One hour a day keeps the flab minimally at bay...

Yep, it's true. The FDA has always recommended 90mins of exercise a day to lose weight and 60mins to maintain. But this is the largest study of it's kind and it upholds the fact that if you are not exercising at least an hour a day you will gain weight. The good news for men is that this is predominantly applicable to women! Owch - you know how we always say it's unfair!

But, here's the good news. The way I see it - you get to play another hour a day. Here are some things I do to make it a no-brainer:
Instead of meeting a friend or co-worker for coffee - take a walk.
Take advantage of the longer summer hours and visit a park and watch the sunset!
Organize a beach BBQ and set up a game of volleyball. (That'll burn enough cals to offset the smores)
Get out the old bike if you haven't used it in a while - my butt is killing me from a ride I did last night.
Take a stroll after dinner and check out the neighborhood at night.

Easy, fast and not your usual exercise - but it all adds up. If you get an hour of exercise out the way in the morning, then you just have 30mins left if you're in a weight loss mode. If you're extremely diligent about counting cals, then you're done. This means no extra BLT's - bites, licks and tastes!!!

I challenge you to see exercise as a gift rather than a chore. Think about this - what if you could never exercise again? Would that be a relief or a tragedy. While you can, love it and do it!

STRIP Challenge Final Results

Well, STRIPPERS, you guys did it! You reduced those spare tires and then some. The results are in, and here's how you did:


7,109 POGs completed -- these are the baby steps you took towards a healthier you! That's 3-1/2 miles of baby steps. Over two-thirds of the total POGs (70%) were completed.

Just over 350 lbs lost -- that's as much as 35 - 10lb babies!

99.84 inches lost -- That's as many inches as the tallest man in the world is tall!

All the teams lost weight. 86% of individuals actually lost weight, while 6% were at a healthy weight, for a total weight-loss/maintenance number of 92%. That's ONE HOT "A"!!! The overall average weight lost was 2.69% of body weight per person.


So how did the individual teams do, and who were the winners?

GREATEST PERCENTAGE OF LOSS IN WAIST MEASUREMENTS

Belly Jelly's rocked the jello right off their middles with a stunning 12.55 inches lost. A husband and wife team took off ov er 7 inches together. The Belly Jelly's walk off with a sweet-tasting $300 for their team.


In second place were Keep It Simple, where another husband and wife team collaborated and also lost nearly 8 inches. The total loss for the team was 10.50 inches. Keep It Simple will share less muffin top and $150 as a team.


The lesson here is that when you do this together with your family, everyone is a winner!



Although this is a team challenge, here are the Top 10 STRIPPERS!
Congrats to you all -- you racked up some impressive numbers. We'd love for you to post your actual inches on Facebook.


Weight Loss


Okay, it's no surprise that The Paula Deen Fan Club ruled from the get-go and was determined to shed some abdominal adipose. Together, these co-workers/colleagues lost 5.77% of their total body weight. This team did a terrific job of sharing information and supporting each other throughout the contest. The team is based nationwide with participants in Florida, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. They are models for how you can be a fan of PD without the fat!


Congratulations, Paula Deen now Lean Club! Amy, Margot, Stephanie, Tom and Wendy all used the tools and feel a whole lot better -- watch for their winning interview, which will be up soon on YouTube.


This is what happens when you decide to join a wellness program after a few glasses of wine. Look for your $300 team prize in the mail.


In second place, we have the Rump Dumpers from across the pond. A 12-year-old, his dad, a granny and two sisters made up this team. The little guy lost just over 7lbs, and the old duckie lost 20lbs. The moral of the story is, this program is for any age. Congratulations to this South African-based team. They're signing up for the next one, too.


In third place, they're on a roll... but NOT a jelly roll -- the Belly Jelly's. Again, this husband and wife duo each lost just over 7% of their total body weight. They will each receive a $25 gift certificate to Runners High in Irvine, CA.


Again, although this was a team-based program, many indivdiuals shone with their weight loss and are now happily at their healthy weight. The two biggest percentage losers were both based abroad (SA and UK). The "granny" lost a total of 12.5% of her weight, while Margaret in the UK shed 10.34%. Way to go, gals -- bottoms up to you both!







These participants all lost more than 10lbs, and huge kudos goes out to them. You lost an entire baby!






Finally -- the POGs:


In order to qualify for this final drawing, your team needed to have completed 80% or more of your POGs. The numbers are randomly selected using the online random number generator. Two persons are present for all drawings to verify the winners.


And by golly, the Jelly Belly's (or are they the Belly Jelly's? I'm so confused now) made out like bandits for their third prize of the day. They will receive another gift certificate from Runners High for $50 per person.


In second place, Markey led his Angels to a lucky number, and they receive the second prize for the POG drawing. Buff Angels -- you came so close again to making the cut-off -- you're getting closer!



Well done, STRIPPERS! Stay tuned for details on the next challenge, which starts on April 10th!


Sign up for W.O.W. (Working On Wellness).

W.O.W. Highlights include:

• Maintenance recognition and prze allocation.


• The ability to earn awards as the CEO of your own Health and Wellness program.


• A brand-new system layout and lots of new features -- see how your team members are doing and how other teams are doing in real time.


• A new discussion group with updated features.

Please, spread the word, because the more teams we have, the more the prize money will increase.

We are truly excited to be part of all your progress -- thank you for making our jobs worthwhile!

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Discount Tix for Netball/B-Ball Events

March Madness got you in the mood for a little B-ball?

Come and join us at the STAPLES CENTER NEXT SUNDAY as we partner with Netball America at the season opening game of the Clippers. I'll be on the floor with Netball America during their exhibition game which starts at 5:30pm followed by the Clippers/Knicks game.

With-U and Rough-Fit are pleased to support Netball America in promoting health, wellness and youth education. Netball America is an aggressive, entrepreneurial association that uses Netball as a vehicle for the promotion of good health, participation, individual progress and team unity within North America. Netball promotes self-confidence, communication skills, teamwork, fitness, health and hygiene.

As part of its nationwide education and outreach effort, Netball America will be playing two exhibition games this spring. BUY YOUR TICKETS THROUGH THIS LINK so that NETBALL AMERICA benefits!! AND You get your discounts.


Enjoy some of the best netball talent in the nation when the LA Clippers meet the NY Knicks at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 4, 2010. Come for the exhibition Netball game at 5:30 pm and stay for the Clippers v. Knicks game at 6:30 pm.

As our promotional partner, Netball America is offering With-U and Rough-Fit participants a $10 discount ($30 ticket for $20) or a $20 discount ($75 ticket for $55) for this exciting netball/b-ball package deal.


And for our East Coast participants, Netball America will present some of the nation’s top Netballers in an exhibition netball game for 2 hours prior to the Season Opener for the New York Liberty on May 16, at Madison Square Garden.

Netball America is offering a $5 discount ($34 ticket for $29) or ($64.50 for $59.50) to this exciting match-up.

To purchase your discounted tickets to either of these exciting events, just go to http://www.netballamerica.com/MM2B_Store.htm and enter the promotional code WellU.

To learn more about Netball America, visit http://www.netballamerica.com/MM6_News.htm.

Week 6 Weigh-In Results

Okay, Strippers – here’s the skinny! A couple of teams just missed the cut-off for the POG entry, but overall things are still looking good. You have just under two weeks to bring it! (as those youngsters say!)

This week’s winners for POG’s were:

KEEP IT SIMPLE – congrats to two couples and a stray… :)

The weigh-in numbers were based on the last two weeks of weight loss. Hmmm, we saw some pretty good numbers, but it looks like there was some straying – maybe the Olympics?? Weather? Snacky poos?

"What is it?" we asked ourselves. So we went to the source to see which POG’s were the culprit. Ahhh ha! Well, it seems like two-thirds of you are still doing the exercises – hellooo – this is awesome, since this is still WAYYYYY above the average American. Then we dug a bit deeper – exercise was good, not as great as the first two weeks, but not horrible.

But what did we find… Our first rule – WRITE IT DOWN… It appears to be a toughy for half of you. Folks, I kid you not, this is the secret to long-term weight loss/maintenance – everything. You’ve got to know what’s going into your body. So, be GREAT to yourself these last 12 days and make it happen by one simple task – WRITING IT DOWN… YOU CAN DO THIS!!

Now on to the losers for the last two weeks of weigh in – this week’s winners are on an entirely different continent – a HUGE congratulations to the RUMP DUMPERS. They lost a combined 7lbs.

A big shout out to the nearly 12 year old on this family team! Since we have continent winners, the local US winners will also receive a prize and that goes to the FLABLESS FIVE. Paula Deen, you guys were so close, again.

Remember that the last numbers are based on TOTAL percentage, waist measurements AND a final POG drawing.

Olympics are over – take that extra TV watching time and take a run, hike or walk, but remember... all the changes start With-U!

Winner of Super Bowl Tips Contest!

Well, the Super Bowl has come and gone, the Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony is behind us, and the STRIP Challenge is entering its final 2 weeks! Great work, everyone!

Winner of the Surviving the Super Bowl Tips Competition is Tracy M! Tracy’s two winning tips were:

• Create an exercise to be performed whenever a team scores.
• Use a small plate and fill up on veggies and other healthy eats!

Great advice whether you’re watching the Super Bowl, the hockey World Cup or ice dancing!

Tracy’s great tips won her a gift certificate for Jamba Juice. Thanks for sharing, Tracy!

Strippers, you’ve done great work these past six weeks, and you’re all winners in sticking with your goals and making healthy changes!

Here’s Greg with an awesome workout for your final 2 weeks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT9eah_r1R8