.01%
Melt-a-weighs 4.94%
Grading on the Curves 4.92%
Best Team Ever 4.84%
Lifetime Honeymooners 4.74%
Fabulous for the 4th  4.73%
Porkelson's No More 4.64%
Diasappearing Duo 4.63%
Studs from Amboy 4.55%
Nimble Neighbors 4.55%
Vamos a la playa 4.45%
H squared 4.39%
Fit Fitz 4.33%
Fat Guys Gone Wild 4.32%
17 Minutes 4.31%
The Graduates 4.13%
Pound It Again 3.99%
Striving for an "A" 3.98%
The Valedictorians 3.93%
Yoakam U 3.91%
Freshman 15 3.90%
Law 3.88%
Shrinking Violets 3.78%
17 & Counting 3.70%
Freshman Fourty 3.66%
Weigh Down 3.63%
Commander Carrot Stick and her Trusty Side Kick Broccoli Bit 3.62%
Healthy Weigh 101 3.60%
Supervision Required 3.53%
The Skinny Scholars 3.48%
T&C Taking Control 3.48%
Losers 3.45%
Clark Ave 3.41%
Cafeteria Girls 3.40%
Meltdown Mammas 3.38%
The Weigh We Were 3.38%
We Can Do Anything for 8 Weeks 3.34%
Lido Shuffle 3.33%
Island Hoppers 3.30%
Dwindling Duo 3.29%
Waist Removal 3.25%
Big Fat Losers 3.17%
SK - Guinea Pigs 101 3.15%
June 27th  3.15%
Little Hip Chicks 3.06%
The Amazing E-Racers 3.01%
Slim Chance 2.95%
Chicken Claw 2.94%
Sore Losers 2.92%
Melt A Weighs 2.91%
Shrinkies 2.89%
Mini Mamas 2.88%
Learning to Lose 2.86%
What a Weigh To Go 2.83%
Alumni Bound 2.81%
Mighty Lions Hear Us Roar 2.81%
Team Spirit 2.80%
Slow Learners 2.78%
Team Caterpillar 2.78%
Slimming Sassy Sorority Sisters 2.68%
Thinner by Thursdays 2.63%
Mind Over Matter 2.54%
AfterShock 2.53%
Letting it Go 2.47%
Honor Roll 2.45%
The Doodles 2.34%
Slender Science 101 2.27%
Battle of the Bulge 2.19%
Sassy by Summer 2.16%
Literary Losers 2.13%
Blubber Busters 2.02%
The Tall and the Short of it is … We are here to graduate 1.95%
AOC 1.83%
Skinny Chicks Again 1.83%
For A Closer Forever Embrace 1.76%
Slim Down Sisters 1.70%
Lettuce Begin Again 1.66%
Die Lards 1.55%
Teeny Tiny Tummies 1.54%
#3 NO NAME  1.53%
U Can Do 1.50%
Chambers Champs 1.48%
Teachers Pets 1.45%
Students of Decision 1.43%
Epsilon Pi Sorority 1.40%
My Cozen and Me 1.18%
Lionhearted Loosers 1.17%
Disaster Sisters 1.09%
Tight Lips, Hot Hips 1.05%
Svelta Delta Delta 1.05%
Butts and Guts Drive Us Nuts 1.04%
Alpha Beta Gonna Lose A Lot of Weighta 0.77%
Thicker Than Thin Back Again 0.65%
Lion Pride 601 0.60%
#1 NO NAME  0.57%
Rebels With a Cause 0.48%
Eagles Rising 0.41%
Wallapalosers 0.00%
Repeat Offenders 0.00%

Friday, May 2, 2014

Understanding Your Beliefs

Week two of this Team Challenge was more fun than a college class! We named our mascot (Pride), found out about field trips, and lost a BUNCH of weight! Congratulations to all of you who had such a great first week on the program.

Our "Ask The Alumni" table was in full swing.  A lot of questions were answer by our Alumni who have learned so much at The Healthy Weigh. Thanks you to all you former students in ORANGE for helping out and for providing prizes! It's great to have our Alumni in the house!

I was excited to present our university students with the first chapter of their workbook..."Understanding Your Beliefs, The Key to Permanent Change." The foundation was laid today and will continue to unfold this week as the students work through the first weeks' lesson and homework. Understanding our individual beliefs and seeing how they play out in the actions we take is crucial, not only to reaching goal weight, but more importantly, keeping it off. What we believe has everything to do with how we think, feel and act. "We live what we learn." Glenda helped me explain that today and then met with a group of students after class.  The "after class" will be a powerful tool for whoever chooses to participate in that group.

Our winning teams of the week took home prizes and a GIANT piece of notebook paper to add a little bling representing their team before next week.

Noon: "The Return of the Graduates" Jenn and Ken won with a 6.09% of weight loss for the week.
6PM: "Thick & Tired of It" Pam and Kirsti won with a 4.77% of weight loss for the week.

Outstanding week you all...Congratulations!

I announced the "Studying Abroad" challenge today as Glenda and I get ready to set sail on a Mediterranean cruise for the next two weeks.  Along with have brilliant adjunct Professors, you'll be working to win some prize money while we're gone as well.

Here's how it works:
Have perfect attendance the next three weeks and lose 5 pounds by May 22nd and you'll be entered into a drawing.  Each gathering will have four $50 winners!!

This week your assignment is to do your week one homework. Bring that back in next week to be entered into a drawing for more fun prizes.

We're off to an important start for this Team Challenge.  I'm so thrilled to be leaving you in the great hands of Dr. Jan Johnson and Mr. Dan Russell.  They will inspire and motivate, of that I'm sure!

Have a great two weeks.  We'll send a few photos!  I look forward to getting back and seeing you thriving!!

Always encouraging you,
Letha


Thursday, May 1, 2014

Week 2 Team Standings

** The yellow highlighted items are 'individual' percentages for people who do not have a partner yet, or their partner has not weighed in yet.


Team Name %
The Return of the Graduates 6.10%
Run Track Minds 5.04%
MIL & DIL Goes to School 4.87%
Thick and Tired of It 4.77%
Freshman 15 4.75% **
Melt-a-weighs 4.49%
Low Mtx 4.48%
Fabulous Finishers 4.48%
Disappearing Duo 4.34%
Student Body 4.30%
Double Trouble 4.17%
Studs from Amboy 4.07%
Hefty Hogs 4.04%
Grading on the Curves 3.89%
Summa Cum Laude 3.86%
Pound It Again 3.84%
Fat Guys Gone Wild 3.78%
Mini Mamas 3.76% **
Fabulous for the 4th  3.75%
Porkelson's No More 3.74%
School Weighs 3.69%
Just Lose 3.67%
Cutting Back 3.57%
Team 4.0 3.50%
The Graduates 3.48%
Cafeteria Girls 3.42%
H squared 3.37%
Best Team Ever 3.34%
June 27th  3.30%
Dwindling Duo 3.29%
Learning to Lose 3.28%
Sore Losers 3.11%
Healthy Weigh 101 3.08%
Striving for an "A" 3.06%
17 & Counting 3.04%
T&C Taking Control 3.03%
Slim Down Sisters 3.03% **
For A Closer Forever Embrace 3.00%
No Foolin Time for Schoolin 2.92%
Big Fat Losers 2.92%
The Skinny Scholars 2.91%
Shrinking Violets 2.88%
Law 2.86%
Weigh Down 2.84%
17 Minutes 2.84%
Thinner by Thursdays 2.83%
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow 2.83%
Slim Slow 2.82%
Nimble Neighbors 2.79%
Sassy by Summer 2.79%
Team Caterpillar 2.78%
Melt A Weighs 2.68%
Lido Shuffle 2.65%
Die Lards 2.64%
Little Hip Chicks 2.62%
The Weigh We Were 2.61%
Meltdown Mammas 2.59%
Commander Carrot Stick and her Trusty Side Kick Broccoli Bit 2.57%
Freshman Fourty 2.56%
Yoakam U 2.54%
Island Hoppers 2.47%
We Can Do Anything for 9 Weeks 2.47%
Honor Roll 2.45%
Letting it Go 2.39%
Team Spirit 2.38%
What a Weigh To Go 2.38%
SK - Guinea Pigs 101 2.38%
The Doodles 2.34%
Mighty Lions Hear Us Roar 2.33%
Slim Chance 2.27%
The Amazing E-Racers 2.27%
Slow Learners 2.17%
Lifetime Honeymooners 2.12%
Chicken Claw 2.11%
The Valedictorians 2.09%
Mind Over Matter 2.08%
Blubber Busters 2.07%
The Shrinky Dinks 2.01%
Waist Removal 1.98%
Clark Ave 1.94%
Vamos a la playa 1.88%
U Can Do 1.73%
Thicker Than Thin Back Again 1.71%
Students of Decision 1.69%
AOC 1.62%
Literary Losers 1.58%
Svelta Delta Delta 1.45%
Chambers Champs 1.34%
Battle of the Bulge 1.30%
Rebels With a Cause 1.29%
Lionhearted Loosers 1.17%
Disaster Sisters 1.15%
No Team Name #2 1.14%
My Cousin and Me 1.06%
Teachers Pets 1.03%
The Tall and the Short of it is … We are here to graduate 1.00%
Slender Science 101 0.92%
Losers 0.91%
Slimming Sassy Sorority Sisters 0.90%
Lion Pride 601 0.86%
Butts and Guts Drive Us Nuts 0.69%
Teeny Tiny Tummies 0.61%
Epsilon Pi Sorority 0.56%
Skinny Chicks Again 0.46%
Tight Lips, Hot Hips 0.27%
Alpha Beta Gonna Lose A Lot of Weighta 0.18%
No Team Name #1 0.00%
No Team Name #3 0.00%
Alumni Bound 0.00%
Eagles Rising 0.00%
Fit Fitz 0.00%
Lettuce Begin Again 0.00%
Repeat Offenders 0.00%
Wallapalosers 0.00%

Friday, April 25, 2014

Class Is In Session!

Class is in session at Healthy Weigh University!  We've got a mascot, we've got a fight song, and we've got students!!  Between our Noon time and 6 PM classes, we weighed-in 114 teams Thursday! With "before" pictures taken, team names chosen and our first weigh-in behind us, we're ready to have the greatest spring semester EVER!

This week our students received their workbooks with some important information to get them started for the semester. Next week chapter one of the workbook will arrive and we'll start working through it as we move through the 10 week challenge.  Glenda will be facilitating a group discussion after the homework is done so that HWU students have an opportunity to ask questions and dig deeper.

The HWU Fighting Lion charged into the room today with the Alumni close behind. We were introduced to our Alumni and celebrated their success as they reported their weight loss! Impressive!! We're excited to have our Alumni as a part of our pride.

The Fighting Lion serves as our mascot for many reasons besides being so cute;
Lions are brave and courageous...you've got to be to change.
Lions are protective...you're the only one that can protect your health.
Lions are willing to fight...are you willing to fight and say yes to yourself and no to others?
Lions are hunters...will you hunt to discover why you do what you do?
Lions are a part of a pride...we need each other to be successful!

The Fighting Lion...perfect!

We'll be giving out assignments each week of this Team Challenge. Each time you complete them, you'll be entered into a drawing for some fun prizes.

This week, your assignment is to read through the information in your workbook and decorate the front of it. Be creative and inspirational!! Bring those books back in next week!

I couldn't be more excited as we begin our 20th season of the Team Challenge!  I anticipate great things ahead for the next 10 weeks! HWU is going to be an inspirational place to spend Thursdays this spring. Don't miss a one! 

Always encouraging you,
Letha