Thursday, February 19, 2015

Going All In - Week 5 Team Standings

Team Name       %
Full Nelson 10.30%
Freedom Fighters 10.29%
Tiny Hineys 8.43%
2000 Fit-team 8.23%
Back & On the Attack 7.93%
Butt Weight 7.92%
Material Girls 7.74%
Thin Mints 7.49%
Fat Boys 7.15%
Peacefully Changed 7.13%
Why Not 6.90%
Waistin A-Weigh 6.88%
Orange is the New Snack 6.64%
Salt N Peppa 6.60%
Whittling A-Weigh 6.56%
Re-Chewing Our Vows 6.49%
#ShakeItOff 6.48%
Royal Flush 6.31%
Maui Wowies 6.28%
Thinning Thunder Thighs 6.20%
Waist Watchers 6.17%
Asian Fusion 6.09%
Ya Gotta Wanna 6.08%
Waist Management 6.06%
Ladies on a Roll 6.05%
Special K 5.84%
The Reducers 5.81%
Thinspired 5.68%
The Determinators 5.54%
10 Weeks to Tighter Cheeks 5.53%
Team Sassyfras 5.53%
Stress Less, Weigh Less 5.52%
Electric Chickens 5.45%
Booty Busters 5.38%
Lost And Found 5.37%
Making It Look Easy 5.35%
Dwindling Divas 5.33%
Slim and Sassy 5.29%
Finally Full 5.28%
Thinner Winners 5.25%
Family Melt Down 5.24%
W8 2NV 5.19%
Spicy Seniors 5.14%
We're Not Short, We're Fun Size 5.14%
Bold Resolve 5.13%
Does This Cucumber Make Me Look Fat 5.09%
Guts B Gone 2 4.92%
All In 4.91%
Friends Through Thick and Thin 4.69%
Snowmen in the Sunshine 4.64%
Colossal Cousins 4.43%
Lose To Gain 4.37%
Weir Winners 4.26%
Move It and Lose It 4.23%
Re-booting for Better Booties 4.18%
Lighten Up 4.14%
Dude Where's My Butt? 4.11%
Flab-U-Less 4.09%
Frank & David 4.08%
All Aboard 3.87%
Couch Queens 3.77%
Fully Immersed 3.77%
Focused to the Finish 3.72%
Go Fat, Go! 3.68%
Prepear for Orange 3.66%
Kool-Aid Drinkers 3.45%
Just Do It 3.40%
Focus-Pocus, Its Not Magic 3.26%
Panther No Panth, We're Coming In 3.17%
Alumni Going All In 3.15%
Seniors Driving to Lose 3.08%
XR Thighs 3.08%
Deflating the Spare 3.00%
Less Than Yesterday 3.00%
Persistant Pals 2.98%
Belly Busters 2.83%
Sisters In A Weigh 2.78%
The Believers 2.67%
Lucky Losers 2.56%
Munchin Lions 2.50%
Spanxless By Spring 2.43%
Team Awesome Sauce 2.39%
Going Down! 2.29%
Mission Slimpossible 2.15%
Here We Go Again 2.14%
Breaking Bad…Habits 2.01%
Re-Booty 1.84%
Team Committed 1.72%
Lean Queens 1.59%
Old Crazy Guys 1.43%
Just Sayin 1.22%
Fearless Finishers 1.14%
League of Lettuce Lovers 1.09%
Determined Duo 0.96%
Take Back Our Temple 0.80%
Wishful Shrinking 0.55%

Friday, February 13, 2015

Change Isn't THAT hard!

I apologized this week to my friends at The Healthy Weigh. I've been preaching for years that "Change Is Hard." And for years, I've believed that! I've been convinced for decades that to lose weight and keep it off for life you've got to change your beliefs! That much is true...I've just done a lot more research about CHANGE and have come to think about it in a whole new way!


As I've always said, It’s not good enough to just change your actions because actions are temporary at best if right beliefs are not fueling them. It’s all about CHANGE!  That’s why I've encouraged you to work so hard to change your thinking…because you can CHANGE your LIFE!!!

The Healthy Weigh is all about CHANGE!  I've taught MANY a lesson about CHANGE,  heck…we even did a ten week team challenge on the stages of change (back in 2014, or was it 2013???…fascinating! I need to repeat it.
But here’s what I shared this week as I’ve been learning more about change. (because it’s still all about change!) 
For years, I knew and watched how difficult it was for people to change and knew that if change didn’t happen, life wouldn't improve. I saw people stuck and believed that getting unstuck would require change and well, you know...change is hard.

But what I’ve learned is this…getting unstuck requires change…but change is not so hard! 
Here’s a principle that has everything to do with becoming somebody different:

Every healthy thing God created changes!

If something doesn’t change it’s dead. The world was designed so that it is in constant motion, never sitting still, always dying and being reborn.

Everything is changing, all the time. Even you.

Physically, you will regenerate several times before you die. The skin you have now will not be the same skin you have in 7 years.
What this means for us is we get to let go of the mistakes we’ve made in the past.
We also get to let go of the identity other people want to trap us in. We get to change.
We get to become somebody different.

Think about it…One of the ways we’re encouraged to change is that things are constantly starting over. We were created to sleep, so every night you lie down and go into an odd kind of coma for about 8 hours and then you wake up and start another day. Think of it like a do-over. And it’s not only you.
The whole earth is starting over every morning.

I’ve been thinking about the belief that CHANGE IS HARD…that would mean that we somehow think of ourselves as fixed beings.
That is, beings who cannot change. But this is a lie.
We can change and were designed to change.

Sometimes it the smallest decisions that can change your life!

And today that decision might just be that you are going to give yourself permission to change! That you are going to start believing that EVERYTHING changes and you were meant to change! That you don’t have to be stuck! You don’t have to keep living the life that you've always lived…you don't have to be the person everyone expects you to be…you can change…and guess what…change isn’t that hard!!!

Our winning teams of the week are working to change...
Noon: Team "Does This Cucumber Make Me Look Fat?" Wendy and Lorna with a 2.02% of weight loss!
6PM: Team "Belly Busters" Becca and Jane with a 2.27% of weight loss for the week!
Congratulations to all of you!! What a great week!

Our Top Individual for the week winning the  exquisite heart was Gena B.!! Congratulations Gena!!

Your Challenge for the week: 

  • Download Week # 1 "Understanding Your Beliefs ~ The Key to Permanent Weight Loss" and do the homework.
  • Not One Stinkin' Piece!
As we look at our beliefs this week, it's exciting to think that we can CHANGE them...because that IS the key to permanent weight loss! 

Here's to a changing world and a changing you!!!

Always encouraging you,
Letha

Going All In - Week 4 Team Standings

Team Name        %
Freedom Fighters 9.12%
Full Nelson 8.59%
Lose To Gain 8.10%
Butt Weight 7.19%
Thin Mints 6.69%
Material Girls 6.67%
Tiny Hineys 6.62%
Back & On the Attack 6.58%
Waistin A-Weigh 6.47%
2000 Fit-team 6.39%
Fat Boys 6.31%
Salt N Peppa 5.95%
Asian Fusion 5.89%
#ShakeItOff 5.69%
Maui Wowies 5.60%
Orange is the New Snack 5.60%
The Determinators 5.54%
Why Not 5.43%
Whittling A-Weigh 5.43%
Peacefully Changed 5.42%
Special K 5.39%
Royal Flush 5.35%
Ya Gotta Wanna 5.31%
Electric Chickens 5.11%
Team Sassyfras 5.08%
10 Weeks to Tighter Cheeks 5.07%
Making It Look Easy 5.04%
Stress Less, Weigh Less 5.03%
Move It and Lose It 5.01%
Re-Chewing Our Vows 5.01%
Waist Management 4.99%
Dwindling Divas 4.96%
Waist Watchers 4.95%
Guts B Gone 2 4.92%
All In 4.91%
Ladies on a Roll 4.86%
The Reducers 4.83%
Family Melt Down 4.80%
Colossal Cousins 4.75%
Thinner Winners 4.71%
Friends Through Thick and Thin 4.59%
Slim and Sassy 4.52%
Bold Resolve 4.44%
We're Not Short, We're Fun Size 4.42%
Spicy Seniors 4.41%
Thinning Thunder Thighs 4.31%
Finally Full 4.30%
Lost And Found 4.21%
Does This Cucumber Make Me Look Fat 4.07%
W8 2NV 4.01%
Lighten Up 3.98%
Seniors Driving to Lose 3.93%
Thinspired 3.91%
Snowmen in the Sunshine 3.88%
All Aboard 3.87%
Re-booting for Better Booties 3.74%
Dude Where's My Butt? 3.70%
Prepear for Orange 3.61%
Flab-U-Less 3.48%
Kool-Aid Drinkers 3.45%
Just Do It 3.35%
Deflating the Spare 3.32%
Couch Queens 3.24%
Spanxless By Spring 3.13%
Focus-Pocus, Its Not Magic 3.10%
Booty Busters 3.05%
Weir Winners 3.03%
Fully Immersed 3.01%
Less Than Yesterday 3.00%
Go Fat, Go! 2.99%
Focused to the Finish 2.92%
XR Thighs 2.82%
Frank & David 2.78%
Alumni Going All In 2.69%
Persistant Pals 2.66%
The Believers 2.56%
Lucky Losers 2.56%
Munchin Lions 2.50%
Belly Busters 2.40%
Mission Slimpossible 2.37%
Sisters In A Weigh 2.37%
Going Down! 2.29%
Team Awesome Sauce 2.15%
Breaking Bad…Habits 2.01%
Re-Booty 1.84%
Here We Go Again 1.76%
Lean Queens 1.74%
Panther No Panth, We're Coming In 1.56%
Old Crazy Guys 1.43%
Fearless Finishers 1.28%
Wishful Shrinking 1.18%
League of Lettuce Lovers 1.04%
Team Committed 1.01%
Determined Duo 0.96%
Take Back Our Temple 0.80%
Just Sayin 0.72%

Friday, February 6, 2015

Got Motivation?

Week three at The Healthy Weigh was all about motivation! Where we get it and how to keep it! Change is hard and without continued motivation we're going to have a hard go of it! Comments from clients like "I wish I could bottle up what happens on Thursdays" and "I wish I could remember what I REALLY want instead of reaching for what I want at the moment," inspired me to teach the lesson this week! Although Thursday is a great time to come together with like minded people and be encouraged and inspired, it doesn't change thinking like taking personal responsibility for our own motivation does!
I shared some of the powerful tools I've used to motivate myself and have helped hundreds of clients over the years as well:

Year at a glance calendars
Written goals with rewards
Using pain and pleasure to motivate
Positive statements or affirmations
Photos of ourselves living healthier lives
Imagery and visualization

The list could go on and on!


And what if, you did some or all of those things in your quest to lose weight and keep it off? Oh I know...you'd lose your weight and keep it off!! :-)

Here’s are some statements I've heard clients make over the years...

“This weight loss thing is like 99% mental.”
“If I could just remember what I really wanted instead of giving in at the moment.”
“I wish I could stay motivated.”
“I wish I had more willpower.”
“I wish I hadn’t stopped.”

That's why it's SO important to take responsibility for your own motivation...Changed thinking changes EVERYTHING and using these tools WILL change your thinking! 

If you think the way you've always thought, you'll stay the way you've always been, however,  you have the ability to change your future today by changing how you think. You CAN change your thinking by DECIDING to and doing the things I talked about this week!

Ask yourself..."What's it going to take for me to change my thinking?" Not "What's it going to take to stay on my diet?" ...because if you change your thinking, you'll stay on your diet!

The best news of the day was that you don’t have to allow the programming of your past to control your present or your future.

Our Winning Teams of the week:
Noon: Team "Freedom Fighters" Tom and Dana (repeat!) with a 2.55% of weight loss for the week!
6 PM: Team "Finally Full" Debbie and Gena with a 2.85 % for the week!
Congratulations...GREAT JOB!

Our first Heart for individual weight loss went out to Erica N.  with a 5.88% of weight loss! That's all HEART!!

Your Challenges for the week:
Download week # 2 Change Your Thinking ~ Change Your life and do the homework in your folder.
Put your goal date on the year at a glance calendar at THW.
Do two of the motivational things I talked about this week
Of course "Not One Stinkin Piece"

It was another important week at The Healthy Weigh.  Motivation...Can't reach your goal and keep your weight off without it!  Change your thinking....and you will change your life!

Always encouraging you,
Letha




Thursday, February 5, 2015

Going All In - Week 3 Team Standings

Team Name        %
Freedom Fighters 7.86%
Full Nelson 7.41%
Lose To Gain 6.69%
Material Girls 5.98%
Thin Mints 5.66%
Butt Weight 5.36%
Fat Boys 5.35%
Peacefully Changed 5.30%
The Determinators 5.28%
Dwindling Divas 5.12%
2000 Fit-team 5.05%
Waist Management 4.92%
Making It Look Easy 4.88%
Waistin A-Weigh 4.87%
Ya Gotta Wanna 4.87%
Stress Less, Weigh Less 4.85%
Orange is the New Snack 4.75%
All In 4.75%
Thinner Winners 4.71%
Guts B Gone 2 4.68%
#ShakeItOff 4.68%
Why Not 4.67%
Salt N Peppa 4.62%
Re-Chewing Our Vows 4.60%
Back & On the Attack 4.60%
Royal Flush 4.55%
Asian Fusion 4.47%
10 Weeks to Tighter Cheeks 4.47%
Friends Through Thick and Thin 4.43%
Move It and Lose It 4.35%
Whittling Whistlers 4.25%
Maui Wowies 4.11%
We're Not Short, We're Fun Size 3.99%
Seniors Driving to Lose 3.93%
Thinspired 3.91%
Finally Full 3.87%
Waist Watchers 3.83%
Special K 3.69%
Thinning Thunder Thighs 3.68%
Lost And Found 3.64%
Bold Resolve 3.62%
Lighten Up 3.59%
Prepear for Orange 3.54%
Ladies on a Roll 3.46%
Spicy Seniors 3.46%
The Reducers 3.43%
Team Sassyfras 3.40%
Colossal Cousins 3.39%
Less Than Yesterday 3.36%
Slim and Sassy 3.36%
Snowmen in the Sunshine 3.35%
Booty Busters 3.35%
All Aboard 3.05%
Couch Queens 3.01%
Deflating the Spare 3.00%
Family Melt Down 2.97%
Fully Immersed 2.92%
#1 Team Name Needed  2.91%
Spanxless By Spring 2.87%
Kool-Aid Drinkers 2.86%
Frank & David 2.66%
Persistant Pals 2.61%
Lucky Losers 2.56%
Panther No Panth, We're Coming In 2.51%
Weir Winners 2.50%
Focused to the Finish 2.47%
Electric Chickens 2.45%
Re-booting for Better Booties 2.45%
Mission Slimpossible 2.37%
Sisters In A Weigh 2.37%
Just Do It 2.34%
Going Down! 2.29%
The Believers 2.28%
Alumni Going All In 2.09%
Does This Cucumber Make Me Look Fat 2.05%
Team Awesome Sauce 2.05%
W8 2NV 2.05%
XR Thighs 2.04%
Tiny Hineys 2.01%
Munchin Lions 1.88%
Flab-U-Less 1.65%
Re-Booty 1.63%
Focus-Pocus, Its Not Magic 1.63%
Here We Go Again 1.59%
Dude Where's My Butt? 1.55%
Lean Queens 1.50%
Old Crazy Guys 1.43%
Wishful Shrinking 1.18%
Go Fat, Go! 1.17%
Breaking Bad…Habits 1.17%
Just Sayin 1.04%
League of Lettuce Lovers 1.04%
Determined Duo 0.96%
Take Back Our Temple 0.33%
Belly Busters 0.13%
Fearless Finishers 0.01%
#2 Team Name Needed  0.00%
Team Committed -0.04%