New Year / New Resolutions

The gym always picks up after the first of the year when people begin fulfilling their New Year’s resolutions. Then in March it starts tapering off. The reason is, people are not fully committed.

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness..." (William Hutchinson Murray)

The level of commitment you have towards your goals will determine the level of your success or failure – start by get your mind in shape and commit yourself to a healthier life.

Here are the people who are committed in ’09:
Jon Stodola
Krissy Stodola
Rolf Bergerson
Jan Bergerson
Tom Stodola
Dan Boxrud
Nancy Boxrud
Joe Kriscunas
Laura Kriscunas
Karen Kriscunas
Mary Gruber
Jenny Oien
Melissa Ellis
John Ellis
Ann Goettsh
Dustie Hoff

Good luck to everyone and stay committed throughout 2009 and beyond.

2009 IS THE TIME!

Take control of your weight and commit to looking “fine” in 2009. The only thing standing between you and your ideal weight is commitment. A commitment to making the time to exercise (regardless of how busy you are) and to healthier eating. For me, it’s also a matter of reducing portion sizes.

The next round of Weight08 begins on Sunday, January 11th. This will give us all an extra week to eat up those holiday treats.

So far we have 12 people participating – if you know someone else who would be interested, please have them log-on to review the rules and contact me as soon as possible.

Jon Stodola
jstodola@motivaction.com or 612.669.2000

Week 12 Results

This round seemed a little tougher than previous rounds for most people. With all the Halloween candy and Thanksgiving treats it was especially hard to eat well in the past few weeks.

Overall, I think everyone did a great job and although I didn’t do as well this round, I know I worked out twice as often because of this competition. Not only did it help me focus on working out, it also made me think twice about what I put in my mouth. I thought… this isn’t going help!

Week 12 Results:
Krissy – 5
Jon – 5
Joe – 5
Karen – 5
Jan – 4
Melissa – 4
Nancy – 4
Dan – 3 (owes $1.00)
Laura – 2 (owes $1.00)
Rolf – 2 (owes $1.00)
Heidi – 0 (owes $3.00)


Total $ owed from point totals:
Heidi – $26.10
Melissa – $8.30
Jon – $6.30
Karen – $6.20
Rolf – $5.10
Nancy – $4.50
Laura – $4.50
Dan – $4.40
Jan – $4.20
Krissy – $2.50
Joe – $1.20


Don’t forget: Unless you see your name highlighted below, you still owe the $15.00 entry fee as well – winners will be paid once all money’s have been received (please don’t delay.)

And the winners are…

Most points: Joe – 81 .....Highest % loss: Joe – 5.1%

Total Points:................Percentage Weightloss:
Joe – 81 .....................Joe – 5.10%
Jan – 66 .....................Melissa – 3.78%
Laura – 64 ..................Karen – 2.90%
Rolf – 60 ....................Nancy – 1.80%
Krissy – 59 ..................Rolf – 1.00%
Jon – 53 .....................Jan – 0.00%
Karen – 52 ............... ...Laura – 0.00%
Dan – 52 .....................Krissy – 0.00%
Melissa – 51 ................Jon – 0.00%
Nancy – 51 ..................Dan – 0.00%
Heidi – 14 ...................Heidi – 0.00%


We will be setting up the next round starting January 4th. Please let me know if you are interested in participating again or if you know someone who is. The best way to reach me is j_kstodola@comcast.net or if you have any questions please feel free to call me at 612.669.2000.

Week 11 Update

We lost two pounds as a group this week. One week left - let's make it a good one!

Week 11 Results:
Joe - 8
Melissa - 6
Jan - 6
Karen - 5
Jon - 5
Krissy - 5
Nancy - 3
Dan - 2
Rolf - 1 (owes $1.00)
Laura - 0 (owes $2.50)
Heidi - 0 (owes $2.50)

Week 10 Update

Here are the results for week 10. We lost two pounds as a group this week.

Week 10 Resuts:
Jon - 7
Joe - 6
Laura - 6
Dan - 6
Nancy - 5
Melissa - 5
Karen - 5
Krissy - 5
Jan - 4 (owes $1)
Rolf - 2 (owes $2)
Heidi - 0 (owes $3)

Week 9 Update

We lost 2 pounds as a group in week 9. I heard that a few people in the group were celebrating in Chicago over the weekend - hard to lose weight on vacation. I expect big results next week. :)

Jan - 10
Joe - 9
Krissy - 6
Rolf - 5
Laura - 4
Dan - 4
Nancy - 4
Karen - 4
Melissa - 3 (owes - $1.00)
Jon - 0 (owes - $2.50)
Heidi - 0 (owes - $2.50)

Week 8 Update

Six pounds lost as a group this week. Great job! We only have four weeks to go - let's finish strong.

Week 8 Results:
Dan - 7
Laura - 7
Krissy - 6
Jon - 6
Jan - 5
Rolf - 5
Joe - 5
Melissa - 4 (owes $0.50)
Heidi - 4 (owes $0.50)
Karen - 2 (owes $2.50)
Nancy - 2 (owes $2.50)