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

Come Join the Banner Biggest Loser Challenge!! Weekly Class and weigh in with special incentives throughout.

Starts on Sunday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, June 24th.

You will be motivated by the competition and could win a personal makeover and much more!

What’s Included?

Training:

• Weekly Class with team trainer.
• Classes to be held on Sunday afternoon (see Schedule for details)?
• 1 class hour duration
• Will alternate weekly class times to normalize weigh-ins (see schedule for details).

Weekly Weigh-Ins

• Weigh-ins by both trainers – to occur between the two classes.
• Only post % lost not weights for individuals and team.
• Bulletin board on easel in gym to show team progress.
• Weight will be measured to tenths of a pound
• Rotating schedule for weigh-ins 1 week prior to class next week after class?

Non-Members

• 6 week membership is included.

Schedule

• All Classes on Sunday afternoon

Cost to Join

• Banner Members = $50
• Non-Members = $65

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Prizes Donated By

 Staehly Farms

Finale Week!!!

Pedometer Challenge winner

 3^rd place was Joanne with 611,899 steps.

2^nd place was Halley with 646,190 steps.

And the winner of the challenge with 686949 steps was Debby.

The Obstacle Course winner

4th place was Deb with 12:15

3rd place was Pete with 11:45

2nd place was Brian with 11:36

and the winner of the obstacle course challenge and the massage from More Fit

John with a time of 11:26

The individual winner this week

Joanne from the Bleu team with a percentage loss of 2.41%.  The red teams biggest loser this week was Debby with a percentage loss of 1.51%.  Congratulations!!

The winning team was

The Blue team won the team challenge with an average weight loss of 1.38% per week.   The winners of the team challenge take home a month membership to Banner Total Fitness!

The red team had an average weight loss of 1.19% per week.

The biggest loser from the Red team

Pete who lost 8.17% during the challenge.  As the winner biggest loser on his team Pete wins a Biggest loser T-Shirt from MP Impressions.

THE OVERAL BIGGEST LOSER WAS

Bob from the Blue team with a percentage loss of 13.97%.  The biggest loser wins: A make over from New Image Salon, a T-shirt from MP Impressions, a round of golf for 2 with a cart at Banner Country club and bragging rights!!!

Every person who stuck with the challenge lost weight over the course of the challenge.  You should all be very proud of what you accomplished.  The two teams combined lost a total of 245 pounds in just seven weeks.  That is tremendous.  It was a great pleasure to meet and work with all of you and we hope to see you again if not in the next challenge then in the gym!!!

Wendi & Deb

4/29

Fifth week of weigh-ins this week!!

First the pedometers

Debby had the most steps this week with 107,904.  There are 3 people with over 500,000 steps each so far.  Between the teams we have walked over 5 MILLION STEPS (5,271,903)!!!  One more week can we get of 6 million before we finish??

The individual winner this week

Bob from the blue team with a percentage loss of 2.46%. Bob is our first repeat winner!! The biggest loser from the red team was Terry with a percentage loss of 1.80%.  Congratulations!!

The team that won this week

The red team lost the most this week with .96%.  The blue team was at .78%.  With one more week to go the team prize is still up for grabs.  There is still only .13% difference between the two teams.  There was no problem breaking the 200 pound mark this week…we are now at a total weight loss of 216.9 pounds.  With only one more week to go you all still managed to post a total weight loss this week of 27.7 pounds.  That is terrific!! 

Yesterday we not only got to see tremendous improvement in your fitness over five weeks ago but we got to see firsthand how much support you are getting from your teammates, family, and friends.  You all should be so proud of your accomplishments!  There is also the added bonus that others will see as well…don’t forget to tune in to NBC’s 11pm news tomorrow night.  One last thing…lest you think we forgot…you will all have to wait till Sunday to find out who won the obstacle course challenge, just one more reason to come to the finale.  We will see you all on Sunday for final weigh-ins and awards!!

Wendi & Deb

4/22

Fourth week of weigh-ins this week!!

First the pedometers

JoAnn had the most steps this time with 100,234 steps.  We have now walked a total of 4,543,216 steps since we started.  There are 7 people within 50,000 steps of each other vying for the top spot so keep on walking!!

The individual winner this week

Peg from the blue team with a percentage loss of 2.49%. As the biggest loser this week Peg wins the weekly prize of $23. The biggest loser from the red team was Fran with percentage loss of 1.93%.  Congratulations!!

The team that won this week

The red team lost the most this week with .64%.  The blue team was close again with .60%.  The team prize is still up for grabs as there is only .11% difference between the two teams. Tremendous results so far…Between the two teams we have now lost 184.8 pounds!!!  Let’s see if we can break the 200 pound mark next week!!!

We have two weeks left.  Dig deep you can do it.  You have come so far already!!  We have managed to lose a whole person in just four weeks.  Next week is the last workout week and we have an obstacle course planned – rain or shine – it should be fun with NBC news taping as well!!!  This will be your last reward challenge.  Come prepared to beat the clock and win the prize!!  If you need more incentive, the race for the winning team is so close that Deb and I still do not know who has to pay for our spa day so put the extra effort in for your trainer too!!!  Don’t forget to wear team colors next weekend and root your teammates on.  It should be a blast.

Wendi & Deb

4/15

Third week of weigh-ins this week!!

First the pedometers

Debby had the most steps this time with 195,286 steps.  Between the two teams we have walked a total of 3,401,049 steps so far.  The blue team is still edging out the red team in total steps but not by much…make sure you remember to wear your pedometers and keep on moving!!!

The individual winner this week

Bob from the blue team with a percentage loss of 3.28%. As the biggest loser this week Bob wins the weekly prize of $23. The biggest loser from the red team was Pete with percentage loss of 2.75%.

The team that won this week

The blue team lost the most this week with 1.62%.  The red team was close again with 1.06%.  The team prize is still up for grabs as there is only .15% difference between the two teams. What is most amazing is we now stand at a total weight loss of 161.8 pounds!!!

This week was also a challenge week

Each team had to do slams for 5 minutes rotating through the team to accumulate as many slams as they could.  The blue team had a total of 580 while the red team had 697 slams.  The red team wins the extra workout this week!!

This was a great week again.  Despite the challenge of a holiday week and having to go it alone everyone was able to rise to the challenge.  Those who found this couple weeks challenging – PLEASE DO NOT GIVE UP – do not let one week undo all of your hard work!!!  Just think we are collectively almost 162 pounds lighter then when we started.  Exercise and diet does work!! There are 3 more weighs in left.  If you are not happy with what you are seeing so far now is the time to dedicate and push to the end you can do it we know you can we have seen what you can do so far – if you need any help we are here as are your teammates.  Have a great week!

Wendi & Deb

4/1

Second week of weigh-ins this week!!

First the pedometers

Meghan set the bar high last week with over 100K steps and Joanne rose to the challenge and won this week with 103,078 steps.  Maybe we can get over 105K next week??

To keep you motivated to walk outside of class…let’s see which team can take more steps next week.  So far the Blue team is edging out the Red team with total steps.  Blue has a total of 1,063,245 and the Red team has 1,020,883.  Keep on walking!!

The individual winner this week

Debby from the red team with a percentage loss of 3.27%.  As the biggest loser this week Deb wins the weekly prize of $23.  The biggest loser from the Blue team was Bob with a loss of 2.03%.

The team that won this week

The team that lost the most was the red team with 1.32%.  Again this week it was not a landslide victory…the blue team was at 1.20%.  We now stand at a total weight loss of 118.6 pound in just two weeks!!!

We were both very impressed with your continued dedication.  If there is anything we can do to help feel free to contact us.  You have a tremendous support system in your team, lean on them they can help!!  Don’t forget that we do not have a class next week and with the Easter holiday this could be a challenge for some.  Continue to take advantage of the Gym during the week.  You also have an opportunity to add some steps to your pedometer and donate to a worthy cause with the East Haddam Lions April fools run on April 7th.  You can enter the 5K and walk it, bring a friend!!  Hopefully we will see some of you there!!!

Wendi & Deb

3/25

Today was an awesome and busy day for Biggest Loser!!!!

First Pedometer tracking

First Individual Challenge

First day for weight loss weigh-ins

Second team workout

First we would like to congratulate Meghan for walking 100,737 steps this week. That is awesome.  Don’t forget the pedometer challenge is for the duration so get out there and walk this week!

This week was the first individual challenge. The prize was a personal training session with your trainer during the week. The challenge was to be the last one “sitting” (wall sits).  Your trainers, however, underestimated your desire to be the biggest loser.  So after 5 minutes when the field was not down to one we ended up with multiple winners.  For the Blue team the winners were Debbie and Lauren.  For the Red team the winners were John, Meghan, Fran, and Debby.  A 5 minute wall sit you should all be very proud!!

Now for what you really want to know….

First the individuals

The individual biggest loser of the week was June from the red team who lost 4.08%. As the individual Biggest loser of the week June wins the weekly prize of $23. From the Blue team the biggest loser was Tim with 3.56%. Who wants next week???

And now for the team

The team that lost the most was the blue team with 1.54%. This was by no means a blow out…it was very close…the red teams percentage was 1.51%.  Just so you all know how great these numbers are, between the two teams you all lost a combined 69.6 pounds!!!

If nothing else it was very clear today that everyone has tremendous desire to succeed in this challenge.  We cannot express enough how great we think both our teams are and we will do everything we can to try to help you.  This week was a really tight contest and the challenge is still very much up for grabs…get your game on everyone it should be a fun challenge!!

Wendi & Deb

3/18

We hope everybody enjoyed the Biggest Loser Kickoff!!

We both look forward to working out with all of you!

We promise to challenge and motivate you throughout the challenge.

Our goal is to help you all succeed

Deb & Wendi

Thank you to Mary for doing the nutrition seminar. 

Hopefully everyone found it educational and informative. 

If you have any questions you can contact Mary (or one of us).

The Red Team

The Blue Team

We both look forward to working out with all of you!

We promise to challenge and motivate you throughout the challenge.

Our goal is to help you all succeed

Deb & Wendi

Thank you to Mary for doing the nutrition seminar. 

Hopefully everyone found it educational and informative. 

If you have any questions you can contact Mary (or one of us).

Nutrition Seminar

The Red Team

Red Team

The Blue Team

Blue Team