Only the Beginning

6 weeks. 40 days. 960 hours. 6 workouts. 12 walks. 2 rallies. Hills, weights, squats, push ups, sit ups, sweat, frustration, soreness....think about all of the things you have gone through this past month and a half. As you walk into the studio today for your final weigh in, focus on the other numbers involved in this transformation. Like the number of times you pushed yourself to try something new. Or how many conversations you had that you never saw coming. The number of hills you climbed, lunches you packed, and lives you touched. This marks the end of your 6-week journey, but it is only the beginning to living the rest of your life on a quality level. When we began with you all in January, I knew this was going to be something cool. I knew lessons would be learned, smack talk would emerge, and limits would be pushed. I could have never imagined everything else that came along with it though. Jesse, Ashley, and I went in to this hoping to change your lives, and I think we all felt a change in ourselves as well. To not only see your accomplishments with weight loss and strength gain, but to recognize the way that you celebrate each other and embrace battles won and fought hard has truly been amazing. Congratulations. Revel in your success. Encourage one another. Stick to your gameplan, and venture outside of your comfort zone. Challenge your body, your mind, and your being. What an opportunity it has been to work with the Towbes group. Teamwork is your framework and a positive atmosphere just radiates throughout your offices. Thank you for reminding us why we love what we do, I am proud of each and every one of you (Yes, even Blue and Yellow!) Take today to smile at one another, to give high fives, and hugs, and congratulations. Everyone has worked tremendously hard, and I only hope to continue to be a part of hearing and witnessing your continued progress. YOU DID IT!! Now keep going! See you all at noon =)

Feel the burn!

I was sitting here and thinking about how I didn't want to get up because my legs hurt from my workout and I thought of a question. Is the pain good? If you aren't in pain after a workout does that mean you aren't doing it right or am I working too hard?
GO YELLOW!!! (I wanted to use yellow font to be cool like Cathy but you can't really read it...)

Wednesday

Hey everyone!!
Sorry about this awful weather!! The rally is cancelled/postponed for now, stay tuned for details!! =(. This coming Wednesday, Doug Holt, owner of Conditioning Specialists, is coming to speak to you all about "Myth Busters." If any of you have ever heard or wondered about certain health and exercise related myths or ideas, post on the blog so that Doug will be able to answer any questions! Congratulations to everyone...I know that the weigh-in was very successful today and I am so proud of each and every person for working this hard toward a goal. It is an unbelievable and indescribable feeling from a trainer's standpoint to see results and a job well done. Congratulate yourselves, celebrate with each other, your love ones, and on your own, you definitely deserve it!!! Keep up the amazing work as we head toward week 4!

Vitamins

Should we be taking vitamins supplements? I take woman's one a day. I use to take GNC Mega Woman Vitamins. What would you suggest.

Is Luna Protien bar a good snack? I eat one a day around 10.

V-8

We need 9-5 servings of fruits and veggies daily, can we drink V-8 in replace of eating the recommend if we realized that we don't have time that day?

Milk

Green Team RULES!

I have a bowl of cereal every morning. I am lactoce intolerant and they only have Lacaid milk in Reduce Fat and Low Fat. What is the difference between the two?

See you Saturday.

Nearing the half way

Wow, I can't believe we are already onto week 3!!! This is pretty much the half way point for us. Blue team keeps on rocking it.

How is everyone else doing?

I have been really impressed with the feedback and questions I have been getting from my blue team. Also I have been thrilled to learn about the different accountability measures you are taking within your team at work. Keep it up guys. Now is the time to push hard to the finish!

Jesse