Week 2 Results:
“86 pounds in 1 week? Get ready for the week 2 slump” One of our Trainers was told after last week’s weigh in. “Let’s just wait and see” the trainer smugly replied.
How about 56 more pounds?? The 21 contestants are down a whopping 138# just 2 weeks into the challenge.
Results:
Triple Threat led the way again this week with 19 pounds (1.4%), Fit to Phat posted 16.8# (1.36%) and Big to Buff’s came in down 13# (1.1%). A few contestants posted shocking week 2 numbers which included Mary’s 7#, John’s 5# leading the way and 4 others who posted over 1.5% this week (Dianne, Carol, Phil, and Erin).
Again this week even our trainers were surprised. Tom and Nick were prepared to see big week 1 numbers, but were shocked at how well the group pushed through for week 2. “The most exciting thing about this group is that it’s not like they’re coming off the blocks in a sprint,” Dr. Nick notes. “Pretty much everyone in the program is making manageable stepwise changes that they will be able to incorporate into their daily lifestyles both for 12 weeks and after the program ends.”
Nutrition Notables: Largest Losers eat more often (and better) on a diet
“I’m under my calorie count and I’m really not even hungry” many of our challengers told me this week.
We’ve been seeing that when we make the shift to whole foods and small frequent meals, that we aren’t hungry as when we eat processed foods high in sugar, sodium, and fat. As hard as our contestants work in the gym, eating right is going to be even more important than exercise. The key has been not only how much they’re eating, but when and in what combination. We focus on interval training a lot in the program, but we’re also focusing on interval eating. Some planning is required to pull this off, but most of our participants are up to the challenge.
Please remember—It’s not just about diet, not just about exercise, not just about stress or emotions… If we’re going to beat this, we’re going to beat it from all angles.
AND WE ARE BEATING IT--TOGETHER.
Training Report:
There was a lot to talk about in the training room this week, but Courtney has been the main topic of conversation this week. “I thought I was up tempo and exciting as a trainer, but this girl blows me off the map” Tom says. “I actually have to take people out into the gym sometimes because our training room isn’t big enough for both of us.”
Little do people know, our trainers are quite competitive—almost as much as the challengers themselves. Each has their own distinct style and program design, and each believes that their team is the best one in the challenge. Dr. Nick notes that “We look at numbers a lot and while weights are posted weekly, we look at each category individually (Weight, Body Composition, Fitness Testing, and Labs) to see who is getting the best results in each category. We integrate our training protocols, but at the same time we each have our little tricks. If one group is dropping weight, but another group is making bigger changes in body composition or strength, we review these factors in our training meetings so we can continue to update our training program at a very high level.”
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“86 pounds in 1 week? Get ready for the week 2 slump” One of our Trainers was told after last week’s weigh in. “Let’s just wait and see” the trainer smugly replied.
How about 56 more pounds?? The 21 contestants are down a whopping 138# just 2 weeks into the challenge.
Results:
Triple Threat led the way again this week with 19 pounds (1.4%), Fit to Phat posted 16.8# (1.36%) and Big to Buff’s came in down 13# (1.1%). A few contestants posted shocking week 2 numbers which included Mary’s 7#, John’s 5# leading the way and 4 others who posted over 1.5% this week (Dianne, Carol, Phil, and Erin).
Again this week even our trainers were surprised. Tom and Nick were prepared to see big week 1 numbers, but were shocked at how well the group pushed through for week 2. “The most exciting thing about this group is that it’s not like they’re coming off the blocks in a sprint,” Dr. Nick notes. “Pretty much everyone in the program is making manageable stepwise changes that they will be able to incorporate into their daily lifestyles both for 12 weeks and after the program ends.”
Nutrition Notables: Largest Losers eat more often (and better) on a diet
“I’m under my calorie count and I’m really not even hungry” many of our challengers told me this week.
We’ve been seeing that when we make the shift to whole foods and small frequent meals, that we aren’t hungry as when we eat processed foods high in sugar, sodium, and fat. As hard as our contestants work in the gym, eating right is going to be even more important than exercise. The key has been not only how much they’re eating, but when and in what combination. We focus on interval training a lot in the program, but we’re also focusing on interval eating. Some planning is required to pull this off, but most of our participants are up to the challenge.
Please remember—It’s not just about diet, not just about exercise, not just about stress or emotions… If we’re going to beat this, we’re going to beat it from all angles.
AND WE ARE BEATING IT--TOGETHER.
Training Report:
There was a lot to talk about in the training room this week, but Courtney has been the main topic of conversation this week. “I thought I was up tempo and exciting as a trainer, but this girl blows me off the map” Tom says. “I actually have to take people out into the gym sometimes because our training room isn’t big enough for both of us.”
Little do people know, our trainers are quite competitive—almost as much as the challengers themselves. Each has their own distinct style and program design, and each believes that their team is the best one in the challenge. Dr. Nick notes that “We look at numbers a lot and while weights are posted weekly, we look at each category individually (Weight, Body Composition, Fitness Testing, and Labs) to see who is getting the best results in each category. We integrate our training protocols, but at the same time we each have our little tricks. If one group is dropping weight, but another group is making bigger changes in body composition or strength, we review these factors in our training meetings so we can continue to update our training program at a very high level.”
| Fat to PHAT |
Start Weight |
Week 2 Weight |
Weight Loss |
% Lost |
| Dianne | 252.6 | 242.6 | 10 | 3.96% |
| Tricia | 194 | 187.2 | 6.8 | 3.51% |
| Mary | 269.2 | 255 | 14.2 | 5.27% |
| Francesca | 234.2 | 228.2 | 6 | 2.56% |
| Mary Anne |
228.8 | 224.4 | 4.4 | 1.92% |
| TOTALS | |
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41.4 | 3.44% |
| Triple Threat |
Start Weight |
Week 2 Weight |
Weight Loss |
% Lost |
| John | 259.4 | 246.2 | 13.2 | 5.09% |
| Carol | 218.4 | 208 | 10.4 | 4.76% |
| Phil | 202.4 | 196 | 6.4 |
3.16% |
| Kathy | 167.6 | 163.4 | 4.2 |
2.51% |
| Ted | 320.4 | 314.4 | 6 |
1.87% |
| Erin |
210.8 | 202.4 | 8.4 |
3.98% |
| TOTALS | |
48.6 | 3.56% |
| Big To Buff |
Start Weight |
Week 2 Weight |
Weight Loss |
% Lost |
| Stephanie | 184.8 | 177.6 | 7.2 | 3.90% |
| Peggy | 226.6 | 214.4 | 12.2 | 5.38% |
| Dan | 240.2 | 234.4 | 5.8 | 2.41% |
| Wendy |
162 | 159.8 | 2.2 | 1.36% |
| Roy |
185.6 | 180.4 | 5.2 | 2.80% |
| TOTALS | |
|
32.6 | 3.17% |
| 3 G's |
Start Weight |
Week 2 Weight |
Weight Loss |
% Lost |
| Susanne | 177.4 | 170.6 | 6.8 | 3.83% |
| Jason | 271.4 | 270.8 | 0.6 |
0.22% |
| Henry | 211.8 | 206.4 | 5.4 | 2.55% |
| TOTALS | 660.6 | |
12.8 | 2.20% |
| Track 2 |
Start Weight |
Week 2 |
Weight Loss |
% Lost |
| Becky | 202 | 203 | -0.4 | -0.20% |
| Christine | 186.8 | 184.4 | 3 |
1.61% |
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