Second challenge for the weight loss challenge

This week was a relay. There were three teams of 5 people and the ladies were to go around the 160 meter track twice and the men 3 times. Only the first leg had to run in lanes for the first lap then they could break into the first lane. This year there is no red team or blue team. They are all one team. So I broke them up into 3 seperate teams. Here is the kicker. They were not allowed to run. They could walk as fast as they could but they were not allowed to run. This relay was done twice. In the end they all got a good workout.



I also want to thank the last years weight loss challenge people for helping me make this a great time for all. Thanks guys.

Second week for Aurora Health Clinic

I feel so blessed to have both Aurora and Pro Health coming along side Parkers Place and sending me their members to help them get fit. This week with aurora here are the weigh-in results:

Please remember that this is a 12 week program. Their total loss this week is 54.9 pounds. The average weight loss this week was 4.9 pounds. Pretty good guys.

Second week at WLC

Ok so this wee was a really good week for all of the challengers. In the end we have 17 people. That is an excellent start and I am looking forward to changing some lives. Here are the numbers for the first week:

Rick started 340.6 and is now 327.2 for a loss of 13.4 pounds
James started 389.2 and is now 379.4 for a loss of 9.8 pounds
Vicki started 208.0 and is now 203.2 for a loss of 4.8 pounds
Lynn started 249.2 and is now 245.0 for a loss of 4.2 pounds
Christy started 196.0 and is now 192.6 for a loss of 3.4 pounds
Donna started 197.4 and is now 194.4 for a loss of 3.0 pounds
Kay started 256.8 and is now 241.0 for a loss of 5.8 pounds
Sue started 246.8 and is now 241 for a loss of 5.8 pounds
Barb started 231.4 and is now 225.8 for a loss of 5.6 pounds
Michelle started 238.2 and is now 237.0 for a loss of 1.2 pounds
Amy started 211.6 and is now 207.4 for a loss of 4.2 pounds
Dawn started 299.0 and is now 291.4 for a loss of 7.6 pounds
Jayne started 211.4 and is now 207.0 for a loss of 4.4 pounds
Gina is new and weighed in for the first time at 244.8 stay tuned!!
Ann started 205.4 and is now 201.6 for a loss of 3.8 pounds
Bill started 256.8 and is now 255.6 for a loss of 1.2 pounds
Cindi started 230.6 and is now 223.6 for a loss of 7 pounds

In total for the first week they lost 82 pounds! Average weight loss of 5.125% for the first week. Their life changing has now begun. Wish them well.

We find time for those things that are important to us.

A man once told me that he could not find the time nor resources to get themselves in any good shape. He stated he was too busy with work and life. The next day I saw him in Best Buy purchasing a 50 inch plasma for his rec-room. Help me here guys, he can’t afford a $65 membership to get himself healthy but he can get a $3000 TV to entertain himself. This was the same guy who, in church asked for prayer for his failing health and the medication his doctor was putting him on.
Every day we have to make choices. Some are easy and some are hard. But every choice has a consequence. Our health should be our first choice. The problem as I see it is that we are lazy and don’t want to put the effort forth to maintain good health. It is much easier to take medication and complain then it is to do something about it. The question should be, what would it take to reverse that thinking? The answer is in the next paragraph below.
Ask yourself this question, why do you work for a living? Most of us would say, to support our families and you would be right. However really think about why you work for a living. When you think about it, it is to support the life-style you are accustomed to. The goal for working is to accumulate as much money as possible to support your life style. If you had all the money you needed, YOU WOULD NOT WORK. Ok so the goal is good life style and the means (Mechanism) to getting there is working .
Now let’s look at our health. Everyone wants good health but they just don’t know how to achieve it. Well you have to goal set. Ask yourself this question, what is the end result? It is good health is a good life style just as working out is the mechanism to get there. You can’t use weight as a goal because that is like the money in the bank. Some days you will have a lot of money and be happy (lower weight) and some days you will not have a lot of money in the bank (heavier weight) and not be happy. You need to get your eyes off the weight and put it on something more visual and let the weight just by the by-product of your efforts. This in the end will lead to great health and a more consistent lifestyle change.

training the trainers

Training the trainers. I am glad that they are here.It is great to share ideas and learn new ones. These guys are really cool and they have given me a new perspective on the winter sports. Thanks guys I hope I helped you out too. Enjoy the workout 300 workout video and share it with everyone.

Here is the Weight loss challenge spin class. Joni Hoffman is instructing them. I heard it was a good class.

WLC 2010 Weight Loss Challenge

So here we are again...and this years class is here all 3721.6 pounds of them. Wish them luck. In six months they WILL look much different. Check it out 25 more weeks to go then their life begins. Success is achieved one step at a time.