6/24

Finale Week

Pedometer Challenge

Between the two team we walked a total of 6,761, 327 steps during the challenge.  The top there walkers were:

#3 – Sharon – 561,869 steps

#2 – Liz J. – 584,862 steps

#1 – Deb B. – 658,426

Deb won a water bottle with a gift certificate to Bob’s for her accomplishment.  She can use it toward a new pair of sneaker so she can keep on walking…Tremendous job Deb!!!

Deb, Sharon, Liz

The individual winner this week

Ginger with a loss of 4.91%…Excellent Effort!!!  The biggest loser from the blue team was Brian with a percentage loss of 2.53%.

Ginger

The Obstacle Course

The obstacle course took place last week and everyone who attempted it finished!!  There was a prize associated with the challenge.  The fastest time won a gift certificate to Steahly Farms where they can take advantage of the season with fresh veggies and fruit!!  The top three finishers were:

#3 – Phaedra – with a time of 14:02

#2 – Anne – with a time of 13:47

#1 – Deb B – with a time of 13:39

Congratulations Deb on winning the challenge and kudos to everyone else for your accomplishment in finishing and your support of everyone else during the challenge!!!

Deb, Anne, Phaedra

The Quiz

Everyone took the quiz very seriously and hopefully you all learned a thing or two from it as well.  It was a tough quiz!  It had to be because there was a really good prize attached with it.  The person who got the least wrong won a message at MoreFit!!  The brightest students in the class were:

With 12 incorrect answers: Tory & Joanne

With 11 incorrect answers: Gretchen & June

With 10 incorrect answers the winner was Terri!!!  Great Job!!!

Wendi, Terri

 The winning team

The Red Team won the season!!!  The red team lost 4.36% and a total of 109.6 pounds!!!

Red Team Wins!!!

The Team Biggest Losers

The Biggest loser from each team wins a team T-shirt from MP impressions.  The biggest losers were Ginger from the Red team and Liz J from the Blue team.

The Biggest loser

It was a really close contest for biggest loser this time.  The difference between the two was only .01%.  The winner of the Biggest Loser title was Liz J with a total % loss of 9.3%.  Congratulation Liz!!!  Liz won a makeover from Susan’s Fine Salon and Gathering and a round of Golf from Banner Country Club!!!

You should all be very happy with your accomplishments!!! You managed to lose 172.2 pounds during the challenge!!!  Deb and I both hope you all were not only able to reach one or more of your health and/or fitness goals but that you had a lot of fun doing so.  It was a pleasure to work with all of you!!!  For those who have reached their goals or are ready to embark on the next phase on their own we wish you continued success and for those that are going to continue at Banner we will see you working out or in class at least until the bridge or the next challenge.   My final thought for this challenge:

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. -Jim Ryan

Wendi & Deb

Blue Team

Deb's new favorite saying....

6/17

WEEK NUMBER FIVE

Pedometer Challenge

 Only one more week left and we are at 5,747,619 steps…Well over a million steps a week!!  The Blue team is at 3,307,860 and the red team is at 2,439,759.  There were 3 people with over 100,000 steps this week…Deb B., Sharon, and Liz J.  The person with the most steps was Deb B. with 116,599 steps this week.  Awesome job!!!

The individual winner this week

Tim with a loss of 1.54%…Great Job!!!  The biggest loser from the red team for the 2^rd week in a row was Sharon with a percentage loss of 1.21%.

The winning team was

The Blue team with a loss of .12%. 

We had perfect weather for the challenge today.  There were lots of red and blue shirts but even more cross team support and cheering…it was very good to see!!!  There were some great times posted for the obstacle course.  We will announce the winner at next week’s finale along with the prize.  I got some terrific pictures and will be putting together a slide show for you all to watch while Deb and I tally up the weigh-ins to determine this sessions biggest loser.

This past week was a tough week for everyone with graduations and the beginning of summer.  There is one week left…time to give it your all.  You can do it!!!  My quote this week….

Just do it.™ -Nike

Wendi & Deb

6/10

WEEK NUMBER FOUR

Pedometer Challenge

Four weeks in and we are at 4,617,195…Still over a million steps a week!!  The Blue team is at 2,730,829 and the red team is at 1,886,366.  There were 4 people with over 100,000 steps this week…Tory, Joann, and Deb B.  The person with the most steps this week was Sharon with 116,665 steps.  Way to go!!!

The individual winner this week

Sharon with a loss of 2.89% and she did while on vacation most of the week!!!  The biggest loser from the blue team for the 3^rd week in a row was Liz J with a percentage loss of 1.68%.

The winning team was

The Red team won back the weekly title with a loss of .68%.  The blue team had a percentage loss of .42% this week.

You should all be very proud

There is one more week of workouts left and a final weigh in ahead of you.  Next week should be fun with the obstacle course and quiz challenges.  Come in your team colors and root your team on.  Although we will not have NBC news this time we will be talking pictures for a slide show at the finale.

For next week’s activities….and the remainder of the challenge…

Clear your mind of can’t. -Samuel Johnson

Wendi & Deb

6/3

WEEK NUMBER THREE

Pedometer Challenge

Three weeks in and we are at 3,384,780…Over a million steps a week!!  The Blue team is at 2,095,646 and the red team is at 1,289,134.  A little closer this week but the red team is really going to have to put a concerted effort in to come from behind.

The individual winner this week

Ginger from the red team takes the weekly prize for the second time!!  She lost 1.98%.  The blue teams biggest loser – for the second week in a row – was Liz J who lost 1.22%.  The overall Biggest Loser is still up for grabs…

The winning team was

The Blue team.  It was very close with the blue team losing .45% and the red team losing .40%.  Less than a half of a percent difference.  The streak is offiicially broken!!  Will Red come back next week or will blue start a streak???

This week was a tough week with the Memorial day holiday.  Even so we managed to record another 21.2 pound of losses.  That brings our total now to 107.6 pounds.  TREMENDOUS!!!

The holiday is over, you have 3 more weeks to lose, time to rededicate!!!  If you are doing well and you are satisfied with your progress keep doing what you are doing.  If you are not satisfied look at what you are doing and make a change.  Go to an extra class, walk more during the week, and really watch those portions.  There is nothing that can stop you but yourselves…YOU CAN DO IT!!!!

From my never ending pile of quotes…an appropriate one…

It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not. -Anonymous

Wendi & Deb

5/27

WEEK NUMBER TWO

Pedometer Challenge

In just two weeks we broke the 2 million step mark – 2,335,080.  The Blue team is kicking behind with 1,520,910 while the red team has 814,170.  Let’s see if the red team can step it up  this week!!

The individual winner this week

Mark from the red team with a percentage loss of 2.76.  This was the closest weekly biggest loser challenge with Liz J. from the Blue team having a 2.48% loss this week.  Way to go!!!

The winning team was

The Red team beat the blue team this week by a small margin.  The red team had a percentage loss of .66% while the blue team lost .55%.  Can the red team win three weeks in a row or is the blue team going to bring the streak to an end???

Another good week for biggest loser challenge.  We posted another 30.9 pounds of weight loss for a total of 86.5 pounds in two weeks.  Truly telling is that the turn out for the classes was great even though it was a holiday weekend!!!

This coming week will be a challenge with the holiday on Monday.  Try to eat smart (chicken instead of hot dogs, green salad instead of potato salad, watermelon instead of cookies, etc…).  Even if you overdo it tomorrow you have the rest of the week to recover…DO NOT give up on the whole week for one day!!!

I will leave you with one of my favorite quotes of all time:

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. -Lou Holtz

I believe ability improves over time when you are motivated and have a good attitude.  May the scales smile upon you this week!!!!

Wendi & Deb

5/20

First week of Losses!!!

Pedometer Challenge

For the first week of tracking steps we recorded 1, 214, 629 steps in just one week!!  The Blue team had 760, 869 steps and the red team had 453, 760 steps.  This is a great start and it is still anyone’s game right now…keep on stepping this week.  Don’t forget the person with the most steps wins a prize at the finale.

The individual winner this week

Ginger from the red team won this week’s individual prize with a percentage loss of 4.05%.  The blue teams biggest loser was Cindy M. with a percentage loss of 2.26%.  Congratulations!!

The winning team was

The Red team beat the blue team this week in large part because of Gingers tremendous effort in losing 10 pounds!!  In just one week a total of 55.6 pounds was lost by the teams!!!  That is an awesome start to the challenge!!

Team Challenge

This week was a team challenge week.  Both teams did an excellent job!!  The winning team was the red team with a total time to complete the activities of 624 seconds.  The blue team was very close with 642 seconds. (the difference was a little over 1 second per activity).  A very close competition…congratulations red team.

Today was a great start to the challenge.  If we keep this pace we are on track to lose more weight and walk more steps than the previous competitors.  Both of us are truly impressed with all of you so far.  We hope you enjoyed the challenge this week.  Next week just be a team workout.  Take advantage of your team members and your gym memberships this week.  Remember:

Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results (Andrew Carnegie)

Everyone of you has it in you and we both have faith in your ability to succeed!!!

Wendi & Deb

5/13

KICKOFF

The Teams are set….

Blue Team

Red Team

It was a great start to the challenge today!  Initial weigh-ins are complete and the first workouts are behind us.  There is one more challenge we have for you this time….let’s see if we can beat the weight loss from the last challenge.  That means we need to lose more than 245 pounds!!  Deb and I both have tremendous faith in our teams ability to win…so much so that we are repeating our bet again…the losing trainer pays for a spa day for the other.  So now you not only have motivation to lose weight for yourself (all the normal reasons look good, feel good, more healthy, etc…) and your team you also have to win it for your trainer!!!  Good Luck this week everyone…take advantage of the gym.  If you need anything you can contact either one of us.

Wendi & Deb