If you’ll notice I kind of missed week twelve. To recap that was the week that the group minus one participated in the Wood Memorial Trout Run in Kalkaska. Mel the fitness coach and Wanda ran the 10k and both placed second in their age groups. Amy placed twelfth in hers, Vickie first in hers. I think if I recall Larry placed first is his age group as well. The coolest is that out of the group Wanda is the only one that had ever done any form or race so for everyone this was a first. I think it was awesome.
We had a severe injury this week that has taken out one of our contestants. Helen slipped while doing walking lunges and tore her hamstring two of her hamstring tendons off their attachment to the bone. She has to go in for surgery to attach them. Speaking with her this week has been a blessing to me, she is a wonderfully positive person and she has taught me a thing or two about thinking well through this. I know it will all be well and that she will heal amazingly.
Yesterday we had our final weigh in and potluck dinner. There was some really good food. Kim made a couscous salad that I could have made a glutton of myself and eaten the whole thing. Dale made nori (California) rolls, he said it took a few practice rounds. I was not here the night they made nori rolls but it is my understanding that his that night looked like a salad on his plate not a roll. So everyone was very proud of his abilities last night. They tasted yummy.
Instead of my continuous ramble let’s get to the thing that most everyone wants to know the results of the weigh in and who the biggest loser was this season.
The biggest loser with a total percentage of 16.25% which came to 32.8 pounds was Wanda Haynes. Congratulations Wanda on your successful journey. Second place was Ruth Butcher 8.39% and 14 lbs. Third place to Dale Lund 8.33% 16.2 lbs. The rest of the group came in the following order, Larry Butcher 7.35% total weight loss 17.2, Amy Rivest 7.35% total weight loss 15 lbs. Jane Greenwood 7.11% total 13.2 lbs. Dan Fritzsche 6.40% total weight loss 18.8 lbs. Vickie 5.14% 8.4 lbs Kim Bennett 1.07% 1.7 lbs. Kit did not weigh in for the final. Helen did not weigh in for the final due to an injury that she had on Mondays workout.
Again I congratulate everyone on a hard journey. One of self discovery, to how hard you can push yourself like a 5k run/walk, to making a choice to pass on the bread. May your journey to a healthier you become easier as you continue push yourself to the goal.
Yours in Health, Doc
