| 6.8 BIG HINNIES |
| 6.2 OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS |
| 5.6 SHRINKY DINKS |
| 5.4 PARTNERS IN FOCUS |
| 5.0 FREEDOM FIGHTERS |
| 4.9 WALK THIS WEIGH |
| 4.5 WE CAN DO IT |
| 4.1 TEAM SLIM & SLIMMER |
| 4.1 LIDDLE MIDDLES |
| 4.1 CURVE-A-LICIOUS |
| 3.9 EAT TRIM GET SLIM |
| 3.7 NOW YOUR PANTS DROOP |
| 3.7 MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLE |
| 3.7 LEGAL LOSERS |
| 3.5 STRING BEAN JEANS |
| 3.4 THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMEN |
| 3.4 FAMILY THIGHS |
| 3.3 MOOTU CHOTU |
| 3.3 FBI |
| 3.1 DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT |
| 3.1 DIET DIVAS |
| 3.0 THINNER SINNERS |
| 2.8 FREEDOM, A STAR IS BORN |
| 2.7 I KNOW WHAT YOU WEIGHED LAST SUMMER |
| 2.6 NO MORE MUFFIN TOP |
| 2.6 LOSING IT |
| 2.6 HEALTHY WEIGH VIRGINS |
| 2.5 TWISTED SISTERS |
| 2.4 SKINNY MINNIE WILL BE’S |
| 2.4 FIFTY AND FEROCIOUS |
| 2.2 HIP, HIPS, AWEIGH |
| 2.1 PUNCHING DOWN THE POUNDS |
| 1.9 BLUBBER BUSTERS |
| 1.8 LOVIN’ THE NUMBERS |
| 1.8 K & J ALL THE WAY |
| 1.5 8 IS ENUFF |
| 1.4 BEST FRIENDS |
| 1.2 SOCCER MOMS GONE THIN |
| 1.2 FIT HAPPENS |
| .9 FROSTED FLAKES |
| .5 ROCKIN’ RN’S |
| .5 BEGIN WITHIN |
| .4 NEW ATTIDUDETTES |
| .3 CROWNS OF FLAVOR |
| .1 BECOMING BUTTERFLIES |
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Team Challenge Standings as of 07/27/10
Christmas in July!
Our teams received a great gift today, a gift just like Scrooge in A Christmas Carol! They took a journey to the past, present and future. And just like with Scrooge, the journey was hard and painful. As painful as the night was...joy came in the morning! Joy came because Scrooge had a choice about how he was going to live out the rest of his life and he choose a new life!
This was an important exercise for our teams to experience today. Creating urgency to lose weight and keep it off will be a tool that makes losing weight and keeping it off easier!
Everything we do , we do out of our need to seek pleasure or avoid pain. Using pain as our friend to change ANY behavior is one of the most valuable lessons I've learned. We felt some pain at the Team Challenge today...but because of that, I know freedom's coming!
Noon time housed our big winner for the day as team 'Shrinky Dinks' lost 2.46 for the week! Congratulations to Holly and Cherie, you're the winners of that great cooking class at Nancy's house! You beat a lot of teams to win this one. Good for you! Along with their great loss, the other teams lost a total of 83.8 pounds at noon. We're on our way to beating that record!
Team 'Big Hinnes' did it again this week with a weight loss % of 2.13 at the six PM weigh in. Ron and Tammy are going to have to take their jackets back one more time to add another touch! I'm proud of you guys for making the decision! To add to the loss for the day, our evening teams dropped another 73.2 pounds!
Your Challenge for the week won't be an easy one...I hope that you take this one very seriously and experience an urgency about your decision to lose weight and keep it off for life.
YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK IS:
Link pain to 5, 10, and 20 years into the future, if you don't make permanent changes with your eating habits and lifestyle. Make a list of the pain you will have if you don't change! Create urgency!
For an extra ticket in the drawing, come in a repeat these words...
(LINK PAIN,NO GAIN) there's a little play on words that will remind you that using pain as your friend can make a huge difference in your future to keep your weight off for life!
I hope this week that you will take this challenge very seriously. Not for a ticket in the drawing...but for a change in your life.
Always encouraging you,
Letha
This was an important exercise for our teams to experience today. Creating urgency to lose weight and keep it off will be a tool that makes losing weight and keeping it off easier!
Everything we do , we do out of our need to seek pleasure or avoid pain. Using pain as our friend to change ANY behavior is one of the most valuable lessons I've learned. We felt some pain at the Team Challenge today...but because of that, I know freedom's coming!
Noon time housed our big winner for the day as team 'Shrinky Dinks' lost 2.46 for the week! Congratulations to Holly and Cherie, you're the winners of that great cooking class at Nancy's house! You beat a lot of teams to win this one. Good for you! Along with their great loss, the other teams lost a total of 83.8 pounds at noon. We're on our way to beating that record!
Team 'Big Hinnes' did it again this week with a weight loss % of 2.13 at the six PM weigh in. Ron and Tammy are going to have to take their jackets back one more time to add another touch! I'm proud of you guys for making the decision! To add to the loss for the day, our evening teams dropped another 73.2 pounds!
Your Challenge for the week won't be an easy one...I hope that you take this one very seriously and experience an urgency about your decision to lose weight and keep it off for life.
YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK IS:
Link pain to 5, 10, and 20 years into the future, if you don't make permanent changes with your eating habits and lifestyle. Make a list of the pain you will have if you don't change! Create urgency!
For an extra ticket in the drawing, come in a repeat these words...
(LINK PAIN,NO GAIN) there's a little play on words that will remind you that using pain as your friend can make a huge difference in your future to keep your weight off for life!
I hope this week that you will take this challenge very seriously. Not for a ticket in the drawing...but for a change in your life.
Always encouraging you,
Letha
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Freedom from Stinkin' Thinkin'
I love week # 2 of the Team Challenge! We celebrated weight loss Tuesday in a big way! 370.4 pounds were dropped this week by some motivated, on fire, people!
The best part of the day for me, was listening to the 'secret code' over and over as our teams signed in for the day! I heard at least 90 people say to me "I AM FREE"! I'm loving that, and believing that they are going to be free from a lot of things by the end of this FREEDOM Summer Team Challenge! I saw decorated folders, lists of what people really wanted and excited faces as clients weighed in and saw big drops in their weight!
At noon we unveiled our winning "jackets". Red, white and blue will be worn by winning teams this summer Team Challenge. FREEDOM was embroidered on the chest of the jackets to remind the winners each week of what they are after! Team 'Partners in Focus' were the first to receive the jackets! You would have thought they won the $1000, with the amount of enthusiasm they had claiming the weekly win! Congratulations Jan and Steve for a weight loss % of 3.98 this week! What a great way to start out your challenge!
We had "Chow Time" with grilled peaches and prizes to give away both at noon and six where the fun continued! Our winning Team at six took the big win for the day with a weight loss % of 4.73! Wow...'Big Hinnies' you had a terrific week! Congratulations Ron and Tammy. Our Sponsor for the week and a true supporter of the Team Challenge, and all its participants, Glenda Bigalky, donated $100 to the winning team this week! Ron and Tammy picked a good week to win! Thank you Glenda for your support!
Our focus was on our thought life this week! Being free from negative thinking...which will get you free from negative actions! I read a little poem to remind us all that we are the keepers of the keys to our minds. Here it is...
You are the Keeper of the keys
You are the guard at the gate
Waiting in line to get through that door
is love . And also hate.
In line to enter is gentle peace and also violent war.
You must choose who may, and who may not come through the door.
Intolerance tries to sneak on through
On wings of fear or pride.
It hides behind dreams of belonging, and tries to sneak inside.
Oh be alert. You’re the guard who decides
who goes and who must stay
you are the keeper of the keys to your mind
who will you let in today?
Being free from over eating is ALL about our thought life! I challenged everyone present to be on guard this week with their thought life.
YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK IS:
Be Free from negative thinking.
This is going to take work and a repeated effort on all of our parts. It's proven to be life changing for me...I know it will for you too!
Looking forward to a fun filled, weight losing week, next week. Think rightly...eat healthy...and I'll see you Tuesday.
Always encouraging you.
Letha
The best part of the day for me, was listening to the 'secret code' over and over as our teams signed in for the day! I heard at least 90 people say to me "I AM FREE"! I'm loving that, and believing that they are going to be free from a lot of things by the end of this FREEDOM Summer Team Challenge! I saw decorated folders, lists of what people really wanted and excited faces as clients weighed in and saw big drops in their weight!
At noon we unveiled our winning "jackets". Red, white and blue will be worn by winning teams this summer Team Challenge. FREEDOM was embroidered on the chest of the jackets to remind the winners each week of what they are after! Team 'Partners in Focus' were the first to receive the jackets! You would have thought they won the $1000, with the amount of enthusiasm they had claiming the weekly win! Congratulations Jan and Steve for a weight loss % of 3.98 this week! What a great way to start out your challenge!
We had "Chow Time" with grilled peaches and prizes to give away both at noon and six where the fun continued! Our winning Team at six took the big win for the day with a weight loss % of 4.73! Wow...'Big Hinnies' you had a terrific week! Congratulations Ron and Tammy. Our Sponsor for the week and a true supporter of the Team Challenge, and all its participants, Glenda Bigalky, donated $100 to the winning team this week! Ron and Tammy picked a good week to win! Thank you Glenda for your support!
Our focus was on our thought life this week! Being free from negative thinking...which will get you free from negative actions! I read a little poem to remind us all that we are the keepers of the keys to our minds. Here it is...
You are the Keeper of the keys
You are the guard at the gate
Waiting in line to get through that door
is love . And also hate.
In line to enter is gentle peace and also violent war.
You must choose who may, and who may not come through the door.
Intolerance tries to sneak on through
On wings of fear or pride.
It hides behind dreams of belonging, and tries to sneak inside.
Oh be alert. You’re the guard who decides
who goes and who must stay
you are the keeper of the keys to your mind
who will you let in today?
Being free from over eating is ALL about our thought life! I challenged everyone present to be on guard this week with their thought life.
YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK IS:
Be Free from negative thinking.
This is going to take work and a repeated effort on all of our parts. It's proven to be life changing for me...I know it will for you too!
Looking forward to a fun filled, weight losing week, next week. Think rightly...eat healthy...and I'll see you Tuesday.
Always encouraging you.
Letha
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
FREEDOM...That's What's Happening at this Team Challenge!
Season five started out with a bang! 47 Teams weighed in to begin an eight week journey of fun, weight loss and freedom! We choose FREEDOM as our theme for this summer Team Challenge. Red, white and blue balloons decorated the place while music played and flags were waved! The energy was high as we focused our thoughts ahead to this next 8 weeks.
At noon we said hello to some new friends and some old friends too. We heard some great teams names as each team marched up the isle for their first weigh in! Three returning participants had their names thrown in a drawing for $100 but the drawing would have to wait until our 6PM group had a chance to get in on the fun! I could already feel the love and support at noon...this group has personality!
At Six we kept the party going by weighing in the rest of the groups. As we talked about FREEDOM the mood was set for this summer Team Challenge! Even more names were thrown in to the drawing for losing 4 pounds or more between Team Challenges. It just happened that when I drew the winning ticket, the client who had lost the most weight, 7.4 pounds from the last Team Challenge to this one, won the $100! Congratulations Tressa from team 'Begin-Within'. The evening group is going to have some fun...I can just feel it!
We looked over partnership agreements, glanced at the schedule of events and were challenged for the week to participate fully in this outstanding 8 week program!
Freedom is our theme. You see, to be free is not to do whatever comes naturally, that in fact is bondage to the flesh;It is not to pursue our appetites without restraint. To be free is to possess the desire and the ability to do what is good, to become the person I was created to be, to reach my full potential. That is what we'll be celebrating in the next weeks to come at this Team Challenge!
For our first challenge we always start at the beginning because the first step to any change is to"decide what you want!"
Your first challenge is to write down what you really want! To help you think this way... If you lost your weight and it was permanent what would your life look like then!? That’s what you really want.
YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK IS:
Decide what you want and write it down, make a list, bring it back into the clinic next week.
You might want to know this secret code as well (I AM FREE). Repeat that secret code when you sign in next week and you'll be entered into a drawing for a fabulous prize!
As always, I am energized and excited about the next 7 weeks! I hope you are too. Make a decision, cut off any other possibility and let's do this thing!
For more encouragement throughout the week, you can go onto my blog "Encouragement from Letha". I write every Friday.
Until next week,
Always encouraging you,
Letha
At noon we said hello to some new friends and some old friends too. We heard some great teams names as each team marched up the isle for their first weigh in! Three returning participants had their names thrown in a drawing for $100 but the drawing would have to wait until our 6PM group had a chance to get in on the fun! I could already feel the love and support at noon...this group has personality!
At Six we kept the party going by weighing in the rest of the groups. As we talked about FREEDOM the mood was set for this summer Team Challenge! Even more names were thrown in to the drawing for losing 4 pounds or more between Team Challenges. It just happened that when I drew the winning ticket, the client who had lost the most weight, 7.4 pounds from the last Team Challenge to this one, won the $100! Congratulations Tressa from team 'Begin-Within'. The evening group is going to have some fun...I can just feel it!
We looked over partnership agreements, glanced at the schedule of events and were challenged for the week to participate fully in this outstanding 8 week program!
Freedom is our theme. You see, to be free is not to do whatever comes naturally, that in fact is bondage to the flesh;It is not to pursue our appetites without restraint. To be free is to possess the desire and the ability to do what is good, to become the person I was created to be, to reach my full potential. That is what we'll be celebrating in the next weeks to come at this Team Challenge!
For our first challenge we always start at the beginning because the first step to any change is to"decide what you want!"
Your first challenge is to write down what you really want! To help you think this way... If you lost your weight and it was permanent what would your life look like then!? That’s what you really want.
YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK IS:
Decide what you want and write it down, make a list, bring it back into the clinic next week.
You might want to know this secret code as well (I AM FREE). Repeat that secret code when you sign in next week and you'll be entered into a drawing for a fabulous prize!
As always, I am energized and excited about the next 7 weeks! I hope you are too. Make a decision, cut off any other possibility and let's do this thing!
For more encouragement throughout the week, you can go onto my blog "Encouragement from Letha". I write every Friday.
Until next week,
Always encouraging you,
Letha
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Girl Power!
Oh Yes...the ladies rocked the joint! So much to celebrate! So many to congratulate as we conclude the 4th season of this Healthy Weigh Team Challenge!
Let's start at noon when the 'Rockin RN's' took the win with a 1.75% of weight loss for the week! Cami and Terri, you have been impressive this whole Team Challenge. You have inspired others with your consistency and your weight loss!
We had a short visit at noon to share some testimonies and say goodbye, only to come back for the grand finale at 6PM. The contest for $1000 was hot and heavy by the time the noon teams had weighed in. 'Rockin RN's' and 'Family Thighs' were neck and neck!
At Six, the party started with after photos of all the teams, music, balloons and a little time to visit with the friends we've made over that last 10 weeks. We weighed in the teams and waited for Glenda to give us the final word!
The evening win and the prize for the day went to 'Kick Butt, Lose Gut' with a weight loss % of 3.04 for the week! Wow, Shonda and Alyssa, you poured it on this week to have a great finish! We thank Val from Team 'Fit Happens' for the beautiful gift of the week, gorgeous flower patio pots. Alyssa and Shonda will enjoy these as they continue to bloom over the summer. A great reminder of what they have done in these last 10 weeks.
So on with the final announcements...
In third place for our Spring Team Challenge with a weight loss % of 14.6 team 'Family Thighs' Congratulations Gena and Jenni...you should be so proud of your accomplishment these last weeks!
In second place with a weight loss % of 15.0 team 'Rockin RN's'! Terri and Cami, congratulations for an outstanding job!
And...drum roll please... In first place for this Spring Team Challenge team 'Kick Butt, Lose Gut'! Shonda and Alyssa won the Team Challenge with a weight loss % of 15.6!
I think the whole group was proud as our youngest member of the Team Challenge was part of the winning Team! $1000 was easy to hand over to these beautiful women! Shonda and Alyssa, we love you, we're proud of you, Congratulations!!!
That family kept up the winning with another great prize. Shonda lost the most weight for a returnee from the last Team Challenge...so was awarded $200 for that great accomplishment. she had a weight loss % of 17.63 this , her second team Challenge!
We had some other important awards to give out:
The most weight lost by a Male went to Pete Martin (48 pounds)
The greatest % of weight loss for a male went to Dale Hansen (15.1 %)
The most weight lost by a female went to Rosie Lundquist (37 pounds)
The greatest % of weight loss for a female went to Terri Schrater (19.4%)
It was another outstanding Team Challenge! It was a great thing to see the top 6 teams all female! Who says men lose faster than women?!
It's always hard to say goodbye to group of people who have supported each other, bonded with each other and really had fun together for the last 10 Tuesdays!
We closed out the Team Challenge with hugs, thank yous and testimonies...perfect ending for a great 10 weeks.
Congratulations to all of you who participated, completed the journey and are looking ahead to a continued life of health and wholeness.
I look forward to the Team Challenge that starts July 13th. We will be drawing for $100 prize to all the returnees who lose 4 pounds in the next 4 weeks between these team challenges!
Goodbye for now Team Challenge...I'll miss you in the weeks to come. Stay strong my friends...keep up the intensity...you can do it!
Always encouraging you,
Letha
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Team Challenge Standings as of 06/15/10
| 15.6 Kick Butt & Lose Gutt |
| 15.0 Rockin’ RN’s |
| 14.6 Family Thighs |
| 14.4 PV Pound Puppies |
| 14.0 The Sliders |
| 13.5 Flab 2 Fab |
| 12.5 Full Throttle |
| 12.4 Gut B Gone |
| 11.8 Leaps & Pounds |
| 11.8 Eat Trim Get Thin |
| 11.4 Thin It To Win It |
| 10.0 Reddy-Set-Go |
| 9.9 Grace Under Fire |
| 9.7 The Weigh We Were |
| 9.4 Southern Cooking Gone Awry |
| 9.1 Extreme Makeover |
| 8.8 HED Strong Hunnies |
| 8.7 Reducers |
| 8.3 Home Run Losers |
| 8.2 Darling Divas |
| 8.1 Weigh It Again |
| 8.0 W.I.T. (Women In Transition) |
| 7.9 Gluteus Minimus |
| 7.6 Labor of Love |
| 7.5 Sista Chicks |
| 7.5 Boys To Thin |
| 7.4 Portion Distortion |
| 7.0 Kibbles N’ Bits |
| 7.0 Brat Dawgs |
| 6.8 Spice Girls |
| 6.2 The Great Pound Erasers |
| 6.2 No Buts About It |
| 6.1 The Champion Chunkers |
| 5.8 Saved By Grace |
| 5.8 Losing Bunches |
| 5.2 Swim Suit Sista’s |
| 5.1 Potluck Pastors: The Final Chapter |
| 5.0 Bulging Boomers |
| 4.8 Losing It! |
| 4.7 Big Hinnies |
| 4.5 Skinny Minnies |
| 4.3 Pounds A Weigh |
| 4.3 Fit Happens |
| 4.2 Shrinking Violets |
| 4.1 Diamonds In The Rough |
| 3.8 Best In Chow |
| 3.6 P&L Statement |
| 2.7 Black Beauties |
| 2.7 2 Bountifully Blessed |
| 1.2 Finish Line |
| 1.1 Power Rangers |
| 0.8 This Time |
| 0.04 Double D’s |
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
I Can See Clearly Now...
...the rain is gone! It was gone on Tuesday at The Healthy Weigh! The Team Challenge participants walked into summer fun on Tuesday! Bright sunshine filled the room as our clients continued their journey to goal weight!
As we enter week # 10 of this challenge, the competition is heating up! Our Teams lost a total of 126.4 pounds Tuesday leaving exactly 100 pounds to lose next week to break the all time record for weight loss at any Team Challenge!
At noon team 'Losing It' really lost it with a weight loss % of 2.55 for the day! Congratulations to Chris and Melodye! They are the winners of $100 prize for the week and those beautiful jackets!
The sun was still out at Six when our teams got in a conga line for some summer fun! Team 'Pound Puppies' took the win for the evening with a weight loss % of 2.22! Dalya and Lydia, you two look GREAT!
Our focus this week was on seeing the future clearly! Things get in the way of that sometimes as we pursue great things. Short term thinking, and a short term memory.I challenged our participants to keep their focus on the long term goal instead of the short term gratification. Our memories fail us sometimes too. We stumble on our weight loss program and easiliy forget that we were ever really doing it right! I encouraged a memory that says "I did this before, and I can do this again". Everyone stumbles...but getting back up is what makes you strong!
YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: Carry around your own sunshine!
We thought it would be fun to start a "sunshine movement"! Responsible people carry around their own weather. We want to be known as that! I got on face book last night and already saw many Healthy Friends participating in this fun "movement"!
Have a week, rain or shine, that feels warm and exciting! We've got one week to go and many teams that could take the win!
We look forward to seeing you next week at noon for your regular weigh-in and then back at six to join together for the exciting grand finale! Can't wait!
Always encouraging you.
Letha
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