Here we are, just two weeks left until the end. So far, everyone has lost a total of 196 lbs. This is including people with different goals. It’s pretty amazing what has been accomplished for people in just 6 weeks. Everyone needs to dig their heels in and give it all you got for the last two weeks.

Each week I find a theme among my challengers. This week it has been about consistency. These challengers have given their all from the beginning and been consistent every step of the way. I want to reward for that and acknowledge what they have done. Each winner will be getting a gift card to Amazon.com. In their wishlists they wanted to not only improve their bodies, but improve their education.  I hope one of them uses it to save up for that extra special Magic Bullet though.

To all current and previous members, everyone is eligible for the final prize. Winning previously does not discount you for the future. Keep up the great work and push it this last week.

Congratulations to the following…
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Words of Inspiration and Testimony

I want to leave everyone with more quotes and comments about the challenge, training, and mindset in general from the members. You can be confident that these are real people, making real testimonies to themselves and the changes they are making in their lives.

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Gotta keep my eating on a very conscious level and everything else is falling into place.

It’s been really inspiring reading eveyone elses stories – weight loss, weight gain, plateaus and all. Hopefully we can all go hard for the last two weeks.

This is the lowest scale weight I’ve ever seen as an adult. It is a milestone, but honestly it doesn’t feel like as big a deal I as I thought it would–which is good, because I don’t feel tempted to celebrate with food. That’s been a problem for me in the past. Right now I’m in a place to just keep trucking along, so that’s what I’ll do.

Really though, the whole up and down is entirely my fault. I completely failed on the diet during the Hypertrophy week and by the time the week ended, I was over by 6000 …. I got right back on track though and have been maintaining a daily deficit since. The scale disagrees but I’m going to ignore it. I’ve written “trust the process” in my daily journal at least three times in the past week. It might finally be sinking in.

My weight for this check-in was my anticipated weight for the end of the challenge. Yeah!

I am really freaking consistent and I don’t let myself make excuses anymore. It might be boring to read, but it is real change.

We went to my husband’s family’s cabin. I shopped for groceries before we went there, so I did pretty darn well on my food…I also was able to exercise every day. I brought my suspension trainer and jogged the loop around the cabin. I jogged 1.5 to 3 miles every day. I also did some paddleboating with the kids, and took them on nature walks….The difficult part: The constant comments and criticisms about everything I ate or didn’t eat. I was told by grandma-in-law that I “can’t live on air,” that whatever she was serving “won’t kill me” and that “It’s OK to be fat.”…The good news: I found my voice. I wasn’t afraid to tell the food pushers ‘no.’ I didn’t give in and eat something just to please someone else…These are very food-focused people, so accomplishing this with them in particular is big.

I feel confident that I can get under 120 and reach my challenge goal!

After the past 2 weeks I really feel like I could actually meet my goal! Lowering my calories really helped. I’ve been trying to move even more lately. It has been a challenge because I really want to eat more. But the weight loss has really kept me going so I’m confident I can make it till the end!

Exercise has been great. I love fitness. I love pushing my body in new ways and teaching it new tricks. Speaking of new tricks I am joining a roller derby team. I am excited to have something new to work on and master.
After reading Leigh’s post about fat loss not waiting your family or friends, I took it to heart and put my mind to it…I still went to the parties and gatherings, but instead of alcohol I had a jug of crystal light and water. I ate a nice healthy dinner just before going and while there I only ate the fruit and some cheese, stayed away from chips, the cookies, the dips.

All I have to say is The Lean Being Program rocks! I can’t believe Leigh gave it to members at no extra charge. She said it would be totally different than any program we’ve done before, and that is certainly true. I love this program! My favorite part is the Cardio Finishers. Talk about endorphin rush after the strength training segment! I don’t think I’ll ever get bored with the suspension trainer…just keep progressing and throw in some free weights for good measure.

I’m really grateful for this challenge and this forum. It’s been an amazing motivator this summer and I’m not sure where I’d be sitting right now without knowing I would need to check-in in two weeks. While being unemployed leaves me with a lot of time to work out, it’s also left me with a lot of time to eat and knowing that I was accountable somewhere has been fantastic.

I’m making a big effort to stop buying too much food. I’m the kind of person who’s always afraid of not having enough food at home, but now I know how little I actually eat in a week, especially when I’m in a deficit, so no more spending on food I throw away.

Leigh’s advice on instinctive eating couldn’t have come at a better time for me because I’ve been too busy to keep a food diary lately. The short version of what she said was: you don’t have to count calories, just know that dieting has some side effects for you, and if your experiencing them–in my case, hunger pangs, mouth munchies, and general grumpiness–then keep it up and you’ll lose.

Just in time. My husband gave me a greeting card. The front has a picture of a coffee-klatching woman with drop earrings, and who says, “Yes, I’m losing weight. All I’m doing is making a few simple substitutions. Instead of eating a donuts, I have a carrot stick. Instead of having a slice of pizza, I walk around the block.” [Opening the card, it says:] “Instead of saying ‘Good morning,’ I say, ‘What the hell do you want?’ Instead of saying ‘Excuse me,’ I say, ‘Get the hell out of my way.’ “

I like the way I feel (both inside and out) when I give myself permission to take the time to take care of ME!

I am pretty happy with myself for sticking to doing this check in even though I didn’t have the results that I wanted to announce…a new small success for me.

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