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

Starts on Sunday, April 28th and runs through Sunday, June 23rd.

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
• 1 class hour duration
• Will alternate weekly class times to normalize weigh-ins

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

Prizes Donated By

New Image Salon

Complete your new image with an updated style!  At the half way mark,  the Biggest Loser will win a full makeover.  This makeover will include color and haircut with Melanie and a makeup lesson with Cookie!!  Schedule a consultation with Melanie to discuss your new look.

Finale

The biggest loser this week was Dave C with a 2.31% loss!

The winning team this week was the red team with a 1.16% loss.

The winner of the pedometer challenge was Tory with a total of 556,624 steps. Deb D was second place with 415,020 ad Deb B was third place with 329,012.  The total steps for everyone over the course of the challenge was 4,257,749!!

Tory - Pedometer Challenge Winner

The winner of the fitness test was Gretchen with a 76% improvement!  In second place was Dave C at 41% and in third place was Brian with a 40% improvement. Everyone who did the initial test and the retest improved.  AWESOME!!!

Gretchen - Fitness test winner

The winner for the biggest improvement in body composition (largest decrease in body fat) was Keith with a reduction of 6.3%.

Keith - Body Composition Winner

The winning team was the black team with a 5.3% reduction in weight.  The total weight loss for all teams in the challenge was 187.6 pounds!!!

The winner of Biggest Loser Jan 2013 is Tim with a 10.4% weight reduction!!!

Tim - The Biggest Loser

Congratulations to all of our prize winners!!!!  We hope to see you all in the gym and maybe some of you in our next challenge which starts April 28^th.

Wendi/Cody/Deb

2/3

Week 5

Pedometer Challenge

A repeat this week…Tory had he most steps for the second week with 112,310.  We are at 3,066,521 total steps so far.  The red team has 1,221,827, the black team has 928,371, and the blue team has 916,323.  Will we hit 4,000,00 before the end?

Team Challenge

The team with the greatest percentage loss this week was the black team with 1.36 percent.  So far the teams have lost a total of 153.8 pounds.  Two more weeks to go!!

Individual Challenge

The biggest loser for the week was Mable with a 3.03 percent loss.  The biggest loser for the black team was Tammy with 1.91 percent.  The biggest loser for the blue team was Tim with 1.69 percent.

Next week is the final team workout.  Everyone works out together at 11am to redo the fitness test.  This is a competition week so come prepared to work hard!!!  With only 2 weeks left in the competition ask yourself why you decided to take part in it?  Then ask yourself if you are doing everything you can to achieve what you set out to do…

“You can sit around and feel bad for yourself or you can GET UP and try to better yourself.” Sonya Parker

Wendi/Cody/Deb

1/27

Week 4

Pedometer Challenge

This week the person with the most steps was Tory with 120,445.  The total steps so far are 2,376,874.  The red team has 947090, the black team has 760,947, and the blue team has 668,837.

Team Challenge

The team with the greatest percentage loss this week was the red team with .7 percent.  So far the teams have lost a total of 123.7 pounds.  That is AWESOME!!!

Individual Challenge

The biggest loser for the week was Tim with a 1.66 percent loss.  The biggest loser for the red team was Mary with 1.46 percent.  The biggest loser for the black team was Anne with 1.27 percent.

Make over winner

This week marked the midway point and there was a makeover at New Image salon for the person who is our biggest loser so far.  The winner of the makeover is Keith.  CONRATULATIONS!!!

We are at the midway point of the challenge!! Only 3 more weigh-ins left.  You still have time to reach your goals.  There is plenty of time to grab one of the prizes too…no one is so far ahead that they have locked in a prize.  Only about 8 pounds separates the teams at this point.  Let’s see what you got this week!!!  Make a change…

“All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you.” Wayne Dyer

Wendi/Cody/Deb

1/20

Week 3

Pedometer Challenge

The Pedometer challenge is going strong.  The total steps are 1,447,299.  The person with the most steps this week was Brian B again with 96,934.  He narrowly edged out Tory who had 95, 765.  The black team has a total of 533880 steps, the red team has a total of 459,006 steps. And the blue team has a total of 454,413 steps.  Keep on moving this week.  Don’t forget to wear the pedometer to classes and when you work out!!

The winning team this week

The team that lost the largest percentage this week was the black team with 1.06%.  This was a narrow win with the Blue team was at 1.03% this week. So far the two week weight loss total is 103.6 pounds in 2 weeks!!  That is tremendous!!!  The difference between first, second, and third place is not big.  The team win is still up for grabs!!

The individual winner this week

The biggest loser this week is Peggy.  With a percentage loss of 2.6%.  The biggest loser on the Black team was Anne with a percentage loss of 1.92%.  And the person with the biggest loss on the Red team was JP with a percentage loss of 1.18%.

You are going into your third week this week.  Next week’s weigh in will determine the winner of the mid-challenge makeover.  Time to step it up…if you want it you gotta work for it!!  This week is going to be a cold one so take advantage of the gym!  The cold weather should not be an excuse, if you want it you will make the time!!  Let’s see who has the will and makes the way this week…

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. -Mahatma Gandhi

Wendi/Deb/Cody

1/13

 Week Two

Pedometer Challenge

This week Brian Beard had the most steps with 86,689.  The total steps across all the teams was 609,248.  Remember to wear your pedometers and keep on moving this week!

The individual winner this week

The first week of weight loss!!!

Keith M takes the prizet his week with a 4.32% weight loss.  Coming in with a close second was Tim R. with a 4.04% weight loss.  Congratulations.

The winning team this week

The Black team won this week with a 2.02% weight loss average.

Your first week is in the books now its on to the second.  The novelty has worn off a bit s so it’s time to dig into your will power and motivation a little bit.  If you had a good week keep doing what you are doing if you were not happy with your week try to kick it up a notch or change it up….in that vein the quote of the week is…

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. -Albert Einstein

Show us what you can do this week!!!

Wendi/Deb/Cody

1/6

KICKOFF

Today was the start of the Jan 2013 Biggest Loser competition.  For the first time we have three teams competing….Black, Blue, and Red.

The Black Team with Cody as the coach has

Don, Jane, Gretchen, Denise, Anne, Keith, Lauren, and Tammy on it.

The Blue Team with Deb as the coach has

Brian, Debbie, Meghan, Debby, Maureen, Debra, Lauren, Peggy, and Tim on it.

The Red Team with Wendi as the coach has

Dave, Tori, Crystal, Mary, Mable, JP, Noreen, Katie, and Ginger on it.

We kicked of this session with a Fitness test.  Everyone gave it their all and we saw the beginnings of some team spirit which should grow throughout the competition.  Although there are individual prizes there are also team prizes so it is important to support your team and make sure they are successful as well.

We look forward to a great session!!

Wendi/Cody/Deb

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

Starts on Sunday, January 6th and runs through Sunday, February 17th.

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
• 1 class hour duration
• Will alternate weekly class times to normalize weigh-ins

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

Prizes Donated By

New Image Salon

Complete your new image with an updated style!  At the half way mark,  the Biggest Loser will win a full makeover.  This makeover will include color and haircut with Melanie and a makeup lesson with Cookie!!  Schedule a consultation with Melanie to discuss your new look.

seventh week

Finale week

Deb Duncan won the pedometer challenge with 667,815 steps - For all that walking her feet deserve a little pampering with the pedicure kit she won!!

The ab challenge winners each won a basket with all the fixin’s for Chicken and white bean chili from the Grist Mill

Blue team – Deb Beard

Red Team – Deb Duncan

The obstacle Course challenge with a massage donated by MoreFit

3rd place – Lauren

2nd place – Deb Beard

1st place – Tory

The biggest loser on the Blue team was

Deb Denette

The biggest loser on the red team and the biggest loser for this challenge was

Ginger who also turned 70 today!!!  Happy Birthday!!!

The red team won the team competition and 1 month free membership to Banner!!

Congratulations to all our prize winners and to all of our participants, you are all winners because you did somehing to improve your health!!

Wendi & Deb

11/4

Sixth Week

Pedometer Challenge

We are at 3,760,321 steps so far.  This week Deb D from the blue team had the most steps with 97,386.  Following close on her heels was Deb D from the red team with 94,227 steps.  One more week left to step it up let’s see if we can get over the 5 million step mark.  It should be possible…everyone remember to wear your pedometers and put in a little extra…park your car farther away, walk the stairs, take an extra class, anything to give your steps a little boost!!

The individual winner this week

Brian B from the blue team was our biggest loser this week with a percentage loss of 2.49%.  Deb D from the red team was the red teams biggest loser with a 1.87% loss.  Congrats to you both for a terrific effort this week!!

The winning team

The winning team this week was the blue team.  One more week left to show your colors…will it be red or blue for the last week???

We hope everyone had fun today with the challenge.  It was a great turnout and there were some tremendous efforts by everyone.  Everyone who started finished and there were some great times…you will have to come next week to learn who the winner was!!! I will bring in the all the pictures for a slide show you can all watch while you are waiting for us to figure out the winners.

This past week was tough for some with Sandy taking a front seat.  There is one more week to end this with a big bang and some positive momentum going into the holiday season.  Let’s see what you can do for the next 7 days…1 day at a time…knock off one day and then think about the next.

If you are like me this quote will strike a cord…

You want me to do something… tell me I can’t do it. -Maya Angelou

Maybe I should leave you with a dare…prove it!!!  Prove you can do it…make this your best week…I DARE YOU!!!!

Wendi & Deb

10/28

Fifth Week

Pedometer Challenge

Went over the 3 million steps mark this week!!  This week the most steps went to Deb D on the red team with 124,529.  Keep on walking…let’s see if we can break the 4 million mark.

The individual winner this week

Dave F from the Red team won this week with a 1.87% loss.  Lauren lost the most for the blue team with a 1.0% loss.

The winning team

The winning team this week was the red team.

There are only two weeks left!! Now is the time to make sure you are moving toward your goals.  Next week is the obstacle course.  I will send out the schedule again so you know when you are scheduled.  Let’s make this week our best week…Do not let Halloween derail you!!!  Deb is teaching class on Wednesday night…give yourself the gift of exercise for Halloween.

This week exercise a little will power along with those muscles so the scale smiles back at you on Sunday…or in Gandi’s words…

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. -Mahatma Gandhi

Wendi & Deb

10/21

Fourth Week

Pedometer Challenge

Two and a half million steps so far this challenge.  This week The most steps for the blue team went to Brian with 100,108.  For the red team Debby D had 122,720 step.  There were also a few others with over 100,000 steps.  Keep it up!!!  The number you see on your pedometer is an indication of activity beyond the Biggest Loser class.

The individual winner this week

Phaedra is our biggest loser this week with a percentage loss of 1.95.  The red teams biggest loser was Debby D with a loss of 1.29%.  Congrats!!!

The winning team

For the first time we have a tie in the team competition.  Both teams lost .25% this week.  Only 3 more weigh ins left!!

This week was a better week for the teams!  Many more people lost, even if it was not as much as you wanted the scale is going in the right direction.  With only 3 weeks left you still have time to reach your goals!!!  I’ll leave you with this:

It’s never too late to become what you might have been. -George Elliot

Wendi & Deb

10/7

Third Week

Pedometer Challenge

Just under the 1 million mark for steps between the two team…950,697.  We have a competition for the most steps between Deb D on the blue team had 98,214 and edged out Debby D on the red team who had 94,090 this week.  Your goal should be 10,000 steps a day the intent is to be active in your daily life!!

                                                                   Team Challenge

Everyone put their all in to the challenge today and we hope you all had fun with the competition.  Unfortunately there can be only one winning team and that was…the blue team with a total time of 31:15.  For winning hte challenge you get an extra workout with Deb.  Red teams time was 37:49.  CONGRATULATIONS!! 

The individual winner this week

Peggy is our individual winner this week with a percentage loss of 2.49.  Jim was the biggest loser for the red team with a loss of 1.88%

The winning team

The Red Team won the week but not by much…the team win is still up for grabs!!

For some reason this week seemed to be a struggle for a lot of our participants.  Maybe it was the cold weather and people could not get outside…don’t forget that you have full access to the gym during the challenge, take advantage of it when the weather does not  allow for outside activity.  If your struggles are food related make sure you track everything you eat for the week including when and where you eat.  Try to identify situations, people, times of day when you struggle so that you can adjust.  If you had a great week last week continue to do what you are doing…if you did not start, this week fresh and see what you can do this week!  Keep each other going and let the competition drive you as well…

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

GO AT IT WITH SOME ATTITUDE THIS WEEK!!!!

Wendi & Deb

10/7

Second Week

Pedometer Challenge

First week of the challenge and the total steps berween the two teams was 851,611.  A great start!!  Debby D leads the pack with 121,891 and she is followed closely by Deb D with 94,000.  Get out there and beat your steps from last week this week.

The individual winner this week

Ginger with a loss of 5.59%…Overcoming tremendous obstacles this week and grabbing the win!!!  For the first time we have a tie for the weekly biggest loser.  With 2.07% loses Tim C. and Gerry P.  tie for the top spot on the Blue team!

The winning team

The Red Team won the week with a total loss of 1.54%!!!  That is 41.6 pounds in one week.  Tremendous effort!!!

There were some really big numbers posted this week.  You have it in you to do well and this week is proof.  If you did not see what you wanted this week next week is a new week track what you are doing, visit the gym, ask your coach for ideas, lean on your team!!  Use the challenge to help you get to your goal!!!  Use your pedometers to measure your activity…beat yourself each week and at least you will know you were more active!  We hope to see you in the gym this week and less of you next Sunday!!!

I told you all I am a big fan of quotes…first one for the challenge….

The difference between a goal and a dream is a deadline. -Steve Smith

I have a sign above my front door that says it all…”Don’t let your dreams be dreams”…use this challenge to turn your dreams into goals and go for it!!!

Wendi & Deb

9/30

KICKOFF

The Teams are set….

Blue Team

Red Team

Perfect start today!!!  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, September 30th and runs through Sunday, November 11th.

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
• 1 class hour duration
• Will alternate weekly class times to normalize weigh-ins

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

Prizes Donated By

New Image Salon

 Grist Mill – Moodus

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

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
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• All Classes on Sunday afternoon

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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