Global Fitness' Local Biggest Loser Competition

TOGA FINAL RESULTS!

2008-05-19T19:02:00.000-07:00

Competition is in the name, and competition it was!

Congratulations BLUE team for winning the first ever Saratoga Global Fitness Local Biggest Loser Competition.

1st) BLUE TEAM- 229lbs!!! / The team lost 9.41% of their starting weight!!!

2nd) WHITE TEAM- 182.5lbs! / 7.52%

3rd) RED TEAM- 124lbs! / 4.97%

Congratulations EVERYONE!!!!!

Remember this is just the start to everyone's journey. No one, I repeat no one, gets the results they stick with in 8 weeks. You all have a new lifestyle, and the more you work at it, practicing healthy decisions (physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually) from day to day, your life is now better from day to day. Health and fitness especially is not an overnight process, do the BEST you can each day, avoid frustration, keep things fun, avoid over indulgence, do things you enjoy, and STAY POSITIVE.

It has been a pleasure working with everyone, you have learned your capabilities, their is no such thing is I CAN'T DO IT, because guess what; eventually after working at whatever it is, YOU CAN DO IT! PLEASE CONTINUE ON YOUR JOURNEY'S, YOU ALL HAVE WORKED WAY TOO HARD TO TURN BACK!!!

Thats all she wrote...... till next time, Keep the Workouts Up, and the Weight Down..
-Jake

TOGA WEEK 8 RESULTS

2008-05-19T18:46:00.000-07:00

Nice Job Blue team who finished strong winning the 8th and final week of the program

Blue Team- 17.5 lbs- .79%

White Team- 15 lbs- .62%

Red Team- 9 lbs- .38%

WEEK 8 BIGGEST LOSER- MICHAEL CRIMMINS- 8lbs, 4.57% Individual Loss!!

The final meeting was used to remeasure everyone's circumference measurements, % Body Fat, pants size, and final weight. Once all 37 people's measurements were taken the group sat down for one last educational meeting to cover "Stretching- Science and Technique" as explained by the trainers.

Last but not least, we went around the room and shared each and everyone's "plan" for continued success. The hopes of the program is that everyone will now have the confidence to decide when they are going to workout, how they are going to workout, how long they are going to workout, make necessary changes in daily life to get rid of setbacks and create support, stop making excuses, exercise in the proper order, and lastly, have the CONFIDENCE AND EDUCATION TO CONTINUE ON AND LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND GET THE MOST QUALITY OUT OF THE YEARS THAT WE HAVE ON THIS EARTH!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU ALL, VICKI, JEREMY AND I HAD A BLAST!!! PLEASE CONTACT US FOR ANY FURTHER SUPPORT.

TOGA WEEK 7 RESULTS

2008-05-19T18:36:00.000-07:00

Congrats BLUE Team who came out on top with only one more week to go!

Blue Team- 24lbs, 1.07%

White Team- 18 lbs, .79%

Red Team- 0 lbs, .00 %

Wow the White Team was extremely close to sneaking by the Blue team if they had combined just a few more pounds, and the Red team realized what happens when people gain weight and we have to subtract from the team's total pounds lost for the week.

BIGGEST LOSER WEEK 7- Sharyl Cox, 7lbs / 3.23% individual loss!!!!!

With one more week to weigh in for the program, will the numbers be BIG???

GLENS FALLS FINAL RESULTS!!

2008-05-06T10:53:00.000-07:00

Blue Team came out on top winning the 8 week competition!
Total: 256 lbs loss at 9.76%

Red Team did an outstanding job as well!
Total: 107.5 lbs loss at 5.36%

Great job to both teams for their great motivation and dedication to the program. Everyone did a great job through out the competition. There were some set backs however we all pushed through together and changed our unhealthy lifestyle to a healthier one with the knowledge we learned from this program.

" Remember this isn't the end of your journey, it's a life style change that must carry on, Great job to all of you". Jake A Yellen

" Thank you all for believing in Jake and I, trusting in what we say knowing we are here to help you the best we can. We both also learned a lot through these 8 weeks and will never forget the look on your faces when you had a great week result. Great job to all of you and stay motivated and dedicated to your new healthy lifestyle". Jeremy R Engel

GLENS FALLS WEEK 8 RESULTS

2008-05-06T10:25:00.000-07:00

Great job to the Blue Team for taking the final week with a total percent weight loss of 1.18 %, a total of 31 lbs!!!

The Red Team also did an outstanding job with a total percent weight loss of
.20 %, a total of 4 lbs.

Great job to everyone for staying motivated and true to their new healthy life style.

Individual winner was Heather Carson with an outstanding percent loss of 3.51% and a 6 lb weight loss!!

In close second was Amy McNeil with a percent weight loss of 3.38% and a 9 lb weight loss!!
Great Job Ladies!!

TOGA Week 5 Results

2008-04-27T17:46:00.001-07:00

Each team had low numbers last week, after the trainers had to "relight" the fire under some people, week 5 was amazing!

Blue Team- 31.5 lbs, 1.39% weight loss
Red Team- 26 lbs, 1.09% weight loss
White Team- 19 lbs, .77% weight loss

BIGGEST LOSER- WE HAD OUR FIRST EVER TIE!!

Congrats Doug Stanclift, and Sean Morgan who both lost 6lbs, for a 3.02% individual weight loss!!

Also many of you may not know, Doug Stanclift has battled leukemia and Doug's strength not only shows in this competition but his day to day life as he keeps his cancer in remission!! Doug and wife Susan just recently visited doctors in Boston for Doug's best checkup yet!!! Doug is truely an inspiration, and shows everyone what a little determination and positive outlook can do for you! Thank you Doug.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT WEEK??

Glens Falls Week 7 Results!!

2008-04-27T17:35:00.000-07:00

Week 7 showed some BIG weight loss as the competition nears its end!!!

Congrats Blue Team, who had an amazing week bouncing back from the teams worst week, the week before.

Week 7:
Blue Team- 34lbs combined, 1.26% weight loss!!!
Red Team- 10.5lbs combined, (after subtraction of individual gains), .52% weight loss!

BIGGEST LOSER- Jane Fitzgerald, who lost a whopping 10 lbs, for an individual 4.46% loss. Congrats Jane on her SECOND Biggest Loser win!

IT IS NOW THE LAST WEEK........CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS!!!! STAY TUNED!

GF Week 6 Results!!

2008-04-22T10:39:00.000-07:00

Congratulations Red Team for pulling out their second win of the competition. The Blue team had a large number of lbs subtracted off their team total for the week as a result of 5 individuals gaining weight for a number of different reasons, some which should have never happened and some that are natural.

Red Team- 10lbs Team Weight Loss, .50% Team Weight Loss!

Blue Team- Ended -6.5lbs down, for a - .23% Team Weight Loss. ;(

BIGGEST LOSER- KAREN WHITTED!!! 4lbs, 3.0% individual weight loss.

The weather turned nice which allowed the teams to workout and play a game of frizbee outside which was a nice change. The Blue Team had a fellow teammate Sonja Deckert as a guest trainer who led the team through an intense outdoor workout at a local track and stadium bleachers! Both teams should look forward to the remaining two weeks to become extremely physical!

CAN YOU HANDLE IT?

Toga WEEK 4 Results!

2008-04-22T10:31:00.000-07:00

The Blue Team's winning streak has been put to an end!

First Place: The White Team- 11lbs total team weight loss, .47% team weight loss.

Second Place: The Red Team- 5 lbs total team weight loss, .21% team weight loss.

Third Place: The Blue Team- 4 lbs total team weight loss, .17% team weight loss.

Note: The teams total weight loss in lbs is after any individual gains in weight have been subtracted from the team's total.

BIGGEST LOSER- JIM MELIA!!! Who lost 6lbs!!! Nice job Jim your on a roll!!!

No one, I repeat no one should be gaining weight during this program. Stay focused, do not get discouraged. Remember health is on the inside too, not just what the scale is reading!!! Contact your head trainer for individual guidance/support if your feeling you need help!!!

SARATOGA WEEK 3 RESULTS

2008-04-13T11:37:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the Blue Team who is making their mark with another win in week 3 of the Biggest Loser!

The individual biggest loser was a tie between Sean Lynch and Doug Stanclift both losing 6lbs each!! Great job guys!
Blue Team Total - 30lbs, 1.30% team weight loss

In Second place was the white team - 23.5lbs, .95% team weight loss

And in 3rd place was the red team - 13lbs, .54%team weight loss

Great job to everyone, stay motivated and don' t let little set backs prevent you from reaching your goals, so keep pushing forward.

Remember, the more you put into this program the more you get out of it.
GREAT JOB!!! KEEP UP THE HARD WORK!!!

GLENS FALLS WEEK 5 RESULTS

2008-04-13T10:52:00.000-07:00

Great job to the Blue Team for pulling out another win.

Blue Team Total - 26.5 lbs. .99% team weight loss

Red Team Total - 1.5lbs. .07% team weight loss

This weeks biggest loser is a tie between Heather Moore and Marylou Saunders with an outstanding loss of 6lbs each. Great job ladies!!

Great job to everyone, keep pushing yourself to reach your goal and stay motivated!!!

Tip of the week: Its not necessarily how long you work out for, its the intensity you put into your work out that will help you come one step closer to your goal.

MOTIVATION

2008-04-06T13:14:00.000-07:00

"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand."

-Vince Lombardi

Thank you Walter Eisenmann (Toga Blue Team), it is extremely appropriate for this program and life itself!!!

TOGA WEEK 2 RESULTS

2008-04-06T13:01:00.000-07:00

Well the second week for the Saratoga Biggest Loser had ended and what a week it was. On top of the team workouts and group workouts, we had an educational meeting Saturday on the importance of exercise and how to design your own exercise program.

Congratulations Blue Team, who proved their persistence of individual effort when working out alone, combined they loss 37 lbs, for a 1.58% team weight loss!!!

In second place, the White Team, who loss 20lbs, for a .85% team weight loss.

Third place was the Red Team, who loss 18lbs, for a .74% team weight loss.

Our Biggest Loser of the week, Ruth Ventela from the Blue Team, who loss 6 lbs her second week, a 2.83% individual weight loss.

KEEP IT UP!!!!!!!!

GLENS FALLS WEEK 4 RESULTS

2008-04-06T12:52:00.000-07:00

Congratulations Red Team who sneaks by the Blue Team in week 4, putting the end to the Blue Team's winning streak.

Red Team - 15.5 lbs, .76% team weight loss

Blue Team - 19lbs, .70% team weight loss.

Biggest Loser Sonja Deckert, Global Fitness' very own Spin Instructor who lost 3.5 lbs for an individual 2.09% wt. loss!!!

P.S.- Remember the ball that we play games with weighs 6lbs!!!! DONT LET IT HIT YOU IN THE FACE!!!! :)

GLENS FALLS WEEK 3 RESULTS

2008-03-29T15:01:00.001-07:00

It was an emotional week as people face the realization that they must constantly work harder in order to see the same weight loss as the beginning weeks.

The BLUE TEAM lost 24.5 lbs, .84%.

The RED TEAM lost 13 lbs, .64% with one more person's weigh in to go whose weight loss could actually put the RED TEAM ahead for this week's win.

Be sure to stay tuned in because we will update the WEEK 3 results as soon as we get the last person's weight, will the BLUE TEAM be victorious again, or will RED TEAM win it's first week?

TOGA WEEK 1 RESULTS!

2008-03-28T11:19:00.001-07:00

The results are in, what a first week!

Well, we had a confusing first weigh in, our Excel spreadsheet included two extra people's weight loss into the White team's combined week weight loss. Team totals were corrected and here are the results:

The Blue team takes the first week with 69 lbs, 2.84% team weight loss.
In second is the White team, who lost 55lbs, 2.46% team weight loss.
Last but not least, the Red team in third place lost 38.5 lbs, or 1.54%.

Just a quick note the Red Team's results were without a team workout, and they managed to still put up some amazing numbers great job.

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!!!!!!!

Next weigh in is Thursday April 3, 6:30pm........whats going to happen?

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2008-03-26T14:42:00.000-07:00

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GLENS FALLS WEEK 2 RESULTS

2008-03-24T11:40:00.001-07:00

This week we had a combined total loss of 68.5 lbs. Great Job Everyone!!!
Blue team pulled out a narrow win losing 1.65 percent of their team weight while the red team lost 1.12 percent of their team weight. Great job to both teams!!

Congratulations to Heather Moore of the blue who lost an astounding 19lbs to be this weeks Biggest Loser!!

TOGA Biggest Loser Program Launched!!!!

2008-03-22T18:06:00.001-07:00

With the first educational meeting with Lori and Shari, our awesome Clinical Nutritionists all done, three teams; Red, White, and Blue headed by Jeremy, Vicki and Jake are officially underway!

Toga's first weigh in is scheduled March 27, 2008, which team will prove they are a force to be reckoned with??

Thank you to our Glens Falls BL Sponsors!

2008-03-17T11:49:00.000-07:00

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GF- WOW, WHAT A FIRST WEEK!

2008-03-17T11:43:00.001-07:00

Together, both teams worked extremely hard, with a combined weight loss of 103 lbs for 24 people!!!

The Blue team took the first week with a total of 68.5 lbs lost, while the Red team lost 34.5 lbs.

Congrats Jane Fitzgerald, this week's Biggest Loser with a 12lb. weight loss!!

Welcome!

2008-02-27T14:31:00.001-08:00

We will be posting the weekly weigh in results here on the blog. Also we will be posting pictures from week to week to track progress and show everyone how hard we are working!

Glens Falls Global Fitness Biggest Loser starting Thur March 6th!
Saratoga Global Fitness Biggest Loser Info Nights March 11 / 13 / 18 at 7:30pm!

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