Sizzlin’ Summer Slimdown Results – The Winners Are Here

 

It’s Coming Sue!

471.5 pounds!

That is the total amount of weight lost this year in our S3 – Sizzlin’ Summer Slimdown Team Transformation contest.

Think about that for a minute. That means that every day the equivalent of 3 to 4 less bodies are walking through our doors – that’s what a fantastic job you all did over these past 8 weeks.

Keep up the great work!

Without further delay here are the prize winner for this years contest. (Click Here for a reminder of the prizes package)

1st Place Individual Winner

With a total of 132 points and 15.02% of bodyweight lost – Sue Perry of 8:30am Concord

2nd Place Individual Winner

With a total of 118 points and 12.41% of bodyweight lost – Frank Muller of 6:30am Concord

3rd Place Individual Winner

With a total of 115 points and 11.48% of bodyweight lost – Kate Bean of 6:15am Epsom

1st Place Team Winners

With an average of 77.4 points (almost 10 higher than 2nd place) – 6:15am Epsom

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I also wanted to give a shout out to the 2nd place team of 6:00pm Epsom and the 3rd place team of 8:30am Concord for putting up a good fight, as well as Steve Bottcher, who came up one point short of 3rd place.

I want to congratulate everyone who took positive steps toward their goals over the past 8 weeks. This contest was not primarily about losing bodyfat or weight.

It was not about losing anything, but about gaining the good nutrition habits you need for a healthier body and a happier you.

If you have reached your goals, well done. Now comes the hard part – keeping it off.

If you aren’t there yet, don’t stop. Keep fighting the good fight. Believe that you can do it, and then…

Make It Happen!

 

“What S3 Was Like For Me” Prize Winner Katie Tells All

Katie Rocks!

The Sizzlin’ Summer Slimdown was not always easy. Not much worth doing is. But as our 3rd place winner Kate Bean shares, it was so worth it. Fabulous job Katie, you look great!

Eating breakfast within an hour of waking ever single morning for 54 days straight = not something I’d normally do, but ok.  Oops, now I’m running late for work.  Most people would bring a cooler filled with ice to a bachelorette party in order to transport alcohol.  I brought one so I could bring my Dale’s Raw Protein Bar for breakfast, incase we didn’t get up, out, and eating within an hour.

Adding in a lean protein to three meals for 40 days = Hmm, now I actually have to eat breakfast and lunch everyday.  Sitting in my car, eating tuna out of a packet.  Yes, just tuna – no mayo or bread.  Coming home from work and not being ravenously hungry!  Learning that buying ripe avocados is a difficult task!  And actually being sad when I couldn’t put one in my smoothie (unripened ones create disgusting little chunks in smoothies)

Eating 5 cups of veggies every day for 26 days = This one was tough.  Husband:  “What’s for dinner?”  Me:  “Salad and *insert lean protein*”  Every. single. night.  Spilling olive oil on 3 different outfits, and two seats of my car in one week (I learned to put the dressing on at home), Having to use a serving platter instead of a dinner plate because my salad was so big..  Buying and cooking brussel sprouts for the first time in my life (I had to use Google because I didn’t know what to do with them).

Cutting out either grains or sugar each day for 12 days, while also continuing the other three habits = did I really just wash BBQ sauce off a cooked chicken breast??  Buying a bottle of olive oil and vinegar while on my lunch break cause I forgot to bring some from home and all the packets of dressing at MB had sugar. Going out for a water with friends, while they went out for a beer.  Going to special occasions and just watching other people eat delicious food, while there was nothing there I could eat.
Going down stairs the night before the final weigh in, taking out my tote of pants I saved for “when I lost weight someday” (one pair from high school), and fitting into every single pair = totally worth everything I had to do, and what I found to be most difficult – everything I had to say no to.  Husband ended up losing almost 20 lbs, too!

Continuing on to habit 5 and finally believing I will reach my goal weight!

Outdoor Obstacle Adventure 2012

We had a great time this morning at Get Fit NH Epsom.

The sky cleared, the sun was shining and it was just perfect weather for some muddy, wet fun!

Thanks to all who came out and made it such a great morning.

Can’t wait until next time!

Thanks for choosing to train with us, and have a fantastic recovery week (talking to you Deb Rosenthal! 🙂

Coaches Dean and Nancy

S3 Habit 5: Don’t Stop

Important Contest Notes:

1) You must weigh-in by this Friday June 22nd on the scale in your training facility and report that number to your coach. Failure to do so will result in no points being recorded for the entire contest in this category. You will enter this number into your page on Friday, but we will be cross checking starting and ending weights to make sure there are no data entry errors.

2) You must complete all data entry on ActiveNH.com by midnight eastern time. No data or checkmarks can be entered after this time.

No exceptions guys, so please get it done.

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hab·it  n.

1. A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition.
2. An established disposition of the mind or character.

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Over the last 8 weeks we have been working diligently to establish habits.

Behaviors that over the long term will make a positive change to your fitness, health, and well being.

Smoking is a bad habit that most find very difficult to break.

As coaches nothing would please us more than seeing the S3 Habits become as ingrained and hard to break as nicotine is for a 20 year chain smoker.

Now THAT would be powerful.

So what is your mindset as the end of S3 nears?

Do you have this huge splurge of “forbidden” foods already planned for this weekend?

If so, then you haven’t built a habit, you are merely playing a game.

We must get out of the mentality that food and drink is a reward, because for many if not most of us that way of thinking is destructive to mind, soul and body.

Food is Fuel for the human machine. 

And it can be oh so enjoyable, and pleasurable, and tasty without being destructive.

That part is up to you.

So as we come to the end of Sizzlin’ Summer Slimdown 2012 I want to make sure you know there is S3 Habit 5.

Re-read habits 1, 2, 3, & 4.

And Keep Doing Them!

Make It Happen!

 

 

 

 

Outdoor Obstacle Adventure is this Saturday, June 23rd.

You know you want to try it!

We are kicking off recovery week with a splash (plus some dirt, mud, and probably a few scrapes here or there).

Starting at 9:00am we are going to make our way through the pit of despair, over the wicked wall, down the (semi) mud-slide, over the log forest, up the salmon ladder and some secret surprise obstacles you don’t want to miss.

Change of clothes – yeah, that’s a good idea!

Get Fit “Ninja” Bootcamp – I kinda like that Coach Erin!

2nd Annual Get Fit NH Outdoor Obstacle Adventure

Place: Get Fit NH Bootcamp Epsom

Time: 9am until we are done

Simple as that!

 

Recovery – Your Body Knows!

Alternatively you can do burpees all week…

At Get Fit NH, our training system (you do have a training system, right?) dictates a recovery week every 8 to 12 weeks.

Next week, June 25th – 29th is our next scheduled recovery week.

As our long time clients know, the concept of taking time off from regular training is usually met initially with some level of bewilderment, confusion, misunderstanding, resistance, irritation, or maybe all of the above.

But after going through a couple cycles of training and recovery, and seeing and feeling the difference that a long term training system makes, most clients know when they are ready for a break – emotionally, mentally, and physically.

We have written quite a bit on the subject of recovery weeks and why they are important, so take a few minutes to read and understand the why’s and how’s.

Recovery Is Where The Magic Happens

I Hate Recovery Weeks

Rest, Recover and Regenerate, It’s Not Optional

Getting Better, that’s what it is all about!

 

Fantastic Recipes from Fantastic People for Fantastic People

Sizzlin’ Summer Slimdown is almost over, and we have some amazing recipes to share from 4 amazing clients who are Making It Happen with their nutrition, and shared these healthy and tasty recipes with us.

Try it, you’ll like it!

Roasted Chick Peas

Kris in Epsom says this recipe is her ‘go to’ when she needs something quick.

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 dash crushed red pepper
  • 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine the oil, cumin, garlic powder, chili powder, sea salt, black pepper, and red pepper together in a small bowl; add the chickpeas and toss to coat or use a Ziploc bag. Spread into a single layer on a baking sheet.

Roast in the preheated oven, stirring occasionally, until nicely browned and slightly crispy, about 45 minutes.

Be creative with the spices. If you don’t like it hot try a curry mix, or go a bit European with a coriander blend. Why not try them with only sea salt and pepper?

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It’s So Easy, Its Like Cheating – bean recipe

Liz in Concord has this as a super easy dish.

  • ½ cup kidney beans
  • 1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 cup of cottage cheese

Mix it all together. This is really good- and easy 😉

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Anna's Chick Pea SaladAnna’s Addicting Chickpea Salad

Anna said this recipe is addicting, hence the name, she wasn’t kidding. It is that good. She took that picture of her lunch when she sent me this recipe. Now doesn’t that picture look yummy?

  • 2 cups cooked chick peas
  • 1/2 c. diced celery
  • 1/4 c. diced onion
  • 1 c. diced carrot
  • 1/2 c. diced red pepper
  • 1 T. vegenaise (mayonnaise)
  • 1/2 c.cilantro
  • 1/2 c. toasted sunflowers
  • 1 T Ume Plum Vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • A pinch of sea salt
  • 1 clove mashed garlic
  • Pepper to taste

Mash the chickpea with a fork, add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Salad taste best next day.

(For a different taste you can add mustard, use curry powder, or add 1/4 cup of raisins.)

 

Easy Ratatouille (with a beany bootcamp twist)

Veronica in Epsom made up this dish when S3 kicked in Habit 4. Great way to tackle veggies and replacing grains with beans all in one!

  • 1 sliced summer squash
  • 2 sliced zucchini
  • 1 cubed small eggplant
  • 1 diced medium onion
  • 1 28 ounce can of diced tomatoes (READ LABEL!)
  • (If you use all the juice it will be more watery so I poured a little out)
  • 1 can black beans rinsed
  • 2 sliced garlic cloves
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • salt/pepper to taste

Heat over to 375. Put everything in a dutch oven, cook covered for 30 minutes. Stir & cook uncovered for 15 minutes more. Delicious!

Keep those recipes coming. I love making new dishes. Adding new recipes keeps nutritional habits easier to incorporate. From the look of Anna’s lunch, foods can be yummy to eat, great to look at, and fantastic for you.

Coach Nancy

Becky’s Getting Married!

Becky and proud mom Sally!

In 4 days Becky is walking down the aisle and then is off to Wyoming for the summer – her last day with us for awhile is Thursday, so offer your congrats when you see her.

I asked Becky to share her experience at Get Fit NH with everyone – Thank-you Becky!

Thanks for choosing to train with us to get ready for the wedding – you have worked hard and you look fantastic!

“Hi Dean,

Thanks for your email.  I have really enjoyed coming to Get Fit each day!

First of all, I started coming because of my upcoming wedding; I needed something to help me lose a few pounds and tone up.  I look forward to coming each day for many reasons.

First of all, I enjoy the variety in the workouts each day.  I never know what to expect, neither does my body, contributing to great results.  The variety in the workouts makes it fun each day.  I also really enjoy the social aspect; I made some friends and always had someone to compete with, making me push myself harder.  I will miss that part of it.

I also look forward to the daily nutrition emails.  Although I fundamentally know how to eat well, I don’t always put that into practice, so your emails are a daily reminder of what I should be doing.  I have them all saved in a Get Fit folder in my email for future review.  : )

Lastly, I have had great results.  I have lost about 20 pounds, my clothes fit better, my stomach is flatter, and I overall feel better about my body.  Thanks so much for all that you have done (and Erin!), I will miss Get Fit over the summer, and I hope to be able to continue training there in the near future.  Best wishes, I will send some pictures of our wedding!!

Take Care,
Becky Jones”

 

 

 

Summer Schedule Update: New Training Time

We are going to experiment with a new training time for the July and August Training sessions.

Starting Monday July 2nd (after our next recovery week)  we will be adding a 7:25am training time (Co-ed) to Get Fit NH Concord’s schedule. We have had an interest in this time from a number of you for awhile, so for the summer we will make it happen and go from there in the fall.

A couple notes:

The parking lot is going to be busy during the morning training times. If there are no lined spaces available, please park across the parking lot near the fence. Consider the extra 50 foot walk a bonus warmup.

We are also going to have to adapt to moving on and off the training floor a little more rapidly than usual. You will still be able to get in for some early foam rolling, it will just have to be moved onto the carpeted area.

Keep in mind we are doing this in response to clients needs and requests, so I would ask for a little patience and understanding as we go through this transition.

If you have any questions please let me know, and thank-you for choosing to train with us!

Coach Dean

P.S. Congrats to Karen Sheldon, who was the random winner of a free container of UMP for answering the survey. Come and get it!