BIGGEST LOSER IS HERE!!

We have 32 members signed up for BIGGEST LOSER ! Yeah! We already had one week of weigh ins with some awesome weight loss the first week! Good luck to all of you!!!!!!

2nd SEASON OF BIGGEST LOSER IS ALMOST HERE

The second season of Biggest Loser at Curves Bentonville is almost here! First weigh in is Wednesday, September 16th. It costs $10 to enter. You must weigh in at least 6 times during the contest. A lst and 2nd place winner will be declared by the highest percentage of pounds lost. The winnings will be divided between lst and 2nd place 60/40. The last weigh in day is Tuesday, November 24th. Let the competition begin................

SURVIVOR ISLAND WAS FUN!

We had 52 people who were still on the island the last week of July! I was totally amazed and very excited at how many managed to overcome all kinds of obstacles to stay on the Island. The one that I was amazed at the most went to Curves in Maui 5 times (you know who you are Sue)!
Karen Morton and Elyse Sunderman were the two lucky winners of $50.00 each but everyone got the special prize of getting to keep their Island Girl! Last but not least a special thank you to Karen Dawson for her contribution to the Island Girl attire (specially the life preservers)!

Third Week of Survivor

Welcome to all of you who are looking for those answers that will keep you on the island one more week! This has been great fun and thank you to all of you for being such good sports!

SURVIVOR ISLAND

We are going to play SURVIVOR!!!! Your first challenge is to get on the Island. The way to get on the island is to workout a minimum of 3 times either the week of June 22nd or June 29th (a travel pass will work also).

Once you are on the island the real fun begins. Our SURVIVOR CHALLENGE begins Monday, July 6th and will run for 4 weeks. Each Thursday we will post the challenges for the next week. Every challenger left on the Island at the end of 4 weeks will receive a prize and 2 lucky surviviors will be drawn to each receive $50.00!!! Let the fun begin!

BIGGEST LOSER RESULTS - 226 total pounds lost

CONGRATULATIONS TO STEPHANIE BLOOD - Stephanie was our winner of the Biggest Loser Contest coming in at 9.61% of pounds lost!!!! WAY TO GO STEPHANIE!!. Jaymie Newman, Sara Berg and Amanda Noe came in 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively. The most awesome thing is that everyone participating lost a total of 226 lbs. Give yourself a big pat on the back!

Temporary Lapse

Sorry, we had a temporary lapse in blogging due to the fact that I've been so unbelievably busy:) Thank you to all Curves Members and New Members for making the last 3 months so incredible. The energy that we have flowing through Curves is just awesome and you would have to be there to believe it. We set another record last Monday - 67! Also set a Wednesday record of 63!!

MILESTONE

Yesterday was a milestone for us! We had 60 members workout yesterday!!!! That's the most members working out in one day since I bought the club. I'm so excited and I want to thank all of you for making that happen. Now I'm working toward 75!!!

SUCCESS

We had our first Phase 3 class Saturday morning and I'm happy to say that we had some successes!!! Those ladies need to give themselves a big pat on the back! For those of us that maybe didn't quite reach our goal, we too, need to be proud of our determination to keep trying. Because if we don't give up, we will ultimately success.

It's Time to Win the Game

Have you ever noticed what an important role motivation plays in the competitiveness of sports teams. Those teammates are constantly knocking each other on their helmets, yelling into each others faces, and going ballistic after good plays. Is there something that we can learn from those guys?

I'm not suggesting that we start slapping each other every time we lose half a pound, but I do think we should look at how football players break up their overall goal of winning the game into many little mini-goals, and what they do to re-focus after every single play. For example, if you wanted to lose a certain number of pounds in 2009, you should break up your yearly goal into 12 smaller monthly goals and then focus on each one of them separately. This approach will not only make your ambitions see more manageable but it will also give you more instant gratification. How about taking that a step further - to weekly and daily goals (working out at least 3 times a week, drinking 8 glasses a water a day, etc.)

Storm of the Century

Well, I don't know about you but this has been the most stressful week!!!!! I have been wanting to spend some time at home for awhile - boy, watch what you wish for! I've been home since Monday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. and it's not been fun. Of course, the fact that I've had no lights, heat, cooked food, shower (with warm water), computer and, last but not least, TV would be some of why it's not been fun. I got electricity back last night and then lost it again today but it's back now and I have my fingers crossed. Of course, I still can't get my car out of the driveway. I live at the bottom of a hill and I can't tell you how many times over the last 16 years I've gone down it backwards.

But most of all I've missed you guys! I can't wait to get back to Curves and hear all the stories that I'm sure we are all going to have after the Storm of the Century!

Blog Comment Winner - Karen Dawson

Karen is the winner of the drawing for entering a comment on my blog during the month of December. I want to thank all of you for the really nice comments you left. Thank you so much!!

WELCOME 2009

I love the Christmas Holidays but I'm ready to get back on track with a schedule and just life in general.



The emphasis at Curves this year is going to be GOALS!!!! Setting them, resetting them, changing them and reaching them! I'm particularly excited for myself. I've gotten very off track due to all the major changes in my life this year but it's a new year, new day and new chance to reach my goals. I think that the exciting energy at Curves can help all of us strive to reach our goals no matter how small or large.



As we are weighing and measuring this year we will be setting goals, monitoring those goals and celebrating when we reach them! Lets all help each other and I know we can be successful!!!!!